FOR the first time since 2019 the showfield in Biggar was buzzing with excitement as the Biggar Show finally returned.

The annual event had been put on hold for the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, however, contestants, judges and visitors alike made the event's return worth the wait.

But on July 23, Biggar Showfield was once again packed with people enjoying the Show.

The day included motorcross jumping, sheep shearing, tractor spotting, dog show, highland dancing, Clydesdale stud cart watching, as well as an array of local food and drink stands showcasing some great local produce.

And the Champion of Champions was C Laird and R Sloan with their Holstein cow in milk.

Youngsters had great success at this year's show too with Jenna Johnstone of Boghouse Farm winning in the Young Handlers Class, six-year-old Kayla Miller, from Larbert, won a first in the Show Pony class with her pony Sunshine, and 10-year-old Ella from the Nicola Boyle School of Highland Dance who won the 10 years novice highland dancing competition.

Organisers of the Show shared on social media: "Thank you to everyone who came along and supported our Show!

"What a fantastic day!

"The Showfield was a hive of activity all day!

"We hope you all enjoyed yourselves!

"See you all next year – July 22nd 2023!"


Results:

Champion of Champions – Laird Blyth

Dairy Cattle

Class 1 Quey:

  • 1 Lawrie Grangehall
  • 2 Laird Blyth
  • 3Lawrie Grangehall

Class 5 Cow in Milk:

  • 1 Laird Blyth
  • 2 Lawrie Grangehall

Class 6 Cow in Calf/Dry:

  • 1 Lawrie Grangehall
     
  • Champion - The Wintermuir Cup – C Laird & R Sloan
  • Reserve Champion – Lawrie Grangehall

Jersey Cattle

Class 8 Quey, under one year old

  • 1 – Laird Blyth
  • 2 – Kingsbeck Ltd

Pure Charolais Cattle:

Class 11 Bull, any age

  • 1 – J Wight Townfoot
  • 2 – J Wight Townfoot
  • 3 – C Wight Carwood

Class 12 Cow in Calf or with Calf at foot

  • 1 – Forrest Hillend

Class 13 Eild Heifer

  • 1 – C Wight Carwood
  • 2 – C Wight Carwood

Class14 Calf Born after August 1, 2021

  • 1 – C Wight Carwood
  • Champion – Grayhouse Cup – Rosette presented by Scottish and Northern Charolais Breeders Association – J Wight Townfoot
  • Reserve Champion – Forrest Hillend

Limousin Cattle:

Class 15 Bull

  • 1 – Ian Nimmo Bogside

Class 17 Eild Heifer

  • 1 – Ian Nimmo Bogside

Class 18 Calf Born after 1st August 2021

  • 1 – Ian Nimmo Bogside
  • Champion – Lawrie & Symington Trophy – Rosette donated by Scottish Limousin Club – Ian Nimmo Bogside

Belgian Blue Cattle:

Class 23. Bull, any age (class will be split if necessary)

  • 1 – Ian McGarva Nether Abington

Class 25 Heifer in Calf or with Calf at foot

  • 1 – D & L Watret Muirfield

Class 26 Eild Heifer

  • 1 – Ian McGarva Nether Abington
  • 2 – G Scott Gateside
  • 3 – Comrie Stonebyres

Class 27 Calf born after 1st August 2021

  • 1 – D & L Watret Muirfield
  • Champion – Tait of Broachrigg Perpetual Rosebowl – Ian McGarva Netherr Abington
  • Reserve Champion – Ian McGarva Nether Abington

Highland Cattle:

Class 29. Cow in Calf or in milk, born before 1st January 2018

  • 1 – T Sloan, Hamilton Hall
  • 2 – Glasgow City Council Pollok Park
  • 3 – SR Hunter Barnhill

Class 30 Heifer, born in 2019

  • 1 – A Prentice Westbank
  • 2 – Glasgow City Council

Class 31 Heifer, born in 2020

  • 1 – Hyslop Blacburn

Class 32 Heifer born in 2021

  • 1 – Hyslop Blackburn
  • 2 – T Sloan Hamilton Hall

Class 33 Calf, born after 1st August 2021. Not eligible in other classes

  • 1 – T Sloan Hamilton Hall
  • 2 – S Hunter Barnhill
  • 3 – Glasgow City
  • Champion – The Hyndford Plant Perpetual Cup & Rosette presented by The Highland Cattle Society – T Sloan, Hamilton Hall
  • Reserve champion – G Hyslop Blackburn

Beef Cow with Calf:

