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| Interbreed Champion - Victorieus |
Three year old Limousin cow, Victorieus, from The Crawford Brothers, Rathkeeland, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland swept the boards at the 2008 Royal Show which, despite a reduced entry due to Bluetongue movement restrictions, was brimming with quality Limousin cattle. Having been awarded Supreme Champion in the Limousin section on the Thursday, this true Limousin Queen was crowned Individual Interbreed Champion on the Saturday. To cap a tremendous day, she went on to take the Blue Riband Burke Trophy for the Champion Interbreed Pair when teaming up with her stable mate and Reserve Male Champion the three year old bull, Vigot.
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| Vigot & Victorieus - Champion Interbreed Pair |
When tackled, the Judge - and former Scotland Rugby International -
Mr John Jeffrey, Kersknowe, Kelso, Roxburghshire gave his reasons for
choosing his Champion Burke Trophy Pairing: “It was the dominance
of the cow, Victorieus, that held my gaze all the while. With height
and power in abundance, you really could not look beyond her,” he
commented. This was the fourth consecutive year that a Limmy duo had
won the Burke Trophy, believed to set a new record in the modern era.
On the Sunday, the Show was rounded off in some style as the Interbreed
Team of Five Championship was awarded to the tremendously strong, balanced
and distinguished Limousin entry. The team comprised of: Limousin bull,
Greenhill Viper; Newstart Tansy, Reserve Female Champion and member of
the winning Team of Five at the 2005 Royal Show – both from Cormack
McDowell Partnership, Sunnyside Farm, Billesdon, Leics; Fleethill Sal,
the 2004 Royal Welsh Limousin Female Champion, later sold as Red Ladies
Champion 2004 for 17,000gns, and brought forward by Paul Dawes, Kipperknowle
Farm, Dinmore Manor, Hereford; and the outstanding full sisters Brockhurst
Batik and Brockurst Bolshoi- the 2008 Royal Highland Champion, from D
Mash, Torrington Farm, Chesham, Bucks.
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| Victorieus |
November 2004 born, Victorieus is fully French bred and is by the sire Romeo and out of the dam, Paloma. The Crawford Brothers – Raymond & Stephen, together with father, Herbie – had first seen her at the Paris Show in 2007 where she won the senior heifer class. “Her sheer size and scope really pulled me in and I couldn’t get her out of my mind,“ commented Raymond. So the following February he did a deal with Sebastien Lagrafeuil of Le Maubert, Meilhards, France and brought her to the UK for her one and only show outing at this year’s Royal. She is in calf to one of the Lagrafeuil-Puech’s stock bulls and the Crawford Brothers may take her and Vigot to the Paris Show in 2009.
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| Limousin bull and Reserve Male Champion, Vigot |
In the Burke Trophy she teamed up with Limousin bull and Reserve Male Champion, Vigot, again November 2004 born and just a day apart from Victorieus, and another from the Lagrafeuil stable. It was the first time that two animals from one single Limousin exhibitor as well as perhaps from one single breeder had taken Burke honours. Vigot was bought as a calf at the National Limousin Show in September 2005. Show successes thereafter have included Reserve Male at Balmoral in 2006, Junior Male Champion at the Highland in 2006 and Junior Interbreed Champion at the 2006 Great Yorkshire Show. Vigot – together with the Sauvignon – were the first Limousin bulls to have sexed semen collected. Vigot is by the Danish bred bull Hammel Luc and is out of the French dam, Rebecca.
Earlier on the Saturday, Victorieus had taken Individual Interbreed honours under the watchful gaze of judge Mr Steven Bailey, Upper Lightwood Green, Audlem, Crewe, Cheshire.
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| Greenhill Viper |
From the Limousin section sponsored by Banbury-based Smiths of Bloxham
on the Thursday, Victorieus had emerged from a very good in-calf cow
class, and after securing the female championship, she eventually went
head to head with the Male Champion, the four-and-a-half-year-old bull
Greenhill Viper from Cormack-McDowell Partnership, Sunnyside Farm, Tilton
Lane, Billesdon, Leicestershire. With two outstanding animals in front
of him, judge Mr Alistair Graham, Tandragee, Co Antrim, N Ireland deliberated
before awarding the Supreme Championship to Victorieus.
The judge was full of praise for what he described as “an exceptional
female, powerful, breedy about the head, a tremendous size and top right
through to her tailhead and very clean through the middle.” He
went on to emphasise the size and power that was paramount for the meat
trade.
