by Iain | Nov 17, 2024 | 2024, 2024 Midlands News, 2024 News
Shropshire-based breeder Chris Martindale has been elected as President of the British Simmental Cattle Society (BSCS) following the Society’s Annual General Meeting held recently in Stirling at the October Bull Sales.
BSCS President, Chris Martindale
Having served as a Council Member since 2021, he takes over from Norman Robson, Kilbride Farm, Ballyclare who had served as President for a two year term of office. Chris Martindale, who had been the Society’s Vice President and Chairman of Finance, also over the previous two years, becomes the 28th Chairman of the BSCS in its 54 year history, and the tenth from England.
Chris, together with his wife Kath, joined the BSCS in 1990. Their Forsdale Herd based at Coedfa, St Martins, Oswestry was established following the private purchase of two cows with calves at foot from the Dispersal Sale of the Boscobel Herd of Mrs EP Yates, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton. Simmental was the chosen breed as the Martindales wanted cows that were easy calving and easy managed, had good docility, and great mothering ability. Today the herd comprises of twelve pedigree cows and fits well with Chris who is the Sales Manager for Lloyd’s Animal Feeds, a company he has worked for 33 years.
In recent years, the herd has gone down the polled route, again with an increasing emphasis on ease of management, and with the calves from their latest heterozygous polled stock bull, Wroxall Nescafe (P), eagerly awaited in the Spring. Keen supporters of local shows, the Forsdale Herd has met with much success showing females at Newport, Oswestry, and Denbeigh shows. Bulls are sold from the farm and to a repeat customer base. A noted pedigree judge, Chris Martindale has judged all over the country and at major shows including the Royal Highland, Royal Welsh, and the Simmental World Congress show held within the Royal Norfolk in 2008. Most recently he judged the pre-sale show of Simmental bulls at Stirling in October 2022.
A significant momentum behind the Simmental breed has seen an uplift in commercial demand, a series of record sale averages, and increased pedigree registrations for three consecutive years. Commenting on this Chris Martindale said: “In a focussed industry, commercial producers need high performing, benchmark maternal traits as the long-term foundation to build their suckler herds upon.”
“There’s an increasing recognition that modern Simmental genetics gives you that and more. Easy calving, easy managed, full of milk, calving year on year, producing quality female replacements, and fleshy, growthy calves. The analysis of AHDB’s figures proves the performance of Simmental females, both pure and when crossed with any breed. Add in the further terminal advantages proven in age at slaughter and daily carcase gain, and it adds up to real money and performance for producers. “
BSCS President Chris Martindale (right), making a presentation to his predecessor Norman Robson at Stirling. Michael Durno, BSCS Vice President is on the left.
A further focus of the next two years will be preparing for the 25th World Simmental Congress with it recently being announced that this will be hosted by the British Simmental Cattle Society in the United Kingdom in 2026. In a further comment, Chris Martindale went on to say:
“I am extremely honoured to have been elected as President of one of the UK’s leading beef breed societies. As a Society we’ll continue to work hard and take dead aim at promoting the Simmental’s abilities, to grow the breed across the UK markets. We’re excited to have been awarded the World Congress in 2026, and it will provide a terrific platform for us to showcase the breed to a widespread audience, both domestically and internationally.”
Michael Durno who runs the Auchorachan pedigree herd at Glenlivet, Ballandalloch, Banffshire has been elected as the British Simmental Cattle Society’s Vice President.
by Nicky Moreton | Nov 14, 2024 | 2024 Market Briefs, 2024 News, 2024
TOPPING SALE SECTIONS AT ABERDEEN: BALLYMENA; HALLWORTHY; ASHFORD; DINGWALL; MARKETHILL; FROME; DUNGANNON; STIRLING; CARMARTHEN; MARKET DRAYTON; HOLSWORTHY; WOOLER; SALISBURY; AYR; LANARK; DUMFRIES; ANGLESEY; TRURO; CARLISLE; QUOYBRAE; PENRITH; CASTLE DOUGLAS; BENTHAM; THAME; EXETER; SHREWSBURY; SEDGEMOOR; BAKEWELL; SELBY; LANCASTER; MONMOUTHSHIRE; & HOLMFIRTH
A premium on efficiency continues to drive the increasing uptake of Simmental cattle by commercial producers, in a forward industry with a pressure on costs.
Maternal qualities of easy, regular calving, fertility, plenty of milk, and the ability to extensively produce a quality calf year on year, are recognised as the Simmental benchmark.
Commercial producers are future-proofing the productivity of their suckler herds by introducing Simmental females and genetics.
On top you have: industry leading at age at slaughter whether sired by a Simmental or out of a Simmental dam, leading daily carcase gain, significant reduction in finishing costs, and lower emissions meeting environmental challenges. It all adds up to efficiency, a base of sustained proven performance, and good economics. There’s more to Simmental.
See here part one of three of the October Market Briefs featuring sales from 33 livestock markets around the UK:
At Thainstone on 31st October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of cast cows and bulls from Orkney consignors. Beef cows sold to £2,070 gross and 231.5p per kg for a 894kg Simmental from D Sinclair, Karinya, Dounby.
Ballymena’s sale of prime beef cattle on 31st October saw a 830kg Simm from N Collins, Aghadowey lead the way at £2373.
At Hallworthy’s sale of 170 store cattle on 31st October, top today went to WRJ French & Partners of St Minver with an outstanding Simmental x steer deep bodied, well rounded and supreme fleshing to £1810, his next pair with equal fleshing and deep bodies to £1770. In the heifers, top spot in this section again went to WRJ French with a huge Simmental x Heifer with length but also plenty of definition to £1685 at 18 months and 6 more at £1570 and another bunch away at £1400.
At Dingwall on 30th October, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, sold 449 adult head of breeding cattle. Cows with calf at foot (96) sold to £3,200 gross for a Simmental cross cow with a cross calf from the 1 Dounie, Edderton.
UNDER 8-WEEK-OLD SIMM CALVES TOP MARKETHILL AT £600
Flying trade at Markethill calf ring on 30th October saw 190 calves sold to a full ringside of buyers with prices continuing to surge! Topping the market was Simmental bulls under eight weeks old selling at £600, and £520.
In a sale of UTM heifers at Frome on 30th October, heifers from DAM Marklove topped at 260p/kg and £1577 for Simmental x. In the cull cows best shape Grade 1 cows from the same seller topped at 234p/kg for a Simmental x grossing £1662.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 30th October and a sale of dropped calves, heifer calves sold to £410 for a Simm presented by S Gormley.
United Auctions, Stirling on 30th October 2024 sold 1226 Store Cattle and 273 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Young Bulls sold to £1650 gross for a 597kg SimmX from Shawsmill.
In a sale of 295 calves at Carmarthen on 30th October, the top price was £470 for a 1-month-old Simmental bull from an excellent pen of calf from Jones, Ty Llwyd Mawr, who had others at £445.
Market Drayton’s sale of 314 store cattle on 30th October saw heifer prices top at £1630 for a 618kg heifer from C Hollinshead & Son.
10-MONTH-OLD SIMM SUCKLED CALVES TOP HALLWORTHY AT £1520
At Hallworthy’s second season sale of suckled calves on 29th October, what a sale! Top spot went to Mr J Buckland & Son of Penzance with his usual run of Pedigree Simmental Steers with depth, length and tremendous fleshing. His pen of four at 9-10 months, which had 1st in the best bunch, sold to £1520 and with a single to £1500.
At Ashford on 29th October, and a sale of 464 store & breeding cattle, numbers of single suckled calves increasing with a cracking run of 6 – 8 month old Simmental steers from Betchworth Estate to £1030.
At Wooler on 29th October and a sale of store cattle, Harrison & Hetherington saw a great trade throughout with pence per kilo topping at 322ppk from Chatton Park for a pen of Simmental.x Bullocks. The same vendor had other Simm bullocks at 311.3p, 309.5p, and 307.8p.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 28th October and a sale of UTM finished cattle, top price per kilo of 263p went to a Simmental x steer from Lulworth Castle Farms which grossed £1756.84. In the sale of OTM clean cattle, strong farm assured slip heifers from The Manor of Cadland dominated at up to 258p or £1479.06 for a Simmental x. In the UTM finished cattle, top price per kilo of 263p went to a Simmental x steer from Lulworth Castle Farms which grossed £1756.84.
SIMM STIRK TOPS AYR AT £1830
Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 171 Calves and Stirks at their weekly sale at Ayr on 29th October. Stirks Topped at a whopping £1520 for a Beautiful Simmental Cross Heifer off Messrs MacDougall, Muirhouse.
On Monday 28th October at Caledonian Marts, Stirling, 672 Store Cattle and Suckled Calves were forward. Bullocks sold to a top of £1830 for a Simmental from W & M More, Castle Rednock, Port of Menteith. Heifers sold to a top of £1820 for Simmentals from D Gibb, South Mains, Bearsden.
At Lanark on 28th October, and Lawrie and Symington Ltd’s primestock sale, young bulls were topped by Simms from East Merkland at £2024 per head. On the Monday, and a sale of calves and stirks, topping the sale was an exceptional 6 month old Simmental x bull calf from Littlegill Farm, realising £910.
C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of Store Cattle (450) in Dumfries on 28th October 2024. Heifers topped per head at £1540 from High Auchneel. Other Simm heifers from Larglea sold to £1430 x 2.
