Judge’s Critique

21 exhibits made an entry of 22. 4 exhibits were absent.

VD (1) 1 BVD BV/DRCC Mistlin’s Maycourt Starman By Crookwood. 8 year old liver in excellent form. Masculine head, good nose. Strong jaws. Well set eye & expression. Excellent head carriage, forehand construction, well boned limbs & feet. Typical ribcage, loin & tuck. Muscular hindquarters. Moved well, keeping his typical outline in profile. Good crisp curl.

PD (1) 1 BPD/BP Hodson’s Rowancurl Gentle Gaelor 10 months black. Clean skull, well moulded muzzle, strong jaws, good eye shape & ears. Fair neck & forehand, shapely legs & feet. Ribcage still developing, strong back & loin. Good coat for age.

GD (1) 1 Stubbs’ Brightmeadow Take Your Time At Densdale. Yearling black. Cleanly moulded head, typical eye & expression, fine ears. Good neck & well laid shoulder & upper arm. Good ribs, loin & body. A shade upright through croup. Good crisp curl to coat.

PGD (2) 1 Davies & Bradstock’s Maycourt Kashmir Con Redanimo. Yearling black. Masculine head, good skull, jaws & muzzle, neat ears. Excellent neck & forehand construction. Typical well sprung ribcage, strong loin & croup. Excellent coat texture & curl. Scored in profile outline when moving, 2 Edworthy’s Maycourt Heartbreaker Yearling black. Shapely skull & muzzle. Typical eye set, colour & expression. Fine ears. Good head carriage, fair neck, forehand rather upright. Well made ribcage, loin & couplings. A shade straight through stifles & hocks. Good coat.

LD (2) 1 Clayton’s Lizallwood Mr. Bojangles. Liver yearling. Masculine head. Strong muzzle & jaws. Good eye colour, set & expression, neat ears. Excellent head carriage, neck & forehand construction. Well boned limbs & feet. Correct ribcage, loin, tuck & couplings. Natural, close curled texture. Good over all make, shape & type.
2 Parker-Miles’ Tengore Mr. Moonlight. Black. Good head, eye & expression. Up to size for me. Fair neck. Strongly built forehand. Good bone in limbs & feet. Big ribs, well made loin. Would like more strength in second thighs. Fair mover, well handled.

OD (2,1) 1 DCC/BOB Stephens’ SH.CH. Brightmeadow Never Say Die. Mature black. Masculine, well moulded head. Good nose, jaws, muzzle, skull. Typical, colour, set & expression to eye. Fine ears. Excellent head carriage, neck & lay of shoulder & upper arm. Well boned limbs & feet. Correct depth & spring of rib, powerful loin & couplings with just enough tuck. Muscular strong hindquarters with well developed thighs & well let down hocks. Excellent curl & texture to coat. Sound, free mover with economical strides. Delighted to award him his 37th & I understand record breaking CC.

VB (1) 1 Perkins’ SH.CH. Kelsmere Kass Of Tengore. 8 year old black. Feminine head. Well made skull & moulded muzzle. Good eye colour, set & expression. Excellent head carriage, neck & lay of shoulder. Well boned limbs & feet. Correct ribcage for depth & spring. Strong loin. Crisp, natural curl to coat. Happy mover, well handled.

JB (2,1) 1 Parker-Miles & Parker-Miles’ Overbore’s Ace of Hearts. 16 months black. Feminine head, clean skull, strong muzzle & jaws. Well set eye, kind expression, neat ears. Excellent head carriage, neck & forehand. Well made ribcage with good forechest for age. Strong back & croup. Crisp, tight, natural curl to coat. Would like a little more substance all through. Well handled.

GB (3,1) 1 Bain & Bain’s Crimblescurl Time To Tango. Yearling black. Muzzle a shade narrow, good skull. Dark eye colour, set & expression & ears. Pleasing head carriage, fair neck & lay of shoulder, upper arm a little short, forechest, bone & feet. Well made ribcage & loin. Croup a shade steep. Would like more second thigh. Good curl to coat. Scored in substance and outline.
2 Parker-Miles & Parker Miles’ Overbore Ace of Hearts.

LB (2,1) 1 Perkins’ Tengore Rubytuesday. Smart black. Well made head. Cleanly moulded skull & muzzle. Neatly set eye & ears. Excellent head carriage, neck, lay of shoulder & upper arm. Well made bone & feet. Correct ribcage, forechest, loin & couplings. Coat curl rather open. Moved well once settled into stride.

OB (1) 1 BCC/BOS Margerison & Davies ’ Infallibles Black Velvet At Kandrelli. Attractive black. Feminine head, well moulded muzzle, good skull, well set dark eye & intelligent expression. Neat ears. Excellent head carriage, neck, forehand construction, legs & feet. Correct ribcage for depth & spring, strong loin, couplings & good tuck. Muscular hindquarters & well set on tail. Stylish mover with economical strides in profile. Natural, tight curl to coat.

GOOD CITIZEN B (1) 1 Margerison & Davies’ Infallibles Black Velvet At Kandrelli.

Jinty Gill Davis