The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Fantastic day out at West Fife Show
West Fife Show’s new venue at Easter Bucklyvie Farm was a runaway success with record crowds and livestock filling the sunny showfield just outside Crossgates.
Show chairman Russell Wood praised the support from local breeders who brought record numbers of cattle, Clydesdales and Shetland sheep along.
He said: “A combination of great weather, new site and the first show after Covid motivated people to turn out and support us, and we really appreciate it.”
The day’s champion of champions, two-year-old interbreed beef and Charolais winner Burradon Raquel, repeated her win at the other Fife show at Cupar for owners Rachel Wylie and Richard Hassell, who own Brailes Livestock.
The two-year-old heifer also won the interbreed pairs competition when paired up with another Brailes heifer, Bassett Ruby.
Reserve beef interbreed champion was the British Blue from Gillian Scott, a 16-month-old heifer which won the home-bred baby calf championship at last year’s Stars of the Future.
Interbreed sheep champ was the Zwartbles winner, one-crop ewe Greystone Hella, from Ally Baird and his son Ewan, 9, who was repeating her success at Drymen and Ayr shows and is heading for the Royal Highland later this month.
Reserve sheep interbreed was a Suffolk from Ronnie Black, a three-crop ewe by a Castleisle tup.
In dairy classes, the showring was mobbed with cows and heifers, with the overall champion judged to be Riverdane Chief Rowena, the three-year-old Holstein cow shown by Andrew Wilson from Carskerdo, Cupar.
The Clydesdale and goat champions also took part in the champion of champions ring. The top Clydesdale was filly Tulloes Emily, from Jim Greenhill at Letham, and the goat, Capitol Frija, was from the Campbells of Linlithgow.
WINNERS
Aberdeen-Angus – Brailes Livestock, Methven, with three-year-old cow Weeton Blackbird by Rawborn Boss Hogg. Reserve – John Steel, Allanton, Duns, with bull Kingholm Risotto by Quaker Hill Dead Center.
Shorthorn – R&C Rettie, Methven, with 11-monthold heifer Aberdona Rock Candy by Tamhorne Glen. Reserve – Beth Hill, Woodend, Carnwath, with 16-month-old heifer Kenray Poppy by a Podhole sire.
Hereford – WP&K Wason, Kinglassie, with six-yearold cow Saltire 1 Cathy by Baldinnie 1 Viscount and reserve with seven-monthold bull Saltire 1 Warrior by Nomantin Leartes.
Belted Galloway – L&R Brown, Raddernie, Cupar, with cow, Brodale Dreama Helena by Glen Gomas, and reserve with 18-month-old heifer Brodale Delia Roxy, also by Glen Gomas.
Lincoln Red – A Mylius & Partners, St Fort, Newport on Tay, with bull St Fort Admiral and reserve with bull St Fort Archer.
Highland – Donald MacNaughton, Kelty, with two-year-old heifer Bryor Rose Rannoch by Seamus Dubh of Craigowmill. Reserve – Drumad Estate, Bankfoot, with three-yearold heifer Erin 9th of Earn by Magnus of Earn.
Continental – Brailes Livestock, Methven, with two-year-old Charolais heifer Burradon Raquel by Clenagh Lyle and reserve with two-year-old Charolais heifer Bassett Ruby by Whitecliffe Lacroix.
Limousin – Andrew Orr, Kinross, with 18-month-old bull Lomond Superstar by Amertaine Magnum. Reserve – Mary Cormack, Methven, with two-year-old heifer Grahams Ruby by Ampertaine Elgin.
British Blue – Gillian Scott, Linlithgow, with 16-month-old heifer Thistle Rosetta by Doudou de Saint Miracle. Reserve – A & CS Comrie, Stonebyres Mains, Lanark, with twoyear-old heifer Stonebyres Roxy by Stonebyres Murray.
Simmental – Gordon Clark, Auchtermuchty, with 15-month-old bull Broombrae Major by Roma Jaguar and reserve with 15-month-old bull Broombrae Monty also by Roma Jaguar.
Commercial – Wilson Peters, Gilmerton, Crieff, with 20-month-old British Blue cross Limousin heifer Ava Butt bred at Newton of Logierait, and reserve with 15-month-old Limousin cross Limousin-Blue heifer Daisy Duke, bred by Dillon Townend, Yorkshire.
Holstein – J&I Wilson, Cupar, with three-yearold cow Riverdane Chief Rowena VG88 by Stantons Chief. Reserve – D&F Thomson, Kirkton of Beath, Cowdenbeath, with threeyear-old cow Beath Lamar Celia by Blythbridge FCUK.
Any other dairy breed – A&S Lawrie, Milnathort, with Ayrshire senior cow in milk Primetime Linzy by a Welsh sire, and reserve with two-year-old Ayrshire heifer in milk Supreme Mandy by Sandyford Supreme.
Clydesdale – Jim Greenhill, Letham, with two-year-old filly Tulloes Emily by Arradoul Balvenie. Reserve – RH Black, Collessie, Ladybank, with six-week-old foal Collessie Joules by Collessie Monarch.
Bluefaced Leicester – Craig and Katrine Malone, Pitcairn, Cardenden, with March-born ewe lamb by an Edlingham sire, and reserve with a home-bred shearling ram.
Suffolk - Ronnie Black, Collessie, with a threecrop ewe by a Castleisle tup. Reserve – Andy Barr with a gimmer by a Boquhan sire.
Texel – Kim Stretch, Gilmerton, Crieff, with a February-born ewe lamb. Reserve – AAB & C Allan, Linlithgow, with a two-crop ewe.
Zwartbles – Ally Baird, Dunblane, with one-crop ewe Greystone Hella by a Pitsyll tup, and reserve with gimmer Greystone Jute by Greystone Havock.
Shetland – Rena Douglas, Craigrothie, with shearling ram Drum Angus by a home-bred tup. Reserve –David Alcorn, Biggar, with white ewe Annavale Camelia by Stoneheap Bambi.
Cross or half-bred – Ronnie Black, Collessie ,with a Suffolk cross Beltex gimmer. Reserve - Kim Stretch, Gilmerton, with a Texel cross.
Any other pure native – Euan Mill, Cardenden, with a Border Leicester two-crop ewe by Drennas Dazzler. Any other pure continental – Ally Baird with a Badgerface Texel gimmer. Reserve – Ronnie Black with a Beltex.
Butchers lambs – Kim Stretch with Texel cross ewe lambs.
Goats – Campbell family, Linlithgow, with British AOV first kidder Capitol Frija by Homeacres Hugo. Reserve – Beth Fairley, Avonbridge, Falkirk, with British
AOV second kidder Ballingall River by Linavon Linnaeus.