BCCS September Newsletter 2022

Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II 

1926 - 2022 

Newsletter 

Issue 145 

September 2022 

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Contents 

Chairman’s Report 3 

Herd book updates 5 

Council of Management 2022/23 6 

Society Council of Management update 8 

The Harman Awards 2022 34 

Final fling for the Ravensworth herd which goes 

under the hammer at Stirling in October 36 

Loch-ends on a high after reaching thirty 

year milestone 37 

RHASS Sir William Young award winner Major Walter 58 

NOSTALGIA 25 years ago in the Charolais world 59 & 95 

World Charolais Congress United Kingdom 2022 66 

Common registration queries 94 

Advertising in the 2023 Charolais publications 45 & 95 

Promotional Goods 101 

Minutes of the 2022 BCCS AGM 104 

SALES 

White Gold Sale, Carlisle 10 

Stirling February 12 

Aberdeen 17 

Clogher 18 

Exeter 20 

Swatragh 21 

Welshpool 24 

Stirling May 27 

Carlisle 30 

2022 Autumn sale dates 11 

Important notice to all vendors at society sales 23 

Sale entry requirements 29 

SHOWS 

Balmoral 38 

Royal Highland 42 

Great Yorkshire / National Charolais Show 46 

Royal Welsh 51 

Castlewellan / Northern Ireland Club National Show 55 

CHAROLAIS YOUTH 

Young Breeders competition 60 

Lois Scott & Bartley Finnegan Charolais Youth 

trip to the USA 64 

OBITUARIES 

Billy Turner 85 

Mervyn Parker 86 

Frank Lawson 87 

Roger Darch 87 

REGIONAL REPORTS 

Northern Ireland 88 

Scottish & Northern 90 

South Midlands 96 

Border 98 

South West 100 

South East 102 

Wales 103 

ADVERTS 

Caisley Tags 84 

Gretnahouse Charolais 108 

Harrison & Hetherington Ltd 82 

Premium Cattle Health Scheme 97 

United Auctions Ltd 83 

Weatherbys 80 

Welshpool Livestock Sales 81 

ISSN 2632-7589 


As I write this, weeks after recording some of the highest temperatures in the UK we are heading into another heat wave. For those 

harvesting, crops are coming off with low moistures a huge relief in terms of drying costs when fuel prices are still elevated and early 

straw crops look reasonably healthy. Sadly, for those with soft fruit spoiling in the extreme warmth and veg growers struggling with 

water shortages the heat has its drawbacks. 

With the dry conditions for such a prolonged period many farmers are struggling with grass growth and have already started into 

their winter forage, this is hugely concerning for the winter ahead with farmers unsure if they will have enough keep to see them 

through. 

Spring Sales 

White Gold Female Sale January 

Top of 18000gns for Tweeddale Rosemary 

25 Heifers sold to average £4780 (81% clearance) 

Stirling February 

Top of 24000gns for Harestone Ronaldinho, champion was Maerdy Rocketman from DE Evans 

28 bulls sold to 10000gns and above 

105 bulls sold to average £8317 (89% clearance) up £1196 on previous year 

Clogher March 

Top of 9200gns for Killadeas Raymond, champion was Crummer Rambo from A Dunne 

Bulls averaged £4501 

Aberdeen March 

Top 8500gns Aultmore Reputation, champion was Elgin Robocop from RA Milne and Sons 


Exeter April 

Top of 6000gns for Penhargard Rhubarb, champion was Moynton Roscoe from P C Old 


Swatragh April 

Top of 9600gns for Glencoe Ragnarok, champion was Killadeas Robert from S & D Bothwell 


Welshpool April 

Top of 9000gns for Teme Skyfall, champion was Graiggoch Samuel from G Jones 


Stirling May 

Top of 14000gns for Glenericht Robert, champion was Harestone Royaladdedvalue from R&N Barclay 

30 bulls sold to Average £5845 (88% clearance) up £230 on previous year 

Carlisle May 

Top of 18000gns for Elgin Redrum, champion was Dooley Rocket from D Thornley 

62 bulls sold to average £6488 (81% clearance) 

It’s great to see, the recent sales being so good for members, with some very impressive sale averages and clearance rates. This 

underpins the ever increasing demand for Charolais sired suckled calves in the marketplace, commercial buyers are willing to dig a 

little deeper to get the bull that they have picked, showing the confidence they have in the breed and what the bulls progeny can 

bring to their business. 

Summer Shows 

The 2022 summer shows are back with a bang and some much needed social interaction after a 2 year break. For those unable to 

attend we have live streamed the judging where possible so no one misses out on the action. 

The season kicked off with the Balmoral Show in early May where Bessiebell Nana by J Smyth took overall beef Champion of 

Champions an exceptional 4 year-old with twin calves at foot. The Charolais also finished reserve in both the Interbreed groups of 3 

and team of 5. Many thanks to the Northern Ireland club for manning the stand and looking after their members. 

Into June we had the Royal Highland Show where Maerdy Morwr by AJR Farms reigned supreme for the 3rd consecutive year, Morwr 

also won the overall interbreed as well. There was success for Charolais winning the Beef Interbreed Pairs with a classy Junior duo 

and the Interbreed Team of 4 finished in Reserve. The Charolais stand was very well organised by Carly Mackay, huge thanks to her 

and her helpers. 

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In July The Great Yorkshire Show welcomed both the National Show and the World Congress. A tremendous show of cattle was 

presented in front of Judge Steve Nesbitt who tapped out Seawell Olympian by PM & SM Donger as his overall Champion. Our 

thanks go to Heather Pritchard who gave a running commentary throughout the judging for the delegates. Later in the week the 

Charolais took reserve in the Interbreed team of 4. A special thanks also goes out to Lindsey Hitchen for her wonderful hospitality, 

over the past 30 years Lindsey and the Yorkshire club have looked after the exhibitors and made visitors very welcome at the 

Charolais bar. 

The Northern Ireland National Show, this year had a change of venue to Castlewellan to coincide with the World Congress being in 

Northern Ireland. There was a tremendous show of cattle for the two experienced Welsh judges to cast their eyes over. The overall 

champion on the day was the 4 year-old bull, Brownhill Owenroe exhibited by Frank and Grace Reid. Huge congratulations to the 

Northern Ireland club and its members for putting on a great spectacle for everyone to see. 

The heat didn’t put off the exhibitors at the Royal Welsh where Dooley Paradise by C Boden came out on top. There was success 

in the Junior & Continental Heifer Interbreed Championship for Teme Snowwhite before pairing up with Teme Stardust to win the 

Females of the future Pairs. Two excellent Barnsford Ferny sired daughters from the Corbett family. In the 38 degrees heat the 

crowds flooded to the Charolais pavilion for some much-needed shade and refreshments. Thanks to all those involved. 

World Congress 

The World Congress ran from 7-18 of July, it is fair to say it was a huge success. The quality of the stock on show combined with the 

first-class hospitality shown by all host farms was unbelievable. The great British weather actually played ball and all the overseas 

delegates got to see our wonderful country in all its glory. A huge thank you to all who pulled together to make congress a success 

especially Carolyne and Fiona from Field Farm Tours, the congress committee, the BCCS office and World Charolais Chairman Chris 

Curry for all your hard work. But a special thanks must go to all host farms for all their efforts that went into holding these days and 

showcasing all that’s great about British Charolais. 

National Youth Stockjudging Finals 

Major Walter very kindly hosted the national finals at his very renowned Balthayock herd. Young stockjudgers travelled from every 

part of the UK to compete. The classes were ably judged and reasons listened to by Iain Millar and Robert McNee, their wealth of 

experience and knowledge will give the kids a great help for years to come. It was hugely humbling to see so many kids enjoying 

their day. The overall winner in the senior section and the winner of the trip to Moulins in France was Maddie Clarke, she will be 

joined by the runner up Andrew Adam. (I don’t think Maddie will let Andrew forget the result for a long time). A massive thank you 

to Tracey and Davie and all at Balthayock, also the Scottish and Northern club for all your help on the day. I would personally like to 

thank Andrew Sellick for stepping in for me at the last minute. Lastly but most importantly thank you to all the Charolais youth, you 

are the future and it’s safe to say the breed is in very good hands when we see the talent and enthusiasm you all have. 

Autumn Sales 

Lochend & Ravensworth herds will disperse in October at Stirling, it will be a hugely sad day to see two extremely renowned 

and long-standing herds go, but it gives new and established herds a chance to buy some outstanding breeding for their herds. 

Hopefully, we will carry on seeing these two herds breeding for years to come. 

I would also like to wish everyone that has stock forward for the autumn sales all the very best of luck. I am very confident the 

commercial buyer will continue to support the breed, with continued premiums for Charolais sired suckled calves. 

White Gold Sale 

After the huge success of the very first white gold sale in January, we will be holding another one. The date is TBC, please keep a 

look out on social media and the website in the coming months for further details. 

Billy Turner 

It is with huge sadness that we have lost past BCCS president Billy Turner. Billy ran the famous Brampton herd and will be hugely 

missed by everyone that was lucky enough to have met him, a true gentleman and family man. Billy was a great ambassador and 

stalwart for the breed over the years. The Charolais world is very grateful for everything he did for the breed over the years, gone 

but certainly never forgotten. 

Joint open days 

This summer we have decided to hold 2 joint open days with the Salers cattle society, I feel this collaboration is very exciting and 

positive. We can both reduce the costs of an open day as well as attracting a wider audience to the benefits of our breed. We are 

not competing directly with the Saler in the marketplace, as they are mainly a maternal sire with ourselves being a predominantly a 

terminal sire. Each breed compliments each other as a cross, and showcasing this can only be a positive for both involved. The Saler 

society have been a joy to work with, and moving forward I feel we can work more closely with them and possibly other maternal 

breeds as well. 

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Special thanks 

I would like thank all the staff at BCCS for all their continued hard work. This summer a number of staff came along to the summer 

shows. I personally think it was well received, it’s good for the members to put a face to a name and likewise staff can put a face to a 

name, most of whom they have never met before. Thank you to my Vice Chairman Jeremy and Treasurer Graham for all you both do 

for BCCS. Most importantly, thank you to all our members for promoting the breed at every opportunity. 

Passing of the Queen 

Everyone at the British Charolais Cattle Society was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her 

Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 

For over 70 years she has been a constant presence in all of our lives. 

She had many tremendous qualities, above all her dedicated service to the people, which will never be 

forgotten. 

We extend our deepest condolences to King Charles III and the Royal Family. 

Allen Drysdale 

CHAIRMAN 

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Council of Management 2022/23 

Mr M V Atkinson (Northern England) 

Parkfield 

Kirkby Malzeard 

Ripon 

North Yorkshire 

HG4 3RX 

Tel: 01765 658545 

Email:mowbraypark@aol.com 

President (ex Officio) 

Mr WG Roberts 

Parc 

Llangadfan 

Welshpool 

Powys 

SY21 0PJ 

Tel: 07717 571940 

Email: garethparc@aol.com 

Chairman / National 

Mr A P Drysdale 

Middle Drimmie 

Blairgowrie 

Perthshire 

PH10 7JD 

Tel: 07801 339550 

Email: allendrysdale@hotmail.com 

Vice Chairman 

Mr J Price (Southern England) 

Oakchurch Farm 

Staunton-On-Wye 

Herefordshire 

HR4 7NE 

Tel: 07788 454454 

Email: jeremy@oakchurchfarm.co.uk 

Hon Treasurer (ex officio) 

Mr G C Robinson 

Stockhill Lodge 

Elton 

Peterborough 

Cambs PE8 6SJ 

Tel: 07860 765338 

Email: gcrobinson1961@gmail.com 

Mr D Barker (Southern England) 

Sable House 

Nuthampstead 

Royston 

Herts 

SG8 8NA 

Tel: 07798 518994 

Email: barkers.caylers@btinternet.com 

Mr D Bothwell (Northern Ireland) 

St Angelo 

Ballina Mallard 

Co Fermanagh 

N Ireland 

BT94 2LR 

Tel: 07971 567988 

Email: d.s.bothwell@gmail.com 

Mr A J Clark (Scotland) 

Blackhill Farm 

Crossford 

Carluke 

Lanarkshire 

ML8 5QH 

Tel: 07904 114506 

Email: clarkblackhill@gmail.com 

Mr R McWilliams (Northern Ireland) 

48 Drumbane Road 

Maghera 

Co Londonderry 

N Ireland 

BT46 5NR 

Tel: 07730 648026 

Email: robert@kilmoon.com 

Mr M A Milne (Scotland) 

Kennies Hillock 

Llanbryde 

Elgin 

Morayshire 

IV30 3LJ 

Tel: 07971 510965 

Email: elgincharolais@btinternet.com 

Mrs T Nicoll (Scotland) 

Home Farm 

Balthayock 

Perth 

PH2 7LG 

Tel: 0778 4891005 

Email: tracey@balthayock.com 

Vacant position for Northern England 

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Mr R A Owen (National) 

Tynewydd 

Garthbeibio 

Foel 

Welshpool 

Powys 

SY21 0NR 

Tel: 07971 118547 

Email: arwel.owen@genusplc.com 

Mr W Owen (Wales) 

Braich Y Saint 

Criccieth 

Gwynedd 

LL52 0PW 

Tel: 07771 520442 

Email: w.owen@btconnect.com 

Mr J R Paynter (National) 

Rockwood 

3 Drumilly Road 

Hockley 

Armagh 

N Ireland 

BT61 8RF 

Tel: 07761 930534 

Email: j.paynter@live.co.uk 

Mr A E Sellick (Southern England) 

Battins Farm 

Brompton Ralph 

Taunton 

Somerset 

TA4 2SG 

Tel: 07876 306310 

Email: andrew_sellick@yahoo.co.uk 

Mr D Thornley (Northern England) 

Wartoft Grange Farm 

Diseworth 

Leicestershire 

DE74 2QQ 

Tel: 01283 819644 

Email: davidthornley39@gmail.com 

Mr B L Williams (Wales) 

Gwastod 

Llawr-Y-Glyn 

Abermeurig 

Lampeter 

Ceredigion 

Wales 

SA48 8PP 

Tel: 01570 470273/07809 146308 

Email: benllwydwilliams@gmail.com 

Mr B Harman (Ex Officio) 

Grove Farm 

Grove Lane 

Chesham 

Bucks 

HP5 3QN 

Tel: 07867 802823 

Email: benharman@btconnect.com 

Complaints and Disciplinary Committee 

Jane Hayhurst 

Andrew Hornall 

Iain Millar 

Ralph Needham 

Andrew Sellick 

Breedplan Technical Committee 

Arwel Owen (Chairman) 

David Barker 

Ben Harman 

Andrew Hornall 

Alastair Lyle 

Sean McGovern 

Jeremy Price 

Barbara Webster 

British Charolais office 

contacts 

Mr Rusmi Parekh, Office manager 

Tel: 07377 119224 Email: rusmi@charolais.co.uk 

Mrs Rebecca Fraser, Society accounts , ETs, 

Inspections, Membership 

Tel: 07377 119307 Email: rebecca@charolais.co.uk 

Mrs Fiona Warner, registrations, transfers, promotional 

goods, Charolais Journal/newsletter 

Tel: 07377 119345 Email: fiona@charolais.co.uk 

Miss Mandy Mooney, DNA administration 

Tel: 07377 119312 Email: dna@charolais.co.uk 

Miss Charlotte Ward, Performance recording, society 

sale entries, sale reports and social media 

Tel: 07377 119233 Email: charlotte@charolais.co.uk 

Miss Natasha Prentice, DNA administration, social 

media and Charolais youth programme 

Tel: 07958 210243 Email: dna@charolais.co.uk 

Avenue M, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, 

Warwickshire CV8 2RG Tel: 02476 697222 

Email: charolais@charolais.co.uk 

www.charolais.co.uk 



Society Council of Management Update 

We’re excited to welcome three new Council members to the 

British Charolais Cattle Society. 

First, we have Jeremy Paynter who farms around 65 acres 

at Rockwood, 

in Northern 

Ireland, with 

10 pedigree 

Charolais. Now 

into his third 

year of term as 

the Chairman 

of Northern 

Ireland Charolais 

Club, Jeremy 

has greatly 

enjoyed the 

responsibilities 

of his role and 

has found it 

provided him 

with plenty of 

experience in 

the Charolais 

world. With his 

background and 

experience as 

Chairman of the 

Northern Ireland 

Charolais Club, 

Jeremy Paynter 

Jeremy had been strongly encouraged to stand for council so 

that he may bring his knowledge and understanding forward 

into this new role. 

Jeremy was first introduced to the British Charolais breed 

when he attended the Perth bull sales in the 1990s with his 

father. And this is where his passion for the breed began. 

“My dad and I went to the Perth bull sales, some 30 years ago 

now, and we just fell in love with the Charolais cattle.” 

Jeremy believes that British Charolais are outstanding 

at ticking all the boxes when it comes to quality and 

performance. They’ve got a consistent conversion rate, and 

with the use of EBVs and breeding performance, he finds their 

growth and weight gain is tremendous. 

When it comes to the direction for the future of British 

Charolais, Jeremy believes there are great opportunities in 

focusing more on breeding what the market wants. In order to 

remain profitable and sustainable for the future, there should 

be a focus on ensuring the breeding of easy calving, fast 

growing cattle, that flesh quickly to meet today’s marketplace 

requirements. The use of myostatin testing will assist in 

educating ourselves further to recognise customers who have 

set requirements for myostatin positive or negative bulls in 

their commercial herds. It’s important that Charolais breeders 

can put into place the right genetics for their customers. 

However, Jeremy also feels the youth of the future is a main 

priority for British Charolais. 

“We need to keep our young people involved and bring along 

future breeders.” 

There should be a great focus on the involvement of the 

Charolais youth through the organising and hosting of events 

such as stock judging. Just as Jeremy was introduced to the 

breed, he knows the importance of maintaining the interest 

and passion for British Charolais amongst future breeders. 

Michael Atkinson 

Next, we welcome back Mike Atkinson who has been involved 

in the Charolais world since he and his wife, Margaret, 

joined the Society in 1987. Together, Mike and Margaret 

farm 180 acres at Parkfield, in North Yorkshire, with between 

800-1000 cattle, and now around 14 pedigree Charolais. 

Having previously served 6 years and now over a further 

3 years on the Society Council, Mike has an incredible 

depth of knowledge and experience when it comes to what 

constitutes as a great beef animal. Looking back on his time 

as President, he says he’s loved the role and tried to make 

use of the opportunity to meet as many Charolais breeders 

and enthusiasts 

as possible. 

He’s travelled 

the length and 

breadth of 

the country to 

attend Society 

events and 

fulfil judging 

appointments. 

Mike has always 

believed that, 

“Nothing can 

compare to 

Charolais for 

finishing quickly 

and efficiently, 

and their 

performance 

in terms of 

profitability has 

never been in 

doubt. They Mike Atkinson 

are the most 

valuable at every 

stage, whether a calf is sold at 10 days or taken through to 

beef, it commands a premium all the way.” 

Thanks to breeders responding to market demands, Mike says 

the modern Charolais has changed and developed a lot in 

the past few years. A smaller beast, with a lighter and tighter 

shoulder, has removed any calving issues, and the growth 

rates mean cattle can be turned around quicker which, in turn, 

improves profitability. He’s a strong believer that the Charolais 

breed gives a quick return and it’s the perfect cross on a dairy 

Friesian. It fleshes easily and gets a good price at all weights. 

“There are less and less suckler men around now, and I’d really 

like to see the Charolais used more in the dairy sector,” he 

says. “Quite simply there is nothing that grows better than 

a Charolais, and with the issue of dairy calves on farm, the 

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Charolais gives milk producers a really good option.” 

Mike’s focus for the future of his herd is carried on through 

his four grandchildren, especially his oldest granddaughter, 

Charlotte, who has shown a real interest in Charolais through 

her involvement in Young Farmers, taking part in stock judging, 

and would like to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps. 

However, all of Mike and Margaret’s grandchildren enjoy 

taking part in the Young Breeder’s Stock Judging, as well as 

the Young Farmer’s judging, with some of this judging being 

hosted on farm as Mike is a Vice President of the local Young 

Farmer’s Club. 

Robert McWilliams 

Our third 

new member 

is Robert 

McWilliams, 

who farms 

around 200 

acres of medium 

quality grass 

lands in south 

Co. Derry 

alongside his 

father, Seamus, 

and brother, 

Pearse. They 

have a few 

sucklers cows, 

150 ewes, and at 

first had around 

10-12 pedigree 

Charolais cows. 

This number 

has increased 

over the last 

two years to 

30 Charolais 

Robert McWilliams 

cows with a strong hope to continue expanding his herd in the 

future. Robert joins the council with a great passion for British 

Charolais and an interest in improving the opportunities for 

sales in the Northern Ireland region. 

“The primary reason that I was motivated to stand for council 

was the love I have for Charolais cattle,” Robert says. “I would 

like to help promote and develop the breed, as well as build on 

the market share we have across the UK.” 

Another motivation for Robert is his intent to grow the 

regional sales in Northern Ireland. Recently, he’s found the 

options for the regions members when travelling to sales in 

Stirling and Carlisle has become discouragingly difficult. He 

also finds that they traditionally lose a large customer base to 

competition markets outside the region. Seeking to improve 

these concerns, one of Robert’s aims is to attract these 

customers back to the Northern Ireland sales. 

Robert’s passion for the breed comes from growing up with 

British Charolais on the farm, as the Charolais bull was the only 

sire of choice for his father. “When I was 13, I bought my first 

Charolais cow from Martin Donaghy and I have been hooked 

on breeding pedigree Charolais cattle since.” British Charolais 

was also the right choice for Robert because at the end of the 

day, he found the traits and quality of the breed could not be 

matched. 

“Whilst there has been many of cold wet nights where I have 

questioned my choices when things just haven’t gone right, 

the brief moment of doubt is soon erased when you see a pen 

of Charolais calves developing like mushrooms.” 

Robert truly believes that Charolais cattle are the best 

performing beef breed and in the age of sustainability, the 

market for efficiency is becoming more important each day. 

The product that Charolais breeders have is unrivalled in 

this characteristic, helping farms to become carbon friendly 

systems with a far greater efficiency. 

The Dispersal of the Ravensworth and Lochend 

Charolais Herds will be held at the Stirling sale 

17 October 2022 

Auctioneers: United Auctions Ltd Tel: 01786 473055 

The catalogue can be viewed at 




White Gold Sale, Carlisle January 

Rosemary 

blooms to top 

price at White 

Gold sale 

Friday 21 January 2022 marked the 

beginning of the 2022 sale season for 

Charolais animals with the Society’s 

first White Gold sale of high-quality 

females. Over the course of the day, 

25 heifers (both served and maiden) 

found new homes, to an average price 

of £4779.60 and an 81% clearance 

rate. 

The top price of the day, at an 

incredible 18,000gns, went to 

TWEEDDALE ROSEMARY, a 21-monthold 

from the herd of J Watson 

& Co of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 

Northumberland. This beautiful heifer 

was sired by the popular 11,000gns 

Woodpark Elgin, and her dam is 

Gretnahouse Baywatch – a daughter of 

the sought-after French AI bull, Major. 

Winning the bid and taking Rosemary 

home was C D Timm of Pickering, 

North Yorkshire. 

The hammer came down at the next 

Burradon Roxy at 9,000gns 

Top price at 18,000gns Tweeddale Rosemary 

highest price of 9,000gns twice, for 

a pair of sisters from Messrs Curry of 

Morpeth, Northumberland. 

First of this pair to sell was BURRADON 

ROXY, a 20-month-old heifer sired 

by the popular Irish-born bull 

Clenagh Lyle. Her dam is Burradon 

Josie, a daughter of the easy-calving 

Puntabrava Federico. Roxy will be 

making the journey over to Northern 

Ireland, to the herd of winning bidders 

Slievemore Holding Ltd of Omagh, Co. 

Tyrone. 

Also selling for 9,000gns was Roxy’s 

sister BURRADON REBECCA. Rebecca 

was also sired by Clenagh Lyle, and 

her dam is Burradon Joss, another 

daughter of the 10,000gns Puntabrava 

Federico. She will be joining her sister 

in the herd of new owners Slievemore 

Holding Ltd of Omagh, Co. Tyrone. 

Two heifers reached the next highest 

price of 5,000gns, the first of which was 

21-month-old TWEEDDALE ROYALTY. 

Royalty is another from the herd of J 

Watson & Co of Berwick-upon-Tweed, 

Northumberland, and was sired by 

the 28,000gns Maerdy Jerusalem. Her 

dam is Tweeddale Justso, a daughter of 

Blelack Blackberet. Royalty also caught 

the eye of Slievemore Holding Ltd, and 

she will be joining Roxy and Rebecca at 

their farm in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. 

Next to reach 5,000gns was ELGIN 

ROBIN, a 14-month-old bred by R A 

Milne of Elgin, Morayshire. Robin was 

one of the first calves offered for sale 

by Harestone Oscar, an easy calving 

French-born bull. Robin’s dam is Elgin 

Isobella, a daughter of the 12,000gns 

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Burradon Rebecca at 9,000gns 

Caylers Gladiator. Winning the bid this 

time was A Anderson of Arbroath, 

Angus. 

The next highest 

price of the day 

was 4,500gns, and 

was also secured 

by two heifers. 

First to reach this 

price was another 

from Messrs Curry 

– BURRADON 

ROBERTA. Roberta 

is another heifer 

sired by Clenagh 

Lyle, and her dam is 

Burradon Jeanette, 

another daughter 

of Puntabrava 

Federico. Taking 

Roberta home is 

winning bidder 

Messrs Wright of Girvan, South 

Ayrshire. 

Also reaching a final price of 4,500gns 

was the youngest heifer offered for 

sale: 12-month-old ELGIN SPICE. This 

stunning young heifer was bred by 

R A Milne of Elgin, Morayshire and 

was born to Elgin Ginger, a daughter 

of Esgob Deano. Spice’s sire is the 

notoriously easy-calving Westcarse 

Houdini. This young girl will be heading 

to Georgetown, Dumfries, to the herd 

of winning bidders Radley Pedigree 

Livestock. 

Selling for the next highest price of 

4,200gns was 21-month-old MORNITY 

RENA from Jack Nicoll Farms Ltd of 

Blairgowrie, Perthshire. Rena was 

also sired by the 14,000gns easycalver 

Westcarse Houdini. Her dam 

is Mornity Molly, a daughter of the 

15,000gns Maerdy Hwre who won 

multiple championships in 2014. Taking 

Rena home is winning bidder G E & R 

Harrington of Kirkandrews-on-Eden, 

Carlisle. 

2022 Autumn Sale Dates 

Stirling 17 October 

Including the Dispersal of the Ravensworth and 

Lochend Charolais Herds 


Swatragh 4 November (Club Sale) 

Auctioneers: Swatragh Livestock Market Tel: 028 7940 1246 

Welshpool 10 November 

Auctioneers: Welshpool Livestock Sales Ltd Tel: 01938 553438 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL VENDORS AT SOCIETY SALES 

Prior to entering all animals for a 

Society Sale they MUST 

a) have a hair sample processing at the laboratory at the time of entering an 

animal into a sale. 

or 

b) have their dna testing already fully completed. 

Animals WILL NOT be Accepted into any society sale unless their DNA 

sample is either in process or has been completed. 

Having a pending sample stored in the office will not count unless you have asked for it to be processed prior to making 

your entry into the sale and this must be before the closing date. 

No bull works harder for the farmer, the plate and the planet 11 


Stirling February 

Ronaldinho 

scores at 

Stirling 

Judge Jim Muirhead 

Top price at 24,000gns Harestone Ronaldinho 

It was once again time for the 

Charolais breed to return to the Stirling 

Bull Sales, hosted by United Auctions, 

over the course of Monday 21 to 

Tuesday 22 February 2022. The event 

saw a plethora of high-quality animals 

offered for sale, with a total of 105 

bulls and 2 heifers changing hands. 

The bull sale reached a maximum price 

of 24,000gns, with an 89% clearance 

rate and an average price of £8317 

– up £1196 on last February’s sale. 

Heralding a return to the bustling 

pre-Covid Charolais trade, a total of 

28 bulls reached a final price over 

10,000gns, and 44 sold for between 

5,000gns and 9,500gns. This sale 

marked a phenomenal new centre and 

breed record, smashing the previous 

records set at Stirling in October 2021. 

The Society Chairman, Allen Drysdale, 

said of the event: “A sensational 

day for the breed with a new centre 

and breed record set for the second 

consecutive sale, with commercial 

buyers willing to go to 20,000gns to 

secure the bull of their choice. This 

highlights the superior attributes of 

the Charolais-sired suckled calf and the 

increasing demand for them through 

the store ring.” 

Reaching that all-important top 

price of 24,000gns was 1st-in-class 

HARESTONE RONALDINHO from 

the herd of R & N Barclay of Insch, 

Aberdeenshire. Ronaldinho was 

sired by Goldies Oasis, who sold for 

23,000gns at Stirling in 2019, and his 

dam is Harestone Nigella, a daughter 

of the popular AI bull Hermes. This 

cracking young 18-month-old boasts 

growth EBVs in the top 1% of the breed 

across the board, and caught the eye 

of winning bidders D F W H & N R 

Walter of Balthayock, Perthshire and C 

Smeaton of Inverarity, Angus who will 

be taking him under joint ownership. 

The next highest price, at 21,000gns, 

was achieved by GOLDIES ROCKY, a 

19-month-old from H Goldie’s herd in 

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire. Rocky is one 

of the last bulls offered for sale out of 

prolific sire Gretnahouse Heman, who 

is a trait leader in 

both calving ease 

and growth EBVs. 

Rocky’s dam is the 

homebred Goldies 

Dignity, a daughter 

of the 30,000gns 

Dingle Hofmeister. 

Winning the bid 

and taking Rocky 

home is J Wilson 

& Sons of Alford, 

Aberdeenshire. 

The hammer came 

down a total of 

three times for the 

next highest price 

of 20,000gns, firstly 

for the Senior and 

Goldies Rocky at 21,000gns 

Reserve Overall Champion WESTCARSE 

RULER. Ruler marks vendor Catherine 

MacGregor’s first foray into showing 

& selling Charolais bulls, and what an 

incredible start it is. This impressive 

22-month-old was sired by the easycalving 

Nuthampstead Judas, and his 

dam is Westcarse Milly, a daughter 

of Mortimers Highlandfling. Ruler 

will be making the journey over to 

Biggar, Lanarkshire, where he will be 

introduced to the herd of winning 

bidder C J Wight. 

Next to reach 20,000gns was 1stin-class 

SILVER REBEL from the 

herd of D A Harman of Chesham, 

Buckinghamshire. Rebel is a son of the 

easy-calving Balthayock Musketeer, and 

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Westcarse Ruler at 20,000gns Silver Rebel at 20,000gns Chesham Rocky at 20,000gns 

his dam is Silver Leia, a daughter of the 

18,000gns Thrunton Fairfax. He also 

boasts two copies of the sought-after 

F94L myostatin gene, and is sure to go 

on to perform admirably for his new 

owner J Jeffrey of Kelso, Roxburghshire. 

Also reaching 20,000gns was another 

bull from the Harman family, this time 

for CHESHAM ROCKY, a charming 

young 16-month-old from the 

illustrious Chesham herd of B Harman. 

Rocky is the first son to be offered 

for sale by the Chesham herd’s new 

stock sire, Silver Oakman. His dam is 

Chesham Navajo, a daughter of former 

Stirling Supreme Champion Barnsford 

Jubilant. Winning the bid for this 

young lad was Smallburn Farms Ltd., 

who will be taking him home to Elgin, 

Morayshire. 

Two bulls sold for the next highest 

price of 18,000gns, the first of which 

was Intermediate Champion BALMYLE 

ROBERTO, a homebred bull from 

the well-known herd of W P Bruce 

of Meigle, Perthshire. Roberto was 

born to Balmyle Gretta, a daughter 

of Sackville Dynamite, and his sire 

is former Carlisle Reserve Junior 

Champion Balmyle Jasper. Roberto 

grabbed the attention of Messrs 

Mill, who won the bid and will be 

introducing him to their herd in Thurso, 

Caithness. 

Also reaching 18,000gns was Reserve 

Intermediate Champion BALTHAYOCK 

RASTAS from D F W H & N R Walter of 

Balthayock, Perthshire. This 20-monthold 

was sired by the tremendously 

growthy Balthayock Maximillian, and 

his dam is Balthayock Nita – a daughter 

of former Junior Interbreed Champion 

Balthayock Impression. Taking Rastas 

home is winning bidder Messrs Wordie 

of Huntly, Aberdeenshire. 

Coming in at the next highest price 

of 17,000gns was BURRADON 

RHINESTONE, from the herd of Messrs 

Curry in Morpeth, Northumberland. 

Rhinestone was sired by the Irishborn 

Clenagh Lyle, who goes back 

to Domino, and his dam is Burradon 

Isabella, a daughter of Puntabrava 

Federico. This lineage has proven to be 

very effective for the Burradon herd, 

with a number of Rhinestone’s sisters 

selling very well at the Society’s White 

Gold female sale in January 2022. 

