ICP Show Report 2015

DUBLIN '15 BEST IN SHOW
Sean Martin’s homebred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ch Glencross De Ja Vu made recent history for the breed when he took Best In Show. Judging BIS was Ireland’s own Marie Hamill, well known both at home and on the international show circuit. ‘DJ’ is the first of his breed to take an all-breeds BIS for quite a few years. He has one CC with BOB, and is the only Cavalier to have taken group honours and placings in 2014. He also won the champion stakes at Deise in June, so he is a great ambassador for the breed. He is following in the footsteps of his grandsire Ch Glencross Run For Gold who took BIS at Tralee 2000.
DUBLIN '15 BEST IN SHOW
Sean Martin’s homebred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ch Glencross De Ja Vu.
DUBLIN '15 RESERVE BEST IN SHOW
RBIS under Marie Hamill was the Clumber Spaniel, Ralph Dunne’s Sh Ch Richley Royale Bond; this homebred boy distinguished himself recently across the water when he took the CC and BIS at the Clumber Spaniel Club show in England, his sister taking the bitch CC. He had been best puppy at the same show the previous year and now has two CCs and three RCCs. Home in Ireland, he is the group 8 winner on the Gain Petfoods/Irish Canine Press/Dog World Leaderboard with group wins at Hibernian, where he was BIS3, Kilkenny, the IKC Summer Show, Bull Breeds, Cloghran and now today.
DUBLIN '15 RESERVE BEST IN SHOW
RBIS under Marie Hamill was the Clumber Spaniel, Ralph Dunne’s Sh Ch Richley Royale Bond.
DUBLIN '15 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Marie Hamill also judged Best Baby Puppy in Show, this going to Benita Morrison’s Miniature Wire Dachshund Russteck Hotwyred to Benzden with reserve to Bill McEntee and daughter Maria McEntee O’Sullivan’s Cocker Spaniel Baysway Harlequin.
DUBLIN '15 BEST BABY PUPPY IN SHOW
Marie Hamill also judged Best Baby Puppy in Show, this going to Benita Morrison’s Miniature Wire Dachshund Russteck Hotwyred to Benzden.
DUBLIN '15 PUPPY STAKES
Topping the Puppy Stakes under Sean Carroll was the Australian Silky Terrier Sunnypearls Gaspar Amorosos, owned by Virginia Dowty, Tanya Mackrell and Julie Connolly who prepares and handles him and with whom he lives in Co Down. This youngster has taken to success in the ring at an early age, and was puppy G4 at Darlington in September, won GS and BOB at Bull Breeds, and today took his second GS. Runner-up was Stephen Lloyd’s Lhasa Apso Owenavera Catwalk Diva.
DUBLIN '15 PUPPY STAKES
Topping the Puppy Stakes under Sean Carroll was the Australian Silky Terrier Sunnypearls Gaspar Amorosos, owned by Virginia Dowty, Tanya Mackrell and Julie Connolly
DUBLIN '15 PUPPY STAKES
Third spot in the Puppy Stakes went to Emilio Castillo and Patrick Fortune’s Shetland Sheepdog Naverrem Mi Fortuna.
DUBLIN '15 CHAMPION STAKES
Sean Carroll’s champion stakes winner was Ross Delmar and Ewa Lunden’s Smooth Fox Terrier Ch, Sw, Norw, Dan & Int Ch Residensets Stand-In, ‘Stanley’ the BIS winner at Monkstown in August. Runner-up was Ann Cuthbert and Stephen Minogue’s Borzoi Ch & Int Ch Donskoi Asmodey, handled by Lynda Matthews.
