ROCKING IT! CADE KATHLEEN’S ROCKSTAR WINS OVERALL SIMMENTAL SUPREME AT THE 2026 GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW!

• Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar takes Reserve Overall Supreme Individual Interbreed
• Simmental wins Interbreed Team of Four for Second Year Running
• Popes Princess Lumi and Denizes Nugget win Interbreed Pairs
• Newbiemains win Reserve Overall, Male Champion, and Junior Champion

 Adding to what has become a stellar show season, the stylish in-calf heifer Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar, aka ‘Roxy’, from the Rougemont pedigree herd of Mary Cormack, Leominster, Hereford, swept all before her to win the Simmental Overall Supreme Championship at the 2026 Great Yorkshire Show held in Harrogate.

Overall Champion, Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar

In perfect morning showing conditions on Wednesday 15^th July, a quality line up of Simmentals strutted their stuff in front of a healthy crowd and the judge for the day Gavin Brown of the noted Springfield herd at Penicuik, Midlothian.  With some real quality through the classes, the traditional Championship ‘tap’ was given to the January 2024 born Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar.

‘Roxy’ was purchased by Mary Cormack for 15,000gns at the Next Generation V Sale at Carlisle in December last year, and from breeders Paul & Sharrie Cade, Buckden, Peterborough. Sired by Sacombe Jameson 18, and out of Brandane Kathleen, Roxy is in-calf to Backmuir Pegasus.  Rolling back to 2025, this heifer had stood Reserve Overall, Female Champion, and Junior Champion, at the Simmental English National Show.

Moving onto this year, and under the ownership of Mary Cormack, ‘Roxy’ has just continued to ‘wow’ the crowds and wrack up a host of titles.  Taking a little look, here’s a summary of just som to date:

Great Yorkshire Show Overall Simmental Champion & female Champion, Reserve Overall Individual Interbreed, and part of the winning Simmental Interbreed Team of Four; Simmental Champion at the Royal Three Counties; Overall Simmental Champion and Individual Interbreed Supreme at the Royal Cornwall; and the Simmental Overall Supreme, and Reserve Interbreed Continental Championships at the Devon County in May.  A fantastic show record!

Very much endorsing this was the well-known Individual Interbreed judge James Weightman, Peterlee, Co Durham who said:  “This was very well balanced heifer who just exuded style with plenty of power.  She has everything to go on and make a tremendous cow.”

The Great Yorkshire added to what has become a terrific summer showing season for the Simmental breed with some quality line ups going on to yield a number of Interbreed titles.  At Harrogate, as well as the Reserve Overall Individual, the Simmentals lifted the Interbreed Team of Four, for the second consecutive year, and also won the Margaret Champion Continental Beef Pairs Interbreed.

Reserve Female Champion, Pope Ruffles

Making another trip ‘down south’ and enjoying a hugely successful day was the Newbiemains herd of Jim & Patricia Goldie, Newbiemains Farm, Annan, Dumfries.  Amongst a number of ‘premier prizes, the herd’s June 2024 born heifer Popes Ruffles jointly owned with Ali Dodd, Tundergarth herd, Tundergart Mains, Lockerbie, followed Rockstar right through from the class to being Reserve Overall Supreme, and Reserve Female Champion.  In May this year at Carlisle,  Popes Ruffles was purchased by this partnership for 14,000gns at the Popes Princesses Production Sale of heifers from Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Popes Farm, Dutton, Preston, Lancashire.   Sired by the €52,000 Clonagh Lucky Explorer, Ruffles is out of Springfield Magic whose pedigree goes back to the noted Woodhall Extra.    Popes Ruffles is in-calf to Annick Klondyke and is due to calf early next year.

No strangers to the Great Yorkshire, the Newbiemains herd have shown their on and off since 2012 and is a show that they very much enjoy ‘due to its laid back atmosphere, very helpful staff and stewards, and for the quality show of Simmentals always there from top breeders’.  In that time they’ve met with their fair share of success having won the Overall Supreme on two occasions with Newbiemains Diamond Jubilee in 2014, and Newbiemains Eclipse in 2015, with both being in-calf heifers.

Just for the record, the Newbiemains roll call of 2026 prizes at the Great Yorkshire included:  Overall Reserve Supreme; Overall Reserve Female; Male Champion; Junior Champion; Group of Three Winners; Pairs Winners; and a further class win.  Top work from the Newbiemains team!

Male Champion, Newbiemains Sapphire 25

Whilst it was a Championship day for ‘fantastic females’, there were also some top Simmental bulls on show.  Leading the way as the Male Champion, and also the Junior Champion was another from the Newbiemains stable in the shape of the classy Newbiemains Sapphire.  This young February 2025 born bull is by th herd sire Islavale Jabba 18 (ET) EX 92, and is out of Newbiemains Jem EX 93 (EX2).

Of Newbiemains Sapphire, Niall Goldie said:  “We think Sapphire is probably one of the best bulls we’ve bred at Newbiemains. He’s  got tremendous width from front to back but also keeps his length with great locomotion. There’s that bit of style with a proper Simmental head and outlook. All being well he’ll go to the Stirling Sale this October as part of a team of five or six Newbiemains bulls.”

