The Scottish Kennel Club

P (5) 1 McKenna & Bardhill’s Shulune Imperial Flower of Plaisance, sable bitch of 11 months, nice head & expression, eye a little full. Good neck, well arched for a puppy, good body length & angulation, moved straight driving from behind; 2 French’s Deverne First Prime, sable dog of 10 months, was my winner of this class as he walked into the ring, unfortunately still very raw & needs to mature a lot, as one would expect of a 10 month male. Lovely balanced head but his stop needs to clear, good length of neck, well arched, excellent length of body & ribbing, good angulation. Not quite together on the move. Considered him for RCC but he is not ready yet, I am sure his time will come; 3 Timperon’s Shulune Imperial Stormmaid at Triforce. J (2) 1 D First Prime; 2 Williams’ Shulune Imperial Moonlite, sable bitch, stands & shows well, nice head & eye shape but lacking balance. Good forechest but short upper arm spoils front angulation & shows in movement. Not the best of toplines & rather short overall, could carry less weight. PGD (1) 1 Winter & Unwin’s Rowvale River Of Fortune at Snowtrekka, blue, carries a lot of white. Lovely head & expression, nice shaped eye. Good angulation but lacking length of body. Well let down hocks, nice feet, moved well. LD (1) A. OD (4,1) 1 Asikainen & Lahtinen’s Sandcastles True Topic, tri, good head, though expression marred slightly by fullness of eye. Good ears & well arched neck, short upper arm thus lacking a little in front angulation. Has the required length of body & rib, excellent rear angulation, well let down hocks, good feet all round, lovely solid black coat. A little edgy to go over & very unsettled on the move, especially in BOB challenge. CC; 2 Evans’ Rowvale Storm Rising at Southcombe, another lovely tri of 8½ years, good head & expression, good angulation. Would like him a shade longer. Moved well. RCC; 3 Winter & Unwin’s Sturtmoor Alexavier at Snowtrekka.

PGB (1) A. LB (1) 1 French’s Lilymead Amazing Grace, blue of good colour, well broken with black, balanced bitch of good proportions throughout, beautiful head, well arched neck. Slightly short in upper arm & it affects front movement. Good hind angulation, in excellent coat & condition. RCC. OB (4,1) 1 Garnett’s Sharidon Miss Americam Pie at Knipes, absolutely stunning tri, one month short of her 12th birthday, great credit to her owner, stood & showed as if born to it. Fabulous head exactly as called for by the Standard, ears right on top, never moved, well developed arched neck leading to superb angulation, excellent length of body & ribbing, very well let down hocks, good feet, moved with drive & enthusiasm as if she could go all day. Yes she is on the large size but she is gorgeous & her flowing movement won her BOB. CC & BOB; 2 Hutchings’ Ch Foxearth Flourescence at Molloney, complete contrast here, 5½ years petite blue bitch of glorious colour, good head & expression, excellent parallel lines & perfect ears. Straight in upper arm but otherwise well angulated, short in body & disappointing in topline. Moved OK, but not really enough of her; 3 Hills’ Deverne Fait A Compli.