Kent, Surrey & Sussex Labrador Retriever Club

Kent, Surrey & Sussex Labrador Retriever Club – 2nd February 2020

Thank you to the Officers and Committee for the honour of judging your club show, and to the exhibitors for a lovely entry. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and I hope you did too. I was very pleased with my winners and as I said on the day it was lovely to hear so much applause and appreciation for the winner. Other breeds could learn from you. Finally, thanks you for my gift. I can assure you it has been christened. 

MPD (3,2)

1st Metcalfe’s Baileykin Smartiepants for Baileydale. Just 6mths and what a happy chap. Good head with well-set ears, lovely dark eyes and an inquisitive expression. Well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm. Straight front with good bone. Round feet still need to tighten a little. Deep well sprung ribs, straight topline with good tail set and carriage but a little up on the rear as expected at the moment. Well made rear with good breadth. Moved true with drive once settled.

PD (2,1)

1st Coode’s Warringah’s The Bluff. 10mth Black and what a super young man, he is coming on a treat. Lovely head with the right amount of breadth for his age and good width through his muzzle, well set ears and dark eyes give a kind expression. Short strong neck to very well made forequarters, a handful of forechest ahead of well laid shoulders and one of the best returns of upper arm. Strong bone and lovely feet although he can be a little hap hazard with their direction on the stand. Deep well sprung ribs, excels in topline and tail set. A well rounded rear of good angles completes a very nice typey picture. Super mover. Straight coming and going with an easy steady driving gait. Not mature enough yet for top honours but it won’t be long. BEST PUPPY IN SHOW.

JD (3,0)

1st Perkins’ Carromer Tegulia by Keeninspires. 14mth Yellow. This youngster impressed me today. When he engages brain he can present a lovely outline, then he becomes a teenager and messes around. Lovely breadth of skull and muzzle, very mobile ears, lovely eyes and expression. Strong through neck to well laid shoulders and enough forechest. Deep well sprung ribs and a lovely topline when he behaves. Does have a tendency to bring his tail up especially on the move but not excessively. Short muscular loin and very good rear angles. Another who can move well, true fore and aft with good reach and drive in profile. Won 4 classes and did enough in the challenge to persuade me he deserved RESERVE BEST DOG.

2nd Tipson’s Ffurador First Past The Post. 13mth Chocolate. A little finer through head and muzzle than the winner but in balance with his slightly smaller body. Hazel eyes and a cheeky expression. Lovely forehand with well laid shoulders and straight front with nice round feet. Deep well sprung ribs under a level topline. A little longer through the loin to a well made rear. Good tail set and very happy. Moved well.

3rd Mount’s Buckholt Desert Storm Duke

MD (3,0)

1st Perkins’ Carromer Tegulia by Keeninspires

2nd Keizer’s Lord Archibald of Keys. 19mth Blk. I liked his head and expression. Strong neck into well made forequarters. Well laid shoulders, good bone and very neat feet. Deep ribs with enough spring, short loin to a well made rear. Not moved to advantage but won his place on his type and construction.

3rd Boulden’s Abbeystead Pageant at Rumhill

ND (5,0)

1st Perkins’ Carromer Tegulia by Keeninspires

2nd Keizer’s Lord Archibald Of Keys

3rd Jenner’s Lyjansen Simbas’s Savanna

Res Hammond’s Davricanby Pitch Perfect at Littleeden

VHC Cox’s Ramalley Gorka

GD (61,)

1st Perkins’ Carromer Tegulia by Keeninspires

2nd Bambrook’s Marshwiggle Shakespeare at Ravoakar JW. Slightly shorter in height than my winner which gives him a different outline. Pleasing head and eye with well-set ears. Scores well in forequarters with well laid shoulders and good return of upper arm and good forechest. Enough bone and neat feet. Super level topline, tail runs off the back and he does love to show it off at times. Good rear angles and moved true with reach and drive. Good angles to the rear. Moved true coming and going with reach and drive.

3rd Climpson’s Othamcourt Heathcliff.

Res Tipson’s Ffurador Charles Xavier

VHC Mount’s Buckholt Jimmany Cricket

PGD (5,0)

1st Walton’s Gallybob Marmalade. 2yr Yellow. Liked his overall shape when his handler got him stood properly. Lovely head with a dark eye, good breadth of skull and muzzle. Short neck into well laid shoulders, nice forechest and deep well sprung ribs. Level topline and good tail set and carriage. Well angled rear and moved true with reach and drive.

