Despite a deluge of rain early in the morning there were over 200 entries forward for the Sheep Show at Westruther.

Peter Lothian, WH Sharp and Son, Longcroft took the Overall Sheep Champion with a Blackface Ewe, as chosen by Malcolm Stewart. The same sheep was Overall Champion the previous year when shown as a gimmer.

The Reserve overall Champion went to Robert Craig, J and J Tilson, Wedderlie with a NC Hill Cheviot Shearling.

Leading Awards

Scottish Blackface (Judge: J Rock, Hethpool) Champion and overall sheep – P Lothian, WH Sharp & Son, Longcroft with a ewe. Reserve Champion – B Carter, Burncastle Farming Co. with a gimmer. Champion of the opposite sex – J B Pate and Sons, Moorfoot with a ram lamb. Aged ram – J and G Sinclair, Crookston. Shearling and ram lamb – J B Pate and Sons. Ewe – P Lothian. Gimmer & ewe lamb – B Carter. Female group – P Lothian. Pen of undressed ewes – J B Pate and Sons.

Greyface (Judge: B Wight, Midlock) Champion – J and G Sinclair with a gimmer. Reserve champion – Prof Penny CBE, Bothwell, with a ewe lamb. Ewe – Wester Middleton Sheep Partnership. Gimmer – J and G Sinclair. Ewe lamb - Prof Penny CBE. Group of undressed ewes – J W Fullerton & Sons, Corsbie

Blueface Leicester (Judge: B Wight) Champion – J and G Sinclair with a ewe. Reserve Champion – I Sharp, Newbiggingwalls with a ewe lamb. Shearling – C Napier, Burnhead Farm. Ram lamb and ewe lamb – I Sharp. Ewe and gimmer – J and G Sinclair.

NC Cheviot Park (Judge: Pam Tapson, Kelsocleugh Farm) Champion – J and A Pate, Nettlingflat with a gimmer. Reserve champion – J and A Pate with a ewe lamb. Ram lamb – S Anderson, Stow. Ewe, gimmer, ewe lamb and female group – J and A Pate.

NC Cheviot Hill (Judge: Pam Tapson) Champion and reserve overall – R Craig, J and J Campbell, Wedderlie with a shearling. Reserve champion – R Craig with a ram lamb. Aged ram, shearling, All classes – R Craig.

Cheviot Mule (Judge: Pam Tapson) Champion – E Fullerton, East Gordon, with a ewe. Reserve champion – Lylestane Farming Co Ltd with a ewe lamb. Ewe – E Fullerton. Gimmer – Glenogle Livestock. Ewe lamb – Lylestane Farming Co Ltd. Pen of undressed ewes – M French, Cathpair.

Texel (Judge: B Nicholson, The Knock Farm) Champion – E Runciman, Huntington with a shearling. Reserve champion – J and P Anderson, Headshaw with a ewe. Ram (any age), ram lamb and ewe lamb – E Runciman. Ewe and gimmer - J and P Anderson.

Multi Breed (Judge: B Nicholson) Champion – Wester Middleton Sheep Partnership with a Suffolk gimmer. Reserve champion – E Runciman with a Beltex ram. Ram (any age), ewe – E Runciman. Ram lamb – Glenogle Livestock. Gimmer – Wester Middleton Sheep Partnership. Ewe lamb – J Goldie, Collielaw.

Prime Lambs (Judge: A Hutchison, Harrison and Hetherington) Overall Champion – J and G Sinclair with a single lamb under 40kgs. Reserve champion - J and G Sinclair with a pen of three lambs over 40kgs. Single lamb under 40kgs, pen of three under 40kgs, pen of three over 40kgs - J and G Sinclair. Single lamb over 40kgs – R Halliday, Cathpair Farm.

Young Handlers (Judge: Malcolm Stewart, Brotherstone Farm) Champion and winner of 12 years and under section – Michael Neill, Thornington Farm. Reserve Champion and winner of the 13-16 years section – Sophie Gillie, c/o Corsbie