Winning the bid for this 20-month-old 

was Davies & Sons, who will be taking 

him home to Llangammarch Wells, 

Powys. 

A total of four bulls sold for the next 

best price of 16,000gns, starting 

with Reserve Senior Champion 

GRETNAHOUSE ROSCO from the herd 

of L Houston in Kirkpatrick Fleming, 

Dumfriesshire. This 21-month-old 

was sired by Westcarse Jimmy, who 

is a trait leader in growth EBVs, and 

his dam is Gretnahouse Maggie, a 

daughter of Wesley Equinox. Rosco will 

be making the journey back to Hawick, 

Roxburghshire, to the herd of winning 

bidder Hepburn & Co. 

Next to reach 16,000gns was 

20-month-old CARWOOD ROSCOE 

from the herd of C J Wight in Biggar, 

Lanarkshire. Roscoe’s sire is the popular 

12,000gns Maerdy Magestic, and his 

dam is Carwood Morgan, a daughter 

of Elgin Emperor. Roscoe grabbed the 

attention of winning bidder W & C S 

Robb, and they will be introducing him 

to their herd in Mauchline, Ayrshire. 

Also selling for 16,000gns was 1st-inclass 

ELGIN ROONEY, an impressive 

19-month-old bred by R A Milne of 

Elgin, Morayshire. Rooney was born to 

Elgin Delta, a Harestone Tyrol daughter, 

and he was sired by the ever-popular 

Westcarse Houdini. Taking this young 

lad home is winning bidder Wilkie & 

Sons of Westhill, Aberdeenshire. 

The final bull to reach 16,000gns was 

Junior and Overall Champion MAERDY 

ROCKETMAN, who had made the long 

journey over from breeder D E Evans’ 

herd in Mold, Flintshire. Rocketman 

was sired by the 18,000gns Goldies 

Linford, and his dam is Maerdy Jealous, 

a daughter of Maerdy Dynamite. 

The lucky new owner of the day’s 

Champion is winning bidder J H Wilson 

& Sons of Newry, Co. Down. 

Balmyle Roberto at 18,000gns Balthayock Rastas at 18,000gns Burradon Rhinestone at 17,000gns 



Gretnahouse Rosco at 16,000gns Carwood Roscoe at 16,000gns Elgin Rooney at 16,000gns 

Finally, two bulls sold for the next 

highest price of 14,000gns. The first 

to reach this price was another from 

the herd of D E Evans – 19-month-old 

MAERDY ROCKYROAD. Rockyroad 

is also out of a Maerdy Dynamite 

daughter, Maerdy Gigi. His sire is 

Maerdy Jakstar, a French-born bull 

who has gone on to perform very well 

within the Maerdy herd. Winning the 

bid for this young bull was Kier & Son 

from Alford, Aberdeenshire. 

Also reaching a final price of 14,000gns 

was one of the youngest bulls forward 

for sale, 16-month-old HARESTONE 

ROBROY from R & N Barclay. Robroy is 

a half-brother to the day’s top priced 

bull, having also been sired by the 

23,000gns Goldies Oasis. Meanwhile 

his dam is Harestone Lovejoy, a 

daughter of former Stirling Supreme 

Champion Thrunton Fearless. Robroy 


Thurles, Co. Tipperary, under the care 

of winning bidder Dovea Genetics. 

All results: 

Class 1 – BULL, born on or between 20 

March & 19 April 2020 

1 – C MacGregor – Westcarse Ruler – s. 

Nuthampstead Judas 

2 – J & S Middleton – Hollywell 

Rockinroll – s. Thrunton Fairfax 

3 – J H C Campbell & Sons – Thrunton 

Rambo – s. Burradon Garibaldi 

4 – J Jeffrey – Kersknowe Ribeye – s. 

Balmyle Navarone 

5 – M R McCornick – Mccornick Rocky – 

s. Mccornick Newsflash 


April & 1 May 2020 

1 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Rosco – s. 

Westcarse Jimmy 

2 – J Watson & Co – Tweeddale 

Realdeal – s. Blelack Blackberet 

3 – R A Milne – Elgin Royston – s. 

Caylers Noah 

4 – J Watson & Co – Tweeddale 

Realmccoy – s. Tweeddale Matador 

5 – R A & J Blyth – Marwood Royalty – 

s. Balthayock Lineup 


& 16 May 2020 

1 – D A Harman – Silver Rebel – s. 

Balthayock Musketeer 


Rodeo – s. Solwayfirth Union 


Ringo – s. Balmyle Dickler 

4 – M J Massie – Elrick Reggie – s. 

Maerdy Gouverneur 

5 – A Ivory – Cardean Rambler – s. 

Kersknowe Nixon 


& 27 May 2020 

1 – M J Massie – Elrick Reignition – s. 

Maerdy Ignition 

2 – J Irvine & Son – Inverlochy Ryder – 

s. Caylers Napoleon 

3 – Meikle Farms – Yondercroft Raphael 

– s. Brampton Magneto 

4 – J Jeffrey – Kersknowe Razor – s. 

Carwood Jagerbomb 

5 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Rady – s. 



May & 2 June 2020 

1 – W P Bruce – Balmyle Roberto – s. 

Balmyle Jasper 

2 – J Irvine & Son – Inverlochy Rizzo – s. 

Caylers Napoleon 

3 – H Goldie – Goldies Rustic – s. 

Tweeddale Matador 

4 – D G Dandie – Lookaboutye Reggie – 

s. Mornity Nelson 

5 – H Goldie – Goldies Ralph – s. 

Balthayock Marquis 


& 13 June 2020 

1 – D F W H & N R Walter – Balthayock 

Rastas – s. Balthayock Maximillian 

2 – W K & P Drysdale – Glenericht 

Redrum – s. Glenericht Mecca 

3 – Messrs Curry – Burradon 

Rhinestone – s. Clenagh Lyle 

4 – C J Wight – Carwood Roscoe – s. 

Maerdy Magestic 


Rover – s. Inverlochy Fencer 


& 30 June 2020 

1 – R A Milne – Elgin Rooney – s. 

Westcarse Houdini 

2 – D E Evans – Maerdy Rockyroad – s. 

Maerdy Jakstar 

3 – J Irvine & Son – Inverlochy Rockstar 

– s. Caylers Napoleon 

4 – A MacGregor – Allanfauld Rossignol 

– s. Harestone Oscar 

5 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Ripper – 

s. Harestone Hercules 


& 20 July 2020 

1 – H Goldie – Goldies Rocky – s. 

Gretnahouse Heman 


Rajah – s. Balthayock Loyalist 

3 – R M Adam & Son – Newhouse 

Ruffus – s. Chunal Maverick 

4 – J Watson & Co – Tweeddale Rory – 

s. Marwood Intrepid 

5 – R M Adam & Son – Newhouse Rory 

– s. Chunal Maverick 


July & 8 August 2020 


Roxford – s. Caylers Oxford 

2 – D E Evans – Maerdy Royalty – s. 

Maerdy Offenback 

3 – M J Massie – Elrick Revolution – s. 


4 – R M Adam & Son – Newhouse 

Romulus – s. Chunal Maverick 

5 – D E Evans – Maerdy Record – s. 

Maerdy Offenback 


August & 10 September 2020 

1 – R & N Barclay – Harestone 

Ronaldinho – s. Goldies Oasis 

2 – H Goldie – Goldies Redrum – s. 



Robroy – s. Gretnahouse Lunar 


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Maerdy Rocketman at 16,000gns 

Maerdy Rockyroad at 14,000gns 

Harestone Robroy at 14,000gns 

Roderick – s. Caylers Oxford 

5 – A MacGregor – Allanfauld Rasputin 

– s. Kenaghan Ozzy 

Class 11 – BULL, born on or between 

11 September & 9 October 2020 

1 – M J Massie – Elrick Ranger – s. 

Elrick Olympus 


Rameses – s. Thrunton Nevada 

3 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Robroy – 

s. Goldies Oasis 

4 – D E Evans – Maerdy Realboy – s. 



Riley – s. Thrunton Nevada 

Class 12 – BULL, born on or after 10 

October 2020 

1 – D E Evans – Maerdy Rocketman – s. 

Goldies Linford 

2 – R A Milne – Elgin Rollsroyce – s. 

Elgin Jagger 

3 – I & D Goldie – Solwayfirth Ricardo – 

s. Glenericht Majestic 


Reginald – s. Balthayock Loyalist 

5 – B Harman – Chesham Rocky – s. 

Silver Oakman 

Class 13 – HEIFER, born on or after 8 

February 20201 – Brailes Livestock – 

Bassett Ruby – s. Whitecliffe Lacroix 

2 – A J Stott – Tophill Rihanna – s. 

Wesley Equinox 

3 – K A Stott – Kellys Susie – s. Wesley 

Equinox 

Senior Championship – Overall best 

bull from Classes 1-4 

Champion – C MacGregor – Westcarse 

Ruler – s. Nuthampstead Judas 

Reserve – L Houston – Gretnahouse 

Rosco – s. Westcarse Jimmy 

Intermediate Championship – Overall 

best bull from Classes 5-8 

Champion – W P Bruce – Balmyle 

Roberto – s. Balmyle Jasper 

Reserve – D F W H & N R Walter – 

Balthayock Rastas – s. Balthayock 

Maximillian 

Junior Championship – Overall best 


Champion – D E Evans – Maerdy 

Rocketman – s. Goldies Linford 

Reserve – R A Milne – Elgin Rollsroyce 

– s. Elgin Jagger 

Female Championship – Overall best 

female from Class 13 

Champion – Brailes Livestock – Bassett 

Ruby – s. Whitecliffe Lacroix 

Reserve – A J Stott – Tophill Rihanna – 

s. Wesley Equinox 

Overall Male Championship – Overall 


Champion – D E Evans – Maerdy 

Rocketman – s. Goldies Linford 

Reserve – C MacGregor – Westcarse 

Ruler – s. Nuthampstead Judas 



The Interbreed champion Balmyle Roberto and reserve 

Balthayock Rastas 

The senior champion Westcarse Ruler and reserve 

Gretnahouse Rosco 

The female champion Bassett Ruby and reserve 

Tophill Rihanna 

Stirling Statistics 

Leading sires with a minimum of 3 bulls sold to qualify 

The junior champion Maerdy Rocketman and reserve 

Elgin Rollsroyce 

Sire Number Sold Range (gns) Average (£) 

1 Goldies Oasis 3 8,500 - 24,000 16,275.00 

2 Caylers Napoleon 3 7,000 - 10,000 8,400.00 

3 Balthayock Loyalist 3 5,000 - 13,000 8,400.00 

4 Gretnahouse Heman 6 2,800 - 21,000 7,927.50 

5 Balmyle Dickler 3 5,500 - 10,500 7,700.00 

6 Balthayock Nevada 4 3,500 - 13,000 6,877.50 

7 Gretnahouse Lunar 3 4,500 - 6,500 5,425.00 

8 Balthayock Lineup 3 3,500 - 7,200 5,145.00 

Top Leading herds with a minimum of 3 bulls sold to qualify 

Vendor Name Herd Name Number Sold Range (gns) Average (£) 

1 W K & P Drysdale Glenericht 4 9,000 - 13,000 11,550.00 

2 R & N Barclay Harestone 6 5,000 - 24,000 11,112.50 

3 R A Milne Elgin 5 4,500 - 16,000 9,975.00 

4 J Irvine & Son Inverlochy 3 7,000 - 10,000 8,400.00 

5 A MacGregor Allanfauld 3 3,000 - 11,000 8,400.00 

6 Major DFWH & NR Walter Balthayock 12 3,500 - 18,000 8,023.75 

7 D E Evans Maerdy 10 4,000 - 16,000 7,822.50 

8 JHC Campbell & Son Thrunton 11 5,500 - 10,500 7,264.09 

9 H Goldie Goldies 10 2,800 - 21,000 6,573.00 

10 J Watson & Co Tweeddale 4 4,000 - 7,200 5,906.25 

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Aberdeen March 

Charolais maintains its 

reputation at Aberdeen 

Judge: Liam Muir 

Charolais bulls had a modest but 

high-quality presence at Aberdeen 

& Northern Marts’ Spring Sale of 

Pedigree Bulls on 2 March 2022. The 

sale saw 8 bulls find new homes, to an 

average price of £6,602 – an increase 

of £1601 over the previous year – and 

a 73% clearance. 

Securing the top price of the day, at 

8,500gns, was 1st-in-class AULTMORE 

REPUTATION from the herd of W 

Patterson & Son of Keith, Banffshire. 

Reputation is out of Aultmore Lassie, 

a homebred daughter of Aultmore 

Gladiator, and was sired by the easycalving 

Blelack Immaculate. Reputation 

will be making the trip back to Forfar, 

Angus, under the care of winning 

bidder P Cooper & Son. 

The hammer came down twice for the 

next highest price of 7,000gns, firstly 

for the day’s Charolais and Overall 

Pedigree Champion ELGIN ROBOCOP. 

Robocop was bred by R A Milne of 

Elgin, Morayshire, and was sired by 

Caylers Noah. His dam is Elgin Megan, 

a daughter of the 11,000gns Woodpark 

Elgin. Taking the day’s Champion home 

is winning bidder J & J Henders of 

Dingwall, Ross-shire. 

Following close behind Robocop, also 

at a final price of 7,000gns, was the 

Reserve Charolais Champion ELRICK 

ROYAL, from M J Massie’s herd in 

Ellon, Aberdeenshire. This 23-monthold 

was sired by the French-born easy 

calver Maerdy Gouverneur, and his 

dam is Elrick Jackie – a daughter of the 

16,000gns Thrunton Fearless. Royal 

caught the attention of J Anderson, 

who will be taking him home to their 

herd in Thurso, Caithness. 

Reaching a final price of 6,000gns was 

2nd-in-class AUCHINCRIEVE RIVALDO, 

a 21-month-old from the herd of C M 

McCombie in Huntly, Aberdeenshire. 

Rivaldo is a homebred bull, sired by 

Auchincrieve Manhattan and out of 

Auchincrieve Instagram, a daughter 

of the 26,000gns Balbithan Vespasian. 

Rivaldo caught the eye of the day’s 

judge, W S L Muir, and will be joining 

him on the lengthy trip back to his 

holding in Stromness, Orkney. 

Two bulls managed to secure the next 

highest price of 5,800gns, the first of 

which was 22-month-old LETTOCH 

RINNES from C Stuart of Ballindalloch, 

Banffshire. Rinnes was sired by the 

11,000gns Balthayock Imperial, and 

his dam is Lettoch Marci - a Killadeas 

Dwane daughter. Winning the bid this 

time was A K Strathdee, who will be 

introducing Rinnes to their herd in 

Buckie, Banffshire. 


INVERLOCHY ROMEO, a 21-monthold 

from the herd of J Irvine & Son of 

Ballindalloch, Banffshire. This strapping 

young lad was sired by the 12,000gns 

Caylers Napoleon, and he was born to 

Ballindalloch Nora, a daughter of the 

11,000gns Blelack Giggsey. Like Rivaldo 

before him, Romeo will also be making 

the journey to Stromness, Orkney, to 

the herd of winning bidder W S L Muir. 


of 5,200gns was another from C M 

McCombie’s herd: AUCHINCRIEVE 

RONALDO. This 22-month-old was sired 

by the 10,000gns Mornity Nimbus, 

and his dam is Auchincrieve Marylou, 

a daughter of Olrig Highwayman. 

Taking Ronaldo home is winning 

bidder J Riddel & Co of Inverurie, 


Finally, selling for 5,000gns, was 

21-month-old NEWLOGIE RENOWN 

from AJR Farms in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. 

This impressive young bull was sired 

by Maerdy Morwr, who claimed the 

title of Supreme Champion at both 

the Royal Highland Show and Great 

Yorkshire Show in 2021. His dam is 

Newlogie Ohdream, a daughter of 

French AI bull Univers-Ra. Renown will 

be joining Royal at his new home in 

Thurso, Caithness, courtesy of winning 

bidder J Anderson. 

Elgin Robocop at 7,000gns 

Top price Aultmore Reputation at 

8,500gns 

Show results: 


March & 8 May 2020 

1 – R A Milne – Elgin Robocop – s. 

Caylers Noah 

2 – M J Massie – Elrick Royal – s. 


3 – J A Wilson & Sons – Kinclune Rosco 

– s. Harestone Nighthawk 

4 – C M McCombie – Auchincrieve 

Ronaldo – s. Mornity Nimbus 

Class 2 – BULL, born on or after 9 May 

2020 

1 – W Patterson & Son – Aultmore 

Reputation – s. Blelack Immaculate 

2 – C M McCombie – Auchincrieve 

Rivaldo – s. Auchincrieve Manhattan 

3 – J Irvine & Son – Inverlochy Romeo – 

s. Caylers Napoleon 

4 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Renown – s. 

Maerdy Morwr 

Charolais Championship – Overall best 


Champion – R A Milne – Elgin Robocop 

– s. Caylers Noah 

Reserve – M J Massie – Elrick Royal – s. 


Overall Pedigree Championship – 

Overall best bull across all pedigree 

breeds 

Champion – R A Milne – Elgin Robocop 

– s. Caylers Noah 



Clogher March 

Charolais 

Spring 

Spectacular 

tops at 

9,200gns 

Friday 4 March 2022 marked the return 

of Charolais animals to the Clogher 

Valley Livestock Mart, courtesy of the 

Northern Ireland Charolais Club. The 

day saw a return of the pre-sale show, 

with many high-quality animals shown 

and sold. Bulls averaged to £4501 and 

2 heifers also found new homes to an 

average price of £3202.50. 

Taking the day’s highest price of 

9,200gns was Reserve Intermediate 

Champion KILLADEAS RAYMOND 

from the well-established herd of S 

& D Bothwell of Ballinamallard, Co. 

Fermanagh. Raymond’s sire is the 

11,000gns Battleford Laser, former 

Intermediate Champion at Stirling 

in 2017. His dam is Killadeas Lisa, 

a daughter of Gwenog Braveheart. 

Winning the bid for this 17-month-old 

was N McElwaine, who will be taking 

him home to Omagh, Co. Tyrone. 

The next highest price, 7,000gns, was 

attained by 12-month-old SLIEVEMORE 

SECRETARIAT, who is from S P 

Bradley’s herd in Omagh, Co. Tyrone. 

This strapping young lad was sired 

by the 25,000gns Inverlochy Ferdie, 

who also secured the title of Reserve 

Supreme Champion at Stirling in 2012. 

Secretariat’s dam is Roughan Natasha 

2, an Irish-born daughter of Roughan 

Justin. Taking Secretariat back to their 

herd is winning bidder J O’Kane of 

Ballymena, Co. Antrim. 

Coming in at the third highest price 

of 6,300gns was BROGHER RADAR, 

a 16-month-old bred by T Phair of 

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh. Radar was 

born to Brogher Emmy, a daughter of 

the popular French AI bull Sang-D’or. 

He was sired by Maerdy Ignition, who 

previously sold for the top price of 

22,000gns at Stirling in 2014. Radar 

caught the eye of winning bidders A & 

Killadeas Raymond reserve Intermediate champion and top price at 9,200gns 

G Shaw, who will be taking him back to 

their holding in Carryduff, Co. Down. 

Close behind Radar at 6,200gns was 

DRUMACRITTEN RAMBO, the day’s 

Intermediate and Reserve Overall 

Champion. Rambo is from the herd of 

G Nelson in Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh 

and was sired by the popular easycalver 

Whitecliffe James. His dam 

is Drumacritten Orla, a daughter 

of former Balmoral Reserve Male 

Champion Thrunton Flyingscotsman. 

Rambo will be heading back to Co. 

Fermanagh, this time to Enniskillen, 

under the care of winning bidder N 

Johnston. 

17-month-old ROSTREVOR ROCKY 

from Rostrevor Charolais in Rostrevor, 

Co. Down secured the next highest 

price of 4,100gns. Rocky was born 

to Goldies Lucy, a daughter of the 

14,000gns Goldies Banker. Meanwhile 

his sire is the ever-popular French AI 

bull Diplo Gir. Rocky will be making the 

trip over to Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, to the 

herd of winning bidders N & E Daly. 

The hammer came down twice at the 

next highest price of 4,000gns, firstly 

for PALACE ROMEO, a local bull from 

the herd of M Connolly of Clogher, Co. 

Tyrone. Romeo was sired by the easy 

calving Mornity Nero, and his dam 

is Palace Jiffy, a daughter of former 

Dungannon Supreme Champion 

Fymore Glory. Winning the bid and 

taking Romeo home was P Gilleece of 

Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh. 

Also selling for 4,000gns was the day’s 

Female Champion BIRCHES POPPY 

from N Natchett of Portadown, Co. 

Armagh. At the time of the sale, Poppy 

had been scanned in-calf to the easycalving 

Mornity Nero. Poppy was sired 

by the Irish-born Laheens Master, and 

her dam is Doon June, a daughter of 

the 16,00gns Anside Foreman. This 

beautiful heifer caught the attention 

of C Kelly, who won the bid and will 

be introducing Poppy to their herd in 

Dungannon, Co. Tyrone. 

Show Results: 


May & 5 July 2020 

1 – A Dunne – Crummer Rambo – s. 

Goldies Icon 

2 – W Short – Woodpark Remus – s. 

Deeside Gulliver 

Slievemore Secretariat at 7,000gns 

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Brogher Radar at 6,300gns 

3 – W Short – Woodpark Ricardo – s. 


4 – E Johnston & Sons – Gallion Rocky – 

s. Liscally Eti 


July & 3 September 2020 

1 – A & O Quigley – Ardmachree Ria – 

s. Maerdy Jamaica 

2 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Rodger – 

s. Battleford Laser 

3 – M Connolly – Palace Romeo – s. 

Mornity Nero 

4 – P J Mullarkey – Mullyboy Rambo – 

s. Knockmoyle10 Loki 


September & 4 October 2020 

1 – G Nelson – Drumacritten Rambo – 

s. Whitecliffe James 

2 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas 

Raymond – s. Battleford Laser 

3 – Rostrevor Charolais – Rostrevor 

Rocky – s. Diplo Gir 

4 – O’Kane Bros – Ovill Rex – s. Ovill 

Instant 


October & 1 November 2020 

1 – K Veitch – Drumlone Rancher – s. 

Blelack Fabulous 

2 – J MacGuire – Moniendogue Rusty – 

s. Cavelands Fenian 


November & 30 November 2020 

1 – P Quigley – Rossavalley Rascal – s. 

Blelack Digger 

Intermediate champion Drumacritten 

Rambo at 6,200gns 

2 – T Phair – Brogher Radar – s. Maerdy 

Ignition 

3 – T Phair – Brogher Regent – s. 

Whitecliffe James 

4 – J McBride – Moorlough Rocky – s. 

Blelack Immaculate 

5 – M McKeown – Royaldowns Rocky – 

s. Royaldowns Hemingway Deras 

6 – M McKeown – Royaldowns Regan – 

s. Royaldowns Hemingway Deras 


December 2020 & 19 February 2021 

1 – W Short – Woodpark Simon – s. 


2 – W Short – Woodpark Ragnor – s. 

Liscally Nijinsky 

3 – J & W McMordie – Solitude Ryder – 

s. Solitude Narcos 

4 – S P Bradley – Slievemore Secretariat 

– s. Inverlochy Ferdie 

5 – W Short – Woodpark Ruben – 

Blelack Marmaduke 


August 2019 

1 – N Matchett – Birches Poppy – s. 

Laheens Master 

2 – L Ruddy – Kenaghan Sophie – s. 

Pirate 

3 – L Ruddy – 

Kenaghan Sally 

– s. Westcarse 

Houdini 

4 – B Quinn – 

Hillview Ruby 

– s. Roughan 

Mask 

Rostrevor Rocky ET at 4,100gns 

Remus – s. Deeside Gulliver 



Champion – G Nelson – Drumacritten 

Rambo – s. Whitecliffe James 

Reserve – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas 

Raymond – s. Battleford Laser 



Champion – P Quigley – Rossavalley 

Rascal – s. Blelack Digger 

Reserve – W Short – Woodpark Simon 

– s. Blelack Immaculate 


heifer from Class 7 

Champion – N Matchett – Birches 

Poppy – s. Laheens Master 

Reserve – L Ruddy – Kenaghan Sophie 

– s. Pirate 

Overall Championship – Overall best 


Champion – A Dunne – Crummer 

Rambo – s. Goldies Icon 

Reserve – G Nelson – Drumacritten 

Rambo – s. Whitecliffe James 

Palace Romeo at 4,000gns 

Senior 

Championship 

– Overall best 

bull from 

Classes 1-2 

Champion – 

A Dunne 

– Crummer 

Rambo – s. 

Goldies Icon 

Reserve 

– W Short – 

Woodpark 

Birches Poppy at 4,000gns 



Exeter April 

Rhubarb tops 

the bids at 

Exeter 

The afternoon of Friday 22 April 

2022 saw the South West Charolais 

Association’s 37th Annual Spring Show 

& Sale take place at Kivells, Exeter. 

A total of 7 bulls found new homes, 

reaching a top price of 6,000gns with a 

78% clearance and an average price of 

£4297.50 - up a whopping £1077.50 on 

last year’s sale. Two heifers also sold, 

to an average price of £1968.75. 

Securing the top price of 6,000gns was 

PENHARGARD RHUBARB, a 23-monthold 

polled bull bred by T J Stacey 

& Sons of Looe, Cornwall. Rhubarb 

was born to Penhargard Needy, a 

daughter of Cockerington Jethro, and 

he was sired by the Penhargard herd’s 

Swedish-born stock sire Simontorp 

Marabou AV. Winning the bid and 

taking Rhubarb home was B Clarke 

from Doddiscombsleigh, Devon. 

LOVISTONE ROLAND from the herd of 

B R Nancekivell & Son in Okehampton, 

Devon, took the next highest price 

of 5,000gns. This charming young 

15-month-old was sired by the 

renowned easy-calver Blelack Digger, 

and his dam is Lovistone Oprah – a 

daughter of the 8,500gns Woodpark 

Fearless. Like Rhubarb before him, 

Roland also caught the attention 

of winning bidder B Clarke of 

Doddiscombsleigh, Devon. 

The third highest price of the day of 

4,500gns went to the day’s Overall 

Champion, MOYNTON ROSCOE from P 

C Old of Dorchester, Dorset. Roscoe’s 

sire is former Royal Cornwall Show 

Champion and reserve Moynton Roscoe and 

Lovistone Sabre 

Champion Marne Gucci, 

and his dam is Moynton 

Mimosa, a daughter of 

the popular French AI 

bull PTIPrince. Roscoe 

will be making the trip 

over to Bridestowe, 

Devon, to the herd of 

winning bidder B W J 

Lavis. 

The next highest price of 

3,600gns was achieved 

by POLGODA SIMON, a 

15-month-old from D R 

& B Stacey of St. Austell, 

Cornwall. Simon was 

born to Polgoda Molly, 

a daughter of former 

Charolais Champion at 

the Royal Cornwall Show, 

Balbithan Eria. His sire 

is the 9,000gns Goldies 

Lawson, who claimed 

the title of Reserve 

Supreme Champion at 

Carlisle in 2017. Taking 

Simon home is winning 

bidder M R Daw of 

Ugborough, Devon. 

The hammer came 

down twice for the 

next highest price of 

3,500gns, firstly for 

the 22-month-old 

TRENESTRALL RIGHT 

from the herd of W F 

Palmer & Son of Truro, Cornwall. Right 

was sired by the 8,000gns Edenhurst 

Idol, and his dam is Trenestrall 

Monalisa – a daughter of Springfarm 

Eldon. He will be journeying back 

to Cornwall, this time to Braddock 

under the care of new owners A & J M 

Hembrow. 

Also selling for 3,500gns was the 

Reserve Overall Champion, LOVISTONE 

SABRE, another high-quality offering 

from the Nancekivells. Sabre 

was born to another daughter 

of Woodpark Fearless, Lovistone 

Lavender, and he was sired 

by Maerdy Northwestwind. 

The day’s Reserve Champion 

caught the eye of J Sillifant, 

who won the bid and will be 

introducing Sabre to their herd 

in Pancrasweek, Devon. 

The final bull to be sold was 

16-month-old MOYNTON 

RICARDO from P C Old, who 

Overall champion Moynton Roscoe at 4,500gns 

Reserve overall champion Lovistone Sabre at 3,500gns 

reached a price of 2,550gns. Ricardo’s 

dam is Moynton Noretta, a daughter 

of Marne Gucci, and he was sired by 

Moynton Oscar. This strapping young 

lad will be making the trip over to the 

herd of winning bidder G H J Medland 

in Peter Tavy, Devon. 

Finally, a pair of 14-month-old heifers 

bred by A & H Wylde of Woolavington, 

Somerset, went under the hammer. 

The highest price of the pair was 

1,900gns, secured by LEWYD SILVIA. 

Silvia was sired by Lewyd Milton, 

and was born to Martland Laurel, a 

daughter of Skysea Fearless. Winning 

the bid for Silvia was W Glover of 

Yeovil, Somerset. 

Selling for 1,850gns was Silvia’s sister 

LEWYD SIBBLE. Sibble was also sired by 

Lewyd Milton, and her dam is another 

Skysea Fearless daughter – Martland 

Mood. C G & S W G Berry were the 

winning bidders this time, who will be 

taking Sibble back to Crediton, Devon. 

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Swatragh April 

The hammer 

comes down 

at 9,600gns for 

Ragnarok 

The evening of Friday 29 April 2022 

saw the Northern Ireland Charolais 

Club return to Swatragh Livestock 

Market for their annual Spring Sale. 

A total of 30 bulls sold to a 75% 

clearance and an average price of 

£4163 - £623 higher than the previous 

year’s Spring sale. Additionally, 5 

heifers were also sold with an average 

price of £3140. 

Taking the day’s top price of 9,600gns 

was Senior and Reserve Overall 

Champion GLENCOE RAGNAROK. This 

21-month-old is from the herd of P 

& V McDonald of Newry, Co. Down, 

and was sired by the ever-popular 

Whitecliffe James. Ragnarok’s dam is 

Beechdale Lupin, a daughter of the 

well-known 16,000gns Clyth Diplomat. 

Winning the bid and taking Ragnarok 

home is W McVey of Carnlough, Co. 

Antrim. 

The second highest price of 7,000gns 

went to the day’s Intermediate and 

Overall Champion, KILLADEAS ROBERT 

from S & D Bothwell of Ballina Mallard, 

Co. Fermanagh. This 18-month-old 

bull comes from prize-winning lineage, 

with his sire Killadeas Orlando taking 

the title of Reserve Supreme Champion 

at Clogher in 2019. Robert’s dam is 

Killadeas Nell, a Blelack Blackberet 

daughter. Robert will be making the 

trip to Newry, Co. Down, to the herd of 

winning bidder A O’Rourke. 

Glencoe Ragnarok at 9,600gns 

The next highest price of 6,800gns was 

secured by the day’s Reserve Junior 

Champion: 14-month-old BROGHER 

STANDOUT from the well-established 

herd of T Phair in Enniskillen, Co. 

Fermanagh. Standout is another son 

of the popular Whitecliffe James, and 

his dam is Brogher Olga – a daughter of 

the French bull Plexus. This charming 

young lad caught the eye of T Butler, 

who won the bid and will be taking him 

back to their holding in Ballycastle, Co. 

Antrim. 

Taking the next highest price of 

6,100gns was KENAGHAN SUPERMAN, 

a 14-month-old bred by L Ruddy of 

Strabane, Co. Tyrone. Superman boasts 

an impressive pedigree, having been 

sired by Doonally New and his dam, 

Whinfort Mia, goes back to the French 

bull Major. Like Standout before him, 

Superman will also be heading to 

Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, under the care 

of winning bidder T Butler. 

Reserve Intermediate Champion OVILL 

RONALDO from the O’Kane Bros of 

Dungiven, Co. Londonderry sold for 

the next highest price of 6,000gns. This 

17-month-old was sired by Sportsmans 

Linesman, who previously won the 

title of Reserve Male Champion at 

the National Charolais Show in 2017. 

Ronaldo is out of Sagesse Florienne, a 

daughter of the sought-after Oldstone 

Egbert. Winning the bid this time was 

D Rafferty, who will be introducing 

Ronaldo to their herd in Carrickmore, 

Co. Tyrone. 

21-month-old DERRYGIFF ROCKEY, 

sold by M Surphlis of Linaskea, Co. 

Fermanagh, attained the next highest 

price of 5,500gns. This strapping bull 

has quite the pedigree behind him – his 

dam Derrygiff Joker is a daughter of 

Blelack Digger, and he was sired by the 

30,000gns Balmyle Bollinger. Rockey 

will be heading over to Portadown, Co. 

Armagh, to the herd of winning bidder 

Overall champion Killadeas Robert at 

7,000gns 

Brogher Standout at 6,800gns 

Kenaghan Superman at 6,100gns 



Ovill Ronaldo at 6,000gns Derrygiff Rockey at 5,500gns Rossavalley Rascal at 4,800gns 

B Lappin. 

