Crufts

Crufts 2019 – Judge: Mr Kevin Davis (MyStyle) - Bulldogs 

   

I had a wonderful time judging Crufts – the appointment of a lifetime, and I was so proud to have my family and close friends there at ringside. 

Thanks to all those that showed under me, giving me the biggest entry in the Utility group, an also to those that didn't, but still showed their respect by turning up to watch. 

 

As usual,I judged the dogs on the day with an open mind, with a view that you can't please everyone, so make sure you please yourself ! 

 

With so much adverse publicity on our breed, judging Bulldogs at Crufts now comes with a massive responsibility, and I was very conscious of finding a dog that would not only pass the health check, but represent the breed well in the group. I was looking for a dog in top condition, that not only met the breed standard, but could move correctly at the right pace with confidence and personality and that  looked in total harmony with it's handler. I found just that in Ch Ricatori Redesigned. 

 

I was a little disappointed with the overall quality, although very happy with my line ups Many exhibits still having tight tails and wry jaws were plentiful. In one particular class I had to check every single mouth again to recall the true jaws yet from ringside this could have looked the best class of the day ! I can tolerate slight wryness but some were very wry. I set high standards on my own show dogs so cant award top honours to dogs carrying these faults. Toplines need to improve as well, with far too many level or dippy backed on show. On the plus side, eyes, movement and temperament are a lot sounder with only a couple of suspect dogs. 

 

As I expected my BOB flew through the health check and I made the effort to go to the big ring to watch in the hope that just maybe the bulldog might get a look, but was very disappointed when considering he came from the biggest entry in the group and was put through by an experienced breed specialist that he never even made the short list! He showed his socks off to such an extent that a well known all rounder sitting beside us even commented on how well he moved. These other breed winners must be really of exceptional quality! A special thank you  to my two ring stewards who were a pleasure to work with and helped me get through all those dogs in good time and to the Kennel Club secretary Caroline Kisko for finding the time to come and share a few kind words. A lovely touch that meant a lot. 

              

Veteran Dog – (5,1) 

 

1st Davies' The Miz at Baalzebul JW

 

 White/Red - Standard and in excellent shape for age.  Nice head, good, flat skull with well   

  

 placed and carried rose ears. Deep stop with well defined wrinkle. Nice foreface and good   

 

 true underjaw. Lovely front and brisket with good straight bone to neat feet. Nice profile and   

 reach of neck. Correct length of back and good topline. Good healthy tail, strong back end   

  

 with well let down hocks. Moved and handled very well. 

  

2nd Wiltshire & Connolly's Ladymere Alabama Slammer 

  

 Red. Another nice dog in super condition. Nice head with correct wrinkle on flat skull. Nice  

 

 rose ears, well placed dark eyes. Black nose with open nostrils. Heavier nose roll than 1st but  

 

 strong foreface and good turn and width of underjaw. Not quite the width of shoulder as 1st  

 

 but good straight bone. Good length of back, good ribs and back end. Good tail set. Moved  

 

 well. 

  

3rd Alonso's Int/Multi Ch Garcel Bull Constantine  

                       

Minor Puppy Dog (3,0) 

 

1st Williamson's Royaltudor Beast in the East 

 

 Red/White – Very nice puppy. Good size for age. Lovely well balanced  head, with good   

 

 flat skull. Just enough wrinkle. Good thin rose ears. Well spaced dark eyes. Good length and   

 

 width of foreface. Black nose with open nostrils and good sweep of true wide underjaw,  

 

 creating a nice expression. Just enough front for age with  strong straight bone. A little weak  

 

 in pastern so will need regular road work. Lovely profile with correct length of neck and  

 

 back. Good topline and tail set. Good healthy tail. Well let down hocks and strong stifles.  

 

 Needs more ringcraft but an exciting youngster. 

  

2nd Simpson's Ricatori The Next Level ar Jarkarhys 

  

 Red/White – A litter bigger than 1st but a nice puppy. Good flat skull with enough wrinkle.    

 

 Well spaced and carried rose ears. Full nose roll but not interfering with layback. Sound dark   

 eyes. God nose with open nostrils. Not quite the sweep of underjaw as the winner but true   

 

 jaw. Good front with enough shoulder for age. Lovely straight bone to neat round feet, and   

 

 good depth of brisket. Lovely reach of neck, nice topline and well let down back end.   