The Crawfords now own the distinction of having won the Grand Slam of
major ‘Royals’ during their showing career. Championship
titles have been secured at the Royal Ulster, Royal Highland, Royal Show,
Royal Welsh, and in addition, the Royal Dublin. The 2008 Royal Show title
was their second Championship at the Stoneleigh based show having first
won it in 1999 with the bull Milbrook Lancelot who went on to be part
of the first winning Burke Trophy team for the Limousin breed in that
same year.
Standing Reserve Overall Champion in 2008 was the classy Female Reserve
Champion, Brockhurst Batik, an April 2004 heifer from WJ & M Mash
Ltd, Grove Lane, Chesham, Bucks. Fresh from winning this year’s
Royal Highland Limousin Championship, where Doug Mash had completed the
domestic Triple Crown of Royals, Brockhurst Batik is an embryo calf out
of Ronick McAinsi and sired by Grahams Samson. Ronick McAinsi was purchased
from the Stirling herd of R Dick for a maiden heifer record of 28,000gns
at Carlisle in 1997 and subsequently was crowned Royal Show Champion
in 2004. Grahams Samson, bred by R& J Graham, Strling, was sold to
Penrith breeder Doug Edgar for a then world record 55,000gns in February
2003. These tremendous bloodlines had combined to produce the classy
Brockhurst Batik who is in calf to Samy, the record three-time Royal
Show Burke Trophy winner.
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| Millstone Calypso |
Junior Female Champion and Junior Champion Overall was Millstone Calypso
from Mr J Oakes, Stone Trough Farm, Holly Lane, Harrisahead, Stoke on
Trent. April 2007 born and sired by Mas Du Clos, Calypso is out of the
dam, Themis, who John Oakes purchased in Brittany and having three generations
of high performance RRE in her back pedigree. This was Mr Oakes’ best
showing at the Royal since his Royal Show Supreme in 2003 with Tunnelby
Scallywag and he was also awarded the Bill Callion Trophy for the tidiest
lines by judge Dorinda Dixon of the Roughley Herd. Millstone Calypso
emerged from a strong heifer line-up to narrowly pip Dinmore Climrose
from Paul Dawes, Dinmore Manor, Hereford who took the Reserve Junior
Female title.
Junior Male Champion and Reserve Junior Overall was Brockhurst Columbus, a May
2007 born bull calf sired by Brockhurst Venture and out of Brockhurst Rouge again
from Doug Mash. Standing Reserve Junior Male was Millington China exhibited by
Mr J Weatherill, Millington Grange Estate, York. He boasts full French bloodlines
with Neuf as sire and Nina on the dam line.
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| Raymond & Stephen Crawford with Lord Salisbury who presented the Burke Trophy |
ROYAL SHOW LIMOUSIN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008
“Rutilante” Perpetual Challenge Cup
483 Cresswell Annie Mr A Sayer
“Battleaxe” Perpetual Challenge Trophy
for the Best Female
496 Victorieus Mr R Crawford
“Broomfield” Limousin Perpetual Challenge
Trophy for the Best Female bred by exhibitor
479 Brockhurst Batik WJ & M Mash Ltd
“Hallingbury” Limousin Perpetual Challenge
Trophy for the Best Young Bull
499 Brockhurst Columbus WJ & M Mash Ltd
“Bedell” Perpetual Challenge Trophy
for the Best Bull
514 Greenhill Viper Cormack McDowell Partners
“Broomfield” Limousin Perpetual Challenge
Trophy for the Best Bull bred by exhibitor.
