Whippet Club Championship Show, 1 June 2025: Bitch Critique

Held in conjunction with Southern Counties championship show

Photos courtesy and copyright of Ellen Higginbottom and Lena Piehl.

Championship Show June2025 BiS BB

Many thanks to the officers and committee for inviting me to judge and to my two excellent stewards for keeping me in line and running the ring so well. Much appriciated. I had a top quality entry throught the classes making some difficult decisions and several that I really liked went cardless. All exhibits were presented in excellent, clean condition and my hands were as clean after judging as when I started. Thank you. I was, however, suprised at the amount of bad mouths creeping into the breed, which was not present when I last judged.


Whippet Club Championship Show June 2025 BVB

Bitches

Veteran ( 11,4 abs)

  1. Trouton’s Citycroft Grace Kelly of Runnel JW
    Very well balanced fawn with white trim who is so feminine all though, elegant she stands over plenty of ground with good bone and neat feet. Lovely outline with gentle rise of her loin, good depth and tuck up and well sprung ribs. Lovely head, feminine expression, correct dentition and neat ears. Long arched neck into good shoulders and front angulation and well sprung pasterns. Good bend of stifle and low hocks, moved well coming, going and in profile.
  2. Hills Shimmeree Black Satin JW
    Black in gleaming coat and condition, ideal for size she has a lovely outline with graceful arch over her loin and plenty of depth. Feminine head and gentle expression, correct dentition and good ears. Good length of neck and well placed shoulders. Well angulated front and rear, low hocks, neat feet, moved well.
  3. Stephens Dolce Diva Devine N Delary at Jasteal (imp ITA)

Minor Puppy (6)

  1. Yacoby Wright’s Cobyco Capture The Moment
    Attractive brindle of lovely size, very much a baby which is to be expected at her age. Standing displaying a lovely outline, she has plenty of length with good depth, gentle rise over her loin and enough spring of rib. Sweet head with gentle expression, correct dentition and good rose ears. Elegant neck, good shoulders and well sprung pasterns. Sufficient bend of stifle, low hocks and neat feet. Moved well once settled. BPB
  2. Cockwell’s Cobyco Capture The Magik
    Litter sister to 1. Elegent fawn of ideal size, standing over enough ground she is a lovely shape with graceful arch over her loin, pleasing depth of brisket and good tuck up. Feminine head with alert, gentle expression, correct dentition and neat rose ears. Lengthly neck and good shoulders and well sprung pasterns. Good bend of stifle and low hocks. Moved well. Pushed her sister hard.
  3. Griffiths Pelyma Certainly Snazzy

Puppy (5,1 abs)

  1. Howgate & Hull’s Tervanty Dragon Song at Palmik
    Pale fawn of ideal size standing over enough ground. Attractive head with alert expression, correct dentition and rose ears. Long neck leading to well placed shoulders and good depth of chest, well sprung ribs giving enough heart room. good bend of stifle, low hocks, moved well with drive.
  2. Yacoby-Wright’s Cobyco Zobyco Cobyco Paranoia (imp Pol)
    Brindle with a lovely outline who stands over enough ground. Pretty head with expressive eyes, correct dentition and neat ears. Neck of good length leading to well placed shoulders, good front angulation and well let down pasterns. Good bend of stifle. moved well.
  3. Morland’s Zoraden Naughty at Forty

Junior (12,2 abs)

  1. Cahill & Timberlake’s Ardencote Dance A Dream at Chipperlake
    Elegant fawn with lots to like. Lovely size and shape, enough length and correct arch over her loin. Pretty head with gentle expression, good rose ears and correct dentition. Elegant, well arched neck leading to well placed shoulders and good front angulation. good depth of brisket and spring of rib and well sprung pasterns. lovely bend of stifle, low hocks. shown in lovely condition. Moved soundly with drive.
  2. Gibbons, Fryer & Fryer Stonefox Prim and Proper
    Fawn who stands displaying a lovely outline with correct rise over her loin. Elegant all through she has a feminine head and lovely expression, correct dentition and rose ears. Lengthy neck into good shoulders, deep brisket and good pasterns. Lovely length of body, good bend of stifle, moved well.
  3. Partridge’s Ohoka Top Tuppence

Yearling (8)

  1. Short’s Ch Collooney Celeste
    Brindle who is lovely for size, standing over plenty of ground displaying the correct outline with arch over her loin. Lovely head with feminine expression, correct dentition and neat rose ears. Long neck into well laid shoulders and good front angulation, well sprung ribs, deep brisket and good tuck up. Good rear angulation, low hocks, moved soundly with drive.
  2. Walker’s Runaround Rosetta of Shoalingham
    Elegant fawn of lovely size, she stands over plenty of ground with a lovely outline dispalying desired arch over her loin. Expressive eyes, rose ears and correct dentition. Good length of neck and good shoulder placement and depth of brisket. Lovely length of body, good bend of stifle. Moved well
  3. Morland’s Zoraden Gossip Girl

Novice (15,3 abs)

  1. Wood’s Ardencote Justa Dream
    Fawn of ideal size and standing over enough ground. Pretty head with gentle expression, neat ears and correct dentition. good neck into lovely topline with arch over her loin. Good underline with tuck up and good bend of stifle, low hocks. Moved soundly with drive. Shown in lovely condition.
  2. Gibbons, Fryer & Fryer Stonefox Prim and Proper (As Junior)
  3. Barnes Cushtiwood She’ll Do Nicely for Doddridge

