0:00:02 > 0:00:05The Scottish Borders - a land steeped in history...
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Good lad.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08..and rivalry...
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Pass the ball, Dale!
0:00:09 > 0:00:11CHEERING
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..with its own unique customs...
0:00:13 > 0:00:15CHEERING
0:00:15 > 0:00:17There're more men than sheep are afraid.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20And twisting through these lands for 97 miles...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22The world-famous Tweed -
0:00:22 > 0:00:24in my view, it's the best salmon-fishing river in Scotland.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Over the last eight months, we've followed the river guardians...
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I kind of look as if I've been arrested.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32We've learnt of old traditions...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Every morning, I love getting up to go and see the horses.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36..and embraced the new.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- It's just another part of life here. - Three, two, one...
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Go!
0:00:41 > 0:00:42Come on, Aiden!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48As the modern Borders redefines its identity,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51welcome to life along The River.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04David Trouton and his team at Floors Stud have some
0:01:04 > 0:01:08exercises planned for their star yearlings.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Here we go. Shall I go for him?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- Are you going for the Frankel? - Aye, that's OK.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12That's a relief.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Today we've got the shoes on,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16so we're going to go for a walk out on the roads,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18erm, so it's their first time out.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21With just eight weeks to go until the sales at Newmarket,
0:01:21 > 0:01:23they need the horses looking their finest and fittest -
0:01:23 > 0:01:26a foray onto the estate roads is required.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29The Frankel managed to last, we think,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33about 18 hours before he lost his first shoe,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35so he's just got a pad on his foot.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38He needs to have the... The shoe will go back on later today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39It is reasonably common.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44So, most horseshoes have little clips at the front and the side,
0:01:44 > 0:01:47but you don't want to have clips on knees because it's a...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- When you put a... - HORSE WHINNIES
0:01:50 > 0:01:54It's a central point and they can assess how straight they are.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57With the horses leaving the safety of the stud for the first time,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00it adds an extra element of uncertainty for David, Peter,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Gareth and Chris.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04The potential worries are anything that might threaten them,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08which, actually, could be anything from a leaf landing on their head,
0:02:08 > 0:02:13which could upset someone who's feeling a bit fragile.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15But we'll go around the corner and there's benches.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18There's all sorts of things they might object to.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20The curse of the benches...
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Someone's got to go in the lead. - HORSE WHINNIES
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey...
0:02:25 > 0:02:29I'll give you a lead. I reckon...
0:02:29 > 0:02:32But, actually, you've got to be fairly brave with these things.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34They need to get fit. They need to see things.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36You can't just wrap them up in cotton wool.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Good boy! Good boy! Good boy.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42And the benches on our left, they're the most terrifying thing,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44it would appear, to yearlings for some reason.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Hold on!
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Yeah, you get up ahead.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51It's quite nice. You go to the other end and, actually,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55you get into the little bit of wood, and their heads drop and they relax.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59It's a bit more tense coming through an open space for them, like this.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01It's baby steps for the horses,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04developing their muscles and mind ahead of the sales.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09WATER HISSES
0:03:09 > 0:03:12MOOING
0:03:18 > 0:03:21We have three days until the...
0:03:21 > 0:03:25until showing day, so, erm...
0:03:25 > 0:03:27we're just, sort of, in final preparations,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31washing and clipping and training.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Farmer Robert Wilson and daughter Lottie are preparing their
0:03:36 > 0:03:38prized cows for the Kelso Show.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40So, this one's finished at the moment.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42There's probably a bit more hair come up
0:03:42 > 0:03:44since we clipped her the other day,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48so at some stage we'll probably just tidy her up on the top a little bit.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51And she's also very wet...
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Lottie.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I can't reach on top!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58We'll maybe get you a box, should we?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00MOOING
0:04:00 > 0:04:02CLIPPERS BUZZ
0:04:02 > 0:04:06On show day, Lottie will be handling her own calf alongside her dad.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I'm actually really excited.
