An excellent entry without CCs. Toplines seem far more varied than I can ever remember in the 23 years that I have closely followed the breed. Movement was mixed overall but all were certainly fit for function!

PD (4) 1 Drummond’s Glenlee Golden Eagle, 11 months fawn, clear winner in class, compact with plenty of bone, soundly constructed with nice straight front, free mover with no suggestion of weakness, head developing nicely, dark eye of correct shape & excellent ears for both size & set, a bright future ahead I’m sure. RBD; 2 Cook’s Nkunde Chicken Vindaloo, 6 months dark brindle of completely different type to 1. Another with good bone & plenty of substance. Longer cast. Pleasing head with correct dome to forehead & nice dark eye. Front could be straighter to advantage. Moves out well when viewed in profile, plenty of time on his side; 3 Fisher & Bootle’s Tommyville Tchopper at Grandesign. JD (4,1a) 1 Mavro-Michaelis’ Shoebridge Buzet, brindle, stood out in class being by far best for balance, strong neck of correct length, nice roach to topline & nice low set tail, well constructed giving rise to sound, free movement, well shaped head with dark expressive eyes of correct shape; 2 Jennings’ Who’s The Daddy, tiger brindle. Rather rangy. Good roach to topline, excellent ears for both size & shape. Could use more width to underjaw. Very well handled; 3 Hutchinson’s Morvern Edward. PGD (3) 1 Wood’s Zon Mirekl Stanley at Delightbull, dark brindle, won class on overall soundness. Another I felt was rather long cast. Good roach to topline with good cut up, muscular hindquarters, moderately angulated, giving rise to firm rear action. Dark eye but could be bigger to advantage. Well shown; 2 Davis’ Eastonite Diamond Geezer at Rowendale, fawn, liked type better than 1 being more compact in outline with plenty of bone & substance, strong head with nice broad muzzle & good width to underjaw, excellent ears for size & set. Failed in rear, lacking angulation spoiling overall picture; 3 Kennedy & Bootle’s Tommyville Too Many Bagels. LD (2,1) 1 Kennedy’s Tax Man Tommyville, dark brindle, good size & substance with useful amount of leg, well arched neck of correct length, large skull with correct dome to forehead, excellent ears. Could use tad more width to underjaw to advantage. Soundly constructed, moves freely. OD (2) 1 Smith’s Ch Sarabar Spirit Of The Mist, fawn. Well up to size but with everything to like. Excels for type with strong, masculine head in no way coarse, super bone, fabulous ear & eye, excellent width to underjaw, super bone & substance, compact outline, strong neck of correct length, so very well balanced, well constructed giving rise to excellent side gait. BD; 2 Mavro-Michaelis’ Shoebridge Francs, brindle of different type to 1 being smaller & tad longer cast. Liked neck & typical roach to topline, nice dark eye. Would like more width to underjaw. Nice side gait. Moving tad wide in front.

PB (11,3) 1 Drummond’s Glenlee Indian Charm, delightful 11 month puppy, most beautiful clear fawn, super type with beautiful feminine expression, excellent head with dark expressive eyes of correct shape & size, fabulous ears, good width & depth to muzzle, excellent side gait. Still rather immature but another I predict will have bright future. RBB & just pipping quality brother for BP; 2 Ollier’s Ageancourt Midnight Sun, 6½ month dark brindle, another super puppy, very close up to 1, nice cobby outline with good roach, head developing nicely with best of expressions, correct eye & ear, nice width to underjaw, strong neck of correct length, soundly constructed with free, easy movement; 3 Chambers’ Glenlee Indian Spirit at Luvum. JB (8,3) 1 Drummond’s Glenlee Spirit Dancer, fawn, quality & ultra compact, so full of type with strong yet feminine head, excellent eye & ear, well off for bone, super straight front, excellent mover viewed from all angles. Could just use tad more length of loin; 2 Small’s Shoebridge Lavilledieu at Merimna, dark brindle, another of quality. Completely different type to 1. Beautiful head with dark expressive eyes, excellent ears for size, set & carriage, good width to underjaw, good neck & excellent roach to topline, moves soundly, close up to 1; 3 Evans’ Tillcarr Eleonore. PGB (4,1) 1 Beale’s Kagabea Dream Crystal, brindle, really liked, full of quality, typical outline with nice length of neck, short cobby body with correct roach & good tailset, quality head with feminine expression, good eye & ear, good width to underjaw & good upturn, straight front, another sound moving exhibit. Coat spoils; 2 Ollier’s Anashell Amatinka, brindle, quality, close up to 1, cobby outline with good neck & nice roach to topline, excellent ears for size, set & carriage, nice straight front. Not as angulated in rear as 1. Moves well enough; 3 Fisher’s Grandesign’s Photogenic. LB (4,3) 1 Smith’s Sarabar Fantasy Dreamer, fawn, alone but worthy winner, good for size, bone & balance, moderate length neck & nice roach to topline, strong yet feminine head with super ears, nice dark eye, good width & depth to muzzle. Could just use tad more rear angulation. Moves freely & with purpose. OB (3) 1 Wildman’s Ch Wildax Miss Moneypenny, brindle, loved for overall type & size, well balanced with correct length neck, short & compact, well sprung rib, so soundly constructed, sheer pleasure to watch on the move, excellent ears for size, shape & set, nice dark eye giving rise to delightful feminine expression. For perfection would like to see more typical topline. Overall package is very nice indeed! BB & BOB; 2 Mavro-Michaelis’ Grandesigns Sweetheart Shoebridge, brindle, another of quality. Not quite as compact as 1. Strong arched neck of correct length, nice roach to topline, broad chest, good ears for size & set, nice mover; 3 Howlett’s Redmist Ruby Tuesday.
TIM BALL