Solway View Valerie Takes British Blue Championship at Agri-Expo

Friday 30th October 2026

Kevin Watret enjoyed a successful day in the British Blue calf classes at Agri-Expo, taking the overall championship with Solway View Valerie, a daughter of Solway View Odin.

Championship presentation

Championship presentation

Valerie, winner of the female calf class for animals born between July and September 2025, went on to secure the female championship before claiming the overall title.

The reserve overall championship went to Emma Carvey's Teesview Woo Woo, a daughter of Attribut du Fond de Bois, which had earlier won the youngest female calf class.

Clifftown Wasn't Me - Champion Male

Clifftown Wasn't Me - Champion Male

In the male section, D S Townend took the championship with Clifftown Wasn't Me, a son of Dodou de St Remacle, while R & E Pattinson secured the reserve male championship with Top Side Wild West, by Topgun Tornado.

Top Side Wild West - Reserve Champion Male

Top Side Wild West - Reserve Champion Male

Kevin Watret also enjoyed considerable success throughout the classes, collecting four first prizes, while Harriet Townend took top honours in the young handler competition.

Championship Awards

Male Champion
D S Townend — Clifftown Wasn’t Me (Dodou de St Remacle)
Reserve Male Champion
R & E Pattinson — Top Side Wild West (Topgun Tornado)
Female Champion
Kevin Watret — Solway View Valerie (Solway View Odin)
Reserve Female Champion
Emma Carvey — Teesview Woo Woo (Attribut du Fond de Bois)
Overall Championship
Kevin Watret — Solway View Valerie (Solway View Odin)
Reserve Overall
Emma Carvey — Teesview Woo Woo (Attribut du Fond de Bois)

Class Results

Class 1: Male calf born between 01/07/25 and 30/09/25

  1. Coul Estate Partnership — Coul Blue Vital Spark (Engin D Hontoir)
  2. Dean Saunders — Maidenlands Vinnie (Almeley Lightning)
  3. Kevin Watret — Solway View Vodka (Engin D Hontoir)
  4. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Viper (Boherard Overdose)
  5. D S Townend — Clifftown Viper (General de L’Ecluse)

Class 2: Male calf born between 01/10/25 and 31/12/25

  1. Kevin Watret — Solway View Volac (Solway View Samarai)
  2. Richard Young — Auchentiber Vulcan (Solway View Firecracker)
  3. Rebecca Mountain — Great Ghyll Voldemort (James Bond VD Jorchrishoeve)
  4. Kevin Watret — Solway View Vottaire (Solway View Samarai)
  5. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Vince (Top Side Sparkle)
  6. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Viking (Top Side Prince Phillip)

Class 3: Male calf born between 01/01/26 and 31/03/26

  1. D S Townend — Clifftown Wasn’t Me (Dodou de St Remacle)
  2. Thomas Goldie — Goldies Winner (Dafydd D’Ochain)
  3. D S Townend — Clifftown Whiskey (James Bond VD Jorchrishoeve)
  4. P & K Brannen — Moorsley Western (Gitan du Pti’t Mayeur)
  5. James Hamilton — Mid Shawtonhill Wrangler (Tattoo VD Sijsloberg)

Class 4: Male calf born between 01/04/26 and 30/09/26

  1. R & E Pattinson — Topside Wild West (Topgun Tornado)
  2. Coul Estate Partnership — Coul Blue Warrior (Solway View Odin)
  3. P & K Brannen — Moorsley Woody (IZ Priceless)
  4. Coul Estate Partnership — Coul Blue Wrangler (Topgun Splash)

Class 5: Female calf born between 01/07/25 and 30/09/25

  1. Kevin Watret — Solway View Valerie (Solway View Odin)
  2. R Simpson & Son - Ruby Simpson — Baldray Blues Vallie (Cromwell Fendt)
  3. Rebecca Mountain — Almeley Viennetta (IZ Priceless)
  4. Coul Estate Partnership — Coul Blue Vanilla (Dafydd D’Ochain)
  5. D & L Watret — Criffelview Velvet (Greystone Noveltee)

Class 6A: Female calf born between 01/10/25 and 31/12/25

  1. Kevin Watret — Solway View Viejo (Solway View Odin)
  2. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Vera (Boherard Overdose)
  3. D S Townend — Clifftown Vodka (Magloire de Fontena)
  4. Rebecca Mountain — Parkers Vivianne (Solway View Dynamite)
  5. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Velvet (Boherard Overdose)
  6. Kevin Watret — Solway View Valencia (Solway View Some Boy)

Class 6B: Female calf born between 01/10/25 and 31/12/25

  1. Kevin Watret — Solway View Vilanio (Visconti de St Fontaine)
  2. Ali Jackson — Topgun Vokola (Solway View Samarai)
  3. Emma Carvey — Teesview Vanda (Geronimo Van Perenhof)
  4. D M Seels — Hooton Vixen (Cachemire de Dessous la Ville)
  5. Emma Carvey — Teesview Velma (Geronimo Van Perenhof)
  6. Rebecca Mountain — Parkers Vanessa (Solway View Dynamite)

Class 7: Female calf born between 01/01/26 and 31/03/26

  1. Coul Estate Partnership — Coul Blue Willow (Ronaldo VD Stokerij)
  2. Kevin Watret — Solway View Whitney (Topgun Splash)
  3. H G Perkins & Sons — Carosi Wendy (Chocolat D’Ochamps)
  4. Kevin Watret — Solway View Willow (Topgun Splash)
  5. Coul Estate Partnership — Coul Blue Wonda (Topgun Splash)
  6. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Whitney (Boherard Overdose)

Class 8: Female born between 01/04/26 and 30/09/26

  1. Emma Carvey — Teesview Woo Woo (Attribut du Fond de Bois)
  2. D S Townend — Clifftown Whit Whoo Has It (Dodou de St Remacle)
  3. Kevin Watret — Solway View Winnie (Boherard Neymar)
  4. Kevin Watret — Solway View Wow (Engin D Hontoir)
  5. R & E Pattinson — Top Side Wispa (Topgun Tornado)

Class 9: Young Handler (16 yrs and under)

  1. Harriet Townend
  2. Pheobe Pattinson
  3. Isla Goldie
  4. Aimee Young

Class 10: Progeny Group (2 animals by the same sire but out of different dams)

  1. Maulscastle Farming
  2. D S Townend
  3. R & E Pattinson
  4. R & E Pattinson