0:04:09 > 0:04:15This will be my first time that I get to lead in a class,
0:04:15 > 0:04:20and it definitely won't be my last.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I'll be leading Julia, because she's the main one I'm going to lead,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27so I need to practise on her the most.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Come on, Lot.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32So, Robert gets the calf training session underway.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34This... This will be the first time at the Kelso Show,
0:04:34 > 0:04:35yeah, she's been leading,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and up until now, she's not been big enough and we've not had the
0:04:38 > 0:04:41right animal, so I'm making sure she's paying attention to
0:04:41 > 0:04:43her animal at all times,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47and making sure the animal's showing itself off correctly,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49in that she's holding its head up.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Then, when she stops, making sure its feet are in the right position
0:04:53 > 0:04:55to show it off properly.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57She's doing well, isn't she?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Heading into the Glentress hills is mountain biker Neil Dalgleish.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08In the early days of mountain biking,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10this forest was one of the first places
0:05:10 > 0:05:12that people started riding on,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and then the Forestry Commission built mountain bike trails.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16So, then, over the last, I don't know,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18a decade and a half, two decades,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Glentress has, you know, it's become a major part of the community.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And I think, you know, we're really blessed here that, you know,
0:05:25 > 0:05:29we've got these hills here and there's incredible trails,
0:05:29 > 0:05:30sort of, all over the place.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Well, I'm going to take...
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Neil runs a biking event company and he's heading out to
0:05:34 > 0:05:36fix some sections of the Glentress trails
0:05:36 > 0:05:38ahead of the International Enduro.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41We just want to make sure that the entrance is...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44is as smooth and has as much flow...
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I don't know how to, how to define or how to explain what flow is,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50but it's just a...a really...
0:05:50 > 0:05:54a great feeling you get when you're bombing down a hill on a bike.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55I mean, that's the thing -
0:05:55 > 0:06:00these trails have all been built by bikers and for bikers.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03It doesn't make it any easier walking up them, though.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Well, I suppose you could dig this out and dig that, and keep that...
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Neil and the team of volunteers will work their way down the trail
0:06:09 > 0:06:10from the entrance at the top.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13You can see we've got a pretty muddy, boggy bit, and we're just
0:06:13 > 0:06:16trying to clean off some of the mud so it's not so boggy,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18get down to a bit of harder ground, and, in the process,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20kind of, clear some of the roots out of the way.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24They're making the course as safe as possible for the riders.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26There's... One thing that we're doing is, kind of,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30just bits where there's a narrow rut, we're just...
0:06:30 > 0:06:32just taking the edges off.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35You know, they're OK just now, but by the time there's been
0:06:35 > 0:06:37a few thousand wheels down here,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40it'll get eroded that wee bit further,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43and more roots will get...will get exposed.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Neil and the volunteers will be preparing 12km of forest trails
0:06:47 > 0:06:49for the event, the biggest of its kind in Britain.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I'll just get rid of that one.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55World-class riders come here and they finish one of the stages,
0:06:55 > 0:06:57and absolutely buzzing,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59just saying, "That's one of the best things I've ever ridden,"
0:06:59 > 0:07:03you know, it's fantastic and I guess that's why we're all
0:07:03 > 0:07:05so proud of where we live.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14At Floors Stud, David and Peter are increasing the horses' training.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Yes. - HORSE WHINNIES
0:07:18 > 0:07:21The next milestone - lunging.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Well, they're going for their debut run in the...
