Simmental showing catches the judge's eye, and 'creates a discussion'
Youth, it has sometimes been said is wasted on the young, but in the case of a 27-month-old Simmental bull, weighing 966 kilograms, its just the start.
This is what RNA Simmental judge, Terry Connor, Rockhampton, saw in in the senior and grand champion bull at the Royal Queensland Show, Silver Linings Underdog, shown by Silver Linings Simmental, Murgon.
Mr Connor said he was looking for strength without coarseness and refinement without being too frail in the ring.
"I love to judge good cattle. When you've got good cattle, it makes my job so easy," he said.
"I'm here to make a judgement, give my opinion and create a discussion with you people on the ringside."
Mr Connor was taken by Underdog's sire appeal, strength of spine and easy moving motion.
"When you get behind him, the depth of flank and convexity of the hindquarter are fantastic. He's just a free-moving bull," he said.
Sired by Woonallee Notice out of Silver Linings Starlet, the bull had a super eye muscle area of 144 square centimetres, with a P8 scan of 11mm and 8mm over the rib.
Underdog was the supreme champion exhibit at Gin Gin, Murgon, and Goomeri shows during the recent circuit, Jessica Beddows, who was on the halter, said.
The reserve senior bull was another from the Silver Linings team, Union Jack, a 918kg sire with 128 square centimetre EMA from the 20 months and under 22m class. It had a P8 of 8mm and 6mm on the rib.
The senior and grand champion cow was GK Tiger Lily, bred and shown by Brooke Iseppi, Dalby, the winner of the cow, 30 months and under 36 months.
Kirrily Johnson-Iseppi, Brooke's mother, said the cow was the supreme exhibit at the Gatton show, just two weeks ago.
"She is a cow with great depth of body and hindquarter with a lovely wedge shape," Mr Connor said.
It was sired by Kwa Western Alliance from Trinity Vale Red Rosette.
The reserve senior cow was from the same class as the champion, Double K Temptation, shown by Karina and Karly Crisp, Sugarloaf.
It was sired by Lucrana Yellowstone out of Double K Pimms Punch.
The junior champion male was bred and shown by Matilda McCoy, a Year 6 student at Dorrigo, NSW.
Matilda's grandmother, Sandy Morgan, Coolibah, Dorrigo, NSW, has a black Simmental stud and gave her the tradtitional Simmental dam, Coolibah Toffee.
Matilda's mum, Tammy McCoy said the bull, from the eight to under 12 months class, was aat its first show, since being weaned.
Sired by Willandra Ranger, he weighed 474 kg, with an EMA of 98sq/cm and 5mm and 4mm on the P8 and rib.
The reserve junior bull was from the 12 to under 16 months class, Ellendale Tennessee Moonshine, sired by Ellendale Red Hot Aphrodisiac out of Ellendale Who's Catwalk Queen.
The junior champion female was from the same team as the junior bull, Ellendale Red Whiskey Girl, sired by Ellendale 111X Jaggerbomb, from Ellendale Red Hot Ritzi.
The reserve junior female was Coolibah Soda Pop, shown by Sandi Madi, also from Dorrigo.
Full results
Breed: Simmental
Judge: Terry Connor
No. of exhibits: 40
Junior champion female: Ellendale RedWhiskey Girl, Ellendale Red Simmental, Lowood.
Reserve junior champion female: Coolibah Soda Pop, Sandy Madi, Dorrigo, NSW.
Senior champion female: GK Tiger Lily, Brooke Iseppi, Leafmore, Dalby.
Reserve senior champion female: Double K Temptation, Karina and Karly Crisp, Sugarloaf.
Junior champion male: Yambala Valentine, Matilda McCoy, Dorrigo, NSW
Reserve junior champion male: Ellendale Tennessee Moonshine, Ellendale Red Simmental.
Senior champion male: Silver Linings Underdog, Silver Linings Simmental, Murgon.
Reserve senior champion male: Silver Linings Union Jack, Silver Linings Simmental.
Grand champion female: GK Tiger Lily, Brooke Iseppi.
Grand champion male: Silver Linings Underdog, Silver Linings Simmental.
Breeders group: Silver Linings Simmental.
