Show Champion & Irish Show Champion Raigmore Let it Shine JW & CW '10
(Flax)
5 Challenge Certificates and 5 Reserve Challenge Certificates, 8 Green Stars (2 with BOB & Group 4) & 3 Reserve Green Stars, 1 CACIB
aged 7 weeks
and at 5 months
And at 8 months
The critiques from all the judges who have placed her say it all!
| SHOW | AWARDS | JUDGE | CRITIQUE |
| Pointer Club of Scotland Open Show | 1st Minor Puppy Bitch | Mrs C Twyman | o/w of 6 months, very promising quality baby with plenty of presence, sweet feminine head, lovely reachy neck, well laid shoulders, good turn of stifle, tight feet. Could have carried more weight, well handled, one to watch in the future. |
| Pointer Club Championship Show | 1st Minor Puppy Bitch | Mr Frank Kane | Raigmore Let it Shine and this could be an auspicious name for this beautiful 6 months o/w. Beautiful type all through, glorious head and great way of going. She is raw in body but moves well and has great Pointer style. Liked her immensely and could have taken her home. Only her rawness held her back later. Glorious 6 months baby destined for a great career I would think. |
| Birmingham National Championship Show | 2nd Minor Puppy Bitch | Mr Rui Oliveira | a beautiful bitch puppy with nice head, good front and well turned stifles, very promising. |
| Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show May | 1st Puppy Bitch | Mrs Linda Pimblett | just 6 months, what a pretty young lady, super head and expression, true front, ample bone, good sweep of stifle and tail well set, very promising |
| Border Union Championship Show | 3rd Puppy Bitch | Barbara Critchley | |
| Blackpool Championship Show | 1st Minor Puppy Bitch | John Sheridan | |
| South Wales kennel Association | 2nd Puppy Bitch | Neville Thorpe | o/w very sweet feminine head, nice outline, moved well for her age, very nice puppy |
| East of England Championship Show | 3rd Puppy Bitch | Barry Welham | |
| Southern Pointer Club Championship Show | 1st Puppy Bitch | Sue Brophy |
Stylish and very feminine o/w, typical head, kind expression, long reachy neck, balanced with especially good hind angulation, good feet and pasterns, tail and tailset. Needs to drop a bit in brisket but this will come as she matures. Sound mover with plenty of drive. |
| Southern Pointer Club Championship Show | BEST PUPPY BITCH AND BEST PUPPY IN SHOW | Sue Brophy and Co-judge Sylvia Harms-Cook | |
| National Gundog Championship Show | 1st Puppy Bitch | Janet Drake | Eye-catching puppy with the the most beautiful. feminine head and expression, kind eye, soft well-developed lip. Balanced body, lovely outline, clean shoulderline and moved soundly. Just right for age. |
| Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show | 1st Puppy Bitch | Mrs Zena Thorn-Andrews | |
| City of Birmingham Championship Show | 3rd Puppy Bitch | Mr Michael Blake | |
| Darlington Championship Show | 1st Puppy Bitch | Mr Ron James | |
| Driffield Championship Show | 1st Puppy Bitch | Mrs Lorna Lambert | |
| Pointer Club of Scotland Championship Show | 1st Junior Bitch 1st Maiden
Bitch 1st Novice Bitch RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE |
Mrs Chris Biles | This striking bitch took my eye when she came into the ring, superbly balanced when standing and moved with purpose and drive, classic head with long clean arched neck & shoulders. Although still young she has all the true Pointer attributes required to be a Champion of the future. Reserve CC. |
| Midland Counties Championship Show | 1st Junior Bitch | Fereleith Somerfield | very attractive feminine o/w, pleasing head, good neck, shoulders & topline, well made hindquarters, moved & showed well |
| Setter Pointer Championship Show | 1st Junior Bitch | Mrs Norma Ellis | best of heads and
expression, nice neck into well laid shoulders, so feminine and sound as a bell. One for the future. |
| Gundog Breeds Association of Scotland | 1st Junior Bitch 1st Novice
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Mrs A Lennox | loved this gorgeous o/w, very feminine head with melting expression, reachy neck, good lay of shoulder & upper arm, correct feet & sloping pasterns, strong behind & nice straight mover, best I have seen from this kennel. Pushed hard in the challenge but just lost out on maturity. Very promising |
| SHOW | AWARDS 2009 | JUDGE | CRITIQUE |
| Manchester Championship Show | 3rd Junior Bitch | Mrs Beryl Wright | |
| Waverley Gundog Open Show | 1st Graduate Bitch ,1st Post Graduate Bitch, 1st Open Bitch and BOB | Mr Jonathan Daltry | stunning in outline& the most charismatic of heads, loved the balance and shape of her head & the work & chiselling, so very feminine, has the correct length & arch to her neck, this flows cleanly into very smooth shoulders, has sufficient depth of chest, super straight front, bone absolutely spot on, enough rib and body, strong & short in loin, powerful rearend & scores in length and definition to second thigh, moves so true & had the best profile action of the day, her tail action was spot on, her coat was gleaming & her condition immaculate. BOB. I gather her wins gave her a JW.' |
