SMITHFIELD SUCCESSES AT LIVESCOT
M & HD Currie Champion & Reserve Beef Rib
George Whyte takes Saddle of Lamb Championship
With LiveScot back in full swing at Lanark on Saturday 27 November 2021, there was a good entry of 9 ribs and 14 saddles, and with it strong competition for the Royal Smithfield Club Beef Ribs & Saddle of Lamb trophies.
Judge John Carlisle of Border Meats, Lockerbie, awarded the Beef Rib championship and with it the Royal Smithfield Club Perpetual Trophy to Matthew & Heather Currie, Skewbridge, Mouswald, Dumfries. This was for a 298kg purebred Aberdeen Angus steer grading R4H. Commenting, the judge said: “My winner had a nice covering of fat, good size eye muscle with a nice amount of marbling right through the meat - a perfect set of ribs.” The Curries also took the Reserve Overall Championship with a May 2020-born Angus heifer with a carcase weight of 361kg and grading R4L. In third place was A Turnbull with a 340kg R4L Limousin-cross.
Champion Ribs from M & HD Currie
George Whyte, Lintibert Farm, Muthill, Crieff won the lightweight lamb class and followed up with the Supreme Championship with his 24.7kg three-quarter Beltex cross. “Tremendous eye muscle, a perfect level of fat that will both keep right and cook right,” was the description given by the judge. Standing Reserve was Andrew Baillie, Carstairs Mains, Lanark with another three-quarter Beltex at 22.5kg.
George Whyte’s Champion Saddle
George Whyte (left) receiving his trophy from judge John Carlisle
Royal Smithfield Club Secretary Richard Saunders (left) presents the Ribs trophy to Matthew Currie
The Club extends its grateful thanks to the following or all their efforts in making the event such a success: to all the exhibitors for putting entries forward, to Julie Wight and the Scottish Fatstock Club Committee, to Royal Smithfield Club Steward Hugh Black of Hugh Black & Sons Butchers and to judge John Carlisle.
Hugh Black & John Carlisle
John Carlisle explaining his reasons
Results
Beef Rib
1. M & HD Currie SUPREME CHAMPION
2. M & HD Currie RESERVE CHAMPION
3. A Turnbull
Light Lamb Saddle (up to 25kg)
1. George Whyte SUPREME CHAMPION
2. Andrew Baillie RESERVE CHAMPION
3. R&M Struthers
Heavy Lamb Saddle (over 25kg)
1. Messrs Purdon
2. Andrew Baillie
3. Messrs Cullen