Show Type: Championship
Venue: New Park
Judge: Mrs Margaret Sneddon (Kersfell)
Thank you to my very efficient stewards. I think we have a real problem with the front construction and movement in the breed; there were far too many exhibits with short, steep upper arms, often resulting in a build up of bulky muscle on the outer line of the shoulder and the movement in front on many was very poor. The Border is ?essentially a working terrier and this type of construction will seriously compromise its ability to work.
Best Of Breed: Chesterton Broken Promise
DCC: Hobholt Harrier JW
RDCC: Mansergh Float To Plushcourt
Best Puppy - Dog: Orangebox Firecracker
BCC: Chesterton Broken Promise
RBCC: Mansergh Maisytoats At Alcumlow
Best Puppy - Bitch: Mansergh Speckles
Best Puppy: Mansergh Speckles
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Orangebox Firecracker (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)
nice head and expression, lovely big teeth with correct bite; narrow front, good coat and pelt, moved out well. BDP.
2nd - Bortino High Society (Mr D K & Mrs D Martin)
excellent harsh coat, rather nervous but moved well; would not want him to grow on much as he was quite difficult to span.
3rd - Xapex Santiago At Otterwood (Mr M J & Mrs J M Hollingsbee)
Res - Oatberry Reason (Mrs K Tuffin)
VHC - Aurgwen Billericay (Mr A & Mrs L Bull)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 1
1st - Colmarel Bobbin (Mr And Mrs J Parton)
dark grizzle leggy youngster, old-fashioned style of head with a flat, refined, skull and keen eye, strong jaw if a little long in muzzle. Has a nice length of neck flowing into well-laid shoulders, one of the few with correct front construction resulting in a lovely straight front; good coat and pelt, moved with drive from hindquarters and correct front movement.
2nd - Borderella Day Tripper (Mrs P South)
another leggy grizzle puppy with a nice length of body; has a strong head but has a domed skull which might flatten as the head matures. Good coat and pelt; couldn?t match the winner in front movement.
Entries: 8 Absentees: 0
Strong Class
1st - Hawcoat Blue Bertie (Mrs E J & Miss R C Larner)
promising young grizzle with an excellent coat and pelt; handy size, easy to span, good neck and shoulders; lovely head and expression, big teeth with correct bite. Excellent mover, really strides out round the ring. In close contention for the RCC but just seemed to flag in the challenge.
2nd - Digmoor Captain Rook By Tyrian (Mrs K Dean)
grizzle with good length of body, harsh coat but could be thicker in pelt, nice head. Good mover who strides out well.
3rd - Ethlencoral Pip of Ottaswell (Mr D & Mrs G M Hunt)
Res - Felfree Miami Crockett (Mrs Z & Miss E Allen)
VHC - Barterhound Twister (Mrs B B Roderick)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 2
1st - Xapex Santiago At Otterwood JW (Mr M J & Mrs J M Hollingsbee)
7 months blue and tan placed third in the Minor Puppy class, moved better in this class. Good coat and pelt, big teeth, nice head and expression, looks deep in body in relation to length of leg but may still have some growing to do.
2nd - Dandyhow Beekeeper At Olderhill (Mrs S Wilson)
youngster with nice reach of neck, ok in head; has a good coat and moved well, rather deep in body.
3rd - Jenabeck Soloist (Miss E D Rumsam)
Res - Hynerbrook Mountain Ash (Miss A Clarke)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Yeomeadow Sorrel For Tyrian (Professor S P Dean)
leggy blue and tan with good length of body, strong head with keen expression; moved out well.
2nd - Laurelton Moonlight Cowboy (Mrs J Cobbledick)
dark grizzle in full coat which looked just about to blow but had good harsh texture, pelt a bit thin. Difficult to span and shorter in body than the winner. Has a strong head with a keen expression; good mover.
