Crufts

Judging Critique Crufts 2024

Irish Red & White Setters

DCC 5590 - Sh Ch Talintyre Winter Shadow (Mrs J Tait)

RDCC 5556 - Sh Ch Alanea Game Reserve with Danwish (Miss T Gardner)

BCC 5545 - Ambancy This Is Me (Mr N & Mrs J Barnes)

RBCC 5593 - Alanea Silhouette (Mrs A Tattersall)

BOB 5590 - Sh Ch Talintyre Winter Shadow (Mrs J Tait)

BP 5572 - Roanjora Crémant D'Alsace (Mr R G, Mrs A D & Miss R McDonald)

BV 5589 - Sh Ch Lovenjoel Sleeping Beauty (Mrs J Tait)

I was thrilled to be given the honour to judge this lovely breed at Crufts. I would like to thank the exhibitors for their tremendous entry, with only two absentees and my lovely efficient stewards who kept the ring running smoothly. I was looking for well-muscled well-constructed, workmanlike examples of the breed, displaying strength yet not overdone in any way and I found these attributes in my winners.

VD 2,1abs

1 Stevens & Turner’s Sh Ch Corranroo Clooney of Annagh. Well balanced in outline and so masculine throughout. Nicely balanced in head with sufficient stop, nice eye and good length and strength of neck. Quality oval bone & good angulation infront and behind. Well sprung ribcage leading to strong loin. Moved soundly both coming and going on neat feet.

 PD 4

1 Ward’s Roanjora Cremant De Lux Copperwhite. Lovely, mature outline. Masculine head which is sufficiently broad; good length of neck. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Good bone and feet; strong topline. Coat of good texture and pleasing colour. Moved well fore & aft covering the ground well with each stride.

2 McDonald & Westwood’s Roanjora Cremant de Savoie avec Eusanit. Litter brother to my winner and of a pleasing type. Not quite the maturity of 1 but excels in hindquarter angulation. Nice head, eye & expression. Good, strong topline; sufficient bone. Would prefer a slightly shorter loin. Moved well both coming and going on good feet.

3 Holgate’s Hodgehall Don't Stop Me Now. Another lovely puppy with all the essentials just not as straight and steady on the move as one and two. Lovely, well-proportioned head & nice length and strength neck. Excellent lay of shoulder. Good depth of chest & strong topline.

JD 3

1 Roanjora Cremant de Lux Copperwhite.

2 Peacock’s Spiralwood Shining Light. Lovely outline, just needs to mature but has plenty of time. Nice masculine head with lovely eye & expression. Excellent length of neck & lay of shoulder. Good depth of chest and strong topline. Nice width of upper & lower thigh. Really strode out on the move in a workmanlike manner with lovely head carriage. Good texture and colour of coat.

3 Roanjora Cremant de Savoie avec Eusanit.

PGD 3

1 Feasby’s Rubethan Lemon Drizzle. Lovely head with good stop, nice eye shape & intelligent expression. Sufficient strength in skull. Pleasing length of neck leading into excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good topline. Excellent bone and sinews. Good depth of chest; nice strength in loin for age. Excellent bend of stifle and well let down hocks. Moved soundly fore & aft.

2 Heslop’s Klarnein Lake Side by Bonisla. Another nice dog with a well-balanced outline, just a little narrower in muzzle compared to 1. Good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Needs to mature a little in chest. Good topline. Moved well covering the ground well with each stride.

3 Jakins’s Coolfin Murchard. Head a little too heavy. Nice angulation fore & aft. Good depth of chest. Well let down hocks. Nice width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well when settled. Coat with a lot of red in it compared to amount of white.

LD 4

1 Barney’s Romaunt Lust for Life. Well-muscled throughout & shown in lovely coat & condition. Masculine head, not overdone with nice earset & strong neck of sufficient length. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice bone and sinew. Good depth of chest & well rounded ribcage leading to strong loin of good width. Good topline & tailset. Moved soundly really covering the ground well.

