by Nicky Moreton | Aug 8, 2024 | 2024 Northern Ireland News, 2024 News, 2024
• Finals held within Simmental Young Members Weekend in Northern Ireland
• 48 competitors take part with teams from seven UK regions, plus RoI
• NI’s Martin Cunningham, and Erin Nelson win Senior, and Junior Individual titles.
• North East (England), and East Anglian Clubs win Senior, and Junior Team titles
• Master judge was Iain Green of the Corskie herd
The Northern Ireland Simmental Cattle Breeders Club hosted the British Simmental Cattle Society Young Members UK stock judging finals on Friday 26th July. The finals formed part of an extended British Simmental Young Members Weekend that comprised of the stock judging competition; further herd visits; and attendance at the NI Simmental National Show held within Antrim Show.
Some forty eight young members from seven regions across Scotland, England, and Wales, with visitors also from the Irish Simmental Cattle Breeders Club, travelled to Northern Ireland to compete in this fun and prestigious competition.
The stock judging finals were held at Kilbride Farm, Doagh, home of WH Robson and Family and the Kilbride Farm Simmental herd and with there being four classes to be assessed by the young judges, followed by giving reasons. The four classes were:
Class 1: Young Bulls
Class 2: Dry Cows
Class 3: In-calf Heifers
Class 4: Young Heifers
There were 48 competitors across three categories: Under 21 (Junior), 21-30 (Senior) and the same for international guests. All judges competed as individuals but were also paired with another judge within their age category and their scores were combined as an overall team result. There was an open competition for other competitors and family members which was also highly contested.
Master Judge for the event was Iain Green of Corskie Simmentals, Garmouth. His role involved adjudicating the reasoning element for all 48 young judges along with timekeeper, Shane McDonald.
In addition to the stock judging competition, judges and visitors enjoyed a farm tour around the Kilbride Farm Simmental Herd where there was an impressive show of young bulls, breeding females and young stock. The afternoon was followed by an evening of socialising and a hog roast before the announcement of results.
Senior Individual
1st Place – Martin Cunningham, Belfast
Overall and Senior winner Martin Cunningham with Iain Green
2nd Place – Katie Boyes, Yorkshire
3rd Place – Holly Lutkin, East Anglia
Junior Individual
1st Place – Erin Nelson, Rosslea
Junior winner Erin Nelson with Judge Iain Green
2nd Place – Chloe Cade, East Anglia
3rd Place – Callum Leedham, North Yorkshire
Senior Team
1st Place – Katie Boyes and Alex Bulmer (North East Simmental Cattle Breeders Club)
Senior Team winners Katie Boyes and Alex Bulmer with Judge Iain Green
2nd Place – Holly Lutkin and Daisy Jones (East Anglia Simmental Cattle Breeders Club)
3rd Place – Martin Cunningham and Kyra Parke (NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club)
Junior Team
1st Place – Isabelle Markham and Chloe Cade (East Anglia Simmental Cattle Breeders Club)
Junior Team winners Isabelle Markham and Chloe Cade with Judge Iain Green
2nd Place – Erin Nelson and Molly Bradley (NI Simmental Cattle Breeders Club)
3rd Place – Emma Stronach and Aimee Stronach (Scottish Simmental Cattle Breeders Club)
International Senior Individual
1st Place – Cian Connolly, Leitrim
International Senior winner Cian Connolly with Judge Iain Green
2nd Place – Eilish Gill, Mayo
3rd Place – Jamie Reape, Mayo
Individual Junior Individual
1st Place – Jimmy Neeham, Cork
International Junior winner Jimmy Needham with Judge Iain Green
2nd Place – Bridin Needham, Cork
International Teams
1st Place – Cian Connolly and Jamie Reape (Western Simmental Club)
2nd Place – Conor Maher and Eilish Gill (Western Simmental Club)
3rd Place – Cian Martin and Eoghan Coogan (Southern Simmental Club)
Open Competition
1st Place – Timothy Hamilton
2nd Place – Fiona Sutherland
3rd Place – Sarah Jane Young
The young members attended Antrim Show for the 2024 Simmental National Show on Saturday 27th July where there was a superb lineup of Simmentals on the day. Several NI young members were involved in showing animals as well as participating in the Young Handlers competition. In the 8-12 years old category, Lewis Dodd was placed first, Timothy Rainey placed second and Danny Clarke placed third. In the 13-18 years old category, Jamie Dodd placed first and Rhys Rodgers was placed second.
Following this, the young members travelled to the Hiltonstown Herd of Richard and Rhys Rodgers, Portglenone. The visitors were taken on a farm tour, with viewing of excellent breeding stock before a barbeque and socialising in the evening.