Selling for 4,800gns was 17-monthold 

ROSSAVALLEY RASCAL, from the 

herd of P Quigley of Enniskillen, Co. 

Fermanagh. Rascal’s lineage is packed 

full of easy calvers, having been sired 

by the notorious Blelack Digger and 

born to Rossavalley May, a daughter 

of the similarly easy-calving Allanfauld 

Vagabond. Rascal is sure to go on to 

perform well for his new owner W 

Bradley of Maghera, Co. Londonderry. 

Coming in at the next highest price of 

4,600gns was 14-month-old KILLADEAS 

SAMUEL, bred by S & D Bothwell of 

Ballina Mallard, Co. Fermanagh. This 

young lad is out of Killadeas Dainty, a 

Dunlon Ulick daughter, and his sire is 

the 11,000gns Battleford Laser. Samuel 

caught the attention of E McKeown, 

who won the bid and will be taking him 

home to their holding in Markethill, Co. 

Armagh. 

The next highest price went to 

one of the youngest bulls on offer, 

BROWNHILL SAM, who reached a final 

price of 4,400gns. Sam is from the herd 

of the Devine Brothers in Strabane, Co. 

Tyrone, and was sired by the Irish-born 

AI bull Goldstar Othello. Meanwhile his 

dam, Brownhill Izzywizzy, goes back to 

previous Balmoral Supreme Champion 

Rumsden Fawkes. M McNally won the 

bidding for this handsome young bull, 

and he will soon be heading back to 

their herd in Portadown, Co. Armagh. 

STRANAGONE RYDER from R 

McWilliams in Maghera, Co. 

Londonderry secured the next highest 

price of 4,300gns. This 19-month-old 

comes from sought-after French stock 

- his sire is Jumper, and his dam is 

Merveille. Ryder will be journeying to 

Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, under the care 

of winning bidder J Gault. 

Securing the top price of the day 

for heifers was Female Champion 

CARNVIEW RIHANNA, who sold 

for 4,800gns. Rihanna is from the 

herd of J McGuigan of Maghera, Co. 

Londonderry, and was sired by the 

ever-popular Oldstone Egbert. Her 

dam is Edenhurst Eliza, a daughter 

of Mowbraypark Paramount. This 

stunning young 19-month-old was 

snapped up by P & B Caraher, and she 

is sure to prosper in her new home in 

Newry, Co. Down. 

The day also saw a collection of semen 

straws sold, including from such 

coveted sires as Doonally New and 

Oldstone Egbert. Straws from Oldstone 

Egbert reached the top price of £200 

per straw, followed by Doonally New at 

£140 per straw and Whitecliffe James 

at £115 per straw. 

Show Results: 

Class 1 – BULL, born on or before 8 

July 2020 

1 – E Johnston & Sons – Gallion Rocky – 

s. Liscally Eti 

Killadeas Samuel at 4,600gns 

2 – A Armstrong – Tanhill Rumpus – s. 

Woodpark Elgin 

3 – A Armstrong – Tanhill Rector – s. 


4 – A Armstrong – Tanhill Rocky – s. 



July & 10 October 2020 

1 – P & V McDonald – Glencoe 

Ragnarok – s. Whitecliffe James 

2 – R McWilliams – Stranagone Ryder – 

s. Jumper 

3 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Rodger – 


4 – J Maguire – Moniendogue Rusty – s. 

Cavelands Fenian 



1 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Robert – 

s. Killadeas Orlando 

2 – O’Kane Bros – Ovill Ronaldo – s. 

Sportsmans Linesman 

3 – P Quigley – Rossavalley Rascal – s. 

Blelack Digger 

Brownhill Sam at 4,400gns Stranagone Ryder at 4,300gns Female champion Carnview Rihanna at 

4,800gns 

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4 – W Whyte – Innisrush Roan – s. 

Clenagh Lyle 


& 31 December 2020 

1 – W Short – Woodpark Ronan – s. 

Barnsford Ferny 

2 – S P Bradley – Slievemore Rolex – s. 


3 – S McCaughey – Fymore Revolution 

– s. Doonally New 

4 – W Short – Woodpark Ragnor – s. 

Liscally Nijinsky 


January & 16 February 2021 

1 – T Phair – Brogher Standout – s. 

Whitecliffe James 

2 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Samuel – 


3 – T Phair – Brogher Shane – s. 

Maerdy Ignition 

4 – P J & S O’Kane – Mccaldrick 

Sambuca – s. Balthayock Musketeer 


February 2021 

1 – Devine Bros – Browhill Sam – s. 

Goldstar Othello 

2 – L Ruddy – Kenaghan Superman – s. 

Doonally New 

3 – L Ruddy – Kenaghan Starsky – s. 

Clenagh Jasper 2 

4 – W Short – Woodpark Simon – s. 



June 2020 

1 – J J McGuigan – Carnview Rihanna – 

s. Oldstone Egbert 

2 – J J McGuigan – Carnview Ruth – s. 

Balthayock Hamish 

3 – P & V McDonald – Glencoe Rosy – s. 

Glencoe Maximus 

4 – P & V McDonald – Glencoe Rowan – 

s. Glencoe Maximus 



Champion – P & V McDonald – Glencoe 


Reserve – E Johnston & Sons – Gallion 

Rocky – s. Liscally Eti 



Champion – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas 

Robert – s. Killadeas Orlando 

Reserve – O’Kane Bros – Ovill Ronaldo 

– s. Sportsmans Linesman 



Champion – Devine Bros – Browhill 

Sam – s. Goldstar Othello 

Reserve – T Phair – Brogher Standout – 

s. Whitecliffe James 


female from Class 7 

Champion – J J McGuigan – Carnview 

Rihanna – s. Oldstone Egbert 

Reserve – J J McGuigan – Carnview 

Ruth – s. Balthayock Hamish 

Overall Male Championship – Overall 


Champion – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas 

Robert – s. Killadeas Orlando 

Reserve – P & V McDonald – Glencoe 


IMPORTANT 

NOTICE TO 

ALL VENDORS 

AT SOCIETY 

SALES 

Prior to entering all animals 

for a 

Society Sale they MUST 

a) have a dna sample 

processing at the laboratory 

at the time of entering an 

animal into a sale. 

or 

b) have their dna testing 

already fully completed. 

Animals WILL NOT be 

Accepted into any society 

sale unless their DNA 

sample is either in process 

or 

has been completed. 

Having a pending 

sample stored in 

the office will not 

count unless you 

have asked for it 

to be processed 

prior to making 

your entry into 

the sale and this 

must be before the 

closing date. 



Welshpool April 

They sky’s 

the limit at 

Welshpool 

Judge: Thomas Corbett (left) 

Judge: Bartley Finnegan (right) 

Top price Teme Skyfall at 9,000gns 

Saturday 30 April 2022 marked the 

return of Charolais animals to the 

Welshpool Spring sale, with 38 bulls 

finding new homes. The traditional 

pre-sale show had returned in full 

swing, with judge Thomas Corbett of 

the Teme herd overseeing the excellent 

selection of cattle shadowed by junior 

judge Bartley Finnegan. The sale was a 

resounding success, with bulls reaching 

a phenomenal 100% clearance rate 

and an average price of £5670.00 - 

an incredible £1251 increase on last 

April’s sale. 

Taking the day’s top price of 9,000gns 

was TEME SKYFALL, an impressive 

young 15-month-old bred by the 

Corbett family of Knighton, Powys. 

Skyfall was sired by the illustrious 

70,000gns Barnsford Ferny, and his 

dam is Teme Opaque, a Goldstar 

Gentleman daughter. Despite being 

unable to participate in the pre-sale 

show, Skyfall still caught the attention 

of winning bidders A W & A R Gale, 

who will be taking him back to their 

holding in Newtown Abbot, Devon. 

The next highest price of 8,500gns 

went to the day’s Reserve Overall 

Champion, MAERDY SLATER from the 

well-known herd of D E Evans of Mold, 

Flintshire. Success clearly runs in this 

young 14-month-old’s lineage, as his 

sire Goldies Linford won the title of 

Reserve Supreme Champion at Stirling 

in 2016. Slater’s dam is Maerdy Gips, 

a daughter of the popular French sire 

Vald’or-Ra. Winning the bid and taking 

Slater home is M P B Ashton & Son of 

Welshpool, Powys. 

The day’s Overall Champion, 

GRAIGGOCH SAMUEL, took the next 

highest price of 7,800gns. Samuel was 

bred by G Jones of Llanrwst, Clwyd, and 

was sired by the Irish-born Goldstar 

Gentleman. His dam is Graiggoch 

Lassie, a daughter of notorious easycalver 

Blelack Digger. Samuel is sure 

to settle in nicely to his new home in 

Llanbrynmair, Powys, courtesy of T T 

Jones & Co. 


of 7,500gns was 16-month-old 

NUTHAMPSTEAD 

RICHMOND 

from the herd 

of G P Barker in 

Nuthampstead, 

Hertfordshire. 

Richmond was 

sired by the 

French bull Idol, 

and his dam 

Nuthampstead 

Oona goes back to 

Rosanna Jupiter, 

who previously 

secured the 

title of Supreme 

Champion at the 

Great Charolais 

Summer Show in 

2020. Richmond 

is sure to go on to perform well for his 

new owner A T Richardson & Son of 

Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 

The hammer came down a total of 

five times for the next highest price 

of 7,000gns, firstly for SEAWELL 

RANGEROVER, the oldest bull forward 

for sale. Rangerover was bred by 

P M & S M Donger of Towcester, 

Northamptonshire, and was sired by 

the easy-calving Balthayock Jonathan. 

His dam is Seawell Marigold, a 

daughter of the 20,000gns Maerdy 

Flambeau. Rangerover also caught 

the eye of A W & A R Gale, who won 

the bid and will be taking him home 

alongside Skyfall. 

Reserve champion Maerdy Slater at 8,500gns 

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Champion Graiggoch Samuel at 7,800gns Nuthampstead Richmond at 7,500gns Seawell Rangerover at 7,000gns 


19-month-old BEANHILL ROLO from 

R J & B E Kimber of Chippenham, 

Wiltshire. Rolo’s lineage contains 

some impressive figures, with his sire 

Balthayock Musketeer being known 

for his excellent calving ease, gestation 

length, and growth EBVs. Rolo’s dam 

Beanhill Mary is a daughter of Alwent 

Goldbar, who goes back to Blelack 

Digger and also boasts some superb 

growth EBVs himself. Winning the bid 

this time was J P Herdman of Clyro, 

Hereford. 

Also reaching 7,000gns was 

SPORTSMANS ROMEO, a 19-monthold 

from the herd of Boden & Davies 

Ltd in Mellor, Greater Manchester. 

Romeo was born to Sportsmans 

Jade, a daughter of the 70,000gns 

Barnsford Ferny, and his sire is Maerdy 

Newman who reached the top price of 

40,000gns at Stirling in 2018. Romeo 


South Molton, Devon, under the care 

of winning bidder R F Jones. 

The final bulls to reach a price of 

7,000gns were a pair of brothers bred 

by Roberts & Jones of Welshpool, 

Powys. The first of these to sell 

was 17-month-old MONTGOMERY 

ROLLY, who was sired by Balthayock 

Musketeer – a trait leader in gestation 

length, 400-day, and 600-day weight 

EBVs. His dam is Montgomery Ophelia, 

a daughter of former Carlisle Supreme 

Beanhill Rolo at 7,000gns 

Champion Gretnahouse Jugular. 

Winning the bid and taking Rolly home 

is W J & B Lewis of Pennant, Llanon. 

Rolly’s younger brother MONTGOMERY 

ROWAN also sold for 7,000gns. This 

16-month-old was also sired by 

Balthayock Musketeer, and his dam 

is Montgomery Overture, another 

Gretnahouse Jugular daughter. 

Rowan will be heading over to 

Pontllyfni, Caernarfon, where he will 

be introduced to the herd of winning 

bidder E Williams. 

Two bulls reached the next highest 

price of 6,800gns, the first of which 

was 18-month-old BRAMPTON 

RUDEBOY from G W Turner of Ripon, 

North Yorkshire. Rudeboy was born to 

Brampton Leaf, a homebred daughter 

of the easy-calving Brampton Hamish, 

and he was sired by Maerdy Orpheus. 

Rudeboy caught the attention of 

winning bidder D A Jones & Co, who 

will be taking him back to their herd in 

Llanidloes, Powys. 

Also reaching 6,800gns was class 

winner GRAIGGOCH ROMEO, another 

bull from the herd of G Jones of 

Llanrwst, Clwyd. This strapping young 

lad was sired by the 16,000gns Clyth 

Diplomat, and his dam Thrunton 

Starband goes back to former Perth 

Supreme Champion Mowbraypark 

Orlando. Winning the bid and taking 

this 17-month-old home is Edwards 

Sportsmans Romeo at 7,000gns 

Partners of Presteigne, Powys. 

Finally, a trio of bulls managed to 

secure the next highest price of 

6,500gns – the first of these was class 

winner MONTGOMERY REGENT, 

another quality bull bred by Roberts 

& Jones. This 18-month-old was born 

to Montgomery Noreen, a daughter of 

Balmyle Harlequin, and he was sired by 

Gretnahouse Jugular who was Supreme 

Champion at Carlisle in 2016. Regent 

will soon be settling into his new home 

in Oswestry, Shropshire, courtesy of 

winning bidder D I Jones. 

Next to reach 6,500gns was 15-monthold 

TEME SKYBLUE from the Corbett 

family, a half-brother of the day’s 

top price winner Skyfall. Like his 

brother, Skyblue was also sired by the 

70,000gns Barnsford Ferny. Meanwhile 

his dam is Teme Magnolia, a daughter 

of former Shropshire & West Midlands 

Show Champion Shraden Osram. The 

winning bidder for this charming young 

lad is T & M Snell, who will be taking 

him home to Tipton St John, Sidmouth. 

The final bull to sell for 6,500gns was 

14-month-old MAERDY SOLOMON, 

another from the herd of D E Evans. 

Like the day’s Reserve Overall 

Champion, Solomon was also sired 

by the 18,000gns Goldies Linford. His 

dam, however, is Maerdy Goddess, a 

daughter of former French National 

Show Champion Begonia. Solomon is 

certain to go on to perform well for his 

new owner W P Bower & Son in their 

herd in Llandrindod Wells, Powys. 

Show Results: 


May & 8 September 2020 

1 – D E Evans – Maerdy Robust – s. 

Maerdy Figaro-W 

2 – Boden & Davies Ltd – Sportsmans 

Romeo – s. Maerdy Newman 

3 – G M Jones – Esgob Rambo – s. 



Caylers Hustler 



1 – Roberts & Jones – Montgomery 

Regent – s. Gretnahouse Jugular 

2 – R A Owen – Trefaldwyn Rolex – s. 

Brampton Nacodar 

3 – G W Turner – Brampton Rudeboy – 

s. Maerdy Orpheus 


November & 8 December 2020 

1 – G Jones – Graiggoch Romeo – s. 

Clyth Diplomat 

2 – G P Barker – Nuthampstead 

Richmond – s. Idol 

3 – R A Owen – Trefaldwyn Ringostar – 

s. Blelack Digger 


December 2020 & 7 January 2021 

1 – D E Evans – Maerdy Royalmarine – 

s. Maerdy Montypython 

Montgomery Rolly at 7,000gns 

2 – J A W Rees – Hendy Saint – s. 

Allanfauld Vagabond 

3 – Roberts & Jones – Montgomery 

Rowan – s. Balthayock Musketeer 



1 – G Jones – Graiggoch Samuel – s. 

Goldstar Gentleman 

2 – D E Evans – Maerdy Slater – s. 


Montgomery Rowan at 7,000gns 

3 – D E Evans – Maerdy Solomon – s. 




Champion – G Jones – Graiggoch 

Samuel – s. Goldstar Gentleman 

Reserve – D E Evans – Maerdy Slater – 

s. Goldies Linford 

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Stirling May 

Robert 

burns the 

competition at 

Stirling 

Judge: Vince Corbett (right) 

Judge: Lois Scott (left) 

The Bank Holiday weekend of 1-2 

May saw an excellent selection of 

bulls forward for the annual Spring 

Bull Sales at United Auctions, Stirling. 

The pre-sale show took place on the 

morning of the 1 May, overseen by 

judge Vince Corbett of the Teme herd 

and his Junior Judge Lois Scott. The 

sale then began in earnest on Monday 

2nd May, seeing a total of 30 bulls sold 

with an 88% clearance and an average 

price of £5845 – up £230 on last 

Spring’s sale. 

Taking the top price of 14,000gns 

was class winner GLENERICHT 

ROBERT, bred by W K & P Drysdale of 

Blairgowrie, Perthshire. This impressive 

young 19-month-old was sired by 

Glenericht Mecca, who boasts an 

incredible +31.3 calving ease EBV. 

Top price Glenericht Robert at 14,000gns 

Meanwhile his dam is Glenericht 

Nimble, a daughter of the 15,000gns 

Maerdy Hwre. Robert caught the 

eye of W Dunlop & Sons, who will 

be introducing him to their herd in 

Dunbar, East Lothian. 

Reaching the next highest price of 

11,000gns was another class winner: 

TONLEY RANALD from N A Wattie of 

Alford, Aberdeenshire. Ranald was 

born to Tonley Nancy, a Caylers Hustler 

daughter, and he was sired by the 

30,000gns Silver Joss. At 23 months 

old, Ranald was among the oldest of 

the bulls forward for sale, but this 

did not deter the bidders. Coming 

out on top in the flurry of bids was 

Brailes Livestock, who will be taking 

Ranald home to Moreton-in-Marsh, 

Gloucestershire. 

Coming in at the next highest price of 

9,000gns was another from W K & P 

Drysdale – GLENERICHT RAMBLER. This 

young lad was sired by the Glenericht 

herd’s stock sire Caylers Oxford, who 

is a trait leader in several growth 

EBVs, and his dam is Glenericht Ibza, 

a daughter of Balthayock Graduate. 

Winning the bid and taking this 

19-month-old home is R Leggat of New 

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire. 

Next up was NEWLOGIE REALDREAM 

from AJR Farms in Ellon, 

Aberdeenshire, who sold for a final 

price of 8,500gns. Realdream was 

sired by Maerdy Morwr, the Overall 

Charolais Champion at both the 

Royal Highland Show and the Great 

Yorkshire Show in 2021. Realdream 

also combines some French genes in 

his pedigree, with his dam Newlogie 

Ohdream being a daughter of the 

French Univers-Ra. Realdream will be 

making the trip to Maybole, Ayrshire, 

to the herd of winning bidder A Paton 

& Co. 

The next highest price of 8,000gns 

was secured by 21-month-old 

Tonley Ranald at 11,000gns Glenericht Rambler at 9,000gns Newlogie Realdream at 8,500gns 



Thrunton Ranger at 8,000gns Firhills Rex at 7,000gns Thrunton Rampart at 6,200gns 

THRUNTON RANGER from the herd 

of J H C Campbell & Sons in Alnwick, 

Northumberland. Ranger was sired 

by Thrunton Nevada, who is a trait 

leader in both 400- and 600-day weight 

EBVs, and his dam is Thrunton Laurel, 

a daughter of Thrunton Gladiator. This 

charming young lad was snapped up 

by DRF Farmers Ltd. of Fraserburgh, 



7,000gns was FIRHILLS REX, a 

17-month-old bred by D Muirhead 

of Arbroath, Angus. Rex has quite 

the lineage behind him, having been 

sired by former Carlisle Reserve 

Supreme Champion Caylers Napoleon. 

Newlogie Recommend at 6,000gns 

Additionally, his dam Firhills Bertha 

goes back to Moyness Statesman, 

who won Senior Male Champion at 

the Scottish National Charolais Show 

in 2005. Rex will be journeying over 

to Newburgh, Fife, under the care of 

winning bidder Logie Farm Partnership. 

Selling for the next highest price of 

6,200gns was THRUNTON RAMPART, 

another Thrunton Nevada son from J H 

C Campbell & Sons. Rampart’s dam is 

another Thrunton Gladiator daughter: 

Thrunton Layla. This young 17-monthold 

grabbed the attention of H 

Adamson & Son, who won the bid and 

will be taking him back to their holding 

in Newport-on-Tay, Fife. 

Lochend Ralf at 6,000gns 

Overall champion 

Harestone 

Royaladdedvalue 

and reserve overall 

champion 

Tonley Swagger 

The hammer came down three times 

for the next highest price of 6,000gns, 

firstly for GLENERNAN NORTHSTAR, 

sold by joint owners J H C Campbell & 

Sons of Alnwick, Northumberland and 

D A & S M Miller of Wigton, Cumbria. 

Northstar was born to Glenernan 

Fyne, a Mistral Ben daughter, and 

he was sired by the 17,000gns Elgin 

Jagger. Winning the bid and taking 

Northstar home is Kincraigie Farms of 

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire. 

Next to reach 6,000gns was class 

winner NEWLOGIE RECOMMEND, 

another Maerdy Morwr son bred by 

AJR Farms. Like his brother Realdream, 

Recommend’s dam Newlogie Opale 

also goes back to French bloodlines, 

being a daughter of Mannequin. 

This 20-month-old will be making 

the journey down to Rushden, 

Northamptonshire, to the home of 

winning bidder L D Carr & Partner. 

The final bull to sell for 6,000gns 

was LOCHEND RALF, a 17-month-old 

from the herd of J W Millar in Port of 

Menteith, Stirlingshire. Ralf was sired 

by the easy-calving Gretnahouse Ming, 

and his dam is Lochend Madge, a 

daughter of the popular AI sire Davally 

Illusion. I Dickson won the bid for this 

young lad, and he will be heading over 

to Scalpsie Farm in the Isle of Bute. 

Show Results: 


April & 18 July 2020 

1 – N A Wattie – Tonley Ranald – s. 

Silver Joss 

2 – H Goldie – Goldies Rupert – s. 


3 – A Ivory – Cardean Rambler – s. 

Kersknowe Nixon 

4 – D M Lyle – Loganbar Regent – s. 

Lyles Nightking 

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July & 5 September 2020 

1 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Recommend 

– s. Maerdy Morwr 

2 – J Jeffrey – Kersknowe Romeo – s. 

Balthayock Mikado 


Ranger – s. Thrunton Nevada 


Reuben – s. Balthayock Influence 


& 30 September 2020 


Robert – s. Glenericht Mecca 


Rambler – s. Caylers Oxford 

3 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Realdream – 

s. Maerdy Morwr 

4 – H Goldie – Goldies Robin – s. Elrick 

Officer 


October 2020 & 14 November 2020 


Royaladdedvalue – s. Harestone 

Ronsard 

2 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Realdeal 

– s. Balthayock Minstrel 

3 – J W Millar – Lochend Ralf – s. 

Gretnahouse Ming 


Realmccoy – s. Caylers Oxford 


November 2020 

1 – N A Wattie – Tonley Swagger – s. 

Whitecliffe Highlight 


Ruffian – s. Balthayock Nevada 

3 – A MacGregor – Allanfauld Remus – 

s. Kenaghan Ozzy 

4 – D Muirhead – Firhills Rex – s. 




Champion – R & N Barclay – Harestone 

Royaladdedvalue – s. Harestone 

Ronsard 

Reserve – N A Wattie – Tonley Swagger 

– s. Whitecliffe Highlight 

SALES ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

Age Requirements 

Any Charolais bull entered into a sale held under BCCS auspices must be at 

least 13 calendar months of age on the day of the sale. 

For Stirling sales in February and October, this is increased to 14 calendar 

months. 

BVD Vaccination 

All Charolais cattle over 12 months of age (at the time of sale) and sold through 

sales held under BCCS auspices must be vaccinated against BVD (Bovine 

Viral Diarrhoea). These vaccines can be single or double dose, and the final 

dose must be administered at least three weeks prior to the sale, as per the 

manufacturer’s instructions. 

Cattle under this age may not need to be vaccinated provided the mother was 

vaccinated as per the vaccines manufacturer’s instructions. In most cases foetal 

protection can be expected if the primary immunisation has been finalised 

either 4 weeks before insemination for a double dose vaccine or 3 weeks 

before insemination for a single dose vaccine. 

IMPORTANT – Ensure the final dose of your vaccine is administered no later 

than three weeks before the sale date to ensure immunity to BVD has built up 

sufficiently. 

BVD Antigen Test 

If your herd is part of a CHeCS-approved health scheme and has been granted 

Accredited Free status for BVD, a BVD antigen test is not required. However, 

any sale animals must still meet the BVD vaccination rules. 

If your herd is not part of a CHeCS-approved health scheme, or if your herd 

has not been granted Accredited Free status for BVD, all potential sale cattle 

must test negative on a BVD antigen test. BVD antigen testing certificates must 

accompany the cattle to the sale, or they will be rejected from the sale. 

If cattle are vaccinated as per the BVD vaccination requirements, they must be 

given the first BVD vaccination on the same day as the blood sample is taken 

for the BVD antigen test. If the BVD antigen test is negative, the animals should 

then be given the second vaccination 3-4 weeks later (if using a double dose 

vaccine). 

CATTLE WHICH DO NOT MEET THE BVD VACCINATION OR BVD ANTIGEN TEST 

REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRY TO THE AUCTION CENTRE. 

Herd Health Declaration 

All vendors must submit a fully completed herd health declaration form 

on entry of their cattle into a sale held under BCCS auspices. These can be 

submitted to the market or directly to the Society. 

Health Declaration forms can be submitted or downloaded from the Charolais 

website 

https://www.charolais.co.uk/sales/entering-society-sales/health-declarationform/ 

DNA 

All animals entered for sale must have their DNA testing complete or in 

progress at the lab at the time of entry. 

Please note that DNA samples submitted to the Society for storage (i.e. Pending 

samples) are not considered to be in progress; the Society must receive a 

request to process the sample before entry to sales can be permitted. 

Any entry that does not meet these criteria will not be allowed to be entered 

into the sale. 

Stirling February and October Sale 

In addition to the preceding requirements: 

All Charolais vendors taking part must be members of a CHeCS approved 

Health Scheme. 

These sales are exclusive to ABRI BREEDPLAN recorded Charolais bulls which 

must (as a minimum requirement) be recorded for birth weight, 200 & 400 day 

weights, scrotal circumference and be independently ultrasound scanned on at 

least one occasion. 

Full details of entering cattle into sales can be found on the Charolais website 

https://www.charolais.co.uk/sales/entering-society-sales/ 



Carlisle May 

Redrum races 

to the top at 

Carlisle 

Judge: Jeremy Price (right) 

Judge: Rory Milne (left) 

As the Spring sale season draws to 

a close, British Charolais once again 

returned to Carlisle for their annual 

Spring Show & Sale held by Harrison 

& Hetherington over the course of 

13-14 May 2022. The pre-sale show 

saw a wide range of superb animals 

on display, judged by Jeremy Price of 

the Oakchurch herd in Herefordshire 

and his junior judge Rory Milne from 

Morayshire. The sale began in earnest 

on the 14 th May, with a total of 62 

bulls and 5 heifers being sold. Bulls 

sold to an average price of £6487.98 

with an 81% clearance, whilst females 

averaged £1743. 

The top price of the day, at 18,000gns, 

went to the Junior and Reserve Overall 

Champion ELGIN REDRUM from the 

herd of R A Milne in Elgin, Morayshire. 

Redrum was sired by the ever-popular 

14,000gns Westcarse Houdini, and 

his dam is Elgin JessieJ, a homebred 

daughter of former Royal Highland 

Show Reserve Champion Elgin 

Highroller. This exceptional 16-monthold 

will be journeying over to Hawick, 

Roxburghshire, where he will be 

introduced to the herd of winning 

bidder J Hepburn & Co. 

Following closely behind Redrum, 

at a final price of 17,000gns, was 

Reserve Junior Champion HARESTONE 

SUPERIOR from R & N Barclay in Insch, 

Aberdeenshire. At only 14 months old, 

Superior was amongst the youngest of 

the bulls on offer. He was sired by the 

25,000gns Inverlochy Ferdie, and his 

Top price Elgin Redrum at 18,000gns 

dam is Harestone Brigitte – a daughter 

of Harestone Ronsard, who took the 

title of Supreme Champion at the 

Royal Highland Show in 2006. Winning 

the bid for this young lad was Kedzlie 

Farms Ltd. of Halifax, West Yorkshire. 

Reaching the next highest price 

of 14,000gns was 18-month-old 

HARESTONE ROLEX, also from the 

herd of R & N Barclay. Rolex was born 

to Alsnow Enchantress, a Blelack 

Roger daughter, and he was sired by 

Harestone Hercules. This class winner 

caught the eye of G & S Gilleard, who 

won the bid and will be taking him 

home to Doncaster, South Yorkshire. 

The day’s Intermediate Champion 

HARESTONE RSTURBO was the next 

to sell, for a final price of 13,000gns. 

Also bred by R & N Barclay, RSTurbo 

combines some heavily sought-after 

French bloodlines – he was sired 

by the popular Major, and his dam 

is Bresiliene - a daughter of Pinay. 

RSTurbo will be making the trip over 

to Northumberland, to the holding of 

winning bidder J E Woodman & Son. 


11,000gns was Reserve Senior 

Champion MARWOOD ROBOCOP, an 

18-month-old from the herd of R A & 

J Blyth of Hartlepool, County Durham. 

Robocop was sired by Balthayock 

Lineup, who sold for 16,000gns 

at Stirling in 2017, and his dam is 

Marwood Ingo – a homebred daughter 

of Marwood Flyer. Taking this strapping 

lad home is winning bidder W Milne of 

Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. 

The hammer came down three times 

for the next highest price of 10,000gns, 

firstly for the day’s Overall and Senior 

Champion, DOOLEY ROCKET from D 

Thornley of Diseworth, Leicestershire. 

This impressive 19-month-old is a 

Wesley Forceful son, and his dam 

Dooley Molly goes back to Falleninch 

Hamzoraj. Rocket is sure to go on to 

perform well for his new owners A & S 

J Forbes of Ballindalloch, Banffshire. 

Also selling for 10,000gns was 

17-month-old ELLERTON RAZZMATAZZ, 

bred by A Brown of Selby, North 

Yorkshire. This wasn’t Razzmatazz’s 

first taste of success; he had previously 

won the title of Charolais Champion 

at the Driffield Show. Razzmatazz 

has quite the profitable lineage 

Harestone Superior at 17,000gns 

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Harestone Rolex at 14,000gns Harestone Rsturbo at 13,000gns Marwood Robocop at 11,000gns 

behind him, having been sired by the 

14,000gns Westcarse Houdini, and his 

dam (Ellerton Marigold) is a daughter 

of the 17,000gns Sandelford Harrison. 

Winning the bid this time was P L J S 

Howells, who will be taking Razzmatazz 

back to Llanybydder, Dyfed. 

The final bull to sell for 10,000gns was 

GOLDIES RODDY, from the herd of 

H Goldie in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire. 

Roddy was sired by Elrick Officer, a 

stock sire for the Goldies herd noted 

for short gestation and easy calving. 

His dam, Goldies Libby, is a daughter of 

the popular Blelack Digger. Roddy will 

be joining the Balmyle herd in Meigle, 

Perthshire, under the care of winning 

bidder W P Bruce Ltd. 

Reaching the next highest price 

of 9,500gns was GRETNAHOUSE 

ROOFTOP, a 20-month-old from 

the herd of L Houston in Kirkpatrick 

Fleming, Dumfriesshire. Rooftop was 

born to Gretnahouse Oluthera, a 

daughter of the 17,000gns Balthayock 

Gladiator, and he was sired by the easycalving 

Wesley Equinox. Rooftop caught 

the eye of J C Hobday & Son, who won 

the bid and will be taking him home to 

Hawick, Roxburghshire. 

Two bulls managed to secure the next 

highest price of 9,000gns, the first of 

which was BALMYLE REUNION from 

W P Bruce Ltd. of Meigle, Perthshire. 

This charming 18-month-old was sired 

by Balmyle Jasper, a trait leader in 

gestation length and growth EBVs, and 

his dam Balmyle Gemma is a daughter 

of the 30,000gns Dingle Hofmeister. 

Taking Reunion home is winning bidder 

C Leslie & Sons of Duftown, Murray. 

Also selling for 9,000gns was 

15-month-old BRAILES SAMSON from 

Brailes Livestock in Moreton-in-Marsh, 

Gloucestershire. This young lad had 

certainly been one to watch, having 

won Junior Champion at the Stars of 

the Future Calf Show and Interbreed 

Champion at Livescot 2021. Samson 

was sired by the 14,000gns Westcarse 

Houdini, and his dam is Bassett Orange, 

a daughter of Whitecliffe Lacroix. P 

S Thomas won the bid and will be 

taking Samson home to Caernarfon, 

Gwynedd. 

Another from R & N Barclay, 

HARESTONE ROYALJAKE, took the 

next highest price of 8,000gns. This 

16-month-old is out of Harestone 

Hyacinth, a Balthayock Domino 

daughter, and he was sired by Goldies 

Oasis who reached the top price of 

23,000gns at Stirling in 2019. RoyalJake 

will soon be heading over to Dalry, 

Ayrshire, under the care of winning 

bidders R & M Wilson. 

