The third day of the Royal Highland Show is upon us and today sees all the main interbreed awarrds decided, with the beef, dairy and sheep overall championships all being decided.
I''ve not seen enough of the breed champions in any of the sections to start making predictions here, but with Peter Donger taking control in the beef rings today there are some who predict he won't stray far from his main breed - Charolais.
For the sheep John Sinnett, Stockton, is the man with the job of picking the interbreed winner and it's fair to say it could go anywhere. I'm confident he'll want something with a bit of flair to it and there's a Beltex ewe lamb with plenty of style to her, but she may just be too small for him today. Aside from that the Texel ewe is a big powerful sheep and the Suffolk ewe has plenty of strength too.
The Charollais champion from Logie Durno maybe has the edge in terms of flesh, but as I say it could be anyone's later with a line up of quality sheep for him to pick from.
And in the dairy lines I'm again not confident enough to make too many predicitons, although some suggest the Jersey cow has maybe had her day. This section will fall under the gaze of Robert Graham, Bridge of Allan, and I'm confident he'll find a true champion from the four breeds in front of him.
All in all its set fair for a grand day at Ingliston and I'll endeavour to bring you all the results as they happen.......
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