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Midland Whippet Club 30.08.2024 Championship Show.

 

It’s always an honour to be invited to judge our breed at Championship Breed Club Shows, thank you to the Committee for this day on which I had the privilege of judging so many quality bitches. Thanks to them and my stewards for looking after me so well all day and keeping the ring running smoothly.

It leaves me to thank all exhibitors for bringing their bitches for me to judge, a memorable day, some hard decisions to make, Limit and Open in particular, one after the other, quality bitches, wishing I could place many more than 5.

Our ring was next to the whippet ring of the City Of Birmingham CH Show, beautifully set out and of a good size to easily accommodate some of the bigger classes, making it possible for exhibitors to follow both events. Just one short delay when exhibitors were to be in the two rings, unavoidable, but it didn’t cause any problems.

Luckily my co judge, Liz Winstone, and I were in agreement for the top placings as our referee was not available at the end of our judging's.

 

Spec. Veteran Bitch 7-9 years (10,3)

1. Moncrief’s Runaround Harmony, 7 yr old fawn bitch, still looking in her prime, beautifully balanced, smooth flowing topline and matching tuck up, good front and hindquarters, moved with ease.

2. Jones & Timberlake’s Railfield Rainlookout, fawn , slightly older than 1, very similar in type, built on longer lines, sweet head and expression, lovely long neck into good front , good topline held on the move, still showing her gracefull movement.

3. Hill’s Shimmeree Black Satin JW. Spec. Veteran Bitch 10+ years (2,1) 1. Mulligan’s Ashkyem Leaping Water, smokey fawn of 11 ½ years, belying her age, slightly stronger type than the younger veterans, good head, long neck into well laid shoulders and front assembly, good bone, would like to see tighter front feet, deep brisket, gentle arch over loin onto strong hindquarters which she used well on the move going round the ring like a 2 yr old. A credit to her owners. BVB.

 

MPB (10,2)

1. Cahill & Timberlake’s Ardencote Dance A Dream At Chipperlake, 3 litter sisters headed this class, all showing lots of promise. This elegant F/W , just 6 months is still at quite a raw stage in her development but the framework is there, very well balanced , pleasing size, good, neck shoulders and topline, good length & depth of body for her age, low set hocks, moved out well, true coming and going. What a joy to see her enjoying her day, being allowed to do things that puppies do. BPB.

2. Wood’s Ardencote Justa Dream, of quite a different type to her sister, solid fawn with a lovely head and expression, excellent pigment, good bone and substance, brisket deep enough for her age, well developed hindquarters and second thigh, good movement all round, lacking slightly in topline which will come with maturity.

3. Lucas’s Ardencote Dream On At Vidaymi.

 

PB (11,5).

Morland’s Zoraden Gossip Girl, mature looking brindle of almost 12 months, good size, well balanced, good bone and feet, good front fillin and depth of brisket, nice gentle arch over her loins, well developed second thigh, low set hocks, moved correctly with purpose.

2. Ellis’s Railfield Singin In Therain, F/W trim of 10 months, elegant and feminine, built on long lines, showing her virtues better on the move than stacked when she tends to tense and flatten her topline, pretty head, long elegant neck , good front assembly, strong second thigh, moved well all round.

3. Green & Ratcliffe’s Crosscop Take On Me Arrodare.

 

JB (8)

1. Spademan, Mycroft, Morris & Waddel’s Crosscop California Barbie From Supeta, fawn of a lovely type, correct for size, pretty head, elegant neck into good clean shoulders, good bone, pasterns and feet, good balance of front and rear angulations, correct gentle arch over her topline held on the move and when stacked. Moved out well with a long low stride.

2. Jones’s Jothryn Manhattan Blonde JW, brindle, very well balanced all through, no exaggerations, sweet head and expression, good lay of shoulder, good bone for her size, good feet and spring of pasterns, deep brisket, good topline held on the move.

3. Short’s Collooney Celeste.

 

YB (8)

1. Whitehead & Smith’s Crème Anglaise’s Lady Bridgerton Of Citycroft , F/W trim of excellent type, lovely outline with curves in all the right places, pretty head with super pigment, good neck, shoulders, good depth and length of body, good topline into well developed hindquarters, good feet and slight spring of pasterns, correct movement all round.

2. Wignall’s Starswift Seductress, another quality bitch, slightly shorter coupled than 1, long elegant neck into well placed shoulders and front, good bone and substance, deep brisket giving an excellent defined tuck up, gentle arch over her loins into well developed hindquarters which she used well on the move. 

