Having come through as the winner of the senior bull class then male championship, Alistair and Brian Clark’s April 2009-born bull Rawburn Jester Eric J034 clinched the overall championship honours at this year’s Royal Highland Show under judge Albert De Cogan of the Mogeely herd, co Cork.
By The Moss Beautiful Man D410, he’s out of Rawburn Joy Eirca C213, a Ranui Impact daughter, he was purchased privately from Lockerley Hall Farms on a farm visit. He was shown fresh from a breed championship win at Ayr Show and will now return home to run as senior herd sire in the 58-cow Duncanziemere herd.
Commenting on his champion, Albert said: “My champion today is a tremendous bull with superb locomotion and a tremendous head.”
Standing reserve to him having won the female championship was last year’s reserve female champion Haughton Laura L026. This April 2011-born Rawburn Elysium F547 daughter is out of Lockerley Laura D444 and was on her first and only outing this summer having had a strong show career as a yearling and two year old heifer. Shown with her January Hallington Evo calf at foot, she is one of 25 breeding females owned by Whittaker and Co Farms.
Clinching the reserve female and junior championship was last week’s reserve champion from the National Show, Retties Lady Ruth N228 from Donald Rankin. Again by Elysium – making this three out of four in the championship group for Rawburn genetics – she’s out of Wall Lady Ruth E397 and was bought privately by Donald from Richard and Carol Rettie off the back of a phenomenal show career last winter as a calf.
Reserve male champion, junior male and reserve overall junior champion honours went to Whittaker and Co Farms again, this time with the ET-bred Haughton Eroco N101, a Blelack Egotist K531 son out of Blelack Evora H044.
Meanwhile in the junior championship, the reserve junior female champion tickets went to recently established Aberdeen-Angus breeder Stephanie Dick with Windyedge Jewjet Erica M153, a Galawater Brave Knight G273 daughter, while reserve junior male champion was Jac Figure Eight N008 from A Cuthebertson and Son. This one is an HF El Tigre 28U son out of Netherton fleur K566.
Retties Lady Ruth
Class results:
Female born on or after 1st April 2013
1 Donald Rankin’s Retties Lady Ruth N228, by Rawburn Elysium F547
2 Neil Massie and Sons’ Blelack Princess Charlotte N092, by Blelack Equity
3 Whittaker and Co Farms’ Haughton Lady Luck N094, by Rawburn double Oseven
4 Alan R Lawson and Son’s Hallington Ebolass N399, by Blelack Prince consort A286
5 D and P A Evans’ Tree Bridge Jena N437, by Tree Bridge Pathfinder L336
Female born on or between 1 January and 31 March 2013
1 – Alistair Clark and Sons’ Duncanziemere Edwina N043 by Blelack Junior Eric H100
2- W and D McLaren’s Netherton Evita N734 by Netherton Big Edition H460
3 – Neil Wattie’s Tonley Equidora by Tonley Equidora G475
4 – A Cuthbertson and Son’s Jac Elita N011 by The Moss Mr Eshton D409
5 – D and P A Evans’ Tree Bridge Jena N419 by Treebridge Pathfinder L336
Female born on or between 24 June and 31 Deccember 2012
1 – Stephanie Dick’s Windyedge Kewjet Erica M153 by Galawater Brave Knight G273
2 – Neil Massie and Sons’ Blelack Lady Heather M020 by Blelack Equity J127
3 – Donald Rankin’s Billinge Magic Jussi Erica by Ardrosan Admiral A2
4 – W and D McLaren’s Netherton Blackbird M712 by Rawburn Rommel
5 – W and D McLaren’s Netherton Frances M697 by Netherton Bionic J535
Female born on or between 1 January and 23 June 2012
1 – Donald Rankin’s Cardona Evon M804 by Netherallan Peter Pershore E052
2 – W and E I Brown’s Drumdow Rosemary M876 by Cardona Edwin H555
3 – Alistair Clark and Sons’ Duncanziemere Eodesta M008 by Blelack Evor H929
4 -Andrew Hodge’s Rulesmains Barbara M259 by Hoff Trail Boss S C929 SS
5 – Neil Massie and Sons’ Blelack Blackbird M934 by Blelakc Egotist K531
Haughton Laura
Female born on or between 1 January and 31 December 2011
1 – Whittaker and Co Farms’ Haughton Laura L026 by Rawburn Elysium F547
2 – W and A Marshall’s Bellhaven Zephyr L370 by Muirhall Double Edition E018
3 – Neil Wattie’s Tonley Annie by Hurdcott Elixier
Female born on or before 31 December 2010
1 – James Porter’s Old Glenort Black Bianca G361 by the Moss Mr Eshton
2 – W and D McLaren’s Netheron Karama K574 by Netherton Big Edition
3 -Tom Rennie’s Mosston Muir Tidy Bee H264 by Mosston Muir Tidy Belinda H201
4 – Glenrinnes Farms’ Wedderlie Omossie H716 by Aynho Rossiter Eric B125
5 – W and E I Brown’s Drumdow Rosemary K717 by Logie Pastor G5467
Haughton Eroco
Bull born on or after 1 April 2013
1 – Whittaker and Co Farms’ Haughton Eroco N101 by Blelack Egotist K531
2 – Neil Wattie’s Tonley Jose Enrique by Blelack Equity J127
3 – Alistair Clark and Sons’ Duncaziemere Jake N070 by Nightingale Proud Jake G405
4 – Tom Rennie’s Mosston Muir Peter Innes N336 by Netherallan Peter Pershore E052
5 -Neil Massie and Sons’ Blelack Bollinger N087 by Blelack Equity J127
Bull born on or between 1 January and 31 March 2013
1- A Cuthbertson and Son’s Jac Figure Eight N008 by H F El Tigre
2 – Murray Lyle and Sons’ Moncur Jubilee Edward N210 by Hurdcott Emblem G252
3 – D and P A Evans’ Tree Bridge Presley by Abberton Dazzle G160
4 – W and D McLaren’s Netherton Masterpiece N733 by Netherton Big Edition H460
5 – James Porter’s Cardona Fergus N892 by Nightingale Dunbar K551
Bull born on or before 1 January and 31 December 2012
1 -James Porter’s Luddenmore Fort Worth M190 by Luddenmore Eclipse J067
2- Robert McNeil’s Kincardine Castle Endrigg M853 by Nightingale Ploughman G367
Angus Rawburn Jester Eric
Bull born on or before 31 December 2011
1 – Alistair Clark and Sons’ bull Rawburn Jester Eric J034 by The Moss Beautiful Man D410
2 – Tom Rennie’s Mosston Muir Mr Angus L288 by Hoff First Edition 058 242 SS
Pairs
James Porter’s Old Glenort Black Bianca G361 and Luddenmore Fort Worth M190
Group of Three
Alistair Clark and Sons’ Duncanziemere Edwina N043, Duncanziemere Eodesta M008 and Rawburn Jester Eric J034