Limmy leads at sunny Echt

Blair Duffton and Rebecca Stuart were reserve in the inter-breed beef championship

The same two stables scooped the top two tickets in the beef groups as Limousins from the Brockhurst herd ruled supreme, while Blair and Rebecca’s commercials settled for reserve. 
In the sheep lines, taking home the blue, white and red sash was a home-bred one-crop Suffolk ewe from Graeme Christie’s 50-strong ewe flock at Newton of Balquhain, Inverurie. She is by the 10,000gns Deveronside Doodle Bug, a tup Mr Christie bought a share in at Stirling in 2015, and out of a home-bred ewe by the 12,000gns Strathisla Stifler. She stood champion at Angus and was fourth in her class at the Highland. 

Inter-breed sheep champion from Graeme Christie

Jemma Green’s 22-ewe Texel flock at Corskie, Garmouth, produced the reserve inter-breed sheep championship with a home-bred two-crop ewe which stood Texel champion and reserve inter-breed champion at Fettercairn. This Glenside Valhalla daughter was bought inside its mother – a Teiglum Tornado daughter which was bought at Carlisle in 2014, as the flock’s foundation dam. 
Also forward for the coveted champion of champions accolade was the horse champion, a seven-year-old gelding named Collessie Full Monty, by Collessie Stepping Stone from Jim Gibb, Shoemakers Croft, Clola, Peterhead, and the goat champion, Strachan Elvis, a two-year-old male from Backhill Pygmy Goats based at Turriff. 
The Suffolk breed was back among the prizes in the sheep groups when four from the Lorimer family’s flock at Cadgerford, Kingswells, stood champion, with a group of Blue Texels from the Hunter family, West Cairnhill, Culsalmond, in reserve. 

LEADING awards:

