Tom McMillan bags another supreme title at Mid-Argyll

Having already stood champion at Kintyre Show the previous week, as well as fifth at the Royal Highland and second at last year's Clydesdale Winter Fair, she is a daughter of Glebeview Sir Charles and is bred from Eskechraggan Lady Anita.

Taking home the reserve supreme show championship was Duncan Semple's 11-month-old black British Blue cross bullock from Dippen. Out of a Limousin cross cow, this boy is bound for sale at United Auctions' suckler calf sale, at Stirling in September.

Donald Shaw from Innisaig, Ardfern enjoyed a successful day in the sheep lines where he not only landed the confined Blackface championship, but also the confined show champion and inter-breed sheep. His victor, which was brought out by son Niall Shaw, came in the form of a gimmer by a £500 Happrew sire which was purchased at Dalmally, in 2020 and she is bred out of a ewe by a £1000 Elmscleugh bought at Fort William, in 2017.

LEADING awards

Clydesdale (Judge: A Fletcher, Renfrewshire). Champion – T McMillan, Eskechraggan, Bute, with the two-year-old Clydesdale filly, Eskechraggan Lady Janet. Having already stood champion at Kintyre Show the previous week, as well as fifth at the Royal Highland and second at last year's Clydesdale Winter Fair, she is a daughter of Glebeview Sir Charles and is bred from Eskechraggan Lady Anita. Reserve – C McPhail, Campbeltown with the yearling filly, Mill Roxy. Purchased privately from Robert Hamilton, Dillars in December last year, she is by Collessie Cadet and out of Mill Ellie Belle. She stood second in her class at Kintyre Show and is headed for this year's foal show's. Filly, colt or gelding under three-years-old, yeld gelding over three-years – T McMillan. Yeld mare over three-years – L Bastow. Horse in harness – S Bateman.

Confined Blackface (Judge: M Coubrough Jnr, Hartside, Biggar). Champion, confined show champion and confined inter-breed sheep – D Shaw, Innisaig, Ardfern with a gimmer by a £500 Happrew sire which was purchased at Dalmally, in 2020. She is bred out of a ewe by a £1000 Elmscleugh bought at Fort William, in 2017. Reserve – R and I Shaw, Acharonich with a two-crop ewe by a £2400 Poll sire, out of an Arnacle-bred dam. Shearling ram, ram lamb, three-year-old ewe in milk, ewe lamb – R and I Shaw. Two-year-old ewe – I MacLean. Gimmer – D Shaw.

Open Blackface (Judge: M Coubrough Jnr). Champion – J Ronald, Coulinlongard, Campbeltown with a three-year-old ewe. Sired by a Nunnerie ram, she is bred from an Arnacle ewe and stood reserve champion at Campbeltown Show. Reserve – J and J MacPherson, Balliemeanoch, Dalmally, with the £1400 Aberuchil-bred shearling ram which was purchased at Stirling last year and stood champion at Lorn. Sired by a £40,000 Dalchirla owned in partnership with Connachan and Lurgan, he out of a ewe by a £16,000 Loughash. Aged ram, shearling ram, ewe lamb – J and J MacPherson. Ram lamb, two-year-old ewe, ewe with lamb at foot – R and I Shaw. Three-year-old ewe – J Ronald. Gimmer – D Shaw. Sheep with fleece most suitable for manufacturing – G Gillespie, Campbeltown.

Suffolk (Judge: W Skilling, Argyll). Champion and reserve – J McDonald, Bayview, Islay. Supreme was a one-crop Balquhain-bred ewe bought at the Dark Diamonds sale at Carlisle, last year from Graeme Christie. She is by Crewelands Kingpin and was champion at Campbeltown the previous day. Reserve was a gimmer by a home-bred sire and out of a home-bred ewe brought out by Jordie Rountree. Ram lamb, ewe, gimmer – J McDonald. Ewe lamb – D MacArthur.

Confined Texel (Judge: P Gray, Scrogtonhead). Champion and confined reserve inter-breed – D Anderson, Balnakill with a two-crop ewe which was bought as a gimmer for 500gns from John Worn, in Hereford, in 2020. Reserve – G McLean with a gimmer out of a home-bred ewe. Ram lamb, gimmer, ewe lamb – G McLean. Ewe – D Anderson.