2nd King’s Linthwaite Excalibur JW. Very close call between 1 & 2. This 2yr Yellow is built on slightly smaller lines and is a little longer cast. Another good head with dark eyes and kind expression. Strong neck to well made forequarters, good bone and nice feet. Deep ribs, well sprung under a lovely level topline and good tail set. Moved well.

3rd Mckenna’s Warringah’s Kobble Creek

Res Davey’s Clanfield Rosy Outlook

VHC Mount’s Buckholt Jimmany Cricket

LD (2,0)

1st Autey’s Chadfrith Alcazaba. 3yr Chocolate. Really liked the shape of this dog. Pleasing head and eyes with a gentle expression. Good breadth of skull and muzzle. Well made forehand with well laid shoulders and good return of upper arm giving a nice amount of forechest. Straight front and neat round feet. Deep well sprung ribs under a super level topline with a lovely tail set and carriage. Moved true fore and aft with drive in profile. Very close for RBD

2nd Godden’s Woodmist Coldplay. 2yr Yellow. Loved this boy’s head. Super shape with good breadth all through, lovely eyes and expression. Strong neck to well laid shoulders and a good upper arm. Not the forechest of 1. Bone ok but front pasterns a little weak. Deep well sprung ribs and a good level topline. Well angled rear and moved well.

OD (5,0)

1st Metcalfe’s Carromer Jack Flash to Baileydale JW BEL JNR CH. Loved this young 2yr Yellow. Caught my eye, super shape and outline. Broad through head and muzzle, dark eyes and well set ears complete the expression. Short muscular neck into the best of fronts. Well laid shoulders, return of upper arm that give forechest. Straight front with neat round feet. Lovely level topline to a well set and well carried tail. Deep well sprung ribs, short strong loin and a well made rear complete the picture. Well-handled and best on the move, true fore and aft with reach and drive. Stood out in the class then carried on showing well in the challenge to win BEST DOG and then on to win BEST IN SHOW

2nd Davey’s Clanfield Bounty. 2yr Yellow. Another nice dog, longer cast and a bit heavier than the winner. Good head with nice eye and expression. Well made forequarters with good bone, feet ok. Level topline over deep well sprung ribs that extend well back. Deep loin to a well made rear. Good tail set and carriage. Another good mover. Called in to challenge and considered for RBD

3rd Tipson’ Ffurador First Past The Post

Res Woods’ Nunneyswood Winter Storm

VHC Rose’s Briwed Magic at Leospring

SBD (2,0)

1st Tipson’s Ffurador Charles Xavier. 3yr Black. 4th in PG. Preferred his shape and spring of rib in this class. Pleasing head and expression, well laid shoulders but lacks forechest. Well made behind. And moved with drive.

2nd Cox’s Ramalley Gorka. 2yr Black. VHC in ND. Very attentive expression and a pleasing head. A little rangy but well put together fore and aft. Lacks spring of rib. Well-muscled and in good condition. Moved ok and seemed to enjoy his day.

VD/B (7,3)

1st Harvey, Major & Bambrook’s Linjor Sessile Oak at Ravoakar ShCM. 7yr Yellow D. Very nice for size and shape. Nice head with good breadth, dark eyes and an attentive expression. Strong neck to well laid shoulders. I would like a better return of upper arm. Level topline to a well made rear. Best mover in the class. BEST VETERAN IN SHOW

2nd Harrison’s Stebel Sweet Georgia Brown. 11yr Chocolate B. Lovely head and expression but would like a little more width at the end of the muzzle. Very well made forehand with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm. Deep well sprung ribs, short loin to a well angled rear. Level toppling and in good condition. Moved well.

3rd Woods’ Nunneyswood Winter Storm

Res Bysouth’s Halloran Phoenix Over Luckswarren

FTD/B (1,0)

1st Rose’s Briwed Magic at Leospring. 5yr Golden D. Pleasing head and well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and return of upper arm that showed in his reach on the move. Bone and feet ok. Deep ribs, not as well sprung as some but better than others. Good rear angles, well-muscled throughout and moved well.

Special Working D/B

1st Burnell’s Rotherburn Ulysses. 7yr Black D. Smaller frame than some. Pleasing head with lovely eyes, expression and well set ears. Well made forequarters with good return of upper arm and nice forechest. Enough bone for size and nice feet. Level topline, good rear angles and best mover in the class.