  • 1 – Laird Cambwell

Class 36 Cow with spring born bull calf

  • 1 – Forrest Hillend
  • 2 – Warnock Dreva

Class 37 Cow with spring born heifer calf

  • 1 – Warnock Dreva
  • 2 – Forrest Hillend
  • 3 – I Minto Townhead

Class 40 Native Cow and Bull Calf

  • 1 – K Reive, Knowhead
  • Champion Cow with Calf at Foot -The Bruce Rosebowl – Forrest Hillend
  • Reserve – Warnock Dreva

Group in Field:

Class 38 Group of 12 Cows and spring born calves

  • 1 – Iain Minto Townhead
  • 2 – J Warnock Dreva

Prime Cattle:

  • Champion – Clydesmuir Perpetual Trophy – Lucy Clark

Any Other Breed:

Class 44 Bull

  • 1 – L Wight & A Orr, Lawhead

Class 45 Cow or Heifer in Calf or Calf at Foot

  • 1 – Livesey Broomhill
  • 2 – S Hair, Cormiston Towers

Class 46 Eild Heifer

  • 1 – K Dunlop Hillhead
  • 2 – Beth Hill Woodend

Class 47 Calf born 1st August 2022

  • 1 – K Dunlop Hillhead
  • Champion – Ian Livesey Broomhill
  • Reserve – A Orr & L Wight Lawhead
  • Beef Cattle Champion – Ian Livesey Broomhill

HORSES

Clydesdale Breed:

Class 59 Foal

  • 1 – A Jackson Covington Mill
  • Perpetual Trophy – Presented by Allan & Agnes Jackson (Boat Stud) for Best Foal of Clydesdale Breed – A Jackson Covington Mill

Class 60 Yeld Mare, three years old and upwards

  • 1 – J Sheridan

Class 61 Filly, two years old

  • 1 – A Jackson Covington Mill

Class 62 Filly, one year old

  • 1 – W Dunbar
  • 2 – A Jackson Covington Mill
  • 3 – A Johnstone Westtown

Class 63 Colt

  • 1 – McMillan Family
  • 2 – R Hamilton

Class 64 Gelding one year old and upwards

  • 1 – S Greenshields Carstairs
  • 2 – McMillan Family
  • Champion – Animal of the Clydesdale Breed – Hugh Morrison Perpetual Challenge trophy – Dunbar
  • Reserve – A Jackson Covington Mill

Class 66 Ridden Clydesdale

  • 1 – S Greenshields Carstairs
  • 2 – J Sheridan

Class 67 Stud Cart

  • 1 – E Ramsay Millisle
  • 2 – Edith Gunn Hawthorn
  • 3 – A Craig Covington Mill

SHEEP

Registered Texel Sheep (M.V. Accredited Sheep only)

Class 120 Tup, two shear or over.

  • 1 – Duthie
  • 2– R Wood Kingledores
  • 3 – G Gray Sunnycroft

Class 121 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – G Gray Sunnycroft
  • 2 – G Gray Sunnycroft
  • 3 – J Wight & Sons, Midlock

Class 122 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – G Gray Sunnycroft
  • 2 – J Connell Wanton Walls
  • 3 – G Gray Sunnycroft

Class 123 Pair Tup Lambs.

  • 1 – R Laird Canbwell

Class 124 Ewe, must have nursed a lamb this year.

  • 1 – Renwick Craig Douglas
  • 2 – D Morrison Dalwyne
  • 3 – R Cockburn 2 Hill of Errol

Class 125 Gimmer

  • 1 – Clark North Garngour
  • 2 – G Gray Sunnycroft
  • 3 – McGregor Allanfaulds

Class 126 Ewe Lambs

  • 1 –A Clark Blackhill
  • 2 – Clark N Garngour
  • 3 – R Cockburn 2 Hill of Errol

Class 127 Pair Ewe Lambs

  • 1 – McGregor Allanfaulds
  • 2 – Laird Cambwell
  • 3 – Struthers Collielaw

Class 128 Group of Five Texel Sheep

  • 1 – Laird Cambwell
  • 2 – G Gray Sunnycroft
  • Champion Animal of the Texel Breed - Boghouse Trophy 2022 Clark N Garngour
  • Reserve – RenCraig Douglas Cambwell Cup Best Opposite Sex to Champion 2022 – M Duthie

Border Leicester Sheep (M.V. Accredited Sheep only)

Class 130 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – J Hamilton, Silvermuir
  • 2 – J & M Kinloch Elsrickle Mains
  • 3 – J & M Kinloch

