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Julie Greenan's Judging Critique

I would like to thank the Committee for their warm welcome and hospitality and to the exhibitors for a great entry.

Irish Setters

Puppy - 3
1 Robert's - Polmennor Willow Pattern - Lovely 8mth old bitch. Exquisite head, lovely raised brow, nice finish to foreface, straight front, and good neck leading into a good layback of shoulder. Good topline, nice spring of rib and good depth to chest. Good width over the quarters, good bend of stifle. Well balanced all over for one so young, moved steady and true. Stood on good feet. BP & PG4 well done.
2 Hall's - Glennara C'est La Vie
3 Hadfield's - Marzannes Over the Moon

Yearling - 9 (3a)
1. Waterton's - Lynwood Kissed by an Angel at Sandstream - 14 mth old bitch, showing promising potential. Beautiful head with plenty of work, good length of neck, straight front, good forechest, excellent shoulder angulation leading into a good topline which she held on the move. Good spring of rib and good depth to chest. Good over the croup and strong over the quarters, good bend to stifle, short rear pasterns which she used well on the move. Strode out well and stood on good feet. In lovely coat and condition. Well balanced all over.
2. Condron's - Danceset Fancy Forgetting Covarney
3 Jones's - Hunnicote Heatherman

Graduate - 13 (3a)
1. Mortimer & Condron's - Covarney Coco JW - Really liked this girl, gorgeous head and expression, great forechest, straight front, strong arched neck leading into great layback of shoulder. Good topline which she also held on the move. Great spring of rib, good depth to the chest, strong loin, good over the quarters, great bend to stifle, good width to second thigh, short rear pasterns which she used to drive herself on the move, lovely tight feet. Lovely rich dark colour to the coat, racy, lovely clean lines, nothing exaggerated about this girl. BOB
2. Pike's - Redclyst Vladamir
3. Condron & Need's - Covarney Kayanne

Open Dog - 6 (2a)
1. Pike's - Redclyst Thomas the Rymer JW - Substantial boy with a lovely head and expression. Great bone, good front leading into a good layback of shoulder. Good topline, excellent spring of rib and good depth to chest. Strong over the quarters, good width to second thigh, good bend of stifle, short rear pasterns which he used well on the move once he had settled down. In good coat and condition. BOS
2. Dingle & Limpus's - Karidell Light my Fire
3. Beldham's - Mantafield Irish Charm at Bowringlee

Open Bitch - 13 (5a)
1. Hall's - Glennara Lehana - Bitch of good type, in lovely coat and condition. Good reach of neck leading into a good layback of shoulder, straight front, good rib and good depth to chest. Good topline, strong over the loin, good bend to stifle. Moved well.
2. Condron & Mortimer's - Covarney Miss B Havin
3. Budgell's - Choakfords Megan with Robbielene

Gordon Setters

Open - 4 (1a)
1. Roberts's - Cairacailie the Fusilier JW - Substantial dog, excellent bone, lovely head and expression, strong neck leading into a good layback of shoulder, strong topline, good rib, strong over the quarters, good bend to stifle, moved well. BOB
2. Sandiford & Pearman's - Hernwood Diamond Rose JW
3. Pearman's - Hernwood Roses Little Flirt - BP