Open Show 23 - THE IRISH WOLFHOUND CLUB

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Irish Wolfhound Club Open Show 2023

Judge:   Juan Codesido (Tenerife)




Photography by Tony Minett.
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Best in Show: Mr P & Mrs P Pask's BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
Reserve Best in Show: Miss W Heather's CH WHITEORCHARD AD ASTRA JW
Best Veteran in Show:
Miss W Heather's CH RAVENSBEECH REVENIO WHITEORCHARD VW
Best Puppy in Show: Mr J & Mrs A Sales's FRANCISTOWN BILLY
Best in Show
Mr P & Mrs P Pask's
BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
Reserve Best in Show
Miss W Heather's
CH WHITEORCHARD AD ASTRA JW  
Best Puppy in Show
Mr J & Mrs A Sales's
FRANCISTOWN BILLY
Best Veteran in Show
Miss W Heather's
CH RAVENSBEECH REVENIO WHITEORCHARD VW

CLASS WINNERS
 Veteran     |     Capt Graham Mem Class     |     Special Award Classes    |     Trophies
Minor Puppy Dog  (No entries)
Minor Puppy Bitch  (No entries)
Puppy Dog (3 entries, 1 absent)
Puppy Bitch (3 entries, 2 absent)
1st  Sales's FRANCISTOWN BILLY
Nine months brindle of lovely type with good dark eye and nice head. Ears could be better, masculine and a very attractive head carriage all the time with a correct sloping croup. Good rib-cage. Very well presented and free movement with a tail well carried. He has more development than dog 2. Best Puppy today.

2nd  Littlefair's CONMERYL JOSHUA JOPP
10 months tall leggy brindle chap, a well balanced head, excellent small rose ear and eyes, good bite, very good feet, sweet expression, his rear movement was not as good as dog 1 today. He needs more confidence in the ring today was very nervous. I am sure he will develop very well as he needs time to grow up.
1st  Sales's FRANCISTOWN BONNIE
10 months dark brindle, nice curvy bitch with feminine presence and good size. Good bite, dark eye, ears a little bit floppy. Excellent top line and tail carriage. Very good front and feet. A lovely movement up and down, covers ground and pushes well.
Junior Dog (3 entries)
Junior Bitch (3 entries, 1 absent)
1st  Webb & Sheppard's
KILLOUGHERY MISSION TWO FOR INKLEYBOYS
14 months fawn, smaller & shorter than the rest of the class, but not exaggerated and correctly constructed a very nice outline which enables him to win the class. Good rose ear, very good head eye and pigmentation. Correct bite, happy tail, but today all the class were happy. Better angulations of the class, had balance, elegant male. I would like more ribcage, in another year we should see more substance and firmer back. Very well presented a sound mover so young.

2nd  Sharratt's LYNELOUPER LYNEDENE LADDIE
16 months brindle, very good dark eye and nice rose ear, correct bite , good rear angulation but needs more push in the rear at the move. Front legs set a bit too straight though shoulders were sloping. I would like to see more length of the neck at this male, as I mentioned before he also showed a happy tail today.

3rd  Harris's VALHERU BLACK MARLIN RAF
1st  Amoo's SADE PRELUDE (AI)
13 months dark brindle, a quality youngster bitch with feminine outline, excellent angulations, good length of leg, good shoulder and forechest. A nice long muzzle and proportioned head with a nice rose ear set. Very good feet and excellent bone. Powerful mover, showing a strong shoulder quality and well muscled rear who rapidly make you think about a truly hunting hound.

2nd  Barnes's HOUNDSWOOD NEMESIS CALLISSY
TO HAZIANNE (AI) (IMP AUS)
12 months brindle, a very nice strong and proportioned youngster, with good bone. Nice head and expression, excellent small rose ears good dentition and dark eye. Very good strong top line, good shoulder and well ribbed. Moves well easy and active, her rear movement is much better than her front, as it is more narrow.
Yearling Dog (3 entries)
Yearling Bitch (4 entries, 1 absent)
1st  Webb & Sheppard's
KILLOUGHERY MISSION TWO FOR INKLEYBOYS

2nd  Guntrip's BRACHAN GIORNO DI NATALE
20 months brindle, a very interesting type, masculine expression, good head proportion, well set ears as well as the tail. I would like to see more bone in the legs. He moves very good with a proud head carriage and a solid top line but today all the time takes out his left hock when he moves. I would definitely check that.

