Judge for the occasion was Mr Mike Frazer from Co Antrim, who was tasked with deciding the placings for the large entry of quality Dexter cattle on display.
The first class of the day, the senior bull class saw striking red Derryola Red Bull from Antoine Nicholson claiming the first-place rosette.
Following into the intermediate bull class it was Lester’s Rocky who took the top spot, followed by Glengowla Deci also from the herd of David Lester in second place.
Kernan Turbo collected the third-place rosette for Aoife Kernan in what was a very strong class of quality young bulls.
The cow class saw a magnificent turnout of cattle with the three-year-old cow, Derryola Marian from the herd of David Lester taking top position, followed by Derryola Milly in second place from the same home. Dernasigh Dolly, also from David Lester, claimed the third position in what was another very high calibre class.
Heavy rain did not leave it an easy task for judge Mike Frazer who selected Lester’s Kay, a striking black heifer from David Lester in the 2024 born heifer class for the red rosette.
Moving on to the 2025 heifer class was one, two and three for David Lester with Lester’s Bonnie and Lester’s Alison securing the top two positions, closely followed by Lester’s Black Dynamite from the same herd.
David Lester also secured the top three positions in the calf class with his calves Lester’s Mario and Lester’s Alison, closely followed by Lesters Bluey. A small entry in the pairs section seen David Lester secure first place with his pair of junior heifers.
The final class of the morning saw the class winners enter back into the ring, to await the final decision of judge Mike Frazer. After a few moments of suspense, Mike tapped out the winner of the 2025 born heifer class, Lester’s Bonnie as his Champion, an impressive feat for a young heifer on the back of a successful show season so far.
Mike found is Reserve Champion in Derryola Red Bull, the red senior bull from the herd of Antoine Nicholson.
Commenting on his decisions, Mike remarked that it was great to see a large turnout of such high-quality stock on display. He also thanked the exhibitors for bringing good numbers of quality cattle out on show and Lurgan Show for their invitation to judge.
The Dexter exhibitors would like to thank Lurgan Show for hosting Dexter classes and Mike Frazer for taking the time to travel to Lurgan show.
Results:
Class 78- Bull born on or before 31st Dec 2024 (1 Forward): 1. Derryola Redbull, Antoine Nicholson
Class 79- Bull born on or after 1st Jan 2024 but before or on 31st Dec 2025 (5 Forward): 1. Lester Rocky, David Lester; 2. Glengowla Deci, David Lester; 3. Kernan Turbo, Paul Keenan; 4. Lesters Brumble, David Lester; 5. Lesters Diesel, David Lester
Class 80- Cow/Heifer, born before 31st Dec 2023 (4 Forward): 1. Derryola Marian, David Lester; 2. Derryola Molly, David Lester; 3. Dernasign Dolly, David Lester; 4. Derryola Razzle Dazzle, David Lester
Class 81- Heifer born in 2024 (1 Forward): 1. Lesters Kay, David Lester
Class 82- Heifer born 2025 (4 Forward): 1. Lesters Bonnie, David Lester; 2. Lesters Alison, David Lester; 3. Lesters BLack Dynamite, David Lester; 4. Lester Dazzler, David Lester
Class 83- Calf born in 2026 (4 Forward): 1. Lesters Mario, David Lester; 2. Lesters Molly, David Lester; 3. Lesters Bluey, David Lester; 4. Lesters Mickey, David Lester
Champion - Lesters Bonnie, David Lester
Reserve Champion - Derryola Redbull, Antoine Nicholson
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Reserve Dexter Breed Champion at Lurgan Show, Derryola Red Bull shown by Caitlin Nicholson. Photo: freelance
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Dexter Breed Champion at Lurgan Show, Lester's Bonnie shown by Shannon Moore and Leah Lester. Photo: freelance
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Reserve Dexter Breed Champion at Lurgan Show, Derryola Red Bull shown by Caitlin Nicholson. Photo: freelance