South Of England Gundog Club

South of England Gundog Club-31st March 2024

Thank you to the committee for the kind invitation to judge,I thoroughly enjoyed my day, and thank you to the exhibitors for their super entry.

BRACCO ITALIANO

Special Yearling (3,2)

1. Coghlan’s Braccorion’s Zero She Flies. 13 month old bitch. Good in outline and balanced proportions. Loved her head which was long and narrow with chiselling, kind expression, pronounced occiput and slight stop. Nice depth of flew which wasn’t overdone, and correct head planes. Straight forelegs with good bone, shoulders well laid back. Body is almost square with correct topline. Moved very well on a good stride. RBOB.

Open (2)

1. Coghlan’s Sh Ch Braccorion’s Va Va Voom. 3 year old bitch. She is well balanced and almost square in outline. Correct head proportions with divergent head planes, occiput, median line and large nose, with correct ear and set. Straight forelegs and good length to upper arm, overall she has well balanced front and rear angulation, which helped to move her round the ring on an excellent ground covering stride. BOB.

2. Gatfield’s Heinaaron Tofana Di Rozes. 6 year old dog. Longer in outline than 1 but he is well balanced overall. Nice head and kind expression. Good layback of shoulder and length of upper arm, ribs well sprung, moderate rear angulation with good width to second thigh. Carrying a little bit too much weight. He moved well but not as outgoing as 1.

GSP

Puppy (2,1)

1. Edlin’s Mistcapel Storm Shadow. 7 month old l/w dog. Lots to like about this puppy who is well balanced in outline. His head is slightly round between the ears and he has a nice expression, and a rise to the nasal bone. Liked his balanced angulation and length to upper arm, he moved very well around the ring. BP.

Post Graduate (2)

1. Warrington’s Zakova Aria. 3 year old l/w bitch. Lovely clean balanced outline with correct head proportions and kind expression. Feminine head with correct ear set. Correct length of neck into well placed shoulders and corresponding upper arm. Chest to elbow and spring of rib. She has a good bend of stifle and width to her second thigh. Moved well.

2. Mapes’s Agdenusher Mulberry. 2 year old l/w dog. He is built on a bigger frame overall but has balance in his outline. Kind expression, correct ear set and rise to nasal bone. Still a young dog who needs to fill his frame and drop in chest. He has a correct topline and his croup slopes gradually to his tail. Moved ok.

Open (2)

1. Dymond’s Ch Quintana Diamond Dust at Friarsbelle JW ShCEX OSW. 3 year old l/w dog. I have judged this dog before and feel that he does get better with age, and he is still a young dog. Smart in outline with a short back and standing over plenty of ground, he is so well muscled. Correct head proportions and ear set, has the right amount of flew. Good neck with a slight arch fitting well into a good layback of shoulder. Deep in chest and ribs deep and reaching well back. He moved out on a good powerful stride. BOB.

2. Edlin’s Graygees Tsarine. 3 year old l/w bitch. Really nice bitch with a moderate balanced outline. Well proportioned head and correct ear, with kind expression. She has balanced front and rear angulation, with a good length to her upper arm, and she has a good topline. Moved out well. RBOB.

GORDON SETTER

Puppy (1)

1. Tye’s Roydack Black Knight at Tymora. 6 month old dog. He has a balanced outline, good tan markings and a beautiful head with melting expression. Well defined stop, deep in flew and overall correct head proportions. Excellent front angulation with a good layback of shoulder and corresponding upper arm. Correct topline which flows to his tail. He is raw at the moment, which you would expect at this age but has everything in the right place, he moved steadily around the ring. BP.

Special Yearling (5,1)

1. McCarthy’s Hernwood Wizard Of Oz JW. 23 month old dog. Appealed for his balanced outline, tan markings and correct proportions throughout. Liked his head proportions with a clearly defined stop, depth to flew and large nose. Straight forelegs and good bone and feet. Correct front and rear angulation, moderate length to body and a level topline with correct set on of tail. He moved out well around the ring. RBOB.

2. William’s Longrow Love Is The Drug. 19 month old bitch. Another who is well proportioned and balanced, liked her clean outline. Beautiful feminine head and expression and ear set. She has correct angulation fore and aft, correct topline and moved out well. Just preferred the more finished appearance of 1 today.

3. Ashton’s Forester’s Northern Hunter of Darkmoor with Gadieburn (Imp Deu) JW.

Post Graduate (4,2)

1. Whiting’s Locksheath Fallen Acorn. 3 year old bitch. Lovely head and expression with dark eye, slightly round skull and low ear set. She has a balanced outline, good layback of shoulder and corresponding upper arm, moderate length of body, depth to chest and a correct topline. Moved well.

2. Gunnery’s Longrow Love Of My Life (AI). 5 year old bitch. Correct head proportions, slightly rounded skull with low ear set, dark eye and kind expression. Not the front of 1 and would prefer better front angulation. Moved ok.

Limit (1)

1. Upton-Lovett & Upton’s Roydack Portrait Of A Lady. 4 year old bitch. Loved her head and expression, with correct proportions, a clearly defined stop, dark eye and large black nose. Moderate length to body, she has a long lean neck into well placed shoulders and she has good depth to her body. Moved well.

Open (4)

1. Whiting’s Dt Ch Locksheath Princess Tiana JW. 6 year old bitch. She stood out for me in this class for her clean outline, she was moderate throughout with nothing overdone. Pretty head and expression, and good tan markings. Straight forelegs with food bone and feet. Correct front and rear angulation, depth to body and correct topline and tailset. She moved out well on a good stride around the ring. BOB.

2. McCarthy’s Hernwood Boston High Flyer. 7 year old dog. Liked him for his balanced proportions and moderate length to his body. Nice head with kind eye and large nose and correct ear set. He has depth to his body and balanced front and rear angulation. Moved well.

