2011 NATIONAL ALL BREEDS SHOW
ticket before being named Reserve Champion Heifer in Milk.
ABOVE Holstein judge Markus Mock is a leading European judge and a breeder from Germany.
Furness Dundee Beauty by Regancrest Dundee overpowered nine opponents, the closest of which was Sahara Sanchez Nugget 2 from Sheikha Noora Alkhalifa. Intermediate calves had both more quality and quantity with 14 forward, the top pair going on to take the Calf Championships for their breeders and both were stylish, black January-born heifers. Knowlesmere Sanchez Chancel did much to secure both Junior Breeder and Exhibitor banners for Andrew and Jane Whittaker ahead of fellow Shropshire breeders Wilfred Maddocks Ltd of Wyndford. Chancel’s dam is a Pronto grand daughter of the noted Durham daughter Coldsprings Dur Chan EX95, Reserve All- American Aged Cow. Pronto also featured in the pedigree of the Reserve Champion, Aintree Ford Wendy 207, sired by a homebred Pronto son and out of a VG86 dam from many generations of the Wendy family bred by the Pilkingtons.
The Senior Calf class also featured 14 entries and, after a last minute switch, a wide, deep bodied Red & White eventually won out and went on to become the Honourable Mention in the Championship. This was the Sterndale and Thistlebeck-owned Sterndale Sterling Jodie Red, a week short of her fi rst birthday and out of two VG dams with the famous Fradon Rudolph Jodie EX being her third dam. Ironically, Jodie Red overturned Wyndford Damion Erle 2, whose dam was also later to take the blue
Bill Nadin and Yasmin Bradbury continued in the winning way as their massive 26-month-old Sterndale Goldwyn Rae won the last class before being named Junior Champion. From a VG homebred dam, she traces to Hanoverhill Tony Rae EX96 and thus to ‘Queen of the Breed’ Roxy EX97. Those Showgirls, Emma and Lucy Jones, won the earlier class with Sahara Goldwyn Sara 2 and she was out of last year’s Reserve Champion Heifer in Milk, Sahara Damion Sara VG89, herself a grand daughter of the 2003 NHS Champion Copywood Integrity Sara Red. A powerful 22-month-old, Tynevalley Wardle Plaid Eileen
by Windy-Knoll-View Plaid, was unable to break the grip of the Goldwyn’s in the Junior Championship. She took the Honourable Mention position for her owners, and breeder, Cameron Baty and Ian Williamson, beaten by the Showgirl’s entry. Finally, the long-awaited marriage of the DFE and the National All Breeds Show has now taken place in the full glare of the public. It surely has a promising future. Holstein UK and the other breed societies need a shop window that can be easily reached by European visitors who are the most likely to become our most judicious buyers. The professional and international atmosphere of The NEC reigns supreme in this aspect.
Whilst 118 head in 12 classes was well short of previous NHS totals, it is very much in line with the European tradition of 10 animals per class. When the NHS moved, after fi ve years, from Stafford to Stoneleigh, the numbers also dropped but very quickly breeders realised it was a move for the better and the NHS regained its’ momentum. It is now an All Breeds event and, in particular, the Brown Swiss Society took advantage of this. Both Scottish and Welsh Holsteins, in addition to other breeds, added much to the show and were well rewarded. Holstein UK would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this unique event a success.
‘Competition is the greatest incentive for improvement’, and next year the dust will be gone!
FAR LEFT Corringham Bob Roxy Red stood second in the Mature Cow class and was crowned Best Red & White for her partners Riverdane, Morgan and Bourke.
LEFT The homebred Wyndford Atlas Win- some 85 won the Sen- ior Heifer in milk title for W Maddocks Ltd.
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