Graduate (15,2 abs)

  1. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Squirrels For Tea
    Striking Brindle and white who is full of breed type. Ideal size and shapely, she stands over plenty of ground displaying a lovely outline. Beautiful head with gentle expression, correct dentition and good rose ears. Long elegant neck leading to good shoulders and front angulation and well sprung pasterns. Lovely underline with good tuck up with sweeping stifles, well muscled hind quarters and low hocks. Good topline with gentle arch over her loin. Moved very well coming and going, excellent profile movement with correct daisy cutting action and plenty of drive beind earning her the RCC in a quality enty.
  2. Howgate & Hull’s Tervanty Dragon Song at Palmik. (As Puppy)
  3. Samson’s Zoraden Orange Is Da New Blue at Romaclove

Special Beginners (11)

  1. Middleton & Gilhooly’s Stormida Squirrels For Tea (As Graduate)
  2. Stephens’ Jasteal Godess of Godrevy
    Elegant fawn standing showing a lovely outline, good length of body enabaling her to stand over plenty of ground. pretty head and gentle expression and neat ears. Long neck, well placed shoulders and good front angulation. Well sprung pasterns and neat feet. lovely length of loin, good bend of stifle and low hocks. Moved well.
  3. Partridge’s Ohoka Top Tuppence

Post Graduate (13,3 abs )

Lovely class.

  1. Brough’s Crosscop Call Me Maybe at Limubox
    Eyecatching fawn who is perfect for size and stands over plenty of ground displaying a classic outline. Lovely head and appealing expression, correct dentition and neat rose ears. Elegantly arched neck into well placed shoulders and good front angulation. Correct topline with gentle rise over her loin, good underline and bend of stifle, low hocks, well muscled, moved well in all directions.
  2. Short’s Collooney Bellissima Bloom
    Quality black who was giving her handler a hard time. Standing over a lot of ground she has a lovely topline with gentle rise over her loin, well sprung ribs, good underline, with deep brisket and good tuck up. Good spring of pastern, neat feet, sweeping stifles and low hocks. Moved well with drive.
  3. Richards Richclass Miss Atomic Bomb

Limit (18,2 abs)

Fantastic Class, of quality bitches.

  1. Tristram’s Pagarni’s Princess Elsa
    Quality, shapey fawn who is not the biggest but shows plenty of breed type. She stands over enough ground with a lovely outline with correct rise over her loin. Pretty head and gentle expression with neat rose ears and correct dentition. Long elegantly arched neck leading to well placed shoulders, good depth of brisket and well sprung ribs, Good front angulation and well sprung pasterns. Lovely underline with good tuck up and bend of stifle, low hocks, moved well in all directions. Considered her for the RCC.
  2. Hoskins Shelsue Jingling Jennie
    Quality fawn who stands over plenty of ground dispalying the correct outline with gentle rise over her loin, deep brisket and good tuck up. Feminine head and expression, neat ears and correct dentition. Good length of neck leading to well placed shoulders and well sprung ribs and pasterns. Moderate bend of stifle, low hocks, moved well.
  3. Higgenbottom’s Ranveli Royal Touch

Open (13)

  1. Corradini’s Int/Multi Ch Una Donna Che Conta EUW23
    Top quality fawn brindle. She just screams Whippet from nose to tail, standing naturally over plenty of ground, excellent for size, so elegant and graceful displaying a lovely outline with gentle arch over her loin. Beautiful head, with alert, melting expression, correct dentition,and neat rose ears. Graceful, elegantly arched neck flowing into well laid shoulders, super front angulation and well sprung pasterns. Correct underline with definite tuck up. Deep brisket and well sprung ribs giving plenty of heart room. Lovely hind angulation with good bend of stifle and low hocks. She moved very well coming and going, in profile she powered round the ring on neat feet with daisy cutting action in front and plenty of drive from behind. Shown in fantastic condition. Very well handled to get the very best from her. I was very pleased to award her her 3rd CC and she went BIS on the referee’s decision. Thank you for entering her.
  2. Samson’s Romaclove The Power Of Love
    Quality, elegant blue who is lovely for size, standing over enough ground with lovely outline, good depth of brisket and gentle rise over her loin. Pretty head and gentle expression, correct dentition and neat ears. Long neck into well laid shoulders, good front angulation and spring of pastern. Good bend of stifle and low hocks and well muscled hind quarters, she moved well coming and going on neat feet. Pushed hard for the RCC.
  3. Howgate & Hull’s Ch Palmik Truth About Love JW

Open Racing / Lure Coursing (6)

  1. Tristram’s Pagarni’s Princess Elsa. (As Limit)
  2. Robinson’s Whippiness Tornado Takeoff
    Attractive blue and white, lovely for size and shape, standing over enough ground dispalying an outline with graceful arch over her loin and good tuck up.Pretty head with lovely expression, correct dentition and neat rose ears. Neck of good length in well laid shoulders. Good depth of brisket and well sprung ribs and pasterns. Moved soundly.
  3. Soffe’s Penbriar Rocket Starof Rockatom

Judge: Becky Candler

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