12 FIVE-MONTH-OLD SIMMS AVERAGE £1012 AT GAERWEN, ANGLESEY
On 25th October at Gaerwen Auction Centre, Anglesey, W Hughes, Ty Mawr, Llan took 12 Sim X bull calves 5/6 months, to return an average of £1012. All calves out of Kilbride Farm Marksman that was bought privately last autumn.
At Thainstone on 24th October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of cast cows and bulls from Orkney consignors. Beef Cows Sold to £1,930 gross for a 848kg Simmental from Drydale Farms, Stromness. Mature Bulls Sold to £2,140 gross for a 1150kg Simmental from A Clark, Quoydale, Hoy. On the same day, and a sale of prime heifers top gross was £2048.75 gross for a 745kg Simmental Cross from Rogiehill, Skene.
In a sale of 136 stores at Market Drayton on 24th October, the heifer trade was topped at £1430 for a 626kg Simm heifer.
On 23rd October, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 654 head of adult breeding cattle at Thainstone. Heifer with Heifer Calf sold to £2950 for a Simmental Heifer from South Blachrie, Fyvie. Cow with Bull Calf sold to £2850 for a Simmental Cross Cow from Law Farm, Insch. Cow with Heifer Calf sold to £2950 for a Simmental Cross Cow from West Maldron, Torphins. Top price for Simmental Heifers was £3200 for a pair, calving February to a Limousin Bull from Mr Watt, New Noth, Gartly.
In a sale of store cattle at Truro on 23rd October, the trade for steers up to one year old was led by a Simmental x to £1380 for Mrs PE Williams of Penzance. In a sale of rearing calves on the same day, topping the heifer section was a Simmental x selling for £310 on behalf of Messrs A D & J A Bray from St Martin, Helston.
£1910 GRANTSBANK SIMM HEIFERS TOP STIRLING STORE CATTLE SALE
United Auctions, Stirling on 23rd October sold 1059 Store Cattle and 335 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls. Heifers (496) sold to a top gross of £1910 for a 640kg SIMX from Grantsbank. On the same day a section of 68 rearing cattle was topped at £800 for Simm X heifers from Doldy Farms, Glenisla.
At Market Drayton’s sale of 137 clean cattle and young bulls on 23rd October, Emma Crust topped the trade with heavy Simmental steers selling to 312p (£2,021.76).
On 23rd October Harrison and Hetherington held their weekly sale of calves at Carlisle. 394 forward and saw a packed ringside of buyers keen to stock up making calves the hottest trade for some time. A & AE Harrison, Roung Hill, Wigton sold 3 month Simmental Bulls to £570 to feature amongst the leading prices.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 23rd October, suckled cows and calves sold to £1700 for a Sim Cow with a Char Bull Calf at foot presented by B Sheridan.
On 23rd October at Frome, and a sale of 82 reared calves, well-presented Simmental steers from KJ Withers sold to the top price of £705 and their Simmental heifers to £648 (also top price).
At Ballymena’s sale of store cattle on 22nd October, bullocks at 501kgs and over were topped by a 520kg Simm at £1650 from L Anderson, Kilwaughter.
At Quoybrae on 21st October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of weaned calves, store & breeding cattle. Store bullocks sold to £1,580 gross for a 527kg Simmental from West Watten (Thomson). Store heifers sold to 300.4p for a 486kg Simmental Cross from Lower Milton, Wick and £1,490 gross for a 581kg Simmental cross from Park View.
6-MONTH-OLD SIMMS SELL TO £1085 AT PENRITH
Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their fortnightly Sale of 289 Store Cattle of all classes on 21st October. First time vendor Messrs NW Graham & Son, Tortolocate Farm, Egremont, sold 6-month-old Simmental bulls to £1085 & £995 for a pair, whose consignment of 5-6-month-old bull and heifer calves averaged £903.33!
At Castle Douglas on 21st October, Wallets Marts sold OTM Cattle, and Store Cattle. 193 Store Cattle sold to 306.8ppk for Simmental bullocks from Glenturk Farming.
At Bentham on 18th October there was a ‘sensational trade for all classes of suckled calves with averages well up on 2023.’ A tremendous run of Charolais and Simmental x steers and heifers from Fishwick Farms met with electric bidding with the consignment going on to average £1211 for 67 calves (+£142 on the year). A run of 20+ pure Simmentals from E & M Fairhurst sold to £1500.
At Thame on Friday 18th October, and a sale of 161 store cattle, RS and GDH Alderman sold his run of heifers to the top price of £1590 for Simmental X.
On 18th October and a sale of beef breeding cattle at Exeter, the Dispersal of the Chegwidden herd of pedigree Simmental cattle on behalf of Viv Hall of Penzance sold to a top call of 4,000gns for “Chegwidden Florence’s Jasmine” a 2018 born cow with an April born heifer calf at foot. Other outfits sold to 2,700gns for “Chegwideen Dilys’s Matilda” a 2021 born cow which sold with her heifer calf sired by Coose Jericho. Another similar outfit made 2,200gns. Simmental heifers topped at 2050gns for “Chegwidden Bambino’s Nini”. Bulls topped at 3,000gns for “Chegwidden Maximus 21” a 2021 born bull.
On 16th Oct Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly sale of (563) store cattle at Carlisle. Simmental heifers from Auchengray Farm sold for £1820 to feature in the top end prices. On the same day and the weekly sale of calves, young calves saw a hot trade all day. Messrs Nash, Philgowan, Newton Stewart was up to £590 for a lovely 2 month old Simmental calf.
At Dungannon Farmers Mart on 16th October, steer prices reached a height of £1930 for a 755kg Sim (256.00) presented by J Mackle.
At Shrewsbury on 15th October and a sale of 82 calves, strong 4-5 month-old Simmental heifers topped the day from CJ & L Tams, who achieved prices of £605, £590 and £570.
At Ayr, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 132 Calves and Stirks on 15th October. Stirks sold to £1300 for a pen of Simmental Cross Bullocks off Messrs Kerr, Broom.
At Salisbury Livestock Market on 15th October and a sale of barren cows and bulls, beef cows saw Simmentals top at up to 214p or £1796.18 from Sid and Jinty Brown.
In a sale of calves and stirks at Lawrie & Symington’s Lanark market on 14th October, On-Milk calves topped at £340 from two vendors, including Craigthornhill with their two month old Simmental bull calf.
At Exeter’s sale of prime cattle on 14th October, a neat Simmental from Adrian and Bradley Bowden topped the heifers at £1427 (550kg x 260ppk).
TORWOODLEE SIMMS AT £1720 TOP HEIFERS AT DUMFRIES STORE SALE
C&D Auctions held their fortnightly sale of 779 Store Cattle in Dumfries on 14th October 2024. Heifers per head were topped by Simmentals at £1720 & £1640 from Torwoodlee. Heifers per kilo were also topped by Simmentals at 334.5p/kg from Dollard. In the section of (239) organic cattle, organic heifers per head were topped by Simmentals from Outer Blair at £1660, and £1550 x2, and also per kg at 352p/kg.
A ‘great offering’ of 80 Prime steers and heifers forward at Borderways weekly Primestock sale on 14th October at Carlisle. In a flying trade, Messrs Stamper, Rose Farm, Cockermouth sold best Simmental cross at £2266.79 for 783kgs.
At Sedgemoor on 14th October and a sale of UTM, OTM, and OTSM cattle, heifers rose to £2,000.37 for an OTM Simmental from R Bigwood.
At Bakewell and a sale of finished cattle on 14th October, the heifer gross prices were led at £2224.80 by a 720kg Simm from RG Bacon, Wadshelf. In a sale of 60 calves on the same day, heifer calves were topped at £260 by a Simm from G Matkin, Idridgehay.
At Selby on 12th October, a good show of quality store cattle saw Simmental heifers to £1490 & £1420 from WJ Hollingsworth to feature in the leading prices.
On 11th & 12th October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of store cattle from Orkney Consignors. Bullocks Sold to 328.5p per kg for a pen of six 490kg Simmentals from W R & A Moar, Lower Stanger, Birsay. Heifers Sold to £1,750 gross for a pair of 598kg Simmentals from J & M Smith, Lower Cornquoy, Holm.
On 11th October at Thainstone, Abderdeen & Northern Marts sold 888 Store Cattle, Young Bulls and Young and Weaned Calves. Leading price per kg for bullocks 301-350kg was Calier with SimX at 318.2p; and Oldwhat Mains with SimX at 300.6p.
In a sale of stirks and suckled calves at Exeter on 11th October, a brisk trade throughout saw Simmental cross steers (7m) from JHR Southwood of Copplestone fly to £770 and top the day.
On 11th October at Ballymena and a sale of 310 calves, heifers topped at £650 for a Simm from M Patterson, Nutts Corner.
On 11th October at Thame, demand was very strong for the older cattle topping at £1820 for a pen of Simmental steers from Sulham Estates & Farms at 19 months who went on to sell other pens at £1808 and £1805. Sulham Estates also topped the heifers with £1700 for a Simmental at 19 months.
In a sale of cast & 130 OTM cattle at Lancaster Auction Mart on 11th October, Simmental steers sold to 259.5p/kg from EJ&PE Burrow, Storth. Top grossing in the cast was a Simmental cast bull from E Rossall, Pressall at £1995.60.
