DAIRY EVENT & LIVESTOCK SHOW ROSE BLOOMS AT THE NEC The Dairy
Event enjoyed a successful debut at the NEC and the Holstein breed led the way
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ith a total of seven dairy breeds on
display, the Dairy Event and Livestock Show’s debut at the National Exhibition Centre resulted in a good day for the Holsteins, with the breed’s representatives taking the Supreme Interbreed Championship with Saxelby Goldwyn Rose, the Heifer Championship in a very tight contest with Riverdane Gold Ashlyn and the Team of Four award. Earlier in the day, it didn’t appear to take judge Brian Miller too long to decide on his Breed Champion; cow of the moment Saxelby Goldwyn Rose. Now in the capable hands of Robert and Elaine Butterfield as part of their Yorkshire-based Ingleview herd, Rose was bred in Leicestershire by Andrew and Janet Stafford, where she was spotted by Robert when he judged the local herd competition. Shrewd acquirer of cattle that he is, Robert was able to purchase Rose in April 2008 along with herd mate Saxelby Shottle Marie. Since then, Rose has won several Championships, including the 2009 Agriscot title and this year, just 10 days after suffering a displaced abomasum, at the Great Yorkshire Show.
First class of the day saw the nine junior heifers forward led by Wills Brothers’ Riverdane Gold Ashlyn, who matched her world-class pedigree with dairy strength, a superb udder and great legs & feet. Her style, depth of rib and the setting of her tail head were the reasons the judge gave for placing her ahead of Bill Nadin’s Sterndale Gold Ashlyn, a full sister to the winner; both are by Goldwyn out of Smiddiehill Durm Ashlyn EX. With a slightly better rump structure and more desirable leg set, Sterndale Gold Ashlyn, headed herd mate Peak Gold Rhapsody. Carl Smith’s Inspired Gold Crimson took fourth place, meaning that the entries sired by Braedale Goldwyn took the top four places, testament to that bull’s ability to breed top type. The eight senior heifers found their leader in Ridgefield Gold Atlee, jointly owned by her breeder and Riverdane Holsteins. Described by the judge as a stylish heifer with length and dairyness, a hard top and superb legs & feet, she was a little more open in the rib and cleaner in the bone through the legs than Wilfred Maddocks’ Wyndford Mr Sam Margi 5 in second. She impressed with the balance through her udder and the strength of her suspensory ligament, placing her ahead of Andrew and Debi Mackellar’s Ridgefield Shottle Rosie in third.
When Brian Miller lined up his Heifer Championship contenders, he described the two juniors as having been a very close placing, both displaying length, style, strength and udders that were bolted on and he tapped them out as Champion and Reserve ahead of the two seniors. Riverdane Gold Ashlyn took the Interbreed Heifer Championship ahead of the Jersey, Barry and Jenny Daw’s Bluegrass Commercias Pink Heather on the strength of more first places from the judge’s panel after the two tied for the top place, while Sterndale Gold Ashlyn was Reserve Exhibitor Bred Heifer Champion behind the Jersey. Eight junior cows paraded in the junior cow class and the red rosette went to Aintree Holsteins’ Aintree Goldwyn Nugget B, another from that ‘nugget’
64 THE JOURNAL OCTOBER 2010
LEFT HRH The Princess Royal presents the Interbreed Cham- pionship to a delighted Robert and Elaine Butterfield with Saxelby Goldwyn Rose. Also pictured is leadsman Andrew Kennedy and Nick Munce of sponsor Igenity.
of a family in Richard Pilkington’s herd. Brian Miller described her as full of milk and a worthy winner, giving her the advantage in dairyness, cleanness through the shoulder and openness through the rib in placing her ahead of Tom and Andy Cope’s Huddlesford Melody Highlight, who edged Holmland Lee Princess Bee
from Stephen and Patricia Bell into third. The Judge said this was a tight decision and he explained that Highlight was just a little snugger through the udder, especially the fore attachment. There were six intermediate cows forward for Brian Miller to inspect and he found his class winner in Danevalley Jordan Posh 3, owned in partnership between her breeders A L Moore & Ptns, Riverdane Holsteins, ADI and Ponderosa Holsteins from Spain, and led by Mark Nutsford. Brian said his top two were very close, but that his winner was fresher and cleaner through the rump and with a superior pin setting to another from Wilfred Maddocks, Wyndford Jordan Contented 384, who took the Best Udder ribbon despite being calved a long time. It was the snugness of her fore udder in particular that pushed her ahead of the Wills Brothers’ Newnton Shottle Destiny in third. The senior class of eight saw the entrance of our Champion, Saxelby Goldwyn Rose. In the capable hands of Andrew Kennedy, she paraded around the ring as though she owned it, impressing the ringside with her balance, hardness through the top and an udder that was bolted on. She was awarded Best Udder by Brian Miller as he described her extra length, width through the heart, snugger fore udder and teat quality as the reasons for placing her ahead of Riverdane PS Sara from the Wills Brothers. A daughter of the Royal-National double title winner Copywood Integrity Sara Red, Sara squeaked a close placing by dint of her power ahead of Robert and Elaine Butterfield’s Saxelby Shottle Marie, bought at the same time as the Champion. There were only two mature cows forward, but they were a credit to the breed. Cornwall’s Wills Brothers took first place with their Riverdane Terrason Melissa in a tight contest.
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