Thank you to the committee for asking me to judge this show which is the Deerhound Club’s Championship show. Thank you to all the exhibitors who brought their hounds under me for assessment. I found some lovely hounds which were a pleasure to go over. Most of the exhibits were fit and in good order. All mouths were good but movement could certainly be improved.  I enjoyed my day .

PUPPY DOG 3 entries 1 absent  

1st  PEACH’s  Kilbourne Kaine   
7 month old typical male pup. Good size and bone , beautiful head and expression, dark eyes long neck falling into good lay of shoulder and carrying a correct topline on the move. Good angulation front and rear, very sound mover for his age.

2nd STUART/ HOLT'S  Ollandsheart Abraham 
6 months old and I believe first time in the ring, For his age he showed very well . much of the above applies to this baby and he just needs time. Very promising

JUNIOR DOG 5 entries 3 absent  

1ST PEACH'S  Rubeus Hagrid To Kilbourne  
Very dark male with excellent coat, very nice type beautiful head, excellent construction , moved out with drive, sound both coming and going. Just needs time to mature.

2nd OWEN/ BRODIE'S  Wolfscastle Meredith 
Nice head, good eyes and ears, neck long enough and topline needs to settle. Movement slightly erratic but will improve with age.

3rd  STIPETIC  Winterpick Caladonia 

YEARLING DOG 3 ENTRIES

1ST  STEELE'S Sorimsway Valient Hero 
Quite tall with a good head and expression. Strong neck into lovely shoulders, slightly short in back and needs move angulation in the rear. Good strong movement.

2nd CONSTANTINE'S  Kaleginy The Forester 
I preferred this  dog to  no 1 in essence, lovely head and expression, strong neck good deep body, A lovely type but he lost out to no 1 on movement. He needs to tighten up in his rear and settle on the move.

3rd TROTMAN/ DOCKREE'S  Stainlonan Pageant Of Penherald 

POST GRADUATE DOG 7 entries 3 absent

1St PHILLIPS’  Hyndsight To The Limit With Ladygrove 
Very balanced male with a beautiful head strong in the neck falling into correct shoulder , good topline which he kept on the move. Very good feet and nice rear angulation. Superb movement just carries his long tail a little tight but it is long enough. DOG CC

2ND GRIMSHAW’S Greyflax Domino To Jamalison 
Typical head with good eyes and ears, long neck and a nice topline very good feet. Good movement

3RD  PEACH'S  Stormforest Naharis To Kilbourne

LIMIT DOG 6 entries

1ST GRIMSHAW'S Greyflax The Jazz Singer To Jamalison 
Well balanced tall dog . Nice head eyes and ears good deep chest and nice tuck up. Topline correct with good rear angulation, nice feet just needs to settle when handled. Sound movement.

2nd GIRLING'S Miss M J Pyefleet Timothy 
Strong head ears could be smaller and eyes darker. Good bone and very well muscled. a  working type sound on the move and very proud of his tail.

3rd  LEWIS  Luckhurst Nairn

OPEN DOG 5 entries 2 absent

1ST FAIRCLOTH  Beardswood Ripley For Calbraidh 
Tall dog with nice head Nice ears eyes and strong in the neck which could be longer. Rather short in body could do with more angles behind, but he is superb on the move coming and going very sound. and this won him his placing.  Res CC

2nd MACBEAN'S  Killoeter Ruaig 
This is a really nice correct dog under a rather thick coat. Although deerhounds should not be trimmed in this case some attention could make the difference. The coat makes him look far too heavy and coarse which he is not. He moves very soundly is true back and forth but he is lazy and maybe a stronger handler would help him show himself to his full potential.

3rd GIRLING'S Pyefleet Tarka

SPECIAL  LURE COURSING 2 entries

1st  FAIRCLOTH'S  Beardswood Ripley For Calbraidh 

2nd  LUCAS/ DARGONNE's J Packway Comanche Moon 
Very tall dog, good type nice head, loose in front movement but good feet  rather short in upper arm lost out to the lovely movement of the winning dog.

