2017 LIMIT SHOW CRITIQUE
I would like to thank the committee of the WCOS for inviting me along to judge their members limited show, your hospitality and thoughtful gifts were very much appreciated. It was a well run show, held in a new venue, and myself and the exhibitors thoroughly enjoyed our day. Thank you to my hard working steward, it was only her second time stewarding and she did her job very efficiently. On the day I was looking for a whippet who had that typical curvy outline, which sadly seems to be lacking in some in the ring today. I wanted my hands to be able to glide over the body from front to rear in a smooth motion. I was also looking for a whippet who could move with freedom of action in profile and in coming in going. A whippet who was fit for function, with breed type throughout, and I believe I found these traits in most of my main winners.
PD (3) 1 McKenzie 's Courtbourne Timmy at Aberlark (imp Nor), 11 month old brindle parti, nice masculine head, good length of neck, forechest still needs time to develop. Held his topline well on the move. He just needs time to settle and mature. 2 Web's Crosscop Somebody to Love, 7 month old dark brindle, strong masculine head, good length of neck into well bladed shoulders. Good depth of chest for his age. Wouldn't want him much bigger. 3 McGaw's Zacs Boy What a Star
JD (1) 1 Poole's Edenwhip Quantum of Solace, 11 month old bridle/white trim male, lovely head, correct length of neck and upper arm, good rear angulation which allowed him to move freely coming and going and in profile. Nice curvy topline which he held well on the move. Delighted to award him BPD and BPIS.
ND (2) 1 Courtbourne Timmy at Aberlark (imp Nor). 2 Grant's Veredon Velvet Black at Copperfire, black/white trim male of correct size, he presents a lovely curvy outline, good depth of chest and nice length of neck, good rear angulation. However, he seems to be easily distracted which effects his movement in the ring. He needs time to settle in order to come into his own.
GD (4,1) 1 Grant's Veredon Velvet Black at Copperfire. 2 Kallus' Ballenbreich Rygel. Dark brindle male, taller than my winner, nice masculine head, dark eye, good length of neck, lovely curvy topline, moved freely around the ring. 3 Arnold's Ballenbreich Pilot.
LD (5,2) 1 Morris and Waddle's Burnt Sienna Wind Chimes at Crosscop. Pale blue/fawn, good strong head, dark eye, long arched neck into well laid back of shoulder. Good depth of chest, nice curvy outline which he held on the move, though he was a little unsettled today, think perhaps a bigger ring would of benefited him more. 2 Third's Bruntsfield Blackmail. Black male, who presents a nice curvy picture, lovely masculine head and lean arched neck, good depth of chest, nice broad thighs, moved ok. 3 Leathart and Skelly's Ringmore Dalrymple.
OD (8,2) 1 Poole's Crosscop No Matter What. Fawn/white trim male who caught my eye as he entered the ring. Lovely head, nicely arched neck which flowed into well developed forequarters. Lovely flowing topline, which he held well on the move. Muscular broad thighs, he moved around the ring with great freedom of action in profile and coming and going. He is certainly knocking on the door, delighted to award him BD RBIS & BOS. 2 Cuthbert's Whipplei Body of Proof at Lunaire. Fawn and white parti, more heavier built than my winner but still retains type. He presents a curvy picture, strong masculine head, depth of chest, correct length of upper arm and laid back of shoulder. Moved with freedom of action both in profile and coming and going, delighted to award him RBD. 3 Arnold's Charles Cymone Synergy Sh CM (imp Pol).
Vet (7,3) 1 Thomas' Berwicklaw Harbour Master ShCM, 8 yr old red/brindle male, good strong masculine head, good depth of chest, lovely curvy outline, shown in lovely condition, moved well around the ring. Delighted to award him BVIS. 2 McKenzie's Willingwisp Moon Dusk at Aberlark, 8 yr old brindle male, nice masculine head, good length of neck and depth of chest, nice broad thighs, he held his topline well on the move. 3 Skelly's Infamous Cornelius of Ringmore (imp Fin).
PB (6) 1 McLean and Muir's Citycroft Firenze for Loualba. Fawn/white trim, lovely sweet feminine head, good length of neck, into nice curvy topline, good return of upper arm, moved lovely in profile and coming and going. Should mature nicely, delighted to award her BPB and BOSPIS. 2 Finch and Jones' Jothryn Heaven Sent. Much of the same attributes as winner, very similar in type. More squarer in head, good depth of chest, lovely curvy outline, correct rear angulation, handled well. 3 Waller's Crosscop Blue Savannah.
JB (5,1) 1 Service's Crosscop I Love my Life. Fawn with a lovely feminine head, dark eye, good depth of chest, correct laid back of shoulder, good rear angulation. Moved well covering the ground with freedom of action. 2 Gray's Ditto That. Blue parti, different type to winner. Good depth of chest, nice curvy outline, good strong second thigh, moved ok. 3 Winch's Knoxhill Red Morning Sky.
