126th Spring Show and Sale at Oban on 12th & 13th February 2017.

It was the first time ever a father and daughter pairing were honoured with judging the Spring Show with veteran Jimmy Laing judging the animal classes and daughter Helen Laing judging the Young Handlers classes. The buyers on Monday were selective but prepared to pay good prices for the right cattle.

Two Year Old Bulls - £4153 (11) up £1592 from £2561 (18) in 2016 Three Year Old Bulls - £2590 (3) up £543 from £2048 (4) in 2016 Aged Bulls - £3675 (1) up £1750 from £1950 (3) in 2016 Yearling Bulls - £1192 (4) up £466 from £726 (11) in 2016 Senior Heifers - £2100 (7) down £473 from ££2573 (4) in 2016 Three Year Old Heifers - £1638 (10) up £520 from £1118 (7) in 2016 Two Year Old Heifers £1445 (10) up £300 from £1145 (10) in 2016 Yearling Heifers - £825 (18) up £75 from £750 (21) in 2016 Cows - £840 (1)

The Overall Male Champion of the day taking the Craig Sellar Trophy and The W Pearson Brown Memorial Trophy for the Best Two year old bull was a black bull, Cameron Dubh of Kelby. He was born on 4 January 2015 out is out of Fiona 2nd of Bien Esk and by Conan Dubh of Craigowmill. Cameron Dubh comes from the home of first time exhibitor T P Radford from Lincolnshire and was expertly shown by stockman Daniel Rowbottom who won the Roy Cruickshank Goblet. This bull heads to the Blingery Fold in Wick for 6500 guineas.

The Reserve Overall Male Champion and Reserve Two Year Old Champion winning the Caledonian Marts (Stirling) Trophy was Douglas of Rannoch a red bull from Donald MacNaughton who has been coming to Oban for 52 years. Douglas of Rannoch born on 6 April 2015 is by Reich of Rannoch and out of Skye 2nd of Rannoch. He travels all the way to Germany to his new home with Falko Stenberg for 6000 guineas.

Topping the sale was Angus Ruadh of Glengorm from Past President Tom Nelson, Isle of Mull. Angus Ruadh stood first in his class, was born on 4 March 2015 and heads to Inverinate Estate for 8000 guineas.

The fold from Glengorm also took 5200 guineas for Archie Sauce of Glengorm who stood second in the same class as Angus Ruadh of Glengorm. Archie Sauce was purchased by Messrs Stewart of Langraw.

The overall female champion was the Best Senior Heifer and came from Sir William Lithgow, Bt & Son (Ormsary) who won the D M Stewart Memorial Trophy with Sidonia 12th of Ormsary, born on 6 April 2013 by Callum 2nd of Goldenberry out of Sidonia 10th of Ormsary and in calf to the black bull Ruaridh of Inver. Sidonia 12th of Ormsary was brought out by Alan Bosomworth who won The Angus MacGillivray Memorial Quaich, she heads to Germany to the home of Volker Hahn & Ruediger Lange for 2200 guineas.

The Reserve Overall Female Champion was the Three Year Old Heifer Champion, Amber of Allanfearn, from the Allanfearn Fold of Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton. They also won the MacLean Duart Perpetual Trophy for the Best Pair of Females of any age. Amber was born in April 2014, is out of Ruby of Allanfearn and by Eilean Dubh of Craigowmill and heads to D Howden for 3200 guineas.

Out of the same stable was the Two Year Old Heifer Champion, Skye of Allanfearn who heads to Hendrick Hoof of Germany for the top female price of the day 4000 guineas. Skye is by Crusoe of Brue, out of Caileag Bheag 25th of Callachally born on 23 February 2015.

Second top female price went to Ken & Eva Brown of the Craigowmill Fold with Isla Dubh 9th of Craigowmill who stood second in her class to the Overall Female Champion. She is a April 2013 born heifer by Panther 2nd Vom Aignerhof out of Isla Dhubh of Craigowmill and went to the Blingery Fold from Wick along with the Overall Male Champion for 3800 guineas.

The Young Handlers class was divided this year as a new trophy was donated by Annie Perkins of the Thistle Fold for the Under 12s. Winning this section was young Kate Cameron of the Dunach Fold. The Senior Young Handler who won the Woodneuk Trophy was Kerrie MacGillivray of the Pennygown Fold, Isle of Mull.