3. Phillips, Miles & Watkins’s Sh Ch Glenmaurangi Mandalorian JW.

HUNGARIAN VIZSLA

Puppy (4)

1. Harper’s Pitswarren Jiko. 9 month old bitch. Really liked this young bitch for her outline and medium size. She has good head proportions, median line and a moderate stop. Strong clean neck into well placed shoulders and good corresponding upper arm. She has straight forelegs, moderately deep in chest and a level topline. She moved well around the ring. BP and pleased to hear she went RBPIS.

2. Harper’s Pitswarren Jambo. 9 month old dog and the litter brother to 1. Very similar in outline to 1 and again good head proportions with a good depth to muzzle. He is short in back and has a level topline. Not the front of his sister and was a bit untidy coming and going on the move, but still appealed overall for his type.

3. Gregory’s Sevensden Autumnal Gold.

Special Yearling (2)

1. Senior’s Nemzet Kincse Ipa of Alazsdale (Imp Hun). 15 month old dog. He impressed for his balanced outline and his typical lean head with good proportions. Straight in forelegs with good amount of chest between, that reached to his elbow. Balanced moderate angulation fore and aft, level topline and very well muscled all over. He impressed on the move particularly in his side gait movement with excellent reach and drive. BOB.

2. Ball & Fry’s Listerlo Good As Gold. 14 month old bitch. Not the balance in outline of 1, but she is moderate throughout. Kind expression, good head and muzzle proportions. Good straight forelegs and bend of stifle, short back. Moved ok.

Open (6)

A lot in this class I felt were a bit overweight. Liked the first two in this class for their type and outline, splitting hairs between them for 1st and 2nd:

1. Credland & Butcher’s Carnlochan Jack Frost. 7 year old dog. He appealed for his medium size and moderate balanced outline. Beautiful head, good proportions and correct ear set. Correct moderate front and rear angulation, excellent level topline and short in back. Moved well around the ring on a good side gait. RBOB.

2. Wallington’s Int/Multi Ch Nicael Blue Diamond among Ohanava. 7 year old bitch. Again appealed for her medium size and moderate balanced outline. Feminine head and kind expression. She had a good layback of shoulder and upper arm, a level topline, and matching rear angulation. Preferred the front of 1. Again moved well around the ring.

3. Sutherland’s Int/Bel Sh Ch Carnlochan Morning Star Lux JCh.

POINTER

Puppy (5,2)

1. Adams’s Joneva Just One Wish. 8 month old o/w bitch. Beautiful, balanced and graceful in outline. She has a feminine head, a well defined stop and prominent occiput. Good length of neck into well laid back shoulders, forelegs straight with good bone and feet. Good width to second thigh and hocks well let down. She moved effortlessly around the ring. BP.

2. Henshaw & Goodchild’s Berseydale Straight Flush with Peteshe TAF. 6 month old b/w dog. Lovely puppy who caught my eye, he is not as together as 1 and needs more confidence, but all that will come. Loved his head proportions and expression. Correct angulation fore and aft, straight forelegs, good bone and correct topline. He has everything there, and he went well on the move.

3. Hazeltine & Razzell’s Corotine Prince Charming.

Special Yearling (7,1)

1. Brooksmith’s Millpoint Golden Pippin JW. 18 month old o/w bitch. She appealed for a balanced outline and movement. Good head proportions, kind expression, well defined stop and correct ear set. Lengthy neck into well placed shoulders, strong and correct topline with well sprung ribs gradually falling away. Well turned stifle and width to second thigh. She was true on the move and covered plenty of ground around the ring.

2. Welch, Drake & Hazeltine’s Clamerkin Jubilee Surprise at Hookwood. 2 year old b/w bitch. Another who appealed for her balanced outline and movement. Beautiful head and expression, dark eye, correct stop. Balanced angulation, correct topline and she moved around the ring on a good stride.

3. Wynne-Evan’s Droveborough Frost Queen.

Post Graduate (7,4)

1. Robert’s Kananaskis Black Bryony JW. 22 month old b/w bitch. Lovely clean outline and a ‘series of graceful curves’ certainly comes to mind. She has the most beautiful head and expression with a dark eye and a well defined stop. Correct front and rear angulation, a firm correct topline. She has excellent ‘daisy cutting action’ movement and moved very well around the ring.

2. Brown’s Hookwood Miss Congeniality. 2 year old o/w bitch. She appealed in outline and has a very pretty feminine head and kind eye. She is balanced throughout with straight forelegs and good feet. She moved well around the ring, but just not the movement of 1.

3. Wynne-Evan’s Droveborough Royal Flush.

Open (14,2)

Wow what a class! Some lovely exhibits for me to go over-thank you!

1. Perren’s Evaluna Chasing Rainbows with Hookwood JW. 2 year old b/w bitch. She stood out for me in this class for her beautiful outline, graceful curves and excellent movement. Beautiful head with good proportions and a kind expression with a well defined stop. Lengthy neck that flowed into a good layback of shoulder and corresponding upper arm. Excellent bone and feet. She flowed from nose to tail, with ribs gradually falling away and has a muscular rear with a well turned stifle. She moved beautifully around the ring and couldn’t deny her BOB.

2. Welch, Maber & Hazeltine’s Sharnphilly Toggi with Hookwood JW. 6 year old b/w bitch. Another with a balanced outline and good movement. She has correct head proportions and a beautiful expression. Straight forelegs and correct depth of chest, correct topline and liked her balanced angulation. Well turned stifle and good width to second thigh. She moved very well around the ring but just preferred 1 today. RBOB.

3. Welch’s Hookwood Starman JW.

JUDGE: Debbie Wallwork (Braefell)