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Irish-bred colt foal from Ayr takes the overall title at Lanark’s Winter Fair
Clydesdale colt foal Doura Magic Touch, from Charlotte Young, of Hall, Ayr, continued its winning form taking the championship at the Winter Fair in Lanark last Saturday.
By Glebeview Sir Charles and out of the Carnaff Ambassador-sired mare Ballinrees Lady Jane, this Irish-bred foal had stood champion at Kilmarnock, the North of Fife and Lothian foal shows.
The reserve supreme title went to the day’s senior champion, Hillhouse Zara, from Jim and Linzi Kennedy of Hillhouse, Sandilands. Zara is a seven-year-old mare by Collessie Cut Above and out of the Hillhouse General Elect-sired mare Hillhouse Millie.
The long journey south from Muir of Ord proved worthwhile for Eric and Miranda Johnstone, who took the reserve senior championship with their yearling filly, Ord Tinkerbell.
By Eskechraggan Ernest, this home-bred filly is out of Ord Envy, a Dillars Scottie-boy daughter.
She was well known on this summer’s show circuit, notching up several championships including the Black Isle, Nairn, Sutherland, Keith, Grantown and Perth.
Judge Iain Johnston gave the reserve foal honours to Fairhavens Queen of Hearts, from Moyra Stewart and grandson, Robert Barr, of Leys of Cossan, Roundyhill, Forfar.
She is the first filly bred by Moyra and her late husband Robert, and is by Redcastle Brelee Majestic, out of Fordelhill Lucinda.
From the same dam line was the reserve colt foal winner, Fordelhill Fascination, from Scott Greenhill of Leuchars Lodge, Fife.
Fascination is by Glebeview Sir Charles and out of the Collessie Cut Above-sired mare Fordelhill Jenny Anne, the grand dam to the reserve overall foal champion.
Windyknowe Margaret May stood reserve filly foal winner for Paul and Matthew Bedford of Thorpe Hill, North Yorkshire.
This daughter of Dillars Top Gun, out of the Windyknowe Homer-sired mare Windyknowe Chloe, was bred in Lanarkshire by Dorothy Combe and had stood reserve foal champion at Lanark and the North of Fife foal shows.
Travelling back to Fife with the Highland pony championship trophy were Willie and Jennifer Allan of Millfield, Freuchie.
From their 15-mare herd, the home-bred yearling filly Maeve of Millfield is by Glenmuir Lochaber and out of last year’s Winter Fair champion, Myleene of Millfield.
She stood first at the HPS breed show, Braco, Kinross and the Central Scotland event, along with a second at the Royal Highland.
Standing reserve was Neisha of Mendick from John and Kate Dykes, Mendick Lea, West Linton.
This filly foal is by Loandhu Silver Shadow and out of Gissings Luscardene which is the dam of the Dykes’ noted stallion Islesman of Mendick.
Neisha stood first in her class at the Central show earlier in the year.
The Shetland pony judging was in the hands of Norman Blackburn and his champion was 11-year-old stallion Kerloch Rupert, from John Watson of Jedburgh.
Bred by Shirley Moro, and by Stow Review, out of Burnbank Veda, Rupert is no stranger to the limelight having taken the stallion show championship in 2014 and again this year, as well as winning this year’s Great Yorkshire and Cumberland show championships.
Settling for the reserve title was
Eynhallow Contessa from the Laing family’s Eynhallow Stud. By Sapphire Vision, this filly foal is out of Eynhallow Belle.
Both the best miniature and reserve titles went to Susan Cook of Shallochmill Shetlands. Her winning mare was Halstock Orla, a daughter of Kerswell Socks and Halstock Sonny’s Oyster.
She was on only her first outing of this year, but last year had stood mini youngstock winner at the Highland and junior champion at the National Stallion Show.
Susan’s reserve mini was colt foal Celadine’s Puzzle. Bought recently in Hereford, Puzzle is by Bedwbach Fergus, out of Brandeston Celandine.