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Last Updated:
Jul 5, 2009 - 5:36:52 PM |
I was honoured to be asked to judge at the Royal Cornwall show this year. The weather was warm with a slight breeze, the cattle rings are well prepared and there is always a great atmosphere as judging takes place. For me its one of the premier Guernsey shows and competition among exhibitors is always strong.
Ten animals forward in the maiden heifer class under 12 months was a tremendous start and some junior leaders did an excellent job. Chloe Bottom led a beautifully balanced and strong 3-month-old Laurinda heifer by Thornton Hercules into 3rd. The class was led by Catherine Mills’ Hawk Pretty 86 whose strength and stature with dairyness and a level topline saw her overcome the similar aged Andante Essential Essence 4 from the Tredinney herd.
David Cristophers triumphed in the under 2 years age group with the Tredinney Buzzards Bracken 4 who showed more dairy character and style than the well balanced Elijah heifer Precious Hawthorne 4 exhibited by the Grose family from Manaccan. Hawthorne’s udder width and teat placement favoured it over the Dairyness of Greensfield Ivy Phylis.
In Calf Heifer
Catherine Mills’ Silverado heifer Amanda 2 dominated the class with strength, stature, dairyness and well developed udder and teat placement. Trewarnevas Cinderella 2, a Khan heifer, showed typical dairyness and strength but not quite so strong over the tailhead. Cinderella’s teat placement and width of udder got her to the ball ahead of the Mann’s Trewey Poppy 13 who again showed a fine dairy character and excellent topline.
Heifer In Milk
. . . saw a very strong class forward with two well balanced dairy heifers from James warren catching my eye, I put them forward for the interbred pairs and their balance together brought deserved success the following day. The recently purchase Clayhill Chrissie 4 by Tiller Khan had slightly more style and dairyness with a touch more stature giving her the advantage. The Springwalk Icy Chiller daughter primrose 18 pushed her all the way and had the advantage over the Tiller Khan heifer Morden Rose 2, whose strength and dairy character with better balance in the udder stood her above the Yogi Bear heifer out of primrose 97.
Dry Cow
Another Clay Hill purchase Peach 4 by Mr Luck proved Mr Warren’s ability to spot show potential and realise that potential in the ring. Superior fore udder saw her ahead of the Grose family’s Yogi bear cow Viaduct Rizzo. Her quality of teat over the power and strength of the outstanding confirmation of Highness Amanda cow from Catherine Mills.
Junior Cow In Milk
David Mann’s Juno 65 by Snowy Boy topped a very strong class. Her quality of bone and level topline with a well bagged udder and excellent teat placement gave her the advantage over Tredinney Pedro’s Flo 4.
Teat quality favoured Flo over the more mature Hunters Memory 3 from Tredinney Bickfield Lilian 14 from Mr and Mrs Grose completed a tremendous line up in this class.
Senior Cow
Laity Farm Primrose 97 ex 94 followed on from her success at Devon to win this class. Depth of body, and topline with impressive rear udder stood her top. Emma Greenslade threatened with Magic Sedge who was bagged as well as I have ever seen her but Primrose’s strength in the loin separated them. The quality of Sedge’s udder gave her the advantage over the deep bodied Trewey Juno 38, with another tremendous bodied cow by Sunninghill Park Oak, Trewarnevas Jasmine making up the class.
Group of Three
. . . went to the heifers from Tredinney. The quality of the two that would win interbred plus another of similar vein. In my opinion out classed the other groups by a fair margin. The Tredinney senior cows coming second.
Championship
Probably as good a line up as will be seen this year and a great honour to judge them. Homebred champion and honourable mention went to Juno 65 from the junior cow group, a tremendous bodied animal showing a strong well stocked udder. It was difficult to choose between Laity Primrose 97 and the heifer Clayhill Chrissie 4 for champion but felt the quality of the heifer’s udder and teat placement gave her the advantage.
Well done to all competitors on an excellent job and a great display of top quality Guernseys.
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