Quality in bitches was there in depth. Poor hind action & light eyes were too frequently found.

VD (0).

MPD 1 Sassafras Berklium, 6 months, well spotted, lovely coat & very good side gait. Good legs & feet. Head needs time to develop. Well angulated rear. Still a little loose up & down which is to be expected. Excellent temperament, a lot of promise.

PD Difficult class, various sizes & shapes & disappointing movement. 1 Dalkereve Dark Dragon, 11 months, well spotted, good size & proportions. I would prefer more front angulation to give cleaner stride & smoother topline. Scored in his accurate rear movement. Front movement loose; 2 Moyglass Proffessor Plum, 9 months, beautiful side gait. Needs to firm up especially in rear. Good head type. Needs time for chest to develop. Winner scored on rear movement & in spotting; 3 Fakenham Ferrera Rocher.

JD 1 Dalleaf Devil Disciple, 14 months, liver spotted, good stride & accurate up & down, good coat & spotting, well angulated. Scored in stride, head & pigment to win this, I liked him a lot; 2 Creagenbec Face Of Beau at Dalspartan, 17 months, lovely size & proportions, good spotting. Accurate mover without quite the length of stride of 1. Good eye colour; 3 Frankish Hope And Glory for Kingpippin.

GD 1 Offordale Chevalier, elegant dog, excellent movement, quality masculine head, carries himself well & scored here in firmness of topline. I would prefer him a little shorter in the couplings. Excellent coat & spotting. Pressed hard for RCC, just losing out on immaturity over the loin; 2 D Devils Disciple; 3 Kelevra Man In The Mirror.

PGD 1 Major Tornado at Kesteven, masculine headed dog of clean lines & the best stride in the class. A little close in rear; 2 Tanstar Sea The Stars, well spotted, holds his topline well. Head rather plain & light in eye. A little close in rear but scored in angulation to win the place over 3 Cibrith Captain Kirk.

LD 1 Tamilanda Pink Vigilante from Alphadal, elegant liver in beautiful condition, clear background coat. Won on balance. Tends to stand rather forward but his shoulder & upper arm are better than they appear. Clean head but nose pigment could be stronger; 2 Dalendale Quiet Riot, liver, good stride & good front action. A touch close in rear. Good liver spotting. Preferred head of 1 although this dog's pigmentation was better. Just a touch long in body for perfect balance but a lot to like; 3 Mapplewell Chocolate Box for Dalpartan.

OD 1 Ch Washakie Nutcracker Prince, refined elegant dog, lovely head, eye & clean flowing outline, good spotting & clear background coat, held his outline well, full of quality. CC; 2 Sophtspot Abracadabra, good moving dog, in hard condition, well spotted. Preferred head & expression of 1. Excellent stride, good spotting on clear background coat. RCC; 3 Ch Dalpetro Dettori.

VB 1 Bryedal Mayerlyng at Dalynrics, 11 years, in excellent condition, clear coat & good liver spotting, feminine head, still sound on the move. Topline just shows her age but she is a good advertisement for the breed.

MPB Three good ones. 1 Winflash Born To Be Wild, feminine, balanced, remarkably coordinated for 6 months, lovely size & proportions, good body spotting. Ears could be a little more broken in markings. Won on front action. BP; 2 Sophtspot Cha Cha Cha, 7 months, preferred her head to 1 & holds herself well. Looked my winner standing but rather extravagant with her front action otherwise could have reversed this; 3 Cannabee Coal Black.

PB 1 S Cha Cha Cha; 2 Sharcarlu Bumble Bee at Daynadals, 9 months, tall bitch but well made & beautifully spotted. Scored in quarters to take this place; 3 Dalkereve Divine Decision for Macula.

JB Three good bitches to top this class. 1 Offordale Sapphire, flowing outline & excellent proportions on this 15 months lovely quality bitch, holds her shape well, good conformation giving good stride, excellent spotting & coat, lovely legs & feet, holds topline well. CC, BOB & G3; 2 Olbero One Quicksilver for Schunikka, 14 months, lovely size & proportions, well spotted, elegant with good neck & shoulders, lovely balance; 3 Buffrey May Queen at Leiahart.

GB 1 Tamilanda Pink Angel from Alphadal, fills the eye for balance, lovely quality bitch, excellent balance, clean outline & very good spotting, very good head & eye. Just needs to mature a little in chest & can have a very good future. Holds herself well on the move with very good stride. Made the final cut & should go on to do even better; 1 Portunes Enchantress, liver, very good size & proportions, feminine head. Ears could be neater & not the forehand of 1. A lot to like; 3 Wintermine Flamenco.

PGB 1 Winflash The Final Magic, lovely balance & clean outline held on the move, good spotting, scored in head, expression & stride to win this good class. Background coat could be a little better & this held her back later; 2 Kelevra Mercury Rising, quality bitch whose ground coat I preferred to 1 but not quite the length of stride or expression of 1. Holds good topline, excellent spotting; 3 Dalinese Who's That Girl at Daedalus.

LB Very good class. 1 Mullaboy Mischief of Washakie, black spotted, lvely balance & outline held on the move, clean stride & very feminine in head, full of quality. Eye could be a shade darker but full of quality. Made the final cut; 2 Fiacre's First And Foremost, excellent liver, very well made & in superb muscular condition, very good mover, very good shape & proportions. Slightly preferred 1 in head. Lovely quality all through & pressed hard; 3 Phadante Dixie Lily.

OB Excellent class, the top five all had strong claims. 1 Ch Cubalibre Spot On, stood out even in this tough class. Clean lined, good moving bitch, full of quality, holds her shape well & scored in shoulder here. Coat in beautiful condition. Still needs a little more finish to chest but I liked her enormously. Is the daughter of the DCC winner & she has inherited lots of his qualities. RCC; 2 Buffrey Gift Wrapped, quality bitch who moves well. Not quite shoulder of 1 or the clarity of background colour but a lovely bitch; 3 Ch Carmague Gucci Envy.

FRANK KANE