COLTFIELD YOUNG SIMM BULLS SELL TO £2703 AT THAINSTONE PRIME CATTLE SALE
At Aberdeen and Northern Marts sale of prime cattle on 10th October, young bulls sold to £2703 gross for a Simmental from Wester Coltfield, Kinloss. On the same day and a sale of Beef feeding cows (113), top price was £1650 for a 746kg Simmental Cross from Acrestrype, Auchterless.
On 10th October at Ballymena, and a sale of 445 cattle, beef cows were topped at £2306 for a 790kg Simm from W Hopes, Ballywater.
On 9th October, United Auctions Stirling sold 1910 Store & Native Bred cattle and 296 out of spec cattle, cast cows and bulls, & 104 Rearing Cattle. Young Bulls averaged 202.01 to 272.60p per kilo for a 576kg SIMX from Nettlingflat and £1570 for a 576kg SIMX from Nettlingflat.
In a sale of feeding/breeding bulls on 9th October at Monmouthshire Livestock Centre, the trade topped at £970 for a 4-month-old Simmental from EM Miles & Partners, Gelligaer.
At Truro on 9th October, Simmental cows & calves from Mr E White of St Buryan, Penzance made £2720; £2500; £2300; and £2250. In-calf heifers from the same home made £2000, with bulling heifers to £1900. A sale of suckled calves saw Simmental steers up to 7-months-old at £900 for Messrs Nankervis, Zennor, St Ives, with heifers from the same home up to 7-months-old at £800. Steer suckled calves at 8-12-months-old saw Simmental x to £935 for Messrs Roberts, Gweek, Helston.
On Wednesday 9th October at Brockholes Arms Auction Mart, Garstang, and a sale of rearing calves and weanlings, topping the day’s trade was a Simmental bull calf from J D Loftus at £505.
At a sale of 72 cull cows at Frome on 9th October, the top price was £1492 for a Simm from HJ Marklove, Purton.
At Ballymena’s store cattle sale of over 400 head on 8th October, heifers over 501kgs were topped by a 610kg Simm at £2040 from H Sinnamon, Pomeroy.
At Ashford Market’s sale of 439 store cattle on 8th October, continental bred cattle were topped by Simmental cross steers, 18 months, at £1400 from Wood Farm Partnership
BUFFS SIMMENTALS TOP GISBURN AT £2450
At Gisburn on 5th October, a cracking turn out of beef breeding cattle saw the Buffs herd of Simmentals from G Tattersall & AR Hargreaves meet a huge crowd of interest, with cows and calves topping at £2450. In calf heifers topped at £2050 for Simmentals from G Tattersall & AR Hargreaves.
HARVIESTON SIMMS TOP CASTLE DOUGLAS CALVES AT £1530
Wallets Marts had forward 975 Spring born calves at their sale at Castle Douglas on 5th October. Bullocks sold to £1530 for Simmentals from Messrs Forster, Harvieston.
At Thainstone on 4th October, Aberdeen & Northern Marts held a sale of store cattle from Orkney consignors. Heifers Sold to £1,690 gross for a 512kg Simmental and to 330p per kg for a 512kg Simmental from K & K Morgan, Swanny Farm, Swannay.
At Thame on 4th October and a sale of 156 store cattle, John Flanagan topped the heifers with a single Aberdeen Angus X Simmental at £1600 and Simmental X from the same farm at £1460 at 18 months.
£2100 PANTMEINOG SIMM STEER TOPS CARMARTHEN PRIME SALE
On 4th October, Carmarthen Livestock Mart held part one of their prize cattle autumn fair. Trade was electric with the top price on the day being £2100 for a Simm steer from EA Davies, Pantmeinog.
On 4th October and a sale of 147 calves at Exeter, bulls topped at an impressive £380 for a very young but sweet Simmental bull sold by MR & KM Pring of Broadclyst.
At a small sale of cattle on behalf of Shetland consignors at Thainstone on 3rd October, cast Cows sold to £1,870 gross and 224.7p per kg for a 832kg Simmental from S & E Ridland, Berga, Wester Skeld.
£4250 SIMM COW WITH CALF TOPS THAINSTONE BREEDING CATTLE TRADE
At Thainstone on 2nd October, Aberdeen and Northern Marts sold 210 head of adult breeding cattle. The annual show & sale of breeding cattle kindly sponsored by James Milne Chartered Accountants, was judged by Neil Robertson, Carbrotack, Cairnie. The Reserve Champion went to W & M Ewing, South Blachrie for a Simmental Cross Heifer with a Limousin Heifer calf which sold at £3750 too W J Jack & Son, Woodend. The top price of the sale was £4250 which went to C & M Emslie, Law Farm for a Simmental Cross Cow with a Charolais Cross Bull calf which was purchased by J Durno, Mansefield. Heifers with Bull Calf (22) averaged £3243.18 per head & sold to £3850 for a Simmental cross Heifer and a March Born Charolais Cross calf from Law Farm, Insch. Heifers with Heifer Calf (36) averaged £3150 per head & sold to £3750 for a Simmental Cross Heifer and a July Born Limousin Cross calf from South Blachrie, Fyvie. Cow with Bull Calf (66) averaged £2918.31 per head & sold to £4250 for a Simmental Cross Cow with a March Born Charolais Cross calf from Law Farm, Insch. Cow with Heifer Calf (40) averaged £2603.75 per head & sold to £3900 for a Simmental Cross Cow with an April Born Charolais Cross from Law Farm, Insch. In Calf Cow (19) averaged £1985.79 and sold to £2200 (X2) firstly for a Simmental Cross from, Law Farm, Insch & secondly for a Simmental from Cairntack, Belhelvie.
In a sale of 230 store cattle at Holsworthy on 2nd October, top call on the day was £1795 for two well farmed Simmental steers from Messrs TW Owen & ML Vanstone, Holsworthy, who also sold two 24mth Simmental steers £1710.
On 1st October, and a sale of store cattle at Holmfirth, Simm steers from RA Asquith sold for the day’s top price of £1545 to J Hobson & Son.
On 1st October at Ayr, Messrs Craig Wilson Ltd sold 164 Calves and Stirks with all types dearer on the week. Top Price Calf was £570 for a Thumper of a Simmental Cross Heifer off Messrs Howat, Burnton. At a sale of cows on the same day, top price per head was £1800 for a Simmental from Pinclanty.
by Nicky Moreton | Nov 11, 2024 | 2024 Other Shows, 2024, 2024 Scottish News, 2024 News
DRUMCLOG, AND BOWHILL THE SIMMENTAL ‘STARS’ AT STIRLING
- Drumclog Richard takes the Junior honours
- Bowhill Petal wins Senior Championship
- Jim Goldie Jnr wins the Young Handler Championship!
First time ‘big winners’ was the name of the game at Stirling as the Bowhill and Drumclog herds, took the Simmental Championships at the prestigious Stars of the Future Calf Show held on Saturday, 9th November, at United Auctions, Stirling Agricultural Centre.
Overall Junior & Junior Male Champion Drumclog Richard
Judge for the day, John Barlow of the Denizes Herd, Four Oaks, Ulnes, Nr Leyland, Lancashire found his Overall Junior Champion, and Junior Male Champion, in the shape of the April 2024 born Drumclog Richard from Robbie Hamilton, Allanton Farm, Darvel, Ayrshire. This young bull is by Islavale Echo 2 13 EX 92, and is the first calf out of Islavale Margarita, a Wolfstar Elusive daughter. Commenting on his Junior Champion the judge John Barlow said: “What a good calf this is and he caught my eye the second he walked into the ring! The youngest in the catalogue he has good size for his age, is very calfy, and full of style and character. With a great top, and straight lines to him, he also walked extremely well. Full of potential, Drumclog Richard has every chance to go on and make a high-end breeders bull.” It was quite a debut for 23 year old Robbie Hamilton, a sheep auctioneer at United Auctions, with Drumclog Richard being his first ever Simmental calf, and his first time ever showing! Islavale Margarita was purchased privately from Stewart Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Keith and with straws of Islavale Echo 2 13 EX 92 being given as part of a luckpenny. The Drumclog herd presently comprises of three females, with a view to increasing it to ten cows in the future, and is run alongside the herd of Luings at home. From here Drumclog Richard will be used and then with a view to him being aimed at a sale thereafter.
Overall Senior & Senior Female Champion Bowhill Petal
It was a day for Ayrshire based herds with the Overall Senior Champion being Bowhill Petal from Rachael Reid, D&R Holdings, Low Bowhill Farm, Newmilns, Ayrshire.
Sired by the 26,000gns Pistyll Kingsman, who is also the sire of the record breaking 46,000gns Overhill House Neo, the September 2023 born Bowhill Petal is out of Overhill House Mary, a heifer bought at Caledonian Marts, Stirling, fundraising sale for £4000 with proceeds going to children’s charities in Ukraine. Speaking afterwards David and Rachael said: “Overhill House Mary has a lovely, quiet nature and this has rubbed off on Bowhill Petal who has been so easy to work with. This is the first year that we have been on the show scene and we’re just absolutely thrilled to win the Overall Senior Championship at an event like Stars of the Future. Bowhill Petal is definitely a keeper! The aim is to have her on the show scene next year and to go on and breed from her.”
Establishing the Bowhill prefix and joining the Society in 2023, the Bowhill herd has a base of breeding stock bought from the Overhill House herd of Richard McCulloch, and presently comprises of twelve breeding females with five in calf or near calving.
