Northern Counties Whippet Club

Northern Counties Whippet Club Championship Show

April 19th 2009

Firstly I must thank the NCWC for a warm welcome, fabulous stewards and a super entry. I was thrilled to find some really gorgeous bitches on the day and I am very grateful to all the exhibitors for giving me the privilege of judging their lovely whippets and for their friendly sportsmanship.

Minor Puppy Bitch 17 (1)

1st . Mixides’ Yialousa Scarlet Ribbon. Extremely pretty golden brindle bitch with white trim. Very feminine with lovely overall balance, a deep brisket and well let down hocks. Attractive head, neat ears and an elegant neck completed the picture. Beautifully handled and presented in first class condition. BPB and Best Puppy in show with the agreement of my co-judge.

2nd. Young & Witham’s Demerlay Dancing in the Dark at Armaby. Another well balanced puppy, a dark brindle girl moving very well. Very much a baby but a lovely outline and promising much to come.

3rd Whitaker-Crosby’s Mulcair Musical Melody

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Puppy Bitch 9 (2)

1st McLeod’s Peperone Pot of Gold. Fawn and white particolour: beautifully balanced girl with a pretty feminine head, lovely body shape and underline, all round good confirmation and moved very well. A very attractive young lady.

2nd. Colclough’s Wilver Dream Song. Elegant pale brindle with much to appreciate, good length and topline, very feminine and moved well, not as mature as the winner.

3rd Whitaker-Crosby’s Mulcair Musical Melody

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Junior Bitch 12(2)

1st Wood’s Ardencote Just a Cracker. Gorgeous from the top of her beautiful feminine head to the tips of her toes. Fawn with white trim of tremendous quality with reach and drive in her movement, beautiful body shape with super underline, elegant neck, a shiny smooth coat and showing her little white socks off today. Pushed my CC winner very hard, I will watch her career with interest. RCC

2nd Ormond’s Denimonde Moonbeam. Smokey brindle of nice proportions , with good body and strong loin, correct tuck up, nicely muscled hindquarters with well let down hocks and a good spring to her pastern Shown in excellent condition and moved well.

3rd. Lawley’s Lawleymoon Akoya Pearl

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Special Yearling Bitch 20 (4)

1st Smith’s Cobyco Choice Quickstep. Very neat little bitch, blue brindle with a super outline, very whippety, well laid shoulders, smooth curvy body and quality bone down to her toes. Moved well.

2nd Rees & Jones Kierpark Golden Kiss. Fawn with heavy white trim. A compact young lady with good balance and a pleasing shape, very nice to go over on the table & she showed herself off well today.

3rd. McLeod’s Peperone Pieris

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Maiden Bitch 11 (3)

1st Fisher’s Marleben Monique. Golden brindle girl of just 9 months. Very pretty head and a nice balance to her neat and typy outline, she moved very well to win this class, very sound in all departments.

2nd Whitaker-Crosby’s Mulcair Musical Melody. Very pale fawn bitch with a lovely shoulder and graceful neck, good length over loin. Still a real baby but shows quality with plenty of promise for the future.

3rd Wilson’s Ballavilley lady Marmalade

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Novice Bitch 10 (2)

1st McLeod’s Peperone Pot of Gold

2nd Fisher’s Marleben Monique

Third’s Talaria Bianca of Bruntsfield

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Special Beginners Bitch 8 (1)

1st Foster’s Koppelwell Kurious Kactus. A very pretty and feminine blue brindle bitch, this girl is a lovely balanced well constructed whippet, attractive outline & confirmation all through, good athletic & sound mover.

2nd Fisher’s Marleben Monique

3rd Bailey’s Shirotae Antique Gold to Lurchase

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Graduate Bitch 10(2)

1st Third’s Gorewater Caeli of Bruntsfield. Feminine black bitch with a super shiny coat, very smooth over the shoulder, well let down hocks with quality bone and all round elegance.

2nd Ledger’s Tradewind Touch of Gold. This attractive pale brindle girl has a super outline and good even movement, balanced overall shape with nice underline. Showed & moved well.

3rd Bayley’s Whisterfield Wild Orchid of Shuleah

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Post Graduate Bitch 13(2)

1st Vaughan’s Shirotae Silken Lady. Golden fawn with white trim, a very nice bitch showing quality and type. A very pretty head, well laid shoulders, good length & flowing topline with underline to match. Excellent movement coming and going, a lovely girl.

2nd Colclough’s Silver Sorceress at Wilver. Blue brindle bitch with a beautiful quality coat, very smooth to go over & in good condition, good depth of body and well ribbed back, correct outline on the move.

3rdMeakin’s Lanakeshena Gold secret of Oakbark

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Mid Limit Bitch 11(0)

1st Mitchell’s Demerlay Flickering Flame of Paleside. Pretty cream bitch, elegant neck into a beautiful smooth shoulder, correct depth of brisket, good return of upper arm and an excellent mover. Attractive and typy bitch

2nd Ormond’s Elmanesh Eliza at Denimonde, Fawn girl, well presented in excellent condition, lovely outline, good rear with nice low hocks, very sound athletic mover.

3rd Barnes’ Doddridge Clarice Cliff

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Limit Bitch 14(1)

1st Devlin’s Cornstalk Moon River. Fawn with white trim of immense quality & absolutely beautiful to go over, pretty head, graceful neck, good front , brisket down to her elbows, flat bone, such a lovely shape with flowing lines from head to tail, she showed herself off really well today.

2nd. Holland’s Elmanesh Spanish Gold. Another beautiful bitch, pale gold brindle, very feminine and all whippet from nose to tail, well set hindquarters. I loved her outline, type, quality and soundness.

3rd Oliver’s Spyanfly Sharon Stone

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Open Bitch 14(4)

  1st Robertson’s CH & IR CH Collooney Golden Girl of Sheol. Gorgeous golden fawn bitch with white trim, lovely head, elegant neck into her clean well laid shoulders, correct spring of rib & length of loin with flowing curves in all the right places, very smooth to handle on the table, going so well for her handler today, a stylish combination of type, elegance and quality. Presented in immaculate condition to win the CC and BIS on the decision of the referee.

2nd Head’s CH Demerlay Love in a Mist. Very lovely pale fawn girl, beautiful type and confirmation and absolutely flawless on the move, another top quality bitch.

3rd Tipping & Cousin’s Vanjonstone Korda Classic

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Special Open Black or Blue Bitch 5(2)

1st Third’s Gorewater Caeli of Bruntsfield

2nd Wilkinson’s My Black Lass

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Veteran Bitch 11(5)

1st Price’s Silkstone Butterfly at Silkdance. Fawn bitch, 8 years old and looking so fit, probably one of the best conditioned that I saw all day, extremely well presented, very good make and shape, front set well under her body, strong loin & rear, A well deserved Best Veteran in Show with agreement of the dog judge.

2nd Meakin’s CH Cornstalk Sweetheart of Oakbark. Quality fawn lady of 7 years old with a super coat and skin & moving well in this class of attractive mature ladies. 3rd Head’s Demerlay Band of Gold

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Cathie Brown: Judge