BANBRIDGE '12 BEST IN SHOW
Colm, Rose & Holly Hastings’ Old English Sheepdog, Ch Am & Int Ch Lambluvs Live The Dream, was Best in Show under Séan Carroll, at Banbridge Championship Show where Reserve BIS was Lynda and Colin Matthews and Don Foran’s Whippet, Courthill Catch A Shadow.
BANBRIDGE '12 BEST IN SHOW
Colm, Rose & Holly Hastings’ Old English Sheepdog, Ch Am & Int Ch Lambluvs Live The Dream, was Best in Show under Séan Carroll, at Banbridge Championship Show.
BANBRIDGE '12 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Best Baby Puppy in Show winner was the Chow Chow, Olive Taylor’s Cladev’s Starstruck with Taylorian, with Runner up to Emilo Castillo’s Shetland Sheepdog, Navarrem The Delinquent.
BANBRIDGE '12 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Best Baby Puppy in Show winner was the Chow Chow, Olive Taylor’s Cladev’s Starstruck with Taylorian.
BANBRIDGE '12 CHAMPION STAKES
Topping the Champion Stakes at Banbridge under Evelyn Hurley, Giant Schnauzer, Ch Jafrak Secret Venture, owned by Charmaine McKay and Sally Burns. Runner up was the Borzoi, Lynda Cuthbert Matthews and husband Colin’s Ch Donskoi Asmodey.
BANBRIDGE '12 CHAMPION STAKES
Topping the Champion Stakes at Banbridge under Evelyn Hurley, Giant Schnauzer, Ch Jafrak Secret Venture, owned by Charmaine McKay and Sally Burns.
BANBRIDGE '12 PUPPY STAKES
Evelyn Hurley judged the Puppy Stakes and from an entry of 59, her winner was the Shar Pei, owned, bred and handled by Tracy Shelly, Zaralee Gotta Lotta Nerve, while Runner up was Ross Delmar’s Smooth Fox Terrier bitch, Shillelagh Port Vino.
BANBRIDGE '12 PUPPY STAKES
Evelyn Hurley judged the Puppy Stakes and her winner was the Shar Pei, owned, bred and handled by Tracy Shelly, Zaralee Gotta Lotta Nerve.
BANBRIDGE '12 VETERAN STAKES
Evelyn Hurley also judged the Veteran Stakes, and the winner was the Siberian Husky, Sue and Ralph Holmes’ Ch & Int Ch Suraliam I Rest My Case, whilst Lyn Appleby, John Minchin & Jane Edwards’ Afghan, Ch Kazdanabad Karlo Rossi, handled by Mary Mulvaney, was second.
BANBRIDGE '12 VETERAN STAKES
Evelyn Hurley judged the Veteran Stakes, and her winner was the Siberian Husky, Sue and Ralph Holmes’ Ch & Int Ch Suraliam I Rest My Case.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 1
Topping Group 1, Liz Robinson, was the eventual Best in Show winning Old English Sheepdog, Colm & Rose Hastings’ Ch Am & Int Ch Lambluvs Live The Dream, with, in 2nd place, the German Shepherd bitch, Besondere Hope owned by John Perry and Pauline Sewell.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 2
Specialist Josef Mravik gave the Rottweiler, Christopher Baillie’s Vorzeigen Iron Maiden Jun Ch, the top spot in Group 2, with Ivan McClean’s Black Russian Terrier, Ch Free Choice Czarevich Gosha, in 2nd place.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 3
Josey Foley’s Group 3 winner was Ger and Laura Cox’s Bull Terrier, Megaville Plenty More, while 2nd was Ross Delmar’s Smooth Fox Terrier, Shillelagh Vasco De Gamma.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 4
Ros Rawson judged Group 4, where her winner was Gerry McFaul’s Long Haired, Ch & GB Ch Dachville Special Blend Jun Ch, while Runner up was Suzanne Jamison’s Miniature Smooth, Ch Barisse Spreads The Magic with Smartdac Jun Ch, handled Martin McDonnell.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 5
Chris Cathcart’s Group 5 winner was Peri Burnside’s Alaskan Malamute, Ch Lux Rom Bul Bul Grand Ch & Int Ch Tamon Del Biaggio, handled by son, Adam whilst second was Olive Taylor’s Chow Chow Ch Hiswin Captivating Star.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 6
The Basset, Barry O’Neill and Sandra Stack’s Ch & GB Ch Knockogue Arthur’s Legacy, won Group 6 under Dick Rutten from The Netherlands, with the Beagle, Fergal Knox’s Timamso Texas Jun Ch, runner up.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 7
Dick Rutten also judged Group 7, and his winner here was the German Short Haired Pointer, Sh Ch Karlivar Dusky Rose Jun Ch, handled by Tom Mervyn and co owned with his wife, Annie. Sue Welch’s Pointer, Moulou Minstrel at Hookwood, handled by Aisling Robertson, took Group 2nd.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 8
Juan Vidal Montera from Spain judged Group 8 where he found his winner in Colm Beattie, wife Rita, and breeder Mike Bottomley’s American Cocker Spaniel bitch, Boduf Divine. Group 2nd was the Golden Retriever, Emma, Frank & Bette Archibald’s homebred Abinvale Mystic River Jun Ch, handled on the day by Cathy Neill.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 9
Juan Vidal Montera also judged Group 9, and here his winner was James Newman’s Papillon, Ch GB Ger Slov Mont Int Ch Denemore Iconsruben, and taking Group 2nd was Cathy & Sean Lydon’s Tibetan Terrier, homebred Tripitaka Cruze Control Jun Ch, handled by Cathy.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 10
Group 10 judge was Kresten Scheel from Denmark, whose winner was the eventual Res BIS winning Whippet, Lynda and Colin Matthews & Don Foran’s Courthill Catch A Shadow, with the Saluki, Michael Western’s Ch & Int Ch Ulmarra Salib, repeating his CCC win with Grp 2.
BANBRIDGE '12 GROUP 10 / RBIS WINNER
Group 10 judge was Kresten Scheel from Denmark, whose winner was the eventual Res BIS winning Whippet, Lynda and Colin Matthews & Don Foran’s Courthill Catch A Shadow.
BANBRIDGE '12 JUDGES
BANBRIDGE '12 PRESENTATION
Heather Milliken and Iris Finley are stalwarts for several clubs, providing and serving the most fantastic home baked goodies for the Judges’ reception. (The press often get a cake or two as well!). Banbridge decided to thank these two ladies for the great spread they laid on during the day for judges, committee etc, and before the finale, they asked the BIS judge, Séan Carroll to present them with two lovely flowers arrangement, a fitting thank you for their work.
BANBRIDGE '12 BEST IN SHOW
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