  

 Moved and handled well. 

 

3rd Aurelie and Vincent's One Man Show des Bulls Des Hautes Falaises 

                  

Puppy Dog (6, 0) 

 

1st Saxon's Bagibeli  Ace of Spades (BPD) 

  

 Quality puppy of standard size. Lovely head with flat skull covered by correct amount of   

 

 wrinkle. Good depth of stop set between good dark, sound eyes. Well spaced and carried   

 

 rosed ears. Well rounded cheeks. Good black nose with open nostrils. Good width of   

 

 foreface and lovely turn of true underjaw creating a true bulldog expression. Lovely tacked   

 

 on front with enough brisket for age, with strong straight bone to nice round feet. Strong   

 

 pasterns. A shade short in neck but this will improve with maturity. Correct length of back   

 

 with nice rise over loins leading to a nice healthy tail. Nice back end with well let down   

 

 hocks and good angulation. Shown in great condition and moved well. 

  

2nd Evison's Andlare Scooter at Kikuchi 

  

 Red/White. Another nice youngster. A flashy pup with a nice head. Good broad, flat skull   

 

 with correct wrinkle. Nice sound, well spaced dark eyes. Good rose ears. Strong foreface for   

 age. Excellent pigmentation. Good nose with open nostrils, covered with a full but correct   

 

 nose roll. Nice turn and width of true underjaw. Nice fron with enough shoulder and brisket   

 

 for age. Super straight bone to nice neat feet. Good length of neck andback. Nice curve over   

 

 loin to healthy tail.  He seemed a little unsettled on the day but moved well and sound. Close  

 

 decision but preferred the hindquarters on 1st 

   

3rd Hanley's Blenheimstar Dee 

            

Junior Dog (16, 1) 

 

1st Murphy's Wembholt Simply Red 

  

 Red/White – Nice standard sized dog with a very strong head. Good length and width of flat   

 

 skull covered with correct wrinkle. Good deep stop with well defined furrow. Well spaced   

 

 sound, dark eyes. Great width of foreface and underjaw with excellent sweep and excellent   

 

 dentition. Nice front with enough shoulder. Good straight bone to neat feet. Nice profile with   

 short back and short coupled. Good ribs. Nice healthy tail. Strong hind quarters and well let   

 

 down hocks. Moved well. 

  

2nd Wesse's Will Be Bulls Uber Sexy Bully 

  

 Red/White – Nice type. Good clean head. Not quite the foreface of the winner but good,  

  

 wide flat skull with correct wrinkle. Well carried and set rose ears. Nice wide set dark, sound   

 eyes. Black nose with open nostrils. Good turn of true underjaw and well rounded cheeks.   

  

 Nice front with good shoulders and strong bone to nice round feet. Nice brisket and better   

  

 fore chest than 1st. Good spring of rib and very nice topline to healthy tail. Well let down   

 

 hocks with good angulation. Moved and showed well. 

  

3rd Dall'Oglio's Aston Martin Di Villa Eden JR CH 

                   

Yearling Dog (16, 4) 

  

1st Navarrete Rodriguez's Bulls Camelot Avalon The Legendary JR CH 

  

 Red Lovely standard dog with excellent head. Really flat skull with fine wrinkle. Good   

  

 small, thin rose ears set wide and carried well. Brick shaped head with good length from eye   

 to ear. Strong foreface with good nose and open nostrils. Excellent layback and nice turn and  

 

 width of true underjaw all creating the correct expression. Nice front with enough shoulder.  

 

 Good straight bone to neat round feet. Good forechest and brisket. Lovely profile with short  

 

 back and good neck and topline to nice healthy tail. Good pear shaped body. Short coupled.  

 

 Nice well let down hind quarters and good angulation. Moved well both front and back.  

 

 Deserved his place in the challenge and one that could make a champion in the UK. 

