Annick Colleen's Ginger takes supreme at Neilston Show

The stand out show star from the Quarms, of Holehouse, Irvine, was brought out by Andrew Perratt and Matt Gilliland, will be part of the dispersal sale of 90 cows and calves in the herd this September at UA, Stirling. She is a Corskie Callum daughter out of Annick Prudence's Colleen. She was paraded with her heifer January born calf, Annick Ginger's Nutmeg, at foot, which is sired by Wolfstar Gold Digger. The outfit are now destined for Ayr and the Highland shows this summer.

"She is a lovely example of the breed, being milky but also very fleshy, she is a well balanced modern type cow. Her calf is extremely well grown for its age with exceptionally stylish. So as a unit they were absolutely tremendous and a very worthy winner being a well balanced unit," said Simmental judge, Trish Goldie, Newbie Mains, Annan, who joined forces with the other breed judges in a points-based system to select the champion of champions.

Dairy champion was a third calver from Kerr Scott, Kilburn, Neilston. This home-bred five-year-old cow is by Ards Paramount and was on her first outing, still giving 55 litres per day having calved 100 days ago.

In the sheep rings, the inter-breed winner was a two-crop Border Leiecster ewe from Duncan Whyte, Whitelee Gate, Newton Mearns, which also bagged the same award at Beith just a few weeks ago.

This girl caught the eyes of the breed judge, John Gilmour, Humeston, and she's a daughter of Clola Double Deal, which was purchased for £2000 at Lanark, and is out of a home-bred ewe by Fordafourie Festival. She also stood reserve supreme at the breed’s 125th anniversary show and sale, held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, last August.

Picking up the blue and white sash in the sheep was the Blackface champion, a ewe hogg from father and son duo, George and Stuart Kerr, Middleton, Newton Mearns, who are running 600 ewes. On her first outing, she is a daughter of a 4500gns Auldhouseburn tup which goes back to a 10,000gns Nunnerie sire, and bred from an Allanfauld sired-dam.

Champion Clydesdale was the yearling, Craigview Ella, from Kirsty Donald, Strathaven Road, Sandford. A Dillars Olly daughter, out of Boat Lady Annabelle, she had been previously shown as a foal and is destined for the Royal Highland Show this summer.

LEADING awards

Ayrshire (Judge: George McConnell, Beith). Champion – National Museum of Rural Life, Kittochside, with the in-calf cow, Kittochside Louise's Sundance. This cow is in her seventh lactation due in September, having given 31,514kg in her lifetime. She is a Grandage Bright Spark daughter, out of the Ex93 classified dam, Kittochside Nora Louise, and is Ex95 classified herself. All classes – National Museum of Rural Life.

Holstein Friesian (Judge: George McConnell). Champion – K Scott, Kilburn, Neilston, with a home-bred five-year-old cow. This third calver is sired by Ards Paramount and was on her first outing. Reserve – K Scott's home-bred two-year-old heifer having last calved 120 days ago. She is a daughter of Bacardi and is giving 43 litres per day. Calf – J MacLeod, East Uplaw. All other classes – K and A Scott, Kilburn.

AOB dairy (Judge: George McConnell). Champion – D and JM Parker, Auchenairney, with the Jersey second calver, Logan Joel Glow. Having calved 160 days ago she is a daughter of Guimo Joel CJCC, out of Logan Colton Glow. Reserve – J MacLeod, East Uplaw, with the two-year-old Brown Swiss, Kedar Sascha Snick Or Bust. This heifer is six months in-calf, being sired by Duss Narcotic Sascha and out of Kedar Shottle Snicktastic. Cow in milk and calf – J Parker, Auchenairney, Maybole. Cow in calf and yeld heifer – National Museum of Rural Life. Heifer in-calf – J MacLeod, East Uplaw.

Commercial beef (Judge: Jim McKechnie, Gartocharn). Champion – J McKay, Harelaw, with the Limousin heifer, Mystic Madge. This November-born heifer is by Kinniside Novel and out of Telfers Imagination, having already stood first place at Agri-Expo at Carlisle, she is set for a busy show season this summer. Reserve – L Clark, Tornadee, West Shawtonhill, Chapelton, with her Limousin cross yearling heifer. On her first outing she stood champion at the calf sale in Oban where she was purchased from Robert Currie, Low Dunasherry. Heifer – J McKay. Calf – H Wardrop, South Craigton. YF classes –T Holloway, Lethen, Newton Mearns.

Pure-bred continental (Judge: Jim McKechnie). Champion – J McKay, Harelaw, with the British Blue heifer, Harelaw Poppy. This November, 2020-born female is a daughter of Bluegrass Cyclone and out of Woodend Leonna. Reserve – R Young, Over Auchentiber, Stewarton, with the British Blue May, 2021-born heifer, Auchentiber Rowan, which is part of a two cow herd. She's by Stonebyres Mister Muscle out of Solway View Infinity. On her first outing, she is set for more local shows as well as Ayr and the Highland. All classes – J McKay, Harelaw.

Pure-bred native (Judge: Jim McKechnie). Champion – D Welsh, Fenwick, with a Beef Shorthorn. His April, 2020-born bull, Westbroad Pablo, was on his first outing, being a son of the 12,000gns Shawhill Leroy, out of the home-bred dam, Westbroad Delila. Reserve – D Welsh's yearling Beef Shorthorn bull, Westbroad Rishi. This March, 2021-born bull stood reserve junior male champion at Stars of the Future and first prize at Livescot last year. He is a son of Shawhill J-A-T, and out of the same dam as the champion. All classes – D Welsh, West Broadmoss, Fenwick.

