Richmond (Ch - 11/09/2004)

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GUNDOG/UTILITY PD 1 Powell’s Desaria Flash Gordon at Brookwell. Delightful German Spitz, good head, excellent eye, expression and ears, balanced angulation, firm top line, nice mover, lovely coat for texture and presentation, shows so v well BP and RBD; 2 Edridge’s Camusmor Bruichladdich at Tilita. V well made Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, liked his head, good neck, good front assembly, can just firm in top line, strong rear, nice mover; 3 Hasting’s Lorianna Desert Storm.

JD 1 Chambers and Rogerson’s Druitz Corncracker for Teaspitz. Showy young German Spitz, super eye and expression, nice skull, good neck, balanced in angulation, could be a little shorter in back, firm and level top line, v accurate on the move; 2 Edridge’s C Bruichladdich at T; 3 Streven’s Aquacadin Flin The Red.

SpYD 1 Stirk’s Grakar Curly Spencer. Irish Water Spaniel full of fun. V masculine in head, eyes could be tighter, lengthy neck, fair shoulder, can mature in body yet, firm top line, well angulated rear, nice on the move.

PGD 1 Hard’s Delsboy Phantom Raider. V well made Chesapeake Bay, masculine head, strong excellent neck of correct length, well laid sholder, good chest, slight hollow to top line, strong rear; 2 Jumper’s Devonshot Walks With Pride. Nicely made Chesapeake Bay, not quite the front of 1 and looked a touch long at times, in good hard condition, super ribs, nice head; 3 Beech’s Galvizach Mr Chinnery at Sandkarah.

LD 1 Hickman’s Nosregor Cadbery’s Dream Boy of Kateandy. Pleasing German Spitz, v showy and in super coat, correct angulation front and rear giving him correct reach, if a little untidy out and back, firm top line, nice bone and feet; 2 Powell’s Desaria Aurelius at Brookwell. V nice German Spitz liked his head more than 1, but lacked his angulation front and rear, although quite true, good top line, nice body and rib; 3 Juniper’s Devonshot Walks With Pride.

OD 1 Powell’s Ch Desaria Disraeli at Brookwell. Smashing German Spitz, showing v well and full of himself, pleasing for head, good eye and expression, his angulation is balanced and sufficient, firm top line, v well muscled, nice compact outline, quality d BD; 2 Hasting’s Nizzana Hadad for Lorianna. Canaan Dof, quite well balanced, broad skull, not using ears making them look rather high set, nice neck, firm top line v true mover.

PB 1 Powell’s Desaria Fanny Ann at Brookwell. COmpact and showy German Spitz and of course much more finished than the others here, pleasing head, nice neck, well made front and rear, firm top line, nice mover; 2 Coventry and Scott’s Rotherfalke Koris. W/H Vizsla. V raw but v promising, has a super head, good neck, well made front, nicely filled chest, liked her bone, pretty good mover; 3 Hasting’s Lorianna Call Me Madam.

JB 1 Norris’ Decoymans Piper Meg. Lively Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, nice head, well made, hard condition, super body, moved truly and with a nice stride; 2 Tregunno’s Riptide Allspice. Balanced Chesapeake Bay, needs more angulation front and rear, feminine head, strong neck, good ribs.

SpYB 1 Stirk’s Sh Ch Grakar The Dark Faerie. Superb Irish Water Spaniel, lovely head, feminine, correct for balance, super muzzle, good neck, well laid shoulder, tight elbows, well sprung ribs, super rear, totally sound, quality b BNSC; 2 William’s Nosregor Love On The Rocks. V feminine German Spitz, maybe just a fraction fine, shows well using ears all time, level top line, nicely made and a decent mover; 3 Tregunno’s Riptide Allspice.

PGB 1 Tregunno’s Penrose If Only. Well balanced Chesapeake Bay, feminine head, good neck, well filled front and v nice ribs, could carry more coat, strong and well muscled.

LB 1 Hard’s Penrose Dunking Donut. V typy and sound Chesapeake Bay, feminine head, nice breadth to skull, good neck, correct angle and lay of her shoulder back hollows and has a strong rear, super ribs, good thick coat.

OB 1 Upton’s Silvanus Nell Gwynne to Tragus. W/H Vizsla. Lovely head, good skull and muzzle, balance, ears could be tidier, nice neck, decent front, nice depth of body, long ribs, super hacket, could be better muscled, moved v well RBB; 2 Hard’s Devonshot Two Feathers. Chesapeake Bay. Feminine b, strong looking, although could be better muscled, nice neck, good front and fill of chest, could be tidier out and back but a nice stride; 3 Coventry and Scott’s Helmlake Rough And Tumble of Rotherfalke.

Jeff Horswell