On Sunday 28th July, the young members travelled to Newry to visit the Ballinalare Farm herd of Joe and Alan Wilson. Visitors were also given a farm tour which includes several animals to be featured in their upcoming export sale on 7th September. There are to be approximately 25 animals within in this catalogue including full embryo siblings to the unbeaten Ballinalare Farm Nikita and the 28,000 gns Banhill Farm Masterpiece.
The Northern Ireland Simmental Club extends it’s sincere thanks to all host farms for their organisation, hospitality and generosity to making the weekend a huge success. “All farms and Simmental herd visits were a credit to the families involved and testament to their dedication to the Simmental breed”, Irish Simmental Cattle Society.
Also, thanks to Master Judge, Iain Green, for sharing his expertise and adjudicating the event as well as to all young members, family members and visitors for attending all events and supporting the club.
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 7, 2024 | 2024 National Shows, 2024, 2024 Scottish News, 2024 News
- Annick Ginger’s Lucia Wins Simmental Overall Supreme and Individual Interbreed
- Corskie Puma 23 (P) Wins Overall Simmental Junior, and Junior Interbreed
- Simmental Pairs and Group of Three Win Reserve Interbreed Titles
- Pitgaveny win Male Championship
- Pitmudie take Junior Female Championship
The rain stopped and the sun came out to shine on a fantastic 2024 Simmental Scottish National Show held within Turriff Show, The Haughs, on Monday 5th August. At what was the largest Simmental entry in the summer show year to date, the quality through the classes, both male and female, held the attention of what was a large ringside crowd and huge online audience.
Overall Champion Annick Ginger’s Lucia
After some three and a half hours of judging it proved to be another trophy laden day for Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire, who won the Simmental Overall Supreme Championship with Annick Ginger’s Lucia, before moving on in the afternoon to win Turriff’s Overall Individual Interbreed Championship. This 2020 born cow, in calf to Backmuir King, was shown with her bull calf Backmuir Pompeii at foot, sired by Backmuir Marksman. Presiding over this year’s Simmental classes was Dorothy Moffatt of the noted and long-standing Innerwick herd at Dunbar, East Lothian, whilst the well-known Drew Hyslop, Girvan, Ayrshire, was the man in the middle for the Individual Interbreed.
Bred by the late Lachlan Quarm, Holehouse Farm, By Irvine, Ayrshire, Annick Ginger’s Lucia was bought at the Annick herd’s Dispersal Sale in September 2022 for 16,000gns, and in a summer that had seen her place Reserve Supreme Champion, to the Backmuir herd, at the Royal Highland. Since joining the Backmuir herd, Annick Ginger’s Lucia has just continued to blossom and enjoy a glittering show career. The Overall Simmental Supreme Championship has been won in back to back years at the Royal Highland, and this summer Annick Ginger’s Lucia became the first Simmental to win the Overall Individual Interbreed at the Highland since 1995. The titles at Turriff saw Annick Ginger’s Lucia do Scotland’s 2024 Simmental ‘golden double’ of Championship & Interbreed at both the Highland, and the Simmental Scottish National/Turriff Show. A truly fantastic achievement!
Judge Dorothy Moffat
Commenting on her Overall Champion, Dorothy Moffatt said: “My Champion is a perfect young Simmental cow who is very feminine, full of character, and a great example of the breed. She’s long and fleshy, very correct, and rearing a really good big bull calf as well. She’s got all of the attributes I was looking for and is a very strong Champion animal in what was such a super show of Simmentals.” Speaking more generally Dororthy Moffatt went on to say: “I’d like to congratulate the Simmental exhibitors for the tremendous cattle they brough out today which also made it hugely enjoyable, and at the same time challenging, for me to judge. The standard was so high through both the bulls and females and deep into all of the classes. The breed really keeps progressing and with the animals today of such quality, and with so much potential, you can see why there’s such a growing momentum for Simmental cattle.”
So to the Champions, and this latest win sealed another fantastic summer, and the second time in three years that the Backmuir herd has won the double of Overall Simmental Championship at both the Highland and Scottish National, with Islavale Lullaby winning both titles in 2022. Of this latest win at Turriff, Reece Simmers said: “We’re really thrilled and delighted to win here and also with the year Annick Ginger’s Lucia has had. We said at the Highland that she’s just matured and continued to improve and she’s had to as the competition has just been so strong. I think today is the highest quality show of Simmentals that we’ve competed in to date and it was a real spectacle for everybody watching. It’s been a great year and we’re very honoured to have won these prestigious titles.”
By way of summary, on the day Annick Ginger’s Lucia won the Simmental Overall, Female, and Senior Female titles before picking up the Individual Interbreed Title, and taking Reserve in the Interbreed Pairs with Islavale Kristoff from Pitgaveny Farms. In a further footnote, Backmuir also won the Simmental Championship at last year’s Turriff Show with Brandane Lulu.
