ICP Show Report 2012

CLOGHRAN '12 BEST IN SHOW
Best in Show at Cloghran All Breed Championship Show under Philomena Leonard was Séan Carroll & James Newman’s Papillon, Ch, GB, Ger, Slov & Int Ch Denemore Iconsruben, with Reserve BIS going to Gerry McFaul’s Long Haired Dachshund, Ch & GB Ch Dachville Special Blend, a repeat of the previous all breeds championship event.
CLOGHRAN '12 BEST IN SHOW
Best in Show at Cloghran All Breed Championship Show under Philomena Leonard was Séan Carroll & James Newman’s Papillon, Ch, GB, Ger, Slov & Int Ch Denemore Iconsruben.
CLOGHRAN '12 BEST IN SHOW
Séan Carroll & James Newman’s Papillon, Ch, GB, Ger, Slov & Int Ch Denemore Iconsruben
CLOGHRAN '12 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Best Baby Puppy in Show was selected from all the Baby Puppy in Breed winners and prejudged by BIS judge Philomena Leonard, who made a shortlist and from these precocious youngsters, finally chose for her winner the Pug, Clodagh Fallon’s homebred Clodana Bojangles, putting a first paw on the ladder to later success and pictured here with Tony Bateman, MD of sponsors, Petmaster, with Jennifer Garry’s Samoyed, New Zealand import, Beyond Continue The Chaos.
CLOGHRAN '12 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Best Baby Puppy in Show was selected from all the Baby Puppy in Breed winners and prejudged by BIS judge Philomena Leonard, who made a shortlist and from these precocious youngsters, finally chose for her winner the Pug, Clodagh Fallon’s homebred Clodana Bojangles, putting a first paw on the ladder to later success and pictured here with Tony Bateman, MD of sponsors, Petmaster.
CLOGHRAN '12 CHAMPION STAKES
Champion Stakes winner under Chris Hancock was Aidan McKiernan’s BIS winning English Setter, Sh Ch Richecca Reach For The Skye, top of Group 8 on the Laderboard with two BIS to his credit, with Jean Cullen’s Dobermann Pinscher, Ch Tuwos Impeccable, handled by breeder Billy Henderson, runner-up.
CLOGHRAN '12 CHAMPION STAKES
Champion Stakes winner under Chris Hancock was Aidan McKiernan’s BIS winning English Setter, Sh Ch Richecca Reach For The Skye.
CLOGHRAN '12 PUPPY STAKES
Topping the Puppy Stakes under Chris Hancock, was Ashling Connolly’s Bichon Frise, Ashmair It’s All An Act. Runner up was the Dutch imported Shar Pei, Mick & Cathy Cooper and breeder, Saskia Kuipers', Full of Fires Red Night District, Best Baby Puppy in Show at Bull Breeds.
CLOGHRAN '12 PUPPY STAKES
Winning the Puppy Stakes under Chris Hancock, was Ashling Connolly’s Bichon Frise, Ashmair It’s All An Act.
CLOGHRAN '12 VETERAN STAKES
The Afghan Hound Ch Kazdanabad Karlo Rossi, owned by Lyn Appleby, John Minchin and Jane Edwards, and handled by Mary Mulvaney, has dominated the Veteran Stakes during the year and is way ahead in the race to become the ICP/Royal Canin Veteran of the Year, and further added to his points today at Cloghran when Chris Hancock chose him as his winner, with Veronica Coutts’ Wire Fox Terrier, Laurel Boy, 2nd,
CLOGHRAN '12 VETERAN STAKES
The Afghan Hound Ch Kazdanabad Karlo Rossi, owned by Lyn Appleby, John Minchin and Jane Edwards, and handled by Mary Mulvaney, was winner of the Veteran Stakes under Chris Hancock.
