A RECORD-BREAKING crowd basking in glorious sunshine made sure that Bank Holiday Monday’s 79th Hawkridge Revel and Gymkhana lived up to its reputation as a highlight of the Exmoor year.

The organisers reported that the event went without a hitch and visitors to the stunning hill-top site enjoyed all-day show-jumping, the popular dog show, Mountain and Moorland classes, and busy sideshows and stalls.

Numbers of entries for equine events were down this year, in line with other local shows, possibly driven by the early Bank Holiday and consequent pressure on dates.

By contrast, the dog show ring was very busy, attracting a large crowd delighted by the child handlers and a wide variety of breeds and hybrids.

This year, judge Stephanie Hill took the roving mike and explained the best points of entries to spectators as she came to her decisions.

Rex Milton also gave an informative introduction to the Mountain and Moorland winners as they paraded around the show ring and provided a potted history of the iconic Exmoor pony and the special herds scattered across the moors.

Prompted by Les Silverlock on the roving mike, small children attempted to explain their fancy dress outfits from Thomas the Tank Engine, Barbie Doll, and George and the Dragon, to the Policeman with Robber and the Cowboy with Cow.

One unexpected outcome was a promise from a small boy to come back next year to help out with the commentating!

The traditional foot races were once again popular with visitors, from the under-threes ‘sprint’ to the three-legged races and the ‘one lap of the ring’ adult contests, which included two older ladies, aged 72 and 80, who jogged round behind the younger and more athletic runners, attracting a big cheer from the crowd.

An essential event at the revel was judging a magnificent display of red deer antlers.

The competition is for horns which have been found on the moor where stags shed them in the spring, and rivalry among antler enthusiasts was fierce.

The closing event of the revel was one of the most popular - the free-range dog race.

Handlers struggled to contain the excited animals as another family member, 200 metres away, called them to come to them.

As the white flag drops, in theory ,every dog races to its caller, in a straight line. Some did.

A spokesperson for the organisers said: “One of the pleasures of these wonderful local shows lies in theprogrammes, listing the sponsors of each class and the donors of cups, trophies, and shields over the years - a network of the locally famous, past and present characters.

“t is a snapshot of local history, then and now.

“We now look forward to next year, when we celebrate 80 years of the Hawkridge Revel.

“Brainstorming for new ideas begins now and anybody who has one is welcome to ring 01398 341 850 and speak to Marion.

“All ideas which fit the revel will be considered, and may be implemented.”

Results

SHOWJUMPING

Class 1 – Nursery Stakes (LED)

1st Angus Neate-Burke on Charlie

2nd Lacey Binding on Milly

3rd Edith Burge on Queenie

Class 2 – Nursery Stakes (NOT LED)

