NIGEL Peel will head the judging line-up at the 2016 Irish Masters of Foxhounds’ annual show at Stradbally Hall, Co Laois on Sunday, July 3rd.

This year’s foxhound judging team consists of Nigel Peel, master of the North Cotswold and Andrew Cook, master of the Dumfriesshire & Stewartry for the doghounds, while Edward Foster, former master of the Wheatland and Vanessa Lambert, master of the Heythrop will assess the bitches.