Reserve Junior Male Champion Blackford Revel 24 (P) ET
Reserve Junior Female Champion Blackford Raggiana (P) (ET)
It was a successful day for the Blackford herd of WG MacPherson (A Firm), Blackford Farm, Croy, Inverness who took the Reserve Junior titles in both the male and female sections. Placing second in his class to the Overall Junior Champion, and going on to take the Reserve title was the February 2024 born Blackford Revel 24 (P) (ET). Heterozygous polled, this calf is an embryo calf by the multi-title winning bull Heathbrow Important 17 (P) EX 93, and is out of Blackford Aero EX 92, a Kilbride Farm Strabane daughter, and whose previous progeny include the 2017 Royal Highland Simmental Champion, Blackford Galaxy. A ‘well made bull, with super conformation’, Blackford Revel 24 (P) ET will hopefully be destined for Stirling in October 2025. Taking the Reserve Junior Female title was the March 2024 born Blackford Raggiana (P) ET). Again an embryo calf sired by Heathbrow Important 17 (P) EX 93, this calf is out of Blackford Wagtail VG 86, a Kilbride Farm Strabane daughter. Blackford Wagtail’s progeny most notably includes the breed’s previous record priced bull, the 45,000gns bel Dhu Capercaillie.
Reserve Junior & Junior Female Champion Delfur Roxy
Reserve Senior Male Champion Delfur Pocket Rocket
Taking the Overall Reserve Junior Championship, and Junior Female Champion, was Delfur Roxy from Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour. From a strong breeding line on both sides of the pedigree, this ten-month-old heifer is by Woodhall Instinct 17, and is out of Delfur Hells, a Clonagh Tiger gallant (ET) daughter. Woodhall Instinct has sired sons up to 16,000gns at Stirling, and Delfur Hells has been a terrific breeding female in the herd. It was another strong day for the Delfur team, and herd manager Garry Patterson, with Delfur Pocket Rocket also winning the Reserve Senior Male title. Taking the red ticket in the second class of bulls, Pocket Rocket is one of the first sons of the 28,000gns stock bull Islavale Magnum purchased at Stirling in October 2022. Described as ‘a modern type Simmental with a good top, and shape’, Delfur Pocket Rocket may be shown at LiveScot later this month before being aimed at the May Sale in Stirling next year. Prolific in the show ring, the Delfur team took the Reserve Senior Female Championship at Stars of the Future last year, and arrived at this event having won the Reserve Overall & Reserve Senior titles at the recent Simmental Youngstock Show at Carlisle.
Reserve Overall Senior & Reserve Senior Female Champion Coltfield Perfect
Winning the Reserve Senior Champion and Reserve Senior Female titles was Coltfield Perfect from the 4-breeding female herd of Cameron MacIver, Wester Coltfield, Forres, Moray. September 2023 born, Coltfield Perfect stood second in her class to the day’s Senior Champion and followed her through to take the Reserve position. This heifer, noted as being the standout from last year’s crop of Coltfield calves, first in her class at the Scottish Simmental National Show and was also first at Grantown Show. Her dam, Coltfield Katie, took Senior Female Champion at the Royal Highland Show in 2021. Coltfield Perfect is sired by Rockytop Invader who has bred very well in the herd with bulls selling 11,000gns. Moving forward, Coltfield Perfect will be put in-calf in the spring time and after calving, and all being well, will hopefully again be shown as a mature cow. Commenting generally, Cameron MacIver said: “We’ve had a great day and are delighted to win the Reserve Senior ticket. Stars of the Future is a terrific show that we like to support and it’s extremely well run. The cattle shown are just weaned, not pushed in any way, and we think it’s a real showcase for the Simmental breed.”
Senior Male Champion Newbiemains Priceless
Completing the Championship line up was the Senior Male Champion, Newbiemains Priceless from Jim & Patricia Goldie, Newbiemains Farm, Annan, Dumfriesshire. August 2023 born, Newbiemains Priceless is by Auchorachan Hercules 16 (ET) EX92, who has bred well since joining the herd in 2022, and is out of Newbiemains Lots’o’honey EX 91, a Skerrington Iceman 17 EX 95 daughter. Speaking afterwards Jim Goldie said: “We think Newbiemains Priceless is a really well-balanced bull, who walks very well, has great length and good breeding on both sides of his pedigree.” Provisional plans sees this bull being aimed at the Stirling Sale in February.
Young Handler Champion Jim Goldie
The show for the Goldie family, and Newbiemains Priceless, had started with a bang when, on the previous evening, there was a big win for Jim Goldie Junior who was crowned the show’s Overall Young Handler Champion, and won the Royal Smithfield Club trophy and clippers kindly sponsored by McCaskie’s. Through the competition, ‘wee Jim’ was handling Priceless. It was a great follow on from the Simmental Youngstock Show in the previous week at Carlisle and where Jim won the Junior Young Handler class.
SIMMENTAL RESULTS, 2024 STARS OF THE FUTURE PEDIGREE CALF SHOW
– judged by John Barlow, Denizes Simmentals
Junior Championship Drumclog Richard & Delfur Roxy
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Overall – Drumclog Richard from Robbie Hamilton
Reserve – Delfur Roxy from Delfur
Junior Male – Drumclog Richard from Robbie Hamilton
Reserve – Blackford Revel from WG Macpherson
Junior Female Championship Delfur Roxy & Blackford Raggiana
Junior Female – Delfur Roxy from Delfur
Reserve – Blackford Raggiana from WG Macpherson
CLASS 7 – Junior Female
1st – Blackford Raggiana from WG Macpherson
2nd – Goldstar Ruby from J&C Hodge & G Jack
CLASS 6 – Junior Female
1st – Delfur Roxy from Delfur
CLASS 5 – Junior Male
1st – Drumclog Richard from Robbie Hamilton
2nd – Blackford Revel 24 (P)(ET) from WG Macpherson
3rd – Coltfield Result from Cameron Maciver
4th – Maidenlands Rolo (9) from Dean Saunders
5th – Goldstar Rabbie from J&C Hodge and G Jack
SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Overall – Bowhill Petal from Rachael Reid
Reserve – Coltfield Perfect from Cameron Maciver
Senior Male Championship Newbiemains Priceless & Delfur Pocket Rocket
Senior Male – Newbiemains Priceless from the Goldie family
Reserve – Delfur Pocket Rocket from Delfur
Senior Female Championship Bowhill Petal & Coltfield Perfect
Senior Female – Bowhill Petal from Rachael Reid
Reserve – Coltfield Perfect from Cameron Maciver
CLASS 4 – Senior Females
1st – Bowhill Petal from Rachel Reid
2nd – Coltfield Perfect from Cameron Maciver
3rd – Newbiemains Pippa from the Goldie family
4th – Newbiemsins Penny from the Goldie family
5th – Castlewigg Explorer Girlie 3 from Frank Gwynne
6th – Springfield Pippa from Gavin Brown
CLASS 3 – Senior Females
1st – Chestermann Explorer Stella from N&N Gwynne
2nd – Castlewigg Gibble J-lo from Frank Gwynne
CLASS 2 – Senior Males
1st – Delfur Pocket Rocket from Delfur
CLASS 1 – Senior Males
1st – Newbiemsins Priceless from the Goldie family
2nd – Springfield Pentagon from Gavin Brown
3rd – Blackford Polaris 23 (P) from WG Macpherson
4th – Braidwood Panther from Miss L Moffat
5th – Innerwick Prime 23 from Mr & Mrs L Moffat
by Nicky Moreton | Nov 4, 2024 | 2024 Other Shows, 2024, 2024 North West News, 2024 News
- Denizes Phantom wins Senior Champion and Overall Supreme
- Reserve Overall Supreme is Delfur Phantom
- Denizes Herd wins Junior & senior Championship
- Springfield win Simmental Pairs
It was an ‘Impressive’ day for the Denizes herd of MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Ulnes, Nr Leyland, Lancashire who took a host of Championship honours at the Simmental Youngstock Show hosted by the North West Simmental Club and British Simmental Cattle Society, and held within the Borderway Agri Expo event at Carlisle on Friday 1st November.
In front of the judge for the day, Paul McDonald of the noted Coolcran herd, Tempo, Co Fermanagh, N Ireland, the 80 cow Denizes herd won both the Senior and Junior Championship before securing the Overall Supreme Championship. The sire of the Champion and both the section winners was the herd’s stock bull, and AI sire, Saltire Impressive whose progeny have sold up to 26,000gns to date.
Overall & Senior Champion Denizes Phantom
Having come through the third class of the day, and moving on to secure the Senior Championship, the day’s Overall Supreme came in the shape of the October 2023 born Denizes Phantom. Sired by Impressive this young bull, with a breed top 1% Maternal (Milk) figure of +13, is out of Denizes Trixi Belle 8. With a little track record behind him, Denizes Phantom, who will now be aimed at the February 2025 Stirling Sale, was a first prize winner in the summer at the Simmental English National Show held within the Royal Lancashire Show.
Commenting on his Supreme Champion, the judge Paul McDonald said: “This bull just immediately caught my eye when he came into his class. He’s stylish with a super head, is very correct, and walked extremely well. He has a bit of power to him, is a clean bull with good lines, and is very good over his plates. In my eyes a very worthy Champion and with every prospect to go on to be a breeder’s bull.”