With some real heavyweight shoot outs right from the get-go, Annick Ginger’s Lucia firstly won a class of six Senior Female Cows and where the rising seven year old Corskie Illusion EX93 from WJ&J Green, Corskie, Garmouth, Fochabers placed second. In the previous week this cow, by Auchorachan Farmer 14, and out of Corskie Champagne EX91had been Simmental Champion, Champion of Champions, and featured in the winning Interbreed Pairs, and Group of Three at the Black Isle Show. The Black Isle marked this cow’s first show outing since she was Junior Female Champion at the 2019 Royal Highland.
Reserve Supreme Championship, and Reserve Female Overall Delfur Nifty
Lifting the Reserve Supreme Championship, and Reserve Female Overall title at Turriff was the prolific heifer Delfur Nifty from Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour, and shown by herd manager Garry Patterson. November 2022 born heifer, Delfur Nifty is by Ballymoney Larry, a Saltire Impressive son, and is out of Delfur Joyful, an Islavale Cassius daughter. This heifer is another multi title winner and who cornered a little bit of breed history this year when she became the first Simmental to win the Overall Junior Interbreed at the Royal Highland. At the same show she featured in the Reserve Interbreed Pair, and also in the Reserve Interbreed Team of Four. Of her Scottish Simmental National Reserve Overall, Dorothy Moffatt commented: “This is a very sweet young heifer who will grow into a great cow. She has length, width, is very good on her legs, and has plenty of eye-catching style.” Delfur Nifty has been racking up prizes, titles, and interbreeds since last year as a calf and including such as Simmental Youngstock Show at Borderway Agri Expo; LiveScot; Stars of the Future; and from their through to this summer.
Male Champion Islavale Kristoff
Kicking off the day as the rain cleared was the fantastic sight of five senior bulls in the first class, and it was from here that the day’s Male Champion appeared in the shape of Islavale Kristoff 19 EX92 from Pitgaveny Farm, Elgin, Moray and shown by Pitgaveny herd manager Geoff Anderson. By Corskie Highlander 16 EX93, and out of Islavale Ethel EX91, this April 2019 bull bred by WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Keith, was purchased for 14,000gns at Stirling in October 2020. Of her Male Champion the judge Dorothy Moffatt said: “This is a big, strong, powerful Simmental bull with tremendous width and depth, and all the qualities to be a top stock sire.” Later in the afternoon, Islavale Kristoff 19 EX92 teamed up with Annick Ginger’s Lucia to win the Reserve Interbreed Pairs. The Pitgaveny herd comprises of some 180 Simmental cows, with 15 pedigrees within that number.
Reserve Male Champion Backmuir King
Placing second in this class and following through to be Reserve Male Champion was another from the Backmuir team and in the form of the homebred Backmuir King. This upstanding five-year-old bull is by Islavale Hamilton and is out of Starline Olivia 27th. Again with a little track record behind him, Backmuir King was the Male Champion at last year’s Royal Highland Show, the herd’s top award to date for a homebred animal, and with his first progeny at Stirling already selling to the five figure mark in October 2023.
Overall Junior, Junior Male, and Reserve Overall Male Corskie Puma
It seems to have been a summer of ‘Simmental doubles’ and another one was confirmed when Corskie Puma 23 (P), from the Green family, won a hatful of Simmental titles including Overall Junior, Junior Male, and Reserve Overall Male. This classy young January 2023 born bull is by Rathnashan Kellogg’s (ET) (P) EX94, and is out of Corskie Kit, an Auchorachan Farmer daughter. In his first show outing, at this year’s Royal Highland, he also won the Reserve Male Championship, and Junior Male Championship titles. At the aforementioned Black Isle Show last week, this bull was Male Champion and part of the Greens Interbreed winning team of three, whilst at Turriff Show he rounded off his day by winning the Junior Interbreed title! Corskie Puma 23 (P) will now be aimed at the Stirling October Bull Sale and will be joined there by his stablemate Corskie Power, a Rathnashan Magnum son, who was second in his class to the Overall Reserve Junior, at the Scottish National.
