Lanarkshire Limousin breeders Ian and Andrew Nimmo, Bogside, concluded a successful show season by winning the overall championship for a third consecutive year at Strathaven Show this time with the heifer, Maraiscote Urprincess.
Their 16-month-old is a daughter of Morhan Peter and out of Maraiscote Nellie. Junior inter-breed and reserve breed champion at the Great Yorkshire; reserve junior at the Highland, she most recently won the supreme overall at Peebles after winning the Limousin Grand Prix championship.
Judging is in full swing at Strathaven Show with judge William Thomson sorting through the Scotch Mules
Champion of champions judge, Jim Clark, said: “She is a very correct and balanced heifer, evenly fleshed and showcases plenty of breed character.”
Robert Struthers, Collielaw, was tasked with judging the inter-breed beef, dairy and sheep competitions.
He found his supreme dairy in the previously unshown, two-year-old Holstein, Overside Ryder Peach, a two-year-old heifer in milk from Hugh and Andrew Neilson, East Brackenridge, Strathaven.
The Beltex champion, Mid Shawtonhill Jane, from Jim Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill, Chapelton. This gimmer is sired by the 9000gns Clary Fly-Boy and bred from Shawtonhill Dottie.
Leading Awards
Ayrshire (Judge: R Scott). Champion – DM Lindsay, Harperfield, Lanark, with Mid Ascog Patricia 3 Ex90, a third calver that has given 10,000litres. She is sired by Bruchag Starman and out of Mid Ascog Patricia 2. Reserve was Middle Lovely MB VG85, owned by S Lindsay. She calved her third, three weeks ago and is giving 7000litre. Bred by the Whiteford Family, Middle, she is sired by Middle Bolt and out of Middle Lovely Be Ex90. Heifer in milk – National Museum of Rural Life. Cow in milk, production inspection, pair, bred – DM Lindsay.
Holstein (Judge: R Scott). Champion and inter-breed dairy – H and A Neilson, East Brackenridge, Strathaven, with Overside Ryder Peach VG86, a two-year-old heifer in milk giving 42litres per day, having calved in June. She is sired by Koepon Oh Ryder Red and out of Overside Dealmaker Peach. Reserve from the same home was Overside Hartley Dellia Ex90, a fourth calver giving 62litres per day having calved in February. Champion here last year, she is projected at 20,000litres. Sired by De-Su Hartley, she is out of Overside Pety Dellia. All classes – H and A Neilson.
Dairy calf (Judge: R Scott). Champion – H and A Neilson. Reserve – DM Lindsay. Calf born after Jan 1, 2024, calf born Jul 1, 2023-Nov 30, 2023 – G Hamilton, West Brackenridge.
Dairy young handlers (Judge: R Scott). 12 yrs and under – Ian Frame, Cronan. 13-16yrs – Alison Hamilton, West Brackenridge. 17-25yrs – Mhairi McDougall, National Museum of Rural Life.
Beef cattle (Judge: H McKinnon). Champion and reserve beef – A Ireland, Braeside, Darvel, with an eight-month-old Limousin cross heifer purchased from J Robertson, Newton of Logierait, Pitlochry. She is a daughter of Carnew Millreef and out of a Charolais cross cow. First outing. Reserve – Lucy Clark, West Shawtonhill, Chapelton, with Jack, a 17-month-old Limousin cross by Ampertaine Lance. Champion at Moffat, Biggar, and East Kilbride. Bullock calf spring born – R and J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill. Heifer calf spring born, junior – A Ireland. Bullock or heifer calf autumn born, bullock, senior – L Clark, West Shawtonhill.
Beef cow or heifer with calf (Judge: H McKinnon). Champion – R Hamilton, High Crewburn, Strathaven.
Native cattle (Judge: H McKinnon). Champion – T Hope and Son, South Brownhill, Strathaven, with Brownhill Tina, a two-year-old Shorthorn heifer. Previously unshown, she is by Knockenjig Meteor and out of Wells Yolanda 16. Reserve – J Campbell, Kypehill, Strathaven, with the three-year-old Galloway cow, Kypehill Avon, a daughter of Troloss Impeccable, out of Only U of Balgray. Reserve at Glenkens 2023. Bull – G Dunbar, Drumboy. Cow – J Campbell. Heifer – J Hope. Calf – J McIntyre, Flatterton, Greenock.