Show Results Section 1, Class 1

1st, Best Two Year Old Bull & Overall Champion – Cameron Dubh of Kelby from T. P. Radford

2nd – Braveheart of Mortimers from Blairlogan Highlanders, bred by Mortimers Farm

3rd – Connieach Riabhach 6th of Leys from Leys Castle

4th – Duke 10th of Leys from Leys Castle

Section 1, Class 2

1st & Sale Topper at 8000 guineas – Angus Ruadh of Glengorm from Glengorm

2nd – Archie Sauce of Glengorm from Glengorm

3rd – Ross of Earn from Heather Corrigall

4th – Elliot of Earn from Heather Corrigall

Section 1, Class 3

1st & Reserve Two Year Old Bull & Reserve Overall Male Champion – Douglas of Rannoch from Donald MacNaughton

2nd – Nero 2nd of Knockendon from Ronald & Frances Fergie

3rd – Ossian of Allanfearn from Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton

4th – Dochie of Gartocharn from Mr & Mrs J McKechnie

Section 2, Class 4

1st & Best Three Year Old Bull – Bodach Geal of Borland from Mr K Howman

2nd & Reserve Three Year Old Bull – Solomon of Brunilla from Simon & Emma Haley, bred by Rikka Palonen

3rd – Ruadh Nero of Seam from Simon & Emma Haley

4th – Exception of Ballimore from Duncan Buchanan bred by John Neill MacLeod

Section 3, Class 5

1st & Best Aged Bull – Gille Dubh of West Edmondsley from L & L Braines

2nd & Reserve Aged Bull – Conneach of Dams from Mr & Mrs C W Wilson

3rd – Lasgaire Dubh 6th of The Bin from Ian Duncan

Section 4, Class 6

1st & Best Yearling Bull – Buidhe Kracken of Seam from Emma & Simon Haley

2nd & Reserve Yearling Bull – Dubh Armunn of Seam from J & J Singer

3rd – Aileag Ruadh of Rhudle from D Buchanan bred by J Warmerdam

4th – Hector 2nd of Blairlogan from Blairlogan Highlanders

Section 5, Class 7

1st & Reserve Senior Heifer – Una Geal of Pollok from Glasgow City Council

2nd – Dossan Og 12th of Craigowmill from Ken & Eva Brown

3rd – Yana of Cnoc – from Sydney & Maureen O’Hara

4th – Shona of Cnoc – from Sydney & Maureen O’Hara

Section 5, Class 8

1st & Overall Senior Heifer & Overall Female Champion – Sidonia 12th of Ormsary from Sir William Lithgow Bt & Son (Ormsary)

2nd – Isla Dubh 9th of Craigowmill – from Ken & Eva Brown

3rd – Iseabal 21st of Carsaig – from Lady Lithgow

4th – Ella Ruadh 31st of Callachally from Mr H M MacPhail

Section 6, Class 9

1st – Aimee Ruadh 2nd of Balnabroich from Michael & Sally Nairn

2nd – Cassie Buidhe 5th of Cladich from Mrs Jon H Strickland

3rd – Eilidh 2nd of Dams – from Mr & Mrs C Wilson

4th – Cosima Beusach of Cnoc from Sydney & Maureen O’Hara

Section 6, Class 10

1st, Best Three Year Old Heifer & Reserve Overall Female Champion – Amber of Allanfearn from Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton

2nd & Reserve Three Year Old Heifer Champion – Agnes of Earn from Heather Corrigall

3rd – Morag of Balnabroich from Michael & Sally Nairn

4th – Primrose 12th of Knockendon from Ronald & Frances Fergie

Section 7, Class 11

1st & Best Two Year Old Heifer – Skye of Allanfearn from Maureen MacArthur & John Ashton

2nd – Lucy of West Edmondsley from L & L Braines

3rd – Danielle Ruadh of Ceannacroic from Dunlossit (Farming) Ltd

4th – Helen Ruadh of Kelby from T P Radford

Section 7, Class 12

1st & Reserve Yearling Champion – Ceit of Balnabroich from Michael & Sally Nairn

2nd – Eden Sean of Killochries Fold – from Killochries

3rd – Baravalla Mina Sean 2nd of Killochries from Killochries

4th – Princess Amanda of West Edmondsley from L & L Braines

Section 8, Class 13

1st & Best Yearling Heifer – Harret Angus of Killochries Fold from Killochries

2nd & Reserve Yearling Heifer – Annag Angus of Killochries Fold from Killochries

3rd – Dorothy of Chedley from The Chedley Fold (Ltd)

4th - Emilia of West Edmondsley from L & L Braines

Section 8, Class 14

1st – Anna Fiadhaich 10th of Glengorm – from Glengorm

2nd – Lottie 8th of Mosscairn from Archie & Kay Aitchison

3rd – Robina of Chedley from Chedley Fold (Ltd)

