Black team leads the way at Clydesdale Foal Show

HOWE: Collessie family dominates and takes supreme champion award at north Fife event

It was another great day for the Black team at Saturday’s North of Fife Clydesdale Foal Show, held at Highfield Equestrian at Howe.

Ronnie and sons Pete and Mike brought out seven foals that were conceived, foaled and produced at Collessie, including the day’s supreme show champion, Lutterington Butterfly.

Owned by Harry Emerson of West Auckland, Butterfly is a May-born daughter of Collessie New Approach, out of the Collessie Whinhill Presidentsired mare, Coachmills Lady Helen.

She stood overall champion at Lanark Foal Show and had stood filly foal champion and reserve overall at Kilmarnock.

Making his show debut from Collessie was an unnamed, home-bred black colt foal which was winner of the junior colt foal class. The sire of this one is Redcastle Brelee Majestic.

Reserve supreme champion was the winning senior colt foal, Doura Navigator, from Charlotte Young of Hall Stud, Ayr.

Bred in Northern Ireland, it had been reserve overall champion at Lanark and reserve colt foal winner at Kilmarnock. By Glebeview Sir Charles, he is out of the Carnaff Ambassador-sired mare, Ballinrees Lady Jane.

It was Charlotte’s father, Jim, who was in charge, while Charlotte is overseas, and he was also on the halter of the senior champion.

This was the two-year-old filly, Glebeview Lady Izzy – another bred in Northern Ireland – and by Glebeview Sir Charles. Izzy’s dam is Glebeview Cassie, a daughter of Doura High Spirit.

There was also similar breeding behind the reserve senior champion. This was Auchengree Bethany from Matt Burks and Jacqueline Pettigrew of East Bank, Lenzie.

A home-bred yearling filly by Dillars Top Gun, out of the Glebeview Sir Charles-sired mare, Glebeview Emma, Bethany has been unbeaten in the eight yearling filly classes she’s been in throughout this year.

The senior filly class was won by the far-travelled Michael and Jacqueline Munro of Thurso.

The home-bred filly, Gersa Lady Lauren, is by Arradoul Balvenie, and is the first foal out of West Glen Apple Blossom, a Collessie Stepping Stone daughter.

Leading awards (in-hand judge: Philip Moss; turnout judge: John Fairbairn):

Gelding, three and over – 1 R Mangto, Bogton Harris; 2 L Campbell, Whinhill Statesman; 3 M Main, Sir Jim; 4 B Duncan, Dave; 5 G Haughton, Collessie Advance; 6 J Tait, Mollinhillhead Bruno.

Mare, three and over – 1 D Hill, Redcastle Blossoms Gift; 2 P Stromska, Collessie Maisie; 3 V Peterkin, Bogton Fern; 4 M Main, Cloverbrook Molly.

Colt or gelding, two-year-old – 1 I McIntosh, Grayburn Robert Adam; 2 J and L Martin, Collessie Consort; 3 J Tait, Bandirran Fonzie.

Filly, two-year-old – 1 and senior champion, C Young, Glebeview Lady Izzy; 2 J Graham, Doura Joules; 3 D Hill, Collessie Snowflake; 4 B Warburton, Bogton Isla; 5 A Young, West Glen Abelia. Yearling colt or gelding – 1 I Anderson, Barron Star. Yearling filly – 1 and reserve senior champion, Auchengree Clydesdales, Auchengree Bethany; 2 M Carrick, Littleward Meghan; 3 B Lindsay, Bogton Jessica; 4 D Young, Finmont Miss Money Penny.

Senior colt foal – 1 reserve foal champion and reserve supreme champion, C Young, Doura Navigator; 2 P and M Bedford, Roughlands Refiner; 3 J Greenhill, Tulloes Captain Jack.

Junior colt foal – 1 and best colt foal confined to Fife, R Black, Collessie unnamed; 2 K Wilson, Blueton Rocky; 3 P Fitzsimmons, Collessie Solomon; 4 J and L Kennedy, Hillhouse Oscar; 5 RH Black, Collessie Duke.

Senior filly foal – 1 M and J Munro, Gersa Lady Lauren; 2 Rt Hon Mrs Douglas-Home, Old Greenlaw Felicity; 3 C Young, Doura Dynamite; 4 M Stewart and R Barr, Fairhavens Bonnie Lass; 5 I Nisbet and A Anderson, Redcastle Star Anise.

Junior filly foal – 1 foal champion and supreme champion, H Emerson, Lutterington Butterfly; 2 and best filly foal confined to Fife, N Young, Collessie First Choice; 3 A Merchant and S Campbell, Rolling Thunder Moon Shadow.

Young handler – 1 Keira Gowans; 2 Sarah Donald; 3 James Burks; 4 Hannah Lindsay; 5 Kaitlin Christie.

Junior young handler – 1, Blythe Sinclair; 2 Craig Smith; 3 Charlotte Peterkin; 4 Jack Burks.

Ridden – 1 N Young, Bratlach Laura; 2 V Peterkin, Bogton Fern; 3 A Butler, Mr Bojangles; 4 N Smyth, Collessie Bill; 5 E Gunn, Hawthorn Flora; 6 G Haughton, Collessie Advance.

Agricultural turnout – 1 B Duncan; 2 A Young; 3 B Duncan; 4 J Tait.

Stallion cart – 1 J Tait; 2 N Young; 3 L Smith. Cone driving – 1 N Young, 2 L Smith; 3 J Tait.

Winning young handler Keira Gowans of Memus, Angus.

The Collessie team brought out seven foals. From left: Jack Black with Collessie Solomon; Nichola Reynolds with Collessie Duke; Liz Smith of show sponsors Bedmax, Silvermoor and Allen and Page; Pete Black with Max and Maisie and Lutterington Butterfly; John Graham with Old Greenlaw Felicity; Ronnie Black with Collessie First Choice; Moyra Stewart with Fairhavens Bonnie Lass; and Mike Black with the unnamed Collessie junior colt.