 

2nd Ironmonger's Burchell Mr Bohannon at Britanic 

 

 Brindle/white – Another quality young dog. Standard size. Very flashy with his nice white   

 

 blaze. Lovely head with broad, flat skull. Correct wrinkle and well carried and placed thin   

 

 rose ears. Beautiful eye line with dark sound eyes. Good layback with big black nose and   

 

 open nostrils. Strong foreface  with well padded flews. Lovely turn of true underjaw with   

 

 correct dentition. Very nice front with correct shoulders. Nice straight bone to neat feet.Deep   

 brisket and good forechest. Short back but still sports a good roach. Short but healthy tail.   

 

 Good ribs and light well angulated hind quarters. Moved well front and rear and handled to   

 

 perfection. Unlucky to come up against another top quality youngster. 

 

3rd Navarrete Rodriguez's Bulls Camelot Athila King of the Huns JR CH 

             

Graduate Dog (11, 0) (RDCC) 

 

1st  Andreu & McHale's Kelloe Davis Hockney 

  

 Red/White - Very pleasing standard young dog. Not as mature as some in this class but his   

  

 quality stood out. Flashy white blazed head with good flat skull and correctly placed thin  

 

 rose ears. Dark sound eyes set nicely just inside the line of his nice rounded cheeks. Nice  

 

 black nose with open nostrils, Good width of foreface with well filled and correct length of  

 

 flews complimenting his good width and sweep of true underjaw. Nice dentition and  

 

 pigmentation all creating a lovely expression. Super natural front 'One of the best of the day.'  

 

 Stands square at all time-  Lovely tacked on shoulders with strong bone and well  

 

 musculated calves. Correct length of leg to nice rounded feet. A Good depth of brisket and  

 

 good forechest completes the picture. Nice profile with enough reach of neck to a short back  

 

 with nice curves leading to good healthy, well set tail. Nice hindquarters with well let down  

 

 hocks. Moved well both front and rear and handled very well. I just thought that this show  

 

 came 6 months too soon for him but its all there and I am sure he will be a UK champion  

 

 and I was happy to award him the RDCC 

   

2nd Garside's Iceglint I'm Fabian 

  

 Nice standard dog with good flat skull, nicely placed rose ears. Well defined wrinkle, well   

  

 spaced sound dark eyes. Good black nose with open nostrils. Nose roll a little heavier than   

 

 1st and not quite the length of foreface, but good turn of true underjaw. Nice rounded cheeks   

 

 and well padded foreface. Good square front with nice shoulders. Strong straight bone to  

  

 nice round feet. Very balanced profile with short back . Good neck and topline leading to  

 

 good healthy tail. Preferred the back end on 1st but moved around the ring well and soundly,  

 

 and showed really well. 

   

3rd Bell's Pendlebrier Dragons Tears 

 

Post Graduate Dog (11, 3) 

 

1st Collins & Gillingwater's Linfordpride Teebo 

 

 Red. Nice standard sized dog with nice clean head. Nice flat skull with fine wrinkle. Well   

 

 placed thin rose ears. Good sound dark eyes, good nose with open nostrils. Good turn of  

 

 underjaw and good width and length of foreface. Just enough shoulder with straight bone to  

 

 neat feet. Nice in profile with good reach of neck, short back with excellent rib cage. Nice  

 

 hindquartersand good healthy tail. Moved well. 

  

2nd Greenall & Evans' Startini Betelgeuse 

  

 Nice brindle dog with a pleasing head, nice flat skull, nice rose ears, nice sound dark eyes,  

 

 good nose with open nostrils, a little loose, but nice shoulders, strong bone, a little weak on  

 

 pastern, nice profile, good reach of neck, Excellent rib, nice healthy tail, good hindquarters,  

 

 moved well. 

  

3rd Taylor's Hillplace Captain Hook 

                         

Mid Limit Dog (13, 4) 

 

1st Dearlove's Lumbuse Mr Douglas Home for Ryjarlow 

  

 Red – Not the biggest dog on show today but well balanced with plenty of natural substance.   

 Very cosmetic with a beautiful short, fine coat. Nice head with flat skull with enough  

 

 wrinkle and visible furrow,. Well placed thin rose ears carried at the correct height. Good  

 

 sound dark eyes, and excellent pigmentation. Big black nose with open nostrils, well filled  

 

 foreface and good turn of true underjaw. Nice square front with good depth of brisket. Nice  

 

 straight bone to lovely round feet. Nice profile with excellent ribs, good topline and nice  

 

 healthy tail. Good strong hindquarters with well let down hocks. Moved correctly front and  

 

 rear. 

