The culmination of judging of more than 1,2000 sheep from 27 breeds resulted in the top spot going to the outfit of a ewe and two lambs from Andrew Baillie and family, Carstairs.
The three-crop ewe is by the Beltex sire, Wannops Firecracker out of a Texel ewe, and the lambs were by the home-bred Beltex ram, Callacrag Krist.
The judge, Kenny Sutherland, said his champions caught his eye as soon as they came into the ring as it was a hard working ewe, in great condition with a great pair of lambs.
Standing reserve was the traditional Bluefaced Leicester champion from Alan McClymont and sons, Sam and Oli's Kirkstead flock, Yarrow, giving them their sixth breed championship at the show. The three-crop ewe by Ashes L1 was a winner at the show as a ewe lamb and was part of the winning team at the Penrith progeny show last year.
Second reserve, on its first outing, went to the Suffolk champion, a home-bred shearling gimmer from James Innes's Strathbogie flock, Huntly, which is by his stock ram, Rempstone Gambler which also won its class at the show.
Also making the final line up was the Dutch Spotted champion, Rigghead Hottie, a home-bred shearling gimmer by the imported ram, The Dutchman out of the 2023 triple crown winner Barquhill Faith from Hannah Jackson, Maulscastle.
The Charollais champion, a home-bred shearling gimmer by Foxhill Vavavoom out of a Logie Durno Untouchable ewe from Bruce and Gregor Ingram, Inverurie, also made the final 10.
Another on the short list was the Texel champion, a shearling gimmer from Robbie Wilson's Milnbank flock, Turriff. From the first crop of 30,000gns Clanfield Golden out of a Sportsmans Cannonball daughter, it was being shown for the first time.
Also there was the Beltex champion, Lurg Hiccup, the winning aged ewe from Alan Miller, Inverurie. By Vicky's Gladiator out of the Highland Showcase champion, Lurg Fern, it has already twice been Scottish national champion. Mr Miller also took the reserve female championship with the shearling gimmer, Lurg Killing It and the male championship with Lurg Knock On.
Making the final line up in the non-MV accredited ring was the North County Cheviot champion, a home-bred shearling gimmer by Soutar Cannonball from N.D. Campbell and Sons' Bardnaclavan flock, Thurso.
Another was the Blackface champion, a one-crop ewe from W. Ramsay and Son's Milnbank flock, Dalry. The daughter of a 30,000gns Elmscleugh out of a home-bred ewe was also breed champion and one of the inter-breed winning pair at the show last year.
Completing the final line up was the Bluefaced Leicester crossing type champion, a shearling gimmer by S36 Midlock from John and Archie MacGregor's Allanfauld flock, Kilsyth, who were exhibiting in the Bluefaced Leicester section only for the second time.
John Grossick, who has only had Hampshire Downs since 2021 and was competing at the show for the first time, took the breed championship with a ewe lamb from his Rockhall flock. By Rockhall Boaby, it is out of a Treworthal bred ewe.
Neil Millar, Lockerbie, took the Bleu du Maine championship with a home-bred ewe lamb, Joyfield A Beauty, out of a ewe which was champion at the Royal Welsh and Great Yorkshire shows. Its sire was Joyfield Zip a Dee Doo Dah, was also male champion.
Spotlight Rouge, a partnership of Mr Millar and John Graham also claimed the Rouge championship with a shearling ewe by Bennachie Avatar bought from the Grassknop flock at Carlisle last year.
David and Clare Gray, Selkirk, took the Blue Texel championship with a shearling ewe by Matt's Hitman, bought from the Ty Gwyn flock which had been inter-breed champion at LiveScot last year.
Maryn Archer, Wark, won the North of England Mule championship for the second time with a home-bred ewe lamb out of a Hexham type Blackface dam by Midlock Magic, a ram bought for 25,000gns at Hawes, in partnership with the Hunters, The Steel.
The Kerry Hill championship went to Sophie McCarlie, Shotts, with her home-bred shearling ewe, Hassockrigg Easy On The Eye.
After taking the reserve Ryeland championship last year, Wellhill Elizabeth, a home-bred Ryeland shearling by Bryncaffo Celt, from A. and D. Mitchell, went one better to claim the title this year.
A strong Valais Blacknose section was headed by Tom and Joan Blackwood, Kilmarnock, with Ayrshire Kessler, a three-year-old ram by Prendwick Invictus.
It was a fifth breed championship in the Zwartbles section for Ally Baird, Dunblane, with home-bred Greystone Lady Gaga by Greystone Hero which had been breed champion at Ayr Show.
Adam Christie, Huntly, was awarded the Jacob championship for the first time with his home-bred ram lamb, Adamski Quantum.
S. and A. Watson, Galashiels, claimed the Border Leicester championship for the seventh time with a three-crop ewe by Didcock Diamond from their Intock flock.