Finally, a trio of bulls sold for the next 

highest price of 7,500gns. The first 

of these was 17-month-old FIRHILLS 

RORY, bred by D Muirhead of Arbroath, 

Angus. Rory’s sire is the exceptionally 

easy calving Glenericht Mecca, and 

his dam Ugie Erin goes back to the 

28,000gns Farleycopse Turbo. Rory 

will be making the journey to Castle 

Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, where 

he will be introduced to the hers of 

winning bidder Douganhill Farms. 


WHITECLIFFE ROLEX, a strapping 

young 17-month-old from the herd 

of M & J Hayhurst in Malton, North 

Yorkshire. Rolex’s dam, Whitecliffe 

Josey, is a daughter of the renowned 

Blelack Digger, and his sire is the 

equally-popular Wesley Equinox. Rolex 

has quite the journey ahead of him 

as he travels down to Betws-y-Coed, 

Gwynedd, courtesy of winning bidders 

H C & I Roberts. 

Finally, also selling for 7,500gns, 

was the day’s Reserve Intermediate 

Champion, SOLWAYFIRTH RUDY from 

the herd of I & D Goldie of Annan, 

Dumfriesshire. Rudy was sired by the 

11,500gns Glenericht Majestic, and 

his dam is Solwayfirth Heather – a 

Solwayfirth Bandit daughter. Rudy 

caught the attention of winning bidder 

W S L Muir, who will be taking him 

on the long trip back to his herd in 

Stromness, Orkney. 

Dooley Rocket at 10,000gns Ellerton Razzamatazz at 10,000gns Goldies Roddy at 10,000gns 



Gretnahouse Rooftop at 9,00gns Balmyle Reunion at 9,000gns Brailes Samson at 9,000gns 

Firhills Rory at 7,500gns Whitecliffe Rolex at 7,500gns Solwayfirth Rudy at 7,500gns 

Show Results: 


May & 12 September 2020 

1 – G W Turner – Brampton Rudolph – 

s. Anside Nightrider 

2 – J Jeffrey – Kersknowe Robust – s. 

Balmyle Navarone 

3 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Rooftop – 


4 – C Curry – Burradon Ramrod – s. 

Clenagh Lyle 

5 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Reacher – 

s. Westcarse Houdini 


September & 28 October 2020 

1 – D Thornley – Dooley Rocket – s. 

Wesley Forceful 

2 – R A & J Blyth – Marwood Robocop – 

s. Balthayock Lineup 

3 – H Goldie – Goldies Record – s. Elrick 

Officer 

4 – G J & G Billington – Myerhouse 

Ranger – s. Myerhouse Maverick 


Russel – s. Maerdy Jerusalem 



1 – R & N Barlcay – Harestone Rolex – s. 

Harestone Hercules 

2 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe Roland 

– s. Wesley Equinox 

3 – W P Bruce Ltd. – Balmyle Reunion – 

s. Balmyle Jasper 

4 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe Rebus 

– s. Wesley Equinox 

5 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe Robbie 

– s. Blelack Digger 


& 19 November 2020 

1 – R & N Barlcay – Harestone RSTurbo 

– s. Major 

2 – W S Oates – Ravensworth Rock – s. 

Dingle Hofmeister 

3 – J Watson & Co. – Tweeddale 

Razzmatazz – s. Goldies Jasper 

4 – I & D Goldie – Solwayfirth Redrum – 

s. Glenericht Majestic 

5 – Caylers Charolais – Caylers Roman – 

s. Rosanna Jupiter 


November & 3 December 2020 

1 – Caylers Charolais – Caylers Rolex – 

s. Elgin Nailer 

2 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe Roman 

– s. Clenagh Lyle 

3 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe 

Remington – s. Brampton Nacodar 

4 – G J & G Billington – Myerhouse 

Rambo – s. Fairway Bruce 

5 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe Rolex – 



& 17 December 2020 

1 – I & D Goldie – Solwayfirth Rudy – s. 

Glenericht Majestic 

2 – H Goldie – Goldies Roddy – s. Elrick 

Officer 

3 – J Watson & Co. – Tweeddale Rastus 

– s. Marwood Intrepid 

4 – Jack Nicoll Farms Ltd. – Mornity 

Rambo – s. Caylers Noah 

5 – J Watson & Co. – Tweeddale 

Ravanelli – s. Fleurieu Napoleon 


December 2020 & 1 January 2021 

1 – R A Milne – Elgin Redrum – s. 


2 – H Goldie – Goldies Ricky – s. Elrick 

Officer 

3 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe Rolo – 

s. Allanfauld Neptune 

4 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Simon – s. 


5 – I & D Goldie – Solwayfirth Rossi – s. 

Glenericht Majestic 



1 – Brailes Livestock – Brailes Samson – 

s. Westcarse Houdini 

2 – Caylers Charolais – Caylers Samson 

– s. Elgin Nailer 

3 – D A & S M Miller – Crookdake 

Sterling – s. Sportsmans Linesman 

4 – M & J Hayhurst – Whitecliffe 

Sheldon – s. Goldies Eddy 

5 – H Goldie – Goldies Sebastien – s. 

Elrick Officer 


February & 11 April 2021 

1 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Superior 

– s. Inverlochy Ferdie 

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2 – K J Thomas – Moelfre Sonnybill – s. 

Thrunton Nugget 

3 – W P Bruce Ltd. – Balmyle Supreme – 

s. Balmyle Jasper 

4 – Caylers Charolais – Caylers Simba – 

s. Elgin Nailer 

5 – S Gilleard – Gilleard Smokey – s. 

Tophill Oscar 

Class 10 – HEIFER, born on or before 8 

March 2021 

1 – Brailes Livestock – Brailes Spice – s. 




Champion – D Thornley – Dooley 

Rocket – s. Wesley Forceful 

Reserve – R A & J Blyth – Marwood 

Robocop – s. Balthayock Lineup 



Champion – R & N Barclay – Harestone 

RSTurbo – s. Major 

Reserve – I & D Goldie – Solwayfirth 

Rudy – s. Glenericht Majestic 



Champion – R A Milne – Elgin Redrum 

– s. Westcarse Houdini 

Reserve – R & N Barclay – Harestone 

Superior – s. Inverlochy Ferdie 


heifer from Class 10 

Champion – Brailes Livestock – Brailes 

Spice – s. Westcarse Houdini 



Champion – D Thornley – Dooley 

Rocket – s. Wesley Forceful 

Reserve – R A Milne – Elgin Redrum – s. 


Intermediate champion Harestone Rsturbo 

and reserve Solwayfirth Rudy 

Overall champion Dooley Rocket and reserve 

Elgin Redrum 

Senior champion Dooley Rocket and reserve 

Marwood Robocop 

Junior champion Elgin Redrum and reserve 

Harestone Superior 

Group of 3 

Goldies Ricky, Record and 

Roddy 



The Harman Awards 2022 

The annual Harman Award presentations once again took 

place at the Stirling Bull Sales in February. Introduced in 

2009, the Harman Awards recognise herds that have shown 

the greatest improvement in Self-Replacing Index over the 

previous 12 months. The awards are open to all BREEDPLAN 

Performance Recording members who have recorded a 

minimum of ten calves in the last year. 

The regional winners from Wales, Alwyn and Medwyn 

Williams with their Castellmawr herd, secured the highest SRI 

improvement of 8.5 points, taking their year-end average up to 

45.1. Alwyn established the herd in 1980 in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, 

and it is now managed by his son Medwyn. 

Ben Harman pictured with Medwyn Williams 

The Williams family has a modest farming enterprise, boasting 

15 Charolais cows and 15 in-calf Charolais heifers alongside 

a 30-head commercial herd and a flock of 120 ewes mostly 

consisting of pedigree Texel and Blueface Leicesters. Medwyn 

is a strong advocate for the “golden cross” of Charolais and 

Salers, having recently bought a batch of Salers heifers with 

the intention to run them with a Charolais bull – and vice versa 

for his Charolais heifers. 

The Castellmawr herd saw the most success in 2015, when 

their bull Castellmawr Jacpot won the title of Supreme 

Champion at Stirling and sold for 16,000gns to the Carwood 

herd. Jacpot’s sire, Goldstar Gentleman, is still breeding very 

well for the herd, and Medwyn was keen to secure an equally 

well-performing bull to use on Gentleman’s daughters. He said 

“It wasn’t an easy job finding a bull we liked with figures which 

would improve our herd, and within our budget.” 

Eventually, the Williams family chose Caylers Olympus for their 

new stock sire, to whom Medwyn attributes their recent SRI 

increase: “I saw Caylers Olympus and liked his breeding, and 

knew he was bred from one of the top herds in the country.” 

With Olympus being in the top 5% of the breed for gestation 

length, 400-day, and 600-day weights, Medwyn certainly feels 

like he made the right choice of bull, saying “Our figures have 

only improved since his calves have been born.” 

The majority of Castellmawr bulls are now sold on-farm to 

repeat customers, with a few still going to Society sales. Two 

of the first crop of calves from Olympus will be heading to the 

Welshpool sale in November, and we are excited to see how 

they go on to perform. 

The Scottish regional winner, with an improvement of 8.4 

points and taking the herd’s year-end average to 45.1, is 

Murray Lyle with his Loganbar herd. Based in Dunblane, 

Perthshire, Murray is sure to be a familiar face to those who 

attend the Stirling Bull Sales. 

The Lyle family purchased their first Charolais cattle in the 

mid-80s, and became members of The British Charolais Cattle 

Society in 1988. Since then, the herd steadily grew in both 

number and renown, with Murray becoming Chairman of the 

society from 2003-2004 and International President in 2007. 

At its peak, the Loganbar herd consisted of over 70 pedigree 

Charolais cows, 

and today Murray 

keeps a herd of 20 

Charolais, along 

with 20 Aberdeen 

Angus and 30 

Salers. 

Murray leapt at 

the chance to 

performancerecord 

his cattle, 

joining the old 

Signet scheme as 

soon as it became 

available. He was 

also instrumental in 

the move to today’s 

BREEDPLAN system, 

managed by ABRI. 

He said “I spent Murray Lyle 

a lot of time with 

David Benson, back 

when he was CEO, 

investigating the merits of performance recording schemes 

from all over the world. We eventually decided that the ABRI 

system was the best fit for our needs as Charolais breeders.” 

Murray doesn’t put this year’s SRI increase down to any 

one particular factor, stating that he focused on the EBVs of 

different traits for different animals rather than Calving Ease 

or Indexes alone. He went on to emphasise the importance 

of diverse trait selection, saying “I think it’s important that 

breeders look at individual traits that they require rather 

than just chasing Calving Ease. Calving Ease is certainly worth 

considering, but there’s often a trade-off further down the line 

if breeders only focus on promoting that one trait. I’ve seen it 

myself where cows have excellent Calving Ease figures but still 

have a hard time calving due to developing a reduced pelvic 

size over the generations.” 

Having spent a lot of time dealing with Charolais breed 

societies the world over, Murray has had the opportunity to 

observe many different methods of rearing his cattle, saying 

“I always try to watch and learn from France, who have been 

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eeding Charolais for hundreds of years – they don’t always 

use the easiest calvers or growthiest animals exclusively.” 

The Northern Irish regional winner was William Whyte with 

his Innisrush herd, with an increase of 6.9 points and a yearend 

SRI average of 50.3. The 25-head Innisrush herd is based 

in Portglenone, 

Co. Antrim, and 

William expects 

an increase in 

numbers to 30 

this year. 

The herd was 

established 

in 2003 with 

William’s late 

father John 

Whyte, and the 

family became 

members of the 

society later 

that year. The 

family originally 

operated a 

suckler cow & 

sheep enterprise 

William Whyte and his son John 

consisting of 80 

cows, of which 

7 were pedigree 

Charolais, 5 were pedigree Simmental, and the remainder 

were commercial cross cows put to a Charolais bull. Upon 

John’s passing in 2013, William began to work full-time offfarm 

and sold the majority of their stock. He did not part with 

his Charolais cows however, and kept them on a hobby basis 

where they served as the foundation of the current herd. 

The Whyte family have been performance-recording their 

cattle since the herd was first established, and William makes 

extensive use of EBVs and Selection Indexes when selecting 

sires for his cows. He said “I don’t have a stock bull, so I select 

all AI sires to match the cows I’m mating them with. In the last 

few years I’ve been focusing on high-accuracy Calving Ease 

Direct, and 200- & 400-day weight EBVs.” 

William went on to add “I’m most focused on breeding a good 

female line with good maternal ability, plenty of size and 

shape, easy calving with plenty of milk, and correct in feet & 

legs with lots of style.” 

“I try to produce bulls that the commercial farmer wants, i.e. 

easy calving and quick growing with plenty of style. As I work 

off-farm, my cows need to be able to calve themselves with 

lively calves to get up and suck to give them a good start.” 

Finally, the English regional winners were Brian and George 

Nancekivell with their Lovistone herd in Okehampton, Devon, 

with an improvement of 5.1 points and a year-end average SRI 

of 41.0. 

A family business, the farm was originally established in 1935 

by Will Nancekivell, who then passed the ownership on to his 

nephew Brian in 1963. Since then, the farm has grown into a 

1150-acre mixed cattle, sheep, and arable enterprise and is 

now run by Brian, his son Robert, and his grandson George. 

The current 30-head Charolais herd was established in 2001, 

following re-stocking after the foot-and-mouth outbreak. The 

foundation cows were purchased from the Clayknight herd, 

and the first stock bull was Penhole Samaritan. Alongside the 

Charolais, the Nancekivell family also keeps a commercial 

herd of 60 mainly Saler cows which are put to the Charolais 

bull, and they also took on a pedigree Red Ruby Devon herd in 

2020. 

The Nancekivell family began Performance Recording in 

2002, shortly after establishing their Charolais herd. George 

explained “We bought our second stock bull, Moynton Bertie, 

on the basis of his good EBVs. When we got him home, 

we weren’t sure if he would perform like his predecessor 

Penhole Samaritan. However, when it came to weighing 

Bertie’s progeny, the growth rate in his calves were superior to 

Samaritan’s – for us, this was evidence on a practical level that 

backed the theory behind BREEDPLAN.” 

George Nancekivell pictured with Ben Harman 

He went on to add “BREEDPLAN has been a great marketing 

tool, people at the farm gate now expect to see a set of EBVs. 

Recording for the years we have gives us more confidence 

in the bulls that we are selling. In the past, people were put 

off by the ‘hard calving’ of the Charolais breed but more and 

more people are coming back to it. We have repeat custom 

who only want to see bulls with positive Calving Ease Direct 

and 400- & 600-day weight EBVs.” 

The Nancekivell family believe appearance is very important 

when selecting stock, saying “We like an animal with a good 

head that carries width right back through her body. When 

selecting a stock bull, we focus more on his dam’s line – in 

getting the females right, we like to think the rest will sort 

itself out! The stock bull has to complement our cows; what 

we think they lack, we try and correct with the bull. We’re 

hoping our current stock bull Cove Parkranger will inject his 

length and size into our cows, and his neat head and clean 

body should leave us with some tidy females with good breed 

character.” 

Alongside selecting the best stock bull for the cows, George 

also uses AI on the heifers to expand the diversity within the 

herd. He explained “We believe using AI on our heifers has 

improved our Self-Replacing Index. We select the very best 

figured bulls we can find when selecting for AI. In recent years, 

we have gone back to Blelack Digger, which has helped us 

leapfrog our average indexes.” 



Final fling for the Ravensworth herd which goes under 

the hammer at Stirling in October 

As they prepare for their final sales, here we look back and the history 

of the Lochend and Ravensworth Herds and their many milestones 

achieved. 

“On behalf of the British Charolais Cattle Society, I would like to thank 

both Iain and Rhona Millar of The Lochend Herd and Snowdon Oates 

of The Ravensworth Herd, for their years’ of dedication to the breed. 

They have been great ambassadors of the Charolais breed promoting 

it at every opportunity, by showcasing their stock at shows and sales 

the length and breadth of the UK. It’s extremely sad to see two 

long established and prominent herds go, however these two sales 

provide a tremendous opportunity for new and established herds 

to purchase top genetics and I am sure we will still see these herd’s 

breeding featuring for years to come. 

I would like to wish both families the very best for their sales and for 

the future. The Charolais family will always welcome seeing Snowdon 

Oates and Iain and Rhona Millar at shows and sales in the coming 

years.” Allen Drysdale 

Snowdon Oates, alongside his father, was one of the first 

Charolais breeders to import the breed from the continent 

back in the mid 1960s. Of a consignment of 200 papers 

entering the UK, the Oates family were allocated two heifers 

which were selected on the basis that they were good, strong 

heifers that were ready for bulling. 

It was those heifers that established the Ravensworth Herd, 

which is located on the outskirts of Gateshead in County 

Durham, and today stands at around 50 head. Initially, semen 

bulls were chosen from the Milk Board’s selection, before 

moving to stock bulls after the breed escalated in the UK, 

calving a new future for the British Beef industry. 

When purchasing bulls to serve his own herd, Snowdon firstly 

looks at their physical characteristics, before scrutinising their 

breeding records and Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs), with 

favourable qualities being ease of calving, growth, depth of 

eye muscle and overall carcass quality. In 2006, he purchased 

an Irish bred Charolais bull at Carlisle called Holly Mount 

Vagabond for 22,000 guineas. 

“This bull had tremendous length and was overall an 

outstanding example of the breed,” explains Snowdon. “He 

has bred an awful lot of very good breeding females, some of 

which are still on farm and will be included in the sale at Perth 

in October.” 

Over the years, Snowdon has steadily improved the 

Ravensworth Herd with an aim of producing good bulls that 

sell well to commercial breeders. The herd was recognised by 

EBLEX as the Most Improved Herd of Charolais for the year 

2007/08. Most of his stock is sold through Perth’s spring and 

autumn sales and one particular highlight was selling a bull for 

a five-figure price. Ravensworth Osbert was sold in 2000 for an 

impressive 13,000 guineas. He also takes great pride in seeing 

bulls he has bred turned out in the showring, gaining success 

for other breeders. 

When breeding, Snowdown has concentrated on 

temperament and ease of calving. “We have culled animals 

because of unfavourable temperaments,” said Snowdon. “That 

means we now have a herd that is docile and easy to handle 

and work with, which is 

very important to us.” 

Snowdon Oates 

In the early days, 

Snowdon and his father 

were avid showmen and 

scooped some of the 

major prizes at the Royal 

Show, Royal Highland 

Show and Great Yorkshire 

Show. Showing remains 

some of Snowdon’s 

greatest highlights and 

he fondly recalls the 

wonderful feeling of 

receiving a red rosette or 

a trophy. “It was always such a proud moment to return home 

from a show with a selection of rosettes, especially the red 

ones!” says Snowdon. 

“Another highlight for me is taking animals to market and 

seeing them achieve high prices, one in particular being 

Ravensworth Osbert who hit five-figures,” he adds. 

Unfortunately, with highs also come lows. For Snowdon, some 

of the darkest challenges are when there has been a difficult 

calving which results in the loss of a calf. “Any animal you lose 

is devastating and it’s something that never gets any easier, 

because if you have livestock, you have deadstock,” says 

Snowdon. “Thankfully, in recent years, this been few and far 

between.” 

The farm spans, 800 acres in total, however the Charolais herd 

are predominantly kept at Trench Hall Farm, Ravensworth. The 

farm is mainly productive arable land, but the Charolais have 

been integral to the farming enterprise. This has been even 

more poignant for Snowdon who has eyesight issues making 

him unable to drive. For him, the herd has been lifechanging. 

“It is great to grow a good crop of cereals,” says Snowdon. 

“But this doesn’t compare to the satisfaction and pleasure 

you get from working, and making friends with, the livestock 

on the farm. They have been a huge part of my life for the last 

30 years and it will be hard not being kept busy. My life has 

revolved around the Charolais and I have spent an awful lot of 

time with them. I maybe will have more time to go on holiday, 

but I will be very sad to see them go.” 

Snowdon is currently supported in the management of 

the herd by two excellent stockmen, Bill Wannop and Paul 

Thurgood, who are both set to retire following the dispersal of 

the herd in the autumn. 

The British Charolais Cattle Society has been a fantastic 

support network for the Oates family. Their aim is to 

concentrate on ease of calving, growth rates and overall 

quality of the breed as nowadays there is great competition 

coming from other breeds. 

Snowdon concludes: “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank 

the British Charolais Cattle Society for all the help and support 

they have offered us. They have always looked after us and 

have swiftly dealt with any issues or questions we have had.” 

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Loch-Ends on a high after reaching 

thirty year milestone 

Thirty years ago, Iain and Rhona Millar first began breeding 

Charolais with a view firmly focussed on the great commercial 

attributes of the breed. Since then, the Lochend Herd has 

established itself as one of the UK’s most notable herds, having 

enjoyed plenty of success in the show and sale rings. 

Iain and Rhona have farmed at Lochend Farm, located at Port 

of Menteith, Stirlingshire, for 32 years, where Iain was initially 

a commercial beef cattle farmer. 

“Our first bull, Garner Editor, was 

bought specifically to breed show 

calves and he bred us five or six every 

year, which we then sold at specific 

show calf sales. We bought the bull 

from Garner Farms for 2,000 guineas 

from Perth and later sold him to Genus 

for £20,000,” explains Iain. 

Their first foundation cow, Beeford 

Angelina, was bought in-calf with 

twins from Ed Clayhills- Henderson 

at the Hallyards dispersal because Iain and Rhona Millar 

she was Editors’ mother. She was 

immediately put back in calf to 

Brigadoon Ulsterman which gave the 

Millars, Lochend Legend, the first bull they ever presented at a 

society sale. Winning his class at Perth, it was Lochend Legend 

that gave the Millars the ‘Charolais bug’. They went on to 

flush Beeford Angelina which gave them 3 heifers and 12 bulls 

which sold for an average of 6,000 guineas. 

Understandably, with Iain’s commercial cattle background, 

their biggest aim has been to breed good commercial cattle. A 

hands-on stockman, along with using his eye, when purchasing 

Iain gives great consideration to Estimated Breeding Values 

(EBVs). Their stock has been bred for shape, growth, ease of 

calving, and temperaments. 

The 30 strong herd runs on 270 acres in the most magnificent 

location overlooking the Lake of Menteith, alongside 

a commercial flock of Mule and Texel cross sheep. The 

pedigree Lochend Charolais Herd has very much been a 

family enterprise, especially in the early days with daughter, 

Katreen, and son, John, helping out and showing great interest 

preparing cattle for and attending shows and sales. 

In the showring the family have enjoyed a number of 

successes over the years, with two junior champions and 

one overall champion at Perth, and two reserve senior 

champions at Stirling. Most livestock are sold through Stirling 

and Borderway auction marts and the top price bull sold was 

Lochend Hickory in February 2014 at Stirling, after scooping 

Reserve Senior Champion it sold for 22,000 Guineas. Another 

highlight for the Millars was when they sold Lakelady Hulk, 

Katreen’s bull, at Borderway for 9,000 guineas. Their most 

successful homebred bull was Lochend Apache, with sons 

including Gretnahouse Indian selling up to 18,000 guineas. 

Retaining the high health status of the herd has been a priority 

for Iain and Rhona, however, this has taken commitment and 

dedication. Iain explains: “We 

have kept a closed herd, and 

this has paid off. It is the only 

way you can truly protect your 

health status and has allowed 

us to maintain ours. We are 

four-yearly TB testing and the 

herd has been BVD and Johnes 

accredited since 2008.” 

In addition to the running of 

the Lochend Herd, Iain also 

sat on the Charolais Council 

for 12 years, acting as a highly 

respected Chairman throughout 

2008 and 2009. The British 

Charolais Cattle Society has 

been an integral part of Iain 

and Rhona’s journey and in speaking of what the society has 

done for them, Iain said: “If it was not for the Charolais Society 

I might never have been out of the UK. I had never left home 

soil until I became a member, so it has opened up so many 

opportunities for both Rhona and myself.” 

Whist Iain was Chairman, the society took them around the UK 

and on a world tour of North America and the Czech Republic. 

“I’ve made so many great friends,” adds Iain. “It has not just 

been work, but a hobby and an interest. When the children 

were young, their holidays and days out were the shows and 

sales, however, as part of the Charolais Youth Program both 

children qualified for trips to France and Canada.” 

In his retirement, Iain and Rhona will continue to farm for the 

next two years and are intending to increase the sheep flock. 

However, the Charolais will be a big miss. 

“The Charolais Cattle Society has been our life. We would both 

like to thank it for all the opportunities it has presented to us 

through the last 30 years,” concludes Iain. “I hope that the 

society continues to promote the youth, the next generation, 

whose talent was certainly very evident at the Major Walter’s 

National Stock Judging competition at the end of July. I 

hope our young Charolais breeders can utilise some of the 

opportunities I have had throughout my time with the society 

as it really has been a fantastic journey.” 

Stirling 17th October 

Including the Dispersal of the Ravensworth and Lochend Charolais Herds 




Balmoral Show - Judge Andrew Hornall 

British Charolais once again returned 

to the Balmoral Show, Northern 

Ireland’s largest and most highlyanticipated 

agricultural event. The 

event was held over the course of 

Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 May 

2022, and included a multitude of 

exceptional Charolais animals, judged 

by Andrew Hornall of the Falleninch 

herd in Stirling. 

BESSIEBELL NANA was the talk of 

the event, securing the titles of 

Supreme Charolais Champion and 

the Interbreed Beef Champion of 

Champions. This exceptional 4-year-old 

was exhibited by breeder J Smyth of 

Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, along 

with her beautiful twin calves. This 

wasn’t Nana’s first taste of success 

at Balmoral – she had also previously 

achieved the title of Reserve Supreme 

Champion in 2019. Nana comes from 

a high-achieving bloodline, with her 

sire Derryharney Jumbo winning 

Reserve Intermediate Champion 

at Stirling in 2015, and her dam 

Aghyoule Finoula (a Doonally New 

daughter) securing Reserve Overall 

Champion at Dungannon in 2012. The 

Interbreed judge, Michael Durno from 

Aberdeenshire, stated Nana was a 

“reasonably easy winner” and “she is 

a great example of the Charolais breed 

and rearing two calves as well, she’s 

working hard and doing a good job” 

Standing in reserve to Nana for 

Supreme Champion was the day’s 

Junior Champion BRIGADOON 

SICILY, a 13-month-old bull exhibited 

by breeder W D & J A Connolly of 

Ballynahinch, Co. Down. Sicily also 

has an impressive lineage behind 

him, having been sired by Newhouse 

Maxamus who was Reserve 

Intermediate Champion & sold for 

15,000gns at Stirling in 2018. Sicily’s 

dam is Brigadoon Naples, a daughter of 

2015 Stirling Reserve Junior Champion 

Goldies Icon. 

Bessiebell Nana Supreme Charolais champion and the Interbreed Beef Champion of 

Champions 

selected by Charolais judge Andrew 

Hornall were put forward for the 

Interbreed Group Championships. 

Taking the group-of-three Reserve 

Interbreed Championship were 

BRIGADOON SICILY and BRIGADOON 

SUNRISE from W D & J A Connolly, 

along with DRUMLEGAGH ROXANNA, 

a young Drumlegagh-Oscar-sired heifer 

bred and exhibited by J & E A Elliott of 

Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone. 

The same group of three were 

then joined by 2 additional heifers 

to compete in the group-of-five 

Championships. Joining Sicily, Sunrise, 

and Roxanna were BATTLEFORD 

SNOWBALL from B Finnegan 

of Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, and 

LOUGHRISCOUSE SAVANNA from H & 

H Heron in Newtownards, Co. Down. 

This young group were an excellent 

example of the Charolais breed, and 

secured the title of the group-of-5 

Reserve Interbreed Champions 

The final competition of the week was 

the Interbreed Exhibitor-Bred Pair 

Championship. After an extremely 

close round of judging on the Saturday, 

the Championship went to the young 

Charolais pair bred & exhibited by 

The day’s Reserve Junior Champion 

and Overall Heifer Champion was 

Sicily’s sister BRIGADOON SUNRISE, 

a 13-month-old heifer also from W 

D & J A Connolly. Like Sicily, Sunrise 

was also sired by the 15,000gns 

Newhouse Maxamus, and her dam is 

Brigadoon Nevada, another Goldies 

Icon daughter. 

Later in the week the Charolais teams 

Brigadoon Sicily Reserve supreme Charolais champion and Junior champion 

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6 – R McWilliams – Stranagone 

Siobhan – s. Stranagone Jones 

Class 654 – BULL, born on or after 1st 

January 2021, and on or before 31st 

March 2021. 

1 – W D & J A Connolly – Brigadoon 

Sorrento – s. Goldies Icon 

2 – W Short & R McWilliams – 

Stranagone Saphir – s. Ocean 

3 – M McConville – Drumcullen Seamus 

– s. Drumcullen JJ 

4 – A McCammond – Cloughanduff SJ – 

s. Mountain Landmark 

Brigadoon Sunrise reserve junior champion and overall heifer champion 

W D & J A Connolly – BRIGADOON 

SICILY & BRIGADOON SUNRISE. These 

Newhouse-Maxamus-sired siblings had 

taken the titles of Junior Champion and 

Junior Reserve Champion respectively 

in the Charolais classes earlier in the 

week. 

We would like to thank our judge, 

sponsors and all the exhibitors for 

putting on such a great show of 

Charolais cattle, and we look forward 

to seeing you at the National NI 

Championships at Castlewellan Show 

on Saturday 16 July for the World 

Charolais Congress. 

All results: 

Class 648 – COW, born before 1st 

January 2019, in calf or in milk having 

had at least one calf. 

1 – J Smyth – Bessiebell Nana – s. 

Derryharney Jumbo 

2 – H & H Heron – Thrunton Nefertiti – 

s. Maerdy Jerusalem 

Class 649 – COW or HEIFER, in milk or 

in calf, born in 2019. 

1 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Pippa 

– s. Harestone Hercules 

2 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Persia 

– s. Whitecliffe James 


Regency – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

4 – A McCammond – Culla Rihanna – s. 

Mogador 

Class 651 – HEIFER, born on or after 

1st July 2020, and on or before 31st 

December 2020. 

1 – J & E A Elliott – Drumlegagh 

Roxanna – s. Drumlegagh Oscar 

2 – L Ruddy – Goldstar Rosette – s. 

Goldstar Hugo2 

3 – Keadyview Livestock – Carnview 

Rose – s. Oldstone Egbert 


1st January 2021. 


Sunrise – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

2 – Elite Pedigree Genetics – Battleford 

Snowball – s. Mornity Nero 

3 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse 

Savanna – s. Harestone Hercules 


Saffron – s. Newhouse Maxamus 


Savina – s. Thrunton Fairfax 

Class 655 – BULL, born on or after 1st 

April 2021. 


Sicily – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

2 – Keadyview Livestock – Keadyview 

Samsmyman – s. Maerdy Obama 

3 – R McWilliams – Stranagone Sonny – 

s. Stranagone Jones 


Signature – s. Dundas Einstein 

5 – R McWilliams – Stranagone Super – 

s. Lochend Apache 

6 – R McWilliams – Stranagone Starboy 

– s. Lochend Apache 

Class 725 – EXHIBITOR-BRED PAIRS, 

bona fide the property of one 

exhibitor and entered in the classes 

for which they are eligible and bred by 

that exhibitor. 

Champions: W D & J A Connolly 

– Brigadoon Sicily – s. Newhouse 

Maxamus 

W D & J A Connolly – Brigadoon Sunrise 

– s. Newhouse Maxamus 

Class 656 - GROUP OF THREE 

ANIMALS, bona fide the property of 

one exhibitor. 

1 – H & H Heron – Loughrisouce Pippa, 

Loughriscouse Persia, Loughriscouse 

Risika 


Sicily, Brigadoon Sunrise, Brigadoon 

Sorrento 


1st January 2020, and on or before 

30th June 2020. 

1 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Risika 


2 – A McCammond – Grangwood Ruby 

– s. Goldstar Ludwig 

Class winner Keadyview Samsmyman 

Class winner Brigadoon Sorrento 



Class S267 – THE ORAGE PERPETUAL 

CHALLENGE CUP for the best Charolais 

cow or heifer. 

Champion: J Smyth – Bessiebell Nana – 

s. Derryharney Jumbo 

Reserve: H & H Heron – Loughriscouse 

Pippa – s. Harestone Hercules 

Class S268 – JOHN K CURRIE 

PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP for the 

best Charolais heifer. 

Champion: W D & J A Connolly – 

Brigadoon Sunrise – s. Newhouse 

Maxamus 


Risika – s. Harestone Hercules 

Class S269 – SPECIAL PRIZES for the 

best and reserve best junior Charolais 

female. 



Maxamus 

Reserve: Elite Pedigree Genetics – 

Battleford Snowball – s. Mornity Nero 

Class S270 – THE H A CURRY 

PERPETUAL TROPHY for the best 

junior Charolais Bull. 


Brigadoon Sicily – s. Newhouse 

Maxamus 

Reserve: Keadyview Livestock – 

Keadyview Samsmyman – s. Maerdy 

Obama 

Class S271 – SPECIAL PRIZES for the 

best and reserve best junior Charolais 

Bull. 



