CC Cindy, a 21-month-old black Limousin cross heifer was crowned champion of champions at a busy Alyth Show to secure a second consecutive supreme overall at the Blairgowrie-based event for Wilson Peters.
Last year, Mr Peters who is farm manager at Monzie Farms, Gilmerton, Crieff, took centre stage with Sassparilla, a similarly aged home-bred Limousin cross heifer, and this year’s supreme was much the same way bred being sired by the same stock bull, Carnmorn Lionbar and out of a British Blue cross cow.
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Already a star performer, CC Cindy boasts numerous titles to her name, to include section championships and reserve inter-breed beef awards at both Angus and West Fife Shows. She also won the commercial cattle honours at Fife Show.
For the supreme, she was up against the top winners in the sheep and horse lines, judged on a points basis by the three section referees, John Hamilton, Ruthven, who selected the beef winners; Sally Guild, Fraserburgh, who placed the sheep and overall horse judge, Mary Sievwright, Rothienorman.
Just pipped at the post, by one point was the supreme horse, Alison Blackburn’s three-year-old Highland filly pony, Gypsy of Roisbheinn from the Roisbheinn stud, Aberfeldy. A daughter of Thorn Logie, out of Kit of Roisbheinn, she was on her first outing of the year having stood best two-year-old at the Forfar Foal Show, last year.
Also out for the supreme overall was the inter-breed sheep champion, a previously unshown one-crop Suffolk ewe from Finlay Hunter (15), who runs just four ewes in his up and coming Sunset flock based at West Cairnhill, Culsalmond. Producing a first supreme overall for the flock established in 2020, this home-bred entry is sired by Crewelands Kingpin and out a Waterton-bred female.
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Mr Peters’ partner, Kim Stretch, also had a cracking day, winning the championship amongst the Texels and the commercial sheep, with the latter going on to scoop the reserve inter-breed sheep honours. Her show stopper was Beth, a Texel cross Cheviot Mule, that landed the supreme sheep at West Fife and the runner-up sheep title at Fife.
Notably, her Texel champion, Eve, a one-crop ewe, was out of her supreme sheep champion here last year, Gloria which in turn was the dam of the reserve inter-breed sheep pairs – an ET-bred tup lamb and ewe lamb both of which were sired by Ettrick Earthquake. A Beltex pairing from Bryan and Deirdre Wylie’s Balbrydie flock from Kirriemuir, took the tri-colour. Making up the winning duo was the three-shear tup, Hackney Gladiator and the reserve any other breed champion, a home-bred four-crop ewe by Gregors Brutus.
Having selected the commercial cattle champion as supreme beef, inter-breed judge, John Hamilton, tapped out the pedigree leader, the Highland as his choice of reserve overall. Magaida 4 of Earn, a seven-year-old cow from Heather Corrigal, was paraded with 11-week-old bull calf at foot, Stewie of Earn, by Graeme and Rebecca Easton. She was champion at Angus Show the previous week.
Beef Shorthorns from Major John Gibb and his daughter Catriona, Glenisla, won the beef pairs and comprised the yearling bull, Glenisla Talisman and two-year-old heifer, Glenisla Foxglove Flake.
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Leading Awards
Heavy horse (Judge: I Anderson). Champion – J Greenhill, Letham, with the yearling colt, Tulloes Sensation, by Arradoul Balvenie, out of Tulloes Lady Jane. Unbeaten in his class at six previous events, he was also male champion at the National Stallion Show and supreme horse and reserve overall champion of champions at Angus Show. Reserve – S Aitken and Kiera Gowans, Memus, with the four-year-old mare, Doura Allegra, a daughter of Glebeview Sir Charles out of Islabay Lucy. She was shown with colt foal at foot. Reserve champion at Angus and 2023 champion at Kirriemuir and Aberfeldy and reserve at Angus and Fettercairn. Gelding – J and L Martin. Yeld mare – B Warburton. Brood mare, foal – S Aitken and K Gowans. Filly – I McIntosh. Young handlers – Ahva Elder.
Harness (Judge: I Anderson). Champion – Messrs McCulloch and Crooks with harness displayed on Elvis Inspiration. All classes – Messrs McCulloch and Crooks.
