As she closed in on 5pm the crowd in the shearing shed chanted “Megan, Megan, Megan” and gave her a standing ovation as the last shorn lamb went down the chute. She gave her father, Quinton, a big hug after putting down the handpiece. He's been with her all day supporting her. Jills Angus Burney, who set the original record of 541 lambs in January 1989, and later set a further record shearing 614 has been in Gore watching Whitehead’s attempt. She hosted Whitehead when she set the four-stand women’s world record of 2066 lambs in 2020. "She'll smash it,'' Angus Burney said at the afternoon tea break.