Morpheus Rosie bred by Owen Tunney wins the Aberdeen-Angus Summer National at The Border Union Show, Kelso 2024 sponsored by AK Stoddart’s.

The Aberdeen-Angus Summer National 2024 was held in the picturesque market town of Kelso, in the heart of the Scottish Borders. The much-anticipated show was superbly judged by Wanda Tilson from the renowned Wedderlie Herd in Berwickshire.

Owen Tunney from the Morpheus Herd in Cheshire takes the Summer National supreme sash with six-year-old, January 2018 born cow, Morpheus Rosie. Shown with her three-month-old bull at foot, a Morpheus Kentucky son, Morpheus Riverdance and went onto win the beef inter-breed Champion and Reserve Champion of Champions. Morpheus Rosie sired by Ardrossan Admiral and bred from Morpheus Rosebud was also Female Champion, Best Cow and Calf and Best Bred by Exhibitor and this follows her success as the breed champion at this year’s Royal Cheshire Show.

Claiming reserve Overall Champion was the Male Champion Oakmoor Boss, a two-year-old homebred bull from Tom Slater, York. The first calf out of its dam Oakmoor Beauty, Oakmoor Boss was also male champion at this year’s Royal Highland Show and reserve male champion at the Great Yorkshire Show.

Other top prizes were won by the Reserve Male Champion Mosshall Red Saltire owned by Messres G & N Taylor and Reserve Female Champion Tree Bridge Polly Perkins owned by Mr & Mrs D. Evans. Junior Champion went to Gretnahouse Evas Honey owned by Mr & Mrs M Alford and Reserve Junior Champion went to Rulesmains Rosebud owned by Andrew S Hodge Esq.

The Best Pair of animals and Best Pair bred by exhibitor went to Andrew Hodge Esq whilst the Best group of three bred by exhibitor went to Mosshall.

 

Champions

Overall, Champion: MORPHEUS ROSIE U040 – Owen Tunney Esq

Reserve Overall Champion: OAK MOOR BOSS Y637 – Miss Mv Guttery & Mr Tom Slater

Male Champion: OAK MOOR BOSS Y637 – Miss Mv Guttery & Mr Tom Slater

Reserve Male Champion: MOSSHALL RED SALTIRE Y490 – Messrs G & N Taylor

Female Champion: MORPHEUS ROSIE U040 – Owen Tunney Esq

Reserve Female Champion: TREE BRIDGE POLLY PERKINS T699 – Mr & Mrs D Evans

Yearling Male Champion: FIDDLEHALL EPIC Z051 – Keith Rennie Esq

Reserve yearling male champion: TONLEY EVERGOLD Z045 – Neil A Wattie Esq

Yearling Female Champion: GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Best Cow and Calf: MORPHEUS ROSIE U040 – Owen Tunney Esq

Best Bull Calf: TONLEY VETTEL A130 – Neil A Wattie Esq

Reserve best bull calf: MOSSTON MUIR TIDY BOND Z474 – Mosston Muir Farm Ltd

Best Heifer Calf: FOXHILL PRINCESS CARINA Z178 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Reserve best heifer calf: TREE BRIDGE ESTELLA Z087 – Mr & Mrs D Evans

Junior Champion: GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Reserve Junior Champion: RULESMAINS ROSEBUD Z792 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

Overall best calf: FOXHILL PRINCESS CARINA Z178 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

Reserve overall best calf: TONLEY VETTEL A130 – Neil A Wattie Esq

Best Bred by exhibitor: MORPHEUS ROSIE U040 – Owen Tunney Esq

Best Pair of animals: ANDREW HODGE ESQ

Best Pair bred by exhibitor: ANDREW HODGE ESQ

Best group of three bred by exhibitor: MOSSHALL

 