2nd King’s Linthwaite Cleopatra JW. 6yr Yellow B. Lovely B with super head and expression. Strong neck to well laid shoulders and enough forechest. Nice bone, feet ok, not as good as 1. Deep well sprung ribs and good topline. Well made rear. Not as true in front as 1 but drives well.

3rd Stock’s Ernsheenie Sunbeam

Res Venturi Rose’s Leospring Magnolia

VHC Cox’s Ramalley Gorka

Special Show Working D/B (2,1)

1st Jenner’s Rossacre Trail Blazer at Lyjansen. 8yr Black D. Very nice D. Lovely outline on the stand. Very good through head and neck, eyes a little round which hardens the expression. Strong neck into well laid shoulders, good upper arm and nice forechest. Deep well sprung ribs under a very level topline. Good bone and nice round feet. Broad muscular rear. Moved a little close in front but good behind with drive.

MPB (5,1,)

1st Metcalfe’s Baileykin Barley Sugar for Baileydale. 6mth Yellow. What a lovely puppy, very together both on the stand and on the move. Lovely breed type, super head and eyes with a cheeky expression. Well laid shoulders and good upper arm, lovely bone and neat well shaped feet. Straight topline over deep well sprung ribs. Standing a little up on the rear at the moment, good tail set and carriage. Moved true with drive.

2nd Walton’s Gallybob Optimis. Another very promising youngster in this 8mth yellow. Lovely head and dark eyes. Straight front and good feet. Not quite as much bone as 1st. Well made forequarters with well laid shoulders and a nice bit of forechest developing. Another standing a little up on the rear today. Good rear angles and tail set. Not as tidy in front but lovely going away and in profile.

3rd Cox’s Ramalley Hussy

Res Steele’s Tarimoor Uigeadail

PB (6,2,1W/d)

1st Venturi Rose’s Leospring Tiffin. 9mth Black. Another really nice youngster. Clean outline and a lovely head, feminine with good width, dark eyes and well set ears. Very well made forequarters, well laid shoulders, return of upper arm giving good forechest, nice bone and good feet. Correct topline and tail set over deep well sprung ribs and a short loin. Super rear angles and a lovely mover.

2nd Stocks’ Thorncross Pitch Black. 10mth Black. Another nice puppy built on slightly larger lines than 1st. Good head and expression, well made forequarters with good forechest. Deep well sprung ribs and level topline but drops away a little at the croup. Well made rear, moved well behind but not as straight in front. Good drive.

3rd Sadler’s Beautiful In A Flash

JB (8,4)

1st Smith’s Hollymanor Duddleswell Sky. 13mth Black. Nice B of good size and shape. Good width of skull with nice eyes and expression. Well laid shoulders and good upper arm, level topline and deep well sprung ribs. Nice rear angles and tail set, best mover in the class, true with drive.

2nd Jenner’s Lyjansen Florentia. 13mth yellow and what a naughty youngster she was. Pretty & feminine with a pleasing head, I would prefer a little more breadth to the end of the muzzle. Well made forehand with well laid shoulders and deep well sprung ribs. Enough bone and correct feet. Level topline and good tail set to nice rear angles. Difficult to assess fully on the move.

3rd Ponsford’s Badgersleigh Ice Princess

Res Lewis’s Gamesmere Emilia

MB (4,0)

1st Smith’s Hollymanor Duddleswell Sky -1st Junior

2nd Venturi Rose’s Leospring Tiffin – 1st Puppy

3rd Stocks’ Thorncross Pitch Black

Res Lewis’s Gamesmere Emilia

NB (41,)

1st Mount’s Buckholt Blackbird Bessie. 2yr Black. Pleasing young lady with nice head, eyes and expression. Well made forequarters with well laid shoulders, good upper arm and forechest. Deep well sprung ribs under a level topline and good tail set. Nice rear and good turn of stifle and short pasterns. Moved true with drive.

2nd King’s Linthwaite Saffron. 13mth yellow, built on a larger frame. Nice head, and expression with dark eyes. Strong neck to well laid shoulders, not the return of upper arm and forechest of some. Deep well sprung ribs and level topline with good tail set. Rear angles ok, moved well but not as straight in front as 1st.

