My thanks to all the exhibitors who dealt with the far from ideal conditions underfoot, but which I felt was preferable to moving inside, and to my Stewards who kept things moving so well. I found temperaments to be excellent in all exhibits and the depth of quality has improved since I last judged.

 Puppy Dog (3)

1. Peach’s Kilbourne Nico

Upstanding 9 month puppy with pleasing head, dark eyes and neat ear. Strong neck and well balanced angulation. Pleasing outline, strong well muscled rear quarters, good depth and width throughout. Moved soundly with long easy stride.

2. Taylors Kilbourne Usher to Ormanstar

Finer in bone than 1 but with deep chest and good tuck up. Topline not as good as 1. Pleasant head, dark eyes, strong neck and well balanced angulation. Moved well.

3.   Pink’s Greyhawks Romanie Shero

Junior Dog (3 – Abs 1)

1. Helps Beardswood Quinlan

Well built young dog with well balanced angulation. Strong well muscled rear quarters, pleasant head and good length of neck. Deep chest with good width, true front and good feet. Moved soundly both coming and going and in profile.

2. Williams Greyflax Pie In The Sky

Well boned youngster very much at the in between stage. Shorter coupled than 1 and rather upright in front. Stood on good tight feet.  Balanced angulation front and rear and although he moved well did not have the reach of 1.

Post Graduate Dog (4)

1. Hawkins Kwaricott Corelli

Very fit and well muscled hound with masculine head and expression, well laid shoulder and good balance of rear angulation. Ample width and depth of chest, good topline and correct length of loin. Moved with drive, sound and true coming and going.

2. Churchill’s Lealla Liath

Pleasing head set on very strong neck, good depth of chest, but not as wide as 1. Adequate length of back and although rear quarters not as strong as 1 he presented a very nice overall picture.

3.Morton & Morgan’s Cotherstone Shot And Steel                    

 Limit Dog (4)

1. Peach’s Against All Odds At Kilbourne

Well boned hound of good size and well developed muscle. Pleasing head, neat ears, long  strong neck. Well balanced angulation front and rear with lovely low set hocks. Ample depth and width throughout. Moved very easily with good long stride with correct drive from rear. Pushed hard in the challenge. Res. CC 

2. Churchill’s Lealla Lephin

Shorter closer coupled hound than 1. Pleasing head with dark eye and neat ear carriage. Adequate depth, with well balanced angulation but not the muscle of 1, he could not match the movement of 1 in profile although sound and true coming and going.

3.   Buck’s Tomegem Dumledore

Open Dog (6)

Heathcote & Spence’s Hyndsight Riddick

Super balanced quality hound with masculine head and expression, set on strong neck. Good true front, well laid shoulder, good depth and width throughout. Strong well angulated rear quarters with low set hocks, good length of back and strong loin. Presented in good coat, a lovely mature hound he moved easily and without effort. CC.

2. Finnett & Heathcote’s Ch Hyndsight Dark Sky

Well balanced quality hound, slightly finer and not as well muscled as 1. Pleasing head and long strong neck. Good width and depth of chest, good topline and underline, well angulated rear quarters with low set hocks. Movement not as true as 1, but sound with good long stride.

3.Hawkins Kwaricott Asclepius

Puppy Bitch (4)

1. Peach’s Kilbourne Unity

Well built nine month old with a very promising future. Feminine head and expression, long neck, well balanced angulation, reasonable width and depth of chest, good topline and tuck up. Standing on good feet she has long legs and moves very truly for such a youngster. Quite sure of herself in the ring. BP.

2.  Davis Kilbourne Nimble

Not as settled as 1 on the day, this youngster will press 1 hard when she gets her act together. Very pretty feminine head, better width and depth of chest than 1. Well laid shoulder and really good width of thigh and second thigh. Well let down hocks. Movement excellent in profile but needs time to settle coming and going.

3. Steele’s Brylach Ophelia Of Sorimsway

Junior Bitch (4)

1. Bailey’s Greyflax Just Peachy

Typical rangy youngster with pleasing head, dark eye and well carried ears. Well boned with well balanced angulation front and rear. Good top and underline, true front and rear quarters. Presented in good coat she moved freely in profile.

2.  Bonds Regalflight Civet

Lovely workmanlike bitch with the darkest of eyes and feminine head. Well boned and with balanced angulation front and rear but not the topline of 1. Well muscled she moved truly coming and going but does not have the free movement of 1 in profile.

3. Helps Beardswood Quintessence

Graduate Bitch (2 – Abs 1)

1. Peach’s Kilbourne Teliah

Very impressive youngster, well balanced, with pleasing head set on strong neck into a good lay of shoulder. Good top and underline with adequate depth and width for her age.  Good rear quarters with well let down hock, she moved truly coming and going and freely in profile. Will watch her progress as she matures with interest.

Post Graduate Bitch (12 – Abs 3)

1.  Girling’s Pyefleet Scrumpie

Lovely workmanlike bitch presented in super hard muscular condition. Feminine head with lovely faraway look, set on strong neck. Well laid shoulder, good depth and width throughout with good underline. Tended to hunch up when stood but when stood correctly presented a very pleasing outline. Not the longest of strides but very light and easy.

2. Hawkins Kwaricott Charisma

Very close to 1 in build, slightly longer set with well balanced angulation front and rear. Dark eye in pleasing head, strong neck, good depth and width throughout, movement sound and true but not as flowing as 1. Presented in good coat.

3. Churchills Lealla Linnofdee

Limit Bitch (7 – Abs 2)

1. Taylors Kilbourne Baccarat To Ormanstar

Not the tallest of hounds but well balanced with good bone, depth and width throughout, but would like just a little more of her all over. Pleasing head, good long strong neck, strong rear quarters, moved well both in profile and coming and going.

2.  Bonds Stainlonan Bellis At Regalflight

Taller than one this is a very workmanlike bitch. Feminine head and expression, rather long neck and a little upright in front. Very good depth and width throughout, strong rear quarters with well let down hocks. Movement sound and true with correct head carriage on the move. Presented in good coat.

3. Morgans Ladygrove Calamity Jane At Amiro

Open Bitch (9- 3 Abs)

A class of high quality bitches with the first three all worthy of changing places on another day.

1.  Helps Rosslyn Pippa Of Beardswood

Typical, quality, well balanced bitch with attractive head, dark eyes and neat ears. Strong neck, good balance of angulation front and rear, ample width and depth of ribcage. Well muscled rear quarters with good width through thigh and second thigh and well let down hocks. Presented in excellent coat she moved easily with a lovely light and true gait. CC.

2. Adams Ardneish Pantalaimon

Very close to 1 with really pleasing head with dark eye and neat ears. Ample depth and width of chest, balanced angulation with even lower set hocks than 1. Good straight bone in front with good tight feet. Movement not quite as free and easy as 1 but very sound and true. Res.CC

3. Finnett & Heathcotes Ch Hyndsight Into The Mystic

Keith Pursglove (Judge)