  

2nd James' Rosco's Masterpiece by Em 

 

 Red – Nice standard sized well balanced dog. Nice head with fine wrinkled broad flat skull.   

  

 Good rose ears, nice sound dark eyes. Good nose and open nostrils. Nice foreface and good  

 

 sweep of underjaw. Front not quite as square as 1st but enough shoulder to carry his length of  

 

 leg. Good straight bone to neat feet. Lovely profile with good roach back to good healthy  

 

 tail. Nice hindquarters and good angulation. Moved well. 

   

3rd Davies' Baalzebul Chianti JW 

                

Limit Dog (12, 5) 

 

1st Saxon's Bagibeli Billy Ray JW 

 

 Red/White Lovely, standard, well balanced dog. Nothing in exaggeration on this boy. Very   

 

 clean head with correct fine wrinkle. Good flat skull with definite stop and furrow. Viewed  

 

 from the side the distance between the corner of the eye to ear and from corner of the eye to  

 

 under lip is correctly equal. Well rounded cheeks with dark eye set just inside. Good nose  

 

 with open nostrils. Nice fit of mouth with good turn of true underjaw.  And good dentition.  

 

 Very nice in profile with good reach of  neck, nice curve over the loin to good healthy tail.  

 

 Strong hind quarters with well let down hocks. Moved very well, coming in slightly on the  

 

 front but certainly not offensively. Held his topline on the move. Another class winner that  

 

 could become a worthy UK Champion. 

  

2nd Powell & Smith's Mascolbull Henrys Legacy at Carasmel 

 

 Slightly heavier type than 1st, but with lots of quality. Strong head with broad flat skull with  

 

 well defined wrinkle. Well placed rose ears. Good sound dark eyes, strong foreface and good  

 

 black nose and open nostrils. Nice turn and width of underjaw but preferred the dentition of  

 

 the 1st. Nice square front with enough brisket, and strong straight bone to strong pasterns and  

 

 neat feet. Nice in profile with short back, short coupled, good rib with just enough curves to  

  

 nice healthy tail and strong hindquarters with well let down hocks. Showed and moved well. 

  

3rd Sibbick's Nobozz Adonis of Treasurabull 

             

Open Dog (24, 7) 

 

1st Eaton's Ch Ricatori Redesigned 

  

 White/Red Before judging, I had a vision of a dog that I would love to put forward to  

 

 represent our breed in the group. I was conscious of what was expected of a bulldog that  

 

 could compete with the other breeds, a dog that not only resembled our breed standard but  

 

 one that was in complete harmony with its owner. A dog in perfect condition, with a   

 

 temperament that could handle the big ring, and in this dog I found just that. 

 

 Standard size with no exaggeration. This dog typifies the breed. Very impressive, well   

 

 balanced head, broad flat skull with the correct amount of wrinkle. Ears set right on the   

 

 corner of the skull with lots of distance from his sound dark eyes, which are spaced very   

 

 wide, yet still inside his strong rounded cheeks. Broad, wel laid back nose with open  

 

 nostrils. Excellent pigmentation. Well filled foreface in perfect balance with forehead both in  

 

 width and length. Nice sweep and width of true underjaw with good dentition and excellent  

 

 pigmentation,all giving a really true bulldog expression. Lovely tacked on shoulders and  

 

 deep brisket. Good straight bone with correct length of leg, well rounded feet and strong  

 

 pasterns all making a true square front.. Nice profile with correct shortback and reach of  

 

 neck. Good ribs nice healthy well set tail. Good light but well musculated hindquarters.  

 

 Moved and handled to perfection. I was very happy and confident in awarding him DCC and  

 

 BOB 

  

2nd Graham's Ch/Ir CH Gongar King Henry Bulls JNR CH 

  

 Slightly bigger that 1st but still well balanced. I have seen this dog from ringside on several  

 

 occasions and he always shows well. Today was no different – Like the first he went around  

 

 the ring at the correct pace and demanded my eye. In perfect condition and like 1st looked in  

 

 complete harmony with his handler, and the large ring certainly suited him. Good broad very  

 

 flat skull with rose ears placed and carried correctly. Well set sound dark eyes, black nose   

 

 and good lay back. Not quite the foreface of 1st but nice turn of true underjaw. Just enough  

 

 shoulder and strong straight bone to neat feet. Good brisket between his square front. Nice  

 

 profile with a good neck and topline leading to a good healthy, well set tail. Good light  

 

 hindquarters and well let down hocks. 