Maxamus 



Obama 

Class S272 – JUNIOR BREED 

CHAMPION for the Champion and 

Reserve male or female animals born 

on or after 1st January 2021. 



Maxamus 

Reserve: W D & J A Connolly – 


Maxamus 

Class S273 – THE BREEDERS 

PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY for 

the best Charolais bull exhibited by a 

club member. 



Maxamus 



Obama 

Class winner Loughriscouse Risika 

Class winner Loughriscouse Pippa 

Class S274 – THE BARDIN PERPETUAL 

CHALLENGE TROPHY for the best 

Charolais animal exhibited by a club 

member. 





Maxamus 

Class S275 – BRIGADOON PERPETUAL 

CHALLENGE TROPHY - for the best 

homebred Charolais in Show exhibited 

by a club member. 





Maxamus 

Class S276 – CHAMPION PRIZES for 

the Champion and Reserve Champion 

Charolais. 





Maxamus 

Class S277 – CHAMPION ROSETTE for 

the Champion Charolais female. 



Class winner Battleford Snowball 

Class winner Drumlegagh Roxanna 

Class S359 – PRESIDENT’S TROPHY 

& SPECIAL PRIZE for the overall beef 

breed Champion of Champions. 



Class S361 – SPECIAL PRIZE for 

the best group in the beef group 

competition (Continental Breed) 

Reserves: W D & J A Connolly – 


Maxamus 



J & E A Elliott – Drumlegagh Roxanna – 

s. Drumlegagh Oscar 

Class S363 – SPECIAL PRIZE for best 

team in the beef team competition 

(Continental Breed)~ 

Reserves: W D & J A Connolly – 


Maxamus 



J & E A Elliott – Drumlegagh Roxanna – 

s. Drumlegagh Oscar 

Elite Pedigree Genetics – Battleford 

Snowball – s. Mornity Nero 

H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Savanna 


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Overall champion Bessiebell Nana and reserve Brigadoon Sicily 

Female champion Bessiebell Nana and reserve 

Brigadoon Sunrise 

Overall junior champion Brigadoon Sicily and reserve 

Brigadoon Sunrise 

Junior champion Brigadoon Sicily and reserve 

Keadyview Samsmyman 

Group of three 

Loughriscouse Pippa, Persia and Risika 

Reserve Interbreed Group-of-Five Champions 

Brigadoon Sicily, Brigadoon Sunrise, Drumlegagh Roxanna, 

Battleford Snowball and Loughriscouse Savanna 

Reserve Interbreed Group-of-Three Champions 

Brigadoon Sicily, Brigadoon Sunrise, 

and Drumlegagh Roxanna 

Interbreed Exhibitor-Bred Pair Champions - 

Brigadoon Sicily and Brigadoon Sunrise 



Highland Show - Judge Chris Curry 

Morwr reigns supreme at 

the Royal Highland Show 

After a two-year break, the Royal 

Highland Show made its highlyanticipated 

return over the course 

of Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 June. 

Judged by Chris Curry of the Burradon 

herd, the event saw a tremendous 

showing of Charolais cattle vie for the 

Championship in an extraordinarily 

close competition. 

The star of the show was 6-yearold 

MAERDY MORWR, who earned 

the prestigious titles of Overall 

Interbreed Champion, Overall 

Charolais Champion, and Overall 

Male Champion. Morwr is a veteran 

of the showground, adding these 

titles to his expansive collection of 

Championships from 2021, which 

include Overall Champion & Interbreed 

Pairs Champion at the Scottish 

Showcase and Supreme Champion & 

Supreme Interbreed Champion at the 

Great Yorkshire Show. This Maerdy 

Dynamite son was bred by D E Evans 

of Mold, Flintshire, and was purchased 

by exhibitors AJR Farms of Ellon, 

Aberdeenshire in 2018. 

Standing in reserve to Morwr for the 

title of Overall Charolais Champion was 

another returning champion – 2-yearold 

TOPHILL ROXANNE. Roxanne also 

secured the title of Overall Female 

Champion, and comprised one half 

of the winning Interbreed Pairs 

Champions. Roxanne had previously 

seen great success in 2021, having 

won Female Champion & Reserve 

Overall Champion in last year’s Scottish 

Showcase, and Junior Champion & 

Pairs Champion at the Great Yorkshire 

Show. This beautiful Hackleton 

Largerlout daughter was exhibited by 

T Atkinson of Newland, Cumbria, who 

purchased her from breeder A Stott of 

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire. 

Also in reserve to Morwr, this time 

for the Male Championship, was 

13-month-old FALLENINCH STORMZY, 

bred and exhibited by A B Hornall of 

Stirling. Stormzy had also secured the 

title of Junior Male Champion earlier 

in the event. This promising young lad 

was sired by the 70,000gns Barnsford 

Ferny, who also earned the Supreme 

Championship at the Royal Welsh 

Show in 2013. Meanwhile his dam is 

Falleninch Orla, a homebred daughter 

Overall Interbreed, Overall Charolais and Overall Male champion Maerdy Morwr 

of Falleninch Imperator. 

In reserve for the Female 

Championship was the day’s Junior 

Female Champion – 19-month-old 

AIRTHMAINS ROSIE from D Russell of 

Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Rosie also formed 

part of the Reserve Interbreed Groupof-Four 

Champion group, alongside 

Tophill Roxanne, Balthayock Regal, and 

Firhills Polly. This stunning young heifer 

was sired by Thrunton Lachlan, and her 

dam is Lesliepark Maggie, a daughter 

of the Irish-born Mandela Dillon1. 

Reserve overall and overall female champion Tophill Roxanne 

Standing in reserve to Stormzy for 

the Junior Male Championship was 

17-month-old DRUMSHANE SCANIA, 

who also joined Roxanne in winning the 

Interbreed Pairs Championship. This 

impressive young bull had travelled 

all the way up from Colchester, Essex, 

from the herd of breeder & exhibitor D 

H Knox. Scania was born to Drumshane 

Orchid, a daughter of the French-born 

Maerdy Heracles, and he was sired by 

the 15,000gns Elgin Oliver. 

The final reserve of the day was 

16-month-old SILVERMERE SOLERO, 

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Strawberry – s. Balmyle Oscar 

Class 253 – FEMALE, born on or 

between 24 June and 31 December 

2020. 

1 – D Russell – Airthmains Rosie – s. 

Thrunton Lachlan 

2 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Rosebud 

– s. Goldies Oasis 


Royallady – s. Maerdy Newman 

4 – S Mitchell – Huttonend Rose – s. 

Anside Foreman 

5 – R McNeill – Douneside Ripple – s. 


Reserve male and junior male champion Falleninch Stormzy 

who took the title of Reserve Junior 

Female Champion. Solero was bred 

& exhibited by M T Hanson of Forgie, 

Banffshire, and was sired by the 

12,000gns Wesley Equinox. Solero’s 

dam is Silvermere Ocala, who goes 

back to Scalehouses Humphrey. 

Finally, the title of Charolais Pairs 

Champions went to a pair of beautiful 

heifers from R & N Barclay of Insch, 

Aberdeenshire – HARESTONE 

ROSEBUD and HARESTONE 

ROYALLADY. Rosebud, the older of 

the pair at 20 months, was sired by 

the 23,000gns Goldies Oasis, and her 

dam is Alsnow Luscious – a daughter 

of the 25,000gns Goldies Unbeatable. 

Meanwhile 19-month-old Royallady 

is out of Harestone Julie – a Blelack 

Digger daughter – and was sired by the 

40,000gns Maerdy Newman. 

All results: 


between 1 April and 31 July 2021. 

1 – A Hornall – Falleninch Suzie – s. 


2 – Brailes Livestock – Skysea Serenade 

– s. Foxacre Memnon 

3 – J Irvine – Inverlochy Sexylady – s. 


4 – T Atkinson – Gilleard Snowwhite – 

s. Tophill Oscar 

5 – J M Cant & Partners – Panmure 

Sandie – s. Balmyle Oscar 


between 1 January and 31 March 

2021. 

1 – M Hanson & D Irvine – Silvermere 

Solero – s. Wesley Equinox 

2 – M Hanson & D Irvine – Silvermere 

Solitaire – s. Allanfauld Neptune 

3 – R McCornick – Ricnick Sapphire – s. 


4 – J Irvine – Inverlochy Sarah – s. 


5 – A Ivory – Cardean Saffron – s. 

Goldies Noelle 

6 – J M Cant & Partners – Panmure 


between 1 January and 23 June 2020 

1 – T Atkinson – Tophill Roxanne – s. 

Hackleton Largerlout 

2 – J Rix – Wissington Rowena – s. 

Davally Igolo 

3 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Royaleclipse 

– s. Newlogie Nobel 


Roselle – s. Balthayock Normile 

5 – R Aitken – Lourie Rhythm – s. 

Balthayock Impression 

6 – J Irvine – Inverlochy Raquel – s. 



between 1 January and 31 December 

2019 

1 – J Irvine – Inverlochy Parasol – s. 

Balthayock Maestro 

2 – D H Muirhead – Firhills Polly – s. 

Glenericht Mecca 

3 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Papillon – s. 

Newlogie Nobel 

4 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Paradise 

– s. Balthayock Minstrel 


1 April and 30 June 2021. 

1 – A Hornall – Falleninch Stormzy – s. 


2 – R McCornick – Ricnick Sonnybill – s. 


3 – A J Stott – Tophill Superstott – s. 

Sandelford Harrison 

Reserve female and junior female 

champion Airthmains Rosie 

Reserve junior male champion 

Drumshane Scania 

Reserve junior female champion 

Silvermere Solero 



Class winner Falleninch Suzie Class winner Inverlochy Parasol Class winner Balthayock Regal 

4 – A Hornall – Falleninch Stefan – s. 

Falleninch Memo 

5 – D MacGregor Ltd – Corrie Stampede 

– s. Harestone Oscar 


1 January and 31 March 2021. 

1 – D Knox – Drumshane Scania – s. 

Elgin Oliver 

2 – A Anderson – Rutherston Sonny – s. 

Balmyle Oscar 

3 – A Ivory – Cardean Storm – s. 

Goldies Noelle 

4 – R & A Crockett – Bacardi Sid – s. 

Elgin Jagger 


1 January and 23 June 2020. 


Regal – s. Barbican Lancer 

Class 261 – BULL, born on or before 

31st December 2020. 

1 – AJR Farms – Maerdy Morwr – s. 

Maerdy Dynamite 

Class SP1/2 – Best Pair of Charolais 

cattle owned & bred by exhibitor 

Champions: R & N Barclay – Harestone 

Rosebud (s. Goldies Oasis) and 

Harestone Royallady (s. Maerdy 

Newman) 

Reserves: A Hornall – Falleninch 

Stormzy (s. Barnsford Ferny) and 

Falleninch Suzie (s. Barnsford Ferny) 

Class SP3/4 – Overall Female 

Championship 

Champion: T Atkinson – Tophill 

Roxanne – s. Hackleton Largerlout 

Reserve: D Russell – Airthmains Rosie – 

s. Thrunton Lachlan 

Class SP5/6 – Junior Female 

Championship 

Champion: D Russell – Airthmains 

Rosie – s. Thrunton Lachlan 

Reserve: M Hanson & D Irvine – 

Silvermere Solero – s. Wesley Equinox 

Class SP7/8 – Overall Male 

Championship 

Champion: AJR Farms – Maerdy Morwr 

– s. Maerdy Dynamite 

Reserve: A Hornall – Falleninch Stormzy 

– s. Barnsford Ferny 

Class SP9/10 – Junior Male 

Championship 

Champion: A Hornall – Falleninch 

Stormzy – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Reserve: D Knox – Drumshane Scania – 

s. Elgin Oliver 

Class SP12/13 – Supreme 

Championship 

Champion: AJR Farms – Maerdy Morwr 

– s. Maerdy Dynamite 

Reserve: T Atkinson – Tophill Roxanne – 

s. Hackleton Largerlout 

Class SP15/16 – Overall Junior 

Championship 

Champion: A Hornall – Falleninch 

Stormzy – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Reserve: D Russell – Airthmains Rosie – 

s. Thrunton Lachlan 

Beef Interbreed Pairs Championship 

Champions: D Knox – Drumshane 

Scania (s. Elgin Oliver) and T Atkinson 

– Tophill Roxanne (s. Hackleton 

Largerlout) 

Beef Interbreed Overall Championship 

Champions: AJR Farms – Maerdy 

Morwr – s. Maerdy Dynamite 

Beef Interbreed Group-of-Four 

Championship 

Reserves: D Russell – Airthmains Rosie 

(s. Thrunton Lachlan), T Atkinson 

– Tophill Roxanne (s. Hackleton 

Largerlout), D F W H & N R Walter – 

Balthayock Regal (s. Barbican Lancer), 

and D H Muirhead – Firhills Polly (s. 

Glenericht Mecca) 

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Tophill Roxanne 

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Great Yorkshire / National Show - Judge Steve Nesbitt 

Olympian Takes the Gold 

at Yorkshire 

Judge: Steven Nesbitt 

The long-awaited National Charolais 

Show finally returned to the Great 

Yorkshire Show over the course of 

Tuesday 12 to Friday 15 July 2022. 

The Show formed part of the hugelyanticipated 

Charolais World Congress, 

with delegates from all over the world 

in attendance to view the spectacular 

animals on display. It was a remarkably 

close competition of Charolais 

animals, all expertly judged by Mr 

Steven Nesbitt of the Alwent herd in 

Darlington, Co. Durham. 

Taking the prestigious title of Supreme 

Charolais Champion was 4-yearold 

SEAWELL OLYMPIAN, bred and 

exhibited by P M & S M Donger 

of Towcester, Northamptonshire. 

Olympian had also secured the title 

of Male Champion earlier in the 

event. This impressive bull was sired 

by Maerdy Jumbuck, and his dam 

Seawell Ima goes back to former 

Nottinghamshire Interbreed Champion 

Maerdy Flambeau. 

In reserve to Olympian for both the 

Male Championship and the Supreme 

Charolais Championship was 6-year-old 

MAERDY MORWR, exhibited by AJR 

Farms of Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Morwr 

has enjoyed great success recently, 

having won Supreme Champion at 

the Royal Highland Show for the past 

2 years, and at 2021’s Great Yorkshire 

Show. Morwr was sired by Maerdy 

Dynamite, and out of Maerdy Fee – a 

daughter of the French bull Victorieux. 

The event’s Female Championship was 

secured by another familiar name from 

recent shows: TOPHILL ROXANNE, 

exhibited by T Atkinson of Newland, 

Cumbria. Roxanne has previously won 

the titles of Female Champion and 

Reserve Overall Champion at the Royal 

Highland Show two years in a row, as 

well as Junior Champion at the Great 

Yorkshire Show in 2021. Roxanne 

was bred by A Stott of Canonbie, 

Dumfriesshire, and was sired by 

Hackleton Largerlout. She is out of 

Hackleton Hetty, a daughter of the 

Irish-born Mulroog Alpine. 

Supreme Charolais champion and male champion Seawell Olympian 

Standing in reserve for the Female 

Championship was Junior Champion & 

Junior Female Champion: 20-monthold 

HARESTONE ROYALLADY. Royallady 

was bred and exhibited by R & N 

Barclay of Insch, Aberdeenshire, and 

has previously formed one half of 

the Pairs Championship at the Royal 

Highland Show earlier this Summer. 

Royallady is out of Harestone Julie, 

a daughter of the renowned Blelack 

Digger, and she was sired by the 

40,000gns Maerdy Newman. 

Taking the titles of Reserve Junior 

Champion and Reserve Junior 

Female Champion was 17-monthold 

CROOKDAKE SUNRISE, bred 

and exhibited by D A & S M Miller 

of Wigton, Cumbria. This charming 

young heifer was sired by Sportsmans 

Linesman, a former Reserve Male 

Champion at the Great Yorkshire Show 

in 2017, and her dam Crookdake Gypsy 

goes back to former Perth Junior 

Champion Tullygarley Alibaba. 

18-month-old DRUMSHANE SCANIA 

from D H Knox in Colchester, Essex, 

took the title of Junior Male Champion. 

Reserve Supreme Charolais champion and male champion Maerdy Morwr 

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Female champion Tophill Roxanne 

Scania is another returning name 

from previous shows, having won 

Reserve Junior Male Champion, and 

forming one half of the Interbreed 

Pairs Championship team (along with 

Tophill Roxanne) at the Royal Highland 

Show 2022. This promising young lad 

was sired by the 15,000gns Elgin Oliver, 

and his dam is Drumshane Orchid, a 

daughter of the French-born Maerdy 

Heracles. 

Finally, in reserve to Scania for the 

Junior Male Championship was 

RICNICK SONNYBILL, a 14-month-old 

bred and exhibited by R F McCornick of 

Lochfoot, Dumfriesshire. Sonnybill was 

sired by Maerdy Hercules, and his dam 

Ricnick Lingo goes back to the growthy 

Whitecliffe Harlequin. 

All results: 

Class 69A – BULL, born before 1st 

January 2020. 

1 – P M & S M Donger – Seawell 

Olympian – s. Maerdy Jumbuck 

2 – AJR Farms – Maerdy Morwr – s. 

Maerdy Dynamite 

3 – D M Lyle – Maerdy Primeminister – 

s. Maerdy Montypython 

Class 69B – BULL, born on or between 

1st January and 31st December 2020. 

1 – Brailes Livestock – Tonley Ranald – 

s. Silver Joss 

2 – J Watson and R J & B E Kimber – 

Tweeddale Ringmaster – s. Maerdy 

Jerusalem 

3 – J C Bostock & Son – Roundshill Rikki 

– s. Jordancastle Leader 

Class 70A – BULL, born on or between 

1st January and 15th March 2021. 

1 – D H Knox – Drumshane Scania – s. 

Elgin Oliver 

2 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Simon – s. 


3 – R & A Crockett – Bacardi Sid – s. 

Elgin Jagger 

4 – S Gilleard – Gilleard Smirnoff – s. 

Tophill Oscar 

5 – H R Wood – Woodline Storm – s. 

Wansford Magnus 

Class 70B – BULL, born on or between 

16th March and 30th April 2021. 

1 – R F McCornick – Ricnick Sonnybill – 


2 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Smiler – s. 


3 – P M & S M Donger – Seawell Shuttle 

– s. Maerdy Option 

4 – J C Bostock & Son – Roundshill Sune 

– s. Roundshill Osty 

5 – J Watson – Tweeddale Socrates – s. 

Blelack Blackberet 

Class 71A – FEMALE, born on or 

between 1st January and 31st March 

2021. 


Sunrise – s. Sportsmans Linesman 

2 – S Gilleard – Gilleard Savannah – s. 

Tophill Oscar 

3 – G W Turner – Brampton Scarlet – s. 

Maerdy Orpheus 

4 – R F McCornick – Ricnick Sapphire – 


5 – L Houston – Gretnahouse Sweety – 

s. Lochend Nighthawk 

6 – P M & S M Donger – Seawell 

Snoopy – s. Maerdy Norwegian 

Class 71B – FEMALE, born on or 

between 1st April and 31st December 

2021. 

1 – R Tremayne & N Osgood – Marne 

Sweetpea – s. Whitecliffe Orwell 

2 – Brailes Livestock – Skysea Serenade 

– s. Foxacre Memnon 

3 – J Watson – Tweeddale Sureprincess 

Reserve female champion 

Harestone Royallady 

Reserve junior male champion and 

reserve junior female champion 

Crookdake Sunrise 

Junior male champion 

Drumshane Scania 


Ricnick Sonnybill 



– s. Blelack Blackberet 



5 – R & D Ashworth – Stoneylane 

Stiorra – s. Anside Foreman 

6 – J Watson – Tweeddale Showgirl – s. 

Goldies Jasper 

7 – J Wainwright – Rogans Spice – s. 

Brampton Nacodar 

8 – R Tremayne & N Osgood – Marne 

Solitair – s. Maerdy Padirac 

9 – J C Bostock & Son – Roundshill 

Sormer – s. Roundshill Osty 


between 1st January and 30th April 

2020. 



2 – S Mitchell – Harestone Rapunzel – s. 

Harestone Nano SC 

3 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Royaleclipse 

– s. Newlogie Nobel 

4 – J Rix – Wissington Rowena – s. 

Davally Igolo 

5 – Brailes Livestock – Skysea Regatta – 

s. Diplo Gir 

6 – R Aitken – Lourie Rhythm – s. 

Balthayock Impression 

7 – G F Wheelhouse & Son – Jonley 

Ruby – s. Wansford Magnus 


between 1st May and 31st December 

2020. 



2 – Brailes Livestock – Burradon Raquel 

– s. Clenagh Lyle 

3 – R & N Barclay – Harestone Rosebud 

– s. Goldies Oasis 

4 – S Mitchell – Huttonend Rose – s. 

Anside Foreman 

5 – G W Turner – Brampton Romania – 

s. Border Jamboree 

6 – R McNeill – Douneside Ripple – s. 



Romance – s. Sportsmans Linesman 

Class 73 – FEMALE, born on or before 

31st December 2019. 

1 – J C Bostock & Son – Roundshill 

Horma – s. Maerdy Impeccable 

2 – P M & S M Donger – Seawell Plenty 

– s. Maerdy Jumbuck 

3 – J Watson – Tweeddale Lady – s. 

lelack Blackberet 

4 – AJR Farms – Newlogie Papillon – s. 

Newlogie Nobel 

5 – H R Wood – Woodline Pollyanna – 

s. Wansford Magnus 

Class 74 – GROUP OF THREE ANIMALS, 

the property of the same exhibitor 

1 – Brailes Livestock 

2 – L Houston 

3 – J Watson 

4 – J C Bostock & Son 

Class 75 – PAIR OF ANIMALS, the 

property of the same exhibitor 

1 – P M & S M Donger 

2 – S Mitchell 

3 – R & N Barclay 

4 – Brailes Livestock 

5 – L Houston 

6 – G W Turner 

Class CH37 – British Charolais Junior 

Male Champion 

Champion: D H Knox – Drumshane 

Scania – s. Elgin Oliver 

Reserve: R F McCornick – Ricnick 

Sonnybill – s. Harestone Hercules 


Female Champion 

Champion: R & N Barclay – Harestone 


Reserve: D A & S M Miller – Crookdake 



Champion 

Champion: R & N Barclay – Harestone 


Reserve: D A & S M Miller – Crookdake 


Class CH40 – British Charolais Male 

Champion 

Champion: P M & S M Donger – 

Seawell Olympian – s. Maerdy Jumbuck 

Reserve: AJR Farms – Maerdy Morwr – 

s. Maerdy Dynamite 

Class CH41 – British Charolais Female 

Champion 

Champion: T Atkinson – Tophill 

Roxanne – s. Hackleton Largerlout 

Reserve: R & N Barclay – Harestone 


Class CH42 – British Charolais Breed 

Champion 

Champion: P M & S M Donger – 

Seawell Olympian – s. Maerdy Jumbuck 

Reserve: AJR Farms – Maerdy Morwr – 

s. Maerdy Dynamite 

Beef Interbreed Senior Group 

Championship 

Reserves: P M & S M Donger – Seawell 

Olympian (s. Maerdy Jumbuck), 

T Atkinson – Tophill Roxanne (s. 

Hackleton Largerlout), Brailes Livestock 

– Burradon Raquel (s. Clenagh Lyle), 

and P M & S M Donger – Seawell Plenty 

(s. Maerdy Jumbuck) 

Class winner Tonley Ranald 

Class winner Roundshill Horma 

Class winner Marne Sweetpea 

Class winner Harestone Rosebud 

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Overall champion Seawell Olympian and reserve 

Maerdy Morwr 

Male champion Seawell Olympian and reserve 

Maerdy Morwr 

Overall female champion Tophill Roxanne and reserve 


Female champion Tophill Roxanne and reserve 


Junior male champion Drumshane Scania 

and reserve Ricnick Sonnybill 

Junior female champion Harestone Royallady and reserve 

Crookdake Sunrise 

Group of 3 - Brailes Livestock 

Pairs - PM & SM Donger 



Beef Interbreed reserve senior team-Seawell Olympian, Tophill 

Roxanne, Burradon Raquel, Seawell Plenty 

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Royal Welsh - Judge John Christie 

Summer paradise at the 

Royal Welsh Show 

Judge: John Christie 

After a 2-year hiatus, the Royal Welsh 

Show finally returned in full swing over 

the course of Monday 18 to Thursday 

21 July. The scorching weather did not 

dissuade the exhibitors, who came 

prepared with plenty of fans and water 

to keep the cattle cool. A total of 15 

Charolais animals went before the 

judge, John Christie of the Nethercarse 

herd in Stirling, in an excellent display 

of some truly impressive beasts. 

Taking the sought-after title of Overall 

Champion was the day’s Female 

Champion DOOLEY PARADISE, 

exhibited by C Boden of Middlewich, 

Cheshire. Paradise was originally 

bred by D Thornley of Diseworth, 

Leicestershire, and comes from quite 

the successful lineage. Paradise was 

sired by the 70,000gns Barnsford 

Ferny, who won Supreme Champion 

at the Royal Welsh Show back in 

2013. Her dam Harviestoun Harriet 

also boasts some prize-winning 

blood, being a daughter of former 

Carlisle Supreme Champion Burradon 

Talisman. 

In reserve to Paradise for both the 

Overall and Female Championships 

was TEME POSHTOTTY, bred and 

exhibited by the Corbett family of 

Knighton, Powys. This 2-year-old 

caught many an eye with her charming 

3-month-old heifer calf Teme Tuttifrutti 

at foot. Poshtotty is a half-sister to 

Paradise, having also been sired by the 

70,000gns Barnsford Ferny. Meanwhile 

her dam, Teme Ivory, is a daughter of 

the easy-calving Blelack Digger. 

Racking up an incredible string of titles 

for the Corbett family was 18-monthold 

heifer TEME SNOWWHITE. 

Snowwhite not only secured the 

titles of Junior Champion and Junior 

Female Champion; she also went on 

to win the Junior Female Interbreed 

Championship and formed one half of 

the Females of the Future Beef Pairs 

Champions alongside her half-sister 

TEME STARDUST. Both of these heifers 

were sired by Barnsford Ferny, with 

Snowwhite being out of Teme Opaque 

(a Goldstar Gentleman daughter) and 

Stardust being out of Teme Magnolia 

Overall champion and female champion Dooley Paradise 

(a Shraden Osram daughter). 

Standing in reserve to Snowwhite for 

the title of Junior Female Champion 

was TEME SELFIE, also bred & 

exhibited by the Corbett family. 

This beautiful young 15-month-old 

was sired by former Stirling Reserve 

Champion Chunal Dougie, and her dam 

Teme Nude goes back to Teme Lunar, 

who was the Reserve Male Champion 

in 2015’s Winter Fair. 

Finishing off the string of rosettes won 

by the Corbett family was 13-monthold 

TEME SAM, the day’s Reserve 

Junior Champion, Male Champion, 

Reserve overall champion and female champion Teme Poshtotty 

and Junior Male Champion. Sam is a 

full brother to Females of the Future 

Champion Teme Stardust, also being 

sired by Barnsford Ferny and out of 

Teme Magnolia. 

Finally, in reserve to Sam for the Male 

and Junior Male Championships was 

14-month-old TREFALDWYN SLADE, 

bred and exhibited by R A Owen of 

Welshpool, Powys. Slade was sired 

by Oakchurch Maximus, a trait leader 

in 200-day weight EBV, and his dam 

Trefaldwyn Mojo goes back to the wellknown 

Goldies Eddy. 



3 – R O Williams & Son – Caerddaniel 

Sapphire – s. Newthrums Solar 

Class S.430 – MORGANS OF USK 

TROPHY, BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE 

SOCIETY SPECIAL PRIZES & RWAS 

SPECIAL ROSETTE, for best and reserve 

junior bull from class 429 

Champion: V A S & S M & T V S Corbett 

– Teme Sam – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Reserve: R A Owen – Trefaldwyn Slade 

– s. Oakchurch Maximus 

Junior champion, junior female champion and junior female interbreed champion 

Teme Snowwhite who was also one half of the females of the future beef breed 

champions 

All results: 


1 April 2021 and 31 July 2021. 

1 – V A S & S M & T V S Corbett – Teme 

Sam – s. Barnsford Ferny 

2 – R A Owen – Trefaldwyn Slade – s. 

Oakchurch Maximus 

3 – R A Owen – Trefaldwyn Spectre – s. 

Oakchurch Maximus 

Class 433 – COW, in milk or in calf, 

born on or before 31 December 2018. 

1 – S I & L J Evans – Breos Nel – s. Breos 

Highlight 

Class 434 – COW or HEIFER, in milk, or 

in calf, born in 2019. 

1 – C Boden – Dooley Paradise – s. 



Poshtotty – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Class 435 – HEIFER, born on or 

between 1 January 2020 and 31 March 

2020. 




between 1 January 2021 and 31 March 

2021. 


Snowwhite – s. Barnsford Ferny 


Stardust – s. Barnsford Ferny 

3 – D H Jones – Gwarcwm Snowdrop – 

s. Thrunton Flyingscotsman 

4 – I N Hollinshead – Allostock Suzie – s. 

Sportsmans Nevada 

5 – G S Hollinshead – Mortimers 

Sangria – s. Whitecliffe James 


between 1 April 2021 and 31 July 

2021. 


Selfie – s. Chunal Dougie 



Class S.431 – WELSH REGION OF THE 

BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE SOCIETY, 

TOM JONES, PARC MEMORIAL AWARD 

& RWAS SPECIAL ROSETTE, for best 

and junior bull bred in Wales from 

class 429 





Class S.432 – BRITISH CHAROLAIS 

CATTLE SOCIETY SASH & RWAS 

CHAMPIONSHIP ROSETTE, for best 

male exhibit from class 429 






CATTLE SOCIETY SPECIAL PRIZES & 

RWAS SPECIAL ROSETTE, for best and 

reserve junior female from classes 

437-438 


– Teme Snowwhite – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Reserve: V A S & S M & T V S Corbett – 

Teme Selfie – s. Chunal Dougie 


CATTLE SOCIETY SASH & RWAS 

CHAMPION ROSETTE, for best female 

exhibit from class 433-438 

Champion: C Boden – Dooley Paradise 



Teme Poshtotty – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Reserve junior champion, male 

champion and junior male champion 

Teme Sam 


Teme Selfie 

Reserve male champion and reserve 

junior male champion Trefaldwyn Slade 

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Class winner Breos Nel 

Class S.441 – WELSH REGION OF THE 

BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE SOCIETY 

PERPETUAL CUP, for best pair of 

Charolais cattle owned & bred by 

exhibitor 

Champions: V A S & S M & T V 

S Corbett – Teme Snowwhite (s. 

Barnsford Ferny) & Teme Stardust (s. 

Barnsford Ferny) 

Reserves: V A S & S M & T V S Corbett – 

Teme Sam (s. Barnsford Ferny) & Teme 

Selfie (s. Chunal Dougie) 

Class winner Tophill Roxanne 

Class S.442 – PERCY MCREYNOLDS 

MEMORIAL CUP & RWAS SPECIAL 

ROSETTE, for herdsperson of the best 

Charolais, owned & bred by exhibitor 




Teme Sam – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Class S.443 – GREDINGTON 

CHALLENGE TROPHY & RWAS 

CHAMPIONSHIP ROSETTE, for 

Champion Charolais exhibit 

Champion: C Boden – Dooley Paradise 



Teme Poshtotty – s. Barnsford Ferny 

Class S.444 – WELSHPOOL LIVESTOCK 

SALES TROPHY & RWAS SPECIAL 

ROSETTE, for best opposite sex to the 

Champion 



Class S.378 – JUNIOR HEIFER 

INTERBREED CHAMPIONSHIPS – BEEF 

BREEDS 



Class S.380 – CONTINENTAL HEIFER 

INTERBREED CHAMPIONSHIP 



Class S.381 – FEMALES OF THE FUTURE 

PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP – BEEF BREEDS 

Champions: V A S & S M & T V 

S Corbett – Teme Snowwhite (s. 

Barnsford Ferny) & Teme Stardust (s. 

Barnsford Ferny) 

Overall championship Dooley Paradise and reserve Teme 

Poshtotty 

Male champion Teme Sam and reserve Trefaldwyn Slade 

Junior female champion Teme Snowwhite and reserve 

Teme Selfie 

Junior champion Teme Snowflake and reserve Teme Sam 



Interbreed heifer champion Teme Snowwhite 

Pairs - Teme Snowwhite and Teme Stardust 

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Owenroe marches to the 

top at Castlewellan 

As the Charolais World Congress began 

to draw to a close, delegates from over 

15 different countries were invited to 

attend the Northern Ireland Charolais 

Club’s National Show, hosted at the 

53 rd Annual Castlewellan Agricultural 

Show in Forest Park, Castlewellan on 

Saturday 16 July. Over 60 Charolais 

animals were shown, highlighting 

some of the best the breed has to 

offer. 

