Show Type: Breed
Venue: Steventon Village Hall, The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 6RR
Judge: Mr Julien Barney (Romaunt)
Entries: 84 dogs (including 3 NFC) making 101 entries
A big thank you to the committee for giving me the opportunity to judge at this well run show. A super sporting atmosphere around the ring on a very pleasant sunny autumn afternoon.
My general comments would be about heads and the lack of that typical Otter look with a good skull and a powerful muzzle required to do their job. Front movement in some wasn’t good being tied in front and I wonder how well they would be able to follow a horse for a good days hunting. Plus size seemed to be an issue with some being well up to the limit.
Best In Show: Foxpaw Revelation JW
Reserve Best In Show: CH Cobstoneway River Magic JW ShCM
Best Opposite Sex: CH Cobstoneway River Magic JW ShCM
Best Dog: CH Cobstoneway River Magic JW ShCM
Reserve Best Dog: Tarkaswell Smart Move To Otterwood
Best Puppy - Dog: Dassett Last Waltz
Best Bitch: Foxpaw Revelation JW
Reserve Best Bitch: Mansergh Brush And Palette
Best Puppy - Bitch: Onthill Daydreamer
Best Puppy: Dassett Last Waltz
Reserve Best Puppy: Onthill Daydreamer
Best Veteran - Dog: CH Cobstoneway River Magic JW ShCM
Best Veteran - Bitch: CH Nantcoch Ffion JW ShCM
Best Veteran: CH Cobstoneway River Magic JW ShCM
Entries: 4 Absentees: 1
1st - Thistlestone Glenfiddich (Mr S Whisker & Miss J May)
Overall preferred the balance of this one to 2nd. Good ear and expressive eye. Moderate neck into a good straight front with correct bone. Correct depth of brisket, with a good topline and tail carriage on the move. Well made rear construction.
2nd - Mansergh Elevenses (Mrs M Sharp)
Good bone, with a fabulous harsh coat for his age. Moderate rear with some drive on the move. Needed to be carrying a little more substance today.
3rd - Skyeisla Teton (Miss K Haugh)
Entries: 2 Absentees: 0
1st - Dassett Last Waltz (Mrs S Spafford)
BP. A good strong masculine head with a good ear, keen and alert expression. In super harsh coat with a good density to it. Clean neck and shoulder with a good straight front.Moderate rear construction, moved off well with some drive.
Entries: 6 Absentees: 3
1st - Dassett Last Waltz (Mrs S Spafford)
2nd - Dallas Dhu (Mr R & Mrs A Ramus)
Good bone and feet with a good harsh coat and in good condition. Masculine head with good ear and correct leather. Straight front. Not as together on the move as 1st and would like a little more drive.
3rd - Jrasamuyr Campbell Black (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 2 Absentees: 1
1st - Jrasamuyr Codex (Miss C Khatchikian)
In good coat. Showed itself and pulled into a reasonable shape on the move. Drove off well from behind. Would like a little less all over.
Entries: 3 Absentees: 1
1st - Mansergh Elevenses (Mrs M Sharp)
Preferred overall make and shape and size of this one to 2nd.
2nd - Jrasamuyr Campbell Black (Miss C Khatchikian)
Up to size. In good coat and condition. Straight front.
Entries: 1 Absentees: 0
1st - Jrasamuyr Campbell Black (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 0 Absentees: 0
Entries: 0 Absentees: 0
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Blewecourt Zeus by Badgerbeck (Miss L M Jenkins)
Preferred the front construction. Clean straight front into correct depth of brisket. Good length of loin into moderate rear construction. Good coat and condition. Masculine head and expression.
2nd - Mysulan Going Solo JW (Mrs S J Baxter)
Racy type in body. Good topline and straight front. However would have liked a little more extension in front movement. Correct bend of stifle.
3rd - Chatmoss Bullet Tooth Tony JW (Miss J Hughes)
Res - Glebeheath Smash N'grab At Jordith (Mrs L.M.I & Mr A.M. Jordan-Smith)
VHC - Bristoc Rock The Boat at Bluebabel (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yates)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 2
1st - Tarkaswell Smart Move To Otterwood (Mr M J & Mrs J M Hollingsbee)
Well balanced dog in good coat. Well made front well ribbed back in to a moderate rear construction. Correct topline and depth of brisket. Masculine head and expression like a slightly better set of ear to finish the head off. Looked liked he could do a full days hunting.