| Caledonian Canine Society | 1st Graduate, 1st Post Graduate, 1st Open Bitch and BOB | Mrs Flo Barker | |
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| CRUFTS | VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED | MR CLIVE DAVIS | |
| St Patrick's Day Celtic Winner's Championship Show, Dublin | 1st Intermediate Bitch | Mr Ralph Dunne | |
| South Tipperary Championship Show | 1st Intermediate Bitch | Mr Gordon Williams | |
| Irish Pointer Club Championship Show | 1st Intermediate Bitch and Best Intermediate | Mr Pepe Haro | Two very beautiful bitches. The first has very clean lines, good neck, nice body and angulations and moves very well Excellent |
| Border Counties Gundog Open Show | 1st Yearling | Mrs J Houlder | |
| Birmingham National Championship Show | 1st Graduate and the Bitch Challenge Certificate | Mrs L Oxley |
Tibbs' Raigmore Let It Shine JW, o/w, classic head, beautiful eyes,
in set, shape & melting expression, clean slightly arched neck, well laid shoulders, well constructed & balanced in outline, correct feet & bone, lengthy, strong & resilient pasterns, series of graceful curves well describes her, oozes quality from her head to the tip of her lovely bee sting tail, flowed around the ring a picture of elegance & true Pointer type; |
| BATH CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST POST GRADUATE BITCH & RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE | MR G INGHAM |
Raigmore Let It Shine JW, and shine she certainly does, she is
stylish & full of type, lovely head with plenty of work beneath the eye, kind expression, neat well placed ears, soft open nostril, arched neck into sloping shoulders, ribs carried well back, nice turn of stifle & lovely outline, everything about her flows, balanced on the move, I am sure she has a shining future. RCC & I am sure her day will come; |
| EURO WINNERS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW DUBLIN | 1ST INTERMEDIATE BITCH | MR ANDREW BRACE | |
| BORDER UNION CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST POSTGRADUATE BITCH & RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE | MRS G O'DRISCOLL |
Classy young O & W. Oozing quality . Well proportioned head and expression thin leathers kind expression and dark eye. Sweeping lines correct bone, good pasterns and feet, super outline which she held on the move. Drove around the ring commanding attention. Pushed hard in the challenge - just beaten by maturity. R.C.C.
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| BLACKPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 2nd GRADUATE BITCH | ANDREW BRACE | o/w, very similar in
type to 1 but not her strength of bone or as clean coming on. Will look better when she fills out over the loin, has a look of real quality & class & has a lovely head & eye; |
| EAST OF ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST YEARLING BITCH | MRS D LIMM | very stylish o/w, lots
of quality about her, lovely head, eye & expression, flowing lines & spring of rib, good depth of brisket, good bone with correct pasterns & turn of stifle, lovely flowing movement |
| POINTER CLUB OPEN SHOW | 1ST YEARLING BITCH | MRS C GUY | Stylish o/w. Presents a balanced picture. Lovely head, eye and expression. Clean neck flowing into super topline, Strong quarters with good width of second thigh. Scored with her lovely tailset. Sloping pasterns. Moved with style and was sound and true. |
| SOUTHERN POINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST YEARLING BITCH | MRS G SIMMONS | This girl was the most balanced
without any exaggerations and the steadiest on the move. Best feet and pasterns in the class. Lovely head and melting expression in hard condition, had depth of chest and short coupled. |
| NATIONAL GUNDOG CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 3RD YEARLING BITCH | MRS CICELY ROBERTSHAW | The first three were out of the top drawer. |
| RICHMOND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST YEARLING BITCH | MRS M NORTHCOTT | O/W Lovely typey
bitch, have watched since a puppy. Medium size, but full of quality. Gorgeous head and expression. Good body. Bright and happy on the move. Needs to mature, but one to watch for the future. |
| SWKA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 3RD LIMIT BITCH | MRS E PARSONS | |
| MIDLAND COUNTIES CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST LIMIT BITCH & RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE | MRS A TURNBULL |