4th – Furan Diul 22nd of Glengorm from Glengorm

Section 9, Class 15

1st & Best Cow – Magaidh 25th of Pollock from Glasgow City Council

Young Handlers (Under 12)

1st & Winner of the Thistle Fold Shield – Kate Cameron

2nd – Jayden McLaughlan

Young Handlers (12 – 18)

1st – Kerrie MacGillivray

2nd – Chloe Roberts

3rd – Rhuari Cameron

4th – Asha Nelson

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Lot Name Price (Gns) Comments 1 CAMERON DUBH OF KELBY 6500 Blingery, Wick 2 CONNEACH RIABHACH 6TH OF LEYS 1200 R. Phillip, Hellifield 3 CALLUM 12TH OF GOLDENBERRY 2600 G Snowie, Inverdunning 4 CALLUM 14TH OF GOLDENBERRY Not Sold 5 BRAVEHEART OF MORTIMERS Not Sold 6 DUKE 10TH OF LEYS Not Sold 7 ANGUS RUADH OF GLENGORM 8000 Inverinate Estate 8 DUNCAN OF KYNEDOR Not Sold 9 BROGACH OF BENMORE Not Sold

10 BRATACH 1ST OF BENMORE 4800 Raymond Lund 11 ELLIOT OF EARN Not Sold 12 ARCHIE SAUCE OF GLENGORM 5200 J & M Stewart, Langraw 13 ROSS OF EARN Not Sold 14 CALLUM 15TH OF GOLDENBERRY 2600 Simon & Emma Haley

15 DOUGLAS OF RANNOCH

6000 Falko Steinberg, Germany

16 OSSIAN OF ALLANFEARN 2200 Oliver Harrison 17 NERO 2ND OF KNOCKENDON 3200 E Cameron, Glen Nevis 18 DOCHIE 1ST OF GARTOCHARN Not Sold

19 LORD MOSSCASTLE 2ND OF ARDBHAN 1200 Killochries

AVERAGE OF TWO YEAR OLD BULLS £4,153 11 Bulls Sold

2016 up £1592 from 2016 (18) £2561

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Lot Name Price (Gns) Comments 22 RUADH NERO OF SEAM 3000 Balnabroich 25 STRUAN OF GLENKINGLASS 2400 W. Anderson, Dalry 26 BODACH GEAL OF BORLAND 2000 Andrew Ewing 27 SOLOMON OF BRUNNILA Not Sold 28 EXCEPTION OF BALLIMORE Not Sold

AVERAGE OF SENIOR BULLS £2,590.00 3 Bulls Sold

2016 up £543 from 2016 (4) £2048

Aged

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29 GILLE DUBH 1ST OF WEST EDMONDSLEY 3500 Killochries

32 COINNEACH OF DAMS Not Sold 34 LASGAIRE DUBH 6TH OF THE BIN Not Sold

AVERAGE OF AGED BULLS £3,675.00 1 Bull Sold

2016 up £1750 from 2016 (3) £1925

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35 500202 OF TORDARROCH 715 Karen De Haan 36 700204 OF CULLODEN Not Sold 37 700046 OF RHUDLE Not Sold 38 300009 OF SEAM 1500 K H Winter, Germany 40 200495 OF DUNACH 550 M Ruser, Germany 41 400010 OF SEAM 2000 J Singer, Kintore Castle 42 500060 OF THE BIN Not Sold 43 300120 OF THE BIN Not Sold

AVERAGE OF YEARLING BULLS £1192 4 Bulls Sold

2016 up £466 from 2016 (11) £726

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Lot Name Price (Gns) Comments 44 YANA 1ST OF CNOC 1200 Oliver Harrison 45 SHONA 1ST OF CNOC Not Sold 46 DOSSAN OG 12TH OF CRAIGOWMILL 2600 P & S Smith, Stockley 47 UNA GEAL OF POLLOCK 1100 F Pommer, Germany 48 ANNA MHOR 38TH OF CALLACHALLY Not Sold

49 SIDONIA 12TH OF ORMSARY

2200 Volker Hahn & Rudiger Lange

50 ISLA DHUBH 9TH OF CRAIGOWMILL 3800 Blingery Farm, Wick 51 SONASAG OG 22ND OF PENNYGOWN Not Sold 52 ISEABAL 21ST OF CARSAIG 1900 P & S Smith, Stockley 53 SOBRACH 3RD OF PENNYGOWN Not Sold 54 ELLA RUADH 31ST OF CALLACHALLY 1200 Glenmassan Estate