Aberdeen-Angus (Judge: H Durward, Alford). Champion – H Emslie, Kinknockie, Mintlaw, Peterhead, with the six-year-old cow Tonley Elma, which was bought at Stirling in February, 2014, for 8500gns when she stood female champion. Paraded with her heifer calf Emslies Eryl, she is by Rawburn Enigma. Reserve – K and M Howie, Cairnton, Lumphanan, Banchory, with the April 2017-born bull Cairnton Blackbird. By Haymount Walarlo, which was bought at Stirling in February 2014, Blackbird stood champion at the Black Beauty Bonanza, last November at Thainstone. Junior bull – K and M Howie. Cow with calf – H Emslie. Senior heifer – F Willox, Meikle Pitinnan, Oldmeldrum. Junior heifer, bull or heifer calf – M Wattie, Mains of Tonley, Alford. 
British Blonde (Judge: A Smart, The Shiel, Muir of Fowlis, Alford). Champion – N Anderson, Beltie Cottage, Glassel, with Glassel Neymar, an 11-month-old bull by Strathisla Glen on its first outing. Reserve – A Watt, Birkenburn Farm, Keith, with Strathisla Dawn, a 10-year-old cow by Druk Lance, and shown with her bull calf Strathisla Obama. Bull, cow with calf, senior heifer, junior heifer – A Watt. Bull or heifer calf – N Anderson. 
British Blue – G and J Greenlaw, Balgairn Farms, Dinnet, with the home-bred 19-month-old heifer Greenlaw Lucky Lady, by Tenace De La Praule. Reserve – S Balfour, Easter Fodderletter, Tomintoul, with the in-calf heifer Black n Blue Lady Lloyd, which was bought at Carlisle in May for 4000gns when she stood female champion. She is by Jisco De Focant. Bull – M Robertson, Easter Fodderletter, Tomintoul. Senior heifer, bull or heifer calf – S Balfour. Junior heifer – G and J Greenlaw. 
Charolais (Judge: H Durward). Champion – G Patterson and B Duffton of Keith and Huntly, with the three-year-old cow, Battleford Lola, which the duo purchased in Northern Ireland for 8000gns. By Lochend Apache, she was shown with her heifer calf Aultmore Dolala. Reserve – N and S Barclay, Harestone, Crathes, Banchory, with the in-calf heifer Harestone Natalie, by the 16,000gns Thrunton Fearless. She was on her second outing since the Highland where she was part of the champion inter-breed group. Bull – S Irvine, Braehead, Drummuir, Keith. Cow – G Patterson and B Duffton. Senior heifer, junior heifer, bull or heifer calf – N and S Barclay. 
Highland cattle (Judge: C Bruce, Turriff). Champion – J and J Singer, Laurencekirk, with the three-year-old heifer Ailsa Emma Dhubh of Kintore Castleford, by Ullach Dubh 6 of Pollock. She was champion at the East Club, Angus and Fettercairn shows, and reserve inter-breed at Alyth. Reserve – S and A Brown, Mains of Lauderberry Farm, Echt, with the two-year-old heifer Carlin 4 of Culfoich by Jacob 2 of Benmore. Senior bull – M Middleton, Mid Mains of Balfour, Fettercairn. Junior bull, cow with calf – J Fraser, East Tilbouries, Maryculter. Senior heifer – J Singer. Intermediate heifer – S Brown. Junior heifer – M Middleton. Bull or heifer calf – S and A Reid, Forest Park, Stonehaven. 
Scottish Limousin Grand Prix (Judge: B Wills, Tannadice, Forfar). Champion, inter-breed beef champion and show champion of champions – WJ and M Mash, Torrington, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, with the three-year-old cow Brockhurst Lucy, by Wilodge Vantastic, out of Wilodge Bolshoi. Brought out and shown by Dougie McBeath and Sarah-Jane Jessop, Stirling, she had her February-born heifer calf, Brockhurst Oriana at foot. Reserve – D McBeath and SJ Jessop, Lower Greenyards, Stirling, with the rising four-year-old bull Woodroad James, by Woodroad Harvey. Calf, heifer born 2015 in calf or with calf – WJ and M Mash. Bull born on or after June 1 to December 31, 2017 – G Patterson, Upper Forgie, Aultmore, Keith. Bull born between April 1, 2016 and May 31, 2017, bull born January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 – S Irvine. Bull born 2016 – R Mitchell, Moses. Bull born prior to January 2016 – D McBeath and SJ Jessop. Heifer born between June 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017 – A and J Gammie, Drumforber, Laurencekirk. Heifer born April 1, 2017 to May 31, 2017 – E and M Greenlaw. Heifer born January 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017, heifer bornb June 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, cow – D and L Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Stirling. Heifer in calf – A Ritchie, Tamala, Whitecairns. 
Salers (Judge: A Sleigh, Tarves). Champion – J and K McIntyre, Milton of Cullerlie, Echt, with the six-year-old cow Lisnamaul Floss, by Barrynally Samuel, with her month-old bull calf Corrichie Nero. She was given as a wedding present to the couple as an in-calf heifer. Reserve – D Watson, Darnford, Durris, Banchory, with the bull Darnford Lars. Bull – D Watson. Cow – J McIntyre. Junior heifer, bull or heifer calf – E Murphy. 
Simmental (Judge: A Sleigh). Champion – S and K Smith, Bankhead Farm, Portlethen, with the home-bred in-calf heifer Forgeron Helen, by Ranflury Emperor. Reserve – WJ and J Green, Corskie, Garmouth, with the rising two-year-old heifer Corskie Herlande, which stood overall junior champion at the Highland. She is by the 45,000gns Bel Dhu Capercaillie. 
Bull – JB Wilkie. Junior bull – L Green, Corksie, Garmouth. Cow – S Wilkie. Senior heifer, bull or heifer calf – S and K Smith. Junior heifer – WJ and J Green. 
Any other breed/Shorthorn (Judge: R Marshall, Lumphanan). Champion – I and L Skea, Glenbervie, Dalriach, Kenmay, with the three-year-old Hereford bull Bannachie 1 Masterman, by Panmure 1 Herman. Reserve – A Watt, Birkenburn, with the two-year-old Shorthorn heifer Strathisla Kerry, by Glenisla Explorer. Senior bull, bull or heifer calf – I and L Skea. Cow, senior heifer – A Watt. Junior heifer – Glenrinnes Farms.  Junior bull – D and J Hardie.  
