Crufts 2017 Early and Late Starts and Changes of Ring

Whilst judging will start at 9am in most rings, there are a number of breeds with early and late starts on all days. However, early starts have been kept to a minimum wherever possible. Five breeds have also been allocated new rings in order to make timings more efficient.

Exhibitors are reminded to arrive at the show in good time, whatever the scheduled start time, to avoid traffic delays.

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The following breeds have been allocated new rings:

Thursday

Hall 5

Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit) moved from second in ring 30 to first in ring 31.

Basset Fauve de Bretagne moved from first in ring 31 to second in ring 30.

Foxhound moved from fourth in ring 31 to third in ring 30.

Friday

Hall 1

Japanese Akita Inu moved from third in ring 6 to second in ring 4.

Kooikerhondje moved from second to third in ring 4.

The breeds with early and late starts are shown below:

Day 1 – Terrier and Hound Groups

Hall 1 

Ring 2 – Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier early start 8.30am

Ring 3 – Bedlington Terrier late start 10.00am

Ring 8 – Manchester Terrier early start 8.30am

Hall 2

Ring 10 – Bull Terrier late start 10.00am

Ring 12 – Border Terrier early start 8.30am

Ring 14 – Staffordshire Bull Terrier (B) early start 8.30am

Hall 4 

Ring 15 – Dachshund (Smooth Haired) late start 10.00am

Ring 16 – Dachshund (Wire Haired) late start 10.30am

Ring 18 – Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired) late start 10.00am

Ring 21 – Whippet (D) early start 8.00am

Ring 23 – Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired) late start 9.30am

Ring 24 – Dachshund (Long Haired) late start 10.30am

Hall 5 

Ring 26 – Deerhound late start 10.00am

Ring 27 – Greyhound late start 10.00am

Ring 28 – Borzoi late start 10.00am

Ring 29 – Beagle early start 8.00am

Ring 32 – Basset Hound late start 10.00am

Ring 34 – Rhodesian Ridgeback early start 8.30am

Ring 35 – Cirneco Dell’Etna late start 10.00am

Day 2 – Utility and Toy Groups

Hall 1 

Ring 1 – Schnauzer late start 10.00am

Ring 2 – Miniature Schnauzer late start 10.00am

Ring 5 – Chow Chow late start 10.00am

Hall 2

Ring 10 – Poodle (Standard) late start 10.00am

Ring 11 – Poodle (Toy) late start 10.30am

Ring 12 – Poodle (Miniature) late start 10.30am

Ring 13 – Shih Tzu early start 8.30am

Ring 14 – Lhasa Apso late start 9.30am

Hall 4

Ring 15 – Bulldog early start 8.00am

Ring 16 – French Bulldog early start 8.30am

Ring 18 – Tibetan Terrier early start 8.30am

Ring 19 – Shar Pei early start 8.30am

Ring 22 – Pug (B) early start 8.30am

Hall 5

Ring 25 – Chinese Crested early start 8.30am

Ring 26 – Affenpinscher early start 8.30am

Ring 27 – Chihuahua (Long Coat) early start 8.00am

Ring 29 – Papillon early start 8.30am

Ring 32 – King Charles Spaniel late start 10.00am

Ring 33 – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (D) late start 9.30am

Day 3 – Gundog Group

Hall 1 

Ring 4 – Irish Setter (B) late start 10.00am

Ring 7/8 – Pointer early start 8.30am

Hall 2 

Ring 9 – Spaniel (American Cocker) late start 10.00am

Ring 11 – Spaniel (Clumber) early start 8.30am

Ring 12 – Spaniel (English Springer) late start 10.00am

Ring 13 – Spaniel (Cocker) (D) late start 9.30am

Ring 14 – Spaniel (Cocker) (B) early start 8.30am

Hall 4

Ring 15 – Weimaraner late start 10.00am

Ring 16 – German Shorthaired Pointer late start 11.00am

Ring 17 – Brittany late start 10.00am

Ring 18 – Hungarian Vizsla late start 10.00am

Ring 19 – Italian Spinone late start 10.00am

Ring 20 – Large Munsterlander late start 10.00am

Ring 21 – Retriever (Curly Coated) late start 10.00am

Ring 22 – Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) late start 10.00am

Ring 23 – Retriever (Flat Coated) (D) late start 10.00am

Ring 24 – Retriever (Flat Coated) (B) early start 8.30am

Hall 5

Ring 31/32 – Retriever (Labrador) (B) early start 8.30am

Ring 33/34 – Retriever (Golden) (B) early start 8.30am

Ring 36 – Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) late start 9.30am  

Day 4 – Working and Pastoral Groups

Hall 1 

Ring 2 – Border Collie (B) early start 8.30am

Ring 3 – Collie (Rough) (D) late start 10.00am

Ring 4 – Collie (Rough) (B) early start 8.30am

Ring 5 – Collie (Smooth) late start 10.00am

Ring 7 – Bearded Collie (D) late start 9.30am

Hall 2 

Ring 10 – Norwegian Buhund late start 10.00am

Ring 11 – Shetland Sheepdog (D) late start 9.30am

Ring 13 – Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) late start 10.00am

Ring 14 – Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) late start 11.00am

Hall 4

Ring 15 – Briard late start 10.00am

Ring 17 – Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) late start 10.00am

Ring 19 – Old English Sheepdog late start 10.00am

Ring 23 – Alaskan Malamute early start 8.00am

Hall 5

Ring 25 – Siberian Husky early start 8.00am

Ring 27 – Rottweiler early start 8.00am

Ring 29 – Leonberger early start 8.30am

Ring 30 – Bernese Mountain Dog early start 8.00am

Ring 34 – Boxer early start 8.00am