Shetland ponies (Judge: Lisa Wilson). Champion and reserve overall horse – Eynhallow Shetland Pony Stud, with the five-year-old yeld mare, Eynhallow Dutch Corrie, a daughter of Eynhallow Dutch Prince bred from Eynhallow Belle. Junior champion at the Royal Highland in 2022; first outing of 2024. Reserve – Amy McConville, Cupar, with the five-year-old stallion, Oldeworlde Vivaldi, a five-year-old stallion bought as a foal. Sired by Somahouse GT, he is out of Westpark Velvet. Reserve at Fife; second at Turriff and the Highland 2023. Brood mare, filly – Eynhallow Shetland Pony Stud. Yearling – Gail Thom. Foal, male – Amy McConville. Young handlers – Caryl Miller.
Highland ponies (Judge: Jean Ralston). Champion, supreme horse and reserve overall champion of champions – Alison Blackburn, Aberfeldy, with Gypsy of Roisbheinn, a home-bred three-year-old filly by Thorn Logie, out of Kit of Rhoisbheinn. Best two-year-old at Forfar Foal Show; first outing of 2024. Reserve – Joanna McCormack, Kingussie, with the yearling colt, Duke of Rynuan. Three-year-old – Alison Blackburn. Two-year-old – Faye Rokitta. Yearling – Joanna McCormack. Yeld mare – Claire McLeod. Senior gelding – Rebecca Chalmers
Highland ponies under saddle (Judge: Jean Ralston). Champion and reserve – Rebecca Chalmers, Blairgowrie, with Fourmerk Endeavour and Sovereign of Forglen, respectively. Only two classes.
Aberdeen Angus (Judge: A Sanger). Champion – G McFadzean, Woodhead of Mailer, Perth, with Cherrybank Petura, a 13-month-old heifer by the former stock bull, Rodmead Proper out of a previous home-bred Petura. First outing. Sole entry.
Beef Shorthorn (Judge: D Soutar). Champion – A and Alice Haigh, Balquhadly, Brechin, with the yearling heifer, Balquhadly Eva Broadhooks, by Eastmill Laird and out of a previous home-bred Eva Broadhooks. Reserve – M Baillie, B31 Farms, Craigeassie, Forfar, with the second prize winner to the champion, Craigeassie Tabatha, a yearling heifer by Podehole Lincoln out of Craigeassie Natalie. Brought out by stockman Ian Neish, reserve at Fife and Angus. Bull – M Baillie. Two-year-old heifer, calf, inter-breed beef pairs – Major JPO Gill, Glenisla. Yearling heifer – A and A Haigh.
Highland (Judge: D Logan). Champion and inter-breed pedigree beef champion – Heather Corrigall, The Ranch, Letham, with Magaida 4 of Earn, a seven-year-old cow shown with 11-week-old bull calf at foot, Stewie of Earn, shown by Graeme and Rebecca Easton. Champion at Angus and second at the Highland as a two-year-old, she is also a full sister to bulls that have sold to 5000gns and 10,000gns. Reserve – M and Sally Nairn, Balnabroich, Strathardle, Perth, with the yearling heifer, Sidonia 18 of Balnabroich, a daughter of Commander of Benmore, bred from a previous home-bred Sidonia. Reserve at Fife. Cow – Ranch and Earn fold. Three-year-old heifer – M and A Taylor. Two-year-old heifer – Drumad Estate. Yearling heifer – M and S Nairn. Calf – Ashmore and Strone Estate.
Cross cattle (Judge: Wendy Hunter). Champion, inter-breed beef champion and overall champion of champions – Wilson Peters, Cuilt Farmhouse, Monzie, Gilmerton, Crieff, with CC Cindy, a home-bred 21-month-old Limousin cross heifer by the stock bull, Carmorn Lionbar, out of a British Blue cross cow. Reserve inter-breed beef champion at West Fife and Angus Shows. Section champion at Angus and reserve at Ayr. Reserve – Ruby Simpson (17), Mains of Creuchies, Strathardle, Blairgowrie, with the second prize winner to the champion, Wanda, a 15-month-old home-bred British Blue cross heifer. She is sired by the privately purchased Todhall Nutmeg and out of a Limousin cross cow. First outing. All classes – W Peters.
Young handlers (Judge: J Hamilton). 1, Ruby Simpson; 2, Rowan Dempster; 3, Ruby Rowbottom.
