Pictures Garry Gillett
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Judge Tom Baker, Associate Judge Melissa Neil.

Everything a Simmental bull needs to be - that was how judge Tom Baker junior champion bull and eventual supreme Simmental exhibit Brenair Park Cougar.
"We have a lot of power and performance with carcass qualities and softness on the ground today," Mr Baker said of his line-up of junior bulls.
"But the eye muscle, coverage and structure of this bull gets him to the top." Exhibited by Don Mathieson's Brenair Park stud, Drysdale, Cougar is by Brenair Park Agassi and out of a Bandeeka cow. The 11 month old Cougar weighed 708 kilograms, scanned 104 square centimeters of eye muscle area and 5 millimeters of fat on both the rump and rib sites.

In the senior bull classes it was a case of the over the 1000-kilogram club.Two year old Brenair Park Bruno, sired by Westkap Imp and also exhibited by Brenair Park, eventually won out for his carriage combined with tremendous muscle.

"He's a massive bull with a mass of muscle - see that jump muscle pop when he walks - and that's what the Simmental is all about, bringing great carcass attributes," Mr. Baker said.
The 1072kg bull scanned 130cm2 of EMA.

In the female section, the oldest in the heifer class classes went up against the youngest in the cow classes for the grand champion female sash.
The junior heifer, Reagent Park AOO, exhibited by Barb Sutton and Gary Clarke's Reagent Park stud, was deemed the more moderate of the two and eventually won out.
Sired by Reagent Park Rave, the junior heifer was "what we are looking for in a beef animal and a Simmental especially" according to the judge.

The senior cow, Gelora Park Tamara 71, exhibited by the Cockerell's Portarlington based stud, was sired by renowned Simmental sire Three Sixes SA and out of a Gelora Park cow.

Junior Champion Heifer, B Sutton & G Clarke's, Reagent Park AOO with Associate Judge Melissa Neal, Judge Tom Baker & Sarah McMaster.

GS & L Cockerell's, Gelora Park Tamara with Gina Ryan & Mark Cockerell.

Res Senior champion Cow, B Sutton & G Clarke's, Brewers Heidi with Sarah McMaster, Chris Bowler& Kimberly Wallis.

Grand Champion Female B Sutton & G Clarke's Reagent Park AOO with Associate Judge Melissa Neal, Peter Schembri, Barbara Sutton & Saraha McMaster.

Junior & Grand Champion Bull D Mathieson's Brenair Park Cougar with Tom Baker, Mel Ryan, Ken Batt & Melissa Neal.

Reserve Junior Bull C & K Wenn's Pinaroo Hills Shaun with Chris Wenn, Kim Groner, Peter Wenn & Kerry Wenn.

Reserve Senior Bull Corinda Downs Bosley with Mark Peucker.

Supreme Simmental Exhibit Brenair Park Cougar with Ken Batt, Don Mathieson & Tom Baker