Open Texel (Judge: P Gray). Champion and open inter-breed – WA and D Robertson, Isle of Arran with a four-crop ewe by Hartside Volt. She was bought privately from Halbeath in 2018 and stood reserve champion at both Arran and Kintyre Shows, this year. Reserve – S Woodrow, Newmains, Islay, with a one-crop Usk Vale ewe. She is sired by Hope Valley C The Stars of a Knock-bred dam. Shearling ram, ram lamb – S Woodrow. Ewe, gimmer, ewe lamb – WA and D Robertson.

Bluefaced Leicester (Judge: I Minto, Townhead, Dolphinton). Champion and reserve – J and M Turner, Kildalloig. Supreme was a four-crop traditional ewe. She is backed by home-bred genetics on both sides and stood second in her class at the Highland, as well as champion and show supreme at Kintyre. Reserve was a traditional gimmer which is sired by a home-bred ram. She stood champion any other breed sheep at Arran Show. All classes – J and M Turner.

Any other pure breed continental sheep (Judge: M Simpson, Braco). Champion – S Woodrow with a two-crop Beltex ewe which stood first in her class at Kintyre Show. She is sired by a Heatheryhall ram and out of a home-bred ewe. Reserve – D Currie Jnr, Isle of Islay with a Beltex gimmer which stood champion any other breed sheep at Arran Show, this year. She is a daughter of a Corstane ram and out of a home-bred ewe. Shearling ram, ram lamb – Herraty Farms. Ewe, ewe lamb – S Woodrow. Gimmer – D Currie Jnr.

Any other pure bred native sheep (Judge: M Simpson). Champion – C Jackson and R Hamilton, Dunrod, Inverkip, with a five-crop park-type Cheviot ewe which stood champion at the Welsh National breed show and reserve supreme at the Royal Welsh in 2019. She is by Carruthers Rib Tickler and out of a Shoestanes Newboy sired-ewe. Reserve – S Herraty, Low Ranachan with the March-born Dorset tup lamb, Ranachan Enigma. He is a son of Deben Dixon, which stood champion at Campbeltown and is out of a home-bred ewe. Shearling ram, ewe, gimmer – C Jackson and R Hamilton. Ram lamb, ewe lamb – S Herraty.

Cross sheep (Judge: I Minto). Champion – M and C Ralston, Rhoin, with a three-crop Scotch Mule ewe which stood reserve champion at Kintyre Show. She is sired by a Redhill tup and out of a gimmer that was bought in from Archie McCall. Reserve – D Henderson, Kilpatrick Farm, Arran with a Scotch Mule gimmer which was purchased as a ewe lamb from a pen from Glenwelshie, Sorn at Ayr Market. Ewe in milk – M and C Ralston. Gimmer – D Henderson. Ewe lamb, group of three – J and M Turner.

Prime lambs (Judge: W Skilling). Champion – C MacMillan with a single prime lamb sired by a Texel. Reserve – R Smith with a pen of three Texel-sired prime lambs.

Highland cattle (Judge: A MacDonald, North Uist). Champion – JH Strickland, Cladich Mor, Dalmally, with the two-year-old female, Cassie Ruadh of Cladich. On her second outing having stood champion at Bute Show, she is by Dochie 1 of Gartocharn and out of CassieBuidhe 3 of Knockendon. Reserve – R and E McMillan, Little Grenach, Rothesay, Isle of Bute with Robag 8 of Isle of Bute, a two-year-old heifer by Bob of Isle of Bute, out of Robag 1 of Teaghlach. She stood supreme at Fenwick and Dalry, this year, as well as stood fifth in her class at the Highland. Bull, cow with calf – Cnoc Fold, Appin. Suckled calf, two-year-old heifer, yearling heifer – JH Strickland. Three-year-old heifer – T Groves.

Cross-suckled calves (Judge: M Currie, Shiskine). Champion and reserve show champion – D Semple, Dippen with the 11-month-old black British Blue cross bullock. Out of a Limousin cross cow, this boy is bound for sale at United Auctions' suckler calf sale, at Stirling in September. Reserve – R and J Lines, Killocraw Farm, Campbeltown with an 11-month-old Limousin-sired bullock calf by Gunnerfleet Omiga, and bred from a Limousin cross British Blue cow. Limousin-sired bullock calf, heifer calf – R and J Lines. AOB-sired bullock calf – D Semple. Bullock calf – J MacDonald.

Unhaltered commercial cattle (Judge: M Currie). Champion – I and R Malcolm with a Limousin cross cow with calf at foot. Cow in calf, heifer in calf, yeld heifer, male calf – D Anderson. Cow with calf at foot, heifer calf, beef heifer calf, native bullock calf, native heifer calf – I and R Malcolm.