Described as a consistent breeder in the herd, Newbiemains Jem was also the dam of the March 2025 born embryo calf Newbiemains Solitaire, a Newbiemains Noble son and who won the youngest bull class of the day.  Newbiemains Sapphire teamed up with Popes Ruffles to win the Simmental Pairs, and Solitaire joined the party to see the herd win the Group of Three.

Reserve Male Champion, Denizes Nugget 22

Just pipped into the Reserve Male position was the June 2022 born bull Denizes Nugget from the aforementioned Jimmy & Vikki Wood, Dutton, Preston.   Bred by M A Barlow & Sons, Ulnes, Nr Leyland, Lancashire, Nugget was purchased by the Woods for 37,000gns at Stirling in February 2024.  He is sired by the well-known Denizes Hamish, and is out of Ashland Topaz Janet, a Team Celtic daughter. Beyond the breed judging Denizes Nugget went on to be a cornerstone of the Simmentals Interbreed successes featuring in both the winning Team of Four, and also the Margaret Chapman Continental Beef Pairs.  Denizes Nugget arrived at Harrogate on the back of further multiple success at the Simmental English National Show held within the Royal Norfolk, and where he was Reserve Overall Supreme and Male Champion in the English National before going on to be Overall Reserve Interbreed, Continental Male Interbreed, and feature in the Reserve Team of Five, and Group of Three.

Reserve Junior Champion, Popes Sylas

There was more success for the Popes herd when their young April 2025 born bull, Popes Sylas, followed Newbiemains Sapphire through from the class to stand Reserve Junior Male Champion.  Sylas is another by the €52,000 Clonagh Lucky Explorer, and is out of Springfield Melody, another Islavale Jabba 18 (ET) EX 92 daughter.  Prolific and successful exhibitors at the Great Yorkshire Show, the Popes team had another red ticket when the six-year-old Popes Princess Lumi won the first female class of the day.

It’s a big well done to all of the exhibitors who showed and coming from counties across England, as well as Scotland.  There were also a few first time exhibitors which was great to see and the herds exhibiting were:

Denizes; Fircovert; Hallway; Lynfield; Melbournepark; Newbiemains; O’So’Good; Popes; Rougemont; Simply; Tapster; Tundergarth; Urswick; and Wacton.

Female & Overall Championship, Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar & Popes Ruffles

Junior Championship, Newbiemains Sapphire & Popes Sylas

Male Championship, Newbiemains Sapphire & Denizes Nugget

2026 Great Yorkshire Show
Wednesday 15^th July 2026
Judge Gavin Brown, Penicuik, Midlothian

Results

Class 73 BULL born before 1 January 2025
1^st Messrs JH & VG Wood                           Denizes Nugget 22

 Class 74 BULL born on or after 1^st January 2025
1^st Mr J Goldie                                                Newbiemains Sapphire 25
2^nd Messrs JH & VG Wood                          Popes Sylas 25
3^rd Messrs BT Stanley                                  Melbourne Park Sniper 25
4^th Miss L Harding                                         Hallway Samson 25
5^th Mr R Tremayne                                         O’so’good Snowball 25
6^th Mr G Scrivens                                           Tapster Sinatra 25
7^th Messrs BT Stanley                                  Melbourne Park Strider 25
8^th Mr O Airey                                                 Urswick Sauvage 25

Popes Princess Lumi

Class 75 COW OR HEIFER in-calf or with calf at foot, having had a certified calf before attaining the age of three years
1^st Messrs JH VG Wood                Popes Princess Lumi
2^nd MA Barlow & Sons                  Heathbrow Koko Star (P)
3^rd Mr P Gunther                             Fircovert Peggy
4^th Mr S Steggles                            Brandane Mint

Class 76 HEIFER born in 2024
1^st Mrs M Cormack                        Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar
2^nd Mr J Goldie                                Popes Ruffles
3^rd Mr G Scrivens                            Ranfurly Weikel 55^th
4^th MA Barlow & Sons                   Denizes Matilda 21^st
5^th Mr S Steggles                            Popes Princess Ruby
6^th Mr R Bishop                               Lynfield Estelle
7^th Mr T Fitton                                  Simply Rosetta

Newbiemains Solitaire

Class 77 HEIFER born in 2025
1^st Mr J Goldie                                 Newbiemains Solitaire
2^nd Mr S Steggles                            Vale Royal Annie’s Star

Group of Three

Class 78 GROUP OF THREE ANIMALS
1^st Mr J Goldie
2^nd Mr S Steggles

Pairs

Class 79 PAIR OF ANIMALS
1^st Mr J Goldie
2^nd Messrs JH & VG Wood

Junior Champion
Mr J Goldie                                       Newbiemains Sapphire 25

Reserve Junior Champion
Messrs JH & VG Wood                 Popes Sylas 25

Male Champion
Mr J Goldie                                       Newbiemains Sapphire 25

Reserve Male Champion
Messrs JH & VG Wood                 Denizes Nugget 22

Female Champion
Mrs M Cormack                              Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar

Reserve Female Champion
Mr J Goldie                                       Popes Ruffles

Overall Supreme Champion
Mrs M Cormack                              Cade Kathleen’s Rockstar

Reserve Overall Supreme Champion
Mr J Goldie                                       Popes Ruffles