LIMOUSIN ‘HAT-TRICK’ OF INTERBREED TITLES AT STIRLING STARS OF THE FUTURE CALF SHOW

Pedigree Limousin cattle again dominated the Stars of the Future Calf Show at Stirling Market on Saturday 14^th November with the  breed picking up the Senior & Junior Continental Interbreed titles and also the newly established Continental Pairs Championship.  Now in its sixth year the event once again had an outstanding line up of pedigree cattle on show.

In the Limousin judging, under the eye of Paul Rainey who runs the noted Claragh pedigree herd at Kilrea, Co Derry, the Overall & Senior Overall Limousin Champion was the November 2014 born heifer Allanfauld Jolene from Archie MacGregor, Allanfauld, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire.  With Irish breeding featuring in her pedigree Jolene is by Elite Forever Brill and is out of the Drumeel Viking sired Allanfauld Cortina.  Come the Interbreed Championships, in front of the judge Liam Muir, Orkney, Allanfauld Jolene was duly tapped up as the Senior Continental Champion.

 

All the way from Devon, Mike & Melanie Alford, Foxhill Farm, Cullompton, took the Overall Limousin Junior Championship and the Interbreed Continental Junior Championship with Foxhillfarm Logan.    This April 2015 born bull calf is an embryo calf by Ionesco and is out of the now renowned Bankdale Alice a prolific breeder of high profile (and high priced) bulls and females for the Foxhillfarm herd.

Making it a famous Interbreed hat-trick of titles was Allan Campbell, Strawfrank Farm, Carstairs Junction, Lanark who won the inaugural Joe Watson Continental Pairs Championship with Strawfrank Lucy and Strawfrank Leroy.  A class winner in the Junior Heifers, the March born Strawfrank Lucy is by the noted Goldies Comet and is out of the homebred Strawfrank Grace, a Moloskey Claus daughter.

In the pedigree Limousin section standing Overall Reserve & Reserve in the Senior Females was Ronick JessieJ from local breeder Ronald Dick, Mains of Throsk, Stirling.  August 2014 born Ronick JessieJ is by the herd’s stock bull Rathconville Eugene and is out of the Ronick Shapely daughter Ronick Doreen.

A further Ronick heifer, Ronick Lucy, took the Reserve Championship in the Junior Limousin Females to the aforementioned Strawfrank Lucy.  Ronick Lucy, January 2015 born, is by Stephick Hero (bred by Stephanie Dick) and is out of the Ashhollow Bombshell sired Ronick Elusive.

Turning to the bulls and taking the Senior Male Limousin Championship was the July 2014 born calf Whinfellpark Jarhead from Messrs Jenkinson, Clifton Moor, Clifton, Penrith, Cumbria.  Full of breeding Whinfellpark Jarhead is by the 120,000gns Dolcorsllwyn Fabio and is out of the Wilodge Cerberus sired Whinfellpark Flora.  Standing Reserve Senior Male was Aultside Jacobite from Garry Patterson, Upper Forgie, Aultmore, Keith.  This December 2014 born calf, who had stood first in his class is by Ampertaine Elgin and is out of the Vantastic daughter Trueman Hallelluia.

Another excellent day’s showing for Mike & Melanie Alford saw their Foxhillfarm cattle take the Continental Junior Interbreed Championship, the Overall Junior Limousin Championship & reserve, and the Junior Male Championship & Reserve.

Standing Reserve to Foxhillfarm Logan in both the Overall & Junior Male Championships was Foxhillfarm Lionking. The same way bred as his stablemate, Lionking is an embryo calf by Ionesco and out of Bankdale Alice.  In the previous week, Foxhillfarm Lionking had taken the all breeds Pedigree Championship at the Beef South West event held in Exeter.

Always with a great emphasis on youth the Stars of the Future event saw some very competitive Young Handlers classes.  Taking the Senior Limousin Young Handler title was Alan Lindsay of the Clydeside herd, Kepscaith Farm, Longridge, Whitburn, West Lothian.   Picking up the Junior Limousin Young Handler award was Richard Davidson of the Corsairtly herd, Corsairtly Farm, Keith, Banffshire.

 

RESULTS:

Judge Paul Rainey of the Claragh Herd

 

SENIOR BULLS

Bulls born 01/07/14-30/07/14

1^st – Messrs Jenkinson – WhinfellPark Jarhead

2^nd –  Ian Nimmo – Maraiscote Jackall

Bulls born 17/08/14-03/10/14

1^st – S & D Irvine – Anside Jarvis

Bulls born 21/10/14 – 12/11/14

1^st – S & D Irvine – Anside Jarule

2^nd – Gordon Brooke – Romford Jura

Bulls registered 13/11/14 – 18/12/14

1^st – G Patterson – Aultside Jacobite

2^nd – J Elliot – Roxburgh Juggernaut

 

SENIOR FEMALES

Heifers born 21/7/14 – 28/09/14

1st – R Dick – Ronick Jessiej

2^nd – Gordon Brooke- Romford Jojo

Heifers born 09/10/14-15/11/14

1^st – A Macgregor- Allanfauld Jolene

2^nd – Gordon Brooke – Romford Jessica

 

CHAMPIONSHIPS

 Senior Female Champion

Allanfauld Jolene

Reserve

Ronick JessieJ

Senior Male Champion

Whinfellpark Jarhead

Reserve

Aultside Jacobite

Overall Limousin Champion

Allanfauld Jolene

Reserve Overall Champion

Ronick Jessiej

 

JUNIOR BULLS

Bulls born 3/1/15-27/1/15

1^st – M Alford – Foxhilllfarm Lionking

2^nd J Elliot – Roxburgh Loaded

Bulls born 1/3/15-16/3/15

1st – A Campbell – Strawfrank Leroy

2^nd – A Campbell – Strawfrank Laird

Bulls born 2/4/15-4/6/15

1^st – M Alford- Foxhillfarm Logan

2^nd G Patterson – Aultside Luckystrike

 

JUNIOR HEIFERS

Heifers born 04/02/15-11/03/15

1^st – A Campbell- Strawfrank Lucy

2^nd A Campbell- Strawfrank Lexi

Heifers born 2/4/15-25/5/15

1^st – G Patterson – Aultside Luscious

2^nd – A Campbell – Strawfrank Lena

 

Junior Female Champion

Champion – Strawfrank Lucy

Reserve- Ronick Lucy

 

Junior Male Champion

Champion – Foxhillfarm Logan

Reserve – Foxhillfarm Lionking

 

Overall Junior Champion

Champion – Foxhillfarm Logan

Reserve – Foxhillfarm Lionking

 

Junior Limousin Young Handler

Richard Davidson – Corsairtly Herd

 

Senior Limousin Young Handler

Alan Lindsay- Clydeside Herd

 

Overall Continental Interbreeds  

Continental Senior Champion: Allanfauld Jolene

Continental Junior Champion: Foxhillfarm Logan

Continental Pairs Champions and The Joe Watson Championship

A Campbell with : Strawfrank Lucy & Strawfrank Leroy.