Judge Paul McDonald
It was quite a day for the Denizes herd team of seven entries and amidst some strong competition from a quality entry of 60 catalogued Simmentals from eighteen breeders situated around the UK. A combination of prize winning and breeding the herd highlights included: Overall Supreme Champion; Senior Champion; Junior Champion; From their team of seven entries, four red tickets were secured; A further class was won by a Denizes bred animal, and two further first prizes were by Denizes sired animals. Quite a day, and with a connectivity in breeding five half sisters of the day’s Champion will be heading to the Simmental Next Generation IV Sale of Females also at Borderway, on Friday 6th December.
Speaking afterwards John Barlow said: “It’s been as good a day as we could ever have hoped for. This is the third time we’ve won the Overall Supreme at the Simmental Youngstock Show but the first time we’ve won both the Junior & Senior Championships on the same day. The Simmental Youngstock show just keeps going from strength to strength with the quality and number of entries, a real credit to the exhibitors, and its proving to be a terrific promotional platform for the breed and for forward Simmental sales.”
Reserve Senior & Reserve Overall Champion Delfur Phantom
Following on from their Championship winning Simmental Youngstock debut last year, Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour were back in the prizes when winning the Overall Supreme Reserve and Reserve Senior Championship with the winner of the first class of the day Delfur Phantom. April 2023 born, this bull is by the 10,000gns Innerwick Ivor 17, a Curaheen Gold Digger son, and is out of Delfur Hetty, an Islavale Cassius daughter. A strong pedigree, Innerwick Ivor 17 is also the sire of Delfur Weigela M1 who was the breed’s Reserve Senior Female Champion at last year’s Stars of the Future Calf Show in Stirling, whilst Islavale Cassius is described as being a ‘great female breeder in the herd’. Of the Overall Reserve, the judge Paul McDonald said: “Again, this was another very modern Simmental bull. With size and power he had plenty of length, a good top, a great end and walked out really well.”
Junior Champion Denizes Rolls Royce
The Junior Champion was the winner of class four for bulls born on or between 1st January 2024 and 15th March 2024, and in the shape of Denizes Rolls Royce and from the Barlow team. Also by Saltire Impressive this January 2024 born calf is out of Denizes Fancy Therese 9th, a Bosahan Dynamo daughter. Again with a view to the forward sales, Denizes Rolls Royce is being aimed at the Carlisle Sale in May next year, whilst a sisters daughter will be another available at the aforementioned Next Generation Sale in December.
Reserve Junior Champion Grangewood Robert The Bruce
A worthwhile trip over from North Yorkshire saw Mr & Mrs AS & YA Leedham, Rowan Farm, Pickering win the Reserve Junior Championship with their stylish young prospect Grangewood Robert The Bruce. This February 2024 born calf is by the herd’s noted stock bull Ranfurly Impeccable 14 17 (ET) EX94, and is out of the homebred Grangewood Gretal’s Lyla VG87, a Grangewood Glenlivet daughter. Plans from here are to show Grangewood Robert The Bruce through next summer before entering him for the October Simmental Sale at Stirling. Regular exhibitors, the Reserve Junior Championship matched Grangewood Polly’s Karina with whom the 35-cow Grangewood herd picked up the Reserve Junior Female title with at the corresponding Simmental Calf Show in 2019. Robert the Bruces’s sire, the 8500gns Ranfurly Impeccable, is a previous breed Champion at the Royal Ulster Balmoral Show, and his progeny have met with considerable success at both sales and summer shows. In May this year an Impeccable son, Grangewood New Hope, was the 7200gns top price at Carlisle’s Simmental May Sale.
Pairs Springfield Perry & Pelle
The Simmental Youngstock Show has been a happy hunting ground for Gavin Brown, Springfield Farm, Penicuik having won an Overall Supreme; Reserve Supreme & Reserve Junior Championship; Overall Senior Championship and Overall Reserve in the last two years. Another title was secured this year when Springfield Perry and Springfield Pelle combined to win the Pairs Championship. These bulls, both sired by the herd’s noted sire Islavale Jabba, had stood second and third in their class respectively to the Overall Reserve Supreme. Both May 2023 born Springfield Perry is out of Springfield Izzy, whilst Springfield Pelle is out of Springfield Hils. First time exhibitors at the Simmental Youngstock Show was D&R Holdings, Low Bowhill Farm, Newmilns, Ayrshire and who took the Reserve in the Pairs Championship with their heifers Bowhill Poppy, and Bowhill Petal, both Pistyll Kingman daughters.
Junior Young Handler Jim Goldie
Senior Young Handler Owen Airey
A big mention also to two terrific Young Handlers classes that saw first prizes for both Jim Goldie Jnr, Newbie Mains Farm, Annan, Dumfries, and also for Owen Airey, Little Urswick, Ulverston.
Other class winners on the day came from the Crakeside herd of Nick Edmonson; the Braegarrie herd of DL & S Currie; the Urswick herd of Owen Airey; and the Newbiemains herd of Jim & Patricia Goldie.
There was a great atmosphere in the Simmental lines and around what was a large ringside audience. A huge thank you is extended to all of the breeders for again supporting this event in such great numbers and for putting on another terrific Simmental show case.
Overall Champion presentation Denizes Phantom 23
Senior Champions Denizes Phantom & Delfur Phantom
Junior Championship presentation Denizes Rolls Royce & Grangewood Robert The Bruce
Youngstock Show, Borderway Agri Expo, H&H, Carlisle
Friday 1st November 2024
Judge Paul McDonald, Coolcran, Tempo, Co Fermanagh
Results
Class 1 – Bull Born On Or Between 01.04.23 And 30.06.23
1 – Lot 802: Delfur Farms DELFUR PHANTOM s. Innerwick Phantom
2 – Lot 804: Gavin Brown SPRINGFIELD PERRY s. Islavale Jabba
3 – Lot 803: Gavin Brown SPRINFIELD PELLE s. Islavale Jabba
4 – Lot 805: D, L & S Currie BRAEGARRIE PANTHER s. Overhill House Link
5 – Lot 807: D & R Holdings BOWHILL PEAT s. Pistyll Kingsman
Class 2 – Bull Born On Or Between 01.07.23 And 30.09.23
1 – Lot 808: Barlow Brothers DENIZES PASSITO s. Denizes Hamish
2 – Lot 814: Andrew Leedham GRANGEWOOD PHENOMENAL s. Ranfurly Impeccable
3 – Lot 810: Goldie Family NEWBIEMAINS PRICELESS s. Auchorachan Hercules
4 – Lot 812: Andrew Leedham GRANGEWOOD PLATINUM s. Ranfurly Impeccable
5 – Lot 809: Gavin Brown SPRINGFIELD PENTAGON s. Islavale Jabba
Class 3: Bull Born On Or Between 01.10.23 And 31.12.23
1 – Lot 815: Barlow Brothers DENIZES PHANTOM s. Saltire Impressive
2 – Lot 817: Delfur Farms DELFUR POCKET ROCKET s. Islavale Magnum
Class 4: Bull Born On Or Between 01.01.24 And 15.03.24
1 – Lot 818: Barlow Brothers DENIZES ROLLS ROYCE s. Saltire Impressive
2 – Lot 822: Andrew Leedham GRANGEWOOD ROBERT THE BRUCE s. Ranfurly Impeccable
3 – Lot 821: T & J Hassall FISHPOOL ROCKY s. Denizes Hamish
4 – Lot 820: T & J Hassall FISHPOOL RAMBO s. Newbiemains Kalypso
5 – Lot 823: Dean Saunders MAIDENLANDS ROLO s. Wolfstar Just Do It
Class 5: Bull Born On Or After 16.03.24
1 – Lot 826: Nick Edmondson CRAKESIDE RAYMOND KUTZ s. Denize Memphis
Class 6: Heifer Born On Or Between 01.04.23 And 30.06.23
1- Lot 828: D, L & S Currie BRAEGARRIE PALOMA s. Overhill House Link
2 – Lot 827: D & R Holdings BOWHILL POPPY s. Pistyll Kingsman
3 – Lot 832: Barlow Brothers DENIZES MATILDA 15TH s. Denizes Monty
4 – Lot 831: Barlow Brothers DENIZES EUNICE 5TH s. Saltire Impressive
5 – Lot 829: D, L & S Currie BRAEGARRIE PRUNELLA s. Overhill House Link
Class 6 Winner Braegarrie Paloma
Class 7: Heifer Born On Or Between 01.07.23 And 30.09.23
1 – Lot 836: Owen Airey DENZIES ROSIE 5 s. Grangewood Baron
2 – Lot 838: Barlow Brothers DENIZES WILDE 19 s. Saltire Impressive
3 – Lot 837: D & R Holdings BOWHILL PETAL s. Pistyll Kingsman
4 – Lot 834: Frank Gwynne CASTLEWIGG GIBBLE J-LO s.Chestermann Gibble
5 – Lot 841: Frank Gwynne CASTLEWIGG EXPLORER GIRLIE 3 s. Clonagh Nuclear Explorer
Class 7 winner Denizes Rosie 5
Class 8: Heifer Born On Or Between 01.10.23 And 31.12.23
1 – Lot 845: Goldie Family NEWBIEMAINS PENNY s. Auchorachan Hercules
2 – Lot 844: Goldie Family NEWBIEMAINS PIPPA s. Auchorachan Hercules
3 – Lot 848: Goldie Family NEWBIEMAINS PHILMSTAR s. Auchorachan Hercules
Class 9: Heifer Born On Or Between 01.01.24 And 15.03.24
1 – Lot 856: Barlow Brothers DENIZES KIM 12TH s. Auroch Ace
2 – Lot 845: T & J Hassall FISHPOOL ROSE s. Newbiemains Kalypso
3 – Lot 853: Ron Loftus CLEARWATER RAUNCHY HOT PANTS s. Harley
4 – Lot 857: T & J Hassall FISHPOOL RUBY s. Newbiemains Kalypso
5 – Lot 858: Ron Loftus CLEARWATER RUSTY NAIL s. Grinalta’s Excel 8N
Class 10: Heifer Born On Or After 16.03.24
1 – Lot 860: Nick Edmondson CRAKESIDE RITA KUTZ s. Denizes Memphis
2 – Lot 861: Andrew Gibbon MARHALL REBEL s. Newbiemains Kalypso
Class 14: Pairs, Any Sex, From One Exhibitor, Shown In Previous Class
1 Gavin Brown
2 D & R Holdings
3 Barlow Brothers
Class 15: Young Handlers Aged Between 10 And 15 Years
1 Jim Goldie
2 William Loftus
3 Chloe Fitton
Class 16: Young Handlers Aged Between 16 And 28 Years
1 Owen Airey
2 Thomas Fitton
Overall & Senior Champion
Barlow Brothers Denizes Phantom
Reserve Overall & Reserve Senior Champion
Delfur Farms Delfur Phantom
Junior Champion
Barlow Brothers Denizes Rolls Royce
Reserve Junior Champion
Andrew Leedham Grangewood Robert The Bruce
by Nicky Moreton | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 Stirling Sales, 2024 News, 2024, 2024 North West News, 2024 Scottish News, 2024 Other Sales
- 15 cows & calves average £5474
- 2 In-calf heifers average £6,195
- 3 Maiden heifers average £5250
- Sale grosses £110,250
- Denizes Production Sale tops at 8000gns, 7000gns, and 6000gns
Finishing with more than a flourish, the full and final Dispersal Sale of the Broombrae Simmental herd of Gordon Clark, Broombrae Farm, Auchtermuchty, Cupar, Fife met with a tremendous trade in front of a packed ringside of buyers at United Auctions, Stirling on Monday 21st October.
