• Show Date: 18/05/2025
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Tom Mather Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 19/05/2025

Scottish Kennel Club

Breed: Irish Wolfhound

SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB

18/5/25

Irish Wolfhound

Dog Challenge Certificate 5040 - Ch Caredig Mafioso (Mrs D E Tebbutt)

Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate 5014 - Diomede Della Bassa Pavese to Sade (Imp Ita) (Mr C & Mrs J Amoo)

Bitch Challenge Certificate 5024 - Ch Whiteorchard Ad Astra JW ShCEx OSW (Miss W Heather)

Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate 5032 - Hydebeck Dream to Love (Ms C L Pinkney)

Best Of Breed 5040 - Ch Caredig Mafioso (Mrs D E Tebbutt)

Best Puppy 5016 - Austonley Nutrimental (Mrs I Bonwick)

Best Veteran 5017 - Kilmacduagh Aednat (Mr K & Mrs A E Campbell-Woodford)

Best Special Beginner 5026 - Bonaforte’s Beautiful Dawn with Clanwolf (Miss L Lees)

Class 2629. Puppy Dog

Entries: 2 Absentees: 0

1st Place 5016 - Austonley Nutrimental (Mrs I Bonwick). Raw and very babyish and rather uncollected on the move as yet but he has a masculine, lengthy head with dark eyes, kind expression and neat ears. Good bone and decent feet. Good depth of chest for age and strong, broad loin.

2nd Place 5028 - Rixymanor Major (Mrs L M McNulty). Handsome and well grown. Some breadth of chest and he stands with his elbows well under his body. Moved out well enough but just tending to roach his topline at times.

Class 2630. Junior Dog

Entries: 3 Absentees: 0

1st Place 5020 - Hydebeck Tyme to Love at Graefyn (Mrs F & Mr G Dawson). A handsome smart dog of good type and balance. Grand head, decent forehand with well laid shoulders and good breadth and depth of chest. Strong back of good length. Very good profile action.

2nd Place 5023 - Strathmithie Ghillie Pot at Achnagonlan (Mrs D Hanlon). Sound and free moving with a very pleasing head and kind, gentle expression. Presents a nice outline standing just not quite as mature in body and rib as the winner.

3rd Place 5028 - Rixymanor Major (Mrs L M Mcnulty)

Class 2631. Post Graduate Dog

Entries: 5 Absentees: 1

1st Place 5014 - Diomede Della Bassa Pavese to Sade (Imp Ita) (Mr C & Mrs J Amoo). Reserve CC. Strong masculine head of good length. Muscular, nicely arched neck and very good forehand with breadth and depth of chest. Good body with length of back and a strong loin. Moved out well with a stride of good length.

2nd Place 5033 - Bellanaguna Fingal Boy (IKC) (Miss L I & Ms E C Robertson & Sillars). Masculine yet quite graceful. Decent head with a dark, expressive eye and a nicely arched neck. Good shoulder placement and this gave him the edge today. Strong, level topline with slight rise over the loins.

3rd Place 5029 - Wyldwensley Kes JW (Mrs L M Mcnulty)

Class 2632. Limit Dog

Entries: 3 Absentees: 0

1st Place 5042 - Barrassy Spitfire (ai) (Mr T Weddell). A well made, free moving dog with particularly good hind action and this gave him the edge today. Well boned, nicely arched feet. Very good depth and breadth of chest and well angulated hindquarters.

2nd Place 5043 - Whitglen The Real Thing (Mrs A White). Quiter imposing and presents a lovely typical picture when stacked as he is well balanced with good neck and shoulders. Pleasing topline with a strong loin and has good depth of chest.

3rd Place 5021 - Balnuith End of The Storm at Achnagonlan (Mrs D Hanlon)

Class 2633. Open Dog

Entries: 2 Absentees: 1

1st Place 5040 - Ch Caredig Mafioso (Mrs D E Tebbutt). Stood alone here but he was the star of the entry and as it turned out the star of the day after winning the Hound Group and Best in Show. Many congratulations. Strong and masculine yet with some grace and elegance. Grand head with gentle expression and excellent dentition. Strong, arched neck and good shoulders with great depth and breadth of chest. Strong, muscular, well angulated hindquarters. Sound and free moving with a good length of stride.

