Brothers Keith, Allan and Roy Campbell, continued their winning form when an aged ewe from their Cowal flock took the championship at the Texel Sheep Society’s 50th Anniversary Textravaganza National Show.

Champion at the Royal Highland Show last month, this two-crop ewe is sired by the 65,000gns Lanark purchase, Hexel Django, and out of a dam by Teiglum Charmer. She was also breed champion at the Royal Welsh as a gimmer in 2022 and reserve champion at the Great Yorkshire the same year.

Male champion and reserve overall was the ram lamb Allanfauld King Kong from John and Archie MacGregorMale champion and reserve overall was the ram lamb Allanfauld King Kong from John and Archie MacGregor

Female champion under the section judge, Robert Cockburn, Knap, the ewe was tapped out as overall champion by both Robert and the judge from the day’s male classes, Jennifer Aiken, Coniston.

“She’s a great working ewe, full of breed character with a great top and carcase,” said Mr Cockburn.

Allanfauld also won the reserve female honours with their lead gimmerAllanfauld also won the reserve female honours with their lead gimmer

“She’s superbly correct and has great balance throughout. I loved her when I judged her as a gimmer at the Royal Welsh and she’s matured into a great ewe,” he added.

Picking up the male championship and going on to lift the reserve overall title was the winner of the open ram lamb class, Allanfauld Highland King, from Archie and John MacGregor and family’s Allanfauld flock, Kilsyth.

He’s a son of the 20,000gns Sportsmans Grand Slam out of a dam by Claybury Dunkirk which had stood fifth in the day’s aged ewe class.

Runner up male was the first prize YDP lamb from the Saltcotes flockRunner up male was the first prize YDP lamb from the Saltcotes flock

Jennifer Aiken said the ram lamb had a great carcase and carriage, with a superb shoulder and gigot to him. “He’s a great lamb and showed himself well in both the class and the championship.”

The MacGregors continued their winning ways taking the reserve female honours with their first prize gimmer. She’s sired by the 22,000gns Plasucha Fireball and is out of a Sportsmans-bred dam by Garngour Craftsman purchased for 10,000gns at the Christmas Stars sale in 2021.

Champion young handler was Logan Knox, Haddo, AberdeenshireChampion young handler was Logan Knox, Haddo, Aberdeenshire

Reserve male was the winner of the Youth Development Programme (YDP) ram lamb class from James Porter’s Saltcotes flock, Saltcotes H2. He’s by Hexel Geronimo II and out of a dam by Craig Douglas Dancer.

Champion young handler was Logan Knox, Haddo, Aberdeenshire, with the reserve presented to Matthew MacGregor, Allanfauld.

Leading Awards

Aged ram – 1, E MacTaggart’s Allanfauld Firecracker; 2, K and A Campbell’s Haymount Foremost.

Shearling rams – 1, S Hunter’s Wedderburn Gucci; 2, DG and N Williams’ Caron Gladiator II; 3, S Renwick’s XSR233024.

Open ram lambs – 1, Messrs MacGregor’s Allanfauld Highland King; 2, Sandy Hunter’s HEW2409770; 3, Boden and Davies’ BGS2407382.

Texelplus ram lambs – 1, Boden and Davies’ BGS2407208; 2, Messrs MacGregor’s XMM2427829; 3, K and A Campbell’s KOB2416775.

YDP ram lambs – 1, James Porter’s Saltcotes H2; 2, Craig Campbell’s CZH2400006; 3, Ewan MacTaggart’s MTR2401608.

Aged ewe – 1, K, A and R Campbell’s CKC2113649; 2, S Renwick’s XSR2125545; 3, Messrs MacGregor’s XMM219383.

Gimmers – 1, Messrs MacGregor’s XMM2325725; 2, Boden and Davies’ BGS2306772; 3, K, A and R Campbell’s CKC2315047.

YDP gimmers – 1, J Porter’s PTJ2300137; 2, E MacTaggart’s MTR2301479; 3, H Griffies’ GHY2300242.

Ewe lambs – 1, WJ Knox’s KWJ2403071; 2, Boden and Davies’ BGS2407234; 3, Boden and Davies’ BGS2407250.

Group of three – 1, Messrs MacGregor, Allanfauld; 2, Boden and Davies, Sportsmans; 3, K, A and R Campbell, Cowal.