IRISH SETTER CLUB OF WALES - BITCHES - 17TH APRIL, 2011

My thanks to the Officers and Committee of this delightful show for my invitation to judge, an appointment which I thoroughly enjoyed, and also to my very pleasant and efficient stewards.  It is always a pleasure to me to judge this delightful breed of which I am so fond.

MINOR PUPPY BITCH  - 11 (1 abs)
1st  Rourke's Zakhan My Lady Zanna - Well grown  6 month old puppy, lovely head with lots of work.  Beautiful crested neck, well set shoulders, flowed all through to tip of her tail.  Good depth of brisket, well boned, tight feet, excellent colour and coat, went steadily around the ring, looked like she had done this many times before, delighted to see her go Best Puppy in Show.
2nd - Halls Harreds Florrie - Another delightful puppy.  8 months, well grown, balanced all through, good bone, pretty expressive head, well arched neck set into well laid shoulders, deep brisket, well ribbed up, went well.  Very promising
3rd - Heron's Caskeys Happy Hour

PUPPY - 13 (2 abs)
1st Prangle & Bennet's Heathclare A Kind of Magic - Full of quality, chiselled head, well arched neck set into good shoulder placement, well angulated front and rear, deep brisket.  Went around the ring well using her tail.
2nd - Townsend's Follidown Meadow Rue - Built on finer lines all through but well put together.  Expressive feminine head, well angulated front and rear, deep chest, good colour, went well.
3rd - Pike's Redclyst Glenury Brigit

VETERAN - 5 (1 abs)
1st Catling's Highclare Mary Poppins at Teleri - 8 ½ yr old, really enjoying her day.  Very typy bitch, lovely lean expressive head, well angulated front and rear, good coat and colour, went well.
2nd - Waterton's Lynwood Strands of Silk at Sandstream - 9 ½ yr old enjoying her day out, pleasing head and expression, good neck and shoulders, held her topline well on the move has super hindquarters.
3rd Berry & Morris'- Sh.Ch. Brinara Backseat Driver

JUNIOR  - 13 (1 abs) This was a really excellent class, not enough red cards!
1st Naylor & Morrison's Anlory Carinena - Beautiful bitch in all departments, hard to fault.  Well shaped head with soft expression, lots of work in it, excelled in neck and good sloping shoulders, super topline which she held on the move, front and rear angulation excellent,good depth of brisket, well ribbed up, in good coat, moved out well covering the ground.  Made a lovely picture.
2nd  Kings Kirkavagh Windmill Girl - Lovely type all through and similar remarks apply.  Another bitch that is hard to fault and with so much going for her, so unlucky to meet 1 today who was in better coat which, when you are splitting hairs, was the final factor.  Two superb youngsters.
3rd Muir's Romarne Savannah

YEARLING  10 - (1 abs)
1st Gardners Carnbargus Confetti - Medium sized bitch with a superb outline, well shaped head, lovely expression, good neck flowing into well placed shoulders, good front and rear assembly with well muscled and strong hindquarters.  Went well.
2nd  Catling's Shandwick Star Shine at Teleri JW - Bigger bitch, not as much work in head at the moment as 1 but very feminine.  Racy outline which flowed all through, good depth, well angulated hindquarters, went well.
3rd Morgan's Deaconara A Page in History for Deaconara

MAIDEN - 16
1st Naylor & Morrisons Anlory Carinena
2nd King's Kirkavagh Windmill Girl
3rd Howatsons Riverman Royal Rosa at Vanders

NOVICE - 18 
1st Naylor & Morrison's Anlory Carinena
2nd Kings Kirkavagh Windmill Girl 
3rd Muir's Romarne Savannah JW

UNDERGRADUATE - 8 (1 abs)
1st - Barker-Bell's Balintyne Foreign Affair - Lean head but not too lean, liked her size and overall balance, well constructed throughout, super strong hindquarters, good depth, well ribbed, went really well on the move using her tail merrily.
2nd Blackshaw's Lanstara Lollipop - Bigger bitch of different type, attractive head with kind expression,well constructed overall , deep brisket, well ribbed well off for bone, good width across hindquarters, went well.
3rd Humphreys Henaleas Carry on Flirting