Class 2634. Veteran Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 2635. Special Beginners Dog

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 5029 - Wyldwensley Kes JW (Mrs L M Mcnulty). Very typical with a masculine head, gentle expression and good neck and shoulders. Well ribbed with adequate depth. Moved soundly.

Class 2636. Good Citizen Dog Scheme Dog

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 2637. Puppy Bitch

Entries: 0 Absentees: 0

Class 2638. Junior Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 1

1st Place 5032 - Hydebeck Dream to Love (Ms C L Pinkney). Reserve CC. I was very taken with this lovely bitch and she was a serious contender for the CC. Has both substance and elegance. Lovely head with good pigmentation and a kind eye. Particularly good neck and shoulders with breadth and depth of chest and good legs, bone and nicely arched feet. Strong, muscular hindquarters. Moved really well.

2nd Place 5035 - Strathmithie over Condor (Ms Y Strathearn). Less mature in body and rib as yet. Grand head with excellent dentition and a very pleasing expression. Good length of back, well angulated hindquarters.

3rd Place 5018 - Neavetokilmacduagh Di Castello Berge (Imp Deu) (Mr K & Mrs A E Campbell-Woodford)

Class 2639. Post Graduate Bitch

Entries: 5 Absentees: 1

1st Place 5026 - Bonaforte’s Beautiful Dawn with Clanwolf (Miss L Lees). Substantial yet graceful with a really pleasing head and gentle expression. Free moving with an easy fluid action in profile and sound both out and back. Well boned with good feet and pasterns. Deep broad chest and good length of back.

2nd Place 5013 - Stonestorm Morven (Ms K & Mr Dn Allison & Falconer). Another good moving bitch, graceful with good neck and shoulders. Nicely balanced and very typical, not quite the depth and breadth of chest of the winner.

3rd Place 5034 - Draconecrome Aldis (Ms I Sandor)

Class 2640. Limit Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 1

1st Place 5027 - Malinkey's Angelica (Dr M Lyons). Good length of head, neat ears and pleasing eyes. Excellent dentition. Good bone, legs and feet. Adequate depth and breadth of chest with strong topline of good length.

2nd Place 5019 - Whiteorchard Adhara at Kilmacduagh (Mr K & Mrs A E Campbell-Woodford). Beautifully balanced and presents a very attractive overall picture. Firm topline with some obvious strength over the loins. Well angulated.

3rd Place 5044 - Hazianne Another Eclipse (Mrs A Wiseman)

Class 2641. Open Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 2

1st Place 5024 - Ch Whiteorchard Ad Astra JW ShCEx OSW (Miss W Heather). CC. Very free moving and soundly made, pleasing head with neat ears; dark, expressive eyes and very gentle feminine expression. Good body and rib with depth and breadth of chest. Strong, well angulated hindquarters.

2nd Place 5025 - Ch Whiteorchard Aurora JW (Miss W Heather). Good length of head, kind gentle expression. Well made as she stands unaided with legs well under her displaying a perfect topline. Particularly good neck and shoulders. Sound and typical on the move.

Class 2642. Veteran Bitch

Entries: 2 Absentees: 0

Both these bitches were a great credit to their owners.

1st Place 5017 - Kilmacduagh Aednat (Mr K & Mrs A E Campbell-Woodford). Quite athletic but with some substance and elegance. Arched neck, good shoulders and firm level topline with some breadth over the loins. Moved out well.

2nd Place 5045 - Hazianne Destiny's Child (Mrs A Wiseman). Presents a very pleasing typical outline and she has a lovely gentle, kind expression. Moved out soundly, just a shade softer in topline than the winner.

Class 2643. Special Beginners Bitch

Entries: 4 Absentees: 0

1st Place 5026 - Bonaforte’s Beautiful Dawn with Clanwolf (Miss L Lees)

2nd Place 5035 - Strathmithie over Condor (Ms Y Strathearn)

3rd Place 5046 - Strathmithie Whale Riggen (Mrs A Wiseman)

Class 2644. Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bitch

Entries: 1 Absentees: 0

1st Place 5026 - Bonaforte’s Beautiful Dawn with Clanwolf (Miss L Lees)

JUDGE: TOM MATHER