3rd - Hynerbrook Mountain Ash (Miss A Clarke)
Res - Highfell Orient (Mr L Jackson & Miss I M Dugdale)
VHC - Ruffenuf Pure Chance (Mrs K Taylor)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 0
1st - Hoary Morning (Mr T Wrenn & Miss K Langdon)
handy size dog with a strong head and a narrow front; coat looked ready to blow but seemed to have a good harsh texture. A sound dog who moved well.
2nd - Foxfactor Tambourine Man (Mr M & Mrs D Exley)
strong head, good coat and pelt. Hind movement was good but could be better in front.
3rd - Nookshot Highland Toffee (Miss R Newman)
Res - Badgerbeck Fresco of Earthtaw (Miss J A & Mr M W V Gibbings)
VHC - Rafferty Fieldfare (Taylor)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 0
1st - Hobholt Harrier JW (Mr C K & Mrs M A Wallace)
well-balanced grizzle dog with an excellent coat and thick pelt; lovely otter head with a strong jaw and large teeth, dark eyes with keen expression, good neck flowing into clean well-laid shoulders, level topline which he holds on the move, well ribbed back, narrow body of good length and a particularly good underline (something of a rarity), lovely straight, narrow front. Excellent mover who covers the ground well with an easy stride. Pleased to award him the DCC, well deserved.
2nd - Digmoor Aces High JW (Mr M P & Mrs S V Regan)
good head and keen expression, in full coat, a bit shorter in body than 1. Moved well but could not match the winner for length of stride.
3rd - Alcumlow Starstruck (Mr P, Mrs B & Miss R Barber)
Res - Towden Storm Diver At Laurelton (Mrs P & Miss S Moffatt & Zech)
VHC - Clipstone Tailor (Mrs J & Mrs E Jackson)
Entries: 10 Absentees: 3
1st - Mansergh Float To Plushcourt (Judge, B.A.)
masculine, light grizzle dog of handy size, with good length of body and narrow ribs, carried well back; presents a lovely outline as he strides out effortlessly round the ring, holding his topline well; flat, refined skull with neat ears and a good neck flowing into clean shoulders, straight, narrow front. Not a lot of coat but enough to feel the texture. Moved really well. RCC.
2nd - NL/D/INT CH Danchos Midas (Ms A Christensen)
balanced dog with a strong head, narrow front, good body of decent length and a good coat and pelt. Moved well.
3rd - CH Otterwood Amex JW ShCM (Mr M J & Mrs J M Hollingsbee)
Res - Foxfactor Hornblower JW ShCM (Mrs K D Stockley)
VHC - Hoary Morning (Mr T Wrenn & Miss K Langdon)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Bortino Smiling Queen (Mr D K & Mrs D Martin)
just 6 months with a good head and excellent coat and pelt; moved and showed really well.
2nd - Oatberry Rheme (Mrs K Tuffin)
nice youngster with a harsh coat and thick pelt, good legs and feet; good head, moved well.
3rd - Melincoed Andante (Mrs G Cockett)
Res - Royal Angel (Mrs E Brinkley)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Mansergh Speckles (Miss A Roslin-williams)
racy light grizzle with superb conformation, excellent straight front, level topline, neat feet. She has a lovely otter head and good coat and pelt. A joy to watch on the move, especially in profile where she covers the ground effortlessly on a long easy stride; an exciting prospect. BP
2nd - Plushcourt The Bees Knees (Mrs B A Judge)
blue and tan with a harsh coat and thick pelt, lovely otter head; good conformation and with a very good front. Good mover, free striding covering the ground with ease. Another promising puppy, close decision between the first two in this class.
3rd - Baillieswells Isla (Professor A S Milton)
Res - Hapsberg's Hot Fuzz (Master T J Williams)
VHC - Totherend Tonic (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright)
Entries: 9 Absentees: 1
A very close decision between the first two in this class.
1st - Worker's Playtime (Miss S Waller)
handy size light grizzle with a good head and expression, in very good fettle with an excellent coat and pelt; narrow front, good legs and feet, moved really well.
