Richmond Dog Show Society

Judging critique - Richmond Championship Show 11th September 2022

RETRIEVER (FLAT COATED)

VD 3, 1

1 Walker & Roberts’s Sh Ch Gloi Dubh Fingal JW ShCM. Res. C C & Best Veteran. Lovely outline & shown in excellent coat & condition. Expertly handled. Well moulded head of sufficient length with good eye shape and large, open nose. Excellent angulation infront and behind. Good bone & depth of chest. Strong, short loin. Moved soundly fore & aft.

2 Reading’s Sastrugi Beautiful Sunrise At Sabarka. Shown in excellent condition. Nicely balanced head with good eye shape and colour. Nice forechest. Good ribcage & depth of chest. Sufficient bend of stifle. Longer in loin than 1. Moved soundly.

MP1

1 Colson’s Windyhollows Ragged Robin. Well developed for age. Nicely balanced in outline. Head of good length. Nice eye & expression and large open nose. Good length of neck fitting into well laid shoulders. Good bone; nice depth of chest. Strong loin of square shape. Good set on of tail. Shown in excellent coat & condition. Moved soundly coming & going.

PD 3

1 W Ragged Robin

2 Walker & Roberts’s Gloi Dubh Kristofer Robin JW. Lovely outline & well balanced. Nicely balanced in head with good eye & expression. Correct earset with ears of good size and shape. Excellent neck & angulation throughout. Good bone & nicely developed loin. Moved well. Just not quite the finish of 1 today but has a lot of promise.

3 Bellamy’s Bochilbarley Goblet of Fire

JD 4, 2

1 Oakley’s Harlistream Rainmaker. Good outline. Shown in excellent coat & condition. Nice length of head. Good bone; excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Good hindquarter angulation & well let down hocks. Moved soundly with good tail carriage.

2 Murray’s Burpham Addicted To Love. Another nice type of good size. Pleasing eye shape, colour & expression; large open nose. Good depth of chest; just a little longer in the loin than 1. Moved well on good feet.

YD 4,1

1 Wilson’s Hameldowntor Pedro Ximenez. Lovely outline which caught my eye on the first run around the ring. Lovely masculine head with good width of skull but not overdone. Nice eye; large open nose. Excellent length & strength of neck. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice bone & feet. Well-muscled throughout with good width of upper & lower thigh. Good topline & tailset. Nice coat. Covered the ground well on the move.

2 Harvey’s Moontorn Black Magic. Another nice outline with excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice masculine head with good earset. Good bone, nice ribcage and strong, square loin. Moved well with pleasing tail action and carriage.

3 Kearton’s Braemist Bootlegger at Ravenhall

ND 4

1 Durrant’s Diamondflats Don Vito Corleone Via Glenturret (Imp). Nicely developed liver dog. Lovely length of head with correct earset and large open nose. Good length & strength of neck. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib; good bone. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Covered the ground well on the move, striding out on neat feet. Coat of good texture & colour.

2 W Ragged Robin

3. H Rainmaker

GD 2

1 D D V Corleone Via Glenturret

2 Reading’s Hopevalley Morning Sun At Sabarka. Not quite as elegant in outline as 1 but masculine in head & with nice eye shape. Large open nose. Good angulation fore & aft with nice width of upper & lower thigh. Good feet. Excellent spring of rib. Moved well coming & going on well-shaped, strong feet.

PGD 5

1 Slade’s Heighten Fly Me To The Moon. Very nicely balanced, typical in outline & of good size. Lovely head, nicely moulded & of good length & not overdone. Good neck & shoulders. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice strength over loin. Sufficient bone. Really covered the ground well on the move. Shown in good coat & condition.

2 Walker & Roberts’s Gloi Dubh Just One Look. Another lovely dog with pleasing typical outline. Lovely head with intelligent expression. Nice eye colour & shape; large open nose. Excellent neck & good angulation throughout; good depth of chest. Nice strength over loin. Just not quite the coat of 1 but very close up.

3 May’s Ronevorg Dark Angel at Lussac JW

LD 2

1 Taite’s Gamerights Troyte. Expertly handled. Lovely dog with typical outline & shown in excellent coat & condition. Masculine head with lovely intelligent eye & expression; large open nose. Good length & strength of neck. Excellent front & rear angulation. Good forechest and nice spring of rib. Good short, strong loin. Nice tailset and well let down hocks. Moved soundly really covering the ground well with each stride.

2 Tappin’s Blacktoft Born Of Ice. Lovely dog shown in excellent coat & condition. Masculine head with good eye shape. Excellent angulation fore & aft; good bone. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved soundly with nice tail action. Just preferred overall outline of 1.

OD 5

1 Lewin’s Rodsdream First Choice For Vynesbrook. CC. Very nice, typical outline of medium size displaying the required power without lumber Lovely head of good length. Good width of skull; nice eye colour & shape with intelligent expression. Large open nose. Pleasing length and strength of neck. Excellent angulation infront & behind. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib leading to short, strong loin. Nice width of upper & lower thigh. Good coat & condition. Moved soundly covering the ground well.

2 Trotter’s Ch Lussac Winter Wizard JW. Another lovely dog with pleasing, typical outline. Nice head, eye & expression. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Good short, strong loin. Well let-down hocks. Just preferred front angulation of 1. Moved well on neat feet. Shown in good coat & condition.