0:07:24 > 0:07:26in the lunge ring,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29so we tape up their feet just to try and keep the shoes on.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Come on, big man.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35The horses have the potential to sell for millions of pounds.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37'The lunging's really important.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38'It's, you know, we...' Hey. Come on.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41'At this stage, they're not ridden...' Good boy.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43'..so the only way we can exercise them to get them fit,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46'to look the part for the sales, is to walk them,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49'either in hand or on a walker, or lunge them.' Good boy. Good lad.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52'And you just hope they have a nice introduction, enjoy it,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54'and then go on from there.' Hey, good boy!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Hey!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59To earn the millions the team are dreaming of,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02the horses will have to look like the finished article.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05There we go. Let's see what the Frankel is made of. Come on, then.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Lunging will get them that step closer.- Come on.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Most of it's about how they move, really.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11The paper's very important,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15what's on the pedigree and what they look like, but it's how they walk
0:08:15 > 0:08:18and how they move, cos they're athletes - they're racehorses.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19- Go on!- Go on!- Go on.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Stud groom Gareth is keeping a watchful eye over the training.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- It's all right.- Ultimately, it's to get them fit,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- and it develops muscle. - Go on.- Go on.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It improves muscle tone, and if you give them plenty of lunging,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33the muscles develop and tone,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36and they look ready to go when they're at the sales.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37OK.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Whoa, there. Whoa. - I think very successful, yes? No?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42It looks good, Peter. You'll have seen more of Attraction's
0:08:42 > 0:08:43offspring than me, but...
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Oh, he's as good as we've had.- Yeah.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- He's always a good-moving horse when he's relaxed, isn't he?- He is.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- He's a good-moving horse. - Does the job.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53There's only a couple of people that realistically are going to
0:08:53 > 0:08:56buy him, and they've gone very quiet this year.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Sheikh Mohammed's the main man.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01He hasn't turned up in America to buy anything,
0:09:01 > 0:09:03and he hasn't turned up in France
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- to buy anything two weeks ago... - HORSE WHINNIES
0:09:05 > 0:09:09..and we've had Doncaster this week and he hasn't been there either,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12so everyone's starting to get quite twitchy now.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21I'll head down to see the fishermen, see what they've had. Erm...
0:09:21 > 0:09:22I got them going on Monday morning,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25so I've been busy strimming the last couple of days,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28so I'm just heading down now to see if they've caught any fish.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Colin Bell is a ghillie on the River Tweed.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Erm... I've always wanted to be a ghillie.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I left school and became a plumber but my heart was in the ghillying.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40And as a boy growing up in Kelso here, at the time,
0:09:40 > 0:09:46you couldnae get a job as a ghillie unless your dad was a ghillie.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49I got the chance of a part-time job at Dryburgh in '92.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53I started on Upper Floors, February '95.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I still enjoy it, you know. It's... It's a nice job.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58With the fishing season at its quietest,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Colin has just the one fisherman to check on.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Your best chance when the water's as low as this is to...
0:10:04 > 0:10:05is to get down early.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Fish early and then leave it, rest it,
0:10:08 > 0:10:09and come back in the evening.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- Morning, Robert.- Morning.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Any joy?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Erm, well, we had lots of fish on the first day.- Very good.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Oh, well, I'll leave you to it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Crack on.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23We've had two fish on Monday. That's good.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Monday's a good time to come to the Tweed.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27It's the one day you've had a rest -
0:10:27 > 0:10:29over Sunday, there's no fishing in Scotland.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So I always say to people, if you can, try and get a Monday,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34because if you come on a Friday or a Saturday,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36it's been hammered all week.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38You're just putting the fish down.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41So, Monday, complete rest for 24 hours, come in there...
0:10:41 > 0:10:43and get a fish on.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Not always.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Up. Come on.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47In the summer months, the river banks tend to need
0:10:47 > 0:10:49more attention than the fishing clients.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52We come off the fishing lets, er, you know,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55show people where to go, what to do, what the rods are,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59and then get on the grass cutting, and basically keep the beat tidy.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00That's our job for the summer time.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03TOOL RUMBLES
0:11:03 > 0:11:05For four months of spring, you know, all that you talk about,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08all you talk about is what line, what fly, you know?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Your job is a ghillie, and that's it.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13You know, so you get a wee bit of a break from that, you know,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15and just a different aspect to the job.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17But certainly by the middle of August, I mean, you know,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20you're fed up of the grass here and you want back on again,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23back on to the flies and lines and things.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Done.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32On Tweed Green in Peebles, the big day has arrived for Neil.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37It's the morning of the TweedLove International Enduro.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Have you had any joy, Neil?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Whilst Neil's been hard at it out on the trails,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44his wife Fiona has been registering the riders.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46It's begun, yes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Yeah, yeah, it's good.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Everybody's here - all the stalls and the stands and the riders.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54We've got Americans, I've met a French...a couple of French guys,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57some Italians, a Canadian guy,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59and then the professional riders are from all over the shop,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02so, yeah, it's really, really good.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Yeah, I'm really, really chuffed at the moment. It's looking great.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Nice to see so many people here.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The weather's holding up. It's great.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Hiya, all right?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Erm...