GRADUATE  8 - (2 abs)
1st Driver's Caskey's Stargazer at Stearnwood - Very balanced bitch, height length ratio's, good forehand and strong well made hindquarters, pleasing head and expression.  Went well.
2nd  Elkins Avacet Snowbird - Taller bitch but still balanced, Pleasing head and expression, good topline, well angulated, went well.
3rd Douthwaite & Warfe's Gracewood Shannon JW

POST GRADUATE - 15 (3 ABS)
1st Roberts & Bye - Colanme Confection - Very feminine bitch liked her overall shape and conformation, very balanced.  Well shaped head, gentle expression, good neck and shoulders, well made body, good coat, went well.
2nd - Price's Severnvale Simply Special - Larger bitch but still balanced, stronger in head but well shaped with kindly expression, lengthy neck, good shoulder placement, quality all through.  Went well.
3rd Waterton's Lynwood Kissed by an Angel at Sandstream JW

MID LIMIT - 10 - (1 abs)
1st - Mugford's Lynwood Started with a Kiss JW - Liked this bitch as soon as I saw her.  Beautifully put together, everything about her is in the right place.  Her head has work in it, well shaped with  a kind expressive eye, on a strong lengthy crested neck which flowed into her well laid shoulders giving her a superb topline to the very end of her tail.  Well constructed front and rear with strong hindquarters, went really well using her tail to advantage.  In good coat and condition, true deep colour.  Just loved everything about her. B.C.C - her 2nd I gather, am sure she will get her third quickly. R.B.O.B.
2nd  Lochlorien Prime Suspect for Andley JW - Another very good bitch, larger in size but very balanced, lovely shaped head and eye, good neck and shoulders, good front, deep brisket, strong hindquarters.  Excellent true Irish colour which was missing in some.  Her movement was happy and good.
3rd Roberts Lynwood Theme Song for Polmennor

LIMIT - 12 (1 abs)
1st Smith's Reddins Holly - Strong well made bitch with substance but still feminine and so well constructed.  Well shaped head, good eye, with kind expression, her front assembly was correct, deep in brisket and good ribbing, strong hindquarters which she used with purpose when on the move, would have just liked a little more elegance, but of excellent type as one would expect from this kennel.
2nd - Naylor & Morrison's Bardonhill Singing Skies over Anlory JW -  Another lovely bitch to go over.  Well shaped head with good eye and expression, built on more flowing lines than 1.  Correct front assembly, good neck and shoulders, deep brisket, longer in loin, and more rugged in appearance than 1.  Went well.
3rd - Gardner's Carnbargus Contemplation JW 

OPEN - 13 (4 Abs)
1st - Stewart & Stewart-Ritchie & Ne's Ir.Sh.Ch.Gwendariff Rock Diva JW - Excellent bitch, excelled in movement really covering the ground with good front extension.  Her overall conformation was very good and she flowed all through, she was in good coat that was a beautiful rich colour.  In the challenge I thought her head, although correct, was a little plainer than the overall winner.  RBCC
2nd  Heron's Sh.Ch. Caskey's Happy Hour - Preferred her head to 1 which I felt had more work in it.  Her overall conformation is excellent and she is well balanced with correct angulation front and rear with strong hindquarters.  Thought she was a little loaded over the shoulders today.  Her movement was positive and enthusiastic.
3rd - King's Kirkavagh Ivanjica

SPECIAL BEGINNERS - 5 - (1 abs)
1st - Middleton's Trebeurden  - Pretty headed bitch, good overall shape but a little loaded on the shoulders today.  Went well.
2nd Cowell & Stewart-Cook's Dawnglo Cinderella - A pleasing bitch overall but a little short in the upper arm.  Deep brisket, well ribbed, good hindquarters, went well, lighter in colour.
3rd Allard's Kirkavagh Istiea

GWYNNETH VANDERBILT MEMORIAL - 4 (2 abs)
1st - Berry & Morris Brinara Winter Cherry - Stylish bitch in good coat.  Well shaped head, good neck and shoulder placement, held topline on the move, went well.
2nd Roberts Lynwood Theme Song for Polmennor

      Maureen Justice