3rd  Hubble's DUKESARUM CILLIAN
21 months brindle, nice houndy type with good dark eye and rose ears. Today was really difficult to check his bite and we all know when an IW say no it's no, he behaved a bit silly, need to work on this, as he has lots of qualities and potential in the ring. Moves well , but needs to cover more ground.
1st  Crosse's RAINSTER EVIE
21 months brindle, a great proportioned strong bitch, with beautiful curves in the right place. Excellent feminine head. Excellent rose ear and bite. Good dark eyes. Good lay of shoulder and chest., well ribbed. Excellent bone and substance , good tail set and carriage. A good mover , using her great assembly front covering ground and pushing well. A bitch of great quality which I am sure will give her owner great times in the showing.

2nd  Forret's BANSHEE DELLA BASSA PAVESE
AT CULVERCFOFT (IMP ITA)
20 months grey. Nice feminine head with rose ears, good eyes and bite. Good top line and underline needs more substance to fill up that frame. I would like more ribcage and strength in the rear at this stage , her movement is ok but needs more extension of the arm and more strength to push. Lack of muscle needs probably more exercise.

3rd  MacLeod's BRACHAN NEVE DI NATALIE (AI)
20 months dark brindle, old type like her brother but has more bone. Good front, well ribbed, lots of substance and muscle, strong shoulders. Good eye , nice rose ears and good dentition. She has a great construction and powerful assembly which definitely is an advance to move beautifully, but I am sorry it was not her best day as she looked empathic and tired.
Special Beginners Dog (1 entry)
Special Beginners Bitch  (No entries)
1st  Harris's VALHERU BLACK MARLIN RAF
16 months brindle, very good dark eye and nice rose ear, correct bite , good rear angulation but needs more push in the rear at the move. Front legs set a bit too straight though shoulders were sloping. I would like to see more length of the neck at this male, as I mentioned before he also showed a happy tail today.
Novice Dog (6 entries, 4 absent)
Novice Bitch (3 entries, 1 absent)
1st  Evans's KILLOUGHERY RICOCHET WITH BRAEWISAN
27 months brindle, very good dark eye and correct bite , good rear angulation, excellent top line and tail set. Nice length of legs, moves better than dog 2 (litter brother) he has more size and houndy curves than brother. He moves very well covering ground using his powerful rear.

2nd  Pantoja's KILLOUGHERY ROCKAFELLA
27 months brindle, very good dark eye and nice rose ear, correct bite, good rear angulation same as his bother, but he has much more muscle & substance with a beautiful powerful neck. Well proportioned head. At this stage he is basically developed I would desire more length of the legs as his brother. Very well presented, moves freely and also uses his powerful rear and pushes well.
1st  Gregory & Evans's KILLOUGHERY RHAPSODY
27 months brindle bitch of beautiful proportions, a typical head with no exaggerations catching my attention in the line for the best bitch. She has excellent rose ears, good bite and dark eyes. Full of substance in a beautiful houndy frame. Excellent feet. A nice top line with a well tail set correctly carried at the move. She moves free and active covering ground with no effort. She was my RBB.

2nd  Barnes's HOUNDSWOOD NEMESIS CALLISSY
TO HAZIANNE (AI) (IMP AUS)

Post Graduate Dog (2 entries)
Post Graduate Bitch (4 entries, 2 absent)
1st  Severn-Kumar's GAELMARQUE QUINTUS
2 years brindle male, very good dark eye and perfect rose ear, correct bite , good feet. I would desire a straight and firmed top line as he is a little bit long in loin. Very good movement free and true.

2nd  Sharratt's WHITEORCHARD ARES
34 months wheaten male, his right front wrist is twisted, ears hanging flat. I am not pleased with the underline, the belly must be well drawn up but today is just too heavy, moves OK but his rear movement is weak.
1st  Bruce's KILLOUGHERY TALIA
3 years 10 months grey, a very feminine girl with a dark eye and sweet expression. Perfect rose ear and correct dentition. Beautiful outline, excellent angulations and lovely topline and underline, she moves very well especially in profile, reason to be 1.