2 Taylor’s Laoirebay Monte Carlo. Another lovely dog with a very nice head, eye & expression. Excellent neck displaying the required slight arch. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good bone & topline. Moved well. Just not quite the maturity of 1 in outline. Good coat colour.

3 Mapletoft’s Roanjora Tanqueray. Lovely outline & shown in excellent coat. Nice head but would like a little more stop. Good rear angulation, a little straight in front angulation in comparison. Nice topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. A little erratic on the move.

OD 10,1abs

1 Tait’s Sh Ch Talintyre Winter Shadow. Dog CC & Best of Breed. A beautiful workmanlike example of the breed. I was thrilled to see him also awarded 4th place in the strong Gundog group. Shown in excellent coat and in muscular condition throughout. Lovely well-balanced head with sufficient width of skull, good stop and squarish clean muzzle. Nice eye shape & intelligent expression. Excellent length and strength of neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Pleasing width of upper & lower thigh; well let down hocks. Good topline and tailset with correct length of tail. Moved soundly fore & aft, covering the ground well with every stride and displaying excellent profile movement.

2 Gardner’s Sh Ch Alanea Game Reserve with Danwish. Res CC. Another lovely dog shown in superb condition. Well balanced & typical in outline. Masculine head with sufficient width in skull and square muzzle. Pleasing eye and expression. Good angulation fore & aft. Strong topline and well let down hocks. Moved soundly, covering the ground well on neat feet.

3 Tattersall’s Alanea Mirror Image. Lovely typical outline, just not quite as mature as 1 & 2 but everything in the right place. Good oval bone. Lovely length of neck; well let down hocks. Moved with drive on neat feet really covering the ground with every stride but a little loose in front movement. Nice coat colour & texture.

GCDS D 1

1 Martin’s Laoirebay Steel Blue Ocean at Shannonstyle JW. Nicely balanced head. Good eye shape and colour and large, open nose. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Shown in well-muscled condition. Good depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice topline. Coat of pleasing texture. Covered the ground well on the move but a little weak in front movement.

VB 7

1 Tait’s Sh Ch Lovenjoel Sleeping Beauty. Best Veteran. Very well presented in good coat & muscular condition. Lovely feminine head & expression with nice eye & sufficient width of skull & muzzle. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib leading to strong loin. Good topline & tailset. Best mover in the class both infront & behind; neat feet.

 2 Sherratt & Blackwell Sherratt’s Sh Ch Alanea Holly Fern at Charnborough. Beautiful bitch so typical in outline but just lost out by overall movement not being as true as 1. Beautiful head, eye & expression. Large open nose. Excellent neck, lay of shoulder & return of upperarm; good depth of chest and topline. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh. Good bone & sinew. Good feet. Presented in coat of good texture, colour and condition.

3 Barney’s Romaunt Ain't Life Grand. Another nice bitch, just preferred the head of 2. Nice length & strength of neck; good spring of rib. Excellent topline, bone & feet. Well let down hocks. Moved with drive covering the ground well.

PB 1

1 McDonald’s Roanjora Crémant D’Alsace. Best Puppy. Lovely feminine puppy with pleasing, typical outline. Well balanced in head with good stop. Sufficient width of skull. Excellent neck of good length and displaying the required slight arching. Lovely angulation infront & behind. Pleasing depth of chest & spring of rib for age. Sufficient, oval bone. Moved covering the ground well with lovely tail action. Should have a good future.

JB 2

1 Roanjora Crémant D’Alsace.

2 Sherratt & Blackwell Sherratt’s Craigrua Destiny for Charnborough NAF TAF. A different type to my winner but so nicely constructed throughout. Presented in well-muscled condition. Good length of neck; nice eye shape, colour & expression. Sufficient bone and good sinews. Movement a difficult to assess but covered the ground well when settled.