Class 161. Bull born on or between 1st January and 31 December 2022

1^st OAK MOOR BOSS Y637 – Miss Mv Guttery & Mr Tom Slater

2^nd MOSSHALL RED SALTIRE Y490 – Messrs G & N Taylor

Class 162. Bull born on or between 1st January and 31st March 2023

1^st FIDDLEHALL EPIC Z051 – Keith Rennie Esq

2^nd RULESMAINS PEDRO Z819 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

3^rd ETTRICK GORDY Z327 – Firm Of G Gray

4^th GRETNAHOUSE EGBERT Z489 – Mrs Lisa Flemimg

5^th KILMALUAG EDRADOUR Z369 (ET) – Donald Rankin Esq

Class 163. Bull born on or between 1st April and 31st July 2023      

1^st TONLEY EVERGOLD Z045 – Neil A Wattie Esq

2^nd MOSSTON MUIR EROCO Z464 – Mosston Muir Farm Ltd

3^rd MCCORNICK ECOSSE Z088 – Martin R Mccornick Esq

4^th KERSQUARTER FORDY Z511 – Ian Watson Esq

5^th MCCORNICK EMPOWER Z072 – MARTIN R Mccornick ESQ

Class 164. Bull calf born on or between 1st August and 31st December 2023

1^st MOSSTON MUIR TIDY BOND Z474 – Mosston Muir Farm Ltd

2^nd WESTDRUMS LORD HUGO Z045 (ET) – John M Steel Esq

3^rd BRAILES LORD RICHARD Z328 – Brailes Livestock

Class 165. Bull calf born in 2024

1^st TONLEY VETTEL A130 – Neil A Wattie Esq

2^nd MOSSTON MUIR ICEMAN A475 – Mosston Muir Farm Ltd

3^rd RETTIES LIONHEART A337 – Messrs R & C Retti

4^th MORPHEUS RIPTIDE A163 – Owen Tunney Esq

5^th KILMALLIE KINGHORN A434 – Ewen M Campbell Esq

Class 166. Female born on before 31st December 2020. Dry, to calve in 2024, no calf at foot

1^st SWORDALE EMERALD U270 – Miss Lucy C Pittendrigh

Class 167. Female born on or before 31st December 2020 with natural calf at foot

1^st MORPHEUS ROSIE U040 – Owen Tunney Esq

2^nd TREE BRIDGE POLLY PERKINS T699 – Mr & Mrs D Evans

3^rd KILMALLIE KYLIE S037 – Ewen M Campbell Esq

4^th WEETON BLACKBIRD V519 – Brailes Livestock

Class 168. Female born on or between 1st January and 31st December 2021, with natural calf at foot.

1^st MOSSHALL RED ERINDA X291 – Messrs G & N Taylor

Class 169. Female born in 2022 with first natural calf at foot

1^st MORPHEUS ROSE Y105 – Owen Tunney Esq

2^nd SHADWELL LADY HEATHER Y292 – John M Steel Esq

3^rd RULESMAINS ROYAL LYNN Y711 –   Andrew S Hodge Esq

4^th DUNCANZIEMERE EDWINA Y468 – A Clark & Sons

Class 170. Female born in 2022

1^st FOXHILL PRINCESS CAROLINE Y167 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

2^nd MOSSHALL RED ESSENCE Y436 – Messrs G & N Taylor

3^rd BRAILES BLACK BEE Y245 – Brailes Livestock

4^th TONLEY PRINCESS Y022 – Neil A Wattie Esq

Class 171. Heifer, born on or between 1st January and 31st March 2023

1^st RULESMAINS ROSEBUD Z792 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

2^nd CARRUTHERS ELSPETH Z227 – Messrs D & K Graham

3^rd KERSQUARTER FENECIA Z483 – Ian Watson Esq

4^th NEWTON EYRE Z134 – Ray Gardiner Esq

5^th KERSQUARTER BLACK WIDOW Z488 – Ian Watson Esq

Class 172. Heifer born on or between 1st April and 31st July 2023

1^st GRETNAHOUSE EVAS HONEY Z499 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

2^nd IDVIES ELISA Z150 – Brailes Livestock

3^rd FALNASH EBONY Z501 – Mrs Lisa Flemimg

4^th RULESMAINS PRICELESS Z872 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

5^th CROOK HILL MISS BLISS Z076 – Dr William & Mrs Margaret Taylor

Class 173. Heifer calf born on or between 1st August and 31st December 2023

1^st FOXHILL PRINCESS CARINA Z178 – Mr & Mrs M Alford

2^nd TREE BRIDGE ESTELLA Z087 – Mr & Mrs D Evans

3^rd CROOK HILL BELLE Z083 – Dr William & Mrs Margaret Taylor

4^th ANDERSONS ELSA Z320 – Robert & Rhona Anderson

5^th WESTDRUMS LADY HEATHER Z044 (ET) – John M Steel Esq

Class 174. Heifer calf born in 2024

1^st RULESMAINS ROYAL LYNN A996 – Andrew S Hodge Esq

2^nd DUNCANZIEMERE EDWINA A564 – A Clark & Sons