by Nicky Moreton | Aug 18, 2025 | 2025 Virtual Show
We’re loving this week’s Simmental Virtual Show Class and with it having been the turn of the ‘big boys’ in Class Five – Senior bull born on or before 31/12/2023.
Twenty seven modern senior bulls displaying all the qualities of top Simmental sires in herds around the United Kingdom. Great to see, and thank you to everyone who supported the class.
And so to this week’s winner who is the 2022 born Vale Royal North Star from the Mixbury Hall herd of Mr VC Bailey, Mixbury Hall Farm, Brackley, Northants. Take a bow, and well done Vernon and Jon! Bred by James Arnold, Vale Royal North Star is an Auchorachan Hercules 16 (ET) EX 92 son out of Vale Royal Annie who herself was the Overall Supreme In the 2023 Virtual Show!
Another week, and it’s another fantastic judge’s video! See here Neil McGowan’s class comments as he stands amongst some terrifically quiet young Simmental bulls from within his Incheoch herd at Alyth, Blairgowrie. Thank you for judging Neil. The Class Five Results are as follows:
1st VALE ROYAL NORTH STAR 22
2nd COOSE NEGOTIATOR (PP)
3rd RATHNASHAN MAGNUM
4th HEATHBROW NAPOLEON 22
5th CORSKIE JACKPOT 18
6th HEATHBROW KALSSIK 19 (P)
7th WOLFSTAR JUMANJI 18
8th HEMINGFORD NELSON
Well done to the winners, and well done to all of the exhibitors for putting on a cracking class of ‘big boy’ Simmental bulls.
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 18, 2025 | 2025 Virtual Show
Here we go again, it’s “big reveal” time as we announce the winners of this weeks’ Simmental Virtual Show with the results for Class Four – Female born on or between 1st January 2023 and 31st July 2024.
This was a top, top class, the largest this year to date, with a mighty 117 Simmental heifers entered. It’s a ‘big up’ once again to WJ & J Green, Corskie, Garmouth, Fochabers who have secured their second class win of the 2025 competition and this time with their April 2023 born heifer Corskie Pink (TF). This heifer is by Rathnashan Magnum, and is out of Corskie Helen EX 93 (EX2). Enjoying a strong competition so far, the Corskie entries took four positions in this week’s top ten and including another class one, two.
This week’s judge doing a top job was Hayley Clarke of the noted Williams herd, Model Farm, Norwich. In keeping with this years’ trend, please see another terrific video here where Hayley gives her thoughts on the class, and surrounded by quiet and super Simmentals from within the herd. We’re loving these judges videos!
The Class Four results are:
1st CORSKIE PINK
2nd CORSKIE PLUTO
3rd NEWBIEMAINS RITA ORA
4th CORSKIE PAST
5th NEWBIEMAINS PORT MAGEE
6th RENDHAM PAIGE (P)
7th CORSKIE REMEDY
8th MIXBURY HALL RIVER
9TH BREAGHEY VIDA-R545
10TH KILDRUMMIE RHUBARB
Again, massive support for this class. Both the numbers and the quality seems to keep rising and what a promotion of the Simmental breed this years’ competition is. Well done to everyone who has exhibited so far, and with the classes just showing the all-round quality of this breed in both the bulls, and females classes.
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 18, 2025 | 2025 Virtual Show
It’s that time of the week, with the third “big reveal” of this year’s Simmental Virtual Show, and the results for Class Three – Bull born on or between 1st January 2023 & 31st July 2024.
Taking top spot this week in a terrific class of 56 bulls, is Tillyeve Rocco from Messrs C&M Bruce, Udny, Ellon, Aberdeenshire. This April 2024 born bull is sired by Corrick Logic 20, and is out of Tillyeve Joy, a Woodhall Ellison 13 daughter.
The judges are surpassing themselves with their videos taken amongst terrific Simmental cattle and within fantastic settings. See the video here of this week’s judge Dorothy Moffat of the noted Innerwick herd, Dunbar commenting on her class judging. The Class Three results are:
1st TILLYEVE ROCCO
2nd KURLYCOAT ROCCO
3rd CORSKIE ROSCO
4th NEWBIEMAINS RED BULL
5th AUCHORACHAN ROLAND
6th DRUMSLEED RUSTLER (P)
7th DRUMSLEED RASCAL (P)
8th NEWBIEMAINS REAL MCCOIST
9TH INCHEOCH REAL DEAL (P)
10TH NEWBIEMAINS RAFIKI
👏We say it every week, but it is sincerely meant, your support for these classes and the Simmental Virtual Show continues to be incredible. Once again, a huge well done to all of the exhibitors, some tremendous bulls in this class
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 18, 2025 | 2025 Virtual Show
Corskie herd’s turn to have a nifty class one-two!
It’s the second “big reveal” of this year’s Simmental Virtual Show, as we announce the results for Class Two – Heifer Calf born on or after 1st August 2024.
Top of the pops this week, and taking first and second place, and four of the top ten in all, in a mighty class of 111 entries, is WJ & J Green, Corskie, Garmouth, Fochabers with their August 2024 born heifers Corskie Role Play and Corskie Rackett. Leading the way in this class, Corskie Role Play is a Rathnashan Magnum EX92 daughter, and out of the noted Corskie Mimic VG 88. Her team mate Corskie Rackett is a Blackford Mars 21 EX93 sired heifer out of Corskie Mandolin (P) VG85.
Placing the top ten was the judge Lindsay Currie of the Braegarrie herd, Pinclanty, Girvan, Ayrshire. Thank you to Lindsay and please see here his video set within a terrific backdrop and surrounded by super Simmentals! The Class Two results are:
1st CORSKIE ROLE PLAY
2nd CORSKIE RACKETT
3rd GLENTURK RIVER
4th CWARRE ROSIE’S RASPBERRY
5th CORSKIE RIBENA
6th AUCHORACHAN RUBY HILLY
7th CORSKIE RAMBLE
8th BALLYROLLY RITA
9TH CWARRE DORA’S SCRABBLE
10TH MIXBURY HALL STEPHANIE
Your support for these classes and the Simmental Virtual Show is absolutely incredible so it’s a big well done to all of the exhibitors, and please keep it going, we’re loving it!
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 18, 2025 | 2025 Virtual Show
Kilbride Farm secure a One-Two
Here we are with the first “big reveal” of this year’s Simmental Virtual Show, and announcing the results for Class One -Bull Calf born on or after 1st August 2024.
It’s a big shout out to the Kilbride Farm herd of WH Robson & Sons, Kilbride Farm, Doagh, Ballycare, Co Antrim, who secured a class one-two. In first place was the September 2024 born bull Kilbride Farm Rebel sired by Kilbride Farm Morikawa 21 (P), and in second place was the August 2024 born Kilbride Farm Ronaldinho 24 (P) (TM), a Kilbride Farm Jetstream 18 (P) son.
This first class had an excellent entry of 58 bulls and the top eight places have been awarded by the judge Hazel McNee, Over Finlarg Farm, Tealing, Dundee, DD4 OQE.
1st KILBRIDE FARM REBEL 24 (P)
2nd KILBRIDE FARM RONALDINHO 24 (P) (TM)
3rd PISTYLL ROCKY 24
4th CORSKIE RUSTY 24
5th MIXBURY HALL SOLOMON 25
6th SPRINGFIELD STALLONE 25
7th AUCHORACHAN SENATOR 25 (P)
8th COLTFIELD ROGER 24
👏A big thank you to everyone who entered Class One. The quality of the entries has again got this year’s Simmental Virtual Show off to another terrific start!
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