  

3rd Pickering's FR/INT CH Happy and Glorious Hennessy 

                                           

Good Citizen Dog (1, 0) 

 

1st Howard's Maxibulz The Muse of Love 

  

 White/Red Nice well balanced dog with a good head. Nice broad, flat skull with well   

 

 defined wrinkle. Well set and carried rose ears. Well spaced sound dark eyes. Strong  

 

 rounded cheek bones. Good upturn of underjaw. Good front with nice strong straight bone to  

 

 neat feet. Good reach of neck and nice topline. Good rib and strong musculated  

 

 hindquarters. Moved and hand handled very well. 

                                       

Veteran Bitch (4, 1) 

 

1st Simpson's Ch Perfectly Polished for Jackarhys (Best Veteran) 

 

 Red. Nicely balanced standard size bitch. Pleasing head with broad flat skull with nice fine   

 

 wrinkle. Nice thin rose ears. Very sound well spaced dark eyes. Excellent layback with big   

 

 black nose and open nostrils. Good width and length of foreface. Excellent pigmentation.   

 

 God turn of underjaw giving a nice expression. Good square front with tacked on shoulders   

 

 and nice brisket. Straight bone to neat feet. Good short back, short coupled with big ribs.   

 

 Nice topline. Strong hindquarters for age and moved well. Pleased to award her Best   

 

 Veteran. 

  

2nd Taylor's Hillplace Lady of Iron 

  

 Brindle. Another standard size quality veteran. Good flat skull with nice fine wrinkle. Good   

 

 length from ear to eye. Nice rose ears. Sound dark eyes. Good nose with open nostrils. Not  

 

 quite the foreface of 1st but good turn of underjaw. Good straight front with nice bone to neat  

 

 feet. Nice profile with good length of back and topline. Strong hindquarters and moved very  

 

 well. 

  

3rd Collins & Gillingwater's Warson Mrs Doubtfire at Linfordpride SHCM 

                  

Minor Puppy Bitch (4, 1) 

 

1st  Eaton's Ricatori Imagine That  (Best Puppy) 

 

 Very nice puppy. Very pleasing expression that caught my eye. Lovely flat skull with nice   

 

 fine wrinkle. Nice fine ears, a little high set but will settle with age. Lovely well spaced dark  

 

 eyes. Excellent pigmentation. Lovely width of foreface. Good turn and width of true  

 

 underjaw. Nice square front with tacked on shoulders and good depth of brisket. Strong,  

 

 straight bone to round feet. Good reach of neck, nice ribs. Good length of back. Nice well  

 

 set healthy tail. Nice hindquarters. Moved well front and rear. 

  

2nd Ghent's Danickies She's Willow 

 

 Another lovely puppy with a very strong head. Very broad skull with the correct amount of  

 

 wrinkle. Well spaced and correctly carried rose ears. Wide set dark eyes. Nice rounded  

 

 cheeks. Good black nose with open nostrils. Strong foreface. Good sweep of true underjaw.  

 

 Powerful broad shoulders with good straight bone to round feet. A littler lower set than 1st.  

 

 Good reach of neck. Good ribs. Nice healthy tail. Good back end. Moved well front and rear. 

  

3rd Eaton's Ricatori Now Trending 

                      

Puppy Bitch (6, 1) 

 

1st Squires and Fowler's Kadreya Eh Up Flower 

 

 Red/White. Good size for age. Nice head with goodl ength and width of skull. Nice fine  

 

 wrinkle. Nice thin, well carried rose ears. Good sound dark eyes. Good layback. Big black  

 

 nose with open nostrils. Good turn of underjaw and nice fit of mouth all creating a nice  

 

 expression. Nice shoulders and square front. Not massive in bone but straight bone to strong  

 

 pasterns and well rounded feet. Good ribs. Nice profile with good reach of neck. Good  

 

 topline to low set tail. Good angulation. Moved well front and rear. 

