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Archive 08 Richmond 09 Judge
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IRISH RICHMOND 09 Judge: Mr Jeff Horswell IRISH JUDGE RICHMOND 09 Irish Terriers V 1 Bamsey’s Montelle Night Star, grand lady of 10, in super condition & teeth still there & strong, feminine head. Lazy with ears. Elegant outline, long neck, straight front, harsh jacket. Could be better in rear action. Sound girl. PD (2) 1 Bradley’s Montelle Viscount Erhard, much more mature than 2 but still raw. Racy outline, most super head, ideal ears, neck OK, good width to chest, correct topline with slight slope to croup, good coat. BP & RBD; 2 Bamsey’s Holbam Winslow King, promising masculine boy, just very loose moving, but just 6 months. Good neck, correct topline & lengthy body, coat coming, super character. JD (0). PGD (1) 1 Jefferies & Linnane’s Ballymolland Royal Rooster, smart & well presented. Looks a bit bored stood. Full of life on the move, very good eye. A bit broad & rounded in skull. Good neck, holds firm topline, good chest, lengthy loin, well set tail. OD (1) 1 Gruttner’s Int Ch Kilcavan Oberon at Montelle, masculine dog who moves so very well, fair head with well set & carried ears, long neck, fair front, good length of loin. Topline could be firmer. Strong rear, coat coming in well, full of Irish character. BOB. PB (1) 1 Boyle’s Montelle Moya, promising feminine bitch, well set ears, long neck, good legs & feet with super leg hair, topline OK, coat coming in, moves true, good depth of chest. JB (2) 1 M Moya; 2 Jackson’s Montelle Star Of The Ring, in super coat, pleasing head, well set ears & strong jaw. Stands with forefeet too far apart in front & not the length of 1. Level topline, super body, good feet PGB (5) 1 Rhodes’ Ghyllscap Sunshine, in super coat & well muscled up, lengthy head. Just a bit cheeky & could have smaller ears. Flat skull, long clean neck, correct topline, elegant & racy outline, well made rear, moves well; 2 Keegan’s Marshcourt Gold Dust Allatsea, very nice bitch. Just a bit heavy in the middle. Good length of body, better head than 3. Flies ears a bit. Good neck, clean through shoulder, grand coat, nice rear; 3 Jefferies & Linnane’s Sujoncla Weasel Bear of Ballymolland. OB (2) 1 Bamsey’s Holbam Tierney, just a bit more elegant of the two close girls, feminine head with well carried ears, long neck, good front, OK topline, very good body, legs & feet, super coat. Sound but could be more animated. BB; 2 Goddard’s Marshcourt Topaz, very good bitch. Looked a bit square stood at times & slack with tail. Lengthy head, good body coat, grand body, very good on the move. RBB. JEFF HORSWELL |