The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Yearling filly continues her winning run
Collessie Alanna continued her winning form taking the supreme championship at the Clydesdale Horse Society’s Winter Fair at Lanark.
The much-admired home-bred yearling filly from Ronnie Black, from Ladybank in Fife, is by Cawdor Cup-winning stallion Arradoul Balvenie and out of Roughlands Jasmine.
Taking the foal championship and reserve supreme honours was the senior colt foal Ord Jacobite from Muir of Ord breeders Eric and Miranda Johnstone.
By Doura Rocco, this April-born colt is out of the Cawdor Cup-winning mare Ord Tinkerbell, an Eskechraggan Ernest daughter.
The trip south proved a worthwhile one for the Johnstones as their twoyear-old home-bred filly Ord Moana took the reserve senior championship.
Moana is by Redcastle Brelee Majestic and out of the Dillars Scottie Boysired mare Ord Envy.
Judge Jim Rochead’s pick for the reserve foal champion was Jim Greenhill’s Tulloes Jennifer, from Upper Tulloes, Forfar.
Jennifer is by Doura Geronimo, out of Tulloes Lady Clare.
Best pair of foals by the same sire came in the shape of two classy animals by Collessie Monarch from Ronnie Black. Monarch, who was bred by George Gray, is by Mollinhillhead Celebrity out of Fawnspark Emily.
Following the Winter
Fair class judging, the Clydesdale Horse Society held its Champion of Champions competition which was judged by Terry Edge from Wales and open to all horses that had taken championships this year at affiliated shows.
He awarded the supreme honours to Littleward Meghan from Charlotte Young, Hall Stud, Ayr. Meghan is a four-year-old mare bred by Matthew Carrick by Arradoul Balvenie, out of the Dillars Scottie Boy daughter, Littleward Lady Athenia. She qualified from her championship win at the Great Yorkshire Show.
Reserve went to Ronnie Black’s Collessie Alanna, which had earlier taken the Winter Fair supreme championship. Alanna had qualified at Kinross Show.