by Claire | Aug 19, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
It’s been another fantastic Simmental Virtual Show and we are delighted to crown the 2024 Overall Supreme Champion who is Delfur Weigela N12 the October 2022 born heifer from Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour. A massive well done to Delfur Farms, and to herd manager Garry Patterson. Weigela N12 has had to do it the hard way, coming through the year’s largest class of 134 entries before being awarded the Female Championship. Very fittingly we are absolutely delighted to have BSCS President Norman Robson of the noted Kilbride Farm, Doagh, Ballyclare as this year’s Supreme Championship judge. Please see the video where Norman outlines his thoughts on his Champion animals, and on this year’s show generally.
Video
Garry Patterson said: “I’m absolutely over the moon to hear that Delfur Weigela N12 has won the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show! We were really delighted to win what was a huge Class Four and with Delfur Nifty being in second place. This overall win now caps that. It’s been a terrific competition with a very high standard throughout, and just a great advert for the Simmental breed. The Virtual Show is a real opportunity to promote your cattle, I’ve enjoyed watching the classes, and was delighted to have also judged a class this year.” Of Delfur Weigela N12, Garry went on to say, “Along with Delfur Nifty, Weigela has done really well at the backend shows last year and through this summer and has just continued to improve and come on. In shaping and developing the Delfur herd these are the type and quality of heifers we hope to continue to breed and build around.” Delfur Weigela N12 has been served by the herd stock bull Islavale Magnum which was purchased for 28,000gns at Stirling in October 2022.
So it’s ‘over and out’ for the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show with the fifth staging of this event coming to a fantastic conclusion. We’ve said it before but the Simmental Virtual Show really is the online competition that keeps on giving. Over 450 pedigree Simmental cattle entered by breeders from all over the UK, and with the standard of entries going up year on year. The Simmental breed has enjoyed a tremendous summer in the 2024 live show rings and the standard of entries in this online competition just shows the depth of quality there is in the British Simmental herd book! There’s definitely more to Simmental.
The 2024 Simmental Virtual Show has been a fantastic promotion of cattle, herds, and the British Simmental breed. We would like to say a genuine and massive thank you to all of this year’s exhibitors for entering, to the judges for so readily taking part and providing some great videos, and to the huge online audiences who have been watching week on week.
First and foremost the Simmental Virtual Show is about bringing people together and giving them the opportunity to showcase their cattle on an inexpensive platform, and having a lot of fun doing so along the way! We love the feedback we have continued to receive throughout this year’s competition and are just so pleased that so many enjoy it.
It goes without saying that we’re already scheduling in the 2025 Simmental Virtual Show in next year’s timetable of events!!
by Claire | Aug 19, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
Take a bow the Goldie family, Newbie Mains Farm, Annan who have won this year’s Male Championship with their February 2023 born Newbiemains Prague.
Newbiemains Prague initially won Class Three – Bull born on or between 01/01/2022 & 31/07/2023, which comprised of 76 entries, and was judged by Simon Key, who runs the noted Key herd at Abbey Farm, Loddon, Norwich. This bull by Annick Klondyke 19 EX 94, and out of Newbiemains Ice Nice Wag VG88, carries a Maternal (Milk) figure of +13 putting him in the breed’s top 1% for this trait.
Judging the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show Male Championship was Gordon Clark of the noted Broombrae Herd, Auchtermuchty, Cupar, Fife and with Newbiemains Prague being joined by the other male class winners Lisglass Pop, and Backmuir King in the judge off.
You can see Gordon’s video here where he gives some thoughts and comments on his placings. Thank you very much to Gordon.
Gordon Clark video
by Claire | Aug 19, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
Delfur Weigela was first in Class Four, and which had 134 entries!
It’s a massive well done to Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour who have won the Female Championship with their October 2022 born heifer Delfur Weigela N12. Delfur Weigela N12 is by Ballymoney Larry 20, and is out of Delfur Weigela E12, an Auchorachan ACDC 09 9 daughter. In the classes, Delfur Weigela came out on top in a mighty class of 134 heifers, born between 1st January 2022 – 31st July 2023, and where she pipped her stablemate Delfur Nifty into second place. Judging this class, which had the largest entry in this year’s competition, was Adrian Ivory of the noted Strathisla Herd at Blairgowrie.
