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Top honours for a far travelled donkey at Turriff Show


By David Porter

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Top honours in the donkey section at Turriff Show went to one of the most far travelled participants.

Lorraine and John Rae from Bamburgh in Northumberland have been regulars at Turriff Show for many years now and make the long trek up to participate with several of their donkeys.

Lorraine Rae leads reserve overall donkey champion Arranbrook Fancipants round the ring in the mare four years old and over or vroodmare 5 years old or over section. Picture: David Porter
Lorraine Rae leads reserve overall donkey champion Arranbrook Fancipants round the ring in the mare four years old and over or vroodmare 5 years old or over section. Picture: David Porter

Taking top honours was their nine year old gelding Frontier Legends Diplomat and they made it a double with the reserve champion, a minature female Arranbrook Fancipants

Other winners included -

Best conditioned and turned out donkey, any age - 1 Alison Wiseman(552) Inca D’Hamerton; 2 Morven Meston(549) Kells Jean; 3 Morven Meston(548) Kells Ginger; 4 Karen Campbell(547) Marvin and 5 Karen Campbell(546) Princess Faith.

Stallion or Gelding, 4 years old or over - 1 Lorraine Rae(555) Frontier Legends Diplomat; 2nd Alison Wiseman(556) Balnuith Sean Connery; 3 Ailene Charlton(554) Peakhill Victor and 4 Karen Campbell(553) Marvin.

Mare 4 years old and over or Broodmare 5 years old or over, with own foal at foot. Foals to be 6 weeks - 1 Lorraine Rae(561) Arranbrook Fancipants; 2 Alison Wiseman(563) Inca D’Hamerton; 3 Karen Campbell(557) Princess Faith; 4 Morven Meston(560) Kells Ginger; 5 Morven Meston(559) Kells Jean.

Colt or Gelding, 2 or 3 years old - 1 Ailene Charlton(565) Aylswood Last Chapter.

Filly, 2 or 3 years old - 1 Alison Wiseman(567) Heathylee Doris.

Best local donkey winner Karen Campbell from Birkenhills.
Best local donkey winner Karen Campbell from Birkenhills.

Colt, Filly or Gelding, yearling - 1 Alison Wiseman(571) Balnuith Nutcracker; 2 Alison Wiseman(570) Balnuith Bobby Dazzler; 3 Ailene Charlton(568) Aylswood Dixie Chick; 4 Alison Wiseman(572) Balnuith Happy Days.

Miniature Donkey - Male - 1 Lorraine Rae(577) Bluemanor Bertie Wooster; 2 Alison Wiseman(580) Balnuith Sean Connery; 3 Ailene Charlton(573) Peakhill Victor; 4 Ailene Charlton(574) Aylswood Last Chapter; 5 Alison Wiseman(578) Balnuith Bobby Dazzler; 6th Alison Wiseman(579) Balnuith Nutcracker.

Miniature Donkey - Female - 1 Lorraine Rae(587) Arranbrook Fancipants; 2 Ailene Charlton(582) Aylswood Dixie Chick; 3 Alison Wiseman(588) Balnuith Happy Days; 4 Alison Wiseman(589) Heathylee Doris.

Perpetual Cup to the Champion in this Section classes 237, 238, 240-242 - SP Lorraine Rae(555) Frontier Legends Diplomat.

The Association presents £50 to the exhibitor of the Champion Animal classes 237, 238, 240-242 - SP Lorraine Rae(555) Frontier Legends Diplomat.

Ardmore Distillery presents a miniature of Teacher's Highland Cream to the Champion in this Section - SP Lorraine Rae(555) Frontier Legends Diplomat.

Donkey Breed Society present a Rosette to the Best Gelding in Classes 237, 240 and 242 - SP Ailene Charlton(565) Aylswood Last Chapter

Blackford Challenge Trophy represented by Mrs N. Sangster for Best Female Donkey- SP Lorraine Rae(587) Arranbrook Fancipants

Best Local Donkey Rosette to be presented to the best Donkey owned by a D.B.S. member within 25 m - Karen Campbell (557) Princess Faith.


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