3rd Venturi Rose’s Leospring Tiffin

GB (11,3)

1st Bysouth’s Luckswarren Secret Phoenix. 2yr Black. Nice B with a clean outline. Good head with dark eyes and intelligent expression. Well made forehand with laid back shoulders and return of upper arm with good forechest. Straight front and good feet. Ribs deep with good spring and ribbed well back which makes her slightly longer cast than some. Level topline with good tail set and carriage. Good rear angles. Lovely to watch on the move, true fore and aft with drive.

2nd Grinham’s Frant Edith Durham. 2yr Yellow. Another nice B. Good head and skull, I would like a little more width to the end of the muzzle. Well made front with good neck to well laid shoulders and return of upper arm. Nice bone and feet. Level topline when she concentrates. Another good mover.

3rd Longhurst’s Hurstmeon Bit Of A Pickle

Res King’s Linthwaite Saffron

VHC Harrison’s Llanstinan Mascara with Stebel

PGB (10,3)

1st Evans’ Farnfield Clarity. 2yr Yellow. Liked her head, eyes and ears. Short strong neck to well made forequarters and enough forechest. Deep well sprung ribs, short loin but carrying a few extra pounds today. Broad well angled rear. Moved out well.

2nd King’s Linthwaite Indiana JW. Another pleasing 2yr Yellow. Finer than 1st and feminine throughout. Pretty with a well made front with good lay of shoulder. Feet could be better. Well sprung ribs of good depth, level back and good rear angles. Carrying a little extra weight but another true mover.

3rd Autey’s Chadfrith Azulejos

Res Mount’s Buckholt Charlies Angel

VHC Harrison’s Llanstinan Mascara with Stebel

LB (6,2)

1st King’s Linthwaite Louisiana JW. 6yr Yellow. A substantial bitch with a broad head, dark eyes and an inquisitive expression. Well made forequarters, good bone and round feet but they could be better padded. Good spring and depth of rib, level topline and a well made muscular rear. Moved well.

2nd Ventur-Rose’s Leospring Worth A Billion. 5yr Black. Finer throughout but with a pleasing head and eyes. Good forehand angles, straight front, would like more bone, feet ok. Level topline and good tail set. Enough rear angulation and moved well.

3rd Lewis’ Gamesmere Strawberry Moon

Res Hobby’s Icarus Abracadabra

OB (5,1)

1st Coode’s Warringah’s Gurley JW. 6yr Black. Feminine head of good breadth through skull and muzzle, lovely eyes and expression. Strong through neck to a well made muscular forehand with well laid shoulders, return of upper arm and good forechest. Ribs are deep and well sprung back to her short strong loin. Broad rear, well-muscled with nothing overdone. A happy girl with an ever wagging tail who moved true with reach and drive.

A worthy winner of the class, BEST BITCH, BEST OPPOSITE SEX and RESERVE BEST IN SHOW.

2nd Turner’s Turcel Fairy Star. 8yr Yellow. Different in type to my winner this 8yr yellow has lots to like. Good head shape with nice eyes and ears. Well laid shoulders but not the return of upper arm of 1st. Level topline over well sprung ribs to a well made and muscular rear with good tail set. Another true mover.

Called back in to the challenge to win RESERVE BEST BITCH

3rd Harrison’s Singwood Orange Swift at Stebel

Res Stocks’ Ernsheenie Sunbeam

SBB (7,3)

1st Bysouth’s Alkhamhurst Mayfair at Luckswarren. 5yr Yellow. Nice B for shape and type. Lovely broad head with dark eyes and good breadth to muzzle. Well made forehand with well laid shoulders, return of upper arm and just enough forechest Good bone and feet. Level topline over well sprung ribs through to a well angled rear with a well set and carried tail. Moved true with drive. In the running for RBB.

2nd Grinham’s Frant Edith Durham. 2nd in GB

3rd Ponsford’s Badgersleigh Ice Princess

Res King’s Linthwaite Saffron

BRACE

1st Mrs F Mount. What a brave lady handling 2 Black bitches that looked good and went well together.

Elaine Saunderson Memorial Special Stakes

1st Bysouth’s Alkhamhurst Mayfair at Luckswarren. See 1st SBB

2nd Evans’ Farnfield Clarity. See 1st PGB

3rd King’s Linthwaite Indiana JW

Res Mount’s Buckholt Desert Storm Duke

VHC Longhurst’s Hurstmeon Bit Of A Pickle

Ray McDonald (Judge)