The Simmental judging has taken place at Builth Wells this morning and our Judge and Society treasurer Chris Martindale of the Forsdale Simmenal herd has chosen his winners.
Judge Chris Martindale
Our Royal Welsh show supreme and female champion is the February 2021-born Gwili Melody 2. Exhibited by Callum Croft, Pontarddulais, Swansea and bred by Mr M K Beynon, Pontarddulais, Swansea, she is sired by the Irish bred Coose Jericho and bred out of Gwili Emma.
The reserve supreme and reserve female champion is Mr A Davies’ Hirwaun Lemon & Lime from Cardigan, Ceredigion. This August 2020-born heifer is out of the Irish-born Mainview Jezabel, and sired by the AI bull Team Celtic 11, who has bred almost 350 sons and daughters into the National herd.
Male Champion – Bannhill Farm Lord
The male champion is Bannhill Farm Lord, a February 2020-born bull sired by Saltire Impressive 17 and bred out of Ballinalare Farm Fuscia. Exhibited by Mr and Mrs M O and L D Jones, Llanfynydd, Carmarthenshire, he was bred by Alan Wilson, Rathfriland, Co Down.
Reserve Male Champion – Penwern Merlin
Mr & Mrs Jones, had an exceptional day, also being awarded the reserve male championship for their bull Penwern Merlin, a 15-month-old son of the 15,000gns Cairnview Snazzy and Deerhurst Helen 16, who was bred by Mr R W Jenkins, Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion.
Class 491 – Bull, born on or before 31 December 2020 1 – M.O. & L.D. Jones – Bannhill Farm Lord 20. S. Saltire Impressive 17
Class 493 – Bull, born on or after 01 Apr 2021 1 – M.O. & L.D. Jones – Penwern Merlin 21. S. Cairnview Snazzy
Class 496 – Cow, in calf or with calf at foot born on or before 31 Dec 2017 1 – M.O. & L.D. Jones – Dyfed Foxy Lady 2nd – S. Oakdale Elijah 13 & her calf at foot Dyfed Noblett 22 – S. Ballinalare Farm Galaxy 15
Class 500 – Heifer, born on or between 01 Jan 2020 and 31 Aug 2020 1 – Mr Aled Davies – Hirwaun Lemon & Lime – S. Team Celtic 11
Class 502 – Heifer, born on or after 01 Jan 2021 1 – Croft livestock – Gwili Melody 2 – S. Coose Jericho 2 – Mr Huw James – Mwnt Mwynwen – S. Eifed Kruger 19
Male Champion M.O. & L.D. Jones – Bannhill Farm Lord 20. S. Saltire Impressive 17 Reserve Male Champion M.O. & L.D. Jones – Penwern Merlin 21. S. Cairnview Snazzy
Junior Male Champion M.O. & L.D. Jones – Penwern Merlin 21. S. Cairnview Snazzy
Group of Four – Gwili Melody 2, Mwnt Mwynwen, Penwern Merlin & Hirwaun Lemon & Lime
Best group of four, any sex, not necessarily bred by exhibitor. At least one animal in the group must be exhibited by an exhibitor living in Wales Gwili Melody 2, Mwnt Mwynwen, Penwern Merlin & Hirwaun Lemon & Lime
Pair – Penwyn Merlin & Dyfed Foxy Lady with calf Dyfed Noblett
Best pair male or female or mixed, owned but not necessarily bred by the exhibitor. Penwyn Merlin & Dyfed Foxy Lady with calf Dyfed Noblett
Great to see young Simmental bulls from JT Skelton, Waterloo Farm, Cockermouth, leading the trade at Harrison & Hetherington’s sale of young bulls and weaned cattle at Borderway Mart, Carlisle yesterday, 15th June. A day’s top price of £1280 was achieved and with Simmentals leading the averages for bulls at £1206.67. The top averages reflect a solid and growing demand for young Simmental bulls at Carlisle.