Andrew Campbell, Thurso, won the North Country Cheviot Hill championship for the first time with a shearling ewe by an East Lodge sire.
Results
Inter-breed (Judge, J. Sutherland, Caithness) Supreme,
Blackface (A. MacGregor, Allanfauld) Sup. and fem. and male, W. Ramsay and Sons; res. and res. fem. and res. male, C. M cCarther and Co.
Suffolk (J. Gibb, Fraserburgh) Sup. and fem., J. Innes; res. and res. fem., F. Christie; male, S. Lathangie; res. male, G. Christie.
North Country Cheviot (R. Runciman, Stow) Sup. and fem. and res. male, D.N. Campbell and Sons; res. and male, A. Polson; res. fem., S. Turnbull.
North County Cheviot Hill (P. Tweedie, Jedburgh) Sup. and fem., A. Campbell; res. and male and res. fem., W.N. Douglas; res. male, J.F. Irving.
Lleyn (C. Price, Brecon) Sup. and fem., res. and male and res. fem., Farmstock Genetics; res. fem., C. Crawford.
Ryeland (J. Donovan, Whitland) Sup. and fem., A. and D. Mitchell; res. and res. fem. and male, E. and J. Henderson; res. male, S. Bryden.
Commercial (J. Guthrie, Muthill) Sup., A. Baillie; res., K. and A. Morton.
Border Leicester (J. Lamb, Ayr) Sup. and fem. and res. male; S. and A. Watson; res. and male and res. fem., D. Whyte.
Jacob (S. Harries, Llaneilo) Sup. and male, A. Christie; res. and male, R. Locker; res. male, M. Connor.
Cheviot (G. Jackson, Blackburn) Sup. and fem., James Common and Son; res. and
male, W.N. Douglas; res. male, J.F. Irving and Son; res. fem., W. Fleming.
Dutch Spotted (G. Troup, Inverurie) Sup. and fem. and male, A. Jackson; res. and res. fem. and res. male, H. Jackson.
Texel (D. McKerrow, Ellon) Sup. and fem., R. Wilson; res. and male, J. and H. Clark; res. fem., A. MacGregor; res. male, H.W. Sloan.
Hampshire Down (L. Heywood, Somerset) Sup. and fem., J. Grossick; res. and res. fem., E. and I. Mackinnon; male, Chapelhill Hampshire Downs; res. male, Rennie and MacFarlane.
Swaledale (D. Allinson, Barnard Castle) Sup. and male and res. fem., P. Brogden; res. and fem., J.E. and D. J. Hutchinson; res. male, J.R. and C.M. Dalton.
Bluefaced Leicester traditional type (K. Coleman, Ballymena) Sup. and fem. and res. and male, A. McClymont and Sons; res. fem., A.E. Gray; res. male, R.J. Claydon.
Bluefaced Leicester crossing type (M. Allan, Appleby) Sup. and male, A. MacGregor; res. and fem., J. Wight and Son; res. male, J. Pirie; res. fem., R. Thornborrow.
Charollais (D. Evans, Moelfre) Sup. and fem., G. and B. Ingram; res. and res. fem. and male, W. and C. Ingram; res. male, B. Radley.
Hebridean (M. Andrews, Newcastleton) Sup. and male, L. Cowper; res. and fem., J. James; res. male, J. and M. Cuthbert; res. fem., N. and A. Fecitt.
North of England Mule (J. Burrow, Kendal) Sup., M. Archer; res., J. Robinson.
Beltex (A. Morton, Kendal) Sup. and fem., res. and male, and res. fem., A. Miller; res. male, S. Wood.
British Rouge (J. Smithson, Kirkby Stephen) Sup. and fem., A. Millar; res. and res. fem. and res. male, A. Mitchell; male, P. Imlah.
Zwartbles (T. Blamire, Carlisle) Sup. and fem., A. Baird; res. and fem., H.W. Sloan; male and res. male, C. Rae.
Bleu Du Maine (P. Imlah, Newmachar) Sup. and fem. and male,N. Millar; res. and res. fem., K. McDermid; res. male, Greenside.
Scotch Mule (B. Gilchrist, Biggar) Sup., J.Pirie; res., M.W. and C.M. Ridley.
Shetland (R. Spence, Shetland) Sup. and fem., res. and male and res. fem., C. Sharp; res. male, E. and C. Stable.
Blue Texel (I. Hartley, Nelson) Sup. and fem., D. and C. Gray; res. and male and res. fem., S. Dick; res. male, A. and K. Rhind and Son.
Valais Blacknose (J. Wood, Alnwick) Sup. and male, T. and J. Blackwood; res. and fem., Whiterigg Valais Blacknose; res. male, Harelaw Valias Blacknose: res. fem., R. Irvine and J. McAllister.
Kerry Hill (S. Jones, Llanon) Sup. and fem. and res. fem., S. McCarlie; res. and male and res. male, A.M Burgess.