2nd  Gregory's KILLOUGHERY REDEMPTION
27 months brindle, feminine bitch with good rose ears dark eye and good bite. Excellent coat. Similar as her sister but a little bit longer, well arched neck who flows into a strong and firmed top line with a well carried tail. Easy and active movement with a proud head carriage but just a little close behind.
Limit Dog (4 entries)
Limit Bitch (8 entries, 4 absent)
1st  Amoo's SADE MELCHIOR (AI)
32 months dark brindle male, super masculine head, good ears and eyes. Excellent spring of rib and depth of chest. Nice topline and underline. Strong thighs, correct tail set well carried on the move as well as his head which gives a commanding and powerful presence on the move. RBD

2nd  Dawson's RED ROCK CANYON OF KING HOWARD LEGENDS AT SHALICO (IMP FRA)
3.5 years, very good dark ears for a wheaten good bite and dark eye. Excellent bone and ribcage , his croup is a little bit steep, I would prefer a better underline and well drawn up belly. Moves well coming but is a bit close behind as he is just a bit heavy for my taste today.

3rd  Taylor & Lynch's
GAELTARRA EIREANN WATSON (IMP NLD)
5 yrs. 8 months grey male , great structure and nice type, good eye and bite, well rounded and tight feet, nice underline in a very good shape. Very good movement a little bit spoiled by a flying tail.

Res  Barnes's HAZIANNE PARTIAL ECLIPSE
1st  Treadwell's FLOYDIAN FIONN
3 years dark grey, feminine bitch with a nice proportioned head, dark eye and good bite. Ears could be better. The best angulation of the class, excellent coat condition. Well arched neck. Another sound bitch with nothing exaggerated in her construction. Moves with grace and elegance, head carriage, great tail set.

2nd  Heather's WHITEORCHARD AURORA JW
2 years 10 months grey, a tall houndy girl full of substance. A beautiful feminine head long and proportioned, good bite, eyes and rose ears. Well angulated bitch with a nice reach and drive moving easy and active very well presented, the only reason to be 2 is that she is a little long for my taste and spoils the topline final picture.

3rd  Bruce's GOLDSWIFT LEAP OF FAITH
Just one month to become a veteran, grey, a very nice type in a very good condition for her age. Good eye and ears, excellent underline and rear angulation. Well tail set and carried. She moves freely and happy in the ring. Beautiful head carriage doing well the job and showing her quality.

Res  Forret's VALKIRIA DELLA BASSA PAVESE
AT CULVERCROFT (IMP ITA)
Open Dog (3 entries, 1 absent)
Open Bitch (7 entries, 3 absent)
1st  Pask's BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
25 months grey male, an excellent hound of great size and commanding appearance, who has all the fine points and shows them properly. Good dark eye, rose ear and bite. Sweet expression and a long and level head. Well laid shoulder and long angulated upper arm. Excellent forechest, top line and beautiful strong forelegs. Great bone. When he moved it was effortless and smooth, covered ground with no waste of motion, strong hocks and correct tail set carried well, showing a rear that balances the front. These fine points and his proportionated length of neck, head and masculine expression assured him this class and a well deserved BIS.

2nd  Treadwell & Webb's FLOYDIAN SYRACUSE AT FOINAVEN
5 years grey male, of great type a well constructed hound. With an excellent rear angulation, well tail set in a firm top line. He is houndy and sound. Nice neck and good shoulder. Good rose ears, eyes and dentition, very sweet expression. Just being picky in my taste I would desire more head in this handsome male.

1st  Heather's CH WHITEORCHARD AD ASTRA JW
3 years grey, typical and stylish bitch, her posed is superior in the class, the breadth and slope of croup, her entire front assembly was smooth and properly angulated, beautiful dark eyes together with a nice head, rose ears set and feminine expression, good bone and substance. She is strongly made and substantial. Very well presented, today is my BOS and RBIS.

2nd  Sheppard's CH GAELMARQUE TREASURED
BY GOLDSWIFT JW
2 years grey, another quality big bitch with a graceful neck and great outline, less feminine than 1, good topline and depth. Has a nice long head. Well balanced, a good reach and drive. Well presented could perfectly won the class, but I liked more the type of bitch 1.