2nd - Rhozzum Gwilym (Mrs M Sharp)
Good bone. Moderate rear construction. With some drive behind and correct tail carriage. Little more length of neck to 1st.
3rd - Jrasamuyr Codex (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - CH Cobstoneway River Magic JW ShCM (Miss C Spencer)
Cleaner dog with nothing overdone, with a good neck and shoulder into a clean front construction. Good harsh coat and in good hard condition. Moderate rear and moved so well for 9 years old. Happy with a good tail carriage. Liked his head and expression, masculine and powerful.
2nd - CH Ottaswell Palamedes (Mr D & Mrs G M Hunt)
Well made front and well ribbed with strong loin. In good coat. Moved off well. Carrying a little too much across the shoulder and would have liked a little more strength to the muzzle.
3rd - Question Master (Mrs S Waller)
Res - Renaissance Rhododendron (Miss L E Westland)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - CH Badgerbeck Uncle Fester (Miss L M Jenkins)
You could tell this boy’s working background. As hard as nails condition. Super harsh coat. Masculine head and expression. Correct front and feet. Well ribbed with a good strong topline.
2nd - CIB CH FR/IT/CRO/SLO Stonechester Question Von Jrasamuyr MFH (Miss C Khatchikian)
Little more substance all over. Good coat, moderate rear construction well carried tail on the move.
3rd - CIB CH FR/IT/CRO/SLO/RSM Stonechester Apostraphe Von Jrasamuyr MFH (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Clydebeck Garnet (Mr M & Mrs S & Miss J Taylor)
Smart youngster quite well together in her attitude. Good lay of shoulder into a straight front with a good depth of brisket. Feminine head and expression with a good ear. Alert and keen. In a good coat for her age, moved well behind with the correct tail carriage.
2nd - Otterwood Diodem (Mrs L Armstrong-Rodgers)
Little more sturdy all through. Good front and bone and feet, in super harsh coat. Well ribbed into a good loin and a well constructed rear. Maybe like a little more sparkle on the day.
3rd - Ravenside Marsha At Jordith (Mrs L.M.I & Mr A.M. Jordan-Smith)
Res - Mansergh Elevenplus (Miss A Roslin Williams)
VHC - Knowbury As Famous As Grouse (Mr D & Mrs C Nightingale)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Onthill Daydreamer (Mr R & Mrs A Ramus)
Good clean outline. Feminine head and expression. Clean neck and shoulder, good depth of brisket and strong loin. Correct topline with a good tail set. Racy hindquarters. And moved away well.
2nd - Lady Shirley Temple (Miss L J Brown & Miss K L West)
Straight front with good bone. Harsh coat and condition. Correct depth of brisket. Into a moderate rear construction. Feminine head and expression. Would have liked a tighter front coming towards me on the move.
3rd - Mysulan Go Easy (Mrs S J Baxter)
Res - Knowbury For Blue Label (Mr & Mrs D Nightinggale)
VHC - Luckhurst Star Appeal (Mr A & Mrs V Lewis)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 0
1st - Badgerbeck Preditry Dancer (Mr G McClintock)
Preferred her movement over 2nd and when she stood herself created a balanced picture. Feminine head and expression. Into well made forequarter. Correct topline into moderate rear. Happy disposition on the move.
2nd - Onthill La Rock At Grizzledale (Mrs M Medhurst)
Similar typey bitch with a good forequarter, depth of brisket. Good rear construction. Would have liked a little more front extension on the move.
3rd - Twigglestone Somethin Else For Lessien (Miss S J Pateman)
Res - Glebeheath Fingers Crossed For Ottaswell (Mr D & Mrs G M Hunt)
VHC - Arodella Song Sung Blue (Mrs E A Ramsay)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 4
1st - Nantcoch Field Skipper (Mrs J M Phillips)
Smart bitch with some presence. Good straight front and good feet. Depth of brisket correct. In good harsh close coat. Pleasing head and expression. Moved out well, but did like her tail a little too much at times.
