Royal Highland Show 2024

ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 2024

Team Ramsay, Milnmark, Dalry, not only scooped a record breaking eighth breed championship but also a fifth champion and reserve doubles in 21 years exhibiting.

The family who run 650 ewes took the supreme with a previously unshown gimmer by a £30,000 Elmscleugh bought in 2021, out of a ewe by an £11,000 Milnmark that goes back to the £55,000 Happrew.

Their reserve overall was the male champion, a two-shear ram bought last year from the Wights of Midlock for £32,000, in partnership with Danny Hair, Drumbreddan. A son of a £9000 Midlock, he goes back to a £60,000 Dalchirla, and stood second here last year.

Adding to the family success, the duo won the inter-breed pairs on the Sunday.

Judge John Murray, Crossflatt, found his reserve female in a gimmer from James Graham, Mains of Burnbank, Blair Drummond. Inter-breed sheep champion at Gargunnock, she is by a £32,000 Dyke sire and out of a home-bred ewe – one of only 40 in the flock. James had a great show as he was crowned stockman of the year in the Young Farmers’ stockjudging competition.

Taking the blue and white sash amongst the males was an Elmscleugh-bred ram bought last year for £14,000 at Stirling, from the Wights of Midlock. He is by a £32,000 Elmscleugh and is owned in partnership with Alastair and David MacArthur, Nunnerie and Robert Cockburn, Hill of Errol.

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Judge: J Murray, Crossflatt, Muirkirk

Supreme – W Ramsay and Son’s gimmer; W Ramsay and Sons’ tup.

Male – W Ramsay and Sons’ tup; reserve – J Wight and Sons’ tup.

Female – W Ramsay and Son’s gimmer; reserve – J Graham’s gimmer.

Bred – W Ramsay and Son’s gimmer. Group – CC MacArthur and Co.

Group - CC MacArthur and Co.

Senior ram – 1, W and Ramsay and Sons; 2, CC MacArthur and Co; 3, Aitkenhead Farm.

Two-shear ram – 1, J Wight and Sons; 2, S McClymont and Son; 3, J and J MacPherson; 4,  DC  & JJ Marshall.

Shearling ram – 1, A MacGregor; 2, J Wight and Sons; 3, DC and JJ Marshall; 4, W Ramsay & Son.

Ram lamb – 1, CC MacArthur and Co; 2, G and S Donald; 3, J and J MacPherson; 4, Aitkenhead Farm; 5, A & A Provan; 6, M Hamilton.

Ewe – 1, A MacGregor; 2, J Wight and Sons; 3, M Hamilton; 4, S McClymont & Son; 5, JR MacGregor; 6, W Ramsay & Sons.

Ewe (unshorn) – 1, A MacGregor; 2, JR MacGregor; 3, CC MacArthur and Co; 4, J Wight & Sons; 5, C Caskie; 6, A & L Prentice.

Gimmer – 1, W Ramsay and Sons; 2, J Graham; 3, JR MacGregor; 4, A MacGregor; 5, S McClymont & Son; 6, M Hamilton.

Ewe lamb – 1, J Wight and Sons; 2, J and J MacPherson; 3, CC MacArthur and Co; 4, JR MacGregor; 5, A & A Provan; 6, Craigendhill.