Limousins led a strong continental line up at day two of the showcase event

Receiving the solo inter-breed tap-out was the Limousin heifer, Grahams Precious, from Robert and Jean Graham, Bridge of Allan, Stirling. Coming out from the largest beef breed section of the Showcase, this 17-month-old heifer was brought out by Drew Hyslop.

Bagging the blue and white ticket was the senior Charolais bull, Maerdy Morwr, from AJR Farms, Ellon. This five-year-old stock bull was on his first outing being brought out by brothers, James and Andrew Reid. He was purchased privately three years ago from Esmor Evans, Maerdy, for £25,000, and was sired by Maerdy Dynamite and out of Maerdy Fee.

inter-breed pairs went to the Charolais with AJR FArms Maerdy Morwr teaming up with Harestone Mammamia from the Barclay family Ref:RH150621077 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

The Charolais remained popular amongst the inter-breed pairs, with Maerdy Morwr teaming up with Harestone Mammamia from the Barclay family, of Harestone Livestock, Aberdeenshire. This five-year-old cow also has the backing of Maerdy blood, being sired by Maerdy Dublin and out of the home-bred dam, Harestone Brigitte.

The inter-breed Limousin champion paired up with the reserve breed champion, Springsett President, to take the runner up in the pair’s competition.

Producing the other half of the outfit was Dougie McBeath and Sarah Jane Jessop, Stirling, with their May, 2019-born bull. This embryo calf is sired by Gunnerfleet Lion and out of the former reserve Royal Highland Show champion, Poolehall Iris.

Amy Vance, Bridgehouse, Whithorn, took the overall continental cattle young handlers.

Blonde champion was Blackwater Maple Thor Atkinson Ref:RH150621064 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

British Blonde

It was a tremendous show for Thor Atkinson, Newlands, Cumbria, who not only landed the British Blonde championship, but also managed to secure the Charolais and British Blue reserve champions at the Showcase event. The show winner, Blackwater Maple is a daughter of Blackwater Heston, out of Blackwater April, and was brought out with her heifer calf at foot, Santana. This March five-year-old cow is now destined for the Great Yorkshire Show along with any other upcoming shows.

Judge, Ellis Mutch, Aberdeenshire, tapped out his reserve to the August, 2019-born bull, Lochhead Proper Damn Good Bull, from brothers William and Donald Laird and their nephew, Liam. This home-bred bull is a son of Baileys Jasper and out of a home-bred dam.

Kevin Watret's Solway View Pearl stood champion in the British Blue section Ref:RH150621025 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

British Blue

Dumfries-shire based breeder, Kevin Watret, Annan, had a field day among the small selection of British Blues with the yearling heifer, Solway View Pearl. The first outing for this heifer, she was brought out by stockman, Ali Jackson, being by the British Blue AI sire Dodou De St Remacle. The dam is from a show winning family having herself stood breed champion in 2019 and the grand dam did the treble – Highland, Great Yorkshire and the Welsh shows – in 2013, and the fourth generation was also a Highland Show champion, allowing Kevin to bag his ninth championship at Ingliston.

Having just four breeding females in his herd didn’t stop Thor Atkinson securing the reserve championship with Arradfoot Petra, catching the eye of the judge, Stephanie Dick, Stirling. This January, 2020-born embryo heifer calf is sired by Langoureux De Fooz and out of Croftends Khole.

Charolais champion was from AJR Farms with Maerdy Morwr Ref:RH150621037 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

British Charolais

Judge, Ellis Mutch, Aberdeenshire, found his champion in the senior bull, Maerdy Morwr from AJR Farms, Ellon.

This five-year-old bull was on his first outing being brought out by brothers James and Andrew Reid, who have brought out five Royal Highland Show champions over the years, now running 30 pedigree Charolais cows along with 100 Aberdeen-Angus. This stock bull was purchased privately three years ago from DE Evans, Maerdy, for £25,000, being a son of Maerdy Dynamite and out of Maerdy Fee.

Another prize to add in to the kist for Thor Atkinson was the blue and white sash among the Charolais. Keeping the smiles on the family’s faces was the March, 2020-born heifer, Tophill Roxanne, which was purchased from Andrew Stott, at Stirling, in February. She is a daughter of Hackleton Largerlout and out of Hackleton Hetty, which is sired by Mulroog Alpine.