This sale follows the recent beef breeding sale at Carlisle that saw Messrs Barclay, South Road lead the cow and calf trade with a Simmental cross cow and calf making £4000.
Congratulations to Messrs J H and V G Wood, Dutton, Lancashire, who were awarded the British Simmental breed championship title at the Great Yorkshire show last week, with their April 2020-born heifer Popes Princess Lumi, who had previously topped the Heifer born in 2020 class. Sired by the popular AI bull Team Celtic 11, she is bred out of the Royal Welsh Show supreme beef champion Popes Princess Cleo.
Reserve Champion Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy
Claiming the reserve championship title was the winner of the Cow or Heifer, in calf or with calf at foot class winner, Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy and her four-month-old bull calf Heathbrow Nationwide 22, who were bred and exhibited by D A & L A Sapsed, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Girlie’s Ivy is a 2014, heifers calf bred out of Heathbrow Girlie’s Freesia and sired by the homebred Heathbrow Findlay. Her bull calf Heathbrow Nationwide 22 is sired by the 10,000gns stock bull Blackford Galaxy 15.
Thank you to our esteemed judge Norman Robson, Kilbride Farm herd.
76 Bull born before 1 January 2021 1st Mr D Donnelly Dermotstown King Kong
Dermotstown King Kong
77 Bull born on or after 1 January 2021 1st Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Matchmaker 21
Popes Matchmaker
2nd Mrs H Clarke Williams Magnitude 21 3rd Mrs H Clarke Williams Malfoy 21 78 Cow or Heifer, in calf or with calf at foot, having had a certified calf before attaining age of 3 years 1st D A & L A Sapsed Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy & Nationwide 2nd D A & L A Sapsed Heathbrow Koko Star & Nova Star 3RD Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Nellys Ilia 79 Heifer born in 2020 1st Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Princess Lumi 2nd Mr P Gunther Fircovert Ladybird 3rd D A & L A Sapsed Heathbrow Lavender 80 Heifer born in 2021 1st Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Trixies Mikala 2nd Mrs H Clarke Williams Ellie’s Maxine 3rd Mr P Gunther Fircovert Molly Best Bull Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Matchmaker 21 Reserve Bull Mr D Donnelly Dermotstown King Kong Best Junior Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Matchmaker 21
Popes Trixies Mikala
Reserve Junior Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Trixies Mikala Best Female Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Princess Lumi Reserve Female D A & L A Sapsed Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy & Nationwide Champion Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Princess Lumi Reserve Champion D A & L A Sapsed Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy & Nationwide Group of Three Champion Popes Reserve Heathbrow Pair Champion Popes Reserve Heathbrow Reserve Interbreed Junior Champion Messrs J H & V G Wood Popes Matchmaker 21
Well done to the Fircovert herd of Paul Gunther, Fir Covert Farm, Felthorpe, Norwich who enjoyed a terrific couple of days at the South of England Show. The herd picked up the Simmental Championship with the January 2020 born Fircovert Ladybird who is by Denizes Hamish 16 and out of Fircovert Fantasy, a Fircovert Chester daughter. Thereafter Simmentals won the Interbreed progeny group and Fircovert Ladybird & Fircovert Lizbet were part of the Reserve Championship Interbreed Team of Four. Great to see the Simmental breed having a terrific profile at these major summer shows and racking up more than a few Interbreed Championships & Reserves!
A big well done to the Killiworgie, Sowenna, and Treverbyn Simmental herds who came together to take Overall Reserve in the Team of Five Beef Interbreed on the second day of the Royal Cornwall Show. A big mention in dispatches is due to Judy Borlase who stepped in to judge the Simmental section at short notice and who, as part of her duties, selected the Simmental Team of Five to represent the breed.
A busy couple of days had seen the Cornwall Simmental Club supply the delicious aged sirloin beef served up at the stockman’s supper on the previous evening. A big thank you is extended to Bowland Foods and the Popes herd for all of their help. Well done to all involved in highlighting the quality of both British Simmental cattle, and tasty Simmental beef!
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