Balanced and ultra feminine o/w with lovely dark points, head of equal proportions with most melting eye and expression, clean neck into good lay of shoulder, straight front and correct feet and pastern, well ribbed, strength in rear assembly, hindquarters well developed and muscled, good set and length of tail, moved with sound positive action retaining her topline. Res BCC. |
| GUNDOG BREEDS ASSOCIATION OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST LIMIT BITCH, BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE AND BEST OF BREED | MRS L WILSON | I
have loved this o/w since I first set eyes on her. She is not the finished article yet but nevertheless she well deserved her win today. An ultra feminine bitch who just screams Pointer at you. Beautifully chiselled head and lovely eye and expression. Small fine leathers. Long clean neck. Shapely body with well turned stifles and low set hocks. Moved round the ring with beautiful head carriage. What a picture. CC (her second) & BOB. |
| LKA CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 3RD LIMIT BITCH | MR B WILLIAMS | |
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| MANCHESTER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 2ND LIMIT BITCH | MR D SHIELDS | Very pretty O/W, who
presents a lovely outline and has the “symmetrical” appearance asked for in the standard. Best of heads with a good dark eye of correct shape and the softest expressions. Very clean over the neck and shoulders, straight front, good spring of rib, pleasing width of quarters, well defined |
| 1ST POINTER LIMIT | CALEDONIAN CANINE CLUB | MR K WILBERG | THIS IS A CLASSY, BEAUTIFUL BITCH WHO I LIKED VERY MUCH. SHE HAS EXCELLENT RIBBING, GOOD HEAD AND MOVED VERY WELL. THIS BITCH PUSHED HARD FOR BOB AND THOUGH SHE IS WELL WITHIN THE STANDARD I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED HER A BIT BIGGER AND THAT IS IS WHY I GAVE IT TO FLAMBEAU. |
| NEWTONARDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, BELFAST | 1ST OPEN BITCH AND RESERVE GREEN STAR | MRS R RAINEY | ` |
| ST PATRICK'S CELTIC WINNERS SHOW | 1ST OPEN BITCH AND GREEN STAR | MR M O'DONAGHUE | |
| POINTER CLUB OF SCOTLAND OPEN SHOW | 1ST LIMIT BITCH, BEST BITCH & BEST IN SHOW | MRS LINDA SMITH |
This elegant o/w bitch has it all,
from her classic head & arched neck to her well set tail, cracking
body shape, fine oval bone, well laid shoulders , good bend of
stifle, excellent feet, epitomises the Standard with symmetry and
style. Best in Show |
| FERMOY CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 2ND OPEN BITCH | MR R OSTERWALDER | |
| IRISH POINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST OPEN BITCH & BITCH GREEN STAR | MRS B LADD |
 Top quality bitch. Good head, dark eye, clean neck, well laid shoulders. Good legs feet and pasterns. Well ribbed, good hind angulation. Sound mover with balanced gait. Excellent. Green star.
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| SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST LIMIT BITCH AND BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE | MRS D A LENNOX |
THIS GIVES FLAX HER SHOW CHAMPION
TITLE! Raigmore Let it Shine & shine she did. For a long time I have pondered over this bitch from the ringside but in the last 6 months she has matured considerably, her brisket has dropped & she presented a lovely flowing outline from head to tail, most feminine of heads with melting expression, reachy neck & correct front, good body proportions & well angulated quarters, well set on tail carried correctly on the move, she blossomed here.. C.C. her third |
| GUNDOG BREEDS OF SCOTLAND OPEN SHOW | 2ND OPEN & RBOB | MRS M MACMANUS | |
| MUNSTER CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | RESERVE GREEN STAR BITCH | MR J BYRNES | |
| CORK CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | GREEN STAR BITCH, BOB AND GROUP 4 | MRS S BROPHY & MR T BROPHY | |
| BLACKPOOL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST LIMIT BITCH AND BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE | MR G PIMBLETT | very pretty bitch, looks the part, good head, nice neck & shoulders, good topline, nicely coupled with good quarters, moved well covering lots of ground. CC; |
| IRISH LADIES KENNEL ASSOCIATION | 1ST CHAMPION BITCH, GREEN STAR BITCH & BOB | MR M FALSEY | |
| DUN LAOGHAIRE | 1ST CHAMPION BITCH & GREEN STAR BITCH | MRS J RUIGROK | |
| BANGOR & NORTH DOWN | 1ST CHAMPION BITCH & GREEN STAR BITCH | MS S SANDO | |
| BOURNEMOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 2ND OPEN BITCH | MR STUART TAIT | Another super type with a head to die for. Excels in neck, shoulders and front. Good depth and topline. Very close to 1. |
| SKC | 2ND OPEN BITCH | MRS L RIGBY |
another lovely bitch and worthy champion; feminine head with nice expression; good angulation and bone; good on the move. |