AVERAGE OF SENIOR HEIFERS 2100 7 Senior Heifers Sold

2016 down £473 from 2016 (4) £2573

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Lot Name Price (Gns) Comments 55 EILIDH 2ND OF DAMS 900 E Halford 56 CASSIE BUIDHE 5TH OF CLADICH 2200 Glenmassan Estate 60 COSIMA BEUSACH OF CNOC 1000 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull 62 AIMEE RUADH 2ND OF BALNABROICH 1400 G Hyslop 63 AMBER OF ALLANFEARN 3200 D Howden 64 MORAG OF BALNABROICH 1000 D Booth, Yorkshire 65 SEUD RUADH 320TH OF BENMORE 2000 Annie Perkins

66 AGNES OF EARN

1900 A Mrtens, Breekmoor Fold

67 MAGAIDH 31ST OF POLLOCK 1000 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull 68 FRAOCH 2ND OF BALLIMORE Not Sold 69 PRIMROSE 12TH OF KNOCKENDON 1000 Andrew Ewing

AVERAGE OF THREE YEAR OLD HEIFERS £1,638.00 10 Three year Old Heifers Sold

2016 up £520 from 2016 (7) £1118

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Lot Name Price (Gns) Comments 70 TALAVERA 3RD OF SHENAVALLIE 800 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull 71 HELEN RUADH OF KELBY 600 E Halford 72 KATY 3RD OF WEST EDMONDSLEY 600 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull 73 LUCAY OF WEST EDMONDSLEY 1500 Pommer, Germany 74 DANIELLE RUADH OF CEANNACROIC 1200 Andrew Ewing 75 SKYE OF ALLANFEARN 4000 H. Hoof, Germany 76 CEIT 1ST OF BALNABROICH 2400 D Howden 77 SONASAG 12TH OF PENNYGOWN 860 The Wildlife Trust 79 CEIT 6TH OF ARDURA 1200 T Groves

80 PRINCESS AMANDA OF WEST EDMONDSLEY 600 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull

81 EDEN SEAN OF KILLOCHRIES Not Sold

82 BARAVALLA MINA SEAN 2ND OF KILLOCHRIES Not Sold

AVERAGE OF TWO YEAR OLD HEIFERS £1,445 10 Two Year Old Heifers Sold

2016 up £300 from 2016 (10) £1145

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84 EMILIA OF WEST EDMONDSLEY Not Sold 85 DIORBHAIL DUBH 3RD OF CLADICH 900 Dunlossit Estates 87 CLARA BEG 14TH OF MUINGAIRIGH 1000 G Hyslop

88 MAGAIDH 2ND OF CLADICH

1600 Volker Hahn & Ruediger Lange

89 HARRIET ANGUS OF KILLOCHRIES Not Sold 90 MAIRI BHOIDHEACH 7TH OF SHENAVALLIE 600 M Ruser, Germany 91 KATHLEEN RUADH OF MOSSCAIRN 400 The Wildlife Trust 92 DOROTHY OF CHEDLEY 800 M Ruser, Germany 93 ANNAG ANGUS OF KILLOCHRIES 1200 A MacDonald, Ardbhan 94 FURNA BEATHAG 28TH OF GLENGORM 500 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull 95 LOTTIE 8TH OF MOSSCAIRN 1000 S & I McKay, Achnacroish 96 ROBINA OF CHEDLEY 700 M Ruser, Germany

97 JACQUELINE 2ND OF BLAIRLOGAN

500 H Heuer-Jungemann, Germany

98 MAIGHDEAN MOR 19TH OF GLENGORM 500 Dunlossit Estates 99 BARAVALLA OG OF TORRIE 1000 M Ruser, Germany

100 SONASAG OG OF TORRIE 420 The Wildlife Trust 101 SHEILA FUARAN 12TH OF GLENGORM 500 Epsilon NV, Isle of Mull 102 ANNA FIADHAICH 10TH OF GLENGORM 700 The Wildlife Trust 103 BARABEL BAN FLATH 21ST OF GLENGORM 520 Witches Craig, Stirling 104 FURAN DIUL 22ND OF GLENGORM 1300 Witches Craig, Stirling

AVERAGE OF YEARLING HEIFERS £824.8

3 18 Yearling Heifers Sold

2016 up £75 from 2016 (21) £750

Cow

s Lot Name Price (Gns) Comments 106 MAGAIDH 25TH OF POLLOCK 800 Rhian Thomas, Wales

AVERAGE OF COWS £840.00 1 Cow Sold