Show Schedule for 2026 Ryedale Show Jul 2026

SUFFOLK SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr John Howard (Judge)

Class: 1 Suffolk, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 2 Suffolk, Ram Lamb

Class: 3 Suffolk, Ram Lamb untrimmed

Class: 4 Suffolk, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 5 Suffolk, Shearling Ewe

Class: 6 Suffolk, Ewe Lamb

Class: 7 Suffolk, Ewe Lamb untrimmed

Class: 8 Suffolk, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

TEXEL SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Peter Longdin (Judge)

Class: 10 Texel, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 11 Texel, Ram Lamb

Class: 12 Texel, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 13 Texel, Shearling Ewe

Class: 14 Texel, Ewe Lamb

Class: 15 Texel, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr James Dennis (Judge)

Class: 17 British Charollais, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 18 British Charollais, Ram Lamb

Class: 19 British Charollais, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 20 British Charollais, Shearling Ewe

Class: 21 British Charollais, Ewe Lamb

Class: 22 British Charollais, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

BELTEX SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Alistair Sutcliffe (Judge)

Class: 24 Beltex, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 25 Beltex, Ram Lamb

Class: 26 Beltex, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 27 Beltex, Shearling Ewe

Class: 28 Beltex, Ewe Lamb

Class: 29 Beltex, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

ZWARTBLES SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Martin Preston (Judge)

Class: 31 Zwartbles, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 32 Zwartbles, Ram Lamb

Class: 33 Zwartbles, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 34 Zwartbles, Shearling Ewe

Class: 35 Zwartbles, Ewe Lamb

Class: 36 Zwartbles, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

BLUE TEXEL SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Mark Stephenson (Judge)

Class: 38 Blue Texel, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 39 Blue Texel, Ram Lamb

Class: 40 Blue Texel, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 41 Blue Texel, Shearling Ewe

Class: 42 Blue Texel, Ewe Lamb

Class: 43 Blue Texel, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL BREED SHEEP MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Alistair Sutcliffe (Judge)

Class: 45 Any Other Continental, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 46 Any Other Continental, Ram Lamb

Class: 47 Any Other Continental, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 48 Any Other Continental, Shearling Ewe

Class: 49 Any Other Continental, Ewe Lamb

Class: 50 Any Other Continental, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

RARE & MINORITY BREEDS MV

Description:

Entries from MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Miss Anna Pennell (Judge)

Class: 52 Primitive Breeds, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 53 Primitive Breeds, Shearling Ewe

Class: 54 Primitive Breeds, Ewe Lamb

Class: 55 Primitive Breeds, Ram Any Age

Class: 56 Other Rare Breeds, Ram Any Age

Class: 57 Other Rare Breeds, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 58 Other Rare Breeds, Shearling Ewe

Class: 59 Other Rare Breeds, Ewe Lamb

COLOURED RYELAND SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Jane Pinches (Judge)

Class: 61 Coloured Ryeland, Aged Ram

Class: 62 Coloured Ryeland, Shearling Ram

Class: 63 Coloured Ryeland, Ram Lamb

Class: 64 Coloured Ryeland, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 65 Coloured Ryeland, Shearling Ewe

Class: 66 Coloured Ryeland, Ewe Lamb

Class: 67 Coloured Ryeland, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

RYELAND SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only. The Ryeland Flock Book Society will award a sash to the Champion and Reserve Champion.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Andrew McVicar (Judge)

Class: 69 Ryeland, Aged Ram

Class: 70 Ryeland, Shearling Ram

Class: 71 Ryeland, Ram Lamb

Class: 72 Ryeland, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 73 Ryeland, Shearling Ewe

Class: 74 Ryeland, Ewe Lamb

Class: 75 Ryeland, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

TEXEL SHEEP (NON-MV)

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Sam Beachel (Judge)

Class: 77 Texel (non-MV), Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 78 Texel (non-MV), Ram Lamb

Class: 79 Texel (non-MV), Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 80 Texel (non-MV), Shearling Ewe

Class: 81 Texel (non-MV), Ewe Lamb

Class: 82 Texel (non-MV), Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

COMMERCIAL RAM SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Daniel Watson (Judge)

Class: 84 Commercial, Aged Ram

Class: 85 Commercial, Shearling Ram

Class: 86 Commercial, Ram Lamb

BLUE FACED LEICESTER SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mrs Sarah Emmott (Judge)

Class: 87 Blue Faced Leicester, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 88 Blue Faced Leicester, Ram Lamb

Class: 89 Blue Faced Leicester, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 90 Blue Faced Leicester, Shearling Ewe

Class: 91 Blue Faced Leicester, Ewe Lamb

Class: 92 Blue Faced Leicester, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

LEICESTER LONGWOOL SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mrs Davina Stanhope (Judge)

Class: 94 Leicester Longwool, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 95 Leicester Longwool, Ram Lamb