0:12:12 > 0:12:15Fabulous food - I'm pleased about that.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19And some of the world's biggest bike brands are here, so that's cool.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20You know, I'm a bike geek too,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22so it's great for me to get a chance to see.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Like, I've not seen that bike before and I've...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27It's a chance for me to be a fan as well.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31The riders will have to descend some of the hardest,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34steepest and fastest trails the valley has to offer.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Neil is quite a cautious kind of person.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43He really thinks things through, and this morning he said,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45"I think I'm the happiest I've ever been."
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Right now, this place...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49This place is bike central in the UK,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and one of the most happening places in Europe.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54I couldn't be more proud of that. That's fantastic.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's great for all of the local riders.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Yeah, I'm just really, really pleased.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Right, guys, the next guy is Calum Grant,
0:13:02 > 0:13:04and he's a local boy and he's going to win.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07The super-talented Calum Grant. Give him a big cheer.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09At the start, the riders are welcomed by the crowd
0:13:09 > 0:13:10before they hit the dirt.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Have a great race, Calum. Enjoy yourself.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15CHEERING AND WHISTLING
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Alongside their biking heroes, the Valley's youngest riders,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22including Fiona's daughter Rose, see off the pro riders.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Who have we got? Rose Dalgleish and Katie Winston, everybody.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- CHEERING - Go, Rosie-pose!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It's a big week for David and his stud team -
0:13:39 > 0:13:42they've finally arrived at the home of flat racing.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48D-Day. It's exciting. It's so great, actually, it's...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51It's good today because we have two horses that we haven't got a clue,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53really, how they're going to go,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56so it gives that real element of a bit of suspense.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58You know, we could well end up not selling both of them,
0:13:58 > 0:14:00or could sell both of them,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02erm, so it's quite exciting.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Newmarket and the Tattersalls Auctions
0:14:04 > 0:14:08have been the epicentre of horse sales for 250 years.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Over the next three days, the Floors team will aim to sell
0:14:11 > 0:14:15six horses in one of the world's most prestigious sales.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- You know, he lunges nicely. He's a...- Yeah, he's sweet.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- For a big horse.- Yeah. - There's a bit of strength there.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Thank you.- Lovely.- Gorgeous.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Thank you. Good boy. - But before they hit the sale ring,
0:14:25 > 0:14:28they're showcased to prospective buyers.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31This is... This is what it's all been building up to.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Yeah. It's a busy, busy couple of days.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37It's good. It's lovely when it's busy like this.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Look at you.- Fire away.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- Good girl.- It's hoped that sales success starts with
0:14:41 > 0:14:46their first horse, the daughter of top sprinter Oasis Dream.
0:14:46 > 0:14:4745 is from Floors Stud -
0:14:47 > 0:14:50it's a filly by Oasis Dream out of Federation.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51At 80,000, 80,000...
0:14:51 > 0:14:54At 80,000... 85... 85 now.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55At 85. Can I get an 85?
0:14:55 > 0:14:5785, 90,000. 90,000...
0:14:57 > 0:14:58At 90,000. At 100,000.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00100,000.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02At 100,000. Can I get 100,000? 100,000.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04At 100, 100 I see. At 100 now, but I...
0:15:04 > 0:15:05One and only 100.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07At 105. 105. At 105 now.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10The hammer's up. I sell you now at 105.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Last time. Peter Doyle. Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Fantastic. That was really good. - Well done, you.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20That was, yeah, especially the first one.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21You think you're...
