With temperatures peaking at just below 30 degrees the pigs and exhibitors at Driffield show certainly felt the heat in the show ring. Judge Peter Brier started judging the GOS breed classes at 9.30am and the following results were achieved.

Class 170 January Boar 2016 – 1st Fowgill Rufus 156 owned & bred by Mandy Garbutt
2nd Tennyson Rufus owned & bred by Marlene Renshaw
Class 171 Sow – Birchfield Bluebell 402 owned & bred by Whitley Family
Class 172 July Gilt 2015 – 1st Burfords Countess 53 owned by M Garbutt bred by J Crump  2nd Birchfield Bluebell 829 owned & bred by Whitley family
Class 173 January Gilt 2016– 1st & 2nd Tennyson Star x 2 owned & bred by Marlene Renshaw,  3rd Burfords Dolly 84 owned by M Garbutt bred by J Crump
4th Fowgill Princess 160 owned & bred by M Garbutt

Champion GOS – Birchfield Bluebell 402
Reserve Champion GOS – Tennyson Star

Burfords Countess at her first show walks casually around the ring

Fowgill Rufus gets put thro his paces by judge Peter Brier

Tennyson Star does her own thing as Marlene follows