Class: 96 Leicester Longwool, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 97 Leicester Longwool, Shearling Ewe

Class: 98 Leicester Longwool, Hogg in Full Wool

Class: 99 Leicester Longwool, Ewe Lamb

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only. Lambs will be weighed on the day, and transferred between classes if necessary.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Mark Stephenson (Judge)

Class: 196 Two butcher's lambs up to and including 40kgs

Class: 197 Two butcher's lambs over 40kgs

CROSS BRED SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Daniel Watson (Judge)

Class: 198 Cross Bred, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 199 Cross Bred, Shearling Ewe

Class: 200 Cross Bred, Ewe Lamb

Class: 201 Cross Bred, Pen of 3 Store Lambs (Ram breeders excluded)

ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL SHEEP (NON-MV)

Description:

Entries by Non MV flocks only.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr Chris Mudd (Judge)

Class: 203 Any Other Continental, Aged or Shearling Ram

Class: 204 Any Other Continental, Ram Lamb

Class: 205 Any Other Continental, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 206 Any Other Continental, Shearling Ewe

Class: 207 Any Other Continental, Ewe Lamb

Class: 208 Any Other Continental, Group Class (2 females and 1 male from different classes)

RARE & MINORITY SHEEP

Description:

Entries from Non-MV Accredited flocks only. Entries will only be accepted from breeds within categories 1-5 on the Rare Breeds Society list. If there is a minimum of 6 sheep of one breed in a class, a separate class will be formed. 'Primitive' includes Hebridean breeds.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Miss Anna Pennell (Judge)

Class: 210 Primitive Breeds, Ram Any Age

Class: 211 Primitive Breeds, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 212 Primitive Breeds, Shearling Ewe

Class: 213 Primitive Breeds, Ewe Lamb

Class: 214 Other Breeds, Ram any age

Class: 215 Other Breeds, Ewe having reared lambs in 2026

Class: 216 Other Breeds, Shearling Ewe

Class: 217 Other Breeds, Ewe Lamb

PET LAMB & YOUNG HANDLERS SECTION

Description:

Pet Lambs judged at 12 noon & Young Handlers from 12.30pm. Entries accepted from both MV & Non MV accredited flocks, they will be then separated on the day.

Ring:

Sheep Ring

Judges:

Mr & Mrs Simon And Kerry Wilson (Judge)

Class: 219 Pet Lamb led by a child 5 years or under

Class: 220 Pet Lamb led by a child aged 6-7 years

Class: 221 Young Handler aged 8-10 years

Class: 222 Young Handler aged 11-15 years

FLEECE SECTION

Description:

Location - The Produce Tent located inside the Livestock Secretaries tent.

Ring:

Fleece & Produce Marquee

Judges:

Class: 223 Fleece - Any Other Continental & Half Breed

Class: 224 Fleece - Any Other Long Wool

Class: 225 Fleece - Any Other Wool

Class: 226 Fleece - Blue Faced Leicester

Class: 227 Fleece - Down or Down Cross and Charollais

Class: 228 Fleece - Jacob or Coloured Wool

Class: 229 Fleece - Masham

Class: 230 Fleece - Mule

Class: 231 Fleece - Scottish Blackface

Class: 232 Fleece - Swaledale

Class: 233 Fleece - Teeswater

Class: 234 Fleece - Wensleydale

Sheep & Fleeces

SUFFOLK SHEEP MV

TEXEL SHEEP MV

BRITISH CHAROLLAIS SHEEP MV

BELTEX SHEEP MV

ZWARTBLES SHEEP MV

BLUE TEXEL SHEEP MV

ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL BREED SHEEP MV

RARE & MINORITY BREEDS MV

COLOURED RYELAND SHEEP

RYELAND SHEEP

TEXEL SHEEP (NON-MV)

COMMERCIAL RAM SHEEP

BLUE FACED LEICESTER SHEEP

LEICESTER LONGWOOL SHEEP

MASHAM SHEEP

MULE SHEEP

TEESWATER SHEEP

VALAIS BLACKNOSE

WENSLEYDALE SHEEP

CHEVIOT SHEEP

JACOB SHEEP

KERRY HILL SHEEP

MANX LOAGHTAN SHEEP

SCOTTISH BLACKFACE SHEEP

SHETLAND SHEEP

SWALEDALE SHEEP

ANY OTHER NATIVE BREED SHEEP

BUTCHER'S LAMBS

CROSS BRED SHEEP

ANY OTHER CONTINENTAL SHEEP (NON-MV)

RARE & MINORITY SHEEP

PET LAMB & YOUNG HANDLERS SECTION

FLEECE SECTION

Duncombe Park,Helmsley,York,North Yorkshire,YO62 5EB

£3.00

Tue 28 July 2026 8:30am

Sun 12 July 2026 11:59pm

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Duncombe Park,
Helmsley,
York,
North Yorkshire,
YO62 5EB