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ROYAL SHOW 2009
Charolais at
The Royal
The overall supreme champion, Mortimers Urovision
Reserve overall champion was Rumsden Donegal
Charolais breeders turned out a
quality line up of females at the final Royal Show staged at Stoneleigh
Park, Coventry this week, culminating in Mortimers Urovision carrying off
the supreme female and overall supreme breed championships, together with
the award for the best exhibitor bred female, while her handler Charlie
Maclean.
Urovision, a six year old exhibited
with her February born heifer calf at foot was described by judge, Arwel
Owen as ‘total Charolais’ “She demonstrated power, growth and character.
This cow was just what Charolais should be.” For Mortimers Farm herd
manager, Charlie Maclean, the success marked 25 years of breeding pedigree
cattle at Eastleigh Southampton. “I’m thrilled to bits. It’s great to
achieve that number one slot after exhibiting at the Royal Show for 14
years, and particularly fitting to pick up the last ever championship,” he
said. “We have invested heavily in cattle over the years to develop female
lines that consistently breed quality cattle, and which also have the
potential to go on and win championships. At last it’s paying off.”
Urovision was homebred through and
through. She was by Mortimers Riddle, a 7,000gns Gretnahouse Napolean son
and out of Mortimers Mirage, who hails from two generations of highly
successful show winners from the 30 cow Mortimers herd, while her calf was
by the 16,000gns reserve Perth champion, Ravensworth Alder. The pair were no
strangers to the ring this season having secured the interbreed title at the
Mortimers Farm rounded off the day by
carrying off the award for the best group of three, and each of their other
three entries went home with a ticket.
Following Urovision all the way
through to overall reserve Charolais slot was the much admired Rumsden
Donegal, a 16 month old maiden heifer deemed as a very close contender for
the top award by Arwel Owen. “There was very, very little between the two.
Donegal was a very correct animal and she is a ‘Royal’ champion of the
future.” Bred and exhibited by Bob and Fiona Temple, she was by the
19,000gns Corrie Alan and out of Rumsden Sharron by Doonally Prince. Donegal
who had been placed in her class on her previous two outings, was collecting
her first major accolades ever including the breed junior championship and
the reserve female title. The
The reserve junior female title went
to Wissington Diva, a 17 month old Gretnahouse Ultimate sired maiden by bred
and exhibited by Jenny Rix, Nayland Colchester.
Heading the male lines was the senior
champion, Gretnahouse Archangel, a four year old bred by Alasdair Houston
and sold for 9,000gns to his exhibitors, Newroddige Charolais,
Edingale,
Standing below
The reserve junior male title went to
Wesley Estates’ (Markfield, Leicester) with Wesley
Dijon, a 16 month old by Balthayock Aesop and out of a homebred dam.
Young
Charolais enthusiasts turn out in force at the Royal
The winning young Charolais judges from left: Will Tucker, William McMordie, Ben Sinnamon and Edward Robinson with master judge, Peter Donger and British Charolais Cattle Society chairman, Iain Millar
Young cattle breeders turned out in
force to judge Charolais cattle at the Royal Show on Thursday 9 July at the
breed society’s event, where the overall championship award was made to
Ben Sinnamon who was making a highly
successful round trip from
Twenty three year old Ben, who has
previously won the award’s junior section has had a lifetime’s experience
stock judging with County Tyrone YFC and also back home at Pomeroy,
Dungannon where his parents, Robert and Betty manage six pedigree cows
alongside a 65 cow suckler herd. “It’s great to take the awards back across
water on behalf of Charolais,” commented Ben who manages
William McMordie was another entrant
who was ‘thrilled to bits’ after being placed runner up in the team award
last year with his brother, Andrew. William who is currently on a winning
streak having recently scooped the Northern Ireland YFC overall beef judging
award, is an ardent Charolais enthusiast. After studying for an HNC
Agriculture at Greenmount, he has since returned to help his parents, John
and Helen manage the family farm at Ballygowan, Newtownards, which carries
the 10 cow Solitude herd, a relatively new enterprise established to meet an
insatiable demand for pedigree Charolais in NI and beyond.
Amassing the highest number of points
in the junior section was 17 year old Edward Robinson, of Elton,
A special award was made on judging
and overall presentation to Will Tucker which sees him travel to the
Canadian Western Agribition, in November,
Saskatchewan’s major agricultural event, where he will
play an
ambassadorial role for the British Charolais Cattle Society.
Eighteen year old Will who is currently
studying for a National Diploma in Agriculture at Gelli Aur, was no
stranger to the Royal judging ring having scooped the pairs award last year
with his sister Rosie, while he has plenty of opportunity to assess cattle
and help out with the family’s 40 cow pedigree Gower herd which runs
alongside a dairy enterprise.
Peter Donger, of the Seawell herd,
Foxley, Towcester said: “The winners gave clear and precise reasons, and
their personal presentation skills were excellent. Overall, it was great to
see such a high turnout of young Charolais enthusiasts travelling to
Stoneleigh from all parts of the
Young
Breeders’ Stock Judging Results
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