Thank you to the committee for inviting me to judge & the friendly welcome & to my efficient stewards Muriel & Rodney who kept everything running smoothly. Also thank you to the exhibitors for a nice entry, I really enjoyed my day.

MPD & PD (0). JD (3) 1 Trundley’s Blamorder Back To The Future, b/m dog of correct type, clean wedge head of good length, well angulated front & rear, good bone. Moved & showed well, look forward to seeing him when mature; 2 Benton & Wood’s Oakestelle Vivaldi, tri with clean wedge head, flat skull, moved steadily, just not as well angulated as winner; 3 Bardill’s Plaisance Bailey. PGD (3,1a) 1 B Back To The Future; 2 Bardill’s Plaisance Fenton Le Beau, tri, head of nice type but just a bit strong for me, nice eye. Good body, length of back & bone, just needs to settle on the move. LD (4,2) 1 Denton’s Ryecombe Jaffa Jake at Brackenhaye, flashy tri, has good length of head, neck & body, nicely angulated with good bone & coat, moved quite well, stood & showed well; 2 Czyzak’s Cuba Libre Smooth Drinks, s/w, good length of head, but too strong for me, preferred overall shape of 1, moved OK. Good short coat. OD (4) 1 Hayward’s Ch Foxearth Flintab, beautiful coloured masculine b/m with good wedge head of correct length, well made body with correct angulation front & rear, length of back & bone. Moved well with easy ground covering stride. CC & BOB, was pleased to see him shortlisted in the group, well done; 2 Hutchings’ Ch Collidach Molloney Ta Tu You, tri I have done well before, but just was not happy here today. Has lovely head, flat skull, well made body with good angulation front & rear, moved well; 3 Williams’ Ch Foxearth Forward Thinking for McClelland. VD (2) 1 Lister’s Ch Eridor Im Mr Blu at Newarp, b/m with clean wedge head, flat skull, well constructed front & rear, good length of back, moved well, can’t believe he is now 9½. RCC; 2 Trundley’s Juniperwood King Of Kings, love this tri, but he is just too laid back. Has a clean wedge head, moulded foreface, very good angulation front & rear, good length of back & length of stride on the move when he tries. GCD (2) 1 J King Of Kings, moved really well in this class, showed he could do it when he wants; 2 Benton’s Oakestelle Sebastian Bach, tri with good length of head, not as well angulated as 1, good coat, needs to settle on the move.

MPB (1) 1 White’s Breckamore Bridget Jones, very striking tri bitch of correct type, clean wedge head, flat skull, well made body with good angulation front & rear, correct length of back, all of which enables her to move well. I am sure she will have a bright future. RCC & BP. PB (1) 1 B Bridget Jones. JB (4,1) 1 Brown’s Blamorder Back In Town, tri bitch of correct type, good head with flat skull, well made body with good angulation front & rear, moved well; 2 McKenna & Bardill’s Plaisance Blue Belle, b/m with good head, body & bone, well angulated, just a little unsettled & her colour needs to clear; 3 Benton’s Oakestelle Venus De Milo. PGB (4) 1 Norman’s Seanua Serendipity, s/w with clean wedge head of correct length, good conformation & movement, stood & showed well; 2 Trundley’s Juniperwood Joyful, s/w of nice type, with good head & body, well balanced, moved well; 3 Griffiths’ Foxearth Furore. LB (9,5) 1 Denton’s Kevranna Theras Enate Echo, s/w, clean wedge head, neck & back of good length, nicely angulated, showed & moved well; 2 Hayward’s Breckamore Fly Me to Foxearth, s/w with nice head, just a little too strong for me. Good body & bone with correct length of back, stood & showed well; 3 McKenna & Bardill’s Plaisance Betty La Belle. OB (5) 1 Hutchings’ Ch Collidach Molloney Fay Mouse, pretty b/m of nice type, good head & expression, well made body with good angulation front & rear, moves really well, just not happy today; 2 Beeney’s Kingrock Bathsheba at Coneypark, attractive s/w, another who was not happy here today. Nice type with good head, not quite as well angulated as 1, good body, steady mover; 3 Sewell’s Ch Foxearth Dressed To Frill. VB (3,2) 1 Lusty’s Juniperwood Dream Maker at Blamorder, very nice tri with good clean wedge head, flat skull, excellent front & rear angulation, moved like she could go all day. Stood & showed well to win the CC & BV. GCB (2,1) 1 J Dream Maker at B.