0:15:21 > 0:15:23The one you were thinking was going to struggle most,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25goes and sells well, so that's really good.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26It'll go to a good trainer.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29You know, it's the best start for her, erm,
0:15:29 > 0:15:30and a good start for us.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32A solid start,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35but, as they hand the filly over to the new owners,
0:15:35 > 0:15:37David knows many hurdles lie ahead.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Right.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42With one horse sold, there's another five to go.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52At Springwood Park, it's the morning of the Kelso Show,
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and everyone is spruced up, including Robert.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59This is the final push for show day.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01We're just making them look as pretty as we can,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03and as correct as we can,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06but nervous times.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Lottie, she's all right.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10She's... I think she's fairly excited about the day, so...
0:16:10 > 0:16:12We need to get your tie on, as well.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14You're looking a bit scruffy.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Our calf looks...
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Yeah, it looks all right today, so hopefully it'll behave.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20That's the main thing.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It doesn't matter how it's placed, as long as it behaves for...
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Cos we don't want it to get a fright, so...
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Robert has seven cows, one calf and Lottie to look after.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- MOOING - The button's sticking to my fingers.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Where's your mother when we need her?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Well, she's in Sainsbury's, I think. - ROBERT LAUGHS
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Don't work with children and animals -
0:16:41 > 0:16:45you try and do both on the same day and it's near impossible.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49I feel half confident and half nervous.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Now, what do you think, Lottie? How you think we're going to get on?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55I think we're at least going to get a sixth.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56- A sixth?- Yeah.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59That's a good ambition to have.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00We'll hope so.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07The plan is for Robert and Lottie to show cow Julia with her calf
0:17:07 > 0:17:10in the first category for Best Heifer.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14In the ring, Lottie must keep her calf under close control.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17To impress the judges, she needs to make sure the calf stands in
0:17:17 > 0:17:21the correct stance, feet straight, leg in each corner.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Tickle her.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Robert's dad Ron is watching on from the ringside.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- I'm very proud to watch them together...- Yeah.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31..and I think Lottie's doing very well.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I'm a little nervous, with an eight-year-old in a show ring.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37I mean, it's fun, but it's serious stuff.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Over to the judges.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44First prize to Lottie's heifer and calf.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Give it to my daughter. - Yes, of course.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Congratulations. Well done. Can you shake my hand?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53The cow and calf are the Best Female here today,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55in the judges' opinion...
0:17:55 > 0:17:56and obviously mine.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01But there's no rest for this winning duo -
0:18:01 > 0:18:04it's on to the challenge of Best In Breed.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09We've got to take the cow and calf up against the Best Bull.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Head up. Look at the judge. Good girl. Keep tickling.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Thank you.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18More success for Lottie and Robert.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Well done.- Thank you very much. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Another first prize.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26That's the best Hereford exhibit here today in the judges' opinion,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28so I'm delighted about that.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30No, no, if you keep her tight...
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Lottie's mum Lucy has arrived to see the big win.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I was really proud of Lottie. I think she did really well.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- MOOING - Yeah, I was really proud of you.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42You were being very firm and assertive with the...
0:18:42 > 0:18:45with the heifer, so...
0:18:45 > 0:18:47BELL RINGING
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Upriver in Glentress Forest, the Enduro is in full swing.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Well, we'll see if we can wander up a wee bit
0:18:57 > 0:18:59and catch some of the madness.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Neil has brought Fiona along to see how the riders
0:19:02 > 0:19:03are handling the trails.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Oof!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Now, it's nice that we get a chance for a wee romantic walk together.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09Do you know where we're going?
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Well, if we keep going up here, we'll get to the top.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Yes!- Oh-ho!- Nicely done.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Sweet.- It's not for faint-hearted folk, is it?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Oh, he's got you. He's got you! - Whoa!
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- CHEERING - Yes! Get in!
0:19:28 > 0:19:30That gives me goose pimples.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33It takes such a lot of bravery, it's amazing.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36With riders hitting speeds of 30mph...
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Down the hill, dude, down the hill.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42..Neil's marshalling skills come in handy to keep the riders on course.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44It's the last stage, the last few minutes of racing...