NB (1) 1 Winch's Knoxhill Red Morning Sky. Fawn parti, nice feminine head, lovely dark eye, sweet expression, well muscled fore and rear quarters, moved ok. NB (8,2) 1 Waller's Crosscop Glittering Prize. Fawn bitch lovely feminine head and shapely topline, nice return of upper arm, correct rear angulation, lovely for size, moved well in profile and coming and going. 2 Third's Gorewater Jura Joy at Bruntsfield. Fawn bitch of larger type than my winner, good depth of chest, correct length of upper arm, lovely shapely topline, shown in hard condition. Moved well in profile and coming and going. 3 Uytman & Miss McKinstry's Cornstalk Springtime.
GB (11,3) 1 Winkley-Balmer's Edenwhip Lady of the Lakes. Fawn/white trim, nice feminine head, good length of neck into correct laid back of shoulder. Lovely curvy topline which she held well on the move. Moved well in both profile and coming and going. 2 Burton's Cornstalk Parti Gir. Fawn parti, lovely sweet feminine head, good length of neck, good depth of chest, well developed second thigh. Would of preferred more rise over the loin, she moved ok around the ring. 3 Grant's Veredon Victory Parade of Copperfire.
LB (10,3) Fab class headed by two lovely bitches, am sure on another day these places would change. 1 Corsar's Crosscop I Believe at Chamhembe. Fawn bitch of lovely type, she caught my eye as she entered the ring. Nice feminine head, correct length of neck and good depth of chest. Lovely curvy outline, my hand glided over her. She was shown in lovely condition, moved soundly with free flowing action both in profile and coming and going holding her topline well on the move. Delighted to award her BB and BIS
2 Finch's Danluke Lady Foxtrot at Zenobia JW. Another lovely bitch who I have awarded before. Lovely feminine head, correct length of neck which flowed into laid back of shoulders. Correct length of upper arm, lovely curvy outline, again my hands were able to glide over her with ease. She moved well in both profile and coming and going holding her topline as she went around the ring. Shown in lovely condition, delighted to award her RBB. 3 Burton's Cornstalk Parti Girl
OB (11,5) 1 Winkley-Balmer, 's Crosscop Time after Time at Edenwhip. Fawn bitch, nice feminine head, correct length of neck. Good length of upper arm, lovely curvy outline, she stood naturally over a lot ground. Well developed second thigh, shown in lovely condition. 2 McLean's Apachesun Kelpies Dream about Caoineag ShCM. Fawn/white trim bitch of correct size, lovely sweet expression, nice length of neck, good depth of chest, lovely curvy topline. Moved well in profile, a little close behind, when coming and going, shown in lovely condition. 3 McKenzie's Aberlark Cookies N Cream.
Niamh Ballantyne
PD (3) 1 McKenzie 's Courtbourne Timmy at Aberlark (imp Nor), 11 month old brindle parti, nice masculine head, good length of neck, forechest still needs time to develop. Held his topline well on the move. He just needs time to settle and mature. 2 Web's Crosscop Somebody to Love, 7 month old dark brindle, strong masculine head, good length of neck into well bladed shoulders. Good depth of chest for his age. Wouldn't want him much bigger. 3 McGaw's Zacs Boy What a Star
JD (1) 1 Poole's Edenwhip Quantum of Solace, 11 month old bridle/white trim male, lovely head, correct length of neck and upper arm, good rear angulation which allowed him to move freely coming and going and in profile. Nice curvy topline which he held well on the move. Delighted to award him BPD and BPIS.
ND (2) 1 Courtbourne Timmy at Aberlark (imp Nor). 2 Grant's Veredon Velvet Black at Copperfire, black/white trim male of correct size, he presents a lovely curvy outline, good depth of chest and nice length of neck, good rear angulation. However, he seems to be easily distracted which effects his movement in the ring. He needs time to settle in order to come into his own.
GD (4,1) 1 Grant's Veredon Velvet Black at Copperfire. 2 Kallus' Ballenbreich Rygel. Dark brindle male, taller than my winner, nice masculine head, dark eye, good length of neck, lovely curvy topline, moved freely around the ring. 3 Arnold's Ballenbreich Pilot.
LD (5,2) 1 Morris and Waddle's Burnt Sienna Wind Chimes at Crosscop. Pale blue/fawn, good strong head, dark eye, long arched neck into well laid back of shoulder. Good depth of chest, nice curvy outline which he held on the move, though he was a little unsettled today, think perhaps a bigger ring would of benefited him more. 2 Third's Bruntsfield Blackmail. Black male, who presents a nice curvy picture, lovely masculine head and lean arched neck, good depth of chest, nice broad thighs, moved ok. 3 Leathart and Skelly's Ringmore Dalrymple.