Highland (Judge: Jim McKechnie). Champion – A Kirkpatrick, Strathmore, Beith, with the three-year-old black heifer, Claggorm 51 of Glengarnock. This March, 2019-born female was on her first outing, being a daughter of Alasdair 4 of Woodneuk and out of Claggorm 42 of Glengarnock. Reserve – A Prentice, Ravenstruther, with his three-year-old cow, Banrigh 11 of Hyndford. Having already been champion at Beith this year, she is by Alasdair 4 of Douglas and out of the home-bred dam, Banrigh 3 of Hyndford. Senior cow – Glasgow Parks, Pollock Park. Junior cow, senior bull and calf – G Hyslop, Glentewing, Biggar. Three-year-old heifer – A and H Kirkpatrick, Strathmore. Two-year-old heifer – A Kennedy, West Kilbride. Yearling heifer – A Prentice, Ravenstruther, Lanark. Pair of animals – S and R Hunter, Barnhill, Shotts,

Simmental (Judge: P Goldie, Newbie Mains). Champion – LD Quarm, Holehouse, Irvine, with the six-year-old cow, Annick Colleen's Ginger, and her January-born heifer calf at foot. Brought out by Andrew Perratt and Matt Gilliland, the herd of 90 cows and calves will be dispersed this September at UA, Stirling. Retaining her title here as she won the show champion of champions as a heifer four years ago, she is now set for Ayr and the Highland. Her calf is by Wolfstar Gold Digger. Reserve – AJ Wilson, Westcroft, Kilwinning, with the 13-month old home-bred bull, Cairnview Mojo. He is a Sleivenagh International son, out of the show cow, Cairnview Tilly 4 and was on his first outing. Cow or heifer in calf or calf at foot and junior female – L Quarm. Senior female, bull and pairs – A Wilson.

Blackface (Judge: James Dykes, Drumtree). Champion – G and S Kerr, Middleton, Newton Mearns, with a ewe hogg. On her first outing, she is a daughter of a 4500gns Auldhouseburn tup which goes back to a 10,000gns Nunnerie sire, and bred from an Allanfauld sired-dam. Reserve – G and S Kerr, with a tup hogg, again backed by Auldhouseburn and Allanfauld genetics, he is sired by a 5500gns Auldhouseburn tup, which is a son of a 150,000gns Auldhouseburn, whilst the dam is sired by a 1500gns Allanfauld. All classes – G and S Kerr.

Suffolk (Judge: John Gilmour, Humeston). Champion – D Tulloch and E Paterson's January-born ewe lamb from their 30-ewe Rigfoot flock, from Uplawmoor. On her first outing, she is a daughter of Redbrae Jolly Rancher, and out of a home-bred ewe. Reserve – D Tulloch and E Paterson with the grand-dam of the champion, a six-crop ewe. She is backed by home-bred genetics being sired by Rigfoot Big Bang and out of a home-bred ewe. All classes – Rigfoot Suffolks.

Border Leicester (Judge: John Gilmour). Champion – D Whyte, Whitelee Gate, Newton Mearns, with a two-crop ewe which had stood supreme sheep champion at Beith just a few weeks ago. She is sired by Clola Double Deal, which was purchased for £2000 at Lanark, and is out of a home-bred ewe by Fordafourie Festival. She also stood reserve supreme champion at the breed’s 125th anniversary show and sale, held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, last August. Reserve – Duncan's ewe hogg, another by the same sire, she is bred from an Intock Island sired-ewe. All classes – D Whyte.

Bluefaced Leicester (Judge: James Dykes). Champion – D Whyte, Whitelee Gate, with a ewe hogg. She is out of a Lochill sired-dam. All classes – D Whyte.

Texel (Judge: John Gilmour). Champion – G McCarter’s ewe hogg from his Glenfern flock, Stewarton. Having stood reserve breed champion at Beith Show, she is a daughter of the £60,000 Strathbogie Yes Sir and out of a Knock Yardsman-sired ewe. Reserve – W Baird, Floors, Eaglesham, with the shearling, Lauder Emperor. He is a son of Sportsmans Drum Major, out of a Milnbank Bacardi sired-dam, and was purchased at Lanark last year. Ram, tup lamb and group of three – W Baird, Floors, Eaglesham. Ewe – A Mitchell, Hall of Caldwell, Uplawmoor. Ewe hoggs – G McCarter, Cauldhamerigg Stewarton Ewe lamb – D McPhee, North Lodge, Dundonald.

AOB sheep (Judge: James Dykes). Champion – D McPhee with a Beltex tup. Reserve – C Baird, Floors Farm, Eaglesham, with the Dutch Spotted ewe, Daphne. She was imported in 2020 having been bought at Carlisle from Ali Jackson. Ram – D McPhee. Pair of butcher lambs – Rigfoot Suffolks. Ewe, tup lamb, ewe lamb and group of three – C Baird, Floors Farm, Eaglesham.

Clydesdales (Judge: Robert Sibbald, Thorn Farm, Dollar). Champion – K Donald, Strathaven Road, Sandford, with a yearling which was shown as a foal last year and is now destined for the Royal Highland Show this summer. The home-bred Craigview Ella, is by Dillars Olly and out of the show star, Boat Lady Annabelle. Reserve – J Diffin, Lennoxtown, with a mare. Mare, pair – J Diffin, Lennoxtown. Yearling – K Donald.

Young handlers – L Clark, Tornadee, West Shawtonhill, Chapelton.

Young Farmers – 1, M MacDougall, National Museum of Rural Life; 2, T Holloway, Letham, Newton Mearns; 3, A Mitchell, Hall of Caldwell, Uplawmoor.

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