Shorthorn champion – D and J Hardie, Gates of Birselawsie, Midmar, with the home-bred October 2016-born bull Birselawsie Kozmo.
Cross cattle unhaltered (Judge: M Rainnie, Loanhead, Aboyne). Champion – I Millar, Miller Farms, North Lurg, Midmar, with a cow and calf. Reserve – B Duffton and R Stuart, with a pair of commercial crosses.
Cross cattle haltered (Judge: M Rainnie). Champion – B Duffton and R Stuart, with the 20-month-old Limousin cross heifer Shaniqua, by Lodge Hamlet. Bought at Livescot for £1500, she was reserve at Angus, second at the Highland and inter-breed champion at Fettercairn. Reserve – Moir Livestock, Home Farm, Cairness, with the 13-month-old British Blue cross heifer, Magic Mojo. Bought in Ireland, she was reserve champion at the Spring Show in February, and British Blue cross champion at the Highland. Cow in calf or milk – B Patterson, Cairndaie Croft, Sauchen. YF bullock – R Stuart. YF heifer – Keith Commercials. Heifer calf born on or after January 1, 2018 – E and M Greenlaw. Heifer under one-year-old, heifer one or two-years-old, bullock under one-year-old, bullock one or two-years-old – B Duffton and R Stuart. Bullock calf born on or after January 1, 2016 – JA Morrison, Newtack, Keith.
Carcase cattle (Judge: Scotbeef, Inverurie). Bullock – W and J Cameron, Burnside, Edingight, Grange, Keith. Heifer – S Smith, Sunnyhill Croft, Turriff. 
Cattle young handlers – Junior – 1, Emma Smith; 2, Lois Milne; 3, Lexi Meldrum. Intermediate – 1, Craig Coutts; 2, Lewis Singer; 3, Edin Middleton. Senior – 1, Mark Wattie; 2 Richard Davidson; 3, Ellis Mutch.
Clydesdale (Judge: J Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blairdrummond). Champion – J Gibb, Shoemakers Croft, Clola, Mintlaw, with the seven-year-old gelding Collessie Full Monty, which was bought as a six-month-old colt. She is by Collessie Stepping Stone and stood champion at Brechin and fourth in her class at the Highland. Reserve – I Young, Arradoul, Wellheads, Clochan, Buckie, with the home-bred yearling filly Arradoul Capella, by Arradoul Balvinnie, out of Arradoul Symphony. She was second in her class at the Winter Fair as a junior filly foal and is destined for New Deer. Mare, foal – C Stewart. Filly one-year-old – I Young. Filly two-year-old – G and R Skinner, Strathorn, Pitcaple. Colt or gelding, yeld mare – W Robertson. Gelding – J Gibb. Best decorated harness – M Stewart. Young handlers – Sophie Mitchell. 
Highland ponies (Judge: L Meliville, Croy, Inverness). Champion – G and A Towns, Easdale, Markethill, Turriff, with the home-bred three-year-old filly Yvette May of Forglen, by Maronwells Gleann Aegas and out of Pamela May of Forglen. She stood champion Highland pony here last year and was champion at both Brodie and Buckie earlier this month. Reserve – L McDonald, Mains of Coynach, Tarland, with the 11-year-old mare Pavlova of Whitefield, by Lancelot of Whitefield. She was bought two years ago and stood reserve champion at Tarland last year. Gelding, ridden – S Macintosh. Mare – L McDonald. One-year-old, three-year-old – G and A Towns. Two-year-old – F McCulloch. 
Shetland (Judge: D Burnett, Ellon). Champion – C Forbes, 1 Dullenbank, Dufftown, with the eight-year-old mare Merkisayre Dally and her first colt foal. Bought four years ago, she is a previous champion and was on her first outing of the year. Reserve – I Spence, Alford, with Warrackson Tamara, a seven-year-old mare shown with her filly foal. Bought as a yearling, she is by Scamells Criterium, out of Tay of Hutton and won successfully as a two and three-year-old. She was brought out with help from Irene’s niece Kayley Nicol. Yeld mare or gelding, mare with foal, foal, colt, filly or gelding born in 2017 – C Forbes. Colt, filly or gelding born in 2015 or 2016 – R Macleod. Entire male – Natasha. Ridden – I Spence. 
Beltex (Judge: G Ireland, Blackhillock, Cairnie, Huntly). Champion and reserve – S Wood, Woolhillock, Skene. Champion for Stuart was a home-bred gimmer which stood sixth in her class at the Highland. She is by Carrigans Bob, the sire of Stuart’s Highland Show champion, and out of Woodies Wild Wind. Taking the reserve honours was a shearling named Bailley Brook Chief, purchased privately last year. He is by the former record 12,500gns Woodies Snoop Dog, out of the 7000gns Airyolland Annaconda. Aged tup, shearling tup, gimmer, tup lamb – S Wood. Ewe – F Wilkie, Whitestone, Skene. Ewe lamb – G Morrison, Bush Farm, Muldearie, Keith. 
Bluefaced Leicester (Judge: L Glass, Alford). Champion and reserve – J and S Hunter, Wedderburn, Huntly. Supreme for the Hunters was a home-bred tup lamb by J1 Kirkby Redgate, out of a home-bred ewe, while the reserve went to their home-bred ewe lamb by an Airyolland sire, out of a home-bred ewe. Aged tup, gimmer – A Jolly, Clyne, Newmachar. Ewe – CR and ES Millican, Newton of Hassiewells, Rothienorman. Tup lamb, ewe lamb – J and S Hunter. 
Charollais (Judge: A Greenlaw, Sheep Park Farms, Aberchirder, Huntly). Champion – Misses E and E Duncan, Barnyards, Clola, Peterhead. Supreme was Braemuir Pandora, a home-bred two-crop ewe which stood inter-breed sheep champion here last year. On just her first outing of the year, she is by Riverdale Noble, out of a Cannahars-bred ewe. Reserve for the sister duo was the champion ewe’s ewe lamb, by Loanhead Single Malt. She was second in her class at the Highland. All classes – E and E Duncan. 