Junior Female Champion, Pitmudie Primrose
Reserve Overall Junior Champion, and Reserve Junior Male Champion Pitmudie Princeton
Another shining light was the top team of cattle from the Pitmudie herd of Heather Duff, Pitmudie Farm, Menmuir, By Brechin. On the day Pitmudie cattle won the Junior Female Championship, the Reserve Junior Male, Reserve Overall Junior Championship, and the Pairs! Taking the Junior Female Championship was the April 2023 born Pitmudie Primrose. This heifer is by the stock bull Hiltonstown Irish 17 and is out Pitmudie Irish Moss who herself is a twin out of a Delfur female. Standing as Reserve Overall Junior Champion, and Reserve Junior Male Champion was the stylish young bull Pitmudie Princeton. Also April 2023 born, Pitmudie Princeton is another by Hiltonstown Irish 17, and is out of Pitmudie Babe from the noted Manor Park Babe line. At this year’s Royal Highland Show, this ‘correct young bull with muscle, length, breed character, and good on his legs’, won the Reserve Beefbreeder Interbreed title. Commenting generally, Heather Duff said: “We are delighted to win these titles and given the standard within the classes which were a terrific advert for the breed. At home there are now 50 breeding females in the Pitmudie herd. The stock bulls are breeding well within and we’re pleased with the general progress and development of the herd.” The sire of these two animals, Hiltonstown Irish 17, was purchased at Stirling in October 2018 for 8500gns. In one of the last classes of the day, Pitmudie Princeton 23 teamed up with the March 2023 born Pitmudie Pitcairn, a Springfield Legacy son, to win the Simmental Pairs class. Both of these Pitmudie bulls will now be heading to the Stirling Bull sale in October.
Reserve Junior Female Champion Corskie P-Enna
Standing in the Reserve Junior Female Champion position was another from the prolific Corskie team and this time the first prize winner Corskie P-enna. January 2023 born, Corskie P-enna is by Rathnashan Kellogg’s (ET) (P) EX94, the same sire as the herd’s Junior Champion, and is out of Corskie Iam-enna, a Dirnanean Bradley 10 EX93 daughter. Rounding off another top day, the Corskie herd also won the Simmental Group of Three, with the team comprising of Corskie Puma (P); Corskie Illusion; and Corskie P-enna.
Overall Championship Line Up
Scottish National Simmental Show, within Turriff Show – Monday 5th August, 2024
Judge: Mrs Dorothy Moffat, Innerwick Herd, Dunbar
Class 1 Senior Bull born before 31st December 2022
1st Pitgaveny Farms Islavale Kristoff 19
2nd R & A Simmers Backmuir King 19
3rd D & R Durno Coose Nelson (P)
4th Declan Whyte Newton House Ninja 22
Class 2 Junior Male Bull born between 1st January 2023 and 31st March 2023
1st W J & J Green Corskie Puma 23 (P)
2nd R & A Simmers Backmuir Pegasus 23
3rd Heather Duff Pitmudie Pitcairn 23
4th J C MacIver Coltfield Peter 23
Class 3 Junior Male Bull born between 1st April 2023 and 31st July 2023
1st Heather Duff Pitmudie Princeton 23
2nd W J & J Green Corskie Power 23
3rd R & A Simmers Backmuir Pluto 23
4th Gavin Brown Springfield Pelle 23
Class 4 Junior Male Bull born between 1st August 2023 and 31st December 2023
1st W J & J Green Corskie Plasma 23
2nd W J & J Green Corskie Pepsi 23
3rd Gary & Angela Christie Rockytop Panache 23
Corskie Plasma
Class 5 Senior Female Cow born on or before 31st July 2021
1st R & A Simmers Annick Ginger’s Lucia
2nd W J & J Green Corskie Illusion
3rd J C MacIver Coltfield Katie
4th R & A Simmers Brandane Lu Lu
Class 7 Senior Female Heifer born between 1st April 2022 and 31st December 2022
1st Delfur Farms Delfur Nifty
2nd Laura Green Garmouth Fame’s Nicole
3rd R & A Simmers Backmuir Kenzie’s Nespresso
4th Ryan Smith Overhill House Neva
Class 8 Junior Female Heifer born between 1st January 2023 and 31st March 2023
1st W J & J Green Corskie P-Enna
2nd Heather Duff Pitmudie Pandora (P)
3rd R & A Simmers Backmuir Ginger’s Paprika (P)
4th Pitgaveny Farms Pitgaveny Pepsi
Class 9 Junior Female Heifer born between 1st April 2023 and 31st July 2023
1st Heather Duff Pitmudie Primrose
2nd W J & J Green Corskie Private Eyes
3rd Heather Duff Pitmudie Paloma
Class 10 Junior Female Heifer born between 1st August 2023 and 31st December 2023
1st J C MacIver Coltfield Perfect
2nd Gary & Angela Christie Rockytop Faye’s Poppet
3rd W J & J Green Corskie Pastel
4th Gavin Brown Springfield Pippa
Coltfield Perfect
Class 11 Calf born after 1st January 2024
1st R & A Simmers Backmuir Lu Lu’s Rosalu
Backmuir Lu Lu’s Rosalu
Class 12 Pairs – Any two animals owned by the same exhibitor
1st Heather Duff
2nd R & A Simmers
Overall Champion
Annick Ginger’s Lucia R & A Simmers
Reserve Overall Champion
Delfur Nifty Delfur Farms
Male Champion
Islavale Kristoff 19 Pitgaveny Farms
Reserve Male Champion
Backmuir King 19 R & A Simmers
Female Champion
Annick Ginger’s Lucia R & A Simmers
Reserve Female Champion
Delfur Nifty Delfur Farms
Junior Male Champion
Corskie Puma23 (P) W J & J Green
Reserve Junior Male Champion
Pitmudie Princeton 23 Heather Duff
Junior Female Champion
Pitmudie Primrose Heather Duff
Reserve Junior Female Champion
Corskie P-Enna W J & J Green
Overall Junior Champion
Corskie Puma 23 (P) W J & J Green
Reserve Overall Junior Champion
Pitmudie Princeton 23 Heather Duff
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 1, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
Much anticipation around this week’s ‘Big Reveal’ and the largest class to date in the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show, as we publish the results for Class Four – Heifer born between 1st January 2022 – 31st July 2023.
