Manchester  2020
COLLIE ROUGH

PD (5, 2) 1 Bluck’s Phreelancer Chill Phactor. Blue merle, well broken clean colour, nice length of head and flat skull, neat ears, needs more stop to complete the picture, length of neck and nice overall outline, needs to tighten behind on the move, won the class on overall balance. 2 Randall’s Ladnar Mustriharder. Tri, nice head when handled, lovely expression, neat ears,  well laid shoulders, well sprung ribs, little bum high, decent on the move, just preferred first on overall balance. 3 Lockyer’s Paco Rabanne De Remember Our Love With Gataj (Imp). 

JD (4, 1) 1 Geddes’ Ingledene Mercury Risin. Blue merle, quality head, flat skull, neat ears, well placed stop, good underjaw, overall good body and balance, a little narrow in front but moved very well coming and going keeping level topline in profile. 2 Lockyer’s Gataj Struck By Lightning. Very handsome dog, little shorter in head profile, good eye set, nice underjaw, neat well placed ears, well off for bone, well schooled, moved well. 3 Leslie’s Eden Of Phenomenon At Intermittent Lake (Imp Slov). 

PGD (9) 1 Timperon’s Roscot George Lansbury. Stronger head on this s/w lacking stop, neat tight ears, flat skull good underjaw, excellent bone, tight feet, lovely body outline and nice steady movement, very true, loved the overall balance and shaded coat. 2 Cronk’s Culbrae Code Red At Chelborn. Lovely eye and expression on this s/w, well placed stop not to deep, neat ears, good underjaw, good shoulder angulation, with length of neck, nice outline, moved well. 3 Gregory & McLarty’s Phreelancer Phortunes Leap. 

LD (4) 1 Bartram’s  Ambartr King Of The Ring. S/w, nice head and eye, rounded foreface, good underjaw, neat ears, good neck and shoulders, good overall body length, which gave good outline, very good on the move,with drive and length of stride. 2 Lockyer’s Think Of Me Prince Of Sunlight At Gataj (Imp) JW. Handsome shaded s/w, compact in all the right places, nice head and eye placement, neat ears, good neck and shoulders, well put down, moved well. 3 Hassock’s Camanna Codename. 

OD (5) 1 Pryor’s Aqualita Dr No. Lovely shaded s/w, very rare in today’s Collies, the cleanest of heads, moulded foreface, excellent eye placement, neat ears, good underjaw at 6 years of age, good front angulation, good arch of neck. Pleased to see more weight on this dog, well off for bone, in tip top condition, moved very well and kept a level topline in profile. pleased to award DCC. 2 Geddes’ Ch Ingledene Spirits Arise JW. Tri, quality dog with nice clean head, slight stop, neat ears, flat skull, good underjaw, good neck and shoulders, well off for bone, good overall outline, very sound on the move with drive and length of stride, pleased to award RCC. 3 Cronk’s Chelborn Story Teller. 

VD (3, 1) 1 Clare’s Bluchip Solar Storm Of Skyeshelm. Tri, 9 yrs old, decent head and eye, good length of neck and overall outline, moved well.  2 Bartram’s Aqualita One Love. S/w, again 9 years old, nice head and eye, good outline, moved ok. 

PB (11, 3) 1 Edwards’ Elshajo Adored. 10 month s/w, lots of promise for the future for this bitch, lovely eye and expression, clean head, just stop needs to clean, neat ears, showed very well, well arched neck leading to correct angulation, overall pleasing picture, well let down behind, moved very well, reminded me of a bitch I once owned. Pleased to award BP. 2 Walker & Ritchie’s Starlenga All About Me. Very pretty tri,  lots of potential, good eye set, neat ears, nice length of neck and a lovely outline, standing well, let down behind, just needs to tighten on movement, another Im sure will have a bright future. 3 Pointon’s Aldreen Silver Trinket.

JB (5) 1 Harvey’s Wicani Hot Gossip. Top drawer s/w, good well set ears, good underjaw, flat skull, slight stop, well arched neck and correct front assembly, well ribbed,well let down behind ,nice short hocks, excellent on the move which I would expect from the bitches I have judged before from this kennel, would like to see her at 3 to 4 years of age. 2 Pointon’s Aldreen Silver Trinket. Unlucky to meet first and second in puppy, quality blue merle, nice bright broken colour, very pretty headed, neat tight ears, well placed stop, good neck and outline, needs to tighten on rear movement. 3 Clare’s Bluchip Syrah Of Skyeshelm. 

PGB (12, 3) 1 Iley’s Call Me Dreamer In Blue For Ileyda Della Verde Sco. All round quality blue merle of well broken colour, well placed eye giving desired expression, flat skull and good underjaw, well laid shoulders and length of neck, overall very nice in outline, moved well. 2 Congdon’s Aaronwell Astral Dancer Collie of quality again, lovely blue colour, correct stop placement with a length of head and neat ears, good length of neck, and again a nice overall outline, moved well. 3 Lockyer’s Gataj Girl’s Best Friend. 

LB (10, 2) 1 Beaden & Arrowsmith’s Saganan Blue Diamond. Stunning blue, took my eye as soon as she came in ring, this is a middle of the road Collie, one that will appeal to many types of judges,and will be made up quick Im sure, very feminine, sweet eye, correct head, good underjaw, nice shoulders, length of neck, good ribbing and tail set, well let down behind, an overall picture of a class Collie, very nice on the move, keeping level topline in profile, well handled, in my eyes one of the best this kennel has produced, pleased to award CC and BOB, disappointed to not see it get a place in the group. 2 Flower’s Serenlas Keeping Faith. Very honest tricolour,  could definitely do a days work and more, all round quality head, flat skull, slight stop, neat ears, length of neck and correct shoulder placement, a lovely outline, very nice on move, with length of stride and rear drive, well handled. 3 Gallagher’s Gemheid Rebekah. 

OB (6, 1) 1 Newman’s Phreelancer Phond Memories. Top drawer shaded sable bitch, the overall picture is stunning to look at, copy book head, so clean, good shoulders and nice length of body, well let down behind, good tail set, and again well schooled, moved well with stride in front, would have liked more drive from rear, pleased to award Res CC. 2 Francis’ Peblu Gold Desire. Very pretty sable bitch, moulded foreface, good eye set, neat ears, well placed stop, nice neck and outline, an overall quality rough, needs to tighten behind on the move. 3 Harvey’s 
Wicani Enraptured. 

VB (2) 1 Harrison’s Ch Cariadhaf Candy Kisses. Lovely blue merle I have admired in the past,  quality head, good eye set, good underjaw, well laid shoulders, nice bone, good ribbing, a nice overall length, well let down behind, moved very well. 2 Collino’s Imaginist Waxing Lyrical. S/w bitch, again quality, flat skull, good underjaw, neat well used ears, good neck and outline, moved well.

Steve Barrett