Limousin champion Grahams Precious from Robert Graham Ref:RH150621055 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Limousins

Securing the championship amongst the largest beef section was the 17-month-old heifer, Grahams Precious, from Robert and Jean Graham, Bridge of Allan, Stirling, brought out by stockman, Drew Hyslop.

Judge, John Graham, Stirling, took a fancy for this classy heifer, sired by Claragh Franco, a sire which had previously bred Grahams Lily, which stood champion at the Red Ladies Sale in 2016 before selling for 32,000gns, as well as two weaned calves, Grahams Natalie and Nashville, which made 38,000gns and 20,000gns, respectively.

The dam was the Ampertaine Elgin-sired show-winning daughter, Grahams Melody, a former reserve inter-breed champion at the Royal Welsh and Great Yorkshire shows in 2018, as well as having bred Grahams Rooney, which realised 28,000gns at Carlisle earlier this year.

Bagging the blue and white ticket was Springsett President from Dougie McBeath and Sarah Jane Jessop, Stirling. This May, 2019-born bull was previously awarded the reserve junior champion at Stars of the Future staged at Stirling, in 2019, as a five-month-old calf and is due to take on the Great Yorkshire Show next month. An embryo calf, he was sired by Gunnerfleet Lion and out of the former reserve Royal Highland Show champion, Poolehall Iris.

Drumsleed Hivy 16 from the Smith family took top honours in the Simmentals Ref:RH150621036 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Simmental

The standout bull among the Simmentals was Drumsleed Hivy, from Morag and Gerald Smith, Fordoun, who caught the eye of the judge, Tom Bruce, Aberdeenshire, on the day.

The Smiths are now running 100 pure cows along with 100 cross cattle and their champion was the six-year-old pedigree stock bull, which is a former male champion at Ingliston in 2019. His first son made 11,000gns in February at Stirling Bull Sales.

Hivy is sired by Haystar Cracker, which was purchased in Stirling for 4800gns having bred a few show stars and the dam, Drumsleed Valonia, goes back to a home-bred bull.

Runner-up was the 20-month-old heifer, Annick Fresia’s Kiki, from Lachlan Quarm, Irvine, Ayrshire, and was brought out by his part-time stockmen, Andrew Perratt and Matt Gilliland. This boy is by the 15,000gns Wolfstar Gold Digger, which bred the Stars of the Future champion in 2019, and the dam is Annick Whitney’s Fresia.

Wilson Peters A'va Butt took top ticket in the commercial section Ref:RH150621066 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Commercial cattle

Topping the commercial cattle section was the August, 2020-born heifer calf, A’va Butt, from Wilson Peters, Monzie, Crieff.

Purchased in April at Carlisle, this calf is bred by John Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry, and is set up to take on the winter show circuit and potentially kept for next year’s show circuit, although it won’t make the round-trip back to Ingliston as Wilson is next in line as the commercial cattle judge. This heifer calf was just the second time this exhibitor had secured the championship at Ingliston. She’s a daughter of Warehams Mickey and out of a Limousin cross dam.

Having the job of placing the commercial cattle was James Graham, Stirling, who tapped out as reserve an unusual coloured brown and white cross heifer, Cream Cracker. The British Blue cross Charolais, from Kevin Watret, Annan, was the talk of the showring, being a daughter of Anside Foreman and out of the treble British Blue show winner, Solway View Elegance, and is now destined for the Great Yorkshire Show this year.

Topping the Salers was from Rednock Estate with Rednock Panther Poll Ref:RH150621067 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

Salers

Catching the eye of the Salers judge, Adam Crockett, Roxburghshire, was the young bull, Rednock Panther Poll, from Gill and Malcolm Pye, Port of Menteith, who are now running 120 pedigree cows.

Stockman, Thomas Slowen brought out the January, 2020-born bull, a son of the home-bred bull Rigel Munro Poll and out of Rigel Cindy.

Cleuchhead Mhairi secured the reserve honours in the section for Rob, Kath, Iain and Sarah Livesey, Firth Farm, Melrose.

This March, 2016-born cow had previously taken the championship at the Great Yorkshire Show in 2016 as a calf at foot with her dam, but she’s now running with her own third calf at foot, the bull calf, Rob Roy, which is by an imported sire.

