Critique

A beautiful setting, sunny day & super entry to go over. I could not have wished for more for my first CC appointment in the breed. Warm weather can always be a deciding factor in some cases, especially where some dogs who do well earlier in the day return to the challenge not looking quite so refreshed. I was particularly impressed by the number of top quality youngsters on show which must augur well for the future.

PD (7,3a) The first class of the day & in many ways the most difficult with a mixture of ages & types. 1 BPD, Poulson’s Brandoux Valentinoux at Patchdown, 6 months fawn, very much a baby, correct skull shape, good earset, broad chest, well developed ribs. A little low to ground at this stage. Stepped out well for one so young; 2 Drummond’s Glenlee Golden Eagle, 12 months fawn, slightly leggier type, good head & expression, typical topline with good roach. A shade hollow through the loin. Positive mover, looked good going around. Preferred substance of 1; 3 Fraser, Kaye & Bootle’s Harrowhill Sweet William at Daitoff. JD (9,4) 1 RCC, Duce's Risethor Bulletproof at Alfiam, 15 months dog of excellent type, very much the specialist's cup of tea, lovely large head, broad deep muzzle, dark expressive eyes, lovely bat ears, excellent width through the front, deep chest. A shade less weight would improve his underline. Really filled my eye while standing, seemed a bit distracted on the move, very close up to the CC winner whose more polished performance was difficult to deny. A very promising young stallion; 2 Greensmith's Ageancourt Ebony Moon over Nachadbe, 13 months pied, very alert & showy, excellent earset, good bone, compact body. A little upright in front. Good feet, free mover. Preferred angulation of 1; 3 Burton's Morvern Frank avec Labanjo. PGD (4) 1 Howell & Barker's Skybull Philip Auguste, masculine dog, nice large head, good body shape, plenty of bone & substance, good roach. Looked like he was feeling the heat in the challenge. Quite a good earset when he felt like using his ears, movement OK; 2 Phillips' Fatboy Bouncer, 18 months, very good size & type, typical head & expression, good earset, clean bone. Tended to pace a bit on the move at times. Very showy & alert. Preferred topline of 1 which had a shade more roach; 3 Bryant's Risethor Tiger Tiger. LD (11,2) 1 CC, Greensmith's Gizyjo Remmisson with Nachadbe, very showy & alert pied, in many ways a moderate dog, nothing overdone, pleasing expression with good skull shape, very good earset, wide muzzle, good straight forelegs, enough roach, tail of good length, never stood wrong, moved with aplomb & plenty of Frenchie character, in the challenge while others were feeling the heat his halo just got brighter & brighter as though he knew today was his day; 2 Haines' D'Accord Rene Lacoste at Castlehaines, 16 months import, very good stamp & size, typical skull shape & bat ears, good ribbing, nice roach. Looked a shade immature in this company. Positive mover, stepped out well. Preferred angulation of 1; 3 Cund's Sarabar Dutch Gold at Glenlee. OD (5,1) 1 Friend's Multi Ch Wham v Fivelzight, masculine import, slightly longer cast, quite a stallion, lovely large head, wide deep muzzle, good bone, deep chest. Would prefer body to have slightly more shape. Tail of good length, used himself quite well on the move; 2 Drummond's Sarabar Continental Affair at Glenlee, fawn of good size, shape & type, good skull shape, super earset, clean bone, compact body. Preferred substance of 1; 3 Swateridge's Ch Birique Xentique.

PB (11,1) 1 BP Drummond's Glenlee Indian Charm, 12 months fawn, very appealing youngster, feminine expression, dark eyes, nice body shape, clean bone, very attractive way of going, really compact & together, sound mover; 2 Furneaux & Mullan's Dajan Eternity, 11 months, very typical bitch, attractive head & expression, good earset, clean bone, depth of chest good for age, nice roach, stepped out well, very close up to 1; 3 Fitzgerald & Smith's Frabull Miss Ethel Merman at Mockerlody. JB (11,1) The class of the day. Lovely to have so many beauties to choose from. 1 CC & BOB, Chapman & Conway's Norcairn Dark Angel, 16 months bitch, outstanding type & quality, so very good to go over, very eyecatching & feminine, super head & expression, lovely bat ears, wide muzzle of good depth, excellent width through the front, deep chest, good arch to neck, scored highly in outline with her very typical gentle roach & super forehand & quarters, firm muscletone, on the move she is so sound & all of a piece, living proof that type & soundness need not be mutually exclusive in this breed, should go far; 2 RCC, Beale's Kargrays Diamond Dazzler, 16 months, feminine bitch of very good type & balance, attractive head & expression, good bat ears. Could have a shade more substance. Very good forehand & quarters, typical gentle roach, sound mover. Not quite as firm in muscle as 1. Came into the challenge from the shade looking more refreshed than most & rather cheekily ran off with the RCC; 3 Drummond's Glenlee Spirit Dancer. PGB (6,2) 1 Beale's Kagabea Dream Crystal, 16 months, litter sister to Diamond Dazzler & many of the same comments apply, good head, well balanced body, typical roach, clean bone. Could be slightly more feminine & has a rather large calf lick on her back which is no real fault but makes her coat look coarser than it is. Stepped out well, quite sound; 2 Hammond's Living Next Door To Alice, 17 months, smaller type, did not co-operate on the table although this was naughtiness rather than shyness, quite happy to be handled on the ground, feminine bitch, good size & type, good earset, shapely quarters. Topline tended to slope away a little. Movement OK. Preferred width & strength of muzzle of 1; 3 Bonsall's Muggshotts Pansy Potter. LB (10,3) 1 Livy's Bremars Pocahontas at Britroys, stylish bitch, attractive head with good skull shape, super earset, deep chest, good bone, shapely body. Tended to pace a bit on the move at times but eventually got into her stride. Quite sound & feminine; 2 Partridge's Hayley v Marver's Fortuna for Abbeymill, imported fawn, lovely feminine head & expression, super dark eyes, wide muzzle. Could cover slightly more ground on the move. Compact body, good ribcage, gentle roach, ideal for size & stamp. Preferred hind movement of 1; 3 Moye & Bootle's Acirema Fleurette Tommyville. OB (6,1) 1 Rawsthorne's Ch Risethor Sunset Bull Avarde, compact bitch of very good size & type, scored highly in head as her set of nose & width & depth of muzzle were very good, lovely feminine expression, good bat ears. Stood a little low to ground. Positive mover, gentle roach, a quality bitch; 2 Wildman's Ch Wildax Miss Moneypenny, consummate showgirl, very good size & stamp, incredibly alert & showy, super earset. Tended to stand with her hindlegs too far back which made her topline slope away. Looked lovely going around, super ribbing, compact body. Preferred head & expression of 1; 3 Cook's Redmist Crystal Maze via Nkunde.                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

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