This Class has had the largest entry to date this year with an incredible 134 entries! The standard throughout has again been terrific with any number of stylish, modern British Simmental heifers from herds around the UK just showcasing the strength and depth in the breed. A massive well done and thank you to all of the breeders that have put forward entries. We’re now four classes in this year and have had a remarkable 371 entries to date, up by 56. Fantastic!
Delfur Weigela N12
So to the results, and it’s a massive ‘tip of the hat’ to Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour who have not only won this huge class but have secured the first ‘one-two’ of this year’s Virtual Show with their ‘dynamic Delfur duo’ of Delfur Weigela N12, and Delfur Nifty. Both of these heifers are familiar to the show ring having won multiple calf show, summer show, and interbreed titles between them over the last ten months! A further well done to Delfur Farms and the herd manager Garry Patterson.
Both heifers are by Ballymoney Larry 20, and with Delfur Weigela N12 being out of Delfur Weigela E12.
Having the significant but fun job of judging this class was Adrian Ivory of the noted Strathisla herd at Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Here are his placings for first to tenth:
1st Delfur Weigela N12
2nd Delfur Nifty
3rd Pitmudie Primrose
4th Denizes Melody 53
5th Kilbride Farm Eunice 370N (P)
6th Coltfield Pandora
7th Corskie New York
8th Cwarre Naughtys Nettle
9th Ashfurly Weikels Naomi
10th Grangewood Tollies Natalie
Delfur Nifty
Pitmudie Primrose
Denizes Melody 53
Kilbride Farm Eunice 370N (P)
Coltfield Pandora
Corskie New York
Cwarre Naughtys Nettle
Ashfurly Weikels Naomi
Grangewood Tollies Natalie
A big thank you is extended to Adrian and please see his short video with comments on this mighty class.
by Nicky Moreton | Jul 29, 2024 | 2024 National Shows, 2024, 2024 Northern Ireland News, 2024 News
- Ballinalare Farm Nikita wins Overall Reserve Individual Interbreed
- Ranfurly Principal P12 Wins Overall Reserve, Male Champion & Junior Champion, and the Beef Stakes Interbreed
- Dermody Princess 2 takes Simmental Reserve Female Championship
- Coolcran Pharaoh 23 wins Simmental Reserve Male Championship
The all-conquering heifer Ballinalare Farm Nikita, from Joe & Alan Wilson, Dorans Hill, Newry, Co Down, continued her trophy laden show career when winning the 2024 NI Simmental National Show, held within the Randox Antrim Show, at Shanes Castle, Randalstown Road on Saturday 27th July.
Ballinalare Farm Nikita Overall Supreme & Female Champion
This latest win for the February 2022 born heifer saw her retain her NI Simmental National Show title that she won last year, and followed on from her win at the 2024 RUAS Balmoral Show in May, which was also a defence of that title. This double-double is thought to be a first for a Simmental in Northern Ireland.
Ballinalare Farm Nikita, who is sired by the 14,000gns Saltire Impressive is out of Ballinalare Farm Ilyssa whose Granddam is a full sister of the noted Ballinalare Farm Nightrider.
Judge for the day was Jim Goldie of the noted Newbiemains herd at Annan, Dumfries and who commented on his Champion: “This heifer is just naturally very wide. She has power and is in good condition, and is very feminine with it. Just a terrific representative of the Simmental breed.” Later in the day Ballinalare Farm Nikita, who is in-calf to Omorga Murray, placed Overall Reserve in the Individual Interbreed judged by John Finlay, Blackcraigs, Castle Douglas.
Judge Jim Goldie
Speaking afterwards a delighted Joe Wilson said: “Ballinalare Farm Nikita is just a special heifer but we could never have imagined winning both the RUAS Balmoral and NI Simmental National titles in consecutive years. It’s a great honour to have done so and against such a high standard of animals.”