499 Brockhurst Columbus WJ & M Mash Ltd
Limousin Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the Supreme Champion Limousin
496 Victorieus Mr R Crawford
“Broadmeadows Breeders” Perpetual
Challenge Cup for the Breeder of the Supreme Champion Limousin
496 Gaec Lagrafeuil-Puech
“Ron Mount” Memorial Perpetual Challenge
Trophy for the Best Junior Limousin
440 Millstone Calypso Mr J Oakes
“Emily Beeney “ Memorial Perpetual
Cup for the Best Two animals bred by exhibitor
WJ & M Mash Ltd
“Harvest” Limousin Perpetual Challenge
Trophy to the Best Group of Three Animals
Wilodge Tonka
“Keith Low” Memorial Perpetual Trophy
to the exhibitor gaining most points in the Limousin classes
Mr P Dawes – 26 ½
WJ & M Mash – 23
JE Weatherill – 15 ¼
Millington Perpetual Trophy for the Best Junior Limousin of opposite
sex to the Junior Limousin Champion
499 Brockhurst Columbus WJ & M Mash Ltd
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| Burke Trophy winners |
Photos available from Wayne Hutchinson
| Results | ||
| Class 65.01 Heifer born on or between 01.04.07 and 30.06.07 | ||
| First | 440 Millstone Calypso Mr J Oakes, STAFFORDSHIRE |
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| Second | 438 Dinmore Countess Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Class 65.02 Heifer, born on or between 01.01.07 and 31.03.07 | ||
| First | 913 Dinmore Climrose Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Second | 446 Millington Choice Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Third | 452 Newstart Cinderella Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Fourth | 456 Dinmore Cureka Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Class 65.04 Heifer in-calf born between 01.10.05 and 30.06.06 | ||
| First | 479 Brockhurst Batik Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Second | 478 Brockhurst Bolshoi Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Fifth | 480 Cresswell Bonny Mr Anthony Sayer, STAFFS |
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| Class 65.05 Cow in-milk with calf at foot born after 01.01.05 | ||
| First | 483 Cresswell Annie Mr Anthony Sayer, STAFFS |
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| Class s 65.06 Best Limousin Cow in-milk with calf at foot born on or after 01.01.05 | ||
| First | 483 Cresswell Annie Mr Anthony Sayer, STAFFS |
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| Class 65.07 Cow in-milk with calf at foot born before 31.12.04 | ||
| First | 486 Fleethill Sal Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Second | 488 Millington Tangerine Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Class 65.08 Cow, any age | ||
| First | 496 Victorieous Mr Raymond Crawford, NORTHERN IRELAND |
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| Second | 495 Newstart Tansy Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Third | 494 Reseda Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.09 Best Limousin Female | ||
| First | 496 Victorieous Mr Raymond Crawford, NORTHERN IRELAND |
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| Reserved | 479 Brockhurst Batik Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.10 Best Limousin Female bred by exhibitor | ||
| First | 479 Brockhurst Batik Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class 65.11 Bull born between 01.04.07 and 30.06.07 | ||
| First | 499 Brockhurst Columbus Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Second | 497 Dinmore Cutabove Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Class 65.12 Bull born between 01.01.07 and 31.03.07 | ||
| First | 501 Millington China Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Second | 509 Roughley Carlos Mrs D. Dixon, WEST MIDLANDS |
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| Third | 508 Dinmore Cossack Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.13 Best Limousin Young Bull | ||
| First | 499 Brockhurst Columbus Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Reserved | 501 Millington China Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Class 65.14 Bull born between 01.07.06 and 31.12.06 | ||
| First | 511 Roughley Brilliant Mrs D. Dixon, WEST MIDLANDS |
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| Class 65.16 Bull, born before 01.07.05 | ||
| First | 514 Greenhill Viper Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Second | 516 Vigot Mr Raymond Crawford, NORTHERN IRELAND |
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| Third | 515 Brockhurst Venture Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.17 Best Limousin Bull | ||
| First | 514 Greenhill Viper Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Reserved | 516 Vigot Mr Raymond Crawford, NORTHERN IRELAND |
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| Class s 65.18 Best Limousin Bull bred by exhibitor | ||
| First | 499 Brockhurst Columbus Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.19 Supreme Champion Limousin | ||
| First | 496 Victorieous Mr Raymond Crawford, NORTHERN IRELAND |
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| Reserved | 479 Brockhurst Batik Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.20 Breeder of the Supreme Champion Limousin | ||
| First | 496 Victorieous Mr Raymond Crawford, NORTHERN IRELAND |
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| Class s 65.21 Best Limousin Junior Bull | ||
| First | 499 Brockhurst Columbus Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Reserved | 501 Millington China Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.22 Best Limousin Junior Heifer | ||
| First | 440 Millstone Calypso Mr J Oakes, STAFFORDSHIRE |
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| Reserved | 913 Dinmore Climrose Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.23 Best Junior Limousin | ||
| First | 440 Millstone Calypso Mr J Oakes, STAFFORDSHIRE |
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| Reserved | 499 Brockhurst Columbus Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.25 Best Pair of Limousin bred by exhibitor | ||
| Equal First - 1 | 478 Brockhurst Bolshoi Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Equal First - 2 | 479 Brockhurst Batik Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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| Equal Reserve - 1 | 446 Millington Choice Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Equal Reserve - 2 | 501 Millington China Mr J E Weatherill, EAST YORKSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.26 Best Group of 3 Limousin by the same sire | ||
| Equal First - 1 | 913 Dinmore Climrose Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Equal First - 2 | 456 Dinmore Cureka Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Equal First - 3 | 497 Dinmore Cutabove Mr P R Dawes, HEREFORDSHIRE |
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| Equal Reserve - 1 | 495 Newstart Tansy Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Equal Reserve - 2 | 452 Newstart Cinderella Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Equal Reserve - 3 | 462 Hopehouse Amy Mr C H McDowell, LEICESTERSHIRE |
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| Class s 65.27 Best Junior Animal of opposite sex to the Junior Champion | ||
| First | 499 Brockhurst Columbus Mr D M Mash, BUCKINHAMSHIRE |
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