Class 131 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – J & M Kinloch Elsrickle Mains
  • 2 – J Hamilton Silvermuir
  • 3 – J & M Kinloch

Class 132 Ewe

  • 1 – J & M Kinloch
  • 2 – J Hamilton
  • 3 – J&M Kinloch

Class 133 Gimmer

  • 1 – J Hamilton Silvermuir
  • 2 – J&M Kinloch
  • 3 – J&M Kinloch

Class 134 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – J&M Kinloch
  • 2 – J&M Kinloch
  • 3 – J Hamilton

Class 135 Group of Four Border Leicester Sheep,

  • 1 – J&M Kinloch
  • 2 – J Hamilton

Class 136 Male or Female Animal of the Leicester Breed, bred by exhibitor.

  • 1 – J&M Kinloch
  • 2 – J&M Kinloch
  • 3 – J Hamilton
  • Best Border Leicester (Opposite Sex) – Jas. Pettigrew Cup 2022 – J Hamilton
  • Champion Animal of the Border Leicester Breed – Biggar Farmers’ Club Trophy 2022 – J&M Kinloch
  • Reserve – J Hamilton

Suffolk Sheep (M.V. Accredited Sheep only)

Class 138 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – J Cuthbertson Benwillen Bents Farm
  • 2 – E Wilkie South Shaw Cottage

Class 139 Ewe, must have nursed a lamb this year

  • 1 – J Cuthbertson & A Fleming Benwillen Bents
  • 2 – E Wilkie South Shaw
  • 3 – E Wilkie

Class 140 Gimmer

  • 1 – E Wilkie
  • 2 – E Wilkie

Class 141 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – J Cuthbertson & A Fleming
  • 2 – E Wilkie

Class 142 Group of Four Suffolk Sheep

  • 1 – J Cuthbertson & A Fleming
  • 2 – E Wilkie
  • Champion Animal of the Suffolk Breed – Biggar Farmers’ Perpetual Trophy 2022 – J Cuthbertson & A Fleming
  • Reserve – J Cuthbertson & A Fleming

Beltex Sheep

Class 143 Adult Tup

  • 1 – A Baillie Carstairs Mains
  • 2 – G Morrison

Class 144 Shearling

  • 1 – A Taylor Heatheryhall
  • 2 – A Dunlop Corstane
  • 3 – G Gray Sunnycroft

Class 145 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – R Wood Kingledores
  • 2 – K O’Connor Carstairs
  • 3 – A Taylor Heatheryhall

Class 146 Ewe

  • 1 – G Harrison & A Taylor
  • 2 – A& E Lawrie Grangehall
  • 3 – A Baillie Carstairs Mains

Class 147 Gimmer

  • 1 – T Fox & G Harrison
  • 2 – R Wood Kingledores
  • 3 – A & E Lawrie Grangehall

Class 148 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – A Taylor Heatherhall
  • 2 – A Taylor
  • 3 – A Taylor

Class 149 Group of Four

  • 1 – A Taylor Heatherhall
  • 2 – A Baillie Carstairs Mains
  • 3 – A Dunlop Corstane
  • Champion Animal of the Beltex Breed – Pearl Assurance Perpetual Trophy 2022 – A Taylor & G Harrison Heatheryhall

Zwartbles Sheep (M.V. Accredited Sheep only)

Class 150 Aged Tup

  • 1 – Katie Flynn South Mains

Class 151 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 2 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 3 – Smith Barmurrie

Class 152 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 2 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 3 – P Walton Glencaple

Class 153 Ewe

  • 1 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 2 – P Walton
  • 3 – P Walton

Class 154 Gimmer

  • 1 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 2 – P Walton
  • 3 – Smith Barmurrie

Class 155 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – P Walton Glencaple
  • 2 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 3 – Smith Barmurrie

Class 156 Group of 4 Zwartbles Sheep

  • 1 – Smith Barmurrie
  • 2 – P Walton
  • 3 – K Cowin Craigiehall
  • Champion Animal of the Zwartbles 2022 – Smith Barmurrie
  • Reserve – P Walton Glencaple

Blackface Sheep

Class 157 Tup, Two Shear or over

  • 1 – A Kennedy Mitchelhill
  • 2 – D Marshall Gosland
  • 3 – D Marshall

Class 158 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – A Kennedy & Coubrough
  • 2 – D Marshall Gosland
  • 3 – A Kennedy Mitchelhill

Class 159 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – M Hamilton South Cobbinshaw
  • 2 – A Kennedy Mitchelhill
  • 3 – M Hamilton

Class 160 Pair Tup Lambs

  • 1 – J Pate Moorfoot
  • 2 – A Kennedy
  • 3 – DC Marshall Gosland

Class 161 Ewe, must be nursing lamb at time of show

  • 1 – A Kennedy
  • 2 – A McArthur
  • 3 – J Wight & Sons Midlock

Class 162 Gimmer

  • 1 – M Hamilton S Cobbinshaw
  • 2 – A Kennedy

Class 163 Ewe Lamb .

