It’s been another fantastic Simmental Virtual Show and we are delighted to crown the 2024 Overall Supreme Champion who is Delfur Weigela N12 the October 2022 born heifer from Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour. A massive well done to Delfur Farms, and to herd manager Garry Patterson. Weigela N12 has had to do it the hard way, coming through the year’s largest class of 134 entries before being awarded the Female Championship. Very fittingly we are absolutely delighted to have BSCS President Norman Robson of the noted Kilbride Farm, Doagh, Ballyclare as this year’s Supreme Championship judge. Please see the video where Norman outlines his thoughts on his Champion animals, and on this year’s show generally.
Garry Patterson said: “I’m absolutely over the moon to hear that Delfur Weigela N12 has won the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show! We were really delighted to win what was a huge Class Four and with Delfur Nifty being in second place. This overall win now caps that. It’s been a terrific competition with a very high standard throughout, and just a great advert for the Simmental breed. The Virtual Show is a real opportunity to promote your cattle, I’ve enjoyed watching the classes, and was delighted to have also judged a class this year.” Of Delfur Weigela N12, Garry went on to say, “Along with Delfur Nifty, Weigela has done really well at the backend shows last year and through this summer and has just continued to improve and come on. In shaping and developing the Delfur herd these are the type and quality of heifers we hope to continue to breed and build around.” Delfur Weigela N12 has been served by the herd stock bull Islavale Magnum which was purchased for 28,000gns at Stirling in October 2022.
So it’s ‘over and out’ for the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show with the fifth staging of this event coming to a fantastic conclusion. We’ve said it before but the Simmental Virtual Show really is the online competition that keeps on giving. Over 450 pedigree Simmental cattle entered by breeders from all over the UK, and with the standard of entries going up year on year. The Simmental breed has enjoyed a tremendous summer in the 2024 live show rings and the standard of entries in this online competition just shows the depth of quality there is in the British Simmental herd book! There’s definitely more to Simmental.
The 2024 Simmental Virtual Show has been a fantastic promotion of cattle, herds, and the British Simmental breed. We would like to say a genuine and massive thank you to all of this year’s exhibitors for entering, to the judges for so readily taking part and providing some great videos, and to the huge online audiences who have been watching week on week.
First and foremost the Simmental Virtual Show is about bringing people together and giving them the opportunity to showcase their cattle on an inexpensive platform, and having a lot of fun doing so along the way! We love the feedback we have continued to receive throughout this year’s competition and are just so pleased that so many enjoy it.
It goes without saying that we’re already scheduling in the 2025 Simmental Virtual Show in next year’s timetable of events!!
Take a bow the Goldie family, Newbie Mains Farm, Annan who have won this year’s Male Championship with their February 2023 born Newbiemains Prague.
Newbiemains Prague initially won Class Three – Bull born on or between 01/01/2022 & 31/07/2023, which comprised of 76 entries, and was judged by Simon Key, who runs the noted Key herd at Abbey Farm, Loddon, Norwich. This bull by Annick Klondyke 19 EX 94, and out of Newbiemains Ice Nice Wag VG88, carries a Maternal (Milk) figure of +13 putting him in the breed’s top 1% for this trait.
Judging the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show Male Championship was Gordon Clark of the noted Broombrae Herd, Auchtermuchty, Cupar, Fife and with Newbiemains Prague being joined by the other male class winners Lisglass Pop, and Backmuir King in the judge off.
You can see Gordon’s video here where he gives some thoughts and comments on his placings. Thank you very much to Gordon.
Delfur Weigela was first in Class Four, and which had 134 entries!
It’s a massive well done to Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour who have won the Female Championship with their October 2022 born heifer Delfur Weigela N12. Delfur Weigela N12 is by Ballymoney Larry 20, and is out of Delfur Weigela E12, an Auchorachan ACDC 09 9 daughter. In the classes, Delfur Weigela came out on top in a mighty class of 134 heifers, born between 1st January 2022 – 31st July 2023, and where she pipped her stablemate Delfur Nifty into second place. Judging this class, which had the largest entry in this year’s competition, was Adrian Ivory of the noted Strathisla Herd at Blairgowrie.
