Fife show triumph for John and Tina Gilmour

A two year old Aberdeen-Angus heifer walked away with the overall inter-breed championship at Fife Show on Saturday in competition with all the beef, dairy, sheep, horse and goat champions.

The heifer, Belhaven Ruisseau H062, was paraded by Carol Rettie on behalf of owners, John and Teena Gilmour, of meat wholesalers, J Gilmour and Co, Penston, Macmerry, East Lothian, who were winning their third Fife Show championship.

She was reserve breed champion at Ayr earlier in the month and is a daughter of Vermilion Payweight J847 and in calf to the Blelack stock bull, Netherallan Peter Pershore E052, sire of Blelack Lord Hildalgo H972, champion at Stirling in February when sold for 25,000gns.

Inter-breed judge, John Elliot, owner of the Rawburn herd at Roxburgh Mains, Kelso, Roxburgh, had to call in an umpire to make the final placing because his son, John, manages the herd genetics for the Belhaven herd. But Limousin breeder, Alan Fotheringham, Westhall, Forgandenny, Perth, had no hesitation in giving the Aberdeen-Angus heifer the all-important slap on the rump.

Taking reserve in the Angus classes was Gordon Brooke, Linton Wold, Wintringham, Malton, Yorks, with his five year old cow, Lockerley Primrose E489, by Idvies Jester Eric A057. She was purchased by Mr Brooke from John Elliot, Jun, at Stirling in February for 14,000gns.

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