ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW - 24 th to 27 th June 2010.

Judge: - Mr John Maxwell, Jaw, Fintry, Glasgow.

The fifty Royal Highland Show at their permanent site of Ingliston was a great success with warm sunny weather and record breaking attendance figures resulting in 187664 people attending Scotland’s premier agricultural event.

In the Galloway section, the Champion was the show stopping cow from Dennis and Margaret Gall, Boquhan Home Farm, Stirling, Silverbell 3 rd of Gall-way she is a Blackcraig Krypton daughter and out of a previous Highland Show Champion, Silverbell 12 th of Corrie. This five year-old cow has already received many championships this year, including Ayr and Drymen shows, she was shown with her bull calf at foot.

The Reserve Overall Champion was the sole entry from Mr J C Thomson, Caberston Farm, Walkerburn, Peebles, Kirkstead Nancy Boy is a 2005 born Blackcraig Kazan son and out of the famous Kirkstead Nancy family.

The Reserve female was from well known breeders, John and Anne Findlay, Blackcraig, Corsock, Castle Douglas, Blackcraig Noreen P260 is a Finmac Norseman daughter and out of the famous Noreen family. Noreen is no stranger is the championship rosettes, as she was part of the winning teams at the 2009 Highland Show.

The Reserve male was also from the Blackcraig stable, Blackcraig Quota is a Finmac Nomad son and out of Finmac Sally, this 20 month old is an Australian Embryo.

In the native team competition the team of Kirkstead Nancy Boy, Silverbell 3 rd of Gall-way and Blackcraig Noreen P260 received the Championship award, Galloways have now featured for three years in the major prizes at this prestigious event. In the team of 4, Junior and pairs competitions the Galloways was placed in the short list.

Leading Awards

Rosette for best Junior Female

Mr Allan McMillan, Precious S of Over Barskeoch

The Francis Gourlay Galloway Cattle Society Memorial Challenge Cup, Rosette for best Female

D & M Gall, Silverbell 3rd of Gall-way

Rosette for reserve Female

J & A Findlay, Blackcraig Noreen P260

Rosette for best Junior Bull,

J & A Findlay, Blackcraig Quota

The Galloway Cattle Society 100 th Show Perpetual Silver Challenge Cup, Rosette for best Bull

Mr J C Thomson, Kirkstead Nancy Boy

Rosette for best reserve bull

J & A Findlay, Blackcraig Quota

Bronze Medal for Breeder of best Bull

RA McClymont & Son, Kirkstead

Junior Champion Prize of £25, Rosette for best Junior Animal,

Mr Allan McMillan, Precious S of Over Barskeoch

Rosette for reserve Junior animal

J & A Findlay, Blackraig Quota

Rosette of reserve Animal

Mr J C Thomon, Kirkstead Nancy Boy

Rosette for best Animal bred by Exhibitor

D & M Gall

Special cash prize, Breedplan UK prize of £25, Prize of £50, Champion Medal, Dr William Heughan Memorial Trophy, The Dr Gillespie Memorial Challenge Trophy, Rosette for herdsman in charge of best Animal.

D & M Gall

The Reid- Walker Perpetual Challenge bowl for best Group, consisting of one Bull and two Females all being the property of one Exhibitor

J & A Finlay

The Tordarroch Perpetual Challenge Trophy for the Exhibitor gaining most points in the Galloway Classes

Mr Allan McMillan

Class Placings

Female born on or after 1 st January, 2009

1 st   Mr Allan McMillan, Sparkie La La of Over Barskeoch

2 nd   Mr Allan McMillan, Tansy of Over Barskeoch

Female born on or between 1 st September and 31 st December 2008

1 st   Mr Allan McMillan, Precious S of Over Barskeoch

2 nd   Mr P Hunter Blair, Nerys Quintanna of Nether Cleugh

3 rd   Klondyke Farms Ltd, Klondyke Dancing Girl

Female born on or between 1 st September 2007 and 31 st August 2008

1 st   J & A Findlay, Blackcraig Noreen P260

2 nd   J & S Ross, Beauty 704 of Romesbeoch

3 rd   Mr P Hunter Blair, Countess Patsy of Nether Cleugh

4 th   Mr P Hunter Blair Elise Pearl of Nether Cleugh

Female, in milk, born on or between 1 st September 2006 and 31 st August 2007

1 st   Mr Allan McMillan, Nan of Over Barskeoch

2 nd   J & S Ross, Beauty C548 of Romesbeoch

Female, in milk, born on or before 31 st August 2006

1 st   Mr & Mrs D & M Gall, Silverbell 3rd of Gall-way

2 nd   J & A Findlay, Blackcraig Blondchen J64

3 rd   Mr M McCornick, Blackcraig Blondchen N219

4 th   Klondyke Farms Ltd, Klondyke Almond

5 th   Mr & Mrs MJ Alford, Doreen 30 th of Kilnstown

Bull

1 st   Mr J C Thomson, Kirkstead Nancy Boy

2 nd   J & A Findlay, Blackcraig Quota

3 rd   Mr M McCornick, Barquhill Cracker

Silverbell 3rd of Gall-way

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Native team