| PB (3) 1 Help's Rosslyn Pippa. The eldest and most mature in the class. A very feminine, dark and eye catching youngster, yet well muscled and in hard condition, still to acquire her full adult coat. A strong neck flowing nicely down into well laid shoulders. With deep well sprung ribs coupling gracefully into a nicely arched loin and on to well bent stifles and low set hocks, she moved as one would expect from her construction, easily with reach and drive. BPIS. 2 Merrick's Clanardwood Sol, an attractive baby just over 6 months old, very much at the leggy stage with a lot of growing yet to do. Slightly overawed by the occasion. A nice head a dark eye promises to have a good topline when more settled. 3 Minton's Clannardwood Spring Nymph.
JB (4,1) 1 Platt's Charbonnel Fliss. 15 months old. Attractive typical head with dark eyes easing into a strong neck and well laid shoulder. Well muscled and with a good length she had the best and most confident movement in the class. 2 Wilson's Hamiltonhill One Vision, with a classic deerhound head, with dark eyes and small neat high set ears. Nice topline flowing into a good fallaway. Although challenging the winner closely she has yet to acquire the same certainty of hind action on the move. 3 Cocks Bradleyabbi Rainich.
SP BEG B (10,4) 1 Trotman's 3 year old Stainlonan Kulang Of Penherald with an attractive dark eye, good lay of shoulder and reasonable length leading smoothly to nice fallaway. Broad and powerful hips. 2 Merrick's Claonaiglen Shiel, a rather younger hound of good length with a nice tuck up and lovely topline. Strong back legs with a broad second thigh and low set hocks. Coat could be harder. 3 Tresh's Trentdale Glamis Of Lyndorthwin.
SP YB (7,2) 1 Rhodes and Morton's Gentom Rorkes Driftress. Dark eye, a hard coat and good topline flowing to a correct fallaway. Good length and substance. From every angle moved easily with both reach and drive. 2 Hird's Cloweswood Rosa, attractive head, dark eye and a crisp dark coat. Low set hocks. Didn't quite match the winner on the move. 3 Taylor & Peach's Brackenland Tan To Kilbourne.
UGB (9,5) 1 Lewis's Kilbourne Dolly Daydream To Luckhurst, a mature and attractive bitch, well proportioned and of good type. Well laid shoulders and correct length contributing to a nice flow of topline which eased smoothly over the croup. Neat well knuckled feet and low set hocks. A dark eye, small high set ears and a fine full tail. When settled moved with reach and drive. 2 Tresh's 2 year old Trentdale Glamis Of Lyndorthwin, a bitch with substance. A dark eye, full coat and a well covered tail. moved easily and well. 3 Peach's Brackenland Waltz To Kilbourne.
PGB (10,3) Certainly the best and most consistently high quality of the bitch classes. 1 Parsons & Mckinnon's two and a half year old Claonaiglen Mallie. Of all my competitors she combined femininity and the essential of the qualities of a working deerhound, without question she could ‘do the job'. Her well laid shoulder, deep chest, good length , nice tuck up and lovely topline easing into a super fallaway with great breadth across the hips all contributed to produce powerful true and easy action in every direction. Dark eyes, small neat ears and a hard coat. If I were to pick up on any particular point it would be to say that ideally I would prefer a marginally greater length of leg, nevertheless her performance today left me in no doubt that she was a worthy winner and when it came to our final decision for BIS my fellow judge concurred. BB. BIS. 2 Help's Beardswood Octavia. A nicely proportioned bitch with a well laid shoulder, good spring of rib, correct length and flowing topline. Dark eyes and small neat ears. 3 Bailey's Kilbourne Jennifer Jupiter To Greyflax.
OB (13,7) 1 Hird's Cloweswood Scilla, a comparative youngster in this class. Upstanding and nicely proportioned. Hard coat and low set hocks, Moved easily and true. Well presented. 2 Vayro's Brackenland Tanis. Wiry and workmanlike with a hard coat and hazel eye. Good topline and fallaway, broad thighs and low set hocks. A strong if slightly short neck. 3 Williams Kilbourne Iduna At Inverclyde.
VB (9,4) 1 Lucas & Dargonne's 8 year old Sorisdale Mackechnie For Packway, a workmanlike full coated pale grey hound with a dark eye and great breadth across the hips, who despite her advancing years moves with an ease, drive and enthusiasm which could put many a three year old to shame. 2 Hawkins Hillmorton Delia At Kwaricott, another really sparky 8 year old whose movement challenged the winner closely. Beautiful head, with lovely dark eyes and correct full coat. Good spring of rib and tuck up with flowing topline and leading into strong back end. 3 Kermack's Beardswood Lustre. |
