Despite the atrocious weather that last week’s Storm Babet brought, competitors and spectators travelled far and wide to Kilmarnock Foal Show at Ayr market.

Taking home the first championship of the winter show season was Collessie Felicity from Ronnie Black from Fife. This junior filly foal, sired by Collessie Highlander and out of Old Greenlaw Felicity also took home the award for best filly foal.

The reserve overall and senior championship was presented to Tom McMillian from Rothesay with his two-year old filly, Eskechraggan Lady Miranda. A daughter of the proven stallion, Eskechraggan Ernest and out of Eskechraggan Lady Anita, she was produced by Eric and Miranda Johnstone who had travelled down from Muir of Ord. Miranda was champion at the Black Isle Show in August.

Judge Tom Mitchell, from Kilmaurs selected Boat Lady Roberta as his choice of reserve filly foal. Bred and exhibited by Agnes Jackson and Allan Craig from Biggar, this senior filly is out of West Glen Rambling Rose and sired by Dillars Ollie. She has collected foal championships at Wigtown, Peebles and Area 12, as well as the reserve overall at Bute Show, this year.

Best colt foal was Fairhavens Robbie from Moyra Stewart and Robert Barr. He is sired by Collessie Monarch, out of Fordelhill Lucinda and was the top pick in the senior foal class.

Winning the junior colt class and standing reserve colt was Collessie Gladiator, again from Ronnie Black. He stood second at the Aberdeen Show in August and is out of Littleward Lady Athena and sired by Collessie Highlander.

The bloodline from the renowned Littleward stud proved successful with reserve in the senior section from Matthew Carrick, Thornhill. Littleward Katy is a yearling filly by Collessie Monarch, out of Littleward Venus.

LEADING awards

Judge – Mr Tom Mitchell, Barnahill

Champion and best filly – Collessie Felicity x Collessie Highlander (Old Greenlaw Felicity) R Black. Reserve and senior champion – Eskechraggan Lady Miranda x Eskechraggen Ernest (Eskechraggan Lady Anita) T. McMillian.

Reserve senior champion – Littleward Katy x Collessie Monarch (Littleward Venus) C Carrick.

Reserve filly foal – Boat Lady Robert x Dillars Ollie (West Glen Rambling Rose) A Jackson and A Craig.

Colt foal champion – Fairhavens Robbie x Collessie Monarch (Fordelhill Lucinda) M Stewart and R Barr.

Reserve colt foal – Collessie Gladiator x Collessie Highlander (Littleward Lady Athena) R Black.

Two-year-old filly – Eskechraggan Lady Miranda x Eskechraggen Ernest (Eskechraggan Lady Anita) T McMillian.

Yearling filly – Littleward Katy x Collessie Monarch (Littleward Venus) C Carrick.

Senior colt foals – 1, Fairhavens Robbie x Collessie Monarch (Fordelhill Lucinda) M Stewart and R Barr; 2, Ainville True Grit, M King; 3, Drumblair Connan, D Shaw.

Junior colt – 1, Collessie Gladiator x Collessie Highlander (Littleward Lady Athena) R Black.

Senior filly foal – 1, Boat Lady Robert x Dillars Ollie (West Glen Rambling Rose) A Jackson and A Craig; 2, Shewalton Sea Breeze, G Robertson; 3, Galcantray Maid Marion, D and B Walker

Junior filly – 1, Collessie Felicity x Collessie Highlander (Old Greenlaw Felicity) R Black; 2, Freezlund Love at First Sight, J and M McIntyre; 3, Ord Tiger Lily, E and M Johnstone.

Confined – 1, A Jackson and A Craig; 2, G Robertson; 3, J and M McIntyre.