Marsden’s Arcanum Soulmate

Veteran Dog or Bitch

1. Marsden’s Arcanum Soulmate: Delightful br bitch, 13½ years young; nice long head; ample bone ans substance; showed and moved with enthusiasm.
2. Blair’s Megavilles Adella: Blbr bitch in excellent shape for her 8 years; very good bitch all around; nicely made with short back; moved and showed well.

Brood Bitch (3, 1a)

1. RBB Godsall’s Neverland Fireland: Quality blbr coming off a litter and hence loose underline; very nice head and keen expression; lovely clean shoulders, shapely body and excellent topline; well let down behind; typy and well balanced.
2. Megavilles Adella:

Puppy Dog (5, 2a)

1. Ley’s Virtuous Brute Force By Fortifier: Really promising blbr pup; top class head with long well filled muzzle and good finish; keen expression; nice straight front; shapely body for his age; could have more angulation in the rear; best mover in this class; showed and handled really well.
2. Harrison’s Kearby Rouge Cardinal: Heavyweight solid red smut; tons of bone and substance; good Roman finish to his head; short back and well muscled hindquarters; difficult to assess movement; needs more training.
3. Donegan’s Rightstuff Red Stripe

Junior Dog (1, 1a)

Maiden Dog (1)

1. Kirk’s Bullambi General George For Charrycas: Big strong dark br; good length of head, well finished; bite just off and ears a tad wide set; Lovely bone with a straight front set well under him; ample body, which could be a bit shorter; well let down behind; moved well and with good drive; showed himself to best advantage.

Toussaint’s Aldamar Baccarat

Novice Dog (2)

1. Toussaint’s Aldamar Baccarat:
   Nicely balanced tri of medium size and substance; decent head though a little open in eye; straight front, clean shoulders and good topline; good bend of stifle; covered the ground pretty well.
2. Darley’s Teregrams Harvey Moon: Powerful blbr with a strong head with a marked Roman finish; muzzle a bit short and his bite is off; super bone; shoulders and topline not the best; moved pretty well going away, a tad wide coming.

Post Graduate Dog (5, 2a)

1. RBIS Stubbs’ Tyebar Groundpower: Top class blbr, upstanding with a terrific head, super bone, deep brisket and short back; beautifully filled and turned head; uses his ears well; good reach of neck; lovely straight front, feet could be tighter; moved with drive and purpose; showed enthusiastically; came very close to taking best dog.
2. Muncaster & Gifford’s Calcol The Bosun At Dahellki: Another blbr unfortunate to come up against #1; somewhat smaller; nicely turned and finished head; keen eye, tended to keep his ears back; one tight canine; quality bone with a shapely body; gleaming coat; feet untidy; moved better behind than in front.
3. Teregrams Harvey Moon

Limit Dog (6, 2a)

1. Welsby & Dandridge’s Sherrywells Red Dragon: Great headed red heavyweight; certainly the best head among a lot of very good heads; long, beautifully turned, completely filled right down to the tip of the muzzle; strong deep underjaw plus perfect bite; keen expression; ample bone and substance; somewhat lower stationed than his chief competitors; all over the place when he moved; he needs time to settle down; a top class dog.
2. Nelmes’ Red Whinnel: Another red, smaller than #1; nicely turned and finished head; clean shoulders; a tad long in back; moved freely though somewhat closely
3. Wannop’s Charishalee Slim Shady

Open Dog (8, 4a)

1. BIS White’s Stokleyview Dark Destiny: A top class tricolour; a very good dog all around and the best mover today; well filled and turned, masculine head; keen expression; quality bone with a gun-barrel front and cat feet; clean shoulders, well sprung ribs and excellent topline; powerful well muscled quarters; moved exceptionally well; showed and handled to perfection.
2. Ley’s Kelrev Gold At Fortifier: Cobby brindle dog, dramatic finish to his head with ears right up on top; feet untidy; short through and without the angulation of should or hindquarters of #1; well presented.
3. Parry’s Bossjespruit Tigers Eye At Parradale

Puppy Bitch (7, 2a)

1. Hollindrake’s Bilboen Naughty But Nice At Bulian: Well balanced red pup, with a mature shapely body and well developed hindquarters; pretty feminine head, though she could have a stronger underjaw; moved freely and showed really well.
2. Robinson’s Javarke Tiger Lily: Typy br pup with a good head, ears right on top; shoulders could be better laid and back shorter; movement difficult to assess; needs ring training.
3. Godsall’s Neverland Black Widow

Bullysoul Sunshine Girl

Junior Bitch (6, 3a)

1. BB Booth’s Bullysoul Sunshine Girl: Lovely br with a beautiful head – long, clean and well filled – plus a keen eye; quality bone, good spring of rib and well developed hindquarters; moved pretty well, though her topline could be tighter; showed really well.
2. Dyson’s Dreaming Annie Tawnbarr: Typy blbr with a lovely head, nicely turned and filled; eyes could be smaller; good bone and shapely body; her shoulders are not well laid; movement not her forte
3. Dodd’s  Marshelsea Moonmaiden At Olympusbulys

Maiden Bitch (5, 5a)

Novice Bitch (6, 5a)

1. Makel’s Wado Kuroi Kori: Nice blbr; Good Roman finish to her head, but could be better filled; nice reach of neck and good depth of brisket; front feet untidy; moved well, especially going away.

Post Graduate Bitch (7, 4a)

1. Wilson’s Crossline Diamond In The Sky: Blbr with good length of head; fill so so; uses her ears well; nice neck and construction; back could be tad shorter; best mover in this class; rather wound up; needs to settle down.
2. Baritt’s Romantacy Princess Rose: Another blbr with a decent head, but rather open in eye; shortish neck; decent done and shapely body; lacks angulation fore and aft; moved pretty cleanly and showed really well.
3. Heath’s Holloville Borna Cracker

Limit Bitch (7, 4a)

1. Leesley’s  Dajast Bedazzled At Lydsyll: Quality blbr with a nice long head; bite off; uses her ears well; decent bone and substance; good spring of rib and well let down behind; moved pretty well; outgoing temperament; handled beautifully.
2. Haworth’s Teregram’s Princess Warrior: Elegant br bitch with a well filled head; expression could be keener; good bone; shoulders upright and topline none too good on the move; personality girl.
3. Sewards’ Bullysoul Angel Eyes

Open Bitch (5, 4a)

1. Bullysoul Angel Eyes: Solid blbr with a nicely turned profile; shapely body and quarters; stands fine, but toes in both ends on the move.

David Harris