The 2024 Simmental Virtual Show Female Championship was judged by Anne MacPherson of the equally noted Blackford Herd, Croy, Inverness, and with the finalists comprising of Delfur Weigela N12, along with Newbiemains Pippa, and Mixbury Hall Juliet. Please see Anne’s video on our Facebook page along with her comments on her choice of Female Champion. Thank you very much to Anne, and that’s our first Virtual Show Female Champion of 2024.
It’s ‘Big Reveal’ time once again in the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show, and today we are publishing the results for Class Three – Heifer Calf born on or after 1st August 2023. We are now half way through this year’s classes and the support for the Virtual Show continues to grow. We’ve had a fantastic 237 entries for the first three classes from herds across the UK, and which is up by 20 on last year. Thank you to everyone who has entered and for again putting on such a demonstration of the quality within the modern Simmental breed.
Ripping it up this year, with a second class win in a row, is Jim & Patricia Goldie, Newbie Mains Farm, Dumfriesshire who’ve won Class Three – Bull born on or between 01/01/2022 & 31/07/2023 with their February 2023 born Newbiemains Prague . Newbiemains Prague 23 is by Annick Klondyke 19 EX 94, and is out of Newbiemains Ice Nice Wag VG88. This young bull carries a Maternal (Milk) figure of +13 putting him in the breed’s top 1% for this trait. Well done to Team Goldie on a win double, and well done to all of the placed animals, and to all exhibitors with another terrific entry of 76 bulls.
Judging this class was Simon Key, who runs the noted Key herd at Abbey Farm, Loddon, Norwich. Here are his placings for first to tenth:
Again, a big thank you to everyone who has supported the Virtual Show classes to date. We hope and think the classes are just showing the quality within British Simmental to a UK and worldwide audience.
Royal Cornwall Show welcomed Vikki Wood (Popes) to judge the British Simmental Section for 2023. Seven breeders battled with high winds and soaring temperatures bringing forward twenty- four exhibits for scrutiny.
Judge’s Comments
I will begin by congratulating all the competitors on turning out a great show of cattle predominantly exhibitor bred.
Bulls born on or between 1 January 2021 and 31December 2021
Killiworgie Malteser
With no Senior bulls forward this was the first of my male classes. Steve and Gill Gummow’s September born Killiworgie Malteser, a son of Islavale Jerico was the only entry. Malteser is a well grown modern bull with plenty of natural fleshing.
Bulls born on or between 1 January 2022 and 31 March 2022
Tregnether Nemo
Steph Hooper and David Reeves presented two March born sons of Tregnether Jackpot, a home-bred son of Sterling Gino. Two well grown bulls and I felt that the solid coloured Tregnether Nemo just had the edge over his stable companion Tregnether Neptune on the day. Both bulls moved well, and Neptune sold to a commercial herd during the show.
Bull born on or after 1 April 2022
Sowenna Nemo
K, C & P Hawkey’s April born Sterling Gino’s son Sowenna Nemo was an easy winner over JM & A.W. Grose & Sons Trewarnevas Pedro a suckling six-month-old bull calf by Killiworgie Kaylup. Nemo caught my eye immediately a super classy young bull full of breed character on good feet and legs. Pedro the smaller of the two still very young and therefore overpowered by the first bull.
Male Champion and Reserve
Sowenna Nemo
From three class winners Nemo was an easy pick for Male Champion a super young bull with a great future. Malteser the Senior bull a worthy Reserve.
Cow or Heifer born before 1 January 2020 in-calf or with a calf at foot.
Here I had two animals forward. Killiworgie Chrissie’s Izzie a January 2017 daughter of Skerrington Desperado with a very smart Shacon Hannibal sired heifer calf at foot and the Grose’s 2019 Little Orchard Kaler 8K rearing a younger bull calf.
Both cows were in their working clothes. Izzie being my choice in this class. A lovely well-balanced cow doing a great job of her beautiful heifer calf. My second placed cow was just overpowered by the first but doing a great job, nevertheless.
Cow or heifer born in 2020 in milk with a calf at foot, or certified in calf and due to calve before 3 years of age.