  • 1 – J Pate Moorfoot
  • 2 – A Kennedy
  • 3 – DC Marshall

Class 164 Group of Five Blackface Sheep

  • 1 – A Kennedy
  • 2 – DC Marshall
  • 3 – J Pate

Class 165 YFC

  • 1 – J Dale
  • 2 – F Robertson
  • 3 – E Coubrough
  • Champion Animal of the Blackfaced Breed – The John M Lyon, Sherrifflatts Memorial Quiach (Perpetual) 2022 – A Kennedy & M Coubrough
  • Best Opposite Sex to Champion 2022 – A Kennedy
  • Best Male or Female Animal bred by exhibitor – Hazelside Memorial Trophy 2022 – A Kennedy

Shepherds’ Section

Class 166 Ewe, must be nursing lamb at time of show.

  • 1 – W Craig

Class 167 Gimmer

  • 1 – S Wallace
  • 2 – W Craig

Class 168 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – S Wallace
  • 2 – W Craig
  • 3 – W Craig
  • Best Animal, Blackfaced Sheep Shepherds’ Section – Eastfield Perpetual Trophy 2022 – W Craig Gosland

Bluefaced Leicester Tradition Type

Class 169 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – S Nelson Spittal
  • 2 – RA McClymont Kirkstead

Class 170 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – RA McClymont Kirkstead
  • 2 – H Brown Leadburnlea

Class 171 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – RA McClymont Kirkstead
  • 2 – H Brown Leadburnlea
  • 3 – H Brown Leadburnlea

Class 172 Pair Tup lambs

  • 1 – H Brown Leadburnlea
  • 2 – J Dykes S Slipperfield

Class 173 Ewe

  • 1 – RA McClymont Kirkstead
  • 2 – S Nelson Spittal
  • 3 – H Brown Leadburnlea

Class 174 Gimmer

  • 1 – RA McClymont
  • 2 – H Brown
  • 3 – S Nelson

Class 175 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – RA McClymont
  • 2 – S Nelson
  • 3 – J Dykes

Class 176 Pair Ewe Lambs

  • 1 – H Brown Leadburnlea
  • 2 – J Dykes S Slipperfield

Class 177 Group of Five Bluefaced Leicester Sheep

  • 1 – RA McClymont
  • 2 – S Nelson
  • 3 – H Brown
  • Champion BFL Traditional – RA McClymont Kirkstead
  • Reserve – S Nelson Spittal
  • Opp Sex to champion – S Nelson Spittal

Bluefaced Leicester Crossing Type

Class 178 Tup

  • 1 – Iain Minto Townhead
  • 2 – J Warnock Dreva

Class 179 Shearling Tup

  • 1 – J Wight & Sons Midlock

Class 180 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – J Wight & Sons
  • 2 – Iain Minto
  • 3 – M Thornborrow E Dawyck

Class 181 Pair Tup Lambs

  • 1 – M Thornborrow
  • 2 – Gardner, Libberton
  • 3 – J Warnock Eastfield of Coulter

Class 182 Ewe

  • 1 – M Thornborrow
  • 2 – J Bell Highfield
  • 3 – J Wight & Sons Midlock

Class 183 Gimmer

  • 1 – F Robertson Crosswoodburn
  • 2 – J Bell Highfield
  • 3 – M Thornborrow

Class 184 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – J Warnock Eastfield of Coulter
  • 2 – M Thornborrow
  • 3 – J Warnock

Class 185 Pair Ewe Lambs

  • 1 – Iain Minto Townhead
  • 2 – M Thornborrow

Class 186 Group of Four

  • 1 – M Thornborrow
  • 2 – F Robertson
  • 3 – J Wight & Sons
  • Champion Animal of the Blue Headed Leicester Breed – Wester Walston Trophy 2022 – M Thornborrow Easter Dawyck
  • Best Animal Opposite Sex to Champion - Burghmuir Perpetual Trophy 2022 – J Wight & Sons Midlock

Scotch Mule (Blackfaced Cross Bluefaced Leicester Sheep)