| CITY OF BIRMINGHAM CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 2ND OPEN BITCH | MR RUI OLIVEIRA | excellent head and conformation, excellent overall balance, good topline, front and quarters, very feminine, nice tail, good tail carriage. Very close to winner. |
| IRISH KENNEL CLUB INTERNATIONAL SHOW | 1ST CHAMPION BITCH, GREEN STAR AND CACIB | MRS M BURKE | THIS GIVES FLAX HER IRISH SHOW CHAMPION TITLE |
| IRISH KENNEL CLUB NATIONAL SHOW | 1ST CHAMPION BITCH, RESERVE GREEN STAR | MR K JARVINEN |
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| IRISH KENNEL CLUB NATIONAL SHOW | 2ND CHAMPION BITCH STAKES | MRS B LADD |
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| DARLINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 2ND OPEN BITCH & RESERVE BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE | MR GORDON WILLIAMS | WELL BALANCED, TYPICAL HEAD, GOOD FRONT, WELL LAID SHOULDERS, GOOD TOPLINE, WELL RIBBED BODY, WELL ANGULATED HINDQUARTERS, MOVED REALLY WELL RESERVE CC. |
| DRIFFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 1ST OPEN BITCH, BITCH CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE AND BEST OF BREED | MRS L PIMBLETT | Gave her a puppy class last time I judged & how she has matured. So elegant, just flows from nose to tail, super head & expression, slightly arched neck to good shoulders, correct bone, good front, brisket well let down, rear angulation good which enabled her to move effortlessly, liked her look at me attitude, CC & BOB. |
2011
| NEWTONARDS CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW, BELFAST | BITCH GREEN STAR & BEST OF BREED | MS D RITCHIE | |
| POINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW | 3RD OPEN BITCH | MRS C BILES | |
| POINTER CLUB OF SCOTLAND OPEN SHOW | 1ST OPEN BITCH , BEST BITCH AND BEST IN SHOW | MRS R HAMBLING | ONE I HAVE ADMIRED FROM THE RINGSIDE, JUST OOZED POINTER, SO FEMININE WITH GRACEFUL CURVES, LOVELY HEAD, KIND EYE, DARK PIGMENT, HAS LOVELY LAY OF SHOULDER, RIBBED WELL BACK, ANGULATION IS SO WELL BALANCED, MOVED WELL SHOWING GREAT RING PRESENCE, USING HER TAIL, A DELIGHT, BIS |
| TOP SCOTTISH SHOW DOG COMPETITION 2010 | TOP DOG 4 | MRS M HATHAWAY, MRS D A HORAN & MRS I DYKE |
Flax has taken time out this year to have a litter by Raigmore Skeewiff JW Irish Jun Ch
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SCOTTISH KENNEL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW |
3RD OPEN BITCH |
MRS D LIMM |
FLAX'S PEDIGREE
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PARENTS |
GRAND-PARENTS |
GREAT GRAND-PARENTS |
GREAT GREAT GRAND PARENTS |
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BONNYGATE IMPERIAL CHOICE Sh CM ( I CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE & 3 RESERVE CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES) |
BONNYGATE GUNNS CHOICE
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SH CH FERNDEL FABIAN FROM PANOPLY
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PEAKDALE JACKDAW |
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FERNDEL BLACK PEARL |
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BONNYGATE EURO LADY
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BONNYGATE CHIEF GUNN |
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BONNYGATE DEVIL WOMAN |
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BONNYGATE HOLLY LADY |
SH CH FERNDEL FABIAN FROM PANOPLY
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PEAKDALE JACKDAW |
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FERNDEL BLACK PEARL |
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BONNYGATE FULL OF MISCHIEF
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SH CH VOSSMEAD GAMBLER OF CROOKRISE |
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BONNYGATE EURO LADY |
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RAIGMORE CUTTY SARK ( 3 RESERVE CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES) |
LYNWATER ATLANTIC CROSSING OF CROOKRISE (2 CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES) |
USA CH BOOKSTOR ROBERT FROST JH
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USA CH CROOKRISE YANKEE DOODLE JH |
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USA CH BOOKSTOR AGATHA CHRISTIE |
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SH CH SARAH POCKET OF CROOKRISE
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SH CH WYNDSMOOR JULES |
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RAIGMORE FIRECREST
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SPRINGHILL SWIFT OF TOBERDONEY |
CH ROSSENARRA ELDORADO OF TOBERDONEY | |
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RAIGMORE ECHO |
SH CH TRAIGMHOR THYME | ||
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RAIGMORE ACHILLEA (2 CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES) |