3rd  MacLeod's BRACHAN WOLF MOON
5 years, 8 months dark grey, a strong bitch with good size, good front, good eye and bite. Would like to see a more feminine expression. Ears could be better. She has a nice underline but the top line should be better. Needs more push up on the move, she did not collaborate too much today with the handler.

Res  Sales's MANEATER VON DER EICHENKOPPEL
Veteran Dog (2 entries)
Veteran Bitch (2 entries, 1 absent)
1st  Heather's
CH RAVENSBEECH REVENIO WHITEORCHARD VW
8,5 years grey male, a dream for anyone to own a hound in such splendid condition at this age. A happy don Juan in the ring running every lap, I enjoyed this funny situation when the veteran was looking at his handler, wagging his tail being so excited to run more laps. A perfect full dentition, strong jaws, good bone and well muscled body. Very good feet. An easy and active mover, very well presented. No doubt he loves the ring. He deserves to be Best Veteran.

2nd  Hooper's BARACHOIS PAPERBACK WRITER
7 years grey male, a leggy boy who's still moving freely with correct tail carriage. Very nice small rose ears. Less substance & muscle than Veteran 1, but also in good condition to do the job.
1st  Heather's CH WHITEORCHARD NEBULA
7 years grey, well boned and muscled bitch, with a nice dark eye and feminine expression. Very good chest and top line, with a nice tail set and carriage. Strong hocks which definitely help in her free movement.
Captain Graham Memorial Class
(6 entries,  3 absent)
Judge:  Kathy Goodall (Driftcot)


1st  Treadwell's FLOYDIAN FIONN
2nd  Webb & Sheppard's KILLOUGHERY MISSION TWO
FOR INKLEYBOYS
3rd  MacLeod's BRACHAN NEVE DI NATALIE (AI)
Special Award Classes

Judge: Russell Mosedale (Knightsbay)



A  Novice (5 entries, 1 absent)
1st  Sharratt's LYNELOUPER LYNEDENE LADDIE
2nd  Harris's VALHERU BLACK MARLIN RAF
3rd  Evans's KILLOUGHERY RICOCHET WITH BRAEWISAN
Res  Hubble's DUKESARUM CILLIAN

B  Post Graduate (6 entries, 3 absent)
1st   Gregory's KILLOUGHERY REDEMPTION
2nd  MacLeod's BRACHAN NEVE DI NATALIE (AI)
3rd  Webb & Sheppard's KILLOUGHERY MISSION TWO
FOR INKLEYBOYS

C  Open (3 entries)
1st  Pask's BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
2nd  Treadwell & Webb's FLOYDIAN SYRACUSE AT FOINAVEN
3rd  MacLeod's BRACHAN WOLF  MOON

TROPHIES
IWC Trophy  *
Best in Show
Pask's BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
Edeyrn Trophy
Reserve Best in Show
Heather's CH WHITEORCHARD AD ASTRA JW  

Best Opposite Sex in Show
Heather's CH WHITEORCHARD AD ASTRA JW  

Best Dog
Pask's BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
Baldeagle Trophy
Best Bitch
Heather's CH WHITEORCHARD AD ASTRA JW
Eaglescrag Trophy
Best Puppy in ShowSales's FRANCISTOWN BILLY
Trophy not taken
Best JuniorAmoo's SADE PRELUDE
Ouborough Trophy
Best Yearling
Webb & Sheppard's KILLOUGHERY MISSION TWO FOR INKLEYBOYS

Best Special Beginner
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Delorne TrophyBest Novice
Evans's KILLOUGHERY RICOCHET WITH BRAEWISAN
Rathdaws Trophy  *Best Post Graduate
Severn-Kumar's GAELMARQUE QUINTUS
Petasmeade Trophy
Best Limit
Treadwell's FLOYDIAN FIONN
Sulhamstead Trophy
Best Open
Pask's BARONGLEN THE NOBLEMAN (AI) JW
Braehead Rose Bowl
Best Veteran in Show
Heather's CH RAVENSBEECH REVENIO WHITEORCHARD VW



*  temporary replacement trophies
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