On 7th September the Ballinalare herd is having an export sale at Rathfriland with around 25 head for sale including full embryo siblings to Ballinalare Farm Nikita, and also to the 28,000gns Banhill Farm Masterpiece. Also selling on the same day will be 20 breeding females, including fifteen heifers, from the Ranfurly herd of David and Jonny Hazelton, Cohannon House, Dungannon. With more than a little symmetry therefore it was the Ranfurly herd who took the Reserve Overall, Male, and Junior Championship titles with their young bull Ranfurly Principal P12 who will also feature in the sale in September.
Ranfurly Principal Reserve Overall, Male Champion, Junior Champion
Entirely homebred, Ranfurly Principal 12 23 is an AI calf by Ranfurly Limelight L11 20, who was sold for 16,000gns at Stirling in February 2022, and is out of the Raceview King daughter Ranfurly Weikel 13th EH17 EX90. Further progeny from Ranfurly Limelight L11 20 will also be for sale in September. Ranfurly Principal 12 arrived at Antrim with a good show pedigree behind him having stood second in his class to the Male Champion at the 2024 RUAS Balmoral Show, and having been Male Champion and Reserve Supreme at Omagh Show. Of this April 2023 born calf the judge Jim Goldie said: “This is a really stylish calf, again with natural width, shape and conformation. He’s a modern bull that will continue to improve and develop and with a good future ahead of him.” Later in the show Ranfurly Principal 12 powered on to win the Pedigree Beef Bull Stakes for all pedigree bulls in show, born on or after 1st January 2023, and judged by Raymond Irvine, Banffshire.
Dermody Princess 2 Reserve Female Champion
Standing Reserve Female Champion to the Overall Supreme was another stylish heifer in the shape of Dermody Princess 2 from JL & CJ Weatherup, Ballyclare, Co Antrim. Bred by Mr N Jagoe, this September 2002 heifer by Saltire Impressive and out of Dermody Kandy, a Glebedale Tyson daughter, was purchased by the Weatherups at Roscommon for €9200. In May this year Dermody Princess 2 stood Reserve Female Champion at the 2024 RUAS Balmoral Show and again to Ballinalare Farm Nikita. She was AI’d some six weeks ago to Raceview King and will now go out to grass within the herd’s 35 breeding females. Commenting on his Reserve Female the judge said: This is a lovely stretchy, deep ribbed heifer with a tremendous body. I have no doubt she will continue to develop and go on and make a first class breeding female.”
Coolcran Pharaoh Reserve Male Champion & Overall Reserve Junior
Taking the Reserve Male Championship and Overall Reserve Junior Championship was the stylish October 2023 born Coolcran Pharaoh 23 from Shane & Paul McDonald, Coolcran, Tempo, Co Fermanagh. This calf is by Islavale Miami, and is out of Coolcran Cinderella’s Gucci, an Ashland Brandy daughter, who shares the same maternal line as the 26,000gns Coolcran Heidi’s Noreen. Of his Reserve Male Champion Jim Goldie said: This young bull had a really nice length and stretch to him and had a super, breedy head. Well proportioned, with good feet and legs, he walked extremely well and has every potential to go on to make a pedigree bull.” Enjoying a strong show Pharaoh’s stablemate, and class winner, Coolcran Peroni won the Bull Performance for the bull, born on or after 1st January 2023, scoring highest points combining Self Replacing Index and Physical Attributes. July 2023 born, Coolcran Peroni is also by Islavale Miami, and is out of the Carnkern Titan daughter Ranfurly Weikel 38th L5 (ET), who was purchased at the Ranfurly Production Sale herd in 2020. Coolcran Peroni has a Self-Replacing Index of +128 putting him in the breed’s top 5%, and with a Maternal (Milk) figure of +14, a breed top 1% figure for this trait. Both Pharaoh and Peroni are from the first crop of calves by the herd stock bull Islavale Miami 21 purchased privately in the summer of 2022.
Coolcran Precious Royalbeauty Heifer Performance Winner
For good measure Coolcran Precious Royal Beauty then won the heifer performance recorded class, awarded to the heifer, born on or after 1st January 2022, scoring the highest points combining Self Replacing Index and physical attributes. September 2023 born this heifer is by Coolcran Maximus 21, who is now the stock bull within Heather Duff’s Pitmudie herd in Scotland, and is out of Raceview Farah Royal (ET).
Hosted by the Northern Ireland Simmental Breeder’s Club, the NI Simmental National Show was also a part of the programme of events attended by British Simmental Young Members as part of a weekend that saw them have a National Stockjudging at the Kilbride farm herd of WH Robson & Sons, plus herd visits to the Ballinalare herd of Joe & Alan Wilson, Dorans Hill, Newry, Co Down, and the Hiltonstown herd of Richard & Rhys Rodgers, Portglenone, Co Antrim.