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Folk are getting pretty tired, really focused straight ahead,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and sometimes it's hard to remember your lines,
0:19:49 > 0:19:50even from practice, so...
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Down the hill, Rupert. Down the hill.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55That's what it's all about.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Fantastic to see.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- BELL RINGING - Come on!- Wow!
0:19:59 > 0:20:03Seeing those top riders down that stuff, just, I love it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10At Newmarket, the stud team have sold three horses.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15But the sales haven't met their high expectations.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I feel the pressure mounting a little bit.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21We think this should make quite a bit more than the others.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24They are down to their final three horses.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26The pressure is getting on a bit now
0:20:26 > 0:20:28because we've had our first three horses
0:20:28 > 0:20:30and we are getting into our best three horses now,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33so it would be nice if this lad could go on and make a bit of money,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35but, as I said before, it's out of our hands now.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Nothing else we can do.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39If they want to buy him, they will buy him.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Good luck, David.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Good boy, good boy.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48In the ring, the bidding reaches the 200,000 mark.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50At 200,000 now. At 200,000, 220?
0:20:50 > 0:20:52220 now, 230 bid,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54230, 240, 240 now.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56At 240,000, all done and sold this time.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59All done at 240,000.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It's a good price,
0:21:01 > 0:21:04but nowhere near the magic million the team aspire to.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08I think we are maybe just slightly disappointed with a couple of them,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11but they have all sold and they have sold reasonably well
0:21:11 > 0:21:15and then it builds up to the Frankel tomorrow afternoon,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18but we've been knocked a couple of times, so...
0:21:18 > 0:21:20confidence is not quite as strong as it was, maybe.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23We'll have to see how it goes.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Robert and Lottie are in championship form at the Kelso Show.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Well, we're going into the parade and then, at the end of the parade,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41there is the Champion of Champions, so the cow does battle
0:21:41 > 0:21:45with the chicken, the goat, a couple of horses, a sheep.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47No other cows though, just this cow.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Our parade today is led by the Hereford cow.
0:21:51 > 0:21:57With their star cow and calf, they are hoping for one last big win.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01John Elliot could give it to the rabbit, do you know that?
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Keep looking at the judge, Lottie.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Oh, thank you! Thank you!
0:22:16 > 0:22:18APPLAUSE
0:22:18 > 0:22:21You probably couldn't have any more of a successful day, actually,
0:22:21 > 0:22:24so everything just seemed to fall into line today.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27The Champion of Champions, it's a total lottery,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31but it's really great to win that, so... Thank you.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I think... I think Lottie on the halter helped an awful lot as well.
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Very tired, very sore arms, but extremely happy.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I could scream with happiness.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Like this is a dream.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50I'm hoping it's not a dream in my head,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53but it's like...supreme.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It's an early start for David, Peter and Gareth...
0:23:06 > 0:23:08..and the final day of the sales.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Whichever way you look at it,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14it's probably our biggest day of the year,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17whether it goes right or wrong.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Certainly feel on edge this morning,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24but our job is pretty much done, to be honest.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25She's looking forward to it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29"Oh, yes," she says, "Bring it on."
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Sired by Frankel, their next colt is carrying huge expectations.
0:23:38 > 0:23:4112 months of hard graft, preparation and training
0:23:41 > 0:23:44come down to just a few minutes in the sale ring.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Expectations always get... They get too high.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51You can't just... You've got to keep the lid on it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54You're always wanting the best, always wanting the most money,
0:23:54 > 0:23:55but it doesn't always work like that.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59You just end up disappointed, so just try and keep a lid on it,
0:23:59 > 0:24:00and prepare them just the same,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03get them ready just the same as the other horses
0:24:03 > 0:24:05and then see what happens.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09All stories don't end happy, but here's hoping this does.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Stud groom Gareth will be leaving Floors in the winter,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16so he is given the honour of walking out the son of Frankel.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18Gareth is going to take the Frankel up.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Last Book 1 lead-up at Floors.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24See if he can join the million-pound club!
