Young carcase sire Lachdale Mindblower M003 outgunned a powerful bull lineup to be junior and grand champion at the 57th annual Herefords Australia National Show.
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The show drew 35 vendors and 96 polled and horned bulls from NSW, Queensland and South Australia.
Vendor Lachie Scurr, Lachdale Poll Herefords, Texas, Queensland, was on the halter of Mindblower, a 974kg son of Kidman Outlook F54.
“This bull is structurally sound with a good, strong head on him. He has natural thickness in spades and plenty of muscle,’’ said judge David Smith of Ben Lomond.
The September 2016-drop bull weighed 974kg, had a raw eye muscle scan of 134sqcm, P8 fat of 18mm, rib fat of 10mm, scrotal circumference of 42cm and had a BREEDPLAN eye muscle area of +3.4sqcm.
Reserve junior champion bull was JTR Patrick M015 (AI) (ET) (P), an August 2016-drop bull by Tycolah Lynwood H184 (P), and exhibited by Tim and Gemma Reid, JTR Cattle Company, Roslyn, NSW.
Ben and Leanne Rumbel, Supple Whiteface, Guyra, were dominant in the intermediate classes, claiming both the champion and reserve sashes in the division.
Champion was awarded to the 915kg Supple Mally M077 (P), a June drop bull sired by Morganvale Educator (P).
“There are a lot of things I like in this bull, I loved the style and length of him and he is very structurally sound,’’ Mr Smith said.
Stablemate and another Morganvale Educator son, Supple Meteor M171, was sashed reserve intermediate champion bull. Mr Smith was impressed with the Supple entries throughout the day, culminating in the stud being awarded the prestigious President's Trophy for the best presented team of three bulls.
Supple entered the class with their champion and reserve intermediate bulls, plus Supple Medallion M155 (which came second in his class).
Second place in the President's Trophy was awarded to Rayleigh Poll Herefords.
Rayleigh also enjoyed success in the senior division, taking out the champion sash with Rayleigh Magnum M009.
Sired by The Ranch Marksman H14 (P), Magnum is a low birthweight bull with a BREEDPLAN figure of +2.8kg.
Ravensdale Poll Herefords of Holbrook, placed well in the morning's performance classes under judge Tim Bayliss, Dorrigo.
Ravensdale Westward M035 took the broadribbon in the European Union class, with Minlacowie Marvel M093 in reserve for Tom and Amy Honner, Minlacowie stud, Minlaton, South Australia.
