South West Whippet Club

SOUTH WEST WHIPPET CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW 25TH MAY 2025

JUDGE: JILL SCOTT-BISSET

My thanks to the committee of the SWWC for asking me to judge and to all the brave exhibitors. It was a pleasure to meet Heather Cleaver, the Dog judge and it was great that we had similar tastes and reasoning.

The weather was very influential on the results as understandably many lovely exhibits did not want to show at all in the very high and often dangerous winds. Once they weren't going to stand, it was never going to get better. The crashing and banging from the roof beams frightened many of the exhibits - and I jumped several times myself. The Bannerdown workers coming to fix the stanchion back down to the ground plate didn't inspire confidence either.

Movement with just a few exceptions was very good, but a lot of fronts are still too wide, however in general I felt the breed is in a safe place with so many classical, sound exhibits.

I felt so lucky to have had 3 exceptional bitches at the end to choose from and it was really splitting hairs, would have loved to have a CC for all 3. I heard that the Limit winner actually has 2 CC's, so I hope she soon gets a 3rd, she deserves it.

Veteran (11)

1st WILKINSON'S - Citycroft Starfall JW VW OSW 7 year old light fawn with white trim> Beautiful shape, excellent head, lovely bladed bone. Very sound mover

2nd VAUGHAN-WALL'S - Shiratoe Solo Surprise JW 9 year old with similar comments to the 1st, another with a lovely shape and excellent depth of brisket.

3rd STEPHEN'S - Dolce Diva Divine N Delary at Jasteal

Minor Puppy (6)

1st GRIFFITHS' - Pelyma Certain Snazzy 7 and a half months fawn with excellent shape and everything in the right place. Moved like a dream, should have a bright future.

2nd YACOBY-WRIGHT'S - Cobyco Capture the Moment Just 6 months and a day pale brindle with everything as it should be. Very good mover and another with a bright future.

3rd ALLISTONE'S - Cobyco Capture Your Heart

Puppy (8)

1st HOWGATE AND HULL'S - Tervanty Dragon Song at Palmik Very well pigmented pale creamy fawn with excellent head, neck and ears. Clean shoulders, good depth and spring of rib. Excellent movement and beautifully presented. Best Puppy in Show

2nd TROUTON'S - Citycroft Aphrodite of Runnel Red brindle bitch with a lovely shape and one of the best straight fronts, beautifully balanced rear end which all made for excellent movement.

3rd MORLAND'S - Zoraden Naughty at Forty

Junior (7)

1st CAHILL AND TIMBERLAKE'S - Ardencote Dance a Dream at Chipperlake Pale fawn and white parti bitch, another with a lovely shape. Mature girl with good head, neck and an excellllent topline and very good movement. Loved her wagging tail, the wind didn’t bother her.

2nd BARNES'- Cushtiwood She'll Do Nicely For Doddridge Elegant pale cream fawn who gave me glimpses of a lovely shape. She will look lovely out of the wind. Good movement.

3rd BOGGIA'S - Boughton Buddleia

Yearling (8)

1st LE'VELL'S - Valendor Ballerina Baby I fell in love with this gorgeous fawn lady. She is near perfection, lovely flowing lines from her nose to her hocks. No exaggerations, just elegance and quality with effortless correct movement. I was delighted to award her, her first CC and hope it will be one of many.

2nd REED AND PACE'S - Dejare Dreaming On And On For the few seconds the wind was not blowing hard this golden fawn showed glimpses of gorgeousness. Moved well

3rd BARNES' - Leathern Thumbs Up For Doddridge

Novice (15)

1st WOOD'S - Ardencote Justa Dream Golden fawn with white trim. Lovely head, neck and shoulders. Correct size, excellent shape and movement. Good spring of rib and feet.

2nd LEWIS' - Cotherstone Chrysantha To Luckhurst Many of the same comments as the 1st apply, plus an excellent depth of thigh.

3rd TURNBULL'S - Gwenny Dream Diva at Turnstone

Special Beginners (8)

1st BAYLEY'S - Ohoka Top Model at Hengilfach High quality refined bitch of correct size with lovely head and expression, excellent neck into fine shoulders. Moved well

2nd PARTRIDGE'S - Ohoka Top Tuppence In my notes I wrote 'similar comments to the 1st. When I looked in the catalogue to write my critique I saw they were sisters! Must have been a good litter.

3rd STEPHEN'S - Jasteal Goddess of Godrevy

Graduate (15)

1st HOSKINS' - Shelsue Jingling Jennie Lovely elegant pale fawn with flowing outline. Everything in the right place with no exaggerations, correct height, good length and perfect angulation plus excellent movement.

2nd HOWGATE AND HULL'S - Tervanty Dragon Song at Palmik (see Puppy)

3rd GIBBINS, FRYER AND FRYER'S - Stonefox Prim And Proper

Post Graduate (13)

1st GREEN AND RATCLIFFE'S - Crosscop Take On Me Arrodare Beautiful dark fawn bitch with white trim. Best topline of the day, lovely deep and well ribbed back brisket, excellent hindquarters and movement. One with a bright future in front of her.

2nd FINCH'S - Zenobia Love Actually Many of the same comments apply. Full of quality and perfect movement.

3rd LEATHART'S - Ringmore Iona

Limit (18)

1st MAXWELL'S - Maccus Rosa Gallica Daphne JW Never heard of or seen this bitch before, but found her quite simply stunning. She topped this fantastic class with her quality, gorgeous shape, lovely depth, excellent topline and then her superb movement.

2nd LEATHART'S - Ringmore Hecate Unlucky to meet the winner, another lovely quality fawn with an excellent shape, lovely front and back end, good topline finished a lovely picture.

3rd REED AND PACE'S - Dejare Dream On

Open (9)

1st WOOD'S - Ch Crosscop She's A Lady at Ardencote Lovely elegant golden fawn, well deserving of her title. Correct size, full of quality, faultless shape with deep chest and effortless sound movement, a more than worthy winner of the RCC.

2nd HOWGATE AND HULL'S - Ch Palmik Truth About Love JW This super creamy fawn is another worthy Champion. All quality, lovely head and expression, flowing outline, good angulation and exceptional movement.

3rd HOOPER'S - Veredon Veuve Cliquot Avec Torbers

Special Lure Coursing or Racing (6)

1st NICOLAS' - Crosscop Save It For Me Quality golden bitch who had a nice shape when she stood. Excellent movement.

2nd BOWSHER'S- Zoraden Fifty Shades Darker JW - This 6 yo black bitch normally when I’ve seen her before has a lovely correct shape and good angulation, today you could see her excellent topline in glimpses, because she shortened up in the wind, which was a great shame.

3rd LEATHART'S - Ringmore Jocasta