Limousin (Judge: I McInnes). Champion and champion of champions – I Nimmo, Bogside, Newmains, with the May 2023-born heifer, Maraiscote Urprincess, a Morhan Peter daughter, bred from Maraiscote Nellie. Inter-breed junior champion and reserve breed champion at the Great Yorkshire, reserve junior at the Highland, and Limousin Grand Prix winner at Peebles. Reserve – A Lindsay, Kepscaith, Longridge. Heifer – I Nimmo. Calf – A Lindsay.
British Blue (Judge: I McInnes). Champion – B and S Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark, with the 21-month-old heifer Stonebyres Sassy, a daughter of Kersey Geronimo, out of Stonebyres Olivia. Champion at Stirling. Reserve from the same home was the 18-month-old bull, Stonebyres Titan, by Stonebyres Ninja and bred by Stonebyres Oceana. Bull, cow, heifer – B and S Comrie.
Simmental (Judge: I McInnes). Champion – D Craig, Kennox, with Kennox Frankies Polly, an 18-month-old heifer, sired by Ranfurly Confederate, out of Kennox Tara’s Frankie. Champion at Ayr, Stewarton, and first at Fenwick. Reserve – JE Dyet, East Merkalnd, Strathaven, with Merkland Tooty 3, a two-year-old heifer due to calve in November. She is a daughter of Skerrington Gambler out of Merkland Tooty 3. Bull, senior heifer – JE Dyet. Junior heifer – D Craig.
Team of three cattle (Judge: R Struthers). Champion – H and A Neilson. Reserve – JE Dyet.
Beef young handlers (Judge: H McKinnon). 1, John Logie; 2, Lucy Clark, West Shawtonhill; 3, Ramsay Stevenson, Carbello; 4, Lucy Dunbar, Drumboy; 5, Amy Templeton; 6, Carolyn Stevenson, Carbello.
Blackface (Judge: W Thomson). Champion and reserve inter-breed sheep – G and S Donald, Windhill, Sandford, with a home-bred gimmer by a £1000 Craigdarroch sire, out of a ewe by a £12,000 Elmscleugh. Champion at Chapelton and first at the Royal Highland last year. Reserve – Firm of Shawhead, with a home-bred ewe lamb sired by a Burnhead, Kilsyth, tup which was purchased at Dalmally. First outing. Aged tup, ewe lamb – Firm of Shawhead. Shearling – J Campbell, Kypehill. Tup lamb – JD telfer, Stronghill Farm. Ewe – J and A Boswell, Burnhead. Gimmer, group, bred, pair, wool – G and S Donald.
Scotch Mule (Judge: W Thomson). Champion – Firm of Shawhead, with a home-bred gimmer by a home-bred son of a £3000 Blarnavaid. Third at Highland. Reserve – J and K Guild, Laight, New Cumnock, with a two-crop ewe. Second at Highland. Ewe – J and K Guild. Gimmer, ewe lamb – Firm of Shawhead.
Shetland sheep (Judge: J Linton). Champion – F Frame, Hawthornebank, Douglas, with a black aged ewe. All classes – C and F Frame.
Native sheep (Judge: J Linton). Champion – C Mabon, Little Mill Livestock, Drongan, with a Suffolk ewe lamb by Frongoy Rocket bred from a ewe by a Jalex sire. Reserve at Coylton. Reserve – N McDonald, West Blackbyre, Waterside, with a home-bred park-type Cheviot shearling tup. Reserve at Fenwick and fifth at the Highland. Destined for the breed sale at Lockerbie on September 18. Tup lamb – J Cuthbertson. Ewe – A Frame, High Dyke, Sandford. Gimmer – A Currie, Haughhead, Hamilton. Ewe lamb, group – J Currie, Westtown. Wool, pair, bred – N McDonald.
