His total in-hand champion was the two-year-old filly Cloghan Iona from Paul and Matthew Bedford, Yorkshire. Bred in Eire by George Smyth, she is sired by Eskechraggan Ernest and out of Cloghan Princess. She was champion heavy horse on the North West and Wales Foal Present.
Ian Johnston from Falkirk took the reserve honours together with his foal champion Roughlands Sleek Woman. The house-bred senior filly proven by daughter Alana, is sired by Collessie Monarch and out of the Cawdor Cup-winning mare Roughlands Majestic Woman. She was on her second outing having stood second at North of Fife Foal Present.
Lutterington Butterfly, from Harry Emerson, Co Durham, took the reserve senior award. The six-year outdated mare has had an incredible season each in hand and underneath saddle, having certified for HOYS and successful the ridden part at North of Fife. Produced by the staff at Collessie, she is sired by Collessie New Strategy and out of Coachmills Woman Helen.
Finest colt and reserve foal was Swede Christer Paulsson’s senior, Herkules Ace Card, produced by the Black household at Collessie. A son of Arradoul Balvenie out of Redcastle Maple, he was reserve foal at Lanark and received the senior colts at North of Fife.
Perthshire’s Alastair Mattheson swopped the reins for his judging hat to pick the ridden winners. He discovered his supreme within the open part in Ashley Douglas, Perthshire, using Freezlund Mr Elliott. Bred by John and Margo McIntyre, Ayrshire this gelding is sired by Redcastle Brelee Majestic and out of Aird Felina. He stood second at Fife Present in Could.
The novice part was received by Am Blar Mhor Bombardier from Rachael Stewart, Insch. Ridden by Chloe Hunter this gelding received the ridden part at Aberdeen Clydesdale Present earlier this yr. He’s sired by Nice American GW Carver and out of Arradoul Rhapsody.
Successful the novice rider part was 16-year-old Blythe Duncan, Fife, using Julie and Lindsay Martin’s Guildy Braveheart.
The only cart class was received by Annette and Ailsa Noble, Penicuik with their three-year-old gelding Tulloes Monte Carlo and the Shire Horse Society younger driver accumulator class was topped by Kate Fairbairn, Northumberland, along with her household’s gelding, Cumeragh Home Dennis.
| Winners from South West Scotland Dairy Present Fort Douglas
Different Main Awards
Judges: In-hand/driving – Glen Smith, Ontario; ridden – Alastair Matheson, Perthshire.
Male champion – B Duncan’s Outdated Greenlaw Skye (Outdated Greenlaw Benjamin x Collessie Monarch; reserve male – A and A Noble’s Greenknowes First Ambition (Doura Aird Ambition x Macfin First Woman)
In hand – Every other breed – 1, J and C Fairbairn. Senior colt foal – 1, C Paulsson; 2, J and M McIntyre; 3, E Lightbowne. Junior colt – 1, M Predominant. Senior filly – 1, I Johnston; 2, C Paulsson; 3, M Stewart and R Barr. Junior filly – 1, I Younger; 2, R Black. Yearling male or gelding – 1, D Taylor; 2, Okay Logan; Two/three-year-old gelding – 1, B Duncan; 2 and three, A and A Noble. Senior gelding – 1 and a couple of, J and L Martin; 3, N Pollock. Yearling filly – 1, J Ingram. Two-year-old filly – 1, P and M Bedford; 2, D Younger. Mare – 1, H Emerson; 2, Bandirran Stud; 3, V Smith.
Ridden – Novice ridden – 1, R Stewart; 2, L Hume; 3, J and L Martin. Novice rider – 1, B Duncan; 2, Okay Stirling; 3, S Miller. Open ridden – 1, A Douglas; 2, R Stewart; 3, J and L Martin.
Driving – Open cart – 1, A and A Noble; 2, J and C Fairbairn. Younger driver SHS accumulator – 1, Okay Fairbairn.
