NORTHERN Ireland breeder, John Elliot and his father, Ernest, swept the boards in the Salers lines, winning three of the top four awards to include the supreme, with Drumlegagh Kyra.

Going one step better than her junior championship here and at Balmoral, last year, this 21/2-year-old is by the French sire Fanfan and out of Drumlegagh Elsie, the 2015 breed leader at Ingliston. She was paraded in calf to the reserve male champion at the show, Drumlegagh Hamish, the three-year-old home-bred stockbull for the 70-cow herd, by Drumlegagh Ferdinand out of the French cow, Danse. Another show winner, this big fella was male champion here last year and last month collected a red ticket at Balmoral.

Adding to the celebrations, the family’s four-year-old cow, Drumlegagh Galaxy, by Fanfan, lifted the runner-up female award when shown with January-born bull calf at foot. Fully French-bred, she is out of Unity, and lifted the same award here last year. Galaxy was also reserve at Balmoral.

Flying the flag for Scotland, Alistair MacKenzie and son, also Alistair, enjoyed their best ever show in three years exhibiting, taking the reserve overall with their male champion, Whitebog Karbolic. This two-year-old boasts the best of breeding being a son of the 12-year-old bull, Whitebog Sandy, a Lascar son that bred the 10,000gns Whitebog bull from Fortrose, sold at Stirling. The dam of this previously unshown bull brought out by Jimmy Laing and Ben Reive, is Whitebog Gwen ­–­ a daughter of the 4000gns Seawell Diplomat, which has produced numerous high priced bulls for the herd.

LEADING awards:

Judge: R Tudor, Llysun, Llanerfyl, Welshpool, Powys.

Supreme – J and EA Elliot’s female, Drumlegagh Kyra; reserve – K MacKenzie’s bull, Whitebog Karbolic.

Female – J and EA Elliot’s female, Drumlegagh Kyra; reserve – J and EA Elliot’s female, Drumlegagh Galaxy.

Male – K MacKenzie’s bull, Whitebog Karbolic; reserve – J and EA Elliot’s bull, Drumlegagh Hamish.

Junior –  K MacKenzie’s bull, Whitebog Karbolic; reserve – K MacKenzie’s female, Whitebog Kim.

Bred – J and EA Elliot’s female Drumlegagh Kyra.

Group – J and EA Elliot.

Pair – J and EA Elliot.

Female born after March 31, 2016 – 1, R and A Crocket (Bacardi Lizzie); 2, K MacKenzie (Whitebog Lilypad); 3, Firm of K MacKenzie (Whitebog Leah).

Female born June 24, 2015 to Mar 31, 2016 – 1, K MacKenzie (Whitebog Kim); 2, R Livesey (Cleuchhead Mhairi).

Female born Jan 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 – 1, J and EA Elliot (Drumlegagh Kyra); 2, R and A Crockett (Bacardi Jessie Jay); 3, R and A Crocket (Bacardi Keisha).

Female born Jan 1, 2014 to June 24, 2015 – 1, J and EA Elliot (Drumlegagh Kyra); 2, R and A Crocket (Bacardi Jessie Jay); 3, R and A crocket (Bacardi Keisha).

Female born before Jan 1, 2014 – 1, J and EA Elliot (Drumlegagh Galaxy); 2, R Livesey (Cleuchhead Mhairi).

Bull born after Mar 31, 2016 – N Ralston (Kaimburn Laser); 2, R Livesey (Cleuchhead Lagavulin); 3, R Livesey (Cleuchhead Laphroaig).

Bull born June 24, 2014 to Mar 31, 2016 – 1, Firm of K MacKenzie (Whitebog Karbolic); 2, J and EA Elliot (Drumlegagh Lucas).

Bull born before June 24, 2015 – J and EA Elliot (Drumlegagh Hamish); 2, G Pye (Rigel Kia); 3, T and I Walling (Cumbrian K Roger Poll).