 PGB 8

1 Barney’s Romaunt Ain't Misbehaven. Won on overall outline. Had strength yet femininity. Shown in good coat & condition & in excellent muscular condition. Good bone. Beautiful head with correct skull to muzzle ratio. Nice eye & expression. Excellent crest of neck with good length & strength of neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib leading to strong, short loin; well let down hocks. Excellent topline. Moved very well on neat feet.

2 Skene’s Rubethan Cake It or Leave It. Another very nice bitch, but just not quite the strength in topline as 1. Beautiful head with nice stop & good ear carriage. Excellent length of neck and bend of stifle. Moved well on neat feet.

3 Hawkins’s Rubethan Florentine of Aislingwood. Very nice example of the breed, just needs to mature a little more. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good bend of stifle and topline. Nice length and strength of neck. Good topline. Well-muscled throughout. Shown in good coat & condition. Moved well.

LB 9,1

1 Barnes’s Ambancy This Is Me. Bitch CC. This lovely bitch caught my eye on entering the ring. So typical in outline & movement with lovely well-balanced head of good size compared to body. Beautiful neck, slightly arched and of sufficient strength yet still elegant. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good depth & width of chest. Excellent spring of rib going back to strong, well-muscled loin. Hindquarters are strong, muscular and wide with good width of upper & lower thigh. Well let down hocks. Good tight topline. Moved well on neat feet, really striding out in harmony with the handler. Excellent coat colour and with good texture & condition. Shown in hard, muscular condition.

2 Tattersall’s Alanea Silhouette. Res CC. Another lovely bitch of fabulous type, just not quite the overall width of 1. Nice head, eye & expression. Good length of neck leading into excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm; good topline. Excellent oval bone. Well let down hocks. Nice coat colour and texture and shown in excellent condition. Moved soundly both coming and going.

3 Rojek’s Cornadore Campana [ATC BA58472POL] Another lovely bitch shown in excellent coat & strong muscular condition. Beautiful head, eye & feminine expression. Excellent bone and depth of chest. Good strength in loin. Excellent, typical topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Good movement fore & aft on neat feet.

OB 6

1 Gardner’s Sh Ch Charnborough Charisma of Danwish JW. Good outline portraying the desired strength and power yet retaining femininity. Well balanced head with nice eye colour & shape. Excellent neck, strong and muscular yet elegant, good depth of chest Sufficient bone of nice quality. Good angulation fore & aft. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh and well let down hocks. Correct topline. Moved out well, covering the ground well with each stride; would prefer feet to be slightly more compact.

2 Rojek’s Int Ch Cornadore Burica [ATC AW01902POL] Very well presented in hard muscular condition. Lovely, typical outline. Just not quite the movement of 1. Nice head with good width of skull. Excellent length of neck, lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Excellent depth of chest and spring of rib leading to strong loin; well let down hocks. Covered the ground well on the move.

3 Walker’s Sh Ch Zendarric It's A Kind of Magic Within Wroxham JW. Another lovely bitch with nice eye & expression; good stop. Not quite the strength infront and return of upperarm as those above. Well let-down hocks. Good bone & sinews. Pleasing topline. Well-developed hindquarters. Moved well infront and behind.

GCDS B 2

1 McDonald’s Roanjora Rioja Crianza. Lovely young bitch with lots to like. Beautiful head, eye & soft expression. Excellent crest & length of neck. Good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Nice depth of chest & spring of rib. Excellent strong topline. Well let down hocks. Nice tailset & length of tail. Moved soundly fore and aft covering the ground well on neat feet. Coat of good colour and texture. Shown in hard muscular condition. Should have a promising future when she fully matures.

 2 Farrow’s Roanjora Fleurie. Lovely bitch belying her 10 years of age! Nice outline, well-proportioned head with correct skull to muzzle ratio. Pleasing length of neck. Excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Not quite the bone of 1. Good topline. Moved well both coming and going.

Kathy Moores

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