3. Salkeld & Graham’s Dalerafenn Follow A Dream.

 

MB (8,1)

1. Fry’s Jothryn Lady Penelope, this lemon brindle bitch is lovely for breed type, correct length to height ratio, pretty head with expressive dark eyes, elegant neck into good clean shoulders, good bone, feet and pasterns, good depth of brisket and length of ribbing, nice rise over her loins into well shaped hindquarters, good bend of stifle, moving well with a light footed easy stride.

2. Cahill & Timberlake’s Ardencote Dance A Dream At Chipperlake,

1st MP. 3. Wood’s Ardencote Justa Dream.

 

Spec.Beg.Bitch (17,3)

1. Tristram’s Pagarni’s Princess Elsa, a real whippety whippet comes to mind when I think of this fawn girl, nothing flashy, everything in correct balance without any exaggerations, sweet head, good front assembly, good depth and front fillin, correct gentle rise over loins into strong quarters, good bend of stifle, low set hocks used well on the move. BSBB.

2. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Squirrels for Tea, built on scopier lines than 1 this Br/W trim bitch has an attractive head, good neck, lay of shoulder and return of upper arm, correct spring of pasterns, deep brisket with long breast bone, good second thigh and bend of stifle.

3. Finch’s Zenobia Love Actually

 

JW. GB (14)

1. Thomas’s Bowdonia Sky Full Of Stars, beautifully balanced brindle, soundly built standing over plenty of ground, so elegant stacked and on the move, good head, neck flowing onto smooth topline and graceful arch over her loins into hindquarters, sweeping stifle, low set hocks, deep brisket and well defined tuck up, moved showing excellent low forward reach, driving well from behind. BCC , BOB.

2. Mulligan’s Ashkyem Luv N Kisses, another balanced bitch, no exaggerations, good head with sweet expression, good neck & front, good length of loin, topline held well on the move, strong second thigh, not an extravagant mover but correct all round.

3. Scott-Bisset’s Wayland Spice Girl.

 

PGB (12)

1. Finch’s Starceylon Queen Of Dorne And Zenobia JW, stunning black bitch with beautiful flowing lines, gleaming coat & body condition, pretty head, long elegant neck onto well laid shoulders, good return of upper arm, correct spring of pasterns, gentle arch over loins, correct fall over croup, sweeping hindquarters, low set hocks, gracefull correct movement coming and going. RBCC.

2. Thomas’s Pagarni’s Princess Elsa, 1st SBB.

3. Leathart’s Ringmore Iona.

 

MLB (10,3)

1. Head’s Demerlay Ebony Eyes, a striking dark brindle/w trim, quite strongly built yet showing great elegance and balance throughout, pretty head & expression, elegant neck into excellent front assembly, good return of upper arm, good bone and spring of pasterns, deep brisket, good curvy tuckup, correct arch over loins onto shapely hindquarters, strong second thigh, moved with ease driving well from behind, front movement just slightly higher than I prefer.

2. Hill’s Shimmeree Cool Calico, graceful, feminine blue bitch, built on longer lines than 1, very well balanced, no exaggerations, just slightly lacking in curves, pretty head, good shoulders and front assembly, nice spring of pasterns, moved well showing great elegance.

3. Leathart’s Ringmore Hecate.

 

LB ( 19,2)

1. Service & Poole’s Crosscop Proud Mary, F/W bitch showing excellent balance of height/length, correct for size, lovely shape, flowing outline, curves in the right places, held her topline on the move, deep brisket and well defined tuck up, moved well all round. 2.Wheeler’s Ranveli Glowtini, another bitch of correct size and breed type, well balanced angulations fore and aft, standing over plenty of ground, good length of body, deep brisket & good tuck up, strong second thigh, well let down hocks, moved well , would have liked to see more drive from her rear.

3. Perkins’s Silkridge Jasmine.

 

OB (17,4)

1. Yacoby-Wright’s CH Cobyco City Lights, fawn of classical breed type, great substance and balance all through, good head, strong under jaw, excellent front, deep brisket and front fillin, good bone, feet, topline & correct fall of croup into strong shapely hind quarters, super condition, easy mover, perfectly true coming and going.

2. Wood’s CH Crosscop She’s A Lady At Ardencote, a classical bitch of excellent breed type, showing great elegance stacked and on the move, beautiful head and expression, long elegant neck into correctly set shoulders flowing onto smooth topline, good depth of brisket, nicely defined tuckup, elegant on the move, correct all round , just couldn’t match the copybook movement of 1 coming and going.

3.Green & Ratcliffe’s CH Crosscop Bumble Bee By Arrodare.

 

Sue Gillespie

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