Castlewellan / NI Charolais Club National Show 

- Judge Arwel Owen & Gareth Roberts 

The day’s Overall Champion and 

Senior Male Champion was 4-year-old 

BROWNHILL OWENROE, exhibited by 

the father-daughter team of Frankie 

and Grace Reid from Ballynahinch, 

Co. Down. Owenroe was bred by 

the Devine Brothers of Strabane, Co. 

Tyrone, and has an impressive lineage 

behind him. His sire is Rumsden 

Fawkes, who won the title of Supreme 

Charolais Champion at Balmoral in 

2014, and his dam Brownhill Indigo is 

a daughter of former Perth Supreme 

Champion Goldies Unbeatable. 

In reserve for the Overall 

Championship was the day’s Junior 

Male Champion: 17-month-old 

BRIGADOON SOVEREIGN from W D 

& J A Connolly of Ballynahinch, Co. 

Down. This strapping young lad is 

out of Brigadoon Orchid, a daughter 

of former Stirling Reserve Junior 

Champion Goldies Icon, and his sire is 

the 15,000gns Newhouse Maxamus – a 

former Stirling Reserve Intermediate 

Champion. 

Overall Charolais champion and senior male champion Brownhill Owenroe 

imported genetics, having been sired 

by the French AI bull Invictus. His 

dam, Woodpark Faith, is a daughter 

of Rumsden Tsar and goes back to 

more French blood in her grand-sire 

PTIPrince. 

Taking the title of Senior Female 

Champion was a sister to the day’s 

Reserve Senior Male Champion: 

2-year-old LOUGHRISCOUSE RISIKA, 

also from H & H Heron. Like her 

brother Royal, Risika was also sired 

by Harestone Hercules, and she is out 

of another Blelack Digger daughter: 

Goldies Lassie. 

In reserve to Risika for the Senior 

Female Championship was 

GRANGWOOD ROSANNA, a 2-year-old 

exhibited by J Edgar of Downpatrick, 

Co. Down. Rosanna was bred by J & 

K O’Keefe in ROI, and is a delightful 

combination of Irish and French 

genetics. She was sired by Ashleigh 

Admiral, and her dam Grangwood 

Imp is a daughter of the French AI bull 

Texan. 

Standing in reserve to Owenroe for 

the Senior Male Championship was 

LOUGHRISCOUSE ROYAL, a 19-monthold 

bred and exhibited by H & H Heron 

of Newtownards, Co. Down. Royal was 

born to Lagavaich Lola, a daughter of 

the ever-popular Blelack Digger, and he 

was sired by Harestone Hercules. 

The day’s Reserve Junior Male 

Championship was secured by one 

of the youngest bulls in the running: 

6-month-old WOODPARK THOR 

from the herd of W Short of Omagh, 

Co. Tyrone. This young bull is full 

of potential, and is sure to go on 

to perform exceedingly well. Thor 

serves as an excellent example of 

Reserve overall champion and junior male champion Brigadoon Sovereign 




Woodpark Thor 

s. Rumsden Fawkes 


Savina – s. Thrunton Fairfax 

Reserve senior male champion Loughriscouse Royal 

It was a hat-trick for H & H Heron as 

another of his heifers from the same 

family, LOUGHRISCOUSE SAVANNA, 

went on to win the title of Junior 

Female Champion. Savanna is a full 

sister to Risika, the day’s Senior Female 

Champion, having been sired by 

Harestone Hercules and out of Goldies 

Lassie. 

Finally, the day’s Reserve Junior 

Female Champion was 15-monthold 

BRIGADOON SAFFRON, another 

superb heifer from W D & J A Connolly. 

Saffron is a half-sister to the Junior 

Male Champion Sovereign, having also 

been sired by the 15,000gns Newhouse 

Maxamus. Her dam is Brigadoon 

Heather, a daughter of Royal Bolero. 

All results: 

Class 132A – FEMALE, born in 2022. 

1 – J Smyth – Bessiebell Tilly – s. 

Newhouse Bigal 


Tranquility – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

Class 132B – FEMALE, born on 

or between 1 September and 31 


1 – W Short – Woodpark Sky – s. 

Invictus 

2 – G Hadnett – Sydenville Spice – s. 

Goldies Icon 


Spicegirl – s. Major 


Siobhan – s. Stranagone Jones 

Class 132C – FEMALE, born on or 

between 1 May and 31 August 2021. 

1 – L Ruddy – Kenaghan Scarlett – s. 

Knockmoyle10 Loki 


Selena – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

3 – Devine Brothers – Brownhill Sky – s. 

Brownhill Harry 

Class 132D – FEMALE, born on or 

between 1 January and 30 April 2021. 


Savanna – s. Harestone Hercules 


Saffron – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

3 – Devine Brothers – Brownhill Suzie – 

Class 132E – FEMALE, born on or 

between 1 July and 31 December 

2020. 

1 – L Ruddy – Kenaghan Rona – s. 

Inverlochy Ferdie 

2 – M McKeown – Royaldowns Rubylou 

– s. Rowandale Dancer 

3 – J, I & R Elliott – Drumlegagh 

Roxanna – s. Drumlegagh Oscar 

4 – L Ruddy – Goldstar Rosette – s. 

Goldstar Hugo2 


between 1 January and 30 June 2020. 

1 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Risika 


2 – J Edgar – Grangwood Rosanna – s. 

Ashleigh Admiral 


Regency – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

4 – M McKeown – Royaldowns Ruby – 

s. Allanfauld Hustler 


Rosalva – s. Harestone Hercules 


before 31 December 2019 

1 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Pippa 


2 – H & H Heron – Thrunton Nefertiti – 

s. Maerdy Jerusalem 

3 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Persia 

– s. Whitecliffe James 

Senior female champion 

Loughriscouse Risika 

Reserve senior female champion 

Grangwood Rosanna 

Junior female champion 

Loughriscouse Savanna 

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Brigadoon Saffron 


Paris – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

Class 134A – BULL, born in 2022. 

1 – W Short – Woodpark Thor – s. 

Invictus 

2 – M G & G McShane – Altnaderog 

Tyson – s. Ocean 

Class 134B – BULL, born on or 

between 1 October and 31 December 

2021 

1 – W Short – Woodpark Samurai – s. 


2 – J Smyth – Bessiebell Stevo – s. 

Corrie Alan 


Sabastien – s. Goldies Icon 

Class 134C – BULL, born on or 

between 15 July and 30 September 

2021. 

1 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Steel – s. 

Battleford Laser 


Silver – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

3 – P Boylan – McNean Sean – s. 

Padirac 

Class 134D – BULL, born on or 

between 1 May and 14 t July 2021. 

1 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Simon – 

s. Killadeas Norman 

Pairs - Loughriscouse Risika and Pippa 

Class winner Bessiebell Tilly 


Signature – s. Dundas Einstein 

3 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas Steam – 


Class 134E – BULL, born on or 

between 1 January and 30 April 2021. 


Sovereign – s. Newhouse Maxamus 

2 – K Rice – Lenalea Superstar – s. 

Maerdy Dublin 

3 – Devine Brothers – Brownhill Sonic – 

s. Elrick Oxygen 

4 – S & D Bothwell – Killadeas 

Superman – s. Battleford Laser 


Salvatore – s. Harestone Hercules 


Showman – s. Harestone Hercules 

7 – R Rankin – Rankin Sky – s. Goldies 

Usher 

Class 135 – BULL, born in 2020. 

1 – H & H Heron – Loughriscouse Royal 


Class 136 – BULL, born on or before 31 


1 – F Reid – Brownhill Owenroe – s. 

Rumsden Fawkes 

2 – R D A Morrow – Ramrad Prince – s. 

Mornity Nero 

Class 137 – Commercial 

beef HEIFER, sired by a 

Charolais bull 

1 – Blain O’Hare 

2 – James Alexander 

3 – Callaghan Family 

4 – John Killen 

5 – Will Short 

Class 138 – PAIR OF 

ANIMALS, the property 

of the same exhibitor 

1 – H & H Heron 

2 – W D & J A Connolly 

3 – S & D Bothwell 

4 – Devine Brothers 

Junior Female Champion 

Champion: H & H Heron – 

Loughriscouse Savanna – s. Harestone 

Hercules 


Brigadoon Saffron – s. Newhouse 

Maxamus 

Senior Female Champion 

Champion: H & H Heron – 

Loughriscouse Risika – s. Harestone 

Hercules 

Reserve: J Edgar – Grangwood Rosanna 

– s. Ashleigh Admiral 

Junior Male Champion 


Brigadoon Sovereign – s. Newhouse 

Maxamus 

Reserve: W Short – Woodpark Thor – s. 

Invictus 

Senior Male Champion 

Champion: F Reid – Brownhill Owenroe 

– s. Rumsden Fawkes 


Royal – s. Harestone Hercules 

Overall Champion 

Champion: F Reid – Brownhill Owenroe 

– s. Rumsden Fawkes 


Brigadoon Sovereign – s. Newhouse 

Maxamus 

Champion commercial heifer from 

Blain O’Hare 

Reserve commercial heifer from James 

Alexander 



RHASS Sir William Young Award winner 

Major David Walter 

Thursday 23 June 2022 - Edinburgh - Major David Walter, 

of Balthayock Farms in Perthshire, has been awarded this 

year’s prestigious Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of 

Scotland (RHASS) Sir William Young Award for his exceptional 

contribution to the world of Charolais cattle breeding. 

The award recognises outstanding contribution to livestock 

breeding and commemorates the service to Scottish 

agriculture by the late Sir William Young. 

First venturing into the breed in the late 1960s, Major Walter 

then served on the Charolais Council, becoming Chairman in 

1984 and President ten years after that. 

Always focused on the bottom line of a balance sheet, the 

introduction of Breedplan into his herd let him put science 

ahead of fiction and rise to the very top of the Charolaisbreeding 

world. 

Major Walter has topped the Stirling bull sales again and 

again, and surely one of his crowning achievements came 

when he sold nine bulls averaging over £15,000 each in 2018. 

He has always been a great supporter of agricultural shows, 

winning many championships throughout the country and 

showing at the Royal Highland Show since 1972, when he 

presented the Balthayock Trophy. 

And to mark his 50th year in the breed, it was no more than 

he deserved when in 2019 he stormed to first place in the 

Individual Interbreed Beef title at the Royal Highland Show. 

Always encouraging the next generation, he has been a great 

supporter of today’s youth, holding many stock judging events, 

farm tours and welcoming international delegates from all 

over the world. 

He continues to champion youth development, hosting the 

National Charolais Youth Finals this year - even donating an 

embryo egg from one of his top cows as a prize. 

An emotional Major Walter on hearing of his win commented: 

“ It’s a great honour and very humbling to be awarded the Sir 

William Young Award from RHASS. The Charolais adventure 

has been a wonderful experience and I have met some 

fantastic people over the years through the Charolais family. 

This award really is quite something!” 

Adding his congratulations, Bill Gray, RHASS Chairman said: 

“For more than half a century, the name of Major Walter of 

the Balthayock Herd has been synonymous with pedigree 

Charolais cattle. 

“He has contributed so much to the breed and sector at 

large over his years of hard work, so it’s only right that he 

be acknowledged in this way. As a Society we are absolutely 

delighted to present Major Walter with The Sir William Young 

award for 2022.” 

RHASS director Andrew Hornall (l) with Major David Walter (r) 

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NOSTALGIA Can you remember what happened 25 years ago? 

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National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Finals 2022 

The Charolais Youth Stockjudging finalists 2022 

Whilst last year’s virtual Youth Stockjudging competition was a 

success, members young and old alike were keen to return to 

a more traditional in-person format. By kind permission from 

Major David Walter & family, Balthayock Farms welcomed 50 

promising young people to take part in the National Charolais 

Youth Stockjudging Finals on 24 July 2022. 

As with previous competitions, entry was open to young 

people from ages 8-26, being split into Junior (age 8-14), 

Intermediate (age 15-18), and Senior (age 19-26) classes. 

The top ten entrants from the Intermediate and Senior 

classes were then invited to explain their reasoning to master 

judge Iain Millar of the Lochend herd and Robert McNee of 

the Finlarg herd, whilst all Junior entrants had to fill out an 

assessment card on one animal. 

The prizes each competitor sought to win included an 

international trip to the Charolais Championship Final in 

Moulins for the Seniors, embryos from some of the top cows 

in the Balthayock, Harestone, and Coolnaslee herds for Seniors 

& Intermediates, and of course a range of trophies! Also 3 

embryos were kindly donated from the Balthayock, Harestone 

and Coolnaslee herds for the highest placed competitors from 

Scotland,England and N Ireland. 

The final results for each age group were as follows: 

Junior (age 8-14) 

Joint 1st place: Iona Mallarkey, age 11 – Cockerington 

Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep 

Joint 1st place: Kate McNee, age 9 – Cockerington Perpetual 

Trophy and a competition trophy to keep 

Joint 1st place: James Lindsay, age 13 – Cockerington 

Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep 

Intermediate (age 15-18) 

1st place: Mollie Cochrane, age 16 – Alwent Perpetual Trophy, 

a competition trophy to keep, and a Coolnaslee embryo 

2nd place: Ruby Simpson, age 15 – Charolais jacket and a 

competition trophy to keep 

3rd place: Matthew Cochrane, age 16 – Charolais bodywarmer 

Senior (age 19-26) 

1st place: Maddie Clarke, age 24 – Houston Perpetual Trophy, 

a competition trophy to keep, an international trip to the 

Charolais Championship Final in Moulins, France, and a 

Balthayock embryo 

2nd place: Andrew Adam, age 24 – Charolais jacket, a 

competition trophy to keep, and an international trip to the 

Charolais Championship Final in Moulins, France 

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3rd place: Kelly Stott, age 25 – Charolais bodywarmer, and a 

Harestone embryo 

Pairs 

1st place: Maddie Clarke(24) and Andrew Adam (24) – Fairway 

Perpetual Trophy, and competition trophies to keep 

2nd place: Iona Mallarkey (11) and Cara Mallarkey (12) – 

Charolais bodywarmer, and competition trophies to keep 

3rd place: Mollie Cochrane (16) and Matthew Cochrane (16) 

Guess The Weight 

Winner: Archie MacGregor 

Junior Assessment Card 

Winner: Murray Clark 

Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the 

competition, and congratulations to our prize winners! Special 

thanks to the Walter family and all his staff for hosting the 

event, and to our regional youth co-ordinators who made 

everything possible! 

Thank you to all the sponsors ABP, Balmyle Charolais, 

Balthayock Charolais, Caisley Eartag Ltd, Coolnaslee Charolais, 

Firhills Charolais, Harbro, Harestone Charolais, IAE, United 

Auctions and Falleninch Charolais for sponsoring the food. 

Mollie Cochrane came 1st in the intermediate competition 

Ruby Simpson came 2nd in the intermediate competition 

Matthew Cochrane came third in the intermediate competiton 

Maddie Clarke came first in the senior competition 

Andrew Adam came second in the senior competition 

Kelly Stott came third in the senior competiton 



The joint junior winners James Lindsay, Kate McNee and Iona 

Mallarkey 

The pairs winners Maddie Clarke and Andrew Adam 

Second place in the pairs Iona and Cara Mallarkey 

Third place in the pairs Mollie Cochrane and 

Matthew Cochrane 

Junior Assessment card winner Murray Clark 

The Open winner Stuart Barclay 

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Lois Scott and Bartley Finnegan Charolais Youth trip to 

USA 

Lois Scott 

At the end of July I was lucky 

enough to travel to Missouri in 

the USA, with Bartley Finnegan 

to attend the Charolais Charbray 

International Youth Conference. 

After nearly missing two out 

of my three flights, I finally 

arrived in Kansas city where I 

was greeted by David Hobbs and 

Kaitlyn Chism from the American 

Charolais Association. There were 

representatives from Ireland, 

Australia, Mexico, Canada and the 

USA. 

On the first day of our trip we 

started off with a factory tour at 

Biozyme. The company offers a line 

of high-density supplements and 

feed additives for animals across 

the world. We then travelled to 

Northwest Missouri State University where we 

had a tour of their new agricultural college and 

farm before heading to Wright Charolais. At 

Wrights we got a tour of their impressive sale 

barn and sale set up. They currently sell around 

150 bulls off farm with their bull sale and 

have started selling females in the back end. 

At Wrights we were lucky enough to see the 

renowned LT Rushmore, a very popular bull, 

having sired approximately 2000 registered 

charolais and thousands more commercial 

animals. 

On day two we went to the American Charolais 

Association office and met with their executive 

vice president and staff members. While at 

the office I was surprised to come across the 

Scottish Farmer. We then had a flying visit to 

The National WWI Museum and Memorial 

before traveling to Kansas to attend the 

Charolais Youth CharFocus event where 

we met people from across the states. The 

conference kicked off with some workshops on 

animal nutrition, controlled burning, animal traceability (the 

USA is VERY behind with this) and animal selection. 

The first day of the conference started off with a meat 

demonstration. It was fair to say that we were very confused 

when they said that a sirloin was not a good cut of meat. 

However, we soon realised that what they refer to as a sirloin 

steak we refer to as a rump steak. We then boarded the bus 

and headed to Finks Beef Genetics, this was my favourite visit 

of the whole trip. We started the visit off by learning about 

fetal sexing with a live demonstration on what they look 

for. After this we were shown how they split an embryo and 

through extensive questioning I was amazed to learn that if 

the embryo successfully holds, the calves of a split embryo 

are not any smaller than a regular embryo. We then had the 

opportunity to work with embryos, identifying 

them using a microscope and grading them.We 

were given the opportunity to practice inserting 

AI guns into the cervix and finding the optimum 

spot to place the semen. At another station we 

got to see IVF egg collection and were talked 

through the process. Embryo programs are a 

huge part of many cattle setups in the states 

and it was interesting to hear that they no 

longer find any difference between conventional 

and IVF embryos. The highlight for all of the 

international representatives at finks however, 

was a sweet black simmental heifer. After Finks 

we then travelled to Next Gen where we got to 

see their feed lot and some of their Charolais 

cattle. 

The last day of the Conference was a fun day 

with a trip to an outdoor activities center. 

Bartley was very shocked to learn that there 

were tighter restrictions on our archery activity 

than there were guns in America. We then went 

to Tiffany Cattle Companies Feedlot. 

This was very interesting to see the 

Sheer size of an actual feedlot and it 

was interesting to hear about their 

operation and the use of hormones. 

They also told us about how they 

mainly prefer black cattle however 

some ranchers are starting to realise 

the benefit of using charolais’ for 

finish cattle and they are seeing 

more of these coming through. 

After the Charfocus event it was 

back to being the 11 international 

representatives. We visited a 

couple of universities to learn 

about their courses and current 

research projects. One thing we 

were surprised to learn is that dairy 

cross beef is only currently being 

researched in the US. 

We also visited some stock yards, 

one that stood out was Joplin. 

This livestock market encompasses 10 acres under one roof, 

has surrounding land with numerous pens and traps and is 

considered one of the three largest livestock markets in the 

United States. Marketing 600,000+ head of cattle yearly. It 

was interesting to see horses being used to pen cattle once 

they came out of the sale ring. I also enjoyed listening to 

the auctioneers who at some points sounded like they were 

singing. 

We continued to visit a lot of different herds including 

Bradleys, Wild Indian Acres, Stephenson and Shaffers. Each 

enterprise had something different to offer and each ran their 

operation differently with some selling bulls privately, some 

hosting on farm sales and others using online sales. All the 

herds we visited had polled charolais, animals being polled is 

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something a lot of ranchers look for with one set 

up telling us how their best bull didn’t make much 

in their sale due to it not being homozygous polled. 

We also noticed that the cattle in general were a lot 

smaller and less muscly than what we would have 

here in the UK. Something else that surprised us 

was when we went to one place and there was a 

pedigree red Charolais. These differences allowed 

for some (mostly) friendly debates. 

Some other visits we had included a tour of the 

Bayer Agricultural Research and Development 

Center - the world’s first biotech facility and a tour 

of Missouri Prime Beef Packers owned by Next Gen, 

one of the ranches we visited earlier on our trip. 

The facility opened in early 2021 and processes 

approximately 500 head/day. One thing that 

surprised me on the tour was how thin the cull cows 

were going to slaughter, sort of resembling a dairy 

cow. We also got to visit the Ozark County Fair. 

Our visit wasn’t all farm tours as we got to enjoy 

visits to Bass Pro, a massive country sports shop, a visit to 

the St Louis Arch, and a trip to Top Golf which we all really 

enjoyed. We finished our trip off by going 

to a baseball game to watch the Kansas 

City Royals. By the end of our trip it is 

fair to say I have made some very good 

friends from across the globe and learned 

so much about the charolais breed and 

the American approach to pedigree and 

suckler cattle. 

I would like to say a huge thank you to 

the Charolais Society for giving me this 

opportunity, to David Hobbs, who I’m 

sure will not miss driving us all around 

or our singing, and Kaitlyn Chism for 

organising all of our visits and ensuring 

we all had a great time. 

Bartley Finnegan 

At the end of July I had the privilege of 

heading to America along with Lois Scott to take part in the 

International Youth Programme. We spent 9 days touring 

around farms in Kansas and Missouri. We saw some great 

cattle and met some great people. It was brilliant to see how 

different the cattle are in America and how they suit the 

system and the type of farming out there. Massive thanks to 

David Hobbs and Kaitlyn Chism for organising a brilliant tour 

and to the British Charolais Society for sending us across, 

it was a once in a lifetime experience and one I thoroughly 

enjoyed. 



World Charolais Congress 

– United Kingdom 

Helge By 

The 2022 World Charolais Congress 

was held in the United Kingdom 

from 7 to 18 July covering all four 

countries of the UK. This was the first 

Congress since 2018 in Sweden, as 

Covid 19 cancelled the 2020 one. There 

were about 100 registered guests from 

12 countries, plus local breeders, beef 

producers and customers of the farms 

we visited. There was a great mix of 

people and a chance to visit with many 

not on the full tour. For many of us, we 

got to visit with breeders from the UK 

that we met on previous Congresses 

and some we hadn’t seen since the last 

Congress held in the UK in 2012. 

A welcome reception and supper 

were held the evening of 7 July at the 

Hilton Heathrow Hotel a short train 

ride and walk from the arrival airport. 

It was great to get caught up with 

everyone registered on the Congress 

and get some rest for a busy 10 days 

ahead. 

Photo by Shanon Kinahan 

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Numbers were sprayed on the animals that correlated to the animals in the booklet with all their 

information. 

A parting gift package was presented to everyone including 

a notepad, thankyou card, fridge magnet, pen and fudge 

After breakfast, we boarded two buses 

and headed north about 60 miles to the 

Cayler Farm, owned by the Barker Family. In 

Charolais for nearly 50 years, Greta Barker 

has been on many Congresses, and we got to 

see her family farm run by David and Louise 

Barker. David is also on the British Charolais 

Society board. Running about 40 cows, 1000 

acres of arable crops and a haylage enterprise, 

they have a very good operation with set 

goals on what they want in their herd. When 

we arrived, we were given a 52-page booklet 

that had every animal listed on its own page, 

just like a sale catalogue, with their pedigree, 

EBVs and pedigree of the calf, if there was 

one at side, along with a QR code that you 

could scan to go to the animals records online. 

After a great pig roast lunch, we boarded 

the buses for a two-hour ride to the 

Kenilworth Castle & Elizabethan Garden. 

Once one of the country’s most formidable 

medieval fortresses, the castle was later 

transformed into a spectacular Elizabethan 

palace. From there we travelled to Telford 

and checked into our hotel for two nights. 

Anna Ingvar-Nilsson, Sweden (right) presents the country gifts to the Barker family for hosting us 

Elizabethan Gardens at the Kenilworth Castle 

Kenilworth Castle ruins 

Another angle of the Kenilworth Castle and as one delegate called this trip 

Cows & Castle tour 



The store front welcoming customers to Oakchurch farm store 

Off at 8 a.m., our first stop of the 

day was a two-hour bus ride to 

Oakchurch Farm, near Staunton on 

Wye, ran by Jeremy Price, another 

British Charolais board member. 

Besides the small pedigree Charolais 

and Angus herds, this operation is 

quite an enterprise. They operate a 

100-acre fruit business, including 

strawberries, cherries, raspberries 

and a few runner beans. Jeremy’s 

brother also runs a retail farm shop 

with a butchery, fruits, dry goods, 

ice cream stand and much more. 

With around 100 immigrant seasonal 

workers to manage, I believe the 

cattle are a relaxing break from the 

business for Jeremy. Calving ease 

has been stressed in their herd with 

the aid of a calving ease bull called 

Blelack Digger, who was marketed 

successfully around the world over 

the past decade. 

We were greeted with refreshments when we arrived at Oakchurch 

Sample of the bull calves at Oakchurch 

A very thick heifer calf 

Jeremy Price explaining their fruit production 

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Pasture tour at Teme Charolais 

After lunch we headed for Teme 

Charolais just inside the Welsh 

border. This is a very close family 

operation run by the Corbett Family. 

This farm is right on the border with 

half of the farm in Wales and half 

in England. A 20 head cowherd of 

Charolais along with 20 recipients, a 

small herd of Limousins and a flock 

of sheep, this family likes to show 

and have had good success doing it. 

In 2018, they won Supreme Overall 

Champion at the Royal Welsh Show. 

Their show string was on display 

getting ready for the Royal Welsh 

show which proved successful with 

them winning Interbreed Junior 

Female and Pairs Champion. After 

afternoon tea we were back on the 

bus for some more spectacular 

scenery on the way back to our hotel 

in Telford. 

Weight guessing contest on this first calf, three-year-old and her April heifer calf from the Teme show string. 

Just over 1,200 kg (2,640 lb) was their combined weight 

Stunning beauty on the Welsh border area 



Edward Matson explaining what they do at Twemlows Stud horse collection and breeding centre 

Collection demonstration at Twemlows Stud 

Big Star, a 19-year old, two time Olympic 

Champion jumper standing at stud 

Murka’s Gem, a 10-year old, cloned stallion, from a 

great jumper and event horse at Twemlows, who 

is now siring some champions 

Live horse ultrasound demonstration at 

Twemlows Stud 

Richard Matson at Twemlows talking about all the 

rare and near extinct animal cells they have stored 

here to propagate and build from 

Sunday morning, we were on 

the bus to go to Twemlows Stud & 

AI Centre run by brothers Edward 

and Richard Matson. This is an 

incredible horse breeding and 

collection operation with some 

leading technologies in play. On the 

stud side, we watched a stallion being 

collected and were walked through 

the barns with some top end stallions. 

From jumping to dressage horses, to 

rare breeds, it is an incredibly well 

managed operation that ships semen 

around the world, both fresh and 

frozen. They have a very extensive 

stud book with ones that have semen 

for sale. On the breeding side, they 

can house and breed mares, foal 

them or send them to their owners 

when confirmed pregnant. We were 

given an ultrasound demonstration 

checking the heats and pregnancies 

of mares. They also do embryo 

transfer and cloning if you want. 

They can clone your cat for £35,000, 

your dog for £55,000 or your horse 

for £75,000. They are also storing cells 

from endangered species in hopes 

of protecting them from becoming 

extinct in the future. Nature’s SAFE 

is a registered charity that is leading 

this project. It was a very interesting 

stop. 

From there we were off to York to 

check in for two nights with a bit of 

free time to check out this beautiful 

city. 

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Slides from the presentation by Romy Morrin O’Donnell of Weatherbys Scientific 

The Charolais-Charbray 

International Annual General 

Meeting and a couple of seminars 

were held the next morning and 

afternoon with mainly the voting 

delegates from each country in 

attendance. The rest of the group 

were offered a walking tour of 

historic York followed by free time 

to explore the city on their own. I 

have included some slides of the 

presentations by Romy Morrin 

O’Donnell of Weatherbys, who do 

DNA and Genomic work in many 

countries. Gavin Hill, of the Scottish 

Agricultural College, spoke of the 

challenges and solutions he sees 

for the livestock producers with a 

Charolais slant to what he feels the 

breed in the UK needs to do. He 

talked of beef cow numbers being 

down, but dairy cows up being bred 

to beef bulls, so beef calf numbers are 

up. 

Secretary Candace By and Charolais Charbray 

International President Chris Curry at the WCC AGM 

The Shambles in Historic York 

From the presentation by Gavin Hill 

A little free time to visit the massive York Minster 

Cathedral built between 1230 and 1472 

Harry Potter store in Historic York 



Spring calving cows at Kersknowe 

Yearling heifers at Kersknowe 

Fall calving cows and bull calves at Kersknowe 

David Hobbs, Craig Scott and Helge By share a wee dram with David Benson, the former CEO of the British 

Cattle Society for 25 years 

Our first stop the next day was at 

Kersknowe Charolais near Kelso, 

just inside the Scottish border. John 

Jeffrey and his family operate a 1700 

acre mixed arable, livestock, grain, 

potatoes, rape, cattle and wintering 

sheep. Part of the farm is rented from 

the Duke of Roxburghe, as many 

in the area are. John’s dad, Jimmy, 

started the Charolais herd in the late 

1960s, so this herd of 90 cows has 

been going for a long time. When we 

arrived, we were presented with a full 

size, 92 page, full colour catalogue 

with all the herd listed with pedigree, 

EBVs, calving history on the cows and 

a QR code to scan if you wanted more 

information. 

Eddy Loggains, AICA president (left) & Lee Eaton (right) present John Jeffries and family with all the country 

thank you gifts for hosting us 

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Danny Sawrij, of Swalesmoor Farms, explains his philosophy of livestock production and making money doing it 

After lunch we headed to 

Swalesmoor Charolais owned by 

Danny Sawrij. Danny is a great 

businessman with many businesses 

outside the farm, but his passion is 

farming. He says, “Agriculture is an 

addiction, and you want it in your 

everyday life”. They run 30 Charolais, 

25 Limousin, 100 Luing cows, 420 

commercial cows and 1200 3/4 bred 

Texel ewes over farms in three areas 

covering 3,500 acres. With massive 

barns, all the sheep are lambed 

inside and finished on property. 

They also aim to finish most of the 

cattle at the home farms as well and 

send them directly to slaughter. 

Danny has a very sharp pencil, and 

his management style is different 

from many. He calves the cows at 24 

months and showed through the tour 

that you can do that, and the cows 

still grow, and at the end he has one 

extra calf to show for it. Supper in the 

barn included a live band and some 

time to dance a bit after. 

After a night in Peebles, we were off 

to Roscoe Charolais near Gorebridge. 

They only run a few pedigree 

Charolais but have 350 crossbred 

commercial cows. They calve about 

2/3 in the fall and 1/3 in the spring. 

Mark and his brother, Michael Ross, 

have a 1,000 acres which they cover. 

Their commercial cows start with 

a Holstein x Belgian Blue and then 

Limousin. The result is crossed with 

Charolais for a terminal animal. 

There are some big hills that we were 

taken over with some long reaching 

views, from where you could see 

Edinburgh. After a hamburger lunch, 

we were off to Allanfauld Charolais, 

at Kilsyth. 

Swalesmoor yearling heifers 

The commercial herd at Swalesmoor strongly influenced 

with Limousin and Luing blood 

From this big hill at Roscoe Farms, you could see Edinburgh in the distance 

Bull calf at Roscoe Farms 

A good band at Swalesmoor had many 

dancing 

Fall calves at Roscoe Farms left on the cows a little 

longer for the tour 



Part of the Charolais herd at Allanfauld 

Archie MacGregor and family, along 

with son John, run a big hill farm 

with Charolais, a few Limousin, some 

commercial cows and pedigree Scottish 

Blackfaced, Texel and Bluefaced 

Leicester sheep. They have had good 

success with their Charolais over the 

past 50 years, but probably more with 

the sheep having sold a Blackfaced ram 

for £130,000 (about $200,000 CAD) in the 

past. Great stockmen, who were one 

of the few who calve their heifers at 24 

months to try to keep the size down 

We were welcomed by a Dogs and quads are used at Allanfauld to move these Bluefaced Leicester 

a little on their wet soils. Our supper grandson piping us into sheep while the leading livestock photographer in the UK (Catherine 

Allanfauld 

MacGregor) takes pictures 

included beef, Yorkshire pudding and 

skirlie (a traditional Scottish dish), with 

some Scottish background music in 

their shed, before we were off to Gretna 

Green for the night. 

We got to spend most of the 

morning looking around Gretna 

Green which is a famous place for 

runaway brides from England. In the 

middle of the 18th-century, English 

law stated couples had to reach the 

age of 21 before they could marry 

without their parents’ consent and 

their marriage had to take place in a 

church. In Scotland, you could marry 

Archie MacGregor showing their Scottish Blackface sheep at Allanfauld 

on the spot in a simple “marriage by 

declaration or handfasting ceremony” 

only requiring two witnesses. This 

soon led to thousands of young 

couples running away to marry over 

the border. It is owned by the Houston 

family, also Charolais breeders, who 

have turned this historic blacksmith 

shop into a tourist and wedding 

destination for visitors from around 

the world. Candace and I visited with 

Lucy Houston and there are now 16 

chapels, which do 4,000 weddings per 

year and there are 900,000 visitors to 

their Gretna Green establishment. This 

family business has grown over the 

past 130 years to include a museum, 

gift shops and hotels. Marriage anvil at Greta Green Handfasting sculpture at Gretna Green 

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Ian Goldie uses a Shorthorn bull back on the Charolais cross cows 

Crossbred cows bred Charolais at Solwayfirth 

From there, we travelled to Solwayfirth Charolais 

owned by Ian and Dot Goldie and family. The herd 

has 30 pedigree Charolais cows, which was reestablished 

in 2001 after they lost all their 80 pedigree 

Charolais and their 400 ewes in the Foot & Mouth 

epidemic. Besides the Charolais cows, they have 120 

breeding commercial females. Their commercial mix 

is Charolais/Shorthorn, Limousin/Saler females. 