CLOGHRAN '12 BRACE STAKES
Fiona Clarke took the Brace Stakes under Chris Hancock with her Samoyed duo, the homebred puppy, Icemist Kolyminsky Kopec and kennelmate, North Osetia at Icemist.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 1
Group 1 was judged by Ann White, and her winner was Colm and Rose Hastings’ Old English Sheepdog, Ch, GB & Am & Int Ch Lambluvs Live The Dream; ‘Sue’ recently taking her third CC at Working Breeds of Scotland, so after a cracking career here in Ireland has returned to the ‘States for a while with three new titles on her. Second here was Jean, Paul and Kelly Lawless’ Schipperke, Ch & GB Ch Monterrez Jingle Belle for Hantreved.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 2
Jean McClancy of Dachshund fame judged Group 2 where her winner was Tracy Shelly’s Shar Pei, Zaralee Gotta Lotta Nerve Jun Ch; ‘Twitch’s’ Green Star earlier giving her the Annual Ch title, and ‘young’ William Dobbin handled his parents’ Willie and Mandy’s Newfoundland, Multi CC and BIS winning Ch & GB Ch Fairweathers Knockout with Brooklynbear, to second place.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 3
Better known in the Gundog ring, Chris Laverty was in charge of Group 3 for the first time at this level, and he found his winner in Cathy Neill and Cara Davani’s BIS winning Kerry Blue, Ch & GB Ch Kebulak Dirty Harry, who is L/B 2nd highest Terrier of the year, handled by Cathy and bred by Cara. Runner up spot went to Sharp-Dixon and Reyes’ Australian Silky Terrier, Curiosity Love Affair, handled by Kelly Lawless,
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 4
En route to Reserve BIS, Gerry McFaul’s Long Haired Dachshund, Ch & GB Ch Dachville Special Blend, won Group 4 under terrier man, Philip O’Brien, also judging this group for the fi rst time. Philip chose for his Group 2nd, Michael Crowley’s Smooth Haired, Ch Lucy of Donnamarc.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 5
Irish Wolfhound and Wire Dachshund aficionado Marion Finney, judged the well filled Group 5, her winner being the Siberian Husky, Foley’s ‘Flint’, Ch Bederra Cold Paws Warm Heart For Leorient, who finished BIS 3 later. Second place went to Séan Carroll and James Newman’s Pomeranian, Ch, GB & Int Ch Belliver The Ultimate Creation; ‘Victoria’ this year taking 3 groups and Reserve BIS at both Clonmel and IKC International.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 6
Taking the red rosette in Group 6 from judge Eamon White, was Barry O’Neill and Sandra Stack’s Basset Hound, Ch & GB Ch Knockogue Arthurs Legacy; winning his fourteenth such award this year and he was BIS at Hibernian and Kilkenny, taking his fifth CC at Belfast in September. He is the very clear winner of the ICP/Connolly’s Red Mills Group 6 Leaderboard for 2012. Aidan McKiernan was back in the ring again after winning the Ch Stakes with his English Setter, this time taking Group 2nd with his young Beagle, Dialynne Indiana Jones at Bushbane, just a puppy, but taking the Res CC at Belfast at just 6 months old, ‘Indie’ has also a BPIS, won the Hound puppy group at Belfast and was recently crowned N I Show Pup of the Year 2012 too.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 7
Con Hackett judged Group 7 and he sent on to the BIS ring the Irish Setter, Cathy Loughlin and Katie Kelly’s Sh Ch Rohanmore You Were Made For Me, who finished BIS 4. Tom and Annie Mervyn’s German Shorthaired Pointer, Barleyarch Blue Riband At Tomanpoint, was Group 2nd, handled by Annie to win his Irish Title earlier under Cathy Delmar.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 8
Joy O’Connor was ring centre for Group 8, her winner being Colm Beattie and wife, Rita’s American Cocker Spaniel, Ch, GB & Int Ch Afterglow Carlsberg, owned in partnership with breeders, Jason Lyn and Andy Yau. He had also won the group earlier in the year at Fermoy International, and later in the day, did a lap of honour in the main ring as the judge, Philomena Leonard, is his sister. Runner up was the latest upcoming star from Mary and Martin O’Donoghue’s Philipstown Labrador kennels, 19 months old Philipstown Hilda, handled by Mary, taking a first group placing.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 9
Group 9 was judged by Chris Laverty, his second group of the day, and he chose the eventual BIS winning Papillon, ‘Ruben’, Ch, GB, Ger, Slov & Int Ch Denemore Iconsruben handled by Séan, with Yvonne Cannon’s Shih Tzu, Ch Cloughlea Dare To Believe, runner up, repeating her Kilkenny and IKC National placings; she was the group winner and Reserve BIS at Portadown in October.
CLOGHRAN '12 GROUP 10
Stephanie Robertson was in charge of the sighthounds of Group 10 and her winner was the Whippet, Vivian Coulter’s Collooney You’re In My Heart, handled by Tracy Gill, a first group win and placing for this dog that is owner bred. Runner up was John and Kathleen Kelly’s Irish Wolfhound, Ch Prince Finn of Nutstown, handled on the day by Jim Behan.
CLOGHRAN '12 BEST JUNIOR HANDLER
Last year’s Junior Handler of the Year, Katie Kelly, was Mark McDonnell’s 15 – 17 years winner, handling her Irish Setter, Sh Ch Rohanmor You Were Made For Me, ‘Digger’ owned with breeder, Cathy Loughlin, and Katie finished Best Overall.
CLOGHRAN '12 JUNIOR HANDLING
Mark McDonnell's choice for his 10 – 12 class winner, Oisin McDonald, handling the family’s Australian Silky Terrier, Ch Curiosity Hit The Headline, which he also handles successfully in the breed ring.
CLOGHRAN '12 JUNIOR HANDLING
Topping the 13 – 14 years Junior Handling under Mark McDonnell, was Nadine Bermingham, handling her Tibetan Spaniel, Glishanna Braveheart at Lornlee.
CLOGHRAN '12 AROUND THE SHOW
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