  

2nd Lees and Gray's Bamabador Diavola Mellowmood  (Imp MNE) 

 

 Red/White Standard size. Nice well balanced puppy. Pleasing head with nice skull. Ears a s  

 

 shade large but well carried. Good sound dark eyes. Lovely black nose with open nostrils.  

 

 Enough foreface for age. Good turn of true underjaw. Good ribs, nice profile and good  

 

 topline. Tail set a little high. Good back end with good angulation and well let down hocks.  

 

 Moved and shown very well. 

   

3rd Parker's Albionpride Miss Furtado 

 

 Nice bitch with nice flat skull. Ears need to settle a little. Lovely sound eyes Broad black  

 

 nose with open nostrils. Good tacked on square front to neat feet. Good length of back. Nice  

 

 rib cage, healthy tail, nice back end. Moved well. 

              

Junior Bitch (23, 5) 

 

1st Dalpra's Bull and Grapes La Neve Macchiata (Res Bitch CC) 

 

 White/Red. Beautiful standard weight, well balanced btch. Lovely head with broad flat   

 

 skull. Correct wrinkle,good depth of stop. Well set and carried rose ears. Nicely set round  

 

 dark eyes. Big black nose with wide open nostrils. Strong foreface with good width and  

 

 length. Good sweep of true underjaw all creating a very nice expression. Excellent front  

 

 with correct shoulder. Deep brisket. Strong, straight bone to lovely round feet. Lovely  

 

 profile. Good reach of neck, lovely topline. Good ribs, short coupled. Nicely set, healthy tail.  

 

 Excellent strong, musculated hindquarters with well let down hocks. Moved well both front   

 

 and rear and very well handled. I was proud to award her RBCC. 

   

2nd Boross's Black Treasure Dogs Ivi  EUJW 

 

 Really like this bitch, very typical of the standard. Lovely, well balanced head with good flat  

 

 skull and fine wrinkle. Lovely lay back. Lovely rose ears, well set dark eyes. Big black nose  

 

 with open nostrils. Good round cheeks. Lovely turn and width of underjaw. Excellent front  

 

 with correct shoulders. Very strong bone to well rounded feet. Goo deep brisket. Super  

 

 profile. God reach of neck and nice topline. Good spring of rib. Well musculated back end  

 

 with good angulation. Unfortunately a little stressed on the day which resulted in her panting  

 

 heavily which made it difficult to assess her expression, but pushed winner very hard. 

   

3rd Pickering's Lilylove Neon Tiger 

             

Yearling Bitch (17, 2) 

 

1st Olivet's Del Papiol Penny-Lane 

 

 Red/White. Very nice standard size and very well balanced. Very nice head with correct fine  

 

 wrinkle. Good length and width of skull. Neat thin, well carried ears. Sound, well placed  

 

 dark eyes. Well laid back black nose with open nostrils. Good strength of foreface.Good  

 

 width and turn of underjaw all creating a nice expression. Very nice profilewith good reach  

 

 of neck. Good roach back with low set healthy tail. Good forechest and tuck up. Good strong  

 

 hindquarters with good turn of stifle and well let down hocks. Moved andhandled very well. 

  

2nd Navarette Rodrigez's Bulls Camelot Alexa 

 

 White. Nice standard, well balanced bitch. Good clean head with fine wrinkle. Correctly  

 

 placed and carried rose ears. Well defined stop. Well placed sound dark eyes. Well laid back  

 

 nose with open nostrils. Good sweep of underjaw. Not quite as strong in foreface as 1st but   

 

 nice expression. Nice square front with good brisket. Straight bone to neat round feet.  

 

 Excellent rib cage. Good topline. Good strong hindquarters with good angulation. Moved  

 

 well front and rear. 

  

3rd Collie's Newfound Lost Me Head at Thornford 

                    

Graduate Bitch (15, 3) 

 

1st Shirtcliffe's Britishrose Pure Platinum Pashirs 

   

 Red/White. Another quality bitch. Good length and width of skull with well defined wrinkle.  

