PD (4) 1 Griffith’s Alopex Highland Fling. Well Grown Tri dog, full of quality and a lovely shape, nicely headed with a dark eye, ample neck, good body ratio’s, good on the move. 2 Norman and Ratcliffe’s Foxearth Blue Jeans Forever , another nice type with a strong head, good head planes, good ear set, good in forehand, good bone and feet, deep rib, strong loin with good rear, moved well in both directions 3 Hindes’ Snuggletooth Olivers Twist via Chicnoir

JD (2) 1 Hindes’ Chicnoir Ice Breaker. Tri dog of good size, nicely headed with dark eyes, good dentition, would have like him to have a fraction more foreleg to give a better balance, good length of back, firm rear, moved ok.

PGD (4) 1 Davis’ Sharidon Anything Goes at Keenacre. Best head in the class, good eye & ear set, amole neck with a good front assembly, nicely bodied, an excellent firm mover in both directions 2 Clark’s Glencorrie Be Worthy for Astrellita. good type needs to grow on more and mature, bout good balanced throughout, not quite the firmness on the move as winner 3 Hindes’ Chicnoir Snow Leopard

LD (3) 1 Evans’ Southcombe Sunset Shadow. A lovely sable dog of quality, good strong male head with a nice eye, good neck well off for bone with good feet, nicely maturing in body, good rear but needs to tighten a little more in front, was a little lethargic 2 Hindes’ Chicnoir Best Mate. another nice sable dog but not quite as good in head and eye as winner, but a very nice shape which was pleasing to the eye. Good workmanlike gait. Well presented. 3 Wallis’ Norfield Tin Star

OD (5) 1 Macgregor’s Ch Moonwalker from Misstoff. CC and Best of Breed. a very nice tri dog of quality that was quite stunning in outline, nice head with a good dark eye, well placed ears, good forehand I would have liked a touch more width of forechest, lovely body proportions with a correct topline, nice rear, good action throughout. 2 Norman and Ratcliffe’s Foxearth Flash Past. Res CC. lovely sable dog with a very nice head all male expression with a slightly better overall head than winner, good strong neck lovely bone and feet, good body ratio’s nicely angulated rear, good rear drive but needs to tighten in front. First class presentation. 3 Evans Rowvale Storm Rising at Southcombe

VB (1) 1 Purvey’s Freejack a Kind of Magic. Excellent tri bitch nearly ten years old and still a very active mover, nice make and shape, pleasing head properties, good ears, still pleased in outline for age, presented in good order.

PB (3) 1 Evans’ Southcombe She's The One. Res CC and BP. super bitch full of life and enjoying every minute, very pleasing head piece that was plain but pretty, good eye and ear set, well made throughout, very good mover a delight to watch. 2 Griffith’s Alopex Confetti Blue. unlucky to meet winner today, nice blue in excellent condition, not quite the head of winner, but, nevertheless very nice, good length to body, positive mover in all directions. 3 Macgregor’s Foxearth Flaunt It for Rowvale

JB (1) 1 Whittingham’s Southcombe Society Girl. well grown tri bitch of 15 months, plain head but good dark eye and good ear set, just enough neck with good bone, ample body length, active mover, little soft in coat.

PGB (3) 1 Robinson’s Hilltarn Valentine. Good tri bitch with a very good head piece, good eye, nicely boned, good ribbing but needs more width of forechest, good coat of good texture, move with purpose. 2 Bullion’s Foxearth Flame of Love at Ostarain. tri bitch that I found a little too fine for me, but, very well balanced throughout, very feminine expression.

LB (9) 1 Robinson’s Southcombe Sweet as a Nut. CC. A very nice sable Bitch that pleased the eye for her overall qualities and balance, nice head so feminine and sweet, good neck, excellent bone and feet, I thought her of excellent size, good rear quarters that she used on the move, lovely outline, good forward reach, presented in good condition. 2 Speding’s Antoc Fascination. Another nicely proportioned bitch that pleased your eye for her balance, good head qualities, nice head planes, good reach of neck and front, pleasing body, good mover but not quite the firmness of winner on the day 3 Macgregor’s Southcombe Sophisticate at Rowvale

OB (6) 1 Lister’s Ch Newarp Jesena Moonlight Sonata. A blue bitch of just over 9 years old, well put together, and built on good lines with a pleasing head, but on the day showing her age, but nevertheless pulled out all the stops to top this class, presented in good condition. 2 Clark’s Astrellita Bedazzled. a tri bitch which is so feminine, nice shape when stacked, really good on the move with an excellent forward reach and a good driving action behind, feminine head and expression good dark eye, ears a little low set that spoilt her head balance,, put down in good order 3 Hill’s Devern Blue Silhouette

Brace (2) 1 Griffiths . 2 Hindes

Steve Hall