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City of Birmingham Championship Show 2012 Critique

Puppy Dog 2 entries – 1 absent

1st Peach’s Kilbourne Nico.10 months. Tall youngster still with a lot to do. Kind expression, head of good proportions on good length of neck, shoulders well laid, front angulation OK, still to drop in chest, good tuck up and well balanced with flowing outline into well angulated hindquarters, moved very well with a long lilting gait. BP

Junior Dog 2 entries

1st Peach’s Grayflax Taylor Made for Kilbourne. 17 months. Very typical, good head and well laid shoulders, good front assembly with depth and OK length of ribbing. Well angulated front and rear, well muscled, well balanced with a lovely outline and fallaway, moved well side and front gait but a little close behind.

2nd Steele’s Harropine Celtic Warrior for Sorimsway.17 months. Beaten on type. He has depth and shoulders are OK, he has a good fallaway and is well angulated and well muscled, side and rear gait OK.

Post Graduate Dog 6 entries – 4 absent

1st Hawkins’ Kwaricott Corelli 22 months. Well built. Kind expression well proportioned head, strong neck into good shoulders. Front and rear angulation is OK, well balanced, but topline little too flat, but has good bone and the best mover.

2nd Morton & Morgan’s Cotherstone Shot and Steel. 2½ yrs. Very close decision, 1st gained on movement. 2 good hounds, Maculine head and expression, but ears a little long and flat. Good front and rear angulation with better topline and fallaway, has depth and well muscled.

Limit Dog 3 entries – 1 absent

1st Peach’s Against All Odd to Kilbourne.3 yrs. Typical and very well put together. Well angulated front and hindquarters. Depth and well ribbed back, Outline flows with correct overline and fallaway, moves well when behaving. Does float his rail a little. RCC

2nd Seymour-Jackson’s Ghiltan Hero. 6 yrs. Best head and expression so far. Flatter topline so fallaway not as good. Reasonable front and rear angulation, has depth and width all through, good tuck up, side gait Ok but close coming and going.

Open Dog 7 entries – 4 absent

1st Adams’ Ardneish Lohengrin 4¼ yrs. Very typical with good front and rear angulation. Lovely head and expression set on a strong neck into good shoulders, Has depth and width all through. Good tuck up, correct outline with fallaway. Lilting movement true all ways but to nit pick prefer a longer more economical length of stride. CC.

Veteran Bitch 1 entry absent

Puppy Bitch 2 entries

1st Ellse’s Kilbourne Unity 11 months. Lovely head and expression, very typical. Angulated front and rear. Well balanced with flowing outline into correct fallaway. Good muscle for her age and moved out very well, lovely lilting movement, very promising youngster.

2nd Stelle’s Brylach Ophelia of Sorimsway. 9 months. Nice type, good expression, shoulder OK and front and rear angulation, needs to drop in chest yet, topline a little flat but she moves out well enough.

Junior Bitch 4 entries

1st Taylor & Peach’s Kilbourne Morgan Le Fay to Talorpeche. 16 months. Very typical, feminine, lovely head and expression, good neck and shoulder lay, good front, depth, and length of ribbing giving a good tuck up. Topline flowing into correct fallaway, well muscled and true lilting movement.

2nd Bailey’s Grayflax Just Peachy.17 months. Another one of good type, close decision. Well angulated front and rear, has depth and length of ribbing, moves out very well, true all ways, well muscled in good condition.

3rd Constantine’s Gentiehun Adelaide

Post Graduate Bitch 7 entries – 4 absent

1st Seymour-Jackson’s Cassacre Aelfreda of Ghiltan.2¾ yrs. Very nice, lovely typical head and expression, good length of neck into good shoulders. Has forechest and depth, a good underline, well muscled, flowing outline into great hindquarters, Correct topline and fallaway. Economic lilting movement, best in class

2nd Mansell & Duddell’s Canarikie Coco Clarissa.Turned 2 yrs. Really lovely typical in head and expression. Well angulated front and rear, but prefer slightly more defined outline. Has depth and well muscled, has a lovely lilting movement but a little close behind.

3rd Constantine’s Gentiehun Tulip.

Limit Bitch 8 entries – 4 absent

1st Peach’es Kilbourne Teliah. 2¾ yrs. Very typical in head and expression, Lovely angulation front and rear with depth. Well muscled in excellent condition. Very feminine but strong, with flowing outline and super movement true all ways.

2nd Taylor’s Kilbourne Baccarat to Ormandstar. 3¼ yrs. Feminine and typical, Angulation Ok front and rear, well muscled with depth, good flair to hindquarters. Nice outline & good movement side gait and rear.

3rd Morton & Morgan’s Cotherstone Duchenne.

Open Bitch entries – 2 absent

1st Taylor & Peache’s Ch Brachenland Tan at Kilbourne. 4½ yrs. Very typical, lovely correct outline, fully mature and at her best. Lovely head and expression, good neck set into well laid shoulders, forechest and depth, good return of upper arm. Well ribbed back giving a good underline. Flowing outline, correct topline and fallaway.Well muscled and true movement lilting action true all ways. CC BOB

2nd Adams’ Ardneish Pantalaimon. 2¼ yrs lovely bitch, close decision. Lovely expression. Has depth and angulation front and rear, correct outline, well muscled and moves very well. RCC

3rd Platt’s Charbonnel Fliss

Judge: Jean Malley