Many thanks to the committee for the invitation to this lovely show & two efficient stewards & to the exhibitors for such a super entry, though a few needed more weight lacking in condition & were well under 5kg so could easily have put on more substance but my top winners pleased me greatly.   

PD 1 McCarthy’s Nagshall Port Au Prince, cream 8 month old boy, good head, dark eyes, well boned, like his ribbing, good depth of body at this stage, just needs to tighten up behind, in good coat, a nice pup; 2 Shutt’s Stargazer of Donnadoon, another nice pup, 7 months b/t, not quite as settled as 1 but lots to like, promising. JD 1 Main’s Scotia Blue Mystical Wonder, 14 months b/t handsome boy, good overall balance, nice hindquarters, moved out well keeping good topline; 2 Jury’s Bluebegin Pagan Moon at Torwood, 15 months choc lad of good type, decent front & shoulders, would like a tad more neck, nice outline; 3 Shutt’s Dragonstheeth Cream Cracker at Donnadoon. ND 1 Heiser’s Polinard Kimber, red boy, nicely made, good ribbing, decent quarters, showed himself well; 2 Kennedy’s Kinchville Great Gatsby, handsome s/r, dark eye, good pigment, different type to 1 but lots to like. PGD 1 McCarthy’s Nagshall Digby Mac, well boned lad s/c, liked his head & neck, good shoulders & ribbing, moved out well covering the ground with good drive, one to watch; 2 P Kimber. LD 1 Mortlock’s Metadale Leandros at Hertsmerry, looked good in this class, good head & shoulders, firm topline, moved out well on good quarters, well presented & in good coat; 2 Kennedy’s Denkena Loganberry, cream, have judged him before & then he was very sound & balanced, good quarters moved well fore & aft, just preferred type of 1, in lovely condition; 3 Bedford’s Devon Cream Midnight Mirage of Dinkidudlor. OD 1 Lockett-Walters & Walters’ Ralins Bright Future, b/c of good substance, well placed shoulders, tight elbows, good head & expression, he is well ribbed, lovely gentle underline, kept his topline when moving out & true fore & aft with style, happy to award him CC & BOB, told it was his 3rd, well deserved, congratulations; 2 McCarthy’s Nagshall Just Santana, cream, again one I have judged before, lovely head, dark eyes & good pigment, he has matured on well, presents a good picture when standing & on the move, in lovely coat & is very balanced. RCC; 3 Mortlock’s Metadale Leandros at Hertsmerry.

PB Good class of promising pups. 1 Mitchell’s Metadale Coco Chanel of Bronia, b/c, feminine young lady, 9 months, super head, neck, front & shoulders, loved her type, full of quality, very good quarters, in beautiful coat. BP, pleased to see she went PG3; 2 McCarthy’s Nagshall  Port Alice, 8 months, another lovely pup, again very nice type, good bone & substance, beautiful head & eye, not quite the finish as yet of 1 but it will come, I see her dam was 3rd in PG; 3 Cooper’s Jumanda’s Silver Lace. JB Good class. 1 Lockett-Walters & Walters’ Ralines The Last Word, b/c, super girl, loved her head & neck, well laid shoulders, neat tucked in elbows, ribbing well back, she is well angulated fore & aft, moved out well keeping a good topline, I see from her breeding I gave her dam the CC today, pleased to give her the RCC & in the challenge, just preferred maturity of Desert Song; 2 Oxley’s Dinkidax Cyenna Satin, s/r, very nice to go over, very much like her sire, she showed herself off well, good topline stacked & on the move, just preferred the front of 1, thought she was a nice size, neat & compact; 3 Bell’s Tolberg Legally Blonde. NB 1 Drady’s Indiko Silver Charm, s/d, attractive young lady, just out of puppy, good body proportions, good feet, nice outline, moved out & handled well; 2 McCarthy’s Nagshall Just Fizzical, cream girl of good type but wasn’t making the most of herself today, just needs a little time & confidence to realize her potential. PGB 1 Mee’s Barlaines Red Splendor, liked her head & eye, neck & front, well balanced all through, in good coat & outline, presented a good picture, good quarters; 2 Mortlock’s Metadale Leonie at Hertsmerry, litter mate to LD winner, very similar remarks apply, feminine girl, good head & shoulders, well balanced with a firm topline; 3 McCarthy’s Nagshall Loralei. LB 1 McCarthy’s Nagshall Love Actually, super girl with a lovely outline, pressed hard in the challenge, seriously considered her for the RCC, judged her as a pup, gave her the class then, has matured well, everything in the right place, moved out well; 2 Mee’s Barlaines Golden Delight, litter sister to my 1st in PG, again lots to like with lovely head, neck & front, good quarters, very balanced; 3 Cooper’s Jumanda’s Silver Slipper. OB 1 Worswick’s Dolyhart Desert Song, r/br of quality, neat well made compact lady, just right for bone & substance, lovely size, not overdone in any way, good quarters, moved out very well, gave her RCC last time, happy to give her CC, her 2nd I’m told, hope her 3rd isn’t too far away, well done; 2 Mourton’s Ch Dinkidudlor Isha  Aurog at Eldmour, another I have judged before & liked very much, she is a very sound well balanced bitch, good front & body, easy to see why she is ch, just preferred the extra presence of 1; 3 Shutt’s Longort Cassie Royale of Donnadoon.