Leading the way was two cow and calf units, each at 8000gns. With almost all of the lots, cows and calves, and heifers, exceeding the 5000gns mark the Broombrae sale was arguably the strongest on a busy all-breeds day! The sale grossed an outstanding £110,250 for the 35 head in all and throughout the three days of the Stirling Sale, the pens had been busy with new and established breeders, from Orkney to Norwich, looking through the quality lots on offer.
Established in 1987, the herd was built around proven breeding lines and with a breeding aim to have healthy, easy managed cows with milk, good udders, and of good temperament. This shone through in the cattle presented which had a real consistency, freshness, were full of length, and doing a great job of their calves at foot. The cows, with their calves at foot, had all run with Newbiemains Nightrider from the end of May to September, and then with Coltfield Maciver.
Broombrae Delight R6 – daughter of Broombrae Delight L11, 8,000gns for the outfit.
The first of the outfits at 8000gns was the second calver Broombrae Delight L11 who was sold with her heifer calf at foot Broombrae Delight R6, sired by Coltfield Maciver 21. August 2020 born, Delight L11 is by the herd’s noted stock bull Lisglass Goldstar 15, and is out of the Corskie Copper daughter Broombrae Delight F4. With a Maternal (Milk) figure of +11, Broombrae Delight L11 with her heifer calf was purchased by Mr & Mrs L Moffat, Innerwick Farm, Dunbar, East Lothian for their Innerwick pedigree herd.
Broombrae Delight M20 and Delight R7 8,000gns
Also at 8000gns was another from the Delight line in the shape of Broombrae Delight M20, and sold with her April 2024 born Camus Harold sired heifer calf at foot, Broombrae Delight R7. Broombrae Delight M20 is also by Lisglass Goldstar, and is out of the Peasiehill Engelbert daughter Broombrae Delight H2. Buying this unit was Jim & Patricia Goldie for their Newbiemains herd at Newbie Mains Farm, Annan, Dumfriesshire. Of his top price purchase Jim Goldie said: “We saw the Broombrae animals the day before and picked out one or two including Broombrae Delight M20 and her calf. A lot of the cows forward had really nice calves at foot. Delight M20 is a good, well balanced correct cow, is back in calf to Newbiemains Nightrider so all being well will produce a quality calf in the spring. She has a good calf on her at present and which we might have a look to show next year.”
The sire of the top two prices, Lisglass Goldstar, featured heavily in the sale and has been an influential sire in the herd with numerous bulls into five figures having sold into pedigree and commercial herds. Lisglass Goldstar was also voted Simmental Champion of Europe in 2021!
Broombrae Delight K1 with calf Delight R3, 6,000gns for the outfit
At 7000gns, and continuing the demand for the Delight line, A&R Brownlie, Melrose, Roxs purchased the March 2019 born Broombrae Delight K1, sold with her Camus Harold sired March 2024 born heifer calf Broombrae Delight R3 at foot, for their Sylvestris pedigree herd. This cow, again a third calver, and with a Maternal (Milk) figure of +11, is sired by Corskie Elgin, a Greencap Ace son. Later in the day, Broombrae Delight N23 (P), a daughter of Delight K1, made 5800gns.
Two lots sold at 6000gns. The first of these was the August 2021 born first calved heifer Broombrae Rosina M13, who was sold with her heifer calf at foot, Broombrae Rosina R5 sired by Coltfield Maciver. Broombrae Rosina M13, who had a Maternal (Milk) figure of +12, is another by Lisglass Goldstar, and is out of Broombrae Rosina E40 who was the top price at the herd’s sale in February this year. Purchasing this outfit was Binn Agricultural Ltd, Glenfarg, Perthshire.
Broombrae Delight N22 6,000gns
Also at the 6000gns mark was the top price heifer in the sale, Broombrae Delight N22. Yet another by Lisglass Goldstar, this heifer sold as PD’d in calf, is out of Broombrae Delight I15 and carried a Maternal (Milk) figure of +10. Champion at Fife Show this summer, Broombrae Delight N22 heads to Orkney having been purchased by JD Flett, Stank Farm, Stromness.
Broombrae Delight H13 5,800gns
The catalogue ‘cover girl’ and described as ‘probably the best breeding cow for sale’ was Broombrae Delight H13 who made 5800gns when selling with her sixth calf at foot, the April 2024 born Camus Harold sired heifer calf Broombrae Delight R9. The March 2016 born Delight H13 is sired by Peasiehill Engelbert 13, and is out of the Team Wisconsin daughter Broombrae Delight F13. Broombrae Delight H13 is the dam of Broombrae Major who sold to Cogent, Broombrae Nijinsky who sold to a top commercial herd, and also Broombrae Delight P10 who sold for 5000gns later in the catalogue. Purchasing this outfit was Gavin Brown for his Springfield pedigree herd at Penicuik, Midlothian.
Broombrae Delight N23 5,800gns
Also at the 5800gns mark was the aforementioned heterozygous polled in-calf heifer Broombrae Delight N23 (P). November 2022 born, this heifer is by Innerwick Logan (P), and is out of the 7000gns Broombrae Delight K1 (sold earlier in the sale). Buying this lot was Michael Halligan for his Netherstewarton herd at Eddleston, Peebles.
OTHER LEADING BROOMBRAE PRICES
5,200gns Lot 642 Broombrae Snowdrop M17 & bull calf Radar 24 sold to Macfarlane Farms Ltd, Quixwood Farm, Duns, Berwickshire
5,200gns Lot 648 Broombrae Lorey K10 & heifer calf Lorey R1 sold to G D Key & Son, Mundham, Norwich
5,000gns Lot 643 Broombrae Rosina I21 & bull calf Rocky 24 sold to T Clark & Sons, Abbey Farm, Madderty, Crieff
5,000gns Lot 659 Broombrae Harriet P2 sold to AJR Farms Ltd, Milton of Collieston, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
5,000gns Lot 660 Broombrae Delight P10 sold to O J & J M Barker, Easter Yardhouses, Carnwath, Lanark
5,000gns Lot 661 Broombrae Harriet P13 sold to D & S Calder, Braes of Grandtully, Aberfeldy, Perthshire
8000GNS DENIZES MATILDA 6TH TOPS HERD PRODUCTION SALE
Bringing a busy Simmental Sale day to a close on Monday 21st October at Stirling, was the Production Sale from the 80-cow Denizes herd of MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Ulnes, Nr Leyland Lancashire that saw highlight prices of 8000gns, 7000gns, and 6000gns.
Denizes Matilda 6th & 20th 8,000gns for the outfit
Topping the sale, and with the 8000gns joint leading female price of the day, was the May 2020 born Denizes Matilda 6th (ET) who was purchased with her first calf at foot, the April 2024 born Denizes Matilda 20th, sired by Hiltonstown Lorenzo 20. Denizes Matilda 6th is sired by Denizes Impressive who was sold to the Popes herd for 10,000gns and is out of the noted Raceview Beauty Matilda. Purchasing this outfit, with Matilda 6th being back in calf, was Sam Steggles for his growing 40-cow Wacton pedigree herd at Honingham, Norfolk. Commenting, Sam Steggles said: “Coming to Stirling we had seen the pictures of this outfit and really liked the Raceview breeding in the pedigree. In the flesh we thought the heifer calf was terrific, perhaps the best in the market, and she has all the potential to go on and be an outstanding female. We’re thrilled to introduce Matilda 6th into the herd with the breeding behind her, and with the potential she brings.”