The 2024 Simmental Virtual Show Female Championship was judged by Anne MacPherson of the equally noted Blackford Herd, Croy, Inverness, and with the finalists comprising of Delfur Weigela N12, along with Newbiemains Pippa, and Mixbury Hall Juliet. Please see Anne’s video on our Facebook page along with her comments on her choice of Female Champion. Thank you very much to Anne, and that’s our first Virtual Show Female Champion of 2024.
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 15, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
Here we are again and it’s the final class ‘big reveal’ of the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show as we announce the results for Class Six – Cow in milk, any age, and which saw a terrific entry of 61 animals entered from around the UK.
For our winner this week we’re heading to Northamptonshire and extending a huge well done to Vernon & Jon Bailey, Mixbury Hall Farm, Brackley whose April 2018 born cow Mixbury Hall Juliet EX92 has taken the top spot. Sired by the herd’s noted Tilbrook Frank 14 EX94, Juliet is out of Mixbury-Hall Wonder, a Sundial Paul daughter.
Mixbury Hall Juliet
Judging this week has been Michael Durno of the noted Auchorachan herd, Glenlivet, Ballindalloch. A big thank you is extended to Michael, and please here his one to ten, and also his short video and comments (with a terrific backdrop)
here:
1st Mixbury Hall Juliet
2nd Corskie Jools 3
3rd Newbiemains Klass Act
4th Corskie Great Day
5th Corskie Jasmine
6th Nygard Rigmor (P)
7th Springfield Idol
8th Innerwick Joan
9th Breaghey Class K359 (P)
10th Breaghey Vida L388
Corskie Jools 3
Newbiemains Klass Act
Corskie Great Day
Corskie Jasmine
Nygard Rigmor (P)
Springfield Idol
Innerwick Joan
Breaghey Class K359 (P)
Breaghey Vida L388
So that’s the classes concluded and which have seen an incredible 457 entries in all, up 24 on the year, and from Simmental breeders all over the UK!
The support for this year’s competition has again been fantastic and a massive thank you is extended to everyone who has entered this class and this year’s Simmental Virtual Show. The standard seems to be going up every year and what a promotion of the breed in what is the UK’s largest pedigree online competition.
by Nicky Moreton | Aug 15, 2024 | 2024 Virtual Show
It’s the turn of the big boys for this week’s ‘Big Reveal’ and the results for Class Five of the 2024 Simmental Virtual Show, for Bull born before 1st January 2022.
Once again we’ve had another top entry of 26 for this class and featuring bulls with plenty of length, good lines, and a natural power to them.
It’s been a terrific standard of competition this year throughout the Virtual Show and Class Five has very much continued that trend. Once again a huge thank you to everyone who supported this class!
BACKMUIR KING 19
Taking the top place in this class is Backmuir King from Reece & Andrew Simmers, Backmuir Farm, Keith, Banffshire This upstanding five-year-old bull is by Islavale Hamilton and is out of Starline Olivia 27th. Well known to the show ring, and amongst a host of titles, Backmuir King was the Male Champion at the 2023 Royal Highland Show. It’s been quite a week for the Simmers who on Monday won a high quality 2024 Simmental Scottish National Show along with the Overall Individual Interbreed, at Turriff Show. For good measure Backmuir King stood second in his class there to the Male Champion!
Judging this week’s class was Helen Searle of the noted Guiltcross herd at Kenninghall, Norwich, and who is also Chair of the East Anglian Simmental Club. Here are Helen’s placings for first to eighth:
1st Backmuir King
2nd Blackford Mars 21 EX93
3rd Rathnashan Kellog’s (ET) (P) EX94
4th Kilbride Farm Jetstream 18 (P)
5th Ranfurly Impeccable 14 17 (ET) EX94
6th Hiltonstown Lachlan 20
7th Wolfstar Jimmy Choo 18
8th Islavale Jammydodger 18 EX93
BLACKFORD MARS 21
RATHNASHAN KELLOGG’S (ET) (P)
KILBRIDE FARM JETSTREAM 18 (P)
RANFURLY IMPECCABLE I4 17
HILTONSTOWN LACHLAN 20
WOLFSTAR JIMMY CHOO 18
ISLAVALE JAMMYDODGER
It’s a big thank you to Helen for judging and please see her short video here with comments on Class Five. We’re loving the judge’s videos this year as well and the quality and ‘oh so quiet’ Simmentals featuring in the background of many!
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.
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