Holstein wins supreme champion at East Kilbride Show

The supreme, owned by David Gray of Grayridge Holsteins, East Kilbride and Hugh and Andrew Neilson of the Overside herd from Strathaven, is a daughter of Stantons Chief, out of Knowlesmere Sol Diamond VG88. Calved in April, she is giving 55 litres per day.

Jim Hamilton's Beltex took inter-breed sheep champion

Reserve was the commercial beef champion, Jack, from Lucy Clark, West Shawtonhill, Chapelton.

Leading the sheep lines was the champion Beltex, a gimmer by Clary Fly-Boy from Jim Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill, Chapelton. She was reserve at Newmilns.

Leading Awards

Dairy cattle (Judge: A Lawrie, Myremill, Maybole). Champion and champion of champions – Grayridge and Overside Holsteins, Drumtall, with the third calver, Knowlesmere Chief Diamond VG87, out of Knowlesmere Sol Diamond VG88 and sired by Stantons Chief. Previously unshown, she calved in April, and is giving 55 litres. Reserve – Boyd Farming, Letterickhills, Cambuslang, with the fresh third calver Letterickhills Casper Rose VG88, which is giving 58 litres. She is out of Letterickhills Paradise Rose and sired by Clay Casper. Champion here last year. In-calf heifer – D Gray. Pair, heifer in milk – J Boyd.

Reserve inter-breed sheep from William Boyd

All breed calf classes (Judge: A Lawrie). Champion and reserve – D Gray, Grayridge.

Commercial (Judge: M Steel, Wester Mye, Buchlyvie). Champion, reserve overall and reserve – L Clark, West Shawtonhill, Chapelton, with Jack, a 16-month-old Limousin cross bullock. Purchased at the Oban calf sale in December from Hugh Mackinnnon, Tiree. He is sired by Ampertaine Lance and was champion at Biggar. Reserve from the same home was an eight-month-old Limousin cross heifer, sired by Longhirst Narcos out of the former champion winning show cow West Shawtonhill Lora.

Lucy Clark's commercial winner took reserve overall champion

Highland (Judge: M Steel). Champion – H Walsh, Glasgow City Council, with the three-year-old home-bred heifer, Susan Ruadh 67 of Pollok, a daughter of Prionnsa Dubh 2 of Balmoral on her first outing. Reserve – A and A Clotworthy, Inveralton fold, Kilmaurswith the two-year-old heifer Magaidh 39 of Pollok, purchased as a calf. She is by Cliadhamh Mor of Balmoral, out of Magaidh 22 of Pollock, and stood first at Stewarton.

Texel (Judge: K Morton, Lochend Farm, Denny). Champion – W Boyd, Dechmont, Cambuslang, with a gimmer on her first outing. She is sired by the £1800 Dechmont Figo that was sold at the Ram Rendezvous in Stirling. Reserve – R Close, Nethermill, Langbank with a previously unshown tup lamb by the 26,000gns Seaforde Egyptian Warrior bred from Teiglum ewe purchased privately. Ewe – W Baird. Ewe lamb, tup lamb – R Close. Gimmer, shearling, ram, group – W Boyd.

Leading the heavy horses was Kelly Stirling's mare

Border Leicester (Judge: K Morton). Champion and reserve – D Whyte, Newton Mearns, with a gimmer sired by Intock Island out of a gimmer by Clola Double Deal. Third at the Highland and champion at Dunblane and Fenwick. Reserve was a ewe also by Clola Double Deal out of a Fordafourie Festival-sired ewe. Reserve at Dunblane and Fenwick. All classes – D Whyte.

Blackface (Judge: W Bennie, Merkins, Alexandria). Champion – G and S Donald, Windhill Farm, Sandford, with a home-bred two-crop ewe out of a £5000 Elmscleugh-sired ewe and sired by a son of the £35,000 Dalchirla. Reserve – Firm of Shawhead, Douglas, Lanark, with a gimmer on her first outing, bred from a £1600 High Staward ewe. Ewe, ram, ewe lamb, tup lamb – G and S Donald. Group – G Frame. Gimmer, bred – Firm of Shawhead.

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Bluefaced Leicester (Judge: W Bennie). Champion – Firm of Shawhead with a shearling tup purchased from Shittlington at Kelso Ram last year. Champion at Ayr. Reserve – D Bryson, Grassmillees Way, with a gimmer by a £1600 Moscow. Inter-breed champion at Dalrymple and champion at Dalry and Newmilns. Ram – Firm of Shawhead. Ram lamb, ewe, gimmer, ewe lamb, group – D Bryson.

Mules (Judge: W Bennie). Champion – J Guild, Laight, New Cumnock with a Scotch Mule gimmer purchased privately from the Walkers of The Tower. Champion at Ayr, New Cumnock, Dalrymple and reserve at Fenwick. Reserve – Firm of Shawhead with a ewe lamb sired by a son of the £65,000 P1 Riddings. All classes – J Guild.

Prime lambs (Judge: W Bennie). Champion – J Guild, Laight, with three continental lambs. Reserve – J and J Frame, Highdyke, with a single Beltex cross lamb. Pen of three – J Guild. Single lamb – J and J Frame.

Beltex (Judge: K Morton). Champion and reserve – J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill Farm, Chapelton with Mid Shawtonhill Jane, a gimmer that won in her class at Biggar, was reserve at Newmilns, and stood fourth as a lamb at the Highland. An ET, she is bred from Shawtonhill Dottie and sired by the 9000gns Clary Fly-Boy. Reserve was the shearling tup, Mid Shawtonhill Justice bred from Hackney Gina and sired by Clary Fly-Boy. Ewe lamb – M and G Ballantyne. Ewe, gimmer, ram lamb, shearling, group – J Hamilton. Aged ram – J Guild.

AOB sheep (Judge: K Morton). Champion and reserve – J Hamilton. Supreme was the late January-born Blue Texel ewe lamb Shawtonhill Jessica. An ET, she is bred from Shawtonhill Eye Catcher. Nineth at the Highland. Reserve was the tup lamb Shawtonhill Jack The Lad, bred the same way. Ewe lamb, ram lamb, shearling, group – J Hamilton. Gimmer, ewe, aged ram – D Fleming.

Sheep young handlers (Judge: K Morton). 1, D Wright; 2, Emma Jamieson; 3, Robert Munro.

Heavy horses (Judge: A Johnston). Champion – K Stirling, Glenrothes with Galcantray Sweet Iona, by Dillars Olly, out of Galcantray Sweet Chloe. Purchased at 18-months-old from Jim Rochead. Reserve – W and J Dunbar, East Fairybank, Newhouse, with the three-year-old mare Doura Sorrento. A daughter of Collessie Flash Girl and sired by Doura Magic Touch. Champion at Biggar. Senior gelding – J Smith. Yearling/two-year-old colt/gelding – B Hamilton. Mare, foal – J Spiers. Yeld mare – K Stirling. Two-year-old filly, young handler – L Smith. Yearling filly – S Miller.