They have 280 acres with 50 acres of barley and 80 

acres cut for sileage and the rest grass. The grain and 

straw are all used on the farm, and they try for two 

cuts of sileage, with an average of 8 to 10 tons/acre, so 

they can be self sufficient. 

Due to a ferry mix up, instead of taking the 7:30 pm 

across to Northern Ireland, we were on a 10:30 pm one 

which made for a very long day and short night, but 

there was plenty of time to visit or sleep on the boat. 

We checked into our final hotel in Belfast for the next 

three nights. 

Saturday we were off to the Castlewellan Show 

about an hour out of Belfast. This one day show 

again had many cattle, horse and sheep judging. 

The Charolais show was about 50 head with the 

judges being respected Charolais breeders from 

Wales including the current British Charolais Society 

President (ex-officio) Gareth Roberts. After the show it 

was back to the hotel and a longer night’s sleep. 

Fall calving cows on display at Solwayfirth 

The youth had coloured flags and put welcome 

in each country’s language at Solwayfirth 

Champion Commercial Beef 

Heifer at Castlewellan Show 

Grand and Reserve Bull & Female in for overall Champion at the Castlewellan Show 

Grand Champion at Castlewellan Show, Photo by David Hobbs 

Class winning January heifer calf at 

Castlewellan Show 



Picturesque Brigadoon Charolais 

Turning a cattle shed into a banquet hall at Brigadoon 

Craig Scott presents the country thank you gifts to the Connolly Family at 

Brigadoon 

Our final day of touring was to the 

Brigadoon herd of David Connolly 

and family near Ballynahinch. 

This family likes showing and had 

the Junior Champion Bull in the 

Castlewellan show the day before. It 

is a beautiful farm with great views 

from the hills above the yard. The 

herd started in 1979 they run 30 

cows and have had success not only 

in the show ring but have sold bulls 

across the UK. Back to the hotel to 

get cleaned up and ready for the Gala 

dinner which was held in the Titanic 

Museum, which we toured before 

supper. 

After supper there were 

presentations of the upcoming 

Technical Conference in Czech 

Republic and Charolais Congress 

in Canada along with country 

presentations to the host organizers 

and thank yous for all their work. A 

very upbeat band had many dancing 

the night away and then saying 

goodbyes, as all were departing in the 

morning for home. 

Gareth Roberts British 

Charolais Society President 

(ex-officio) thanked everyone 

for attending 

WCC Organizing committee Chris Curry, Robert McWilliams, Fiona from 

Field Farm Tours & Ben Harman receive a gift from Kamil Malat & Jitla 

Hatlakova from the Czech Republic 

Replica of the First-Class entrance to the ball room on 

the Titanic 

Final Gala was at the Titanic Museum in 

Belfast 

The Gala ended with dancing 

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Obituaries 

BILLY TURNER 

1935 - 2022 

Billy Turner was born at Norton le Clay, a small farming village 

in the heart of North Yorkshire. 

He attended Scorton grammar school for his secondary 

education and then returned to the home farm, where in his 

spare time loved to deal in sheep and cattle and was a great 

supporter of the live auction system. This honed his bargaining 

skills and when in the coming years Billy was selling bulls at 

Society sales, it drew great amusement from the audience 

when Billy was extolling the virtues of his cattle to the 

auctioneers, usually with his hand in the air until the hammer 

dropped. 

He used to say, “You have 18 months to prepare a bull for sale 

and one minute to sell it.” So make the most of it. 

Billy was a great supporter of the Young Farmers Club and it 

was at a YFC rally that changed his life. There was a young girl 

who was outstanding in a poultry dressing competition and 

this together with her other charms attracted Billy’s attention. 

Billy and Jane were duly married and shortly after their 

marriage were awarded the tenancy of Village Farm, Skelton 

on Ure, which is a farm on the Newby Hall estate. They later 

also took the tenancy of Brampton Hall. The family began to 

grow, with the births of Janet, Margaret and Sarah. With Sarah 

now the custodian of the farms and the Charolais herd 

Billy and Jane made a formidable partnership with her 

incredible work ethic and Billy’s ambitious plans. 

Billy was a countryman who loved his hunting, shooting, 

fishing and racing but above all he was a traditional farmer, 

a true custodian of the land. He believed in mixed farming, 

achieving the benefits of keeping livestock for the added 

benefits for the arable side of the business. Billy was a positive 

character who looked forward. He was always there to give 

sound advice but sometimes would not take heed of his own 

words!! 

If there was a discussion and it was maybe not coming round 

to Billy’s way of thinking, he would finish by saying “ Well you 

can please yourselves but I am telling you”. Or if there was a 

problem which had to be sorted he would say, “It’ll be right. 

End of conversation” 

Billy was not always right but 

he was never wrong!! 

One of Billy and Jane’s 

positive innovative moves was 

purchasing a batch of Charolais 

heifers in 1972, which were the 

foundation of the Brampton 

Charolais herd. When the herd 

became established it proved 

to be a very influential herd, 

particularly during the 1980s 

and 90s in both the show and 

sale rings. Over the 

years bulls sold to a 

top of 28,000gns with 

several bulls selling for 

five figure sums and in 

the show ring the stock 

bull Nebulus won the 

breed and interbreed 

Burke Trophy at the 

Royal Show in both 

1980 and 1982. The 

Burke Trophy at the 

Royal Show was the 

blue riband interbreed 

championship event in 

the cattle world, where 

the numbers of cattle 

forward at the Royal 

far exceeded any of 

today’s shows. In the 

Charolais section alone 

there were regularly 

more than 100 entries. 

The 1982 Royal Show 

was one of Billy and 

Jane’s highlights when the show team cleaned up most of the 

Charolais and inter breed trophies with the exception of the 

Charolais female championship, where the homebred cow 

Mull took the reserve rosette. 

At the Royal Show, the three young bulls Tenpin, Ulysses and 

Chopper won the junior Charolais bull championship trophy. 

At the Great Yorkshire Show, it was drink’s all round between 

1980 and 1982 when Nebulus and Mull completed a hat 

trick of wins in the beef interbreed competition. All the more 

poignant winning this prestigious award at not only the local 

show but also the best livestock county show in the country. 

Billy was invited to join the BCCS council of management to 

represent the Yorkshire region and served some twelve years 

on council where he was the BCCS treasurer in 2002. The 

following year he was elected to be the BCCS president, a 

role he was proud to accept. He was a great ambassador for 

Charolais cattle and the Society, and over the years the Turner 

family have hosted several open days, young breeders training 

sessions and a World Charolais Congress in 1996. All visitors 

to Brampton to view the cattle, or just call in for a chat were 

made welcome. 

The Brampton Charolais herd is one of only a 

handful of British Charolais herds which can 

celebrate 50 years since joining the Society. 

In conclusion Billy was a man of integrity, kindness 

and boundless generosity, who lived life to the 

full. His care for Jane over the 20 years of her 

debilitating illness was inspirational. He was quite 

simply one of a kind. 

There will never be another Billy Turner. 

David Benson 

Billy Turner 

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Obituaries 

MERVYN PARKER 

Mervyn Parker was born in the parish of Thriplow at 

Sunnypeak on the 21 July 1931. 

He attended the village primary school and whilst there was 

asked to pump the organ in Thriplow church at some of the 

services. 

He then gained a scholarship to Cambridge Boys Grammar 

school where he excelled and left with flying colours. Whilst at 

the grammar school his claim to fame was baby sitting Olivia 

Newton John, who was a daughter of one of the masters. He 

would pride himself on missing a morning bus connection and 

so making him late for assembly. 

On leaving school he threw his cap over the hedge and never 

ever afterwards wore a cap nor any head gear. 

After school he joined the family business at Thriplow House, 

which had been used as a hospital during World War 2. The 

family were poultry farmers and the house was originally 

purchased to house chickens but they decided to move into 

part of it and convert the remainder into flats with state of the 

art poultry hatching facilities built in the grounds. 

Mervyn delivered day old chicks to farms and fresh eggs to 

vending machines around East Anglia,so there is nothing new 

in modern dairy farmers selling milk through local vending 

machines. 

Mervyn was a keen supporter of the Young Farmers Club and 

was a founder member of the Thriplow YFC branch, where he 

held the positions of chairman, treasurer, executive member 

and county YFC treasurer. Through the YFC he met many 

good friends but none more so than Chris, his wife to be. 

They started courting (as it was called in those days) after a 

mixed hockey tournament in Norfolk, where he asked Chris 

to go to the Saffron Walden Valentines ball. Three years later 

they married on the 15 May 1957 and lived at Gay Dawn in 

Thriplow. 

In 1964 the family moved to Kneesworth and Mervyn 

started working for the Playle family abattoir as the livestock 

procurement manager, specialising in pig contract supplies and 

buying pigs from the various markets around the Midlands and 

Southern England. 

He really loved this side of the business as it suited his sharp 

mathematical brain and his need for speed when dashing 

around the countryside. Unfortunately one particular night 

he tried to drive through a ford which was too deep and the 

car was washed away much to the amusement of the family 

and friends. He eventually became the general manager of the 

abattoir. 

The family then relocated in 1976 to Low Farm in 

Bassingbourn, where as well as his day job Mervyn spent 8 

years as a district councillor. 

In 1978 Mervyn and Chris started breeding Charolais cattle 

under the Bassingbourn prefix and he was also a partner in 

the well established Large Black pig herd which Chris had 

founded some years earlier. 

The cattle and the pigs spent 

many weeks on the summer 

show circuit around the 

Midlands and the Southern 

England shows They were 

very successful and won 

many championships and 

were great supporters of 

the Royal Show but because 

of Mervyn’s abattoir 

commitments he was the 

silent partner who in those 

days was keeping the home 

fires burning. 

In 1992 after the closure of Mervyn Parker 

the abattoir, Mervyn and 

Chris moved to Grange Farm 

where he took a more prominent role in farming and attending 

shows and the Bassingbourn Charolais herd was expanded. 

The Parker family were always great supporters of Charolais at 

both Anglian Charolais regional events as well as supporting 

national Charolais shows and would happily host Open Days. 

When the BCCS council of management invited the Parker 

family to host the World Charolais Congress in 1997 there was 

no hesitation. 

Mervyn took more and more interest in the Charolais world 

and eventually was a British Charolais director representing 

the Anglian region.It soon became apparent he did not do 

grey areas. He was black and white with his comments and 

decisions. Mervyn had a sharp mathematical brain when the 

budgets and accounts were being discussed and so, as they 

say, the cream comes to the top and he was appointed the 

BCCS treasurer. This was a role he relished and as a new broom 

he wanted figures for various nominals and proposed budgets 

and their updates. He was given them the next day,which 

impressed him and we got on like a house on fire. 

We spoke on a daily basis and if I hadn’t phoned him by 10 

o’clock when he was having his coffee he was wanting to know 

what was wrong. 

He would go through the monthly budget updates with a fine 

tooth comb and if there was an error he was soon on the 

phone, which I explained was a deliberate mistake to see if 

he was paying attention!! Towards the end of his 6 year term 

a decision was made to build a permanent show structure on 

the Royal Welsh Showground. Mervyn took a keen interest 

in the construction partly because he had been involved in 

several commercial outlets in the family farming enterprises 

but also because he was the BCCS treasurer and he wanted to 

make sure the budgets were on target. 

Because he was such an able treasurer the Council of 

Management invited him to remain as treasurer in an ex 

officio capacity. A position he held until he called it a day when 

he was 83. 

He was then appointed the BBCS president in 2014, a position 

his wife Chris had held some 10 years earlier, making them 

still the only married couple to hold this prestigious position, 

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as a mark of the esteem they were held by the council of 

management. 

Following the dispersal of the Bassingbourn herd Mervyn and 

Chris continued to take an interest in Charolais and would still 

attend regional meetings and attend the Perth bull sales as 

well as some of the major shows. Mervyn particularly enjoyed 

the social side on an evening and was really at home with a 

glass of brandy or Highland Park in his hand. He loved to join 

in a debate and give an alternative opinion to stimulate the 

conversation. 

Out with of farming and Charolais Mervyn enjoyed watching 

most sports but had a particular affinity for Formula 1 racing. 

So Mervyn had a full and happy life. He was a real family man 

who doted on his family. He loved to socialise, so the next time 

you are having a brandy or a Highland Park raise your glass to 

the memory of Mervyn, one of life’s characters. 

David Benson. 

FRANK LAWSON 

Frank was one of the 

early pioneers of the 

Charolais breed in 

Scotland forming his 

Glassel Herd in the 

early seventies. He 

started life working 

in his family firm of 

Lawsons of Dyce, 

famous all over 

Scotland for their 

hams, pork pies, 

mealy puddings and Frank Lawson pictured on the right 

haggis, until the 

company was bought 

by Unilever and his 

involvement in the company declined. Frank was a fast runner 

in his school and university days until he suffered a crippling 

injury to one of his ankles playing rugby at St Andrews which 

seriously affected his mobility for the rest of his life. With the 

help of Kenny Stewart and much encouragement from his 

wife Anne, the daughter of one of Aberdeenshire’s leading 

cattle dealers, he soon built up a reputation for breeding 

quality cattle successful in the show and sale ring. One of his 

early additions to his herd was a heifer bought from Jimmy 

Jeffreys at the first sale of Charolais at Perth in 1974 for 3100 

guineas, a high price in those days. He had further successes 

in performance tests at Stockton on Forest with Glassel Sadat, 

a son of Robert De Pass’s Tavy Julian, who achieved a four 

hundred day weight of 733 kg against the breed average 

at that time of 559kg. These performance tests played an 

important part in promoting the Charolais breed. 

I will never forget attending a World Charolais Convention with 

Frank in the USA. He was a wonderful companion. The craic 

was terrific even if the cattle we saw were disappointing and 

completely different to those we were breeding here. 

Frank and Anne were very popular among the Charolais 

breeders. They both loved a good party and were generous 

hosts at Glassel and later at Asloun where they moved to 

where there was more land to develop their farming business. 

He continued to breed and sell his bulls with great enthusiasm 

for many years and served the breed with distinction as 

a very successful and popular chairman of the Society. It 

was sad that none of their three sons Andrew, Peter, and 

David had any great interest in following Frank into farming. 

Peter is successful in the oil industry in the USA, Andrew a 

qualified accountant, moved to Australia and is now working 

in Indonesia and David runs a successful clone of the old 

Lawson’s of Dyce and still produces delicious pork products, 

a business started by Frank when his involvement in farming 

at Asloun began to slow down as an inevitable result of no 

obvious family successor. 

Frank as a boy had been a very competitive horse rider 

particularly in the show jumping ring. I plead guilty to 

persuading him to give polo a try. He loved it from the first 

game he ever played and with a good eye for a ball and a very 

competitive nature he soon became a leading player in the 

Perth and Dundee Polo Club. With three sons just as keen to 

play too, it was not long before he had a string of ponies and a 

lorry to bring them from Aberdeenshire to Scone almost every 

weekend. They made a formidable team and all became very 

competent players. For Frank polo gave him a chance to enjoy 

playing a competitive game again where his lameness was no 

disadvantage. He loved the game and became an excellent 

chairman of the Club. 

Membership of the Charolais breeders club has brought us 

all very many long lasting friendships and in my case no one 

dearer than Frank. His great sense of humour often in adverse 

circumstances due to the pain from his leg never left him and 

he remained positive and optimistic right to the end of his life 

even when his heart began to fail and both he and Anne had 

to spend time in hospital. He was a true friend and we who 

were lucky enough to enjoy his friendship will remember him 

fondly with that broad smile on his face and more often than 

not a glass of something slightly alcoholic in his hand. 

Major David Walter. 

ROGER DARCH 

Roger Darch of the Chard 

herd passed away peacefully 

at Williton Hospital after 

a long stay in hospital. He 

was a quiet man but would 

always love to chat to 

people about his love for the 

Charolais cattle at shows. 

Laura Darch 

Newdirection / Chard 

Charolais. 



Northern Ireland 

Charolais To The Fore On 

Derrynoose Farm 

Among the major decisions for a suckler farm is the 

purchase of a new stock bull. With this comes a 

huge range of factors that must be considered. These 

include the farming system, breeding females in the 

herd and the end product for the marketplace. The 

Charolais breed is the first choice for top breeders, 

given their prolific growth rate, exceptional carcass 

quality and returns that top the marketplace week on 

week. 

The winners of the 2021 NI Charolais Suckler Herd 

Competition were Co Armagh farmers Gerard and 

Pearse McGinnity from Derrynoose. Gerard and 

Pearse run 50 Limousin cross Charolais cows which 

Gerard and Pearse McGinnity pictured with Peter Mackle from Natural 

are calved indoors operating a straw bedded calf 

Nutrition, the sponsor for the NI Charolais Club Spring Spectacular Show 

creep area. Cows are calved from November to the 

and Sale in March, looking at this year’s calves. 

end of March. Replacement heifers are bought in 

and calved at 3 years old. Cows and calves are grazed 

on a paddock grazing platform which ensures a fresh 

supply of grass is always ahead of the cows. Calves are creep 

fed no more than 2kg/day- ‘little and often’ up until they are 

sold. 

A major emphasis is put on producing quality weanling calves, 

this is done through carefully selected cows combined with 

the use of a top Charolais bull to achieve optimum output. 

The farm business aims to have top quality weanling calves 

ready for Autumn suckler sales. Pearse regularly weighs 

the calves to ensure bull calves are coming to the market at 

370kg and heifer calves 400kg. McGinnity’s quality calves are 

sold through Markethill Livestock Mart where they achieve 

excellent prices for their stock- 22 bull calves were sold last 

year averaging £1090. 

Calves currently on the ground are bred out of Montgomery 

Lonto and his dam is by Dingle Hofmeister. The McGinnity’s 

purchased their bull at a NI Charolais club sale held in 

Dungannon in 2017. Pearse commented on the quality of 

the calves, how they are born with little issue and when they 

hit the ground they continue to grow and thrive all the way 

through to weaning. The NI Charolais Club would once again 

like to congratulate Gerard and Pearse McGinnity on their 

success in the suckler herd competition and for allowing us to 

visit and showcase their farm. We visited the McGinnity’s farm 

along with Peter Mackle from Natural Nutrition, the sponsor 

for our Spring Spectacular sale in March. Peter commented on 

the quality of calves on display and how ‘any farmer would be 

happy with calves like that on the ground’. 

The NI Charolais Club is holding its Spring Spectacular show 

and sale on Friday 4 th March at Clogher Livestock Market. The 

show has been generously sponsored by Natural Nutrition. 

The show will begin at 4pm followed by the sale commencing 

at 7pm. A quality entry of 55 bulls and 5 females will be on 

display. Online bidding will be available through MartBids, 

please ensure you register to bid with Clogher Mart prior to 

the sale by contacting the office. Catalogues are available on 

the British Charolais website www.charolais.co.uk. 

A selection of Charolais calves born on the farm this year. 

Quality Charolais calves which will be sold as weanlings at the 

Autumn Suckler sales. 

Gerard and 

Pearse 

McGinnity 

with a 

selection of 

this years 

Charolais 

calves 

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Brigadoon host finale to World Charolais Congress Tour 

The Brigadoon herd in County Down hosted a fitting 

finale to the World Charolais Congress Tour as it 

stopped off in Northern Ireland. 

The Connolly family played host to more than 100 

visitors who had travelled from 14 countries. 

They were joined by a throng of local visitors, with 

a further 150 people travelling from all corners of 

Ireland to view the stock on display. The tour paid a 

visit to nine farms in England, Wales and Scotland, 

culminating in a visit to the Brigadoon Charolais 

herd. This included the RUAS Balmoral Junior Heifer 

Champion, who also clinched the Heifer Champion 

and Reserve Female Champion. Her dam is 

Brigadoon Nevada, a national junior champion before 

her, by the herd’s previous stock sire Goldies Icon. 

Also in the field was Brigadoon Saffron, the Reserve 

Junior Champion at the national show, the previous 

day. She is another Maxamus daughter from 

Brigadoon Heather who carries French sire Major in 

her pedigree. 

Visitors were taken aback by the consistency in the 

second paddock where a superb batch of two-year-old heifers 

awaited them. Indeed, it proved difficult for the delegates to 

distinguish them apart with such an even batch of homebred 

heifers, again by Newhouse Maxamus and Goldies Icon. 

It was no surprise that the cows with calf at foot were 

on display in what is known as the ‘Top Hill’. This field at 

Brigadoon commands an impressive view across to the 

Mournes, Strangford Lough and the Belfast hills - a beautiful 

back drop for this batch who were joined by the stock bull. 

Maxamus is well named, with a balanced stature, his length 

and depth were remarked on by many visitors, along with 

great locomotion he showed fantastic command in the 

field. The cows are mostly Icon daughters, showing off great 

maternal strength with excellent milk capacity evident in the 

calves that ranged in age from early spring to a month old. 

They certainly gave a ‘wow’ factor. 

ring as heifers and are now to the fore as working mothers. 

There was great interest in the last field of the day, with the 

junior bulls taking centre stage. 

All sired by Maxaumus with the exception of one Icon son, 

they were much admired by the visitors who remarked on the 

great strength, muscle and correctness throughout the batch. 

To finish, a representation of the Brigadoon 2022 show team 

was on display, with Brigadoon Sovereign taking centre stage, 

the Junior Male Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion 

from the previous day’s National Show. 

The autumn calvers were overlooking the Belfast hills, with 

Wesley Glamorous, now 11 years old, a former Balmoral 

Supreme Champion who has three daughters retained in the 

herd. 

There were a further six Icon daughters at note to Maxamus, 

many of these females have taken top accolades in the show 

The Northern Ireland Charolais Club would like to thank the 

Connolly family for the display put on at Brigadoon and we 

would like to thank the family for all their hard work not only 

on the day but in the lead up to the event. It was a great 

showcase for the Charolais breed, demonstrating the strong 

demand and interest in the breed, not just in Northern Ireland, 

but worldwide. 



Scottish & Northern - Carly Mackay 

Scotsheep 1 June 

Wednesday 1 June 2022 

saw all roads lead to the 

hugely successful farming 

enterprise of Robert & 

Hazel McNee’s at Over 

Finlarg, Tealing where 

thousands flocked for the 

much-anticipated event. 

The three-year wait didn’t 

disappoint, and it was 

great to see so many of 

you back out and about 

enjoying what we do 

best!!! 

The stand was manned 

by society chairman Allen 

Drysdale and myself and 

we must thank Alison 

Glasgow from the British 

Limousin Cattle Society 

for keeping us topped up 

with free coffee’s & cake 

all day!! 

Royal Highland Show 23- 

26 July 

Being back at the RHS 2022 was something a lot of us had 

been really looking forward to and it certainly was great 

to be back!! We kicked off the show week with a different 

approach this year in the form of a small drink’s reception & 

buffet for our exhibitors & members that were attending the 

show. Countryside Refreshments provided the buffet & were 

as always on duty at the bar keeping everyone’s drinks orders 

topped up. Although we missed the usual BBQ it was nice 

to just be back at the show & have a much quieter pre-show 

evening to allow us to get the stand clean & tidy for the AGM 

the next morning. 

Thursday morning saw the BCCS AGM take place within the 

stand before Chris Curry took to the judging ring at 9am for a 

tasking few hours selecting the cream of the crop. 

A very well done to all our members who took the time to 

bring their cattle out to perfection and a very well done to 

AJR Farms on not only taking home the overall Charolais 

championship for the second year running with Maerdy 

Morwr, but also going on to the win the prestigious title of 

Overall Interbreed Champion. Well done to all at the AJR 

Team. 

Full Royal Highland Show Report can be found on pages 42- 

45 

Overall Interbreed, Overall Charolais and Overall Male 

champion Maerdy Morwr 

Sir William Young Award 

The Charolais legend that is Major David Walter of Balthayock 

Farms, was honoured at the Royal Highland Show this year as 

the recipient of the prestigious Sir William Young Award for his 

exceptional contribution to cattle breeding. 

The award 

recognises 

outstanding 

livestock breeding 

and commemorates 

the service to 

Scottish agriculture 

by the late Sir 

William Young. 

Congratulations to 

Major Walter from 

us all at Scottish & 

Northern. 

National Charolais Show - Great Yorkshire Show 12–14 July 

The National Charolais Show this year was held at the Great 

Yorkshire Show and coincided with the greatly anticipated 

British Charolais World Congress Tour. The journey from 

Scotland down to Harrogate certainly was a worthwhile & 

successful trip for our members who had entered. AJR Farms 

came home with the Reserve Male Champion then Reserve 

Overall Champion with Maerdy Morwr. 

The Harestone team took home a trio of top-notch prizes 

– Reserve Female Champion, Junior Female Champion 

and Junior Champion with their jewel in the show team - 

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Harestone Royallady. This royal princess is sired by Maerdy 

Newman and out of a daughter of Blelack Digger. 

Youth Development Weekend 23 – 24 July 

The youth development finals came to the Scottish & Northern 

region this year and the weekend was kicked off with a farm 

tour by kind permission of the Adam Family at Newhouse. 

This eased them gently into a jam-packed busy Sunday at 

Balthayock with Major Walter and his team of Tracey & Davie 

Nicoll, and all their helpers where they were put through their 

paces with stock-judging, seminars, and demonstrations. 

A big thank you must go to all those involved who made the 

weekend so enjoyable for all the youngsters who took part. 

These events take a lot of hard work & preparation from the 

hosts also the sponsors & all the helpers so a big thank you to 

everyone at Newhouse & Balthayock – a resounding success!! 

Reserve Female Champion Harestone Royallady 

British Charolais World Congress Tour 7-18 July 

Finally, as like many other exciting calendar events over 

the past few years the Charolais World Congress Tour went 

ahead bringing many fellow breeders and enthusiasts to 

the UK to view some of the country’s exceptional pedigree 

and commercial herds. From the South of England, Wales, 

Northern Ireland and as far as the central belt of Scotland they 

arrived each day to farm tours, historic visits and received 

five-star hospitality & the warmest of welcome from all the 

hosts, members and friends involved. Chris Curry led the tour 

being the World Congress Chairman this year and the tour 

of Scotland took them to Kersknowe, Swalesmoor, Roscoe, 

Allanfauld & Solwayfirth. 

Full British Charolais World Congress Report can be found on 

pages – 

Senior Winner – Maddie Clarke 

2nd Prize Senior – Andrew Adam 

3rd Prize Senior - Kelly Stott 

Intermediate Winner – Molly Cochrane 

2nd Prize Intermediate – Ruby Simpson 

3rd Prize Intermediate - Matthew Cochrane 

Junior Section Winners 

Kate McNee, Iona Mallarkey, James Lindsay 

Pairs Winners – Maddie Clarke & Andrew Adam 

Runner Up Pairs – Molly & Matthew Cochrane 

Junior Animal Assessment Winner 

Murray Clark 

Open Stockjudging Winner 

Stuart Barclay, Harestone Charolais 

A full round up of the Youth Development weekend can be 

found on pages 60-63. 

Youth Developement Weekend Group 

Closing date for regional reports for 

the next newsletter is 

2 January 2023 



Time to listen and learn 

Junior winners James Lindsay, Kate McNee and Iona Mallarkey 

with judges Robert McNee & Iain Millar 

judging. I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, and it was great to 

meet likeminded young folk with the same interests. The cattle 

were tremendous, and I very much enjoyed the tour around 

Balthayock. The lunch spread was also very good. A big thanks 

must go to Major Walter, Tracey & Davie for a great day. 

Intermediate runner up Ruby Simpson 

What I’d like to see in the future at the event and how you 

can improve? 

I can honestly say I had a really great day at the stock judging 

final and there is very little that you can improve on. The 

hospitality was brilliant and very well organised on the day. 

An idea for the future would be to have a social evening on 

the Saturday night after the first day’s herd visit. It would give 

everyone a better chance to mingle and get to know each 

other before the final the next day. 

With a trip to Moulins Show to look forward to with her 

overall pair’s winner Andrew Adam, we asked Senior Winner 

Maddie Clarke why she enjoys competing in the Charolais 

Youth Development. 

Name: Maddie Clarke 

Age: 24 

Occupation: Beef Specialist & Breeding Advisor for UK Sires 

Why did you want to compete in the 

Charolais Youth? 

Firstly, I seen the Charolais Youth 

National Stockjudging advertised 

all over social media and thought 

it sounded like a great event to get 

stuck in to and have a go at. With the 

weekend kicking off at Newhouse of 

Glamis and the stock judging final held 

at Balthayock Charolais, I could hardly 

miss it. There were great prizes to be 

had as well including embryos and a 

trip to Moulins Show. 

What was your favourite thing about 

the day? 

Beating Andrew Adam in the stock 

Overall senior winner Maddie Clarke 

A bit about me: 

I grew up on a farm In Suffolk where my father was the 

stockman for a pedigree Aberdeen Angus herd(Shadwell 

Aberdeen Angus). With the herd dispersing back in May I 

have been spending much more time staying up on a farm in 

Scotland. I work for a genetics company called UK Sires as their 

Beef Specialist and a Breeding Advisor. UK Sires are the largest 

fully independent EU Licensed bull stud and semen store in the 

country. My day-to-day 

role involves talking 

to predominantly 

dairy farmers and 

recommending 

bulls to use to meet 

their breeding goals 

and maximising the 

potential from their 

cows. I then also 

source bulls to come to 

stud or collect semen 

on farm, working 

closely with beef and 

dairy farmers all over 

the UK. I enjoy working 

with cattle, especially 

going to shows and 

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sales and love being on the farm. I am a very competitive and 

outgoing person. 

Junior Section Winner Iona Mallarkey and her sister Cara 

farm at Airdlin Mains, Aberdeenshire and have their own 

herd of Charolais with mum & dad which goes under the 

prefix Strathys. We asked Iona & Cara to give us their own 

take on what they enjoy most about Youth Development 

days and what they get up to in their spare time. 

why as I would learn what they are looking for. 

I go to Ellon Academy and stay at Airdlin Mains in 

Aberdeenshire. I love helping dad and mum on the farm, my 

favourite time of the year is lambing and calving time. My 

sister and I have our own sheep and we both have our own 

cross heifer’s which we hope to get in calf this next year. We 

both take part at our local show New Deer with our lambs and 

young handlers. I love being outside and busy. 

Out & About In The Young Handler Classes 

The future is bright the future is white … a round up of some 

of the young handlers out & about showing Charolais cattle 

this summer. 

Maisie and 

Hamish Turley, 

Firhills 

Cara and Iona Mallarkey 

Name: Iona Mallarkey 

My name is Iona Mallarkey I am 11 years old, it was my 

birthday the day of the youth development and I was so 

excited to take part. I thoroughly enjoyed my day. I wanted 

to compete as I did it online the year before and got third, I 

wanted to see how it would be doing it for real. 

Spencer Wright, 

Lagavaich 

My favourite part of the day was judging the stock. 

I don’t think there is anything I would change about the day, it 

was great. 

I stay at Airdlin Mains, Aberdeenshire and dad and mum’s herd 

of Charolais are Strathy’s Charolais. We have Charolais also 

some cross cows and sheep. Myself and my sister also have 

our own sheep and hens. 

Neve Hamilton, 

Lagavaich 

I go to Auchnagatt School, but I can never wait to get home to 

help on the farm. I love to be outside and learning as much as 

I can. 

Name: Cara Mallarkey 

My name is Cara Mallarkey I am 12 years old, I wanted to 

take part in the youth development day at Balthayock to get 

experience in stock judging, as it would be great for me when I 

am old enough to join young farmers. 

I really enjoyed my day; my favourite part of the day was 

seeing all the stock and the farm tour. 

Gregor Milne, 

Kennieshillock 

The only thing I might change would be I would have liked to 

see how the judges placed the classes and their reasons of 



Scottish & Northern Main Sponsor 2022 - EQ Chartered 

Accountants 

This year saw EQ Chartered Accountants become the Scottish 

& Northern Charolais Club main sponsors which we are 

extremely appreciative of and look forward to working with 

them in the future. The first main sponsored event will 

be the Suckler Herd Competition which is currently being 

judged throughout Scotland by Mr Jimmy Wilson, Mintlaw. 

Results will be announced at the Stirling Bull Sales where we 

will host a reception after our AGM on the Sunday evening. 

Wedding 

The 4th June saw the wedding 

of Alison Wight and Glenn 

White within Biggar Kirk 

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Charolais Club for 2022. As active members in the agriculture 

community, with some colleagues having farms of their own, 

we understand the importance and appreciate of the club’s 

efforts to promote and improve the Charolais breed” 

Special 80th Birthday wishes 

A very happy 80th Birthday to 

Jimmy Wilson. 