 

 Well set small rose ears. Well placed dark sound eyes. Well rounded cheeks. Good width and  

 

 length of foreface. Black nose with open nostrils. Excellent pigmentation. Good turn and  

 

 width of underjaw. Nice square front with square shoulders. Good brisket and strong straight  

 

 bone to round feet. Strong ribs. Pleasing profile with good rech of neck. Good topline to  

 

 healthy tail. Ood strong hindquarters. Shows herselfvery well and moved very well front and  

  

 rear. 

  

2nd Davies' Baalzebul Venus 

  

 Red/White. Standard bitch. Very feminine. Lovely broad flat skull with fine wrinkle. Good  

 

 thin rose ears. Well set dark eyes. Full nose roll but not interfering with layback. Nice nose  

 

 with open nostrils. Good length of foreface but not quite the width of winner. Good turn of  

 

 underjaw. Good square front with deep brisket. Good straight bone to  round feet. Nice  

 

 profile with excellent length of back. Good healthy, well set tail. Good strong hindquarters  

 

 with strong stifles and well let down hocks. Moved and shown very well. 

  

3rd Takarangi's Ruakuri Chasing Glory 

               

Post Graduate Bitch (10, 2) 

 

1st Van Huyck & Verschure's Quick Step of the Tivoli Bulls 

 

 Red/White. Very nice standard bitch. Good brick shaped head with nice flat skull. Very deep  

 

 stop and well defined wrinkle. Very thin rose ears. Good sound dark eyes. Full nose roll but  

 

 not intrusive. Good black nose with open nostrils. Good width and length of foreface.  

 

 Excellent pigmentation. Good turn of underjaw. Good square front. Good brisket. Straight  

 

 bone to strong pasterns and neat round feet. Pleasing profile with good length of neck and  

 

 back.  Excellent ribs. Nice hindquarters with well let down hocks. Moved well.  

  

2nd Stephenson's Angelclan Arabella Rosalie 

 

 Red/White. Standard size. Good brick shaped skull, broad and flat. Correctly placed rose  

 

 ears. Good sound dark eyes. Well laid back black nose. Good width of foreface. Well  

 

 rounded cheeks. Good turn of true underjaw all creating a nice expression. Broad shoulders  

 

 with square front. Good brisket and forechest. Good straight bone to neat feet. Nice side on  

  

 with good reach of neck. Short back, good topline and tail set. Good ribs, short coupled.  

 

 Strong hindquarters. Moved well. 

   

3rd James Testwood Twinkle Toes for Boyattbull 

                  

Mid Limit Bitch (12, 0) 

 

1st Takarangi's Ruakuri Pride and Glory 

 

 Red/White. Nice standard bitch. Good flat skull with fine  wrinkle. God length from eye to  

 

 good rose ears. Well spaced dark, clear eyes. Lovely black nose with open nostrils. Well  

 

 pronounced cheek bones. Good width of foreface and turn of underjaw. Excellent  

 

 pigmentation. Good tacked on front with correct shoulders. Square fronted with good  

 

 brisket. Strong bones to strong pasterns and neat feet. Good reach of neck. Good length of  

 

 back. Well musculated light hindquarters. Moved and handled very well. 

    

2nd Chetwnd's Rhydycroesau All Eyes on Me 

 

 White. Good broad, flat skull with nice fine wrinkle. Correctly set rose ears. Full nose roll   

 

 but not intrusive. Good black nose with open nostrils. Well spaced dark open eyes. Good  

 

 width of foreface but not quite the length of winner. Nice turn of underjaw. Good square  

 

 front, not quite the depth of brisket as 1st but good strong bone to strong pasterns and round  

 

 feet. Nice profile with good neck, nice short back. Big ribs, good healthy tail. Well  

 

 musculated hindquartes. Showed and moved very well. 

