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Windsor Championship Show 2012 Critique
I was rather disappointed to find several dogs with large flat  feet and the arch over loin commencing half way along the back which is not  enabling that ground covering movement. V (5,2) 1 Barret's Stranwith Morag.  Elegant 7 year old bitch who has feminine head, excellent front and lay of  shoulder, good length of body and depth of chest, in super muscular condition,  moved very true. Best Veteran. 2  Faircloth's Beardswood Niamh. Of larger size that 1 but with good proportions  and angulation all round, correct topline, in good coat and condition. 3 Lucas  & Dargonne's Sorisdale Mackechnie For Packway.

MPD (2) 1 Peach's  Kilbourne Nico. Super young dog with good head, dark eye, excellent reach of  neck into well laid shoulders, straight front and knuckled feet, well balanced  body both in depth and length with correct rise over loin, good bend of stifle  and well let down hocks, moved with ease, very true both coming and going, an  excellent prospect for the future, one from the top drawer. Best Puppy. 2  Pink's Greyhawks Romanie Shero. Larger type than 1, he has still a lot to do,  feet could be neater, good rear angulation, moved well when settled.

PD (1) 1 Taylor's Kilbourne Usher To Ormanstar. Overall good shape and size, dark  eye and pigmentation, not in his best jacket today, correct angulation all  round, moved very well.

YD (2,1) 1 Helps' Beardswood Quinlan. Well  proportioned young dog with super head and expression, straight front, correct  topline, good width of quarters, well let down hocks, moved with ease around  the ring, in excellent coat and muscular condition. Reserve CC.

PGD (4,1) 1 Stuart & Holt's Regalflight Tomahawk At Ollandsheart. A worthy  winner of this class, of good shape and size, with classic head and expression,  dark eye and pigment, straight front, correct feet, good length of neck into  well laid shoulders, super depth of brisket, and correct topline, well turned  stifles and let down hocks, good width of second thigh, in excellent muscular  condition, moved around the ring covering the ground with ease. 2 Cheshire's  Kilbourne Hennessy Junior Of Deeranwith. Elegant yet masculine with kind  expression, well carried ears, good reach of neck well angulated front and  rear, moved very well.

LD (6) 1 Adams' Ardneish Lohengrin. An excellent  free moving dog who covers the ground effortlessly, of correct shape and size,  with beautiful masculine head but not coarse, kind expression, dark eye and  pigmentation, straight front and good feet, well balanced body with arch over  loin, good width of quarters, good tail set and carriage, in super coat and  muscular condition, handled to perfection by experienced handler. C.C. 2  Peach's Against All Odds To Kilbourne. Another excellent dog in super condition  all round, lovely shape and size, good front extension and plenty of drive  behind, beautifully handled and presented. 3 Cheshire's Kilbourne Nuin Of  Deeranwith.

OD (5,2) 1 Peach's Kilbourne Hector To Oelmuhle. Upstanding  dog of good size, handsome well proportioned head, correct shaped eye, lovely  layback of shoulder with broad forearm, well arched loin, long striding free  mover. 2 Pink's Romanie Rye At Greyhawks. Balanced dog with good reach of neck,  sound front assembly and good shaped feet, lovely depth of brisket and powerful  hindquarters, good bone and substance. 3 Spence & Heathcote's Hyndsight  Riddick.

Good Citizen Dog Or Bitch: (3) 1 Faircloth's Beardswood Niamh.  2 Pink's Romanie Rye At Greyhawks. 3 Adam's Hyfron Ula For Zandahar ShCM.

PB (2) 1 Spring-Arnold's Gentiehun Alice Springs. Feminine bitch of good shape and  size, correct shaped head, dark eye and pigmentation, compact feet, straight  front, well angulated front and rear, moved well. 2 Peach's Kilbourne Unity. Of  greater length that 1, very feminine head and kind expression, good reach of  arched neck, correct feet, super depth of chest and length and spring of rib,  correct topline and fall away, moved well.

JB (3,1) 1 Bailey's Greyflax  Just Peachy. Very elegant feminine bitch who has an excellent movement covering  the ground with ease, classic head, straight front, well laid shoulders,  correct rise over loin and well let down hocks, in super coat and condition,  expertly handled. 2 Bond's Regalflight Civet. Another lovely bitch, well put  together, although today her movement was rather erratic, of good shape all  round and in good muscular condition.

YB (3) 1 Peach's Kilbourne Teliah.  Outstanding young lady, covers the ground effortlessly and is true both coming  and going, of correct proportions, with pleasing head and kind expression, good  size feet, well angulated front and rear, expertly handled. Reserve CC. 2  Helps' Beardswood Quintessence. Close up to 1, of super crisp coat and  condition, very feminine head, needs to strength at rear, but overall a very  nice bitch. 3 Barter & Christian's Ehlaradawn Raindances.

PGB (13,5)  1 Stuart & Holt's Pyefleet Skatha At Ollandsheart. A very workmanlike bitch  of super size and substance, very feminine head and correct eye shape colour  and pigment, small  neat well  folded ears, good length of well muscled neck into super well laid shoulders,  straight front and correct shaped feet, excellent depth of chest and spring  of rib, good tuck up, lovely topline with arch over loin, well bent  stifles and great length from hip to well let down hocks, good tail carriage on  the move, in excellent clean crisp coat and muscular condition, an excellent  example of the breed. CC & Best of  Breed. 2 Wilkinson's Sireadh Charm. Very feminine free moving bitch, lovely  head and expression, with good feet, strong hindquarters, well presented. 3  Pursglove's Stranwith Aria At Roguesmoor.

LB (7,2) 1 Barret's Stranwith  Ariadne. Quality bitch with pretty feminine head and kind expression, in  excellent coat and condition, well angulated front and rear, moved covering the  ground with reach and drive. 2 Taylor's Kilbourne Baccarat To Ormanstar.  Feminine well made bitch with good reach of neck, correct backline and well  muscled hindquarters, sound mover. 3 Buswell's Glenmorlich Just For Fun.

OB (7,2)  1 Adams' Ardneish Pantalaimon. Elegant bitch of very good shape and size,  nothing exaggerated, beautiful feminine head with dark eye and soft expression,  could do the job she was bred for, in excellent crisp coat and condition,  pushed hard for top honours. 2 Helps' Rosslyn Pippa Of Beardswood. Very  feminine bitch of correct size in excellent muscular condition which showed in  her movement as she covered the ground with ease. 3 Bailey's Ch. Greyflax  Crystal.

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