The British Simmental Review 2022

SHOWS
Royal Highland Show
Bred by Mr WS Stronach, Berryleys Farm, Grange,
Keith, this April 2020 born heifer by Shacon
Hannibal 16 and the first calf out of Islavale
Inspire GP 82, was purchased by the Simmers for
8,000gns at the Society’s inaugural Simmental
Next Generation Sale of females and weaned
calves at Carlisle in December 2021, where she
had also stood Overall Champion.
Commenting on his choice of Champion Joe
Wilson said:
“This heifer just had
tremendous quality
throughout. Super stylish, she
was full of breed character, was
well fleshed and moved really
well. Overall a terrific heifer and
just the kind of Simmental I’d
love to take home with me!”
Reserve Female & Overall Reserve Supreme Annick Ginger’s Lucia.
Of the show generally, Joe went on to say: “With
the advent of Covid I’ve been waiting some three
years to judge the Highland! It’s been a great
honour and fully lived up to expectations. I’d like to
congratulate all the exhibitors for the quality of the
stock forward and have no hesitation in saying that
the future of British Simmental looks very bright.”
For the Simmers, this Supreme Championship win
was the ‘next step up’ and followed hard on the
heels of the last full Royal Highland in 2019 and
where the Backmuir herd secured the Reserve
Overall Supreme Championship with Sterling FCUK
Impuls. Established in 2018, the Backmuir herd
now features some 80 pedigree Simmental cows
and is already an increasingly prolific herd in both
the sale and show ring. Commenting after the
judging a delighted Reece Simmers said: “It hasn’t
quite sunk in yet but it’s a tremendous honour
to win the Simmental Supreme Championship at
what is the blue riband show in Scotland and with
such a rich history. The standard of competition
here within the breed and from fellow exhibitors
is really high. To come through that and win the
Championship is just fantastic and quite humbling.”
Male Champion Drumsleed Legacy.
Of Islavale Lullaby, Reece Simmers continued:
“Islavale Lullaby was bought as a new bloodline
and as an investment in the future of Backmuir
Simmentals. We are really pleased with how she
has come on and very much hope that she will
be a cornerstone female in the herd.” Mr Simmers
noted that Islavale Lullaby had been served by the
herd’s 18,000gns stock bull Wolfstar Jackaroo who
was purchased at Stirling in February 2020.
It was very much a Simmental ladies’ day and
taking the Reserve Female Championship and
Overall Junior, Junior Male and Overall Reserve Male Denizes Monty.
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