NI Simmental National Show at Antrim Show, July 27th, 2024
Judge: Jim Goldie, Newbie Mains Farm, Annan
Class 67 – Cow or Heifer in milk or in calf, kindly sponsored by Animax
1st Mr WD & JD Hazelton – Ranfurly Lady Diana 41 M14 – S: Auchorachan Hercules 16 D: Ranfurly Lady Diana 33
Class 68 – Senior heifer, born between 1st January 2022 & 30th June 2022, kindly sponsored by Animax
1st Mr J & Mr A Wilson – Ballinalare Farm Nikita – S: Saltire Impressive 17 D: Ballinalare Farm Ilyssa
Class 68 Ballinalare Farm Nikita
Class 69 – Intermediate heifer, born between 1st July 2022 & 31st December 2022, kindly sponsored by Countryside Services
1st J & C Weatherup – Dermody Princess 2 – S: Saltire Impressive 17 D: Dermody Kandy
2nd J Glasgow – Bridgewater Farm Evie 5 – S: Auchorachan Hercules 16 D: Bridgewater Farm Evie 2
3rd J Glasgow – Raceview PCH Vivkim ET – S: Coose Jericho (P) D: Raceview Chantelle Vivian
4th R & R Rodgers – Hiltonstown Nadia – S: Raceview King Bat K 019 D: Hiltonstown Topaz
Class 69 Dermody Princess 2
Class 70 – Junior heifer, born between 1st January 2023 & 30th April 2023, kindly sponsored by Yara
1st A Clarke – Breaghey Class P477 – S: Omorga Horton 16 D: Breaghey Class I286
2nd M & E McCloskey – Drumagarner RVH Escelina – S: Dermotstown Delboy D: Drumagarner Helen
3rd J & C Weatherup – Lisglass Primrose – S: Saltire Impressive 17 D: Lisglass Kit-Kat
4th A Clarke – Breaghey Vida – P504 – S: Kilbride Farm Marvel 21 D: Breaghey Vida K362
Class 70 Breaghey Class P477
Class 71 – Junior heifer, born between 1st May 2023 & 31st August 2023, kindly sponsored by Noel Kilpatrick Financial Services
1st W & J Hazelton – Ranfurly Weikel 52 P18 23 – S: Ranfurly Limelight L11 20 D: Ranfurly Weikel 18 H2
2nd W Dodd – Craigy Violet P9 – S: Keeldrum Gambler 15 D: Craigy Violet L4
3rd W Dodd – Craigy Beatrice P10 – S: Keeldrum Gambler 15 D: Craigy Beatrice H1 (P)
4th R & R Rodgers – Hiltonstown Posh S: Hiltonstown Lachlan 20 D: Hiltonstown Angel 2
Class 71 Ranfurly Weikel 52 P18 23
Class 72 – Junior heifer, born between 1st September 2023 & 31st December 2023, kindly sponsored by T Met.
1st H Stubbs & A Burleigh – Derrycallaghan Polly – S: Manor Park Hansome 16 D: Derrycallaghan Hotpants
2nd H Stubbs & A Burleigh – Derrycallaghan Primrose – S: Manor Park Hansome 16 D: Derrycallaghan Kalmaty-Jane
3rd J & C Weatherup – Lisglass Panache S: Omorga Volvo D: Lisglass Kerry
4th S McDonald – Coolcran Precious Royalbeauty – S:Coolcran Maximus 21 D: Raceview Farah Royal ET
Class 72 Derrycallaghan Polly
Class 74 – Heifer performance recorded class – Awarded to the heifer scoring the highest points combining Self Replacing Index and physical attributes. Heifers which are born on or after 1 January 2022 are eligible. Kindly sponsored by ABP.