0:24:24 > 0:24:27THEY LAUGH
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Hello, big man, how are we doing?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Eh? Mr cool?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33'Everybody in the team has done a good job,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35'when you see the horse, how he looks,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37'how he has got here, it's a long, long process.'
0:24:37 > 0:24:40This is the end of the line for us with him.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44This is our last bit of the jigsaw, or whatever you want to call it.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46This is the last piece.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51The moment of truth for Gareth, David and Peter,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54the Frankel takes to the arena.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56By a champion, Frankel,
0:24:56 > 0:24:57what a start to stud he's had, as well.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Out of a champion and Attraction.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02100,000 bid straightaway, 100,000 there,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04200,000 bid. At 200,000 now.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07The bidding at 300. 300. At 300,000 now, anybody...
0:25:07 > 0:25:09All David and Peter can do now is watch.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12At 400 now, if you're going to bid now, I need 400.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14400, at 400 the bidder now.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Out of great Frankel, the great Attraction as well.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18500,000 now. 50 if you like.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20At only 500, I have...
0:25:20 > 0:25:22The bidding reaches a crucial milestone.
0:25:25 > 0:25:26950.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31Is it a million?
0:25:31 > 0:25:32A million is bid.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34At a million I have.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38To David and Peter's delight, the bidding smashes past a million.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40A million one bid, at a million one I have.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43At a million two now, but I sell him, I sell him, I do,
0:25:43 > 0:25:44make no mistake here, you know.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Son of Frankel and Attraction.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48A million three.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50At a million four...
0:25:52 > 0:25:53A million five...
0:25:55 > 0:25:56A million six...
0:25:57 > 0:25:59At a million six is bid.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03At a million six, I'll sell at the far partition.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06At a million six, all done everywhere here?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08At 1,600,000,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11all done at 1,600,000, last time.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12Shadwell Estates,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15thank you very much indeed and the very best of luck with him.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22It's an amazing result for David's team.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26The Frankel colt has sold for 1.6 million.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- Good lad, good lad. Superb job. - Well done! Well done.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Well done, you.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33It was superb.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36That's good. You get to the point,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39you think when all the money is flying about,
0:26:39 > 0:26:40are you going to miss the boat?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42I always thought it was a million-pound horse,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44he got a bit extra, so I'm happy.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45Some result, eh?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Yes! Well done, you!
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Well done, that was brilliant, wasn't it?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Congratulations! That's fantastic!
0:26:53 > 0:26:57When you get up to 600,000 or 700,000, it just goes dead silent
0:26:57 > 0:27:01and all you can hear is clip, clop, clip, clop...
0:27:01 > 0:27:03I felt as though I was in there for about half an hour,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05but it was good, though.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Amazing, isn't it?- Superb! Superb!
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Yeah, I'm very proud, very proud.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Actually, I'm very proud of everyone because it is,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14it's an enormous team effort, you know,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16from the farriers, the vets... It's good.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It's some work that goes into it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22A quick farewell from the Duke of Roxburghe...
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- You good boy. - HE KISSES THE HORSE
0:27:25 > 0:27:28You did that well. I'm just going to go round.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Well done, well done.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32..and the Frankel heads to his new home.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38It's been a summer to remember along the River Tweed.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42New businesses have been launched,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46revered Tweed salmon have been caught,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50bailiffs and biologists have helped protect the river,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52brides have made it down the aisle
0:27:52 > 0:27:56and riders have hit the valleys and forests along the River Tweed.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00And at Newmarket, all six horses have sold,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03earning the stud a record-breaking £3 million.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Six out of six. Actually, six out of six...
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Six out of six is the biggest achievement.- It is.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- To get rid of all your horses in a tricky market...- Yes.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- To break the record for the stud. - Yes. All behaved themselves.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20All behaved themselves, which is our job,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- and the boss is happy! - Yes, that's it!
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- And we are heading back to Scotland! What more do we want?!- Wey-hey!
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- THEY LAUGH - Bye-bye, England! Hello, Scotland!