   

3rd Simpson's Cofa's Magellanic Spiral at Jckarhys 

                

Limit Bitch (10, 0) 

 

1st Nealings' Neptunebull Connie Rose (Bitch CC) 

 

 Red/white. Lovely bitch and one for the specialist, typifying the breed standard in many  

 

 ways, and we are so lucky to have a bitch like this being campaigned in the ring for  

 

 newcomers to look at and appreciate the important characteristics of the bulldog. I honestly  

 

 didnt make the decision to award this bitch CC until I had my winners stood in profile in the  

 

 Challenge. I purposely kept a good distance from the dogs to assess the balance and curves  

 

 of each dog. Although I was very happy with my line, there wasn't one that met the standard  

 

 as closely as this one did. The curves of her neck, topline, ribs, tuck up and stifles are  

 

 exceptional, adding to that her well set straight tail and lovely let down hocks with correct  

 

 angulation, and extremely strong pastern won me over and it seemed criminal to pass her by.  

 

 She has a beautiful head with the flattest of skulls. Very thin rose ears, perhaps carried a  

  

 shade high but would be fault judging to penalise her for that. Widely set dark, sound eyes  

 

 with prominent frontal bones. Set under a full, non intrusive nose roll is a lovely black nose  

 

 with open nostrils. Good width and length of foreface, and with her lovely sweep of unerjaw  

 

 she has a really nice 'stand off' expression. She has a super front with correct shoulders.  

 

 Elbows set correctly just away from her rib cage. Correct pear shaped body and lovely  

 

 brisket. Her perfect length of leg gives her the correct square front. Lovely straight well  

 

 proportioned bone to the neatest of feet finishes the picture. She moved correctly front and  

 

 rear, holding her beautiful topline. It really was my pleasure to award her with BCC. 

  

2nd Hanvey's Captainbull Bonnie 

 

 Red/White. Nice standard bitch with a strong head. Good brick shaped skull. Small, neat  

 

 rose ears emphasising a great length of skull. Nice sound dark eyes. Well laid back black  

 

 nose. Good width and length of foreface. Well rounded cheeks. Excellent pigmentation. Nice  

 

 turn of underjaw. Good ribs. Nice in profile with good reach of neck and depth of body.  

 

 Short coupled. Nice topline with good curves over loin to a nice healthy, well set tail. Well  

 

 musculated hindquarters with good angulation. Moved and handled very well. 

  

3rd Weller's Baalzebul Constance for Greenawell 

                                                   

Open Bitch (16, 4) 

 

1st Manders' Ch Erimusbulls Rita Hayworth 

 

 Red/White Lovely standard bitch. Very cosmetic and pleasing on the eye. Extremely well  

 

 balanced with good flat skull. Well placed and carried small rose ears. Sound open dark eyes  

 

 set inside well rounded cheeks. Good black nose with open nostrils. Lovely pigmentation  

 

 and good balanced foreface. Good turn of true underjaw. Just enough shoulder to create a  

 

 nice straight square front. Strong straight bone to neat round feet. Excellent profile with  

 

 good reach of neck and good length of back. Nice curve over loin to good healthy tail. Good  

 

 ribs and short coupled. Strong hindquarters with good turn of stifle and well let down hocks.  

 

 Handled and moved well. 

  

2nd Del Pino & Kryszak's Garcebul De La Cruz De 

 

 White/Red. Very nice bitch. Perhaps a shade doggy in head and not as feminine as 1st, but  

 

 lots of quality. Lovely brick shaped skull, flat and wide with well defind wrinkle. Good  

 

 small rose ears with good distance to well spaced dark eyes. Full nose roll but a shade heavy.  

 

 Big black nose, open nostrils. Lovely width and length of foreface. Great sweep and width  

 

 of underjaw. Prominent cheek bones creating a n ice expression. Nice square front with good  

 

 width of shoulder. Good strong bone to neat feet. Just enough brisket. Lovely profile  

 

 although not quite the reach of neck of winner. Good topine and nice curves over the loin.  

 

 Good ribs an short coupled. Strong hindquarters amnd well let down hocks. Moved very   

 

 well. 

   

3rd Hanley's Ragmarte Middle Earth Blenheimstar 

        

Good Citizen Bitch (1, 0) 

 

1st Howard's Maxibulz Maid of Love 

 

 White/Red. Standard size. Good long flat skull with fine wrinkle. Well Spaced rose ears.  

 

 Lacks a little pigment but good sound eyes. Good nose with open nostrils. Good turn of  

 

 underjaw and nice bite. Just enough shoulder. Straight bone to neat feet. Good reach of neck.  

 

 Good curves over the loin. Nice light hindquarters. Moved and handled very well.