British Simmental Review 2018

ROYAL SHOW REPORTS
JUDGE’S REPORT BY:
BRIDGET BORLASE
RANFURLY IMPECCABLE I4 17 - Male Champion, Junior Champion & Overall Champion.
Best Exhibit bred in NI & 1st place Bull, born on or after 01.01.17 at the Royal Ulster Show
Royal ULSTER
Show
JUDGE:
BRIDGET BORLASE
Firstly, I would like to thank the Royal
Ulster Agricultural Society for inviting
me to judge the Simmental classes at
their 150th Centenary Show, it was a great
honour and a privilege for me to do so.
I was on my first visit to Balmoral Show
and I have to say I was most impressed by
their showground and their fantastic new
cattle building and judging rings, where the
cattle were presented to me on a bright
and beautiful day.
Numbers were not high but still the
Simmental exhibitors should be applauded
for putting forward some quality
youngstock before me. They were a credit
to our breed and all well presented.
We kicked off the day with the Junior
heifer class for heifers born in 2017. Top
of the line was Cleenagh Ivy, a very sweet
heifer with real presence and femininity,
she was very eye catching and had drawn
me to her as soon as she came into the
ring. Following her was another heifer
with real style which was Whitdrum Lady
Della, she was giving away quite a bit of
age and just carrying enough cover for her
age but a worthy runner up. Cleenagh Ivy
and Whitdrum Lady Della went on to be
my Female and Reserve Female Champion
respectively. The other two heifers in the
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