OD (8,2) 1 Poole's Crosscop No Matter What. Fawn/white trim male who caught my eye as he entered the ring. Lovely head, nicely arched neck which flowed into well developed forequarters. Lovely flowing topline, which he held well on the move. Muscular broad thighs, he moved around the ring with great freedom of action in profile and coming and going. He is certainly knocking on the door, delighted to award him BD RBIS & BOS. 2 Cuthbert's Whipplei Body of Proof at Lunaire. Fawn and white parti, more heavier built than my winner but still retains type. He presents a curvy picture, strong masculine head, depth of chest, correct length of upper arm and laid back of shoulder. Moved with freedom of action both in profile and coming and going, delighted to award him RBD. 3 Arnold's Charles Cymone Synergy Sh CM (imp Pol).
Vet (7,3) 1 Thomas' Berwicklaw Harbour Master ShCM, 8 yr old red/brindle male, good strong masculine head, good depth of chest, lovely curvy outline, shown in lovely condition, moved well around the ring. Delighted to award him BVIS. 2 McKenzie's Willingwisp Moon Dusk at Aberlark, 8 yr old brindle male, nice masculine head, good length of neck and depth of chest, nice broad thighs, he held his topline well on the move. 3 Skelly's Infamous Cornelius of Ringmore (imp Fin).
PB (6) 1 McLean and Muir's Citycroft Firenze for Loualba. Fawn/white trim, lovely sweet feminine head, good length of neck, into nice curvy topline, good return of upper arm, moved lovely in profile and coming and going. Should mature nicely, delighted to award her BPB and BOSPIS. 2 Finch and Jones' Jothryn Heaven Sent. Much of the same attributes as winner, very similar in type. More squarer in head, good depth of chest, lovely curvy outline, correct rear angulation, handled well. 3 Waller's Crosscop Blue Savannah.
JB (5,1) 1 Service's Crosscop I Love my Life. Fawn with a lovely feminine head, dark eye, good depth of chest, correct laid back of shoulder, good rear angulation. Moved well covering the ground with freedom of action. 2 Gray's Ditto That. Blue parti, different type to winner. Good depth of chest, nice curvy outline, good strong second thigh, moved ok. 3 Winch's Knoxhill Red Morning Sky.
NB (1) 1 Winch's Knoxhill Red Morning Sky. Fawn parti, nice feminine head, lovely dark eye, sweet expression, well muscled fore and rear quarters, moved ok. NB (8,2) 1 Waller's Crosscop Glittering Prize. Fawn bitch lovely feminine head and shapely topline, nice return of upper arm, correct rear angulation, lovely for size, moved well in profile and coming and going. 2 Third's Gorewater Jura Joy at Bruntsfield. Fawn bitch of larger type than my winner, good depth of chest, correct length of upper arm, lovely shapely topline, shown in hard condition. Moved well in profile and coming and going. 3 Uytman & Miss McKinstry's Cornstalk Springtime.
GB (11,3) 1 Winkley-Balmer's Edenwhip Lady of the Lakes. Fawn/white trim, nice feminine head, good length of neck into correct laid back of shoulder. Lovely curvy topline which she held well on the move. Moved well in both profile and coming and going. 2 Burton's Cornstalk Parti Gir. Fawn parti, lovely sweet feminine head, good length of neck, good depth of chest, well developed second thigh. Would of preferred more rise over the loin, she moved ok around the ring. 3 Grant's Veredon Victory Parade of Copperfire.
LB (10,3) Fab class headed by two lovely bitches, am sure on another day these places would change. 1 Corsar's Crosscop I Believe at Chamhembe. Fawn bitch of lovely type, she caught my eye as she entered the ring. Nice feminine head, correct length of neck and good depth of chest. Lovely curvy outline, my hand glided over her. She was shown in lovely condition, moved soundly with free flowing action both in profile and coming and going holding her topline well on the move. Delighted to award her BB and BIS
2 Finch's Danluke Lady Foxtrot at Zenobia JW. Another lovely bitch who I have awarded before. Lovely feminine head, correct length of neck which flowed into laid back of shoulders. Correct length of upper arm, lovely curvy outline, again my hands were able to glide over her with ease. She moved well in both profile and coming and going holding her topline as she went around the ring. Shown in lovely condition, delighted to award her RBB. 3 Burton's Cornstalk Parti Girl
OB (11,5) 1 Winkley-Balmer, 's Crosscop Time after Time at Edenwhip. Fawn bitch, nice feminine head, correct length of neck. Good length of upper arm, lovely curvy outline, she stood naturally over a lot ground. Well developed second thigh, shown in lovely condition. 2 McLean's Apachesun Kelpies Dream about Caoineag ShCM. Fawn/white trim bitch of correct size, lovely sweet expression, nice length of neck, good depth of chest, lovely curvy topline. Moved well in profile, a little close behind, when coming and going, shown in lovely condition. 3 McKenzie's Aberlark Cookies N Cream.
Niamh Ballantyne