There was a clean sweep for the Limousin breed in the beef rings with entries securing the junior and supreme inter-breeds as well as the top awards in the pairs and group competitions.
And what a week for Lanarkshire breeders Ian and Andrew Nimmo, Bogside, Newmains, who were the main contributors to that.
Having exhibited at the Harrogate event since 2012, they took their first inter-breed title here with Maraiscote Tangerine, a heifer that stood reserve inter-breed champion at the Royal Highland last month.
“She is everything I look for and more in a breeding female. Her style and class are hard to go past,” said the inter-breed beef judge Boomer Birch, Weston.
This April 2022-born in-calf heifer is sired by Morhan Peter, a bull bought out of Ireland, and bred from the Bassingfield Machoman daughter Maraiscote Orange.
Runner-up for the supreme was a Charolais cow from the Corbetts – Vince and Melita and family of Eva, Ruth, Thomas and Grace – Powys.
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This was the five-year-old Teme Poshtotty, which is a daughter of Barnsford Ferny, out of Teme Ivory. She was shown with her November-born heifer calf, Teme Uptown Girl, by Lochend Shell.
In the junior line-up, the shortleet comprised the Limousin, British Blue, Aberdeen Angus and Lincoln Red winners.
“It is the best junior line-up I’ve seen worldwide – they were all full of power and class,” added Mr Birch, who again gave the Limousin the nod.
Supreme here was the 15-month-old heifer Maraiscote Urprincess, again from the Nimmos. Reserve junior at the Highland, she is also by Morhan Peter, but out of Maraiscote Nellie.
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Kevin Watret, Maulcastle, Annan, bagged the reserve junior with the British Blue yearling heifer Solway View Tamsin. Sired by Boheard Overdose, she is one of the first bred from Solway View Peach.
Tangerine teamed up with three Limousin entries from Robert and Jean Graham, Stirling – Garrowby Tarzan, Graham’s Ruth and Ritches Treasure – to take the inter-breed group championship. Tangerine and Tarzan also lifted the Blythwood beef pairs.
Beef Shorthorns comprising Tom McMillian’s Eskechraggan Fairy Zara and the Wilson’s Highsky Silverside won the native pairs with the Belted Galloways and the Galloways following respectively in the senior groups.
Herefords won the junior groups followed by the Beef Shorthorns in second and the Highlands in third.
Blonde
Sean Mitchell, Penrith, secured his first championship here, with the 2022-born in-calf heifer Hutton Thea, a daughter of Hutton Oil, out of Hutton Pam, that stood reserve junior at the Royal Welsh Show last year.
Runner-up was Brownhill Netta from Thor Atkinson, Newland, Ulverston. This seven-year-old cow stood inter-breed champion here in 2022, and is a daughter of Hallfield Homer, out of Brownhill Jo. She was shown with her April-born heifer calf, Newland Vimto, sired by Hallfield Plato, which stood male champion.
British Blue
There was a rollover in the British Blues, when the champion and reserve winners from the Highland did the same at Harrogate.
Supreme was the March 2022-born heifer Pendle Sarsaparilla, from the Hartley family, Pendle Valley, Roughlee, Lancs. A daughter of the Belgian sire Jalon De Martinpre, she is bred from the show cow Pendle Meringue – one of only 10 in the herd.
Kevin Watret, Annan, bagged the reserve with the yearling heifer Solway View Tamsin, which was champion at LiveScot and Stars of the Future.
Sired by Boheard Overdose, she is one of the first calves bred from Solway View Peach.
Charolais
The big five-year-old cow, Teme Poshtotty from the Corbetts – Vince and Melita and family of Eva, Ruth, Thomas and Grace – Powys, took the Charolais supreme.
Poshtotty is sired by Barnsford Ferny and out of Teme Ivory, which has bred various champion winners. She was shown with her November-born heifer calf, Teme Uptown Girl, by Lochend Shell.
Reserve was the Highland supreme, the two-year-old in-calf heifer Grinshill Tallulah from Drew Coppinger and Nairn Wyllie, Buxton. Another by Barnsford Ferny, Tallulah is out of Maerdy Bardy which was bought privately for the seven-cow herd.
Limousin
Lanarkshire breeders, Ian and Andrew Nimmo, Newmains, secured both the champion and reserve honours and went on to take the supreme overall.
Their showstopper was Maraiscote Tangerine, an April 2022-born heifer, sired by Morhan Peter, a bull bought out of Ireland, and bred from the Bassingfield Machoman daughter Maraiscote Orange.
Reserve inter-breed at the Royal Highland, Tangerine was also junior inter-breed at Ingliston and champion at the Great Yorkshire last year.
Runner-up and inter-breed junior champion was Maraiscote Urprincess, a May 2023-born heifer that was reserve junior at the Highland Show. She is also by Peter but out of Maraiscote Nellie.
Simmental
Jimmy and Vikki Wood, son Harry and daughter Hannah, from Preston, took the top two awards among the Simmentals.
Champion was Popes Princess Noor, which was junior champion at Norfolk Show. This April 2022-born heifer is sired by Team Celtic and out of Popes Princess Hettie – a previous junior champion here.
The male champion, Popes Premier 23, took the reserve on its first outing. This 18-month-old is a son of Popes Lethal Weapon and out of Popes Princess Immie, which was inter-breed champion here last year. He is destined for the Stirling Bull Sales in October.
Salers
Scots were also to the fore among the Salers, when Gill and Malcolm Pye, Rednock, Port of Menteith, took the top ticket with their15-month-old bull, Rednock Tarzan.
By the French sire Senator, he is out of Rednock Dandilion. Reserve champion at the Highland, he is destined for the breed sale at Castle Douglas in November.
Lewis Ralston, Jedburgh, took the blue and white sash with the three-year-old Kaimburn Raquel, a daughter of the private purchase Cuil Marvin, out of Kaimburn Madonna.
Raquel is a full sister of the 2022 Royal Highland Show champion Kaimburn Precious and was shown with her March-born bull calf at foot by the French sire, Tibet.
South Devon
Knightcote Lorna 83 got the big slap among the South Devons for Robert Hadley, Leamington Spa. She is a daughter of Knightcote Tudor, out of Knightcote Lorna 54.
Dumfriesshire breeder David Irving, Thornhill, scooped the blue and white ticket with his four-year-old cow, Enterprise Juin, a daughter of Aurora Storm, bred from Enterprise Jenna.
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