Texel (Judge: A Baillie). Champion – A Jamieson, Sauchenhall, Kirkintilloch, with a homebred three-crop ewe by Boghouse Daewoo, out of an Nochnary ewe. Reserve – W Baird, Floors, Eaglesham, with a gimmer by Scrogtonhead El Paso, out of a Knock Yardsman-sired ewe. Bred – G and M Ballantyne, East Cauldcoats. Tup – E Cuthbertson. Tup lamb – R Leggate, Boghead. Wool, gimmer, pair, ewe lamb – W Baird. Ewe, group, pair, bred – A Jamieson.
Beltex (Judge: A Baillie). Champion and inter-breed sheep – R and J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill, Chapelton, with Shawtonhill Jane, a gimmer by the 9000gns Clary Fly-Boy, bred from Shawtonhill Dottie. Reserve overall at Muirkirk, champion at Chapelton, inter-breed sheep at East Kilbride, reserve at Newmilns. Reserve from the same home was the tup lamb, Shawtonhill Koby, a son of Wannop’s Harvey bred from Shawtonhill Hazel. Tup, tup lamb, ewe, ewe lamb, group, pair, bred – R and J Hamilton. Wool – G and M Ballantyne.
Continental sheep (Judge: A Baillie). Champion – R and J Hamilton with the Blue Texel tup, Carsaig Hilux, a son of Matt’s Gypsy King, a tup shared with D Hodge, and out of Ettrick Erina. Reserve from the same home was the Blue Texel tup lamb, Shawtonhill Jack The Lad, a son of the champion, bred from Shawtonhill Eye Catcher. Reserve at East Kilbride. Tup, tup lamb, gimmer, ewe lamb, pair, bred – R and J Hamilton. Ewe, wool – A Jamieson.
Prime sheep (Judge: David Hamilton). Champion – R and J Hamilton, Mid Shawtonhill. Reserve – R Hamilton, High Crewburn, with three Texel-sired lambs. Single fat lamb – L Clark, West Shawtonhill. Three Texel cross lambs – R Hamilton. Three Blackface, three Suffolks – Firm of Shawhead, Douglas, Lanark. Three Beltex – J and J Frame, High Dyke, Sandford. Three AOB cross – R and J Hamilton.
Continental sheep – Non MV (Judge: D Hamilton). Champion – R Templeton, Bank Farm, Drumclog, with the four-shear Beltex tup, The Fox, sired by a Durno tup and out of a Midlock ewe. Reserve – C and F Frame, Hawthornbank, Douglas, with a Blue Texel gimmer named High Maintenance on her first outing. Aged tup, bred – R Templeton. Tup lamb, ewe, ewe lamb, group – R Hamilton. Gimmer, pair – C and Frame.
Commercial sheep (Judge: D Hamilton). Champion – R Hamilton, High Crewburn with a pair of continental-sired ewes.
Sheep young handlers (Judge: R Struthers). 1, Jack Donald. 2, James Chalmers. 3, Emma Jamieson, Sauchenhall.
Clydesdale (Judge: Louise Greenhill). Champion – W and J Dunbar, East Fairybank, Newhouse, with the three-year-old filly, Doura Sorrento, by Doura Magic Touch, out of Collessie Flash Girl. Champion at Lesmahagow, Biggar, Chapelton, and reserve at East Kilbride. Sorrento was also awarded the Clydesdale Lanarkshire Cup in its reinstatement year, given for accumulating the most points regionally throughout the show season. Reserve – P Black, Collesie, Fife, with the two-year-old gelding Collessie Butterfly, on his first outing. He is sired by Doura Aird Ambition. Pair, male, ridden, two-year-old colt/gelding – A Noble, Peggyslea, Penicuik. Female, yeld mare – W and J Dunbar. Brood mare – J Spiers, Gallowhill, Larkhall. Foal, yearling filly – P Black. Two-year-old filly – A Johnstone, Westown, Lanark. Gelding – Y Pringle. Yearling colt/gelding – R Hamilton, Dillars, Lesmahagow. Young handler – Samantha Murray.
Wool fleece (Judge: G Cameron, BWMB). Champion – A Wilson, Summerside, with a Merino fleece. Reserve – W Thomson, Tulloch, with a Blackface fleece. Blackface mattress – A McLarty, Firm of Shawhead. Blackface fine, Greyface, Mule or Lustre – W Thomson. Fine and medium, naturally coloured – A Wilson.
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