Coolermoney-bred cow wins NI Angus championship

The Northern Eire Aberdeen Angus Membership held its annual Summer season Championship on the 103rd Clogher Valley Present on July 26.

This yr’s present was judged by Scotsman Ian Watson, proprietor of the 50-cow Kersquarter Herd based mostly at Kelso in Roxburghshire and present junior vice-president of the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society.

It was a red-letter day for the Parke household from Strabane, as they notched up the senior feminine, exhibitor-bred and general supreme championships with Coolermoney Frances T703, and the junior male championship with five-month-old calf Coolermoney Ragnor Z322.

Six-year-old Coolermoney Frances T703 was the winner of the cow class, and stored impressing the choose all through the day to say a lot of different prime awards. She was sired by Hallington Version M362 and her dam was the privately bought Lough Erne Frances J014.

She was a first-prize winner at Balmoral Present in Might, and breed champion at Omagh Present just a few weeks in the past. This much-admired younger cow was accompanied within the showring by her February-born bull calf Coolermoney Frankie Z311.

Adrian and Graeme Parke based within the Coolermoney prefix in 1996, and run a herd of eight pedigree cows.

Their junior male champion was five-month-old bull calf Coolermoney Ragnor Z322. He’s by Rawburn Boss Hogg N630, and bred from Coolermoney Rosita J003.

“This bull calf got here from a robust class of six. Congratulations to the Park household on their first-class presentation and profitable first, second and third within the class,” added the choose.

Claiming the reserve general championship was the senior male award winner, and reserve exhibitor-bred champion, Glenbrae Crimson Mr Kayo Y536 exhibited by William and Jane Dodd, and sons Jamie and Lewis, from Saintfield.

The 16-month-old ET bull was sired by Mosshall Crimson Evolution P353, and is out of the Scottish-bred Gannon Crimson Miss Kayo S697 – considered one of 15 cows within the herd. He has received an array of awards through the present season.

The Dodd household additionally scooped the reserve senior feminine championship with the September 2021 Glenbrae Crimson Mouse X236. A Mosshall Crimson Forrest V018 daughter, she is bred from Gannon Crimson Mouse U173.

Rounding off a profitable day for the Dodd household was the reserve junior feminine champion, Glenbrae Crimson Miss Kayo Y477, a full ET sister to the reserve supreme champion.

House Farm Erne Y802, bred Fintan Keown, Belleek, was the winner of the reserve senior male championship.

Sired by Haymount Conflict Smith R578, his dam was the previous Pedigree Calf Truthful breed champion House Farm Ebony Stunner S087 – considered one of 10 cows within the herd. House Farm Erne Y802 was junior champion, male and reserve supreme champion at Balmoral Present in Might.

The reserve junior male champion was Ard Dubh Premier Y617, a Dillon New Holland son, bred by Mena McCloskey from Dungiven. Born in November 2022, he’s an ET son of Mogeely Paula V630.

Securing the junior feminine Angus championship was Island Farm Fairly Y145, a seventeen-month-old Stouphill Marcus Prince U251 son, bred by Kevin McOscar, Cookstown.

Talking after the occasion, choose Ian Watson stated: “Thanks to the Northern Eire membership for inviting me to guage. I totally loved the day, regardless of the persistent rain.

“There was a incredible present of cattle, and I’d wish to commend the exhibitors on an amazing effort.

“The present was dominated by youthful animals, and the heifer courses had been exceptionally sturdy, with as much as 9 particular person entries in a single class. There was nice high quality all through, and the top-placed animals in each class are filled with potential for the longer term.

“The champion is a terrific younger cow, and is working laborious rearing her bull calf. She was a really worthy winner, and later within the day I used to be happy to see her profitable the reserve interbreed beef championship,” he added.