Mhairi is sired by Drumlegagh Brandon, which was purchased privately in Ireland as a twin, and out of the show cow, Cleuchhead Mhairi.

Tom Bruce studying the entries in the Simmental classes Ref:RH150621019 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...

LEADINGawards:

British Blonde

Judge: Ellis Mutch, Aberdeenshire

Champion and female champion – Thor Atkinson's Blackwater Maple, by Blackwater Heston.

Reserve champion and male champion – L Laird and Sons' Lochhead Proper Damn Good Bull, by Baileys Jasper.

Junior female – 1, L Laird and Sons’ Lochhead Robyn, by Baileys Jasper, 2, Gleniffer Farms’ Gleniffer Rose, by Gleniffer Noble Prince; 3, L Laird and Sons’ Lochhead Ruby, by Baileys Jasper.

Senior female – 1, Thor Atkinson’s Blackwater Maple. by Blackwater Heston; 2, L Laird and Sons’ Lochhead Miss Mutch, by a home-bred sire.

Junior bull – 1, L Laird and Sons’ Lochhead Proper Damn Good Bull, by Baileys Jasper; 2, Gleniffer Farms' Gleniffer Romeo, by Budore Utah.

British Blue

Judge: Stephanie Dick, Stirlingshire

Champion and female champion – Kevin Watret’s Solway View Pearl, by Sandyvale Jagerbomb.

Reserve – Thor Atkinson’s Arradfoot Petra, by Langoureux De Fooz;

Junior female – 1, Kevin Watret’s Criffelview Poppy, by Dodou de St Remacle 2, Thor Atkinson’s Arradfoot Petra, by Langoureux De Fooz.

Junior bull – 1, Kevin Watret’s Solway View Playboy, by Gitan d'tit Mayeur.

British Charolais

Judge: Ellis Mutch, Aberdeenshire.

Champion and male champion – AJR Farms' Maerdy Morwr, by Maerdy Dynamite.

Reserve overall and female champion – Thor Anderson’s Tophill Roxanne, by Hackleton Lagerlout

Junior female – 1, Thor Anderson’s Tophill Roxanne, by Hackleton Lagerlout; 2, Andrew Hornall’s Falleninch Renae by Barnsford Ferny; 3, Thor Atkinson’s Arradfoot Penny, by Arradfoot Nixon.

Senior female – 1, Harestone Livestock’s Harestone Mammamia, by Maerdy Dublin; 2, Robert Aitken’s Lourie Panache, by Tweeddale Lookout; 3, Harestone Livestock’s Harestone Odena, by Harestone Jaquard.

Junior bull – Andrew Hornall’s Falleninch Paulo, by Barnsford Ferny; 2, R and C Rettie’s Retties Rough Diamond, by Balmyle Jasper; 3, Brailes Livestock’s Bassett Richard, by Whitecliffe Lacroix.

Senior bull – 1, AJR Farms' Maerdy Morwr, by Maerdy Dynamite.

British Limousin

Judge: John Graham, Stirlingshire

Champion and female champion – R and J Graham’s Grahams Precious, by Claragh Franco.

Reserve overall and male champion – Dougie McBeath and Sarah Jane Jessop’s, Springsett President, by Gunnerfleet Lion.

Junior female – 1, Inchbruich Farm’s Deveronvale Princess; 2, J and JF Nimmo's Maraiscote Rosie, by Sliabh Fleim Merinho; 3, R and J Graham’s Grahams Ruby, by Ampertaine Elgin.

Senior female (younger) – 1, R and J Graham’s Grahams Precious, by Claragh Franco; 2, AW Jenkinson Farms’ Whinfellpark Prosecco, by Gunnerfleet Lion; 3, Inchbruich Farm's Deveronvale Petrina, by Wilodge Cerberus.

Senior female (older) – 1, W Patterson and Sons’ Foxhillfarm Missmoneypenny, by Foxhillfarm Irishlad; 2, Renton and Redden's Meadowrig Maria, by Ronick Matador; 3, Aileen Ritchie’s Brockhurst Howzat, by a Brockhurst sire.

Junior bull – 1, J and JF Nimmo's Maraiscote Ribery, by Bassingfield Machoman; 2, R and J Graham’s Grahams Rambo, by Ampertaine Foreman; 3, Aileen Ritchie’s Ritchies Rumy, by Elite Foreverbrill.