From all of us at the Scottish 

& Northern we wish you all 

the very best on your special 

birthday and hope you 

enjoyed the celebrations!! 

Births 

loud AccounĀng 

Congratulations to Anna 

Robertson & Mark Delday on 

the birth of their son Tommy 

Delday, born on 2 May 2022 

weighing in at 7lb 12oz. 

Tommy has already had his 

first visit to the Royal Highland 

Show where I am sure he was 

eyeing up a new purchase for 

mum’s Inchcorsie Charolais 

Herd. Look forward to seeing 

him in the young handler’s 

events in the future. 

Engagement 

Celebrations and 

congratulations to Gary & Zoe 

at Lagavaich Charolais on their 

recent engagement. Fantastic 

news and we wish you both all 

the very best for your future 

together. 

COMMON REGISTRATION QUERIES 

SIRE AND DAM DNA, please ensure all sires and dams 

are DNA tested before registering their first progeny to 

avoid a delay in the pedigree certificate being issued. 

SIRE AND DAM OWNERSHIP, please check the sire 

and dam has been transferred into the members 

ownership where required prior to registering a calf. All 

animals must be DNA tested before the transfer can be 

completed. 

MISSING INFORMATION, please ensure all information 

is given ie: date of birth, tag number, calving easing, 

birth weight etc 

WRONG YEAR LETTER, please ensure the calf name 

begins with the correct letter for the year as below 

DUPLICATE NAMES & TAG NUMBERS, please check a 

calf name or tag number has not been previously used 

GESTATION LENGTH, please check the date of birth of 

the calf corresponds with the AI date. 

LETTER OF SERVICE, where a sire has been hired, please 

ensure the relevant letter of service has been forwarded 

to the office. 

REGISTRATIONS IN ON TIME, registrations should be 

submitted before 27 days of age to ensure no late fees 

are incurred. 

IMPORTS, please obtain the relevant 5 Generation 

Zootechnical Export Certificate (showing your details as 

the new member) from the relevant country in order 

to register any progeny. From 24 June 2022 all imports 

must be SNP tested, at least SV, Myostatin tested for 

F942 & Q204X and be tested for Progressive Ataxia. 

CALF NOTIFICATIONS It is free to birth notify a calf 

within 27 days of birth, if at a later date you wish to 

fully register the calf the fees is the normal registration 

fee of £25.00 + VAT online or £32.50 + VAT paper/tel 

plus the standard late fee of £25.00 + VAT up to any age. 

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NOSTALGIA, 25 years ago with Charolais (Page 59) 

Picture 1 - Peter Old receives the Decanter for the Best Female bred by Exhibitor at the Royal Show 

Picture 2 - The Burke Trophy winning Pair of Chesham Hercules and Cambusbarron Faye, both came from the Stirling herd owned by John 

and Andrew Hornall. 

Picture 3 - Moelfre Lager from Kevin Thomas is pictured after winning the Championship at Welshpool with the Midland Bank sponsor, the 

Auctioneers John Jones and Jim Evans together with the Society President, Barrington Robinson 

Picture 4 - The Fairway Trophy Winners: l to r Claire and Neil Young (Team winners); Francois Maurice (FIAERBC Executive President); Robert 

Holman (individual winner) and Ralph Needham (judge) 

Picture 5 - Drew Adam congratulates Lindsay Atkinson on her sucess while the judge, Fred Murray looks on. Charlotte Broadbent is pictured 

to the rear holding her Reserve Champion. The Champion bull, Mowbraypark Langdale seems very relaxed with the situation or had he just 

had a late night partying with the girls?! 

Picture 6 - The Perth Trophy winners are l to r: Griff Morris, Female Champion: Kenny Veitch, Junior Champion: Stewart Bothwell, 

Intermediate Champion and the Burnton Trophy for the Group of Three. The judge, Bernard Billington, Billy Turner, Supreme Champion: 

Sarah Turner, the Senior Champion. Barrington Robinson, Society President. The onlookers are Jack Young and David Leggat of United 

Auctions Ltd. 

Picture 7 - C.B & G.G Morris’s Cargriff Millenium was the Reserve Junior Male Champion at the Royal Welsh and may be destined for great 

things by the year 2000. 

Picture 8 - Smiles all round as Madelaine Fraser of Harbro Farm Sales Ltd, Turriff present a bouquet of flowers to Mrs Barrington Robinson 

who made the draw for Moyness Linda at the Perth Bull Sales, watched by Harbro sales and marketing manager, Mr Ian Mennie, Moyness 

cattleman Andrew Reid is a the halter of Moyness Linda. 



South Midlands - Steve Hookway 

I am writing this report in mid August on a roasting hot day. 

I have just been looking back through some photos from the 

spring to include in the newsletter. I had forgotten what the 

cattle looked like on a green field!. Hopefully by the time you 

read this things will have improved and the green stuff will 

return. 

THE SALE OF ROGER AND RITA BAYLISS CAELEY HERD 

Having made the decision to retire from farming Roger and 

Rita Bayliss dispersed their Caeley Herd of Charolais cattle at 

Hereford Market on June 7. Roger registered his first Charolais 

cattle with the society in the year 2000, he regularly purchased 

his stock bulls from the Welshpool sales. 

The herd was made up from genetics from the 

Bampton,Montgomery ,Denaud and also Molfre herds. Roger 

enjoyed a very good local trade and sold the vast majority of 

his bulls from home where his cattle gained a good reputation 

with many repeat buyers. 

Roger has been very actively involved with the south Midlands 

Charolais club where he has held the Chairman’s position 

on several occasions. A well respected member of the club. 

On behalf of the club member’s I would like to Wish Roger and 

Rita a very long and happy retirement. 

THREE COUNTIES 

SHOW 

The Three Counties 

show returned to 

Malvern after missing 

the last couple of years 

due to the pandemic. 

Some very good 

cattle were forward 

to be judged by David 

Thornley of the Dooley 

herd who we thank for 

a job well done. 

The South Midlands 

Region provided the 

Breed stand to promote 

the breed and cater 

for the exhibitors and 

friends. 

A special thank you to 

Paul Burgess and Nicky 

Roberts for organising 

the food and giving 

their time to man the 

stand. Also to Ricky and 

Christine Butler for the 

use of their fridge to 

keep the beers cold on 

a very hot day. 

Peter Donger getting his Charolais 

champion plaque presented by 

judge David Thornley 

Congratulations go 

to Peter Donger who 

won the Championship 

with his homebred bull 

SEAWELL OLYMPIAN 

The Reserve 

Championship went 

to Thor Atkinson with 

his two year old heifer 

TOPHILL ROXANNE 

The Junior 

Championship went 

to TEME SNOWWHITE 

from the Corbett Family 

The Pairs competiton 

was won by the Corbett 

family with their pair 

of junior heifers TEME 

SNOWWHITE and TEME 

STARDUST 

Grace Corbett picking up the junior 

championship cup 

D 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Ruth Corbett picking up the pairs 

salver for the Teme herd 

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Steve Hookway accepts 

the Trophy from PJ 

Maher. 

CHAROLAIS CONGRESS 

From left to right: Seawell Olympian, Tophill Roxanne and 

Teme Snowwhite 

CYRIL CHANDLER CUP 

The Cyril Chandler cup was presented to the South Midlands 

region by the late Ken Gourlay. The cup is to be presented to 

the highest price animal for the year sold in the region through 

a society sale. 

This year it was presented to Waldencourt Redwood a 

Westcarse Houdini son sold through Welshpool for 6,000gns 

We very much enjoyed 

the herd visits that we 

got involved with for 

the Charolais Congress. 

Just Sharon and myself 

from the region made 

the trip out to visit 

the Caylers herd of 

David and Louise 

Barker. The cattle 

were very impressive 

with great uniformity 

and breed character. 

A fantastic meal and 

some very interesting 

conversation. 

Steve Hookway picking up his cup 

for the highest priced animal for 

the year Waldencourt Redwood 

The following day quite 

a number of our members visited Jeremy Price’s Oakchurch 

herd and The Corbett Families Teme herd . We were all 

impressed by the quality of the cattle on show and the warm 

hospitality shown on the day. Thank you to the breeders that 

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Border - Betty Graham 

It is now the beginning of August and here in the North of 

England most have got their winter crops of silage and hay 

under cover together with their winter barley. It has been a 

good growing season for grass as we have not had the extreme 

heatwave temperatures or the lack of moisture that the South 

of England has experienced. For once the grass is literally 

greener in the North!! 

Annual General Meeting 

Our AGM was held at the Auctioneer, Carlisle in May, and it 

was good to have face to face meeting after the two years of 

Covid regulations. After the formal business was complete we 

gave suggestions for the programme for the Club for the year. 

Officials elected were: Chairman - Andrew Stott, Vice 

Chairman - Richard McCornick, Secretary - Betty Graham, 

Treasurer - Judith Hunter and Facebook posts - Anita Jackson. 

The retiring Chairman Will Cleasby thanked everyone for work 

and help at Agri Expo at Carlisle last Autumn, which had been 

our only event during the year due to the pandemic. 

Young Judges Stockjudging Finals 

We had two members, namely Kelly and Robert Stott who 

travelled to Balthayock to attend the Finals which were held in 

July. 

Royal Highland Show 

Members had success at the Highland Show which was judged 

by Chris Curry. The Overall Female Champion went to Tophill 

Roxanne exhibited 

by Thor Atkinson 

from Ulverston. 

This daughter 

of Hackleton 

Lagerlout was 

bred by Andrew 

Stott and she 

was a member 

of the Winning 

Interbreed Pairs. 

Richard McCornick Tophill Roxanne 

took a 2nd prize 

with his heifer 

Ricnick Sapphire, 

Sean Mitchell showed Huttonend Rose and won 4th prize. 

In the bull class Richard McCornick won 2nd with Ricnick 

Sonnybill and Andrew Stott was 4th with Tophill Superstott. 

Great Yorkshire Show 

The National Charolais Show was held at the Yorkshire Show, 

judged by Steve Nesbitt of the Alwent Herd and included 

entries from our region. There was an excellent show of cattle 

for all to see, which included the visitors who were on the 

World Congress Outing. 

Kelly and Robert Stott 

Kelly Stott 

Tophill Roxanne repeated her success and took the Female 

Championship for Thor Atkinson from Newland, Ulverston. 

Reserve Junior Female Champion went to the Sportsman 

Linesman daughter Crookdake Sunrise from DA & SM Miller, 

Wigton. In the same class 4th prize went to Ricnick Sapphire 

from Richard McCornick and 5th to Gretnahouse Sweety from 

Lucy Houston. 

Reserve Junior Male Champion went to Ricnick Sonnybill, a son 

of Maerdy Hercules from Richard McCornick. In another bull 

class Gretnahouse Simon sired by Westcarse Jimmy, exhibited 

by Lucy Houston was awarded 2nd prize. In the females born 

May-Dec 2020 Sean Mitchell took 4th with Huttonend Rose 

Kelly was placed third as an Individual in the Senior Section 

and being the highest placed Senior from England she won 

an embryo kindly donated by the Harestone Herd. This was 

a fantastic result and kept the flag flying for the Border Club. 

Our thanks go to Major Walter and his family and staff who 

hosted the day, an enjoyable day was had by everyone. 

Summer Shows 

Cumberland Show 

The first show to kick off the season was the Cumberland 

Show which was held on a new site near Warwick Bridge, 

Carlisle in early June. Breed Champion went to the female 

Harestone Rapunzel from Sean Mitchell, Penrith who also 

went on to win the Beef Interbreed Champion. Reserve breed 

honours went to Andrew Stott with his bull Tophill Superstott. 

Richard McCornick with Ricnick Sonnybill 

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and 7th place went to David Miller with Crookdake Romance. 

The Charolais team won the Reserve Beef Interbreed Senior 

Group. 

These are the only summer shows to have been held at the 

time of writing. 

Club Outing 

For the day outing this year we took a coach over the Border 

to join the Congress Visitors on the herd visits to Roscoe 

and Allanfauld, organised by Chris Curry. We had some 

coach problems at Wigton which delayed our depature, 

and consequently our arrival at Roscoe Herd was later than 

anticipated. Thanks go to Mrs Ross who quickly sourced 

another tractor, trailer and driver and we quickly caught up on 

the tour around the farm. 

The Ross family have been at Wester Middleton Farm since 

1945 and it is now farmed by Michael and Fiona, Mark and 

Lindsey and their families. The first Charolais Bull purchased 

came to the farm in 1975 and was from a sale in Edinburgh. 

£580 on a farm 

over the Border 

where they had 

gone to see 

some Charolais 

cross calves. 

Their next 

purchase was 

the bull Kirkgate 

Ferdinand 

bought for 

2000gns at the 

first Society Sale 

for Charolais 

held at Perth. He bred a calf named Fizz which went on to 

with the Royal Smithfield Show Champion in 1976. Their 

success with commercials encouraged the family to start 

breeding pure cattle in the mid 1970’s, and the bull Allanfauld 

Vagabond is one that was widely used and admired. Today 

they breed what their suckled calf customers are looking for 

– an easy fleshed animal with length, a good top and loin, all 

from a medium sized cow. 

The farm has 25 Charolais Cows, 10 Limousin Cows, 35 Luing 

Cows, 1300 Scottish Blackface Ewes, 250 Mule and Suffolk 

cross ewes, 30 Texel ewes and 30 Bluefaced Leicester ewes. 

Again another trailer ride round the farm to see all the cattle 

and sheep and take in the fantastic views. The heifers were 

running with Maerdy Norseman, the cows were mostly 

sired by Balmyle Jasper, Woodpark Elgin and the homebred 

Allanfauld Lachie. 

The farm now carries 350 commercial suckler cows of which 

215 are autumn calving and the remaining 135 are spring 

calving. The majority of the calves are sold as stores. Five or 

six Charolais stock bulls are used on the cow’s and they have a 

small herd of pure females. Their best home bred bull to date 

is Roscoe Rumble which sold for 10,000 gns at Stirling. 

There were some fantastic views when we got onto the hills 

round the farm and we enjoyed some refreshments whilst 

we admired the scenery. After seeing more cattle it was back 

down to the steading and our hosts had lunch ready which 

was enjoyed by all. Our thanks were given and it was back 

onto the coach for travel to our next herd. 

The farm also has diversified with a Hydro Electric Scheme, 

220 acres of woodland planted and run Bed and Breakfast 

accommodation. Back at the farm we looked round the young 

bulls and then into the shed for a supper of Roast Beef with 

the trimmings, followed by Strawberries and Ice Cream. We 

also admired the display of photographs that had been taken 

of cattle and sheep over the years. 

Our thanks go to the host families for allowing us to visit their 

farms. They both kept us well informed of their breeding 

and farming policy with commentaries in each field, and their 

hospitality was much appreciated. It was a great day out. 

Club News and Future Events 

Congratulations go to Will 

Cleasby (Cleaden) and Lizzie 

on the birth of their son Struan 

Geoff Malcolm Cleasby, born on 

4 February 2022. 

Next stop was to Allanfauld to visit Archie and Libby 

Macgregor who farm with their son John and Bryony. They 

have kept Charolais within their herd for 50 years. Their first 

purchase of a Charolais bull was Mindrum Elite bought for 

Friday 28 October – Agri Expo 

to be held at Borderway Mart, 

Carlisle. We will have our 

usual stand with the Society 

with cattle on show and 

refreshments. 

Monday 7 November – 

Interbreed Quiz with Pie and 

Pea Supper at The Stocksman, 

Wigton. Team of 4 needed – 

anyone wishing to volunteer 

please let me know ! 

Struan with his big sister 

Quinn 



South West - Amy Wylde 

How great it is for us all to be back! 

Exeter Bull Sale Friday 22 April 

To commence our showing for 2022 we held our South West 

Charolais Association show and sale at Exeter Livestock Market 

where we saw forward ten bulls and two heifers. Seven of 

the bulls found new homes at the sale and we reached a solid 

6,000gns which was the top price bull from TJ Stacey & Sons 

Penhargard Rhubarb, a 23 month old polled bull. Second top 

price bull was Lovistone Roland a 15 month old bull was sold 

for 5,000gns from B R Nancekivell & Son. 

Thank you to James Medland who kindly judged our club 

show, his overall champion was Moynton Roscoe from P C 

Old of Dorchester who went on to sell for 4,500gns, reserve 

Champion was, Lovistone Sabre from B R Nancekivell & Son 

sold for 3,500gns. 

Thank you very much to Mark Davis and Kivells who allowed 

us to hold our show of the bulls prior to our sale on the day. 

Judge Neil Brown put forward Polgoda Orange as Female 

Champion and Lewyd Silver as Male Champion his Overall 

Charolais Champion was Lewyd Silver. 

Hopefully next year we can gain some more entries to support 

the show! 

Royal Cornwall Show – 9 June 

We had a strong entry of cattle on a soggy show day at The 

Royal Cornwall, with cattle entered from D & B Stacey, WF 

Palmer and Son, Mr J Gregory and Mr J Stacey. Judge Mr 

Alistair Smith kindly came to judge giving Champion Female 

to Polgoda Orange by D & B Stacey and Male Champion to 

Kurlycoat Sylvester by Jake Gregory his Overall Champion was 

Polgoda Orange. Charolais also won the reserve junior pairs! 

A special thank you to Ann Palmer and her family who made 

us all very welcome at our beautifully presented breeders 

stand, with amazing homemade drinks and refreshments 

throughout the show. We won the trade stand competition 

for the Special Education Award Breed Society and the Best 

Exhibit by a Breed Society! Thank you all again. 

Bath and West Show – 2 June 

We saw just a few entries at the Bath & West from D & B 

Stacey with their cow Polgoda Orange and calf Tinkerbell along 

with entries from A & H Wylde with Lewyd Silver and Lewyd 

Sporty. 

Three Counties Show – 17 June 

Three Counties Show we saw another good entry of Charolais 

cattle, seeing entries from JC Bostock & Son, PM & SM Donger, 

Thor Atkinson, Mrs S Corbett and GG & HE Sevenoaks. Judge 

Dave Thornley kindly judged, his champion female was Tophill 

Roxanne, from Thor Atkinson and Male Champion to Seawell 

Olympian, Overall Champion was Seawell Olympian. 

Devon County Show – 30 June 

We saw another great entry of Charolais cattle, with entries 

from Arradfoot & Newland pedigree livestock, J Gregory, A 

& H Wylde and D & B Stacey and W Glover. Our Judge Steve 

Hookway kindly judged us, placing Tophill Roxanne from 

Arradfoot & Newland Female Champion, Kurlycoat Sylvester 

from Jake Gregory Male Champion and Overall Champion 

to Tophill Roxanne. Roxanne went on to win the interbreed 

champion, what a brilliant result! 

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Other News 

Congratulations to George and 

Lucy who welcomed baby Jack 

into the world on the 6 July, 

who are all doing well and we 

all look forward to meeting Jack 

soon! 

Another special thank you to Janet Nancekivell and Sue 

Northmore who catered for us all after our busy show day here 

at Devon County Show. 

Good luck to everyone 

throughout the summer shows, 

we look forward to seeing 

photos and the results over 

the next few months. Thank 

you to everyone for making the 

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and time to represent our 

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South East - Karen Maclean 

The temperature in the South has 

finally dropped, man & beast will be 

glad! 

Despite the extreme heat our animals 

have coped relatively well by finding 

that little bit of breeze or shade where 

they can. 

Agricultural shows have returned and 

luckily most have kept the Charolais 

Classes, cattle numbers have been 

lower this year although quality has 

remained. 

Wissington Rowena was Champion 

Charolais at South of England and new 

members to the South East Area Rob 

Tremayne & Nichola Osgood were 

reserve with their yearling heifer 

Marne Sweetpea (Welcome to the 

SECA Rob & Nichola). 

Darren & Donna Knox won Junior 

Interbreed Champion with Drumshane 

Scania. 

Mortimers Margarita 

New Forest Show – Champion & 

Supreme was won by 6 year old 

cow Mortimers Margarita, Reserve 

Champion – 2 year old heifer 

Goscombe Rainbow. Nick Jones & 

Sarah Jackson stayed an extra day for 

the Continental classes with excellent 

results for the Charolais Breed. 

Rob & Nichola took Supreme 

Champion at Chertsey Show with 

Marne Sweetpea. 

Mortimers Margarita Charolais 

Champion/ Champion Female & 

Reserve overall at Edenbridge with 

Marne Sweetpea being reserve 

Charolais. 

We will be holding a herd competition 

later on this month, please contact 

any committee members for further 

details. 

Marne Sweetpea 

Our Calf show will once again be held 

at Ardingly on the 24th November, sponsorship enquiries 

welcome. 

The club have continued to hold a few quizzes over zoom 

which have been good fun, our next one is on Thursday 13 

October at 19.30 – if anyone would like to join in please do get 

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Wales Eva Jones 

Shwmae pawb! 

It is lovely to get the chance to write a “normal” spring/ 

summer article after the last few years, complete with show 

and sale updates from across the Wales. 

We start with the end of April 

bull sales in Welshpool, which 

saw not only a fine trade to 

average over 5600gns but also 

a fantastic 100% clearance. 

Judge for the day from just a 

few miles away was Thomas 

Corbett of the Teme herd, who 

picked Graiggoch Samuel from 

G Jones, Clwyd as his champion. 

A Goldstar Gentleman son, he 

sold away at 7800gns to TT 

Jones & Co from Llanbrynmair. 

Top price of the day went to 

Teme 

Skyfall 

from the 

Corbett 

family of 

Knighton, 

Powys with 

a price of 

9000gns, 

with 

reserve 

overall 

champion 

Maerdy 

Slater 

coming 

in next at 

Pre-sale champion Graiggoch Samuel 

Judging underway at Welshpool bull sale 

8500gns from DE Evans, Mold. It certainly was a good day for 

Welsh breeders with Roberts & Jones of Welshpool seeing 

both their Montgomery Rolly and Montgomery Rowan away 

at 7000gns, while Graiggoch Regent, Maerdy Solomon, Teme 

Skyblue and Montgomery Romeo all reached in excess of the 

6000gns mark. A successful sale day for all, let’s hope this is 

a sign of the demand for Charolais bulls in the commercial 

market. Long may it continue! 

Next came the best (and hottest!) week of the year as the 

Royal Welsh Show returned for the first time since 2019. With 

TB regulations changing in 4 year testing areas, we did see 

a fall in entry numbers, but an excellent standard of cattle 

nonetheless and a great show of support from the Welsh 

region. Supreme Champion went to the three year old heifer 

Dooley Paradise from Charlotte Boden, a Barnsford Ferny 

daughter. Reserve overall champion came from the same class, 

with the Corbett family’s second placed Teme Poshtotty and 

her heifer calf at foot following Paradise all the way. In the 

female section as a whole there was a great show from Welsh 

breeders, with red rosettes going to SL & LJ Evans for Breos Nel 

and the Corbett family for Teme Selfie and Teme Snowwhite, 

the last of whom went on to win not only breed junior 

champion but also triumphed in the interbreed junior heifer 

championship. Male Champion went to 13 month old Teme 

Sam, with Arwel Owen’s Trefaldwyn Slade standing reserve. 

Charolais pair were Teme Snowwhite and Stablemate. Teme 

Stardust, who went on to win interbreed Female of the Future 

pairs; a fantastic achievement. 

Congratulations and thanks go to all the exhibitors and 

supporters, especially in such extreme 

weather conditions, without whom the show 

would not be what it is. I’m sure I speak for 

many of us in saying what a great feeling it 

was to not only get back in the show ring, 

but also to catch up with old friends and new 

after such a long break. 

With this article going to print the end of 

August, the remaining summer shows will be 

covered in the next edition. Until then, on 

with the return to normality and the great 

British summer! 

Hwyl am y tro. 

Supreme and Reserve champions RWAS 2022 Dooley Paradise 

and Teme Poshtotty 

Male and Reserve 

male champions 

RWAS 2022 

Teme Sam and 

Trefaldwyn Slade 

Females of the Future interbreed 

pairs 

Teme Snowwhite and Teme 

Stardust 



MINUTES OF THE 60th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE 

BRITISH CHAROLAIS CATTLE SOCIETY LIMITED (Limited by guarantee) 

Held on Thursday 23 June 2022 at 8am 

in the Charolais Marquee, Royal Highland Showground, Edinburgh EH28 8NB 

Chairman: 

Mr A P Drysdale 

The Chairman welcomed members to the 60th Annual General Meeting of the British Charolais Cattle Society Ltd. 

1. To read the Notice convening the 60th Annual General Meeting of the Society 

The Chairman called upon the acting company secretary, Mr Graham Robinson, to read the notice convening the 

Meeting. Mr Graham Robinson read the notice to everyone present. 

2. Apologies for absence 

Apologies were received and recorded as follows: 

Mr and Mrs Atkinson, David Barker, Peter Donger, Ralph Needham, Tracey Nicoll, Christine Parker, Jeremy Price, 

Andrew Sellick, Will Short and David Thornley. 

3. To approve the Minutes of the 2021 59th Annual General Meeting of the Society 

The minutes of the 59th Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 24 June 2021 were included in the September 

2021 issue of the Charolais News and circulated to the membership. 

The Chairman asked if there were any questions. 

There were no matters arising and Mr Ben Harman proposed acceptance of the minutes as a true record. 

Seconded by Mr Matthew Milne. 

4. To receive and consider, and if approved, adopt the Report of the Council of Management presented by 

the Chairman of Council. 

The Chairman said he would like to summarise his report and the full report is available in the AGM booklet was 

sent to everyone and is available today. 

The Chairman first went onto say it has been a fantastic year for the breed, in the sales rings with records 

smashed in October and again in February. Swatragh having their highest price to date through the sale ring and 

Welshpool having a 100% clearance in May, it is fair to say the breed is in a very strong position throughout the 

country. This is backed up by the ever-increasing demand for Charolais sired suckler calves. 

The council of management have had to make some tough decisions this year, to make the society viable and 

sustainable for years to come. We took the decision to make the role of CEO redundant within the society, we 

believe this will leave the society in a stronger place for years ahead. With ever spiralling costs, commercial 

farmer is looking for an animal that will leave them with the largest return on their investment and that is a 

Charolais. I truly believe the breed is in an excellent place at the moment and all the work we have done on social 

media since last July is now paying off, I believe. Here is to a great congress this summer and a very successful 

year ahead for all our members, my full report is available in the AGM booklet. 

The Chairman then asked for any questions. 

Murray Lyle asked that you mentioned the positivity for the breed and how well things have gone Then you 

mentioned that you have made the role of the CEO redundant to make the society more sustainable, looking at 

the accounts it would suggest the society is sustainable, due to the increase in the bank balance etc. I wonder if 

you can explain the reason behind that. 

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The Chairman said we are taking legal advice at present, and we have done so in every step of the process. 

Hope everyone appreciates that we are unable to comment on this matter at present. 

Murray Lyle said he appreciates the letter, and that an explanation will be coming out in due course. 

The Chairman said an explanation will be given out in due course, but at we cannot say much at present and 

once we can, you will all know. 

Adoption of the report was proposed by Mr Ben Harman and seconded by Mr Arwel Owen 

5. To receive and consider, and if approved, adopt the Annual Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet for 

the 2021 year and the Auditor’s Report thereon, presented by the Honorary Treasurer 

The Chairman invited the Treasurer to present the 2021 accounts. 

The Treasurer went through his report: 

The 2021 financials were in many ways a repeat of the previous year with stock market again having a good year 

and the pandemic resulting in considerable savings in the day to day running of the society. The Balance sheet 

shows an increase of just over £400,000. The surplus on the day-to-day activities for the society was a little over 

£81,000. During the year nothing was drawn down from the investment portfolio and a £100,000 was given to the 

investment fund managers to invest. The budget for 2022 was drawn up in the hope that the profile of Charolais 

cattle can be raised to the benefits of members. The surplus of 2020 and 2021 will not be seen again if we are 

able to return to anything that resembles normal. 

My very sincere thanks must go to Rusmi and the team in the office, and I would like to also take the liberty to 

thank my wife and family, over recent years the amount of time I have spent on Charolais matters has increased 

quite considerably, which would not have been possible with support from those at home. 

At the year end the BCCS funds stood at little under £3,500,000, total income decreased by 1% to £666,000, 

the dividend income from the investment portfolio increased 7% to £69,000. The rent received from the society 

decreased to a little over £46,000. Registration income decreased to £196,000 and membership income 

decreased to £61,000. Total expenditure increased for the year to £585,000. The detailed statement of the 

financial activities for the society showed a surplus of £81,000 compared to £92,000 in the previous year, this 

concludes the report. 

The Treasurer asked for questions, 

Iain Millar raised that in the accounts there appears to be a surplus of £100,000 for the DNA work surely, we are 

not making a profit. 

The Treasurer stated that the deal we have with Weatherbys is that there is no invoice forthcoming or a reduced 

invoice for work which is delayed by a significant amount of time. 

Iain Millar raised surely that should be passed back to the member. 

The Treasurer said the way we view it at present is because we have had to chase Weatherby’s to get that work 

done, this has increased the cost to the society by increasing the work in the office, phone calls, email etc. But 

if you would like for a council member to raise this it can be raised for discussion at a council meeting then I am 

happy for that to happen. Iain said he didn’t think the DNA testing should be making a profit. The Treasurer said it 

is not designed to make a profit, but if they are late which they often are, then there is increased work in the office 

and increases our cost in getting the work done so we write it off that way, but it is a topic that can be discussed if 

a council member wishes to raise it. 

Richard Hassel asked another question regarding alternatives to Weatherbys. 

The Chairman explained what the society had done to date and has been working to rebuild the relationship with 

Weatherbys in order to improve the servive and therefore is not presently looking for alternatives. 

Adoption of the report was proposed by Mr Will Owen and seconded by Mr Robert McWilliams 

6. Election of members to the Council of Management 

The acting company secretary Graham Robinson reported: 

As Messrs N Blyth (Northern England) and B Harman (National) had served two terms of three years on 

Council, they were not eligible for re-election. 

Nominations for these vacancies were received from Mr M V Atkinson (Northern England) and J Paynter 

(National) which were unopposed. 



Messrs W Owen (Wales), J Price (Southern England) and Mrs T Nicolls (Scotland) were re-elected 

unopposed to serve for a further term of 3 years. 

A vacancy was created by Mr W Short (Northern Ireland) choosing not to serve a second term, for which 

we received a nomination from Mr R McWilliams which was unopposed. 

A vacancy still remains for the Northern England region. 

Mr B Harman has been co-opted on with no voting rights for the next 12 months. 

Mr G C Robinson has been asked to become Honorary Treasurer for the next 12 months. 

The Chairman thanked Neil Blyth, Ben Harman, Will Short and Chris Curry for their hard work, dedication and 

time on council, it is very much appreciated, thank you all. 

The Chairman then welcomed the new council members Mr J Paynter, Mr R McWilliams and Mr M V Atkinson 

and said they will bring a lot to the table for the next few years. 

7. Election of President 

The Chairman thanked Gareth Roberts for being the President for the last year, he has been a great ambassador 

for the breed he has been up and down the country and all over the place supporting the breed. 

Gareth Roberts said it is a great honour to be invited to be president, it is my duty to be open to all the present 

members and future members. Mine is the easy duty to be front of the house, it is the back of the house which 

has it harder, today we have Mandy and Natasha with us and indeed the rest of the team back in the office who 

work hard on our behalf. Things will get better. A big thank you to council members and a special thanks to the 

council of management. It has been very difficult the last few months. They have done their duty with integrity and 

professionalism, and they are to be applauded. 

I am sincerely honoured and grateful to be invited to be president for another year. 

The Chairman went on to thank Mr Graham Robinson for his year of service as the Treasurer on the Executive 

committee and the council of management. Graham is a great ambassador for the breed, his wealth of knowledge 

and experience is second to none. For me personally he has been excellent through my first year as Chairman 

guiding me and helping with every step of the way. Thank you for guiding me and agreeing to be treasurer for the 

next 12 months. 

8. To appoint Auditors 

The Chairman invited the Honorary Treasurer, Mr Robinson to propose the Society auditors for the forthcoming 

year. 

Mr Robinson proposed Harrison Beale & Owen Ltd to continue as auditors. During the last year I have worked 

more closely with them, than ever before and they have provided some very valuable information, this was 

seconded by Jeremy Paynter. 

9. To approve the changes to the bye-laws 

The Chairman highlighted the changes that have been made, 

Bye Law 2.1-2.3 where imported animals, imported semen, imported embryos/embryo parents was required to 

be tested free for progressive ataxia, we are now just proposing they just need to be tested and results known. 

Tested for progressive ataxia prior to entering the herd book. 

6.2 Bulls which are double carriers of progressive ataxia will not be permitted to enter the semen royalty 

scheme. 

7. refers back to 2.1-2.3 the DNA requirements 

14.1 Clarification of member selection and breeding rights. 

The bye law changes were proposed by Ben Harman and Seconded by Matthew Milne 

10. To transact any other business 

There was no other business. 

Meeting closed 8.18am closed 

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