DUBLIN '15 VETERAN STAKES
Topping the veteran stakes under Sean Carroll was Richard Dalton’s Softcoated Wheaten Terrier Feanaro Niallan Naomhan. Sally Tonks and Dione Fitzsimons’ Pyrenean Mountain Dog Ch, GB & Int Ch Shanlimore Maverick was in second place, this confirming ‘Darcy’s’ position as the winner of the Royal Canin/Irish Canine Press Veteran Leaderboard and title of Veteran of the Year.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 1
Michael Leonard’s group 1 winner was Paul, Jean and Kelly Lawless’ Groenendael Ch & GB Ch Revloch Figo, ‘Figo’ the BIS winner at the IKC Summer Show and more recently at Bull Breeds. Alan and Sarah Matthews’ Pembroke Corgi Ch, GB & Int Ch Craigycor Viva La Diva was in second spot.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 2
Paul Keenan was in charge of group 2, finding his winner in Willie and Mandy Dobbin’s Newfoundland Dreamkeepers Brooklynbears Shania, handled to a first group victory by Willie. Runner-up was Paul Scanlon and Ashling Connolly’s Miniature Schnauzer Ch Nujax Johnny Cash, this win confirming ‘Cash’ at the top of the Gain Petfoods/Irish Canine Press/Dog World group 2 Leaderboard.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 3
Fionnuala Malone judged group 3, awarding top spot to Clifford and Eileen Aiken’s Scottish Terrier Ch Slievecroob Scotch Piper, taking his second group of the year after similar success at the IKC Summer Show. The Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier, Bev Hanna’s Kinaelan Finlandia Finnian, took a first group placing in second spot.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 4
Heading the Dachshunds in group 4 under Michael Leonard was Gary McAlpine’s Miniature Long Baltiyskiy Talisman Zakonniy Naslednik At Lampcien, the Carlow BIS winner in September, while second place was Caroline Reynolds, Wendy Fleming, Chris Moes and Rhian Williams’ Smooth Ch Hacienda Better Tell Dad, group winner at Bangor and Bull Breeds.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 5
Brian Carroll’s group 5 winner was Adrian Parke and Chris McLean’s Akita Melodor Sirius Black, 13-month-old ‘Sirius’ taking a first group victory. Runner-up was Stephen Minogue’s Japanese Shiba Inu Ch Jiltrain Jackpott, the Hibernian BIS winner and Irish Pup of the Year winner earlier in 2015.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 6
Topping group 6 under Claire Anne Ahern was Barry O’Neill’s Basset Hound Ch, GB & Int Ch Knockogue Arthurs Legacy, five-year-old ‘Arthur’ the BIS winner at South Tipperary, taking his all-breed group total this year to 21. Second was Roy and Lesley Blevins’ 16-month-old Basset Fauve de Bretagne Blevwils Ivan Idea.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 7
It was the eventual BIS4-winning German Shorthaired Pointer, Tom and Annie Mervyn’s Sh Ch Tomanipoint Celtic Knight, who progressed through group 7 under Morag Connolly whose runner-up rosette went to Seamus and Maura Gettings’ 14-month-old German Wirehaired Pointer Beechillawn Wired For Sound, taking a first group placing.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 7
Group 7 winner Tom and Annie Mervyn’s German Shorthaired Pointer,Sh Ch Tomanipoint Celtic Knight.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 8
Martin O’Donoghue judged group 8, selecting Ralph Dunne’s Clumber Spaniel Sh Ch Richley Royale Bond, who then went on to RBIS. In second place was Monica and Mags Boardman’s American Cocker Spaniel Portsann Bling And Sparkle, her sixth group placing of the year, qualifying her for Top Showdog next year.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 8
Third in Group 8 was Michele Knapp’s English Springer Spaniel Sh Ch Templecarraig Sky High.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 9
It was Michael Clancy who sent through the best in show winner, Sean Martin’s Cavalier Ch Glencross De Ja Vu, from group 9 with second place going to Sebastian Faurite, Stephen Thomas and Tom Kiernan’s Shih Tzu Ch Windpaw Jewel In The Eyes, handled by Tom as he was when RBIS at Clonmel earlier in the year.
DUBLIN '15 GROUP 10
Claire Anne Ahern’s group 10 winner was Lynda Matthews and husband Colin’s Whippet Ailesbury Shadow Dancer, en route to BIS3, with in second place Ann Cuthbert and Stephen Minogue’s BIS-winning Borzoi Ch & Int Ch Donskoi Asmodey.