Class 187 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – M Thornborrow E Dawyck
  • 2 – M Thornborrow
  • 3 – C Dick Hamildean

Class 188 Pair Ewe Lambs

  • 1 – Iain Minto Townhead
  • 2 – M Thornborrow
  • 3 – J Wight & Sons Midlock

Class 189 Gimmer

  • 1 – J Wight & Sons Midlock
  • 2 – G Allan Highfield Place
  • 3 – F Robertson Crosswoodburn

Class 190 Ewe

  • 1 – J Warnock Dreva
  • 2 – J Wight & Sons
  • Champion Animal in Cross Breed Sheep Section – Midlock Perpetual Trophy 2022 – J Warnock Dreva

Shetland Sheep

Class 192 Tup Lamb. Coloured

  • 1 – M& L Greenfield Broadwath
  • 2 – M &L Greenfield
  • 3 – Finlay Frame

Class 193 Ewe in Milk. Coloured

  • 1 – F Frame
  • 2 – M&L Greenfield
  • 3 – M & L Greenfield

Class 194 Gimmer Coloured

  • 1 – M&L Greenfield
  • 2 – M&L Greenfield
  • 3 – F Frame

Class 195 Ewe Lamb Coloured

  • 1 – M&L Greenfield
  • 2 – F Frame
  • 3 – M&L Greenfield
  • Best Coloured Shetland Sheep – GE & J Meikle Perpetual Trophy 2022 – M&L Greenfield

Class 196 White Adult Tup or Shearling

  • 1 – D Alcorn Annavale
  • 2 – F Frame

Class 197 White Tup Lamb

  • 1 – D Alcorn

Class 198 White Ewe In Milk

  • 1 – D Alcorn
  • 2 – D Alcorn
  • 3 – F Frame

Class 199 White Gimmer

  • 1 – D Alcorn
  • 2 – F Frame
  • 3 – D Alcorn

Class 200 White Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – D Alcorn
  • 2 – D Alcorn
  • Best White Shetland Sheep – GE & J Meikle Perpetual Trophy 2022 – D Alcorn

Any Other Breed

Class 201 Tup

  • 1 – G Gray Sunnycroft
  • 2 – D Fleming Shoestanes
  • 3 – A Kennedy

Class 202 Tup Lamb

  • 1 – G Gray
  • 2 – A Flynn South Mains
  • 3 – D Fleming

Class 203 Ewe

  • 1 – D Fleming
  • 2 – G Gray
  • 3 – A Flynn

Class 204 Gimmer

  • 1 – G Gray
  • 2 – A Flynn
  • 3 – C Frame

Class 205 Ewe Lamb

  • 1 – G Gray
  • 2 – Jane Currie
  • 3 – A Farlay

Class 206 Group of Four

  • 1 – G Gray
  • 2 – A Fleming
  • 3 – J Currie
  • Champion – D Fleming
  • Reserve – G Gray

Prime Lambs

Class 208. Three Continental-Cross Lambs, other than Texel.

  • 1 – J Currie Haswellsykes
  • 2 – A Kennedy Blendewing

Class 209 Three Texel-Cross Lambs

  • 1 – Iain Minto Townhead
  • 2 – J Currie
  • 3 – M Graham Greenshields

Class 210 Three Prime Lambs. Confined to members of Young Farmers’ Clubs

  • 1 – M Graham
  • Champion Exhibit in Prime Sheep section – Heavyside Perpetual Trophy 2022 – J Currie
  • Reserve – A Kennedy
  • Overall Sheep Champion 2022 – M Thornborrow
  • Inter Breed Trophy – R Lawrie Plate

Young Handlers

Class 208 Children's Calf Dairy

  • 1 – A Laird Blyth
  • 2 – A Lawrie Grangehall
  • 3 – A Lawrie Grangehall

Class 209 Dairy

  • 1 – A Lawrie Grange hall
  • 2 – Kingsbeck Holding

Class 208a Beef

  • 1 – R Stevenson Carbello
  • 2 – C Stevenson
  • 3 – S Forrest

Class 209a

  • 1 –G Watret
  • 2 – L Clark
  • RHASS Trophy – G Watret

Class 210 Sheep under 12

  • 1 – R Johnstone
  • 2 – R Kennedy
  • 3 – A MCCormack

Class 211 Sheep 12-16

  • 1 – J Johnstone
  • 2 – Z Wood
  • 3 – J Johnston
  • Howford Trophy Young Handlers – Angus Kennedy Trophy – R Johnstone

Dogs

  • Champion – Mr Hunter 2 Overburns