British Simmental Review 2018

class will go on to do a good job, just lacking
the style of the first two heifers.
The second class of the day was for
heifers born from 1st July 2016 to 31st
December 2016 and we had six strong
entries forward. Leading the way for me
in this class was Lisglass Helena with her
stablemate Lisglass Honey in 2nd and
Cloone Hilda in 3rd. There was little to split
my first and second placed heifers; both
were very fleshy with plenty of style about
them. Lisglass Helena just won through on
locomotion and length over Lisglass Honey
and Cloone Hilda was again a sweet heifer
but just lacked the scale of my first two.
Onto the senior heifer class for heifers
born from 1st January 2016 to 30th June
2016 where we had three entries. My clear
winner in this class was Ranfurly Weikel
18th H2, a big powerful heifer. She has
great length and scale to her, and handled
herself very well. Castlemount Modesty
3 took 2nd place and Lummin Hattie was
3rd. Both my second and third prize heifers
were good examples of the breed but were
just overpowered on the day by the 1st
placed heifer.
Male entries were disappointing,
and we had just one class of yearling
bulls. However, my winner of this class,
Ranfurly Impeccable 17 lived up to his
name and definitely stole the show, going
on to be Male and Overall Champion and
following that with Interbreed Champion
Performance Recorded Bull. A very well
grown bull for his age, he has great style
and presence about him as well as great
length and clean lines, truly a credit to
his breeders. Lisglass Impressor 17 stood
second and followed on for Reserve Male
Champion. He was also a strong bull for his
age, but just lacking the sheer scale of the
winner with Woodford Iceberg 17 in a very
creditable 3rd place.
My Overall Champion had to be Ranfurly
Impeccable 17, as I said earlier, a bull with
real power and class and an easy winner
on the day. Following him was my Female
Champion, the very sweet and correct
Cleenagh Ivy who is a young heifer with a
bright future.
In conclusion I would like to thank all the
exhibitors for an excellent show of young
cattle they put in front of me as well as my
ring stewards and the Northern Ireland
Simmental Club and the Royal Ulster Show
Society for the wonderful hospitality shown
to me.
SIMMENTAL REVIEW 2018
ROYAL SHOW REPORTS
CLEENAGH IVY - Female Champion, Reserve Junior Champion, Best Heifer &
Reserve Overall Champion. Reserve Best Exhibit bred in NI, & 1st place Heifer,
born on or after 01.01.17 at the Royal Ulster Show
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