2nd - Jrasamuyr Violette Szabo (Miss C Khatchikian)
A scopier bitch with a bit of style. Good head and ear and alert expression. Straight front. Like a little less behind. Good tail set. Coat certainly not at its best.
3rd - Rhozzum Whim (Mrs M Sharp)
Res - Foxcourt Amber Spirit Gambler (Ms S P Greenway)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 2
1st - Badgerbeck Preditry Dancer (Mr G McClintock)
2nd - Lady Shirley Temple (Miss L J Brown & Miss K L West)
3rd - Mansergh Elevenplus (Miss A Roslin Williams)
Res - Knowbury As Famous As Grouse (Mr D & Mrs C Nightingale)
VHC - Jrasamuyr By Markham (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Otterwood Diodem (Mrs L Armstrong-Rodgers)
2nd - Knowbury For Blue Label (Mr & Mrs D Nightinggale)
Pleasing puppy in good coat and certainly a happy disposition on the move, but a little all over the place. Full of exuberance. Good bone and feet, pleasing feminine head
3rd - Jrasamuyr By Markham (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Mansergh Brush And Palette (Miss A Roslin-Williams)
Preferred the neck and shoulder to 2nd. Cleaner. Into a good topline and depth of brisket and racy hindquarters. Good harsh coat. Pleasing head. Like a little more confidence on the move.
2nd - Thistlemead Harmony (Mrs P M Heeley)
Carrying a little more over the shoulder into the withers. In good harsh coat, good bone and feet. Moderate rear construction. Moved out well.
3rd - Rhozzum Whim (Mrs M Sharp)
Res - Foxcourt Amber Spirit Gambler (Ms S P Greenway)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 3
1st - Grizzledale Forget Me Not (Mrs M Medhurst)
Pleasing make and shape, balanced. In good coat with correct texture. Feminine head and expression, well made forequarters. Moved out well with some purpose.
2nd - Emblehope Songcraft (Mrs E Ramsay)
Lost out on topline to 1st. straight front and correct bone. Good harsh coat, Moved out well.
Entries: 6 Absentees: 3
1st - Argentail Titania by Onthill (Mr R & Mrs A Ramus)
A smart, balanced bitch with a good typey head and expression with a well set ear. Super harsh coat. Good forequarters matched by a well made hindquarter. Correct bone. Strong topline. Well set tail but used it a little too much on the move.
2nd - Mansergh Paint By Numbers (Miss A Roslin Williams)
Pretty bitch with a pleasing head, good ear set and alert expression. Good harsh coat. Well made hindquarter. And moved out well. With correct tail carriage. Would like a little more all over, but balanced.
3rd - Sulan Strictly Blues Dancin' (Mrs S J Baxter)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 2
1st - Foxpaw Revelation JW (Mrs H Fulker)
Liked her attitude and alertness. Pleasing and typey head and expression. Racy all through. Well ribbed and correct depth of brisket, good racy hindquarters and moved with some flare and purpose. Correct tail set and carriage. In super coat and condition.
2nd - Mansergh Paint By Numbers (Miss A Roslin Williams)
3rd - CH Ploughdown Persephone (Miss C Spencer)
Res - Jrasamuyr Violette Szabo (Miss C Khatchikian)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 4
1st - CH Nantcoch Ffion JW ShCM (Mrs J M Phillips)
In super coat for 8yrs. Good forequarter into straight front. Feminine head and expression. Correct depth of brisket and good ribbing. In good condition. Moved well.
2nd - Int/Am/Can CH Sulan Fancy That (Mrs S J Baxter)
At 11yrs old not the coat of 1st but still had a good harsh texture. Like the rest of us carrying a little too much across the shoulder. Good depth of brisket and good loin. Super typey head and expression.
3rd - Worker's Playtime (Miss S Waller)
Res - Badgerbeck Fantacy JW (Mr J C Roberts)
Entries: 1 Absentees: 0
Ist: Phillips. To type and making a matching pair. Well co-ordinated on the move.