Supreme Charollais from Eilidh and Erin Duncan

Suffolk (Judge: I Fowlie, Adziel, Strichen, Fraserburgh). Champion and supreme sheep – G Christie, Newton of Balquhain, Inverurie, with a home-bred one-crop. She is by the 10,000gns Deveronside Doodle Bug, bought in partnership with the Muirton and Roundacre flocks and out of a home-bred ewe by the 12,000gns Strathisla Stifler. She was champion at Angus and fourth in her class at the Highland. Reserve – L Mcauley, 3 Easter Coxton, Elgin, with a shearling named Bareflathills Big Impression, bought privately last year as a tup lamb. He was on his first outing with Louise. Aged tup – WG Troup, Corrennie House, Shaggart Farm, Sauchen. Shearling tup, gimmer, ewe lamb – L Mcauley. Ewe – G Christie. Tup lamb, pair – JA Lorimer, Cadgerford, Kingswells. 
Texel (Judge: A Alston, Brechin). Champion and reserve inter-breed sheep – J Green, Corskie, Garmouth, with a home-bred two-crop ewe bought inside a Teiglum Tornado ewe at Carlisle in 2014. By Glenside Valhalla, she was champion and reserve inter-breed sheep at Fettercairn. Reserve – G Morrison, Inchbruich, Cornhill, with a home-bred gimmer by the 60,000gns Strathbogie Yes Sir, out of a Strathbogie Terminator ewe. She was on her first outing for the Deveronvale flock. Aged tup – G Adams. Shearling, gimmer – G Morrison. Ewe tup lamb, ewe lamb – J Green. 
Zwartbles (Judge: Sammy Stewart, Butterybrae, Drummuir, Keith). Champion and reserve– F Wilkie, Whitestone, Skene. Supreme was Whitestone Emerald, a gimmer by Speyside Buzz, out of the dam Chapelpark Briony which was bought four years ago. She was champion four times on the show circuit last year, and stood second in a class of 28 at the Highland. Reserve for Faye was Whitestone Fabian, a tup lamb by Whitestone Drambuie, out of Janetstown Class Act which stood second at the Highland.  Aged tup – A Ralston. Shearling tup, ewe, gimmer, tup lamb, ewe lamb – F Wilkie. 

