The British Simmental Review 2022

NI Simmental Calf Show
SHOWS
of a clean, modern Simmental bull. He has great locomotion with
excellent width, topline, and squareness of his plates. Just a very
well-balanced bull with fantastic length.”
Earlier this summer, Coolcran Maximus won the Male Championship
and Reserve Junior Championship at the NI Simmental National
Show at Armagh County Show.
Reserve Senior Champion Ranfurly Lady Diana 41 st M14 from WD & JD Hazelton.
Lifting the Junior Championship was Lisglass Nightingale from Leslie
and Chris Weatherup, Ballyclare, Co Antrim. January 2022 born,
Lisglass Nightingale is by Omorga Jaguar, a Mullynock Gallant sired
bull, and is out of the homebred Lisglass Gypsy, a Kilbride Farm
Bantry daughter. Of his Junior Champion, Neil Mcilwaine said: “This
is a well grown, very stylish heifer with an excellent top line and
plates. Again, she has great locomotion and really oozes femininity.”
Taking the Reserve Senior Champion was Ranfurly Lady Diana 41 st
M14 from WD & JD Hazelton, Dungannon Co Tyrone. October
2021 born, this heifer is by Auchorachan Hercules 16, and is out of
Ranfurly Lady Diana 33 rd . Ranfurly Lady Diana 41 st is another calf to
have featured at the NI Simmental National Show and where she won
her class for junior heifers born between September and December
2021.
Reserve Junior Champion Haystar Diamond 2 from G Hayes & Sons.
Back to the juniors and it was Haystar Diamond 2 from G Hayes &
Son, Lisburn, Co Antrim, that won the Reserve Junior Championship.
January 2022 born, this calf is by Kilbride Farm Delboy and is out of
Raceview Her Royal Diamond. Earlier this year, Haystar Diamond 2
won class two of the British Simmental Cattle Society’s Virtual Show
and from a class of 63 heifers from all round the UK.
Winning Drumbulcan Nathan from Kenneth Stubbs.
Drumnagarner Nikki from Eamon McCloskey. Pictured is Eamon McCloskey, family
and Sponsor Ann Kennedy.
Scribby Farms Nelson from Keith
Nelson. Young Harvey Nelson
pictured alongside his Dad.
Prize Winning Pair from the Drumbulcan Herd of Kenneth Stubbs, with
Drumbulcan Nala and Drumbulcan Nelson. Pictured are Kenneth’s daughters Zara
Clarke and Alice Bradley.
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