Beagle Club

The Beagle Club Open Show

19th November 2022

My sincere thanks to the committee of the Beagle Club for giving me the honour of judging Dogs at their November, Open Show.  It was a long awaited appointment and a great privilege to judge so many lovely examples of a breed that has always been part of my life.  

Thank you to all the exhibitors for a wonderful entry and to my two hard working stewards who helped to make it such a super day.

As with many breeds, I did feel that some exhibits lacked conditioning, which also affected movement, which was evident on the away and back.  However, I was pleased with my winners and delighted to see my Best Dog, Wenannou White Thunder JW, go on to win Best In Show.  I must make mention of the Best Puppy In Show, Koorbats Meadow, who was selected by my co-judge, Mrs Chapman, from MPB; what a beautiful young puppy, very true in both conformation and type.

MPD    (1)

1.    Coates’ Gladstyle Tell Me When

A very raw 6mth old; lovely head of nice proportions with good expression.  Good ear set and ears hanging nicely.  Good reach of neck leading to good shoulder placement.  Good topline and nicely ribbed.  Good tail set.  Good angulation and developing nicely for age with lots of promise.  Moved out well and kept shape nicely on the move.  BPD

PD    (2,1)

1.    Coates’ Gladstyle Tell Me When - As Above

JD    (6)

1.    Wenman’s Wenannou White Thuder JW

This young hound appealed to me from the first look.  Presented in top condition and nicely muscled. He came in to his own as he moved round the ring with a long easy stride while maintaining his shape.  Very compact with nicely proportioned head, good eye and expression and correct ear.  Clean neck with good angulation fore and aft.  Elbows firm and stood on good feet. Good depth and length to body with short coupling.  Good tailset and strong hindquarters and well let down parallel hocks.  All reflected in his correct straight movement. Delighted to award him BD and BIS.

2.    Taylor’s Deaconfield Lancer

A lovely hound of good shape and balance conveying true type.  With a tendency to sidewind on the move he made his handler work hard but when cooperating he showed a balanced side gait and was true away and back.  Lovely head with super expression, framed by correct ears.  Good reach of neck leading to nice lay of shoulder.  Good depth of chest, strong through the loin with good tail carriage.  Good rear angulation and well let down hocks.

3.    Murphy’s Davicard Picasso At Rhosyndu

YD    (3)

1.    Bidey’s Redcap The Courier

Promising young man of nice type. Nicely proportioned head with correct eye and gentle expression.  Good length of neck and good front angulation.  Ribbed well back, good topline leading to to good tail set and carriage.  Lovely rear angulation with good width to thighs.  Settled more in each class and showed good reach and drive.

2.    Leader’s Molesend Dice

Smart compact masculine boy.  Good head framed by correct ears carried close.  Enough arch to neck and good lay of shoulder, Standing on good feet and well muscled though the body with strong loin.  Firm rear and well let down.  Moved well in profile but another that improved with each class.

3.    Dawson & Goodall’s Rundle Decathlon

GD     (3,1)

1.    Bidey’s Redcap The Courier - As Above

2.    Leader’s Molesend Dice   - As Above

PGD    (3,1)

1.    Leader’s Molesend Dice   - As Above.

2.    Simkin’s Simeldaka Senglea Squire

Balanced youngster with pleasing head and the softest expression. Nice length of neck leading to enough depth, width and length of body coming from good ribbing.  Correct feet.  Balanced rear angulation and moved out well but preferred the drive and reach of 1st.

MLD    (4,1)

1.    Wright & Mitchel’s Huntshill Up To Trouble

Liked the overall type of this smart male.  Good head of correct proportions, pleasing expression with well set ears,  Nice neck with good angulation, and good bone.  Ribbed nicely back and well sprung, kept topline throughout the class, nicely coupled.  Good rear angulation and nice width to thighs.  Moved true, showing good drive and reach.

2.    Bell-Thomas & Thomas Amorpapaver Jupiter

Stockier all through and would benefit from more ring confidence. He moved out nicely round the ring but not always true coming and going.  Nicely proportioned head with dark eye of good shape, giving good expression.  Nice neck leading to balanced angulation, good proportions of depth and length, stood on good feet.

3.    Warner’s Barrvale Hunter At Awreridge

LD    (3)

1.    Coates’ Gladstyle Noah Fence

This smart young man really appealed for his nice compact clean outline and presented in top condition. Lovely head of correct proportions with appealing expression coming from a dark eye and framed with correct ears.  Nice reach of neck leading to good shoulder angulation, correct elbows, pasterns and feet.  Good through the body, nicely ribbed and coupled. Correct rear angulation with well let down hocks.  Very true and straight on the move, maintaining his topline and showing reach.  Pleased to award him RBD

2.    Simkin’s Eardley Will Power At Simeldaka

Nice hound with pleasing outline.  Good head with super expression and well set ears.  Balanced angulation and standing on good feet.  Good depth of chest, ribbed well back and nice short coupling.  Well let down hocks and good second thigh.  Moved out well but did have a tendency to drop his topline.

3.    Hunt & Ford’s Bondlea Woodlark

OD    (3)

1.    Taylor & Taylor’s Deaconfield Kingcraft

Lovely mature boy who I liked for his breed type.  He moved out with a nice straight movement showing reach and drive.  Good masculine head of correct proportions and kind eye.  Lovely reach of neck leading to good angulation.  Good length and depth of rib, correct tail set and strong rear with correct width and well let down hocks.

2.    Hardisty’s Am Ch Blunderhall In Lockdown

Beautifully presented, and though a smaller stamp than first, he had a lot to admire and pushed hard.  Lovely head of pleasing proportions, nice reach of neck leading to good front.  Correct round bone and standing on good feet.  Nicely ribbed and balanced all through.  Good rear angulation and moved out well with good side gait.

3.    Bootes’ Donau Frazer JW

VD    (4)

Four super gentleman in this class and a credit to their owners.  

1.    Phillips & Keyte’s Lanesend Segenhoe JW ShCM

A lovely 9 year old I have judged previously.  For me, he conveys so much breed character coming from his correct head and expression.  Good reach of neck with well laid shoulder.  Balanced through the body with good proportions; good ribbing and short coupled.  Good rear angulation with nice width and well let down hocks.  Showed reach and drive and very true on the away and back.

2.    Murphy & Murphy’s Black Royal At Rhosyndu VW

Pleasing 7.5 year old, who moved out well, presenting a nice profile and not showing his age.  Nice head of good proportions and well set ears.  Good length and strength of neck and nice through the body with good depth and ribbing but not as short coupled as first.  Tail well set. Balanced angulation with well let down hocks and standing on good feet.

3.    Hunt & Norris’ Ch Shercroft Apollo JW ShCM

Vint.D    (1)

1.    Roderick’s Barterhound Garrison

I admit I fell in love with this handsome gentleman who at 12.5 yrs was presented in excellent condition.  Lovely head of correct proportions, well set eyes showing the character of this breed.  Good ear set completing his appealing expression.  Good reach of neck leading to correct angulation with nice tight elbows.  Nicely balanced though the body and still holding his topline.  Good rear angulation, having lost very little  thigh muscling.  Moved out with reach and drive, showing good strong movement.

Judge: Helen Mansfield