Stewartry sisters Mollie and Daisy Keiley were two of the youngest competitors to win a coveted championship at The Royal Highland Show.
Mollie, 17, and Daisy, 15, saw off the competition in a strong class to land the Belted Galloway title with cow Huntfield Yvette and calf Croft Elsie.
The girls, of Carton Croft, Dalbeattie, were thrilled to pick up their first bit of silverware at a national show.
Proud mum Katie said: “The girls worked hard on halter training and preparing them for the show and it’s so rewarding to have been awarded champion. We are absolutely delighted.”
The Ramsay family, Milnmark, Dalry, hit the double when they scooped champion and reserve in the inter-breed sheep pairs.
Clark Lamont had a busy morning judging more than 25 breed pairs and eventually found his supreme in a Blackface duo from the Ramsays, with the reserve honours presented to the traditional Blueface Leicester pair.
Making up the top team was the champion Blackface, a gimmer by a £30,000 Elmscleugh ram, and the male champion, a £32,000 Midlock shearling ram bought last year in partnership with Danny Hair, Drumbreddan.
The Bluefaced Leicester duo comprised the champion, an aged ram from Alan McClymont and sons Sam and Oli, Kirkstead, and the female champion, a home-bred one-crop ewe from Sophie Harding, Shrewbridge, Shrewsbury.
New Abbey’s Angie Burgess’ Kerry Hill ram lamb, TopSpot Everest, took reserve in its section.
Matt Ross’ Allenfauld gimmer, champion ewe lamb at the Highland Show last year, bagged reserve in the Scotch Mule section on Friday.
Meanwhile, Castle Douglas farmers Brian and Michael Yates’ Logan Luster Phantasy won the Holstein dairy calf championship.
John and Anne Finlay of Blackcraig, Corsock, were thrilled to win the overall and female champion tickets in the Galloways with Blackcraig Blondchen.
Coming reserve to them was J&S Ross of Shawhead with reserve female and junior champion, Kirkstead Lea.