Zwartbles champion from Faye Wilkie

Any other breed of sheep native (Judge: Phil Stewart, Butterybrae, Drummuir, Keith). Champion – A Leek, Greenhill Farmhouse, Lonmay, with a four-crop Blackface ewe on its first outing of the year. She was bought at United Auctions, Stirling, as a gimmer from Dalchirla and stood reserve champion at Banchory last year. Reserve – C Richard, with a home-bred Blackface tup lamb by a Crannoch sire. On just its first outing, he is out of a ewe bought from Harestone which is by a £24,000 Lurg. Aged tup – J Simpson. Ewe – A Leek. Gimmer – K Milne. Bennachie Gardens, Sauchen, Inverurie. Tup lamb, ewe lamb – C Richard. 
Ryeland (Judge: Steven Smith, Alford). Champion – R and B Aitken, Beechtree Cottage, Fetternear, with a white home-bred ewe lamb by Fetternear Viking. She is out of a ewe bred by Mrs Quiegley which was bought at the flock’s dispersal in 2016. Reserve – A Milne, 45 Woodside Road, Banchory, with a white four-shear tup named Wellside Very Handsome. Bought as a shearling, he was sixth at the Highland and second at Fettercairn. Aged tup – A Milne. Ewe, tup lamb, ewe lamb – R and B Aitken. Gimmer – D Milligan.  
Any other continental (Judge: A Greenlaw). Champion – D Atkinson, The Manse, Duncanstown, with a one-crop ewe bought at Worcester from the Froggatt family’s Sams flock. She was reserve champion at Fettercairn. 
Reserve – WJ and M Hunter, West Cairnhill, Culsalmond, with Hunters Bramble, a gimmer by Dulas Axe, out of Millside Import. Aged tup, gimmer, tup lamb – WJ and M Hunter. Ewe – D Atkinson. Ewe lamb – S Moyse, Woolhillock, Skene. 
Cross sheep (Judge: E Gordon, Wellheads, Huntly). Champion – Moir Livestock, Home Farm Cairness, Fraserburgh, with a home-bred Suffolk cross ewe lamb which was reserve cross sheep champion at the Highland and single champion at Fettercairn. She is by a Cairness-bred tup bought at Kelso. Reserve – A and F Anderson, Newton of Carnousie, Turriff, with a pen of three home-bred Texel cross gimmers on their first outing. Reserve single – A and F Anderson, with a home-bred Texel cross gimmer on its first outing. Reserve pen of three – A and F Anderson, with a pen of three Suffolk cross gimmers. Native bred cross gimmers, continental bred cross gimmers, continental bred ewe lambs, single gimmer – A and F Anderson. Pen of cross ewes – K Moir. Cross ewe with lambs – W Willox. Pen of native bred ewe lambs – N Dow. Pen of butchers lambs – A Miller. Single ewe – S Finnie. Single lamb –  Moir Livestock.

Moir Livestock won the cross sheep section

Hoof and carcase (Judge: Scotbeef, Inverurie). Champion – L George, Aberchirder, Huntly, with two lightweight March-born Beltex cross Texel lambs by a Blackjack Beltex tup, out of a home-bred ewe. Reserve – Seth Miller, The Lurg, Inverurie, with a pair of native lambs. 
Young handlers – Junior – 1, Katie Milne; 2, Grace Stewart; 3, Leona Grant. Intermediate – 1, Faith Miskelly; 2, Izaac Miskelly; 3, Findlay Hunter. Senior – 1, Lauren Milne; 2, Hannah Lorimer; 3, Faye Wilkie. 
Pet lambs – 1, Cameron Findley; 2, Leona Grant; 3, Calum Richard. 
Goats (Judge: A Charlton, Perth). Champion – Backhill Pygmy Goats, Turriff, with the two-year-old male, Strachan Elvis. Reserve – F and K Smith, with the milker Homeacres Honeyburn. Milker, goatling, female kid – F and K Smith. Adult female, goatling one or two-years-old, adult male – Backhill Pygmy Goats. Female kid under one-year-old – C Bailey. Male kid under one-year-old – G and J McWilliam. Young handlers – K Smith. 

These four Suffolks from the Lorimer family stood champion in the sheep groups