SUPREME champion at the recent Arran Show was a Texel gimmer from N and D Henderson, Kilpatrick, Arran.

She was bred by Ian Minto, Townhead, Dolphinton, and is by a Toftcombs sire.

Reserve overall was the best of the beef animals, shown by D McKinnon, Hillhead, Bennan.

LEADING awards:

Overall cattle champion and best beef animal – D McKinnon, Hillhead, Bennan. Reserve – A Currie, Birchburn, Shiskine, with a cow in milk. Opposite sex to champion, cow in milk – A Currie, Shiskine. Male champion, pure-bred traditional/native cattle – D McKinnon. Best suckled calf – N and D Henderson, Kilpatrick. Juvenile stock handler – A Robertson, Blackwaterfoot.

Overall sheep champion – N and D Henderson, Kilpatrick, with a Texel.

Blackface – Champion and reserve – JK and C Bone, Glenkiln, Lamlash. Champion male, home-bred male, home-bred female, best wool – JK and C Bone, Glenkiln, Lamlash.

Leicester – Champion – R, N and S McMaster, Springfield, West Bennan. Reserve – M McNeish, Craigview, Kilmory.

Texel – Champion – N and D Henderson, Kilpatrick, Arran. Reserve – J Murchie, Brandon, Brodick. Opposite sex to champion – R, N and S McMaster, Springfield, West Bennan.

Suffolk – Champion – J Murchie, Greannan, Blackwaterfoot. Reserve – J Murchie, Brandon Farm, Brodick. Group – J Murchie, Brodick.

Any other breed – Champion – D and A Currie, Bellevue, Shiskine. Reserve – J McNeish, Balgowan, Shiskine. Traditional breed – Champion – J K and C Bone, Glenkiln, Lamlash.

Prime lambs – Champion – R, N and S McMaster, Springfield, West Bennan.

Pet lambs – Champion – J Hamill.

Overall champion pony – T Warwick, The Old Stables, Kings Cross, with the winning working hunter. Reserve – H Adamson, 2 Kilbride Ave, Lamlash, with the reserve working hunter.