First Place:  4

Entry number: 816

Exhibitor: Shadowran

State: CA

Website: www.shadowoaksranch.com

4 is simply the most complete, best balanced prospect that best blends structural correctness and muscle.  Ideally I would like to see the class winner’s neck tie more into the top if his shoulder, and he appears a little shallow twisted, however presentation may be part of this as he is set too wide in the rear photo. 

With these faults aside, in comparison to the speckle lamb, he is pushed up neater in the floor of his chest, cooler in his rib design and leveler out of his dock.  As a bonus he appears to be more expressive in his muscle shape especially over his loin edge and through the center portion of his leg.

Second Place:  1

Entry number: 702

Exhibitor: SunnyD

State: AZ

Sheep name/number: 1020

Breed: Speckle

The speck really impresses me in the rear photo as he is wide and fresh down his topline as well as full in his dock and deep twisted. Unfortunately on the profile, he gets coarse and rougher in his appearance and rolls out of his hip. 

Still in comparison to the two thinner conditioned lambs of the bottom pair, he is much more massive and more ideal in his finish.  In contrast to 2, he is much thicker and shapley down his top, is fuller in his loin edges and longer and smoother in his muscle shape.

Third Place:  2

Entry number: 805

There is no doubt that 2 is explosive through his dock and leg, however he reads too raw down his top and due to the excessive pinching at his hip-loin juncture, I question if he will ever smooth in enough to make a prize winning wether.  Yet, if he does, he will certainly have an advantage over 3 in muscling.  In addition he is a longer sided, leveler designed smoother shouldered lamb that should feed to a larger and thicker terminal endpoint.

Fourth Place:  3

Entry number: 811

3 does offer some club lamb potential in his profile picture as he has a nice turn to his ribcage and has an advantage over 2 throughout his loin, but in reality he is off in his dock,  lighter legged, rawer in his condition and reads to be the pounds light, earliest maturing of the class.