Fettercairn Show was lucky to have the best day’s weather out of a broken week.
The show field at Bridgend Park stood up well and the crowds poured in.
Over on the livestock lines, interbreed cattle judge Stuart Hunter of Newbigging, Insch, had his work cut out selecting his champion. Eventually the slap on the rump went to the cross cattle champion, a Charolais cross heifer from Rebecca Stuart and Blair Duffton of Insch and Huntly.
Named Gold Rush, this 14-month-old, bred by Alan Veitch, caught Mr Duffton’s eye earlier this year when he was judging at Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He placed her as his champion and backed his judgement by paying £3,200 for her.
The reserve interbreed was the three-year-old Simmental cow Drumsleed Farina from Gerald and Morag Smith, Drumsleed, Fordoun.
A good show cow, Farina has already stood as champion at Angus and taken a first prize ticket at the Royal Highland this year.
Mr Hunter said: “The cross heifer was very well balanced with a good top line and bottom line and she shows herself well.”
Gold Rush went on to win the show champion of champions title against the sheep and horse champions judged by NFU Scotland vice-president Gary Mitchell.
The pairs competition was won by Highlanders from J. and J. Singer, Kintore House, Auchenblae, with the yearling bull Dubh Armunn of Searn paired with the two-year-old heifer Cruidhe Kaylee Dubh of Kintore Castle.
Over in the sheep rings, the interbreed champion emerged as the Texel gimmer shown by Jemma Green of Corskie, Garmouth, Fochabers.
This was the first show outing for this well-bred gimmer by Glenside Valhalla out of a Strathbogie Terminator sired ewe.
The interbreed reserve was the Suffolk champion, a gimmer from Judith Lorimer of Cadgerford, Kingswells.
The Agricar Trophy, a points-based competition, sees a different section each year in competition across the breeds. This year it was tup lambs to the fore with the winner being a Texel from Kenny Pratt of Old Town, Peterculter.
The supreme horse championship, judged by a panel, produced another triumph for 14-year-old re-trained racehorse King Brex. Shown by owner Hilary Mackie, Old Chance Inn, Glenogil, the Nick Alexander trained King Brex was celebrating his fifth supreme championship in a row.
The reserve overall horse was the Highland pony brood mare West Lodge Ashley from R. and K. Stewart, Stablebraes, Durris, Banchory.