3 Bellamy’s Bochilbarley Blue Moon AI

SBD 3,1

1 H F M To The Moon.

2 H P Ximenez

VB 2

1 Thurgood’s Ballyriver Snowflake At Thurwhitt. In lovely coat & condition for age. Pleasing feminine head with nice eye & expression. Large open nose. Good angulation throughout. Nice forechest & depth of chest. Excellent spring of rib. Good topline held well on the move. Strong, square loin. Neat feet.

2 Wells’s Candiliz Pina Colada. Another feminine bitch with head of good length. Large open nose. Good angulation fore & aft. Good depth of chest; well let down hocks. Good tail set. Shown in good coat. Moved soundly on neat feet.

MPB 1

1 Colson’s Windyhollows Flaming Katy. Still very raw but has all the essentials. Nicely moulded head, good eye & expression. Large open nose. Good depth of chest & spring of rib for age. Nice width of upper & lower thigh & well let down hocks. Moved well on neat feet.

PB 1

1 Scott’s Hightyne Blue River. Very feminine with nice head of good length. Nice eye shape & colour. Good depth of chest; nice width of upper & lower thigh. Good topline. Moved soundly on neat feet.

JB 6

1 Thurgood’s Thurwhitt Tamara. Very nice outline & shown in good coat & condition. Feminine head of good length. Nice eye & intelligent expression; large open nose. Excellent neck & forechest. Good depth of chest & spring of rib. leading to short, strong loin. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Moved well on neat feet covering the ground well.

2 Thurgood & Holmes’s Finhamspride Clio. Another nice one with a good length of head. Nice eye & expression & large open nose. Good reach and strength of neck. Nice spring of rib. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Just a little longer in the loin than 1. Moved well really covering the ground. Good quality coat.

3 Chambers’s Hototo Pretty Ballerina

YB 3

1 Jones’s Braemist Witches Fire. Very nice, typical outline. Excellent length of head, nicely moulded. Nice dark brown eye of good shape. Large open nose; good earset & size of ear. Excellent angulation fore & aft; good forechest. Nice reach of neck, depth of chest & spring of rib. Strong, short loin. Coat of good texture. Really strode out on the move.

2 Bellamy’s Moontorn Better Half of Me JW. Another lovely bitch with feminine outline. Pleasing feminine head with intelligent expression. Shown in good coat and muscular condition. Nice bone & feet; good depth of chest. Moved well both coming and going. Just not quite the maturity of 1.

3 Ford’s Lussac Yawl of Percuil JW

NB 3

1 Edwards’s Broomsward Coco Chanel. Very nicely presented in good coat & condition. Lovely outline displaying strength without lumbar. Head of good length with nice eye colour & shape. Large open nose. Good depth of chest. Excellent angulation fore & aft and well let down hocks.Really strode out on the move.

2 Beeson’s Esined Double Delight. Nice length of head with intelligent expression. Good neck & depth of chest; nice bone. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well on strong, neat feet.

3 Knight’s Blacklake Nerisa

GB 1

1 Chambers’s Hototo's Polly Toodle. Lovely outline & shown in nice coat & muscular condition. Excellent length of head & width of skull with feminine expression & nice eye colour & shape. Excellent reach and strength of neck. Good angulation infront & behind. Well let down hocks. Nice depth of chest and spring of rib. Moved covering the ground well; better infront than behind.

PGB 4,1

1 Beeson’s Esined Pandora. Best outline in class. Shown in lovely coat & excellent muscular condition. Lovely length of head, nice intelligent expression with good eye shape & colour. Large open nose. Excellent angulation throughout. Good neck, topline & spring of rib. Well let down hocks. Moved soundly on good feet.

2 Irwin’s Rythedean Rhuma At Bumblyn. Another lovely feminine bitch. Beautiful head, eye & expression. Excellent neck & shoulders; good bone. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh. Well let-down hocks. Moved well on neat feet. Just not quite the maturity of 1 on the day.

3 Cobby’s Waverton Ice And Fire.

LB 6

1 Phipps-Baker & Baker’s Never Say Never Oasis Of Peace to Maddouse (IMP CZE ). Very nice bitch of good size. Lovely length of head, nice eye & expression. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good forechest & depth of chest. Nice strength over loin; good bone. Well let down hocks. Moved covering the ground well on neat feet. Nice coat quality & shown in muscular condition.

2 Bowen’s Candiliz Funky Monkey At Clandrift. Another lovely bitch shown in good coat & condition. Just a little longer in the loin than 1. Good length of head & width of skull. Nice eye and rexpression; large open nose & good length of neck. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well both coming and going.

3 Wilson’s Hameldowntor Music Of The Night (Imp FRA).

OB 6,1

1 Bellamy’s Moontorn Goddess Of Love. CC & BOB. Nicely balanced, feminine outline of pleasing size. Expertly shown in good coat & muscular condition. Lovely head, eye & expression. Large open nose. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good depth of chest & spring of rib going well back to a short, strong loin. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh. Well let-down hocks. Moved well both coming & going with excellent head & tail carriage.

2 Walker & Roberts’s Gloi Dubh Gigha JW. Another lovely bitch with good length of head, nice eye colour & shape. Good earset & carriage. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice forechest & spring of rib. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well on neat feet. Shown in excellent coat & condition.

3 Jacobs & Knight’s Sh Ch Gemswin Dressed For Success.

SBB 1

1 Knight’s Blacklake Nerisa. Very feminine & well balanced in head with good eye colour & shape. Large open nose. Nice bone & depth of chest. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Coat of nice texture. Moved well, just needs to mature to complete the picture.

Kathy Moores

Judge