JUDGES REPORT - S.E.S.S. OPEN SHOW 18/07/04 Thanks to the officers and committee for making me feel welcome and of course the exhibitors for preparing and showing on the day. The weather was perfect and I very much enjoyed the opportunity to judge your dogs. BIS was Cockett's Hollygrove Liarbility RBIS Halstead's Hammoon Little Nutmeg BOS Barker's Elmwood Glentana BPIS Cocketts Hollygrove Penny Puzzle. BVIS Wright's Wynacre Summer Gold. DOGS Puppy (1) 1st Well's Hollygrove Storyteller of Ritanor. Well grown 9 month old blue, very much a baby. Nice shaped head soft expression lovely dark eye. Good reach of neck into good shoulders, correct length of body. Obviously at this age muscles are still developing therefore still very much at the gangly stage, overall nice puppy BPD Special Veteran Dog 7-9 years (3:2a) 1st Brayshaw's Carganey Gambling Man very young looking eight year old in excellent condition thoroughly enjoyed his run around the ring. Special Veteran Dog 10+ (1) 1st Wright's Wynacre Summer Gold How good this ten year old orange boy still looks very stylish well muscled for his age and it showed going around the ring. BVIS Junior (2) 1st Kirsch's Shining Star of Sorbus 13 month old blue, nice shaped head kind expression overall correct body shape. I remember him looking so mature as a puppy, looked less mature today but plenty of potential. 2nd Day's Decoverly CelticVenture Sp. Yearling (5:2a) 1st Day's Decoverly Sandpiper superb orange boy, loved his head good length of neck into well laid shoulders level topline, correct tailset and good rear angulation moved well. 2nd Young's Mariglen Romantic Scene at Brookedge 3rd Hammond's Hartsett Paper Skye for Oaktrish Maiden Dog (2) 1st Well's Hollygrove Storyteller of Ritanor 2nd Kirsch's Soulmate of Sorbus Novice (5:1a) 1st Kirsch's Shining Star of Sorbus 2nd Day's Decoverly Celtic Venture 3rd Young's Mariglen Romantic Scene at Brookedge Graduate (10:2a) 1st Day's Decoverly Sandpiper 2nd Holland's Mandyset Dirty Dancing 3rd Young's Ownways Money Talks Post Graduate (9:2) 1st Barker & Godfrey's Elmwood Glentana dark blue, gorgeous head dark eyes with that typical melting expression, long neck into well placed shoulders, good length of upper arm excellent depth of brisket, short coupled. Nice clean outline. BD & BOS 2nd Hammond's Bournehouse Paper Parade for Oaktrish 3rd Brays haw's Carganey Manhattan Limit (3:1a) 1st Hammond's Bournehouse Paper Parade for Oaktrish very masculine light tri, classic head good reach of neck, nice lay of shoulder, very well bodied excellent bend of stifle in good coat, he moved as if he had the weight of the world on his shoulders hence his 2nd place in Post Graduate.2nd Hayden's Mariglen Gershwin of Hayworth Open (3:3a) Sp Beginners(2:1a) 1st Hollands Mandyset Dirty Dancing nice looking blue dog everything ok just a tendency when standing to slope his topline thus giving him an unbalanced outline. BITCHES Minor Puppy Bitch (3:1a) 1st Swannell's Richecca Romance with Rickory. These sisters looked like they had just hatched 1 was much more mature than her sister, sweetest head, superb reach of neck good length of body excellent rear angulation, she moved like a playful baby which of course she is.2nd Swannell's Richecca Role Model at Rickory Puppy Bitch (4:2a) 1st Cockett's Hollygrove Penny Puzzle. Very classy blue bitch, 9 months old. Gorgeous head, nice dark eye sweetest expression, good reach of neck into well laid shoulders. Good depth of body excellent coat, moved very well BPB & BPIS 2nd Cockett's Hollygrove Secret Love Special Veteran Bitch 7-9 yrs (3:1a) 1st Barker & Godfrey's Sh Ch Elmwood Felicity 9 year old dark blue looking very good, well presented. Both these girls went round the ring with style. BVB 2nd Young's Ownways Touch of Spice Special Veteran Bitch 10+ yrs 1st Dunk's Samelen Star Performer 10 years plus dark blue bitch in fantastic condition, enjoyed her trip around the ring more, I think, than her handler. Junior Bitch (5:2a) 1st Bryant's Phenset Phoenix Rising very stylish 16 month orange very feminine, have admired her from ringside so it was lovely to be able to go over her. I was not disappointed just right for her age extremely pretty head, well constructed overall good mover. I am sure she will do well in the future. 2nd Tod & Christians Funforce Luner Eclipse 3rd Malby's Phenset Third Lady Sp. Yearling Bitch (1) 1st Bryant,s Phenset Phoenix Rising Maiden Bitch (3:1a) 1st Malby's Phenset Third Lady nice blue bitch good overall shape in very good coat.2nd Hatley's Wynacre Amber Queen at Fairfleck Novice Bitch (3:1a) 1st Haltead's Hammoon Hidden Treasure very attractive orange looked lovely standing, just a little erratic in movement seemed reluctant to use her tail. 2nd Young and Bevan's Penny Royale Graduate Bitch (11:3a) 1st Halstead's Hammoon Firefly very similar to her half sister in previous class. Very stylish, classic head, long neck into well laid shoulders level topline good rear angulation. Again she did not want to use her tail but her quality shone through to take this class. 2nd Hewitt's Tattersett Demure 3rd Pearce's Westonfields Pick A Lily Post Graduate (4:2a) 1st Cozens Earldoms Destiny's Child dark tri in good coat a little on the plump side. Feminine head very sweet expression, good front assembly level topline. Good sweep of stifle moved well.2nd Reith's Elusive Secret Shadow Limit (4:2a) 1st Dunk's Samelen Star Bright dark blue very smart looking bitch nice head into long neck, fairly balanced outline although a touch loose in front . However flowed around the ring really driving from behind.2nd Pearce's Westonfields Honeysuckle Open (5:2a) 1st Cockett's Hollygrove Liarbility classic English Setter dark blue almost six years old and in my opinion just coming to her best. Superb overall outline everything in the right place. When you look into her eyes she just asks to be first and when she moved around the ring she was and BIS 2nd Halstead's Hammoon Little Nutmeg I have to say I like this stylish orange very much and thought she would be my winner, but she just did not move as well as 1 in the class. I had no hesitation in giving her RBIS.3rd Bryant's Taurkel Special Delight at Phenset Special Beginner Bitch (5) 1st Hewitt's Tattersett Demure pretty blue bitch nice head, expression slightly spoilt by her light eyes. Good overall construction moved out well.2nd Malby's Phenset Third Lady 3rd Young & Bevan's Ownways Penny Royale Stella Oliver ( Judge ) Michael Winch special yearling memorial class 1 Bryant's Phenset Phoenix Rising. Pretty young lady with pleasing head, good reach of neck and correct angulation especially at rear. Sound on the move. Well presented and handled. 2 Hammond's Hartsett Paper Skye for Oaktrish. Good size boy with well rounded bone. Not as finished as the bitch which is what one would expect at this age. Lesley Allan-Scott special open memorial class. 1 Halstead's Hammoon Little Nutmeg. Standing presented a balanced picture with that "look at me" air about her which made her stand out in a good mixed class. Nearly threw it away on the move but when settled got it together and deserved her first place. 2 Land's Tattersett Firebird. Not the ring presence of my winner but nicely made all through and didn't let me down on the move. 3 Barker & Godfrey's Elmwood Glentana   Jennifer Gilbert (Judge)