1st Alfie Rawle on Shadow

2nd Emily Hector on Issy

3rd Pip Moody on Tyrone

Class 3 – Novice Jumping

1st Nathaniel Atkinson on William

2nd Amelia Webber on Luna

3rd Alfie Rawle on Shadow

Class 4 – Junior Jumping 70cm

1st Alice Menon on Mister

2nd Caleb Neate-Burke on Belle

3rd Nathaniel Atkinson on William

Class 5 – Open 80cm

1st Amelia Webber on Luna

2nd Caleb Neate-Burke on Belle

Class 6 – Open 90cm

1st No entries

2nd

3rd

SHOWING

Class 7 - Leading Rein Pony

1st Lacey Binding on Milly

2nd George Muir on Louis

3rd Arabella Durman on Ask Jeeves

Class 8 - Childs Pony

1st Archie Muir on Louis

2nd Lacey Binding on Milly

3rd Hugo Partridge on Pepper

Class 9 – Show Hunter Pony

1st Pip Moody on Tyrone

2nd

3rd

Class 10 – Hunter Class

1st Alice Menon on Mister

2nd Tamsin Blackmore on Mary

3rd Amelia Webber on Luna

Champion of Show

Archie Muir on Louis

Reserve Champion

Lacey Binding on Milly

Class 12 – Mountain and Moorland In Hand

1st Arabella Durman with Ask Jeeves

2nd Maya Thomas with Taran

3rd Gwenda Bassett with Summertime

Class 13 – Mountain and Moorland Ridden

1st Gwenda Bassett on Prince

2nd Maya Thomas with Taran

3rd Arabella Durman with Ask Jeeves

Champion Mountain and Moorland

Gwenda Bassett on Prince

Reserve Mountain and Moorland

Arabella Durman with Ask Jeeves

Class 14 – Exmoor Pony 4yrs and over

1st Gemma Parry and Sweetie

2nd

3rd

Class 15 – Exmoor Pony Yearlings 2 and 3yr olds

1st Susannah Muir and Threeshires Goodwill Too

2nd Lloyd Parry and Holly

Champion Exmoor Pony

Susannah Muir and Threeshires Goodwill Too

Reserve

Gemma Parry and Sweetie

Class 16 – Veteran Class

1st Gwenda Bassett on Prince

2nd Arabella Durman on Ask Jeeves

3rd Fay Davies on Tyson

Class 11 – Mounted Fancy Dress

1st Hazel Richings

2nd George Dennis

3rd Finn Bishop

4th Edith Burge

GYMKHANA

Class 17 – Bending Race 8yrs and under

1st George Selley

2nd Lacey Binding

3rd Alfie Rawle

Class 18 – Bending Race 12yrs and under

1st Caleb Neate-Burke

2nd Archie Muir

3rd Emilia Hector

Class 19 – Bending Race Open

1st Nathaniel Atkinson

2nd Maya Thomas

3rd Sian Woodland

Class 20 – Mug Race 8yrs and under

1st Lacey Binding

2nd George Selly

3rd Alfie Rawle

Class 21 – Mug Race 12yrs and under

1st Charlie Selley

2nd Caleb Neate-Burke

3rd Archie Muir

Class 22 – Mug Race Open

1st Nathaniel Atkinson

2nd Maya Thomas

3rd Sian Woodland

Class 23 - Bran Tub 8yrs and under

1st Lacey Binding

2nd George Selley

3rd Alfie Rawle

Class 24 – Bran Tub 12yrs and under

1st Charlie Selley

2nd Emelia Hector

3rd Caleb Neate-Burke

Class 25 – Bran Tub Open

1st Maya Thomas

2nd Nathaniel Atkinson

3rd

Class 26 – Potato Race 8yrs and under

1st George Selley

2nd Lacey Binding

3rd Alfie Rawle

Class 27 – Potato Race 12yrs and under

1st Charlie Selley

2nd Archie Muir

3rd Caleb Neate-Burke

Class 28 – Potato Race Open

1st Maya Thomas

2nd Sian Woodland

3rd

Class 29 – Sack Race 8yrs and under

1st George Selly

2nd Lacey Binding

3rd Alfie Rawle

Class 30 – Sack Race 12yrs and under

1st Charlie Selley

2nd Archie Muir

3rd Caleb Neate-Burke

Class 31 – Sack Race Open

1st Maya Thomas

2nd Sian Woodland

3rd

GYMKHANA POINTS CUPS

8yrs and under

George Selley on Storm

12yrs and under

Charlie Selly on Storm

Open

Maya Thomas on Taran

DOG SHOW

Class 1 – Best Terrier

1st Peter Carew Scampi

2nd Bertie Cameron Scuffle

3rd Alice Frampton Scuffle

Class 2 – Any Variety Sporting

1st Becky Brown Spinney

2nd Grace Windsor-Clive Franky

3rd Mr Cooper Ghillie

Class 3 – Any Variety Non-Sporting

1st Pauline Avery Klara

2nd Mollie Duckwoth Chad Herbie

3rd Vicky Hope-Walker Okeley

Class 4 – Best child handler under 8 years

1st Phoebe Latchford Holly

2nd Hope Angelini-Wright Slim Shady

3rd Barney Adams Jenkyns

Class 5 – Best Child Handler under 14 years

1st Effie Blanchard Fuller

2nd Florence Rawle Todd

3rd Ellis Cooper Ghillie

Class 6 – Any Variety Puppy under 12 months

1st Fran Mitchell Uzi

2nd Jenny Courtney Barley

3rd Pete Day Domino

Class 7 – Veteran 8 years and over

1st Alice Frampton Slug

2nd Shelley Barlow Scamp

3rd Mollie Matthews Sid

Class 8 – Best Condition

1st Becky Brown Spinney

2nd Asha Steel Paw

3rd Gillian Bawden Tess

Class 9 – Best Contrasting Pair

1st Tom & Barney Adams Jenkyns & Merlin

2nd Alice Frampton Pinkery & Pete

3rd Derek Brown Bunty & Spinney

Class 10 – Best Cross Breed

1st can’t find results!

2nd

3rd

Class 11 – Dog the judge would most like to take home

1st Asha Steele Paw

2nd Nancy White Newt

3rd Florence Rawle Todd

Champion of dog show

Fran Mitchell and Uzi

Reserve Champion

Alice Frampton and Slug

DOG RACE

1st Charles Frampton and Pinkery Pond

2nd Mark Howard-Smith and Pip

3rd Sylvia Irvine and Pablo

ANTLER SHOW

Class 1 – Best Autumn Pair 2025

1st M. Fook

2nd M. Fook

3rd M. Fook

Class 2 – Best Autumn Single 2025

1st M. Fook

2nd M. Fook

3rd M. Fook

Class 3 – Best Autumn Pair Pre 2025

1st R. Follett

2nd A. Thompson

3rd D. Edmunds

Class 4 – Best Autumn Single Pre 2025

1st R. Follett

2nd M. Fook

3rd M. Boundy

Class 5 – Best In-Between Pair Any Year

1st D. Edmunds

2nd G. Latham

3rd M. Fook

Class 6 – Best In-Between Single Any Year

1st M. Rawle

2nd Henry Follett

3rd Liam Curtis

Class 7 – Best Spring Pair Any Year

1st D. Edmunds

2nd S. Grant

3rd P. West

Class 8 – Best Spring Single Any Year

1st G. Latham

2nd M. Long

3rd R. Follett

Class 9 – Best Deformed Antler

1st M. Fook

2nd Tara Chilcott

3rd Liam Curtis

Champion of Antler Show

Michael Fook

Reserve Champion

Rob Follett

SKITTLES

Children

1st Wilfred Lewis

2nd Charlie Harris

3rd Charlotte Brown

Ladies

1st Kate Harris

2nd Keri Cook

3rd Cicely Hedges

Mens

1st Rob Follett

2nd Will Lock

3rd Daniel Crossman