VETERAN DOG 1 entry

1st BUSWELL'S  Glenmorlich Hold The Dream 
8 years old carrying too much coat but very nice head and expression. A little flat in his ears which could be smaller. This male was handled by a young man suited for the job and he got the best from him. WELL DONE

PUPPY BITCH 7 entries

1st PEACH’S  Blixten Star To Kilbourne (Imp) 
 11 month old bitch , very mature for her age. Nice head and expression , good eyes and ears . Well balanced with  superb movement.  BP

2ND PEACH’S  Kilbourne Kiltie
7 month old bitch brother to puppy dog winner. Sweet head and expression very dark eye , strong in the neck with nice lay of shoulder Deep chested for her age, rather too much topline at the moment but has good bone and moved soundly but could not compete with no 1.

3rd BAILEY’S  Greyflax Lady Sings The Blu's 

JUNIOR BITCH 3 entries 1 absent

1st HELPS' Beardswood Taisie 
Very dark attractive bitch , Nice head with dark eyes, long neck falling into correct anulation front and rear. Sound in movement coming and going. RES CC

2nd  TAYLOR’S  Minerva Mcgonagall Of Ormanstar 
Also a super bitch with a lovely head and expression . Nice bone and good body, could do with more shape in her back, welll angulated in the rear, moved soundly in profile but a little close in hind movement.

YEARLING BITCH 5 entries 1 absent

1st  WRAGG'S Mrs J Neroche Jeska   This bitch is  the type I like, beautiful head and expression, dark in eye and nice ears, long neck good topline well angulated Very good on the move but tail could be a little longer.

2nd STEELE’S   Sorimsway Field Of Poppies 
Also a very nice bitch with a sweet head and expression, nice ears, dark eyes, slightly upright in shoulder with a short upper arm. Topline could be better but excellent on the move very well presented and handled.

3rd STEELE'S Sorimsway Sweet Victory

SPECIAL BEGINNERS BITCH  2 entries 1 absent

 1st KILGAR'S Claonaiglen Cona at Maelstrom 
22 months Very nice type nice head eyes and ears Long neck Very good forechest,  rather long in the body which does not help the topline which is rather flat. Good feet nice bone and movement ok.

POST GRADUATE BITCH 8 entries 3 absent 

1ST PHILLIPS' Charbonnel Greta At Ladygrove Very elegant, super head and neck, nice bone, well angulated but top line could be better. She is in  superb condition and moved very soundly.

2ND  WILBRAHAM’S  Ardlancien Elona This bitch has a lovely head and expression with tiny ears and a dark eye. Very nice coat long neck but a tad short in upper arm, moved soundly.

3rd DAVIS’S  Marivon Florence.

LIMIT BITCH 12 entries 3 absent

PEACH'S Mr & Mrs G & M Kilbourne Zoe 
Wonderful type, a big strong bitch with a beautiful head eyes and ears. Long neck going into correct shoulders and topline.  Excellent sound powerful movement.

2nd PLATT’S  Charbonnel Grizel 
Small bitch with light eyes, very balanced with good angulation very good feet and sound on the move both coming and going and in profile. Could do better in presentation.

3rd BAILEY’S Greyflax Teen Spirit   

OPEN BITCH  7 entries 2  absent

1st PHILLIPS'  Charbonnel Gobi To Ladygrove   
A bitch I liked in all parts, super type, super movement  very well presented pleased to award the CC AND BOB.

2nd  HELPS/DOVE/DOVE  Ch Foxcliffe Classic Liberty Freedom At Beardswood 
Also a very nice typical bitch, very well balanced a little flat in topline well angulated good feet good movement.

3rd   BAILEY’S  Ch Greyflax Just Peachy 

SPECIAL LURE COURSING BITCH 3 entries

1ST HELPS’ Beardswood Quintessence 
A very nice type with a good head eyes and ears, very well angulated but could have a little more bone. Movement in profile ok but a little close in the rear.

2ND LUCAS/DARGONNE Mr C J Glenmorlich None So Pretty For Packway
Another very nice bitch of good type, correct head on a nice long neck, correct  topline but a  little short in upper arm. Movement good in profile but close behind.

3RD KERMACK'S, Miss R J & HELPS Dr S A Beardswood Rona

VETERAN BITCH 2 entries 1 absent

1ST LUCAS/DARGONNE  Glenmorlich None So Pretty For Packway 

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