1st Coolcran Precious Royal Beauty 134 points
2nd Breaghey Vide P504 131 points
3rd Breaghey Class P477 102 points
4th Ranfurly Weikel 52 P18 96 points
FEMALE CHAMPIONSHIP
Female Champion – Ballinalare Farm Nikita
Reserve Female Champion – Dermody Princess 2
Class 76 – Junior bull, born between 1st January 2023 and 30th April 2023, kindly sponsored by Biocell
1st W & J Hazelton – Ranfurly Principal P12 23 – S: Ranfurly Limelight L11 20 D: Ranfurly Weikel 13
2nd C & S McIlwaine – Corrick Patriot 23 – S: Curaheen Drifter – D: Corrick Cherry
Class 76 Ranfurly Principal
Class 77 – Junior bull born between 1st May 2023 & 31st August 2023. kindly sponsored by Millburn Concrete
1st S McDonald – Coolcran Peroni – S: Islavale Miami 21 D: Ranfurly Weikel 38th L5
2nd W Dodd – Craigy Prime 23 – S:Seafront Gill – D:Craigy Jessica L9
3rd M Cunning – Pointfarms Panther 23 – S:Hiltonstown Lancelot – D:Pointfarms Margo
4th M & E McCloskey – Drumagarner Peter 23 – S: Dermotstown Delboy D: Drumagarner Shannon
5th M Cunning – Pointfarms Premier 23 – S: Hiltonstown Lancelot 20 D: Pointfarms Kelly
6th W & G Nelson – Drumacritten Peter 23 – S:Auchorachan Hercules D: Drumacritten Jackie
Class 77 Coolcran Peroni
Class 78 Junior bull born between 1st September 2023 & 31st December 2023, kindly sponsored by Provita
1st S McDonald – Coolcran Pharaoh S: Islavale Miami D: Coolcran Cinderellas Gucci
2nd C & S McIwaine – Corrick Presley 23 S: Seafront Gill D: Corrick Matilda
3rd W Dodd – Craigy Paddington 23 S: Saltire Impressive 17 D: Craigy Jessica K2
Class 78 Coolcran Pharaoh
Class 80 – DANI Rosebowl Bull Performance Award – Awarded to the bull scoring highest points combining Self Replacing Index and Physical Attributes, Bulls which are born on or after 1st January 2023 are eligible, Kindly sponsored by George Hamilton Machinery
1st Coolcran Peroni 163 points
2nd Coolcran Pharaoh 144 points
3rd Corrick Presley 141 points
MALE CHAMPIONSHIP
Kindly sponsored by Danske Bank
Male Champion Ranfurly Principal P12
Reserve Male Champion Coolcran Pharaoh
Beef Stakes Ranfurly Principal P12
Junior Championship, kindly sponsored by Danske Bank
Champion Ranfurly Principal P12
Reserve Junior Champion Coolcran Pharaoh
Overall Championship, kindly sponsored by Danske Bank
Overall Champion Ballinalare Farm Nikita
Reserve Overall Champion Ranfurly Principal P12
Overall Reserve Interbreed Ballinalare Farm Nikita
Class 81 Pair of animals, property of exhibitor kindly sponsored by L&B Estate Agents
1st Ranfurly – W & J Hazelton
2nd Derrycallaghan – A Burleigh
3rd Drumagarner – E McCloskey
Ranfurly Winning Pair of Animals
Class 82 Group of 3 property of one exhibitor. Kindly sponsored by Irwin Feeds
1st Craigy
2nd Ranfurly
3rd Lisglass
Craigy Herd Winning Group of Three
Class 83 – Young Handler aged 8-12 years old on show day – Kindly sponsored by Thompson.
1st Lewis Dodd
2nd Timothy Rainey
3rd Danny Clarke
Class 83 Lewis Dodd Young Handler 8-12 years
Class 84 Young Handler aged 13-18 years old on show day –Kindly sponsored by Fanevalley
1st Jamie Dodd
2nd Rhys Rodgers
Class 84 Jamie Dodd Young Handler 13-18 years
Female & Res Female with Show Sponsors
by Nicky Moreton | Jul 18, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
It’s that time of the week and the second “big reveal” of this year’s Simmental Virtual Show, with the results for Class Two – Heifer Calf born on or after 1st August 2023.
First of all can we extend a massive thank you to everyone who entered this class and which saw a mighty 113 Simmental heifers from all over the UK, with some ‘outstanding’ quality throughout. A great advertisement for the breed and highlighting the tremendous strength in depth in the national Simmental herd. Well done everybody!
NEWBIEMAINS PIPPA
To this week’s winner, and a huge congratulations is extended to Jim & Patricia Goldie, Newbie Mains Farm, Dumfriesshire who’ve taken top spot with their October 2023 born Newbiemains Pippa. This heifer is by the noted herd sire Auchorachan Hercules 16 EX92, and is out of the Skerrington Iceman 17 EX95 daughter Newbiemains Lexi. Way to go Team Goldie!
Judging this class was Garry Patterson, the herd manager of the noted Delfur herd, Aberlour, and here are his placings for first to tenth:
1st Newbiemains Pippa
2nd Corskie Pence
3rd Guiltcross Ritzy
4th Newbiemains Royal Flush
5th Garmouth Fames Princess
6th Mixbury Hall Ruby
7th Mixbury Hall Ramsey
8th Alpha Ruby (PP)
9th Oaktree Farm Rosie
10th Innerwick Prosecco 23
CORSKIE PENCE
GUILTCROSS RITZY
NEWBIEMAINS ROYAL FLUSH
GARMOUTH FAME’S PRINCESS
MIXBURY HALL RUBY
MIXBURY HALL RAMSEY
ALPHA RUBY (PP)
OAKTREE FARM ROSIE
INNERWICK PROSECCO 23
Let’s hear it for Garry who had the challenging but hugely enjoyable job of judging this terrific class. Thank you very much! Please listen to Garry’s comments on the class in the video.
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. We also hope that they’re encouraging other Simmental breeders to join in the fun and have a go in the remaining classes!
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