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"Champion of Champions" Photographs

British Saddleback Breeders’ Club Champion of Champions Competition. The Breed champions from 21 leading shows* are all awarded special qualifier rosettes as do the runners-up. Each champion may then compete in the final at Hatfield Show (in August each year) where the Champion of Champions will be judged. Should any of the Champions have already qualified, the Reserve Champion from that event will be deemed the qualifier. The Champion of Champions receives a silver challenge trophy for the year, a bronze medal to keep and a special rosette and sash. The runner-up receives a bronze medal and rosette

The Club promotes the breed with information stands and leaflets at different shows.

The following photographs are from Champion of Champions competitions (please wait a moment for the thumbnails to load). Click an image to enlarge it:

Champion of Champions 2009
The 2009 Champion of Champions is Will Edwards and Amanda Thomas' Pantysgawan Dinah 10, an oustanding gilt that has already beaten allcomers by winning the BPA Pig of the Year award at the Great Yorkshire Show. She maintained her winning ways by being awarded the top Saddleback award by judge, Stephen Hull at the Hatfield Country House Show (where she had already been adjudged Best Pig in the Show by Ann Uglow).

The Runner-up is Andy Burwell's Stokedoyle Lottie 193 shown by Alice Burwell.

Champion of Champions 2008
Andy Gready continued his domination with his second successive Champion of Champions (the 2007 competition was cancelled due to Foot & Mouth disease controls). The gilt that won this time was Heytesbury Belle 17, and the judge was Angus Stovold.

Reserve Champion of Champions 2008
Runner-up for the second time, John Wreakes, Victoria Lottie 300, and the competition's judge, Angus Stovold.

Champion of Champions 2006
Andy Gready with his gilt, Heytesbury Bell 11, and the judge, Vaughan Byrne.

Reserve Champion of Champions 2006
Judge, Vaughan Byrne, presents the runners-up prize to Ann Long for her boar, Fransgreen Grand Duke 330. Helping Ann show her pig is fellow-breeder, Alan Rose.

Champion of Champions 2005
Amanda Thomas won the inaugural competition with her sow, Pantysgreen Silver Wings 26, judged by the late Jim Appleton, founder Chairman of the Club.

Reserve Champion of Champions 2005
John Wreakes with his sow, Victoria Lottie 110, who was the worthy runner-up in that first championship.

*The shows are:
     Newark & Notts
     Devon County
     Staffordshire
     Royal Bath & West
     Royal Cornwall
     East of England
     Three Counties (main show)
     Cheshire
     Lincolnshire
     Royal Show (RASE)
     Great Yorkshire
     Mid-Devon
     Royal Welsh
     Hatfield House
     Newbury
     Welsh Smallholder
     Royal Ulster
     South Suffolk
     Royal Norfolk
     Anglesey
     Westmorland

British Saddleback Breeders' Club Breeding Female Championships

Inaugurated in 2009, this new competition is for the Jim Appleton Memorial Cup presented by the Appleton family and the winners of the Sow class and July Gilt class from 15 leading shows qualify for the finals at the Great Yorkshire Show in July. Qualifiers receive a special rosette and if a winning has already qualified, the next unqualified pig in that class shall qualify instead. The winner receives the trophy and a sash and rosette presented by the Club. The runner-up wins a special rosette.

The 2009 Breeding Female Champion - the first winner of this new Championships for Britsh Saddleback Breeding Females was keenly fought among 14 qualifiers but in the end, judge Nick Hargrave awarded the prize to Andy Burwell's Stokedoyle Lottie 173, a very smart gilt shown by Alice Burwell.

The 2009 Breeding Female Reserve Champion was Julian Newth's gilt, Prestcombe Dinah 71 which had travelled up from Somerset and was shown by Julian's daughter, Alice.

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