Killiworgie Hemeras Libby
Again, a choice between two entries. Jim and Jean Buckland’s February born Sperrin View Director’s daughter Wellatree Limoncello with a Carbery Jaguar sired heifer calf at foot and the much younger November born Killiworgie Hemeras Libby by Lynfield Hamish.
Two lovely females again in this class Libby having the edge this time over Limoncello. Both lovely heifers who will go on to do well in their respective herds.
Heifer born on or after January 2021 and 31 December 2021
Kurlycoat Moneypenny
My strongest class of the day with seven entries forward was headed by Jake
Gregory’s January born Kurlycoat Moneypenny sired by the home-bred Kurlycoat Kingsman (Curaheen Tyson) out of the Stirling acquired Brandane Jessie-J.
Moneypenny took my eye as soon as she entered the ring. A well grown stylish feminine heifer with lots of presence an easy winner.
Standing in second and giving away nine months was the Olds’s Bosahan Minnie Miss Natalie a daughter of Kinclaven Infusion P ex the Hockenhull Natalie line. Again, stylish, and feminine with a great future but overpowered by the first heifer.
Another super heifer took third place Killiworgie Ivy’s Maria sired by Islavale Jerico over my fourth Wellatree Maddi a Carbery Jaguar daughter.
Heifer born on or after 1st January 2022 and 31 March 2022.
Angwelha Nessa
A strong class of heifers all different types. With six animals forward I selected Mr & Mrs S Buckland’s January born daughter of Carbery Jaguar, Angwelha Nessa, as my winner followed by the Hawkey’s Ballinalare Farm Galaxy sired Sowenna Miracle both similar heifers. The smart polled entry Bosahan Natasha Karina Star was third with Tregnether Nellie, a sweet Jackpot daughter, filling the fourth spot for Steph Hooper and David Reeves.
Heifer born on or after 1 April 2022
Killiworgie Izzie’s Nelly
Two quality entries forward with Vale Royal Heavenly Girlie 2 by Blackford Galaxy and bred by James Arnold representing Sowenna and Killiworgie Izzie’s Nelly. Although six months younger Nelly was the stand-out winner for Steve and Gill Gummow. By Shacon Hannibal she is a beautiful heifer who oozes quality style and femininity. I am sure we will see her again in the future. Girlie again a super heifer with a promising future.
Female Champion and Reserve
Female & Overall Champion Kurlycoat Moneypenny
From an impressive line-up of class winners my champion the January 2021 heifer Kurlycoat Moneypenny was an easy choice for me. Her class and style shone on the day. Killiworgie Izzie’s Nelly, an October 2022 born calf at foot, with her feminine qualities and potential merited the reserve spot.
Overall Breed Champion and Reserve
Kurlycoat Moneypenny breed champion with young bull Sowenna Nemo in reserve.
The exceptional Kurlycoat Moneypenny was my overall breed champion with the smart young bull Sowenna Nemo in reserve.
Pairs
Pairs
1st Steve and Gill Gummow Killiworgie Malteser & Killiworgie Hemeras Libby
2nd K, C & P Hawkey Sowenna Nemo and Sowenna Miracle
3rd Megan Wellington Pennytinney Magic Star and Pennytinney Marmalade
Two of my class winners bred by Steve and Gill Gummow came out on top in the pairs class and were my strongest selection to represent the British Simmental breed for the Burke Trophy.
Finally, I would like to thank the Royal Cornwall Show for inviting me to judge and the Cornwall Simmental Club for their kind hospitality. All in all, a very enjoyable day.
Other Results:
Junior Champion Sowenna Nemo
Reserve Junior Champion Killiworgie Izzie’s Nelly
The Killiworgie herd also won the most points shield in the section. .
Friday brought another hot but more settled day and the interbreed awards.
Sowenna Nemo and Bosahan Natasha Karina Star P Junior Pairs 4th.
Junior Pairs
The Simmental team of five selected by Vikki Wood were Killiworgie Malteser,
Killiworgie Hemeras Libby, Bosahan Minnie Miss Natalie, Sowenna Miracle and Killiworgie Izzie’s Nellie Well done to all the participants displaying a great representation of the breed.
Team of 5
On the final day four young handlers paired up with Simmental entries.
Congratulations to Matthew Grose, Rosie Bennetts, Will Gynn and Theo Bilkey
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