Junior bull – 1, Harvey Brothers’ Harveys RealMcCoy, by Haltcliffe Dancer; 2, James K Hunter's Sarkley Ronaldo, by Sarkley Jaguar; 3, J and JF Nimmo's Maraiscote Redbull, by Bassingfield Machoman.

Senior bull – 1, Dougie McBeath and Sarah Jane Jessop’s Springsett President, by Gunnerfleet Lion. 2, Redpath Farms’ Derriaghy Oscar, by Mereside Godolphin.

British Simmental

Judge: Tom Bruce, Aberdeenshire

Champion and male champion – Gerald and Morag Smith’s Drumsleed Hivy 16, by Haystar Cracker.

Reserve overall and female champion – MR and MT Quarms’ Annick Fresia's by Wolfstar Gold Digger.

Junior Female 1, M R and M T Quarms’ Annick Fresia's Kiki, by Wolfstar Gold Digger; 2, MR and MT Quarms’ Annick Gingers Lucia, by Wolfstar Gold Digger; 3, MR and MT Quarms’ Annick Islay's Kiwi, by Stirling Nelson.

Senior female – 1, J Cameron MacIver’s Coltfield Katie, by Islavale Ginger; 2, C Jackson’s Islavale Kenya, by Curaheen Giant.

Junior bull – 1, DC Houldey’s Manor Park Lionheart, by Ranfurly Highflier. Senior bull – 1, Gerald and Morag Smith’s Drumsleed Hivy 16, by Haystar Cracker; 2, Springfield (Leadburn) LLP's Islavale Jabba, by Wolfstar Elusive.

Commercial cattle

Judge: James Graham, Stirlingshire

Champion – Wilson Peters’ A'va Butt, by Warehams Mickey.

Reserve – Kevin Watret's Cream Cracker, by Anside Foreman.

Heifer under 30 months (light) – 1, Wilson Peters’ A'va Butt, by Warehams Mickey; 2, Andrew Ewing’s Lockdown Lass, by a Limousin sire; 3, Blair M Duffton and Rebecca Stuart’s Baby Bell, by Merlin.

Heifer under 30 months (heavy) – 1, Kevin Watret's Cream Cracker, by Anside Foreman; 2, Renton and Redden's Lulu, by Lodge Hydro; 3, Orchardton Farm’s Bubbles, by Stoneleigh Just Do It.

Steer under 30 months – 1, Stewart and Lynsey Bett's Hurricane, by Strathbogie Hancock; 2, Wilson Peters' Flashy Bolt, by Glenrock Inferno; 3, Blair M Duffton and Rebecca Stuarts’ Tommy, by a Limousin sire.

Salers

Judge: Adam Crockett, Roxburghshire

Champion and male champion – Rednock Estates’ Rednock Panther, by Rigel Munro.

Reserve overall and female champion – Cleuchhead Farm's Cleuchhead Mhairi, by Drumlegagh Brandon.

Junior female – 1, Rednock Estates’ Rednock Disco Poll, by Drumaglea Kes; 2, Rednock Estates’ Rednock Peru, by Rigel Officer; 3, Rednock Estates’ Rednock Arizona, by Rednock Nile.

Senior female – 1, Cleuchhead Farm's Cleuchhead Mhairi, by Drumlegagh Brandon; 2, Farmstock Genetics’ Cumbrian Hyacinth, by Cumbrian Lieutenant; 3, Farmstock Genetics' Cumbrian Katie, by Ideal.

Junior bull – 1, Rednock Estates’ Rednock Panther, by Rigel Munro; 2, Farmstock Genetics’ Cumbrian Pedro, by Parkfield Polled Noble; 3, Cleuchhead Farm’s Cleuchhead Pumba, by Noble.

Senior bull – 1, Cleuchhead Farm’s Noble, by Beguin.

Continental beef young handlers

Judge: Avril Aitken, Perthshire

Young handler 12-14 years – 1, Amy Vance, 2, Jessica Hornall.

Young handler 15-16 years – 1, Eve Thomson.

Continental Judges Tom Bruce, Adam Crockett, Ellis Mutch, Steph Dick, James and John Graham Ref:RH150621076 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer...