ROBIN Jennings, who runs the Stainbank pedigree Holstein dairy herd at Hill House Farm, South Stainley, rattled up his seventh championship success of the year at the final Craven Dairy Auction show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart.

In doing so, he became 2015’s most prolific title winner, including a remarkable run of five successive championships over the summer months.

His latest victor was the first prize newly-calven heifer, Stainbank Allison 22.

Twenty days calved and giving 34 litres, the champion sold for £1,620 to the show judge,Wick Williams, from Nantwich.

Bishop Thornton’s Peter Baul, who landed a championship and reserve championship double at the previous Christmas Craven Dairy Auction, was reserve again with his second prize newly-calven heifer, Ravensgate Tiergan Blossom.

A month calved and giving 32 litres, she went on to secure top price of the day at £1,750 when falling to local buyer John Howard, of Heslaker.

The third prize newly-calven heifer from Samantha Sudgen, of Laycock, Keighley, sold for £1,280 to Cowling’s Martin Jennings.

The first prize newly-calven cow came from Fred and Mark Houseman, of Church Farm Enterprises in Burton Leonard, with the second prize winner presented by David Leeming, of Burnt Yates. Both sold for joint top call in class of £1,380, again to Mr Williams.

There was also a further dispersal of the Calton pedigree Holstein herd of Teesside’s Mark and Karen Calvert, from Carthorne, who presented the third prize newly-calven cow, which became another Williams buy at £1,140.

First prize in the show class for in-calf heifers fell to Brian and Susan Barningham, who trade as Isaac Oliver & Partners in Darley, their red rosette winner heading the section prices at £1,080 when falling to Roger Naylor, of Langbar.

Chris Broadwith, of Thornton Watlass, stood second and third in class, his charges selling at £1,100 and £1,060, both to Gargrave’s David Shuttleworth. A strong entry of 11 In-calf heifers averaged £1,007 per head overall.

Sam Middleton, from Wawne, near Hull, brought 14 maiden heifers, topping at £920 for a Rhaposdy heifer bought by Preston’s Aubrey Greenhalgh. Joss Lancaster, of Horton-in-Craven, again produced a quality run of seven dairy calves, which sold to a high of £310 and averaged £268 each.

Newly calven heifers averaged £1,266, newly calven cows £1,121 and maiden heifers £581.