Charolais dominates Royal Welsh beef awards
Princes Charles congratulated "King Charlie" on winning the Fitzhugh Trophy with Barnsford Ferny and Coolnaslee Gigi
Charolais triumphed at the Royal Welsh 2013 by taking the top two interbreed beef awards. Three year old Barnsford Ferny kicked off the week in fitting style by securing the individual supreme award while two days later he teamed up with the heifer, Coolnaslee Gigi, to be awarded the champion interbreed pairs.
Earlier on in the Charolais ring, Ferny had won the best male and supreme breed honours while Gigi was placed best female. Both entries were exhibited by Charlie Boden, Stockport and turned out by Nairn Wyllie and Gerwyn Jones.
The much admired Barnsford Ferny was making his debut in the summer show ring after he was sold to Boden and Davies at the October 2011 Stirling sale for a then breed record price of 70,000 gns. Sired by the 30,000gns Balmyle Bollinger and out of the Elrick Uranium sired Alwent Broom he was the first bull ever to be bred and sold by Tom and Sheena Gatherer, Inchinnan, Glasgow.
Ferny was tapped out of the interbreed line up by judge, Richard Hassell, saying he was the best Charolais bull he has seen during his judging career.
Team mate. Coolnaslee Gigi was a two year old year old in calf heifer secured for 4,400gns earlier this year in Dungannon by Mr Boden to join his 50 cow herd. Sired by Mr Boden’s Sportsmans Columbo which he sold in Perth for 55,000gns to Gigi’s breeder, Gilbert Crawford, Maghera.
Charolais breeders’ success at the show didn’t stop there. Ferny and Gigi teamed up with Mr Boden’s Sportsmans Hiccup, Kevin Thomas’ Moelfre Georgina and Mike Brown’s Charbron Goddess to be placed in reserve for the best team of five.
Interbreed Champion & Supreme Champion Barnsford Ferny from Boden & Davies Ltd
Barnsford Ferny with his owners mum Joan, Charlie and Rosie after winning the individual interbreed
The Fitzhugh tophy winners Barnsford Ferny and Coolnaslee Gigi
Gerwyn Jones received the Fitzhugh rosettes from HRH Princes Charles the Prince of Wales
The Charolais Group were reserve in the "Nat West Group of Five"
The Charolais group on parade
The Charolais trophy winners:
Back row BCCS President Ralph Needham, Welsh Charolais Chairman, Griff Morris
Front row, Peter Howells, Charlie Boden and Mike Brown
Barnsford Ferny
Charbron Heredity
Coolnaslee Gigi
- Sportsmans Highness
The Male and Female Champion Ferny and Gigi
The BCCS President Ralph Needham and the judge Peter Donger congratulated Nairn Wyllie on winning the supreme charolais championship
Peter Donger awarded Barnsford Ferny the male and supreme championship with Charbron Heredity ultimately placed reserve supreme
Mike Brown is presented with the junior bull awards won by Charbron Heredity
The judge Peter Donger assessing a young bull class
From around the ringside at the Royal Welsh Show - Photos courtesy of Dan Miller, Robert Smith Photography
Results
Champion 1st Barnsford Ferny - Boden & Davies Ltd 2nd Charbron Heredity - Mr & Mrs M S Brown
Best Male 1st Barnsford Ferny - Boden & Davies Ltd 2nd Charbron Heredity - Mr & Mrs M S Brown
Best Junior Bull in classes 425-426 1st Charbron Heredity - Mr & Mrs M S Brown 2nd Pedr Hermit - P L Howells
Best Junior bull in Wales 1st Pedr Hermit - PL Howells
Best Junior Female in class 434-435 1st Sportsmans Highness - Boden & Davies Ltd 2nd Charbron Honour - Mr & Mrs M S Brown
Best Female 1st Coolnaslee Gigi - Boden & Davies Ltd 2nd Culford Cherish - Mr & Mrs J McMillan & McInnes
Herdperson of the best Charolais Charbron Heredity - Mrs & Mrs M S Brown
Best opposite sex to the champion Coolnaslee Gigi - Boden & Davies Ltd
Class 423 Bull born on or before 31 December 2010 1st Barnsford Ferny - Boden & Davies Ltd
Class 425 Bull born on or between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2012 1st Hendy Hoodwink - Mr J A W Rees 2nd Waterfall Hero - SM Corbett & Daughters 3rd Shamleys Harvey - Barrington Robinson Jnr 4th Cliftonpark Hadiran - Barrington Robinson Jnr
Class 426 Bull born on or between 1 April 2012 and 30 June 2012 1st Charbron Heredity - Mr & Mrs M S Brown 2nd Pedr Hermit - PL Howells 3rd Temeside Heros - Mr P Burgess 4th Moelfre Henry - Mr K J Thomas
Class 430 Cow in milk or in calf, born on or before 31 December 2009 1st Culford Cherish - Mr & Mrs R McMillan & McInnes 2nd Moelfre Alwyna - Mr B L Williams
Class 432 Heifer, born on or between 1 January 2011 and 31 March 2011 1st Coolnaslee Gigi - Boden & Davies Ltd 2nd Oakchurch Gigi - J & A Price
Class 433 Heifer born on or between 1 April 2011 and 31 December 2011 1st Moelfre Georgina - Mr K J Thomas 2nd Charbron Goddess - Mr & Mrs M S Brown 3rd Romer Glory - Miss E M Lee 4th Wesley Gymnast - Miss E M Lee
Class 434 Heifer born on or between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2012 1st Charbron Honour - Mr & Mrs M S Brown 2nd Castellmawr Helen - Mr A & M Williams 3rd Gwastod Halo - Mr B L Williams 4th Trannon Helena - J Williams
Class 435 Heifer born on or between 1 April 2012 and 30 June 2012 1st Sportsmans Highness - Boden & Davies Ltd 2nd Goldies Hornbeam - Mr A Mould 3rd Ffynnon Helen - Mr V Griffiths