Denizes Melody 22nd and 62nd 7,000gns
Selling at 7000gns was the nine-year-old Denizes Melody 22nd who was sold with her April 2024 heifer calf at foot, Denizes Melody 62nd, a Hiltonstown Lorenzo daughter. Melody 22nd is by Bosahan Dynamo 12, and is out of the Ashland Tornado sired Denizes Melody 10th. Melody 22nd has had progeny at 7000gns, and her grandson Denizes New Orleans sold for 22,000gns at Stirling in May this year. With Denizes Melody 22nd PD’d in-calf, this outfit was purchased by James Hodge for his establishing Goldstar herd at Dundonald, Ayrshire. Speaking afterwards James Hodge said: “We’re establishing a pedigree herd and Denizes Melody 22nd along with her heifer calf brings a depth of breeding and with the potential of a foundation female. Melody 22nd is fresh looking for her age, with great maternal characteristics.”
Denizes Trixie-Belle 24th 6,000gns
At 6000gns was the top priced maiden heifer in the shape of the June 2023 born Denizes Trixi-Belle 24th. This heifer’s maternal brothers include the 20,000gns Denizes Monty, and the 10,000gns Denizes Impressive. Sired by saltire Impressive 17 and out of Denizes Trixi-Belle 6th, this heifer was also purchased by Sam Steggles who said: “Again this is a flashy heifer with plenty of style that we really liked. There’s a depth of breeding as well that will also be new to the herd. Trixi-Belle 24th ticked a lot of boxes for us and we hope she will go on and be part of the Wacton herd show team next year.”
by Nicky Moreton | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024, 2024 North West News, 2024 Northern Ireland News, 2024 Scottish News, 2024 Stirling Sales, 2024 News
- 28,000gns Kilbride Farm bull a joint NI Simmental record
- Top price also the record for a homozygous polled bull
- 19 bulls sell at 7000gns and over
- 49 bulls sold through the ring to £7434
The homozygous polled bull Kilbride Farm Prince 23 (PP) from WH Robson & Sons, Doagh, Ballyclare, sold for 28,000gns to lead the Simmental trade, and take the all-breeds top price, at United Auctions, Stirling on Monday 21st October. The 28,000gns, which is the top all-breeds price at Stirling this year, is also a joint record for a Northern Irish Simmental bull.
Sale top price, and Reserve Intermediate Champion, Kilbride Farm Prince 28,000gns in the pre-sale show the previous day, this April 2023 born bull had stood as Reserve Intermediate Champion under the judge, Neil McIlwaine of the noted Corrick herd, Newtonstewart, Co Tyrone, after having been placed first in his class.
Newly elected BSCS President Chris Martindale, left, with judge Neil McIlwaine
Combining visual, pedigree, and performance, Kilbride Farm Prince 23 (PP) is entirely homebred being by Kilbride Farm Jetstream 18 (P), and out of Kilbride Farm Fanni 68J (P), a Kilbride Farm Gruffalo daughter. With terrific performance figures, Prince 23 (PP) had a top 1% Maternal (Milk) figure of +13, the joint highest in the catalogue, and top 5% figures for growth and Terminal, and top 10% for Self-Replacing. Come sale time this bull quickly went through the sale gears before being knocked down to the 80-cow Denizes herd of MA Barlow & Sons, Four Oaks, Nr Leyland, Lancashire. Commenting afterwards John Barlow said: “This is just a tremendous bull in himself and the best homozygous polled bull we’ve seen. He just ticked so many boxes having a ‘wow factor’ in himself, but having the figures and pedigree to match, and of course being polled, a trait which there is increasing demand for. We’d seen his picture on Facebook and we liked him even more when we saw him in the flesh. From here we’ll look to use him on Denizes Hamish daughters, and in time Corskie Nugget daughters, but we’re excited to have him and to see his progeny in due course.”
For the noted 100 cow Kilbride Farm herd, who over the years have had numerous high prices, and seven Overall Supremes at both Perth and Stirling, it was a top price for the herd to date eclipsing the 22,000gns for Kilbride Farm Foreman in 2016, and of course a joint record for a Simmental bull from Northern Ireland. Speaking on behalf of the Kilbride Farm team, Norman Robson who was on the same weekend the outgoing President of the British Simmental Cattle Society after a two year term, said: “Having introduced the polled gene slowly, and at the same time maintaining the qualities that the herd is known for, it has been a goal for some 30 years to breed a homozygous polled bull of this quality. We’re delighted with the sale today and hope Kilbride Farm Prince 23 (PP) goes on to breed well in his new home.” The sire of Prince 23 (PP), Kilbride Farm Jetstream 18 (P), has previously bred bulls to 13,000gns x 2, and in 2023 was the Male Champion in the Society’s popular Virtual Show.
The sale itself saw 49 bulls sold through the ring, and 53 in all, to average £7434. Six bulls made over five figures, and nineteen in total were sold at 7,000gns or more. The top price aside, the sale was dominated by commercial producers competing for the first quality bulls of their choice. Speaking after the sale, the incoming BSCS President Chris Martindale who runs the noted Forsdale herd at Coedfa, Oswestry, Shropshire said: “There continues to be a real confidence in the Simmental breed at present, and it’s great to see the strength in the sale today again being driven by commercial producers. With a focus on efficiency, added value, and performance, the Simmental maternal traits of milk, easy calving, fertility, temperament, and producing growthy, easy fleshing calves year on year, are a foundation benchmark that producers are very much looking for in their suckler herds. We would of course have liked to have seen more bulls sold today but the numbers are perhaps reflective of where these backend sales are at present and with the pressures we’re seeing on cow numbers in the industry generally.”
Overall Supreme Champion, and Senior Champion, Popes Premier 15,000gns
There was a huge ringside roar when Popes Premier was tapped out, and led by Jimmy Wood!
Selling at 15,000gns was the pre-sale Overall Supreme Champion in the shape of Popes Premier 23 from Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Dutton, Preston. Having won Class Two, followed by the Senior Championship, this January 2023 born bull literally raised the roof with a huge ringside roar of approval from the packed ringside crowd greeting the ‘judges tap’ in what was a hugely popular win and a special moment for Jimmy and Vikki at ringside, and the Wood family.
A bit of a theme at the sale, Popes Premier is again entirely homebred being by Popes Lethal Weapon and out of the multi title show winning, Popes Princess Immie, whose grand dam is the herd’s famous show cow, Popes Princess Cleo. In his own right last year, Popes Premier 23 won the Simmental Pedigree Calf Championship and National Pedigree Calf Show Interbreed, at the English Winter Fair. This year he won the Male Championship and Reserve Overall to his stablemate Popes Princess Noor, at the 2024 Great Yorkshire Show, and was Reserve Male Champion at the 2024 Simmental English National Show held within the Royal Lancashire. Commenting on his Overall Champion, the judge Neil McIlwaine said: “This bull in my mind is a high end breeder’s bull. He just stood out with his power, length and super locomotion. In prime condition he had great lines throughout, was full of breed character and showed himself so well on good legs. He’s one of the best Simmental bulls I’ve seen at Stirling.”
Going commercially, Popes Premier 23 was purchased by the noted Islay Estates, Bridgend, Isle of Islay. Islay Estates runs an extensive in-hand farming operation over a large area of the Estate. The farming practices and livestock on the ground vary as the land and topography ultimately dictate what is possible. Livestock are reared naturally on the hill and on the in-bye land, where they graze all year round.
Of winning the Supreme Championship and the Stirling Sale, Vikki Wood said: “It’s been an emotional weekend and we’re over the moon to have won the pre-sale show. Premier has been such an honest calf from day one, just a lovely bull to work with and a perfect gent. Sunday was very much the icing on the cake with him! We very much wish Islay Estates all the best with him”.
Junior Champion Islavale Private 12,500gns
Bringing another top team of bulls to Stirling was the prolific Islavale herd of WS Stronach & Son, Berryleys Farm, Grange, Keith, who sold seven in all to gross £64,050, and average a mighty £9150. Included within that was the winner of the last class of the day and the Junior Champion, Islavale Private 23 who made 12,500gns when selling to Ayrshire and the commercial producer JH Logan & Co, Dalfask Farm, Girvan. Continuing the theme, this May 2023 born bull is entirely homebred being by Islavale Lucifer 20 EX93 and is out of Islavale Keely EX 91. Speaking afterwards Michael Logan said:
“I hadn’t gone to the sale necessarily with the intention of buying and was actually running a wee bit late. But looking at the bulls beforehand this bull just really caught my eye. He had tremendous length and is a really strong, powerful bull for his age. We’ve purchased from Islavale previously and the bulls have done really well so we’re happy again to pay the price for a bull of this quality.” Islavale Private will be used in the Dalfask commercial herd which comprises of purebred Simmentals, Simmental x Salers, and Lim x Friesians.
In addition to the 12,500gns price further Islavale bulls made 11,000gns, 9500gns, 9000gns x 2, 6000gns, and 4000gns. Both the Junior Championship and Intermediate Championship was secured, along with the Reserve Overall, and with the herd also picking up the Group of Three award. The Junior Champion prize marked the fifth in a row the herd has won this title at February and October Stirling Sales. Another fantastic ‘day at the office’! The herd’s three top prices were all sired by the homebred Islavale Lucifer 20 EX93, his first sons at Stirling, and described as the best son of Corskie Highlander the herd has bred. This bull was also the sire of Islavale Peaches the Weaned Calf Champion at the 2023 Next Gen Sale who made 9000gns. Commenting generally on the day, Stewart Stronach said: “We’re very pleased with the day and to see a retained stock bull get on so well with his first progeny at Stirling. In terms of the bulls our aim remains to produce bulls from strong maternal lines that are not too extreme, with good growth figures and milk, that have length, good tops, and are square over their plates.”