North-type Blackface (Judge: P Stewart). Champion – A Petrie, Tannadice, Forfar, with a home-bred one-crop ewe by a £10,000 Woolfords, out of a ewe by a £900 Achdregnie – one of only 20 ewes owned by Mr Petrie. Reserve at Kirriemuir in 2023 and 2022. Reserve – Cadogan Estates, Auchnacloich, Amulree, with a shearling son of a 14,000gns Sam Adams ram bought at Ballymena in 2022, out of a ewe by an £1800 Hillhead. Brought out by Archie and Ben MacKinnon. Aged ram, two-shear ram, shearling tup – Cadogan Estate. Tup lamb, ewe, one-crop ewe – A Petrie. Gimmer, tup lamb – K Webster, Markethill, Blairgowrie.
Bluefaced Leicester (Judge: P Stewart). Champion – M Knox, with a previously unshown home-bred traditional-type gimmer by a Mendick sire bought at Kelso. Reserve – Ardle Housley (9) with the second prize gimmer from their Blackcraig flock. She is by the L15 Rossiebank tup bought at the dispersal sale which is still going strong as a six-year-old. First outing. Only two classes.
Texel (Judge: C Gauld). Champion – Kim Stretch, Cuilt Farmhouse, Monzie, Crieff, with Eve, a daughter of last year’s inter-breed sheep here and multi-award winning Gloria. A one-crop ewe by Cressage Enforcer, Eve was on her second outing of the year having secured the inter-breed sheep honours at Kinross and Braco in 2023. Champion at Angus 2024. Reserve – A and T Greenhill, Westhall, Murroes, with a tup lamb by Knap Fast Freddie out of a Nochnary ewe bought at the Aberdeen Christmas Classic in 2022. Aged tup, shearling rup, tup lamb, gimmer – A and T Greenhill. Ewe, ewe lamb, reserve inter-breed pairds – K Stretch.
Suffolk (Judge: D Moir). Champion and supreme sheep – Finlay Hunter (15), West Cairnhill, Culsalmond, Insch, with a home-bred one-crop ewe out of his foundation female bought from the Waterton flock in 2020. The sire is Crewelands Kinpin. She is one of only four ewes in Mr Hunter’s Sunset flock. Reserve – Senga Barron, Findowrie, with a tup lamb by Bridgeview Balvenie, out of a Cairnton-bred ewe. Reserve at Angus. Tup lamb, ewe lamb – S Barron. Ewe – Finlay Hunter. Gimmer – J Scott, Strathview, Forfar. Untrimmed – C Whitton, Oathlaw, Forfar
South-type Blackface (Judge: I Cullens). Champion and reserve – A Walker, Cramie, Glen Prosen. Supreme was a two-shear ram bought at Stirling in 2022 for £5000 from Auldhouseburn and sired by an £82,000 Loughash. He is owned in partnership with David Murray and has bred sons to £12,000 for Lurgan at Dalmally. Reserve was a four-crop Dalwyne-bred ewe bought as a ewe lamb at Lanark. She is by a £22,000 Dalchirla. Aged ram, ewe, gimmer – A Walker. Shearling ram, ewe lamb – Beth MacKinnon, Mains of Mause, Strathardle. Tup lamb – R McIntosh. One-crop ewe – North Amulree, Amulree, Dunkeld.
Commercial sheep (Judge: M Rattray). Champion – Kim Stretch, Cuilt Farmhouse, Monzie, Crieff, with Beth, a four-crop Texel cross Cheviot Mule ewe that was inter-breed sheep at West Fife and reserve supreme sheep at Fife. Reserve – B MacDonald, Blairgowrie, with a pen of three, three-quarter Texel cross gimmers. Prize winners as lambs. Champion at Angus Show. Ewe with twins – R Morris. Three cross gimmers, three dressed prime lambs, three undressed prime lambs – B MacDonald. Ewe, gimmer – K Stretch. Single lamb – F Nicholson.
Any other breed (Judge: Finlay McIntyre). Champion – G and Fiona Burke,Brechin, with the home-bred Beltex shearling ram, Pentland Jumping Jack Flash, a son of Woodies Explosive out of a Tippets ewe bought at the Wilodge dispersal. First outing, bound for breed sale at Carlisle. Reserve – B and D Wylie, Balbrydie, Kirriemuir, with a four-crop Beltex ewe by Gregors Brutus, out of a home-bred ewe. First at Angus. Tup – G and F Burke. Tup lamb, ewe, gimmer, inter-breed pairs – B and D Wylie. Ewe lamb – J Scott, Strathview, Forfar.
Young handlers (Judge: Sally Guild). Under 12 years – 1, Lucy Knox; 2, Brody McDonald; 3, Ardle Houseley. 12-17yrs – 1, Frankie Hood; 2, Charlie Simpson; 3, Finlay Nicolson.
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