2nd - Highfell Remedy (Mr L Jackson & Miss I M Dugdale)
dark grizzle with a superb depth of coat, harsh in texture with a good undercoat and the thickest of pelts, all of which made her look heavier than she actually is; to be critical I would prefer a little more length of leg. A very well constructed bitch with a good front, has a superb old-fashioned otter head with a flat, refined skull and strong jaw, she reminded me of some of the good bitches around in the 1970s; very good mover.
3rd - Tufterslodge Party Time (Mrs J M Woollacott)
Res - Hawcoat Sweet Fairy (Mrs E J & Miss R C Larner)
VHC - Benattivo Rosina (Mrs S J & Mr C P Girling)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 0
1st - Worker's Playtime (Miss S Waller)
2nd - Digmoor Kindred Spirit For Tyrian (Professor S P Dean)
leggy grizzle with a good length of body and lovely racy outline; straight, narrow front and a strong head; coat just starting to blow. Moved well when she settled down, she seemed to be really enjoying her outing.
3rd - Mansergh Singsong (Miss A Roslin-williams)
Res - Hawcoat Starina (Mrs E J & Miss R C Larner)
VHC - Baillieswells Isla (Professor A S Milton)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Lorrivale Lerryn of Olderhill (Mrs S Wilson)
racy blue and tan with a harsh topcoat; clean shoulders and good topline. Moved ok.
2nd - Trixdale Twix at Bimandi (Mrs M J Holmes)
light grizzle with a strong head, heavier all through than winner, could not span her, and not as good in topline. Moved ok.
3rd - Laurelton Summer Breeze (Mrs P Moffatt)
Entries: 11 Absentees: 0
1st - Yeomeadow Heather For Tyrian (Mrs K Dean)
racy blue and tan with an excellent jacket and thick pelt, good head with keen expression; level topline and presented a lovely outline, good legs and feet. Moved well but seemed to have her mind on other things at times.
2nd - Highfell Remedy (Mr L Jackson & Miss I M Dugdale)
3rd - Badgerbeck Tree Pipit At Tilmoray (Mrs M Small)
Res - Kelphope Seneca (Mr L A & Mrs M S Sansom)
VHC - Mansergh the Canny Granny (Miss A Roslin-williams)
Entries: 14 Absentees: 2
1st - Baywillow Canape At Smalesmouth (Mrs J Roberts)
topsize grizzle with a strong head, in excellent harsh coat and with a thick pelt, good legs and feet. Moved really well with good drive from the hindquarters. I would prefer her a shade smaller all through.
2nd - Dugaden Dilemma At Artwork JW (Mr K Freivokh)
another biggish bitch, quite difficult to span; good head and topline but rather short of coat. Hind movement was good but failed in front movement. Showed well.
3rd - Chesterton Flirtation (Mr A J & Mrs W Mooney)
Res - Alcumlow Starry Night (Mr P, Mrs B & Miss R Barber)
VHC - Pherjan Phoebe (Mr N & Mrs M Yates)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Chesterton Broken Promise (Mooney, Mr. A.J. & Mrs. W.M.C.)
what a beautiful balanced bitch. Has a lovely otter head, feminine and with a super flat, refined skull, strong jaw; good legs and feet and with a good coat and pelt. She has a good topline and underline, giving a lovely racy outline; a narrow straight front and super conformation throughout, with narrow ribs carried well back. A very good mover with good drive from the hindquarters, strode out effortlessly around the ring, a joy to watch on the move. I loved her when she was a puppy and she just seems to have got better. Pleased to award her the BCC, her second, and BOB.
2nd - Mansergh Maisytoats At Alcumlow (Barber, Mr., Mrs. & Miss)
racy, dark grizzle bitch who was in good fettle with a harsh coat and thick pelt, narrow front and good legs and feet. Not quite as good in head as the winner but has a lovely flat skull, strong muzzle and keen expression. Nice length of neck and clean shoulders, narrow well ribbed back body, good conformation; moved really well with good drive from the hindquarters. RCC.
3rd - DK Int Carmen (Ms A Christensen)
Res - Biddestone Pineapple At Kelphope (Sansom, Mr. L.A.& Mrs. M.S.)