Innerwick Phoenix 12,000gns
Selling at 12,000gns was Innerwick Phoenix 23 from Mr & Mrs L Moffat, Innerwick Farm, Dunbar, East Lothian. At the pre-sale show this April 2023 bull had stood second in his class to the Intermediate & Overall Reserve Champion. Sired by Greencap Jaeger 18, who was purchased by the Moffat’s from Stirling in October 2019, and who was Junior Male, Overall Junior, and Reserve Male Champion at the Royal Highland Show 2019, Innerwick Phoenix 23 is out of Innerwick Gazelle, a Lambclose Bacchus daughter. With good Terminal and Self replacing Indexes, this bull went north when purchased by W&J Brown, Hilton of Culsh, New Deer, Turriff.
Intermediate Champion and Reserve Overall Supreme Islavale Popeye 11,000gns
The Intermediate Champion and Reserve Overall Supreme was another from the Islavale team and in the shape of Islavale Popeye 23. This April 2023 born bull is another by Islavale Lucifer 20 EX93 and is out of the second calver Islavale Keepsake (ET) VG 87. Making 11,000gns this bull was purchased by repeat buyer A& J Craig, Craigton, Castle Douglas who run 380 Simmental cross cows. Commenting, Stephen Williamson the herd manager said: “We’re delighted to get this bull and who has very good milk figures. We’ve purchased previously from Islavale and the bulls have gone on to leave a very strong base of cows in the herd.” Of his Overall reserve Champion the judge Neil McIlwaine said: “This was another terrific bull. Again he had plenty of power with great lines to him, width through the top, and depth through into his hindquarters. He moved extremely well and is a quality bull that could do both jobs.”
Kilbride Farm President 10,000gns
Following on from their top price sale, the Robson family were back in the money when selling the heterozygous polled bull Kilbride Farm President 23 (P) for 10,000gns to J Lawrie, Newton of Arbirlot, Arbroath, Angus. This April 2023 born bull is sired by the herd’s new stock bull Hiltonstown Lachlan, who is ‘breeding very well’ in the herd and is out of a Sneumgaard Imperator (PP) daughter, K F Eunice 245I (P), who has already bred Kilbride Farm Lancer (P), the Reserve Junior Champion at Stirling in February 2022. Another bull with top performance figures, Kilbride Farm President (P) is in the top 1% for Self-Replacing Index; top 5% for growth, and Terminal Index, and top 10% for milk.
Islavale Perseus 9500gns
Back to the Islavale pen and the March 2023 born Islavale Perseus made 9500gns when selling to the pedigree and commercial Garrison herd of DJ Cleland, Glebe Farm, Hereford. With both parents classified EX93, this bull again by Islavale Lucifer 20 EX93, and out of Islavale Dream EX93, carried a joint top Maternal (Milk) figure of +13, and with Self replacing and Terminal Indexes in the top 5%, and top 1% respectively. Commenting afterwards Mr Cleland said: “We run 340 Simmental and Charolais crosses but with the aim to increase the Simmental influence. We were looking for a bull with good breeding behind him, performance figures, and who was darker in colour. This bull had all of that and a tremendous length and power to him. He’ll be used in due course within both our commercial and pedigree herds.”
Quarryhill Pablo 9000gns
Four bulls in all made 9000gns and the first of the was the winner of class three, Quarryhill Pablo 23 from Geoff & Kate Anderson, Wester Greens Farm, Lossiemouth. In September 2022, Geoff & Kate purchased Annick Desiree’s Joy EX 90, and her heifer calf at foot, for a combined 12,500gns. In calf to Kilbride Farm Karl 19 (P), Quarryhill Pablo 23 is the resulting calf. A good muscled bull with positive calving figures, this bull was bought by noted commercial producers J R Graham & Ptnrs, Greenshields, Biggar, Lanarkshire.
Delfur Pegasus 9000gns
Second prize in the same class, and again at 9000gns was the heterozygous polled bull Delfur Pegasus 23 (P) from Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour. This March 2023 born calf is by Woodhall Instinct 17, and out of Delfur Joy, an Islavale Cassius daughter. Another bull to go south, and to be used on both pedigree and commercial cows, Delfur Pegasus 23 was purchased by JW Gosmore & Partners, who run the Newton House herd of 120 head in all at Newton House Farm, Chester. Of Delfur Pegasus John Gosmore said: “I was looking for a bull with conformation and to use in our suckler herd of Simmental Limousin crosses, and also with the quality for the pedigree herd. This bull has the shape, has good feet and legs, walked extremely well, and looks to have a very good temperament which is important to us.”
Islavale Preston 9000gns
Islavale Pepe 9000gns
Two bulls from Islavale made 9000gns. The first at this mark was the March 2023 born Islavale Preston. This bull is Coose Lincoln, who has bred sons to 13,000gns, and is out of Islavale Glee. With a top 15% Calving Ease figure of +3.2, this bull was purchased by J Anderson & Son, Headshaw, Lauder, Berwickshire, for their predominantly Simmental herd of 135 suckler cows. Speaking afterwards James Anderson said: “We picked this bull out at the pre-sale show and are really pleased to have got him. He’s very correct, had a good top line, width and shape, and walked very well. With a good head and breed character, he just had a presence to him and he’s got good figures as well. The Simmental breed as a whole have very good maternal traits, are milky and make good mothers. This bull will go into the suckler herd for those qualities and to breed replacements for the future”. The final bull at the 9000gns mark was the third prize winner Islavale Pepe 23. March 2023 born, this bull is by Curaheen Giant, who has had sons up to 16,000gns, and is out of Islavale Ashley 7 GP84. This bull was bought by Robert Bell & Partners, Craigo, Milnathort, Kinross.
Reserve Supreme Champion Corskie Pot 8500gns
Standing second in his class to the Overall Supreme Champion and Senior Champion, and who himself was Reserve Senior Champion on the day, was Corskie Pot 23, from Mr WJ & J Green, Corskie, Garmouth, Fochabers. This January 2023 born bull is by Rathnashan Kellogg’s EX 94, and is out of Corskie Kettle EX 90. Purchasing Corskie Pot 23 was commercial producer W A Wilson, Hutlerburn, Ettrick, Selkirk. Rathnashan Kellogg’s EX94 has had progeny sell to date up to 9500gns at Stirling, and has sired the Overall Junior Champion at the Royal Highland, and the Reserve Male at this year’s Highland and Simmental Scottish National Shows. In addition to the 85000gns price, Corskie sold eight bulls on the day and with other prices including 7000gns, 6500gns x2, and 5500gns.
Scotland Hill Peter 8500gns
Up from Doncaster, Tom Hill, Mill Farm, Wadworth made 8500gns when selling the shapely Scotland Hill Peter 23 to Caithness and W M Barnetson & Sons, Lynegar Farm, Wick. April 2023 born, Scotland Hill Peter 23 is Clonagh Mighty Ab Fab, a Manor Park Hansome son, and is out of Scotland Hill Ivonne, a Glenturk Extra Special daughter.
Reserve Junior Champion Pitmudie Princeton
Winning class nine and taking the Reserve Junior Championship was the stylish Pitmudie Princeton 23 from Heather Duff, Pitmudie Farm, Menmuir, Brechin. April 2023 born, Pitmudie Princeton is by Hiltonstown Irish 17, and is out of Pitmudie Babe from the herd’s noted Manor Park Babe line. With a show track record behind him, through the summer this bull won the Reserve Beefbreeder Interbreed title at the Royal Highland and was Reserve Overall Junior Champion at the Simmental Scottish National Show. Hiltonstown Irish 17, was purchased at Stirling in October 2018 for 8500gns. Come sale time this bull was bid to 8500gns, not quite meeting the reserve, and with the Duffs thinking so much of him that he has been retained for use in the Pitmudie herd.
OTHER LEADING PRICES:
7,500gns Lot 245 Coltfield Philadelphia sold to J E & B L Goddard, West Logan, Castle Douglas
7,500gns Lot 198 Coltfield Peter sold to H H & A Swanson, Tister Farm, Halkirk, Caithness
Pitmudie Pitcairn 7200gns
7,200gns Lot 223 Pitmudie Pitcairn sold to A D Sutherland & Sons, Kellas Farm, Elgin, Morayshire
Ranfurly Principal 7000gns
7,000gns Lot 264 Ranfurly Principal sold to T G Hamilton, Killumpha Farm, Port Logan, Wigtonshire
Corskie Puma 7000gns
7,000gns Lot 176 Corskie Puma sold to H Macdonald, Mains of Dalvey, Advie, Morayshire
Inverdunning Parker 7000gns
7,000gns Lot 204 Inverdunning Parker sold to A & H Grant, Pathcondie Farm, Cupar, Fife
Overall Champion Popes Premier with the Wood family, judge Neil McIlwaine, Jonathan Gunn, and Galbraiths representative.
Senior Champion presentation
Intermediate Championship presentation
Junior Championship presentation
Islavale Group of 3 winners
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