BP: Buck Swifter (left)

A good entry of 135 dogs making 191 entries kept my two stewards, Paul Cheeseman and Hilary Gilpin busy; thanks to them for making things run smoothly. Quality was good throughout making some decisions hard. Also, thanks to the officers and committee for their warm welcome and good food.

MINOR PUPPY DOG (4, 1a)
1 Warren's Rossula Wild Gorse       8 mth g/t, good for size, well balanced with nice head & expression, moved very well.
2 Flanagan's Terracao Vermelho    7 mth b/t, racy, good front, level topline, good head, strong teeth.  
3 Anderson's The Dark Crystal      

PUPPY DOG  (5, 1a)
1 Wanless'Thorneyburn No Nonsense     11 mth g/t, correct size, good jacket & pelt, nice head, well set short tail.
2 Wombwell's Murphy's Surprise   11 mth red, good bone & stifle, bit short of coat on the day.
3 Kelly's Kenocto Congo Man

JUNIOR DOG (9,1a)

1 Swindle's Buck Swifter    litter brother to 2 in PD, liked his size & balance, level topline, excellent pelt & jacket, good reach of neck, nice expression. BPIS.
2 Gilpin's Otterbobs Riggindale     red dog, moved out well, narrow straight front, good topline, strong head, short of coat on the day.
3 Ferry's Shawnee Snow Eater
4 Foxcraig Magic Max at Tyneaster

SPECIAL BEGINNER’S DOG (5)
1 MacKenzie's Akenside Zadok the Priest     well balanced red dog, good front & rear.
2 Jackson & Dugdale's Highfell Orient     smaller type, red, good head, needs to settle.
3 Kelly's Kenecto Congo Man
4 Bootstrap Lad


MAIDEN DOG (5,1a)
1 Griffiths' Bootstrap Lad     g/t, good jacket, nice size, pleasing eye.
2 Anderson's The Dark Lad     7 mth b/t, nice body lines, moved ok.
3 Kelly's Kenocto Congo Man.

NOVICE DOG (3, 1a)
1 Ferry's Swanee Snow Eater     Nice type, good length & reach of neck, pleasing head & expression. 3rd in good Junior Class.
2 Griffiths' Bootstrap Lad

POST GRADUATE DOG (16,5a)
1 Richardson's Ragatam Hawk at Staynerwood  red, good rib, nice length, level topline, well set tail, moved freely, very showy, will watch this one.
2 Golding's Master Minstral  another one similar to 1st, just preferred the head on 1st today.
3 Bates' Draycore Rokkafella at Kgills


LIMIT DOG (9,2a)

1 Fryer's Irton Up Helly Aa     liked this one as a youngster & still do, strong jaw & teeth, nice length of ribcage, level topline, strong loin, good bone, loved his head & expression, keen eye, fit & well muscled, showed beautifully. BIS
2 Harrison's Iachelei Taum     well balanced, good for coat, moved true front & rear.
3 Bates' Finehaugh Fella at Kgills

OPEN DOG (6,3a)

1 Fryer's Ch Irton Silver Knight     d/g, moved out poitively, liked his bodylines, excellent rib & reach of neck going into correct shoulders, shown in hard condition
2 Harrison's Iacheslei Taum   well balanced, good for coat, moved true front & rear.
3 Martin's Dugaden Tusker

MINOR PUPPY BITCH (7)
1 Wombwell's Shireview Sky   7 mth b/t, feminine head, good coat, moved freely, nice shoulder & reach of neck.
2 Archibald's Plushcourt Retraced   another nice one, 7 mth b/t, good bone, nice outline, just needs to settle.
3 Alison's Tividale Maple

PUPPY BITCH (9,2a)
1 Lothian's Lairhope Ruby Romance  11 mth g/t, balanced throughout, good length of rib, nice bone, liked her expression. BPB
2 Bates' Spring Haugh Time at Kgills  smaller type, r/g, 11 mth, narrow front, pleasing head, strong teeth.
3/Steel's Angbleau Ceo

JUNIOR BITCH (16, 3a)
1 Maltby's Stoneygin Dolly Mixture at Pherj an  one of the strongest classes of the day, 3 lovely bitch's, this 13 mth bitch pleased in every way, good coat & pelt, narrow front, sound mover, excellent outline, showed beautifully, pushed hard for Best Bitch just losing on maturity.
2 Gregory's Remony Barley Twist  another quality bitch, very similar to 1st, just short of coat on the day.
3 Tutin's Riseburn Roulette

SPECIAL BEGINNER'S BITCH (20, 1a)
1 Gregory's Remony Barley Twist
2 Golding's Foxcraig Magic Star at Beaconpike  red, excelled in coat and pelt, racy outline, nice head.
3 Tutin's Riseburn Roulette

MAIDEN BITCH (7, 1a)
1 Tutin's Riseburn Roulette 3rd in strong Junior Class, lovely head, strong bite, nice ears, good for type.
2 Atkinson & Young's Brooke's Last Chance  pleasing head, nice size, moved ok.
3 Johnston's Joncroft Seamstress

NOVICE BITCH (12, 4a)
1 Gosling's Akenside Yoyo   nice size, excels in head, flat skull, well placed ears, well balanced.
2 Hooper's Terracao Nell Gwyn at Esyntona  fit, well turned out, moved & showed well.
3 Golding's Foxcraig Magic Star at Beaconpike

POST GRADUATE BITCH (17, 2a)
1 Gregory's Remony Barley Twist
2 Wanless' Thorneyburn Keyhole Kate   narrow, moved well, good coat, nice bone.
3 Scott's Kilburn Chocolate Muffin

LIMIT BITCH (11,4A)

1 Harrison's Iacheslei Montanus   fit bitch, coat just coming, excellent outline, nice bend of stifle, tight feet, moved well, turned out beautifully.
2 Wanless' Thorneyburn Minnie The Minx  free moving b/t, not flashy but very sound, good otter head, well placed ears. RBB
3 Johnston's Joncroft Yuletide.

OPEN BITCH  (9, 5aa)
1 Harrison's Iacheslei Deva   nice sound bitch, good outline, tight coat, shown well.
2 Gregory's Remony Rosemary Russet   very showy d/g, good bone, excellent outline, short of coat.
3 Castel's Flutorum Candlelight.

SPECIAL OPEN DOG OR BITCH HOLDING A WORKING CERTIFICATE (1)
1 Wanless' Thorneyburn Hexham Hi Jinks   nice size, good coat, pleasing head.

VETERAN DOG OR BITCH   (9, 3a)

1 Fryer's Irton The Darkening  7 yr b/t, not showing her age, good jacket, pleasing head, level topline, well set tail.BV
2 Gregory's Remony Sunset Song     9 yr grizzle, moved well, tight coat, level topline.
3 Warren's Ch Rossula Symphony

BRACE (11,5a)
1 Wanless   Well matched typy b/ts, moved well together. well.
2 Bates  2 r/g, adult & puppy, similar in type & head.
3 Bates

LAURA ILLINGWORTH  (JUDGE)