Gundog Society Of Wales

Judging Critique - Gundog Society of Wales 15th October 2025

English Setter

Dog Challenge Certificate - Dalreavoch I’m On Fire (D R & L R Simpson)

Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate - Severnsett Gold Sovereign (Mr N A & Mrs P M Darley)

Bitch Challenge Certificate - Mariglen Dusty Blonde SGWC (Mrs B K Seaman)

Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate - Marwessett Ysobel Enigma at Cornsett JW (Ms P Owen)

Best Of Breed - Mariglen Dusty Blonde SGWC (Mrs B K Seaman)

Best Puppy - Byedales Inspector Clueso (Mr A & Mrs S Mcdowell)

Best Veteran - Mariglen Dusty Blonde SGWC (Mrs B K Seaman)

Best Special Beginner - Quensha's Strawberry Swing (Mrs HJ Kemp-Taylor)

I would like to thank the exhibitors for this fabulous entry both numerically and in quantity. The atmosphere around the ring was very warm (despite the cold weather!) and friendly and my decisions were accepted with good grace by exhibitors and onlookers alike.

MPD 2,1

1 McDowell’s Byedales Inspector Clueso. Best Puppy. Lovely outline with masculine head, not overdone in any way. Good eye colour and pleasing expression. Oval skull shape with sufficient stop. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good bone and tight feet. Good spring of rib. Nice topline & tailset. Moved soundly both coming and going.

PD 2

1 Byedales Inspector Clueso. Just preferred head of winner here.

2 Taylor’s Kanietter Goldmandine of Tattay. Nice eye & expression; large open nose. Good neck, lay of shoulders and return of upperarm. Good depth of chest & strength over loin. Nice bone and lovely coat. Moved well.

JD 3,1

1 Simpson’s Dalreavoch I’m On Fire. Dog CC. Despite his age, this dog really stood out for me in the challenge with his lovely typical outline and so well-constructed throughout. Lovely head, eye & expression. Good earset, long muscular neck & good bone. Good depth of chest & spring of rib. Back short and level, strong loin and correct tailset. Moved soundly covering the ground well on tight feet.

2 Kanietter Goldmandine of Tattay

YD 5,1 I was disappointed to find a lack of good front angulation in some exhibits in this class.

1 Arkley’s Oshowa Dream Lover. Preferred the head of 2 but the overall body qualities of 1. Nice eye & expression but a little strong in skull. Good neck, shoulder & upperarm. Good bone, spring of rib & depth of chest. Well-muscled throughout. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Nice coat texture. Moved well.

2 Stead’s Ravensett Illusionist of Settavista. Nice skull but muzzle a little deep. Good length of neck & depth of chest. Good spring of rib but a little long in loin. Correct topline. Moved well.

3 Williams’s Wandsfell Keep Me Close

ND 2,1

1 Thomas & Sharples’s Kanietter Sea Shanty. Nicely proportioned head, muzzle & skull. Good length of neck. Good front angulation with excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Nice depth of chest & spring of rib. Good bone and tight feet. Good coat. Moved covering the ground well.

PGD 8,1

1 Derry, Schoneville & Williamson’s Hawklawn Hazzard County at Balvenie. Lovely, typical outline and shown in excellent coat & condition. Nicely balanced head with pleasing eye & expression. Large open nose. Nice strength and sufficient length of neck. Good lay of shoulder, depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice width of upper & lower thigh. Good bone. Nice tricolour markings. Covered the ground well on the move.

2 Vallance’s Ennydloc Yorkshire Liaison to Rowanmyle. Very well constructed throughout with lovely head. Just not the maturity of 1. Well balanced head with dark eye. Excellent front & rear angulation. Good bone. Nice topline with short, level back, strong, slightly arched loin and correct tailset. Moved soundly on neat feet.

3 Carlin’s Ennydloc Yorkshire Image

LD 5,1

1 Darley’s Severnsett Gold Sovereign. Res. CC.Lovely head, eye & expression. Excellent skull & muzzle shape. Good neck & lay of shoulder. Excellent spring of rib. Well-muscled throughout. Good bone. Nice topline & tailset. Best mover in the class; so sound in front & behind.

2 Osman’s Bournehouse Sirocco over Marissolo. Lovely example of the breed. Just preferred the expression of 1. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Good depth of chest; a little longer in loin than my winner. Moved soundly.

3 Fisher & Withey’s Severnsett Black Prince

OD 4

1 Forrest’s Elvistar A Boy Named Sue. Very well presented throughout. Pleasing eye & expression; skull a little heavy. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Excellent spring of rib & depth of chest. Nice topline & tailset. Moved soundly on good feet. Coat of pleasing length & texture.

2 Wilkinson-Sargeant’s Phenset Firestorm. Lovely, typical outline. Very nice head with well-balanced skull & muzzle. Excellent length & strength of neck. Good depth of chest. Nice topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. On the move,held tail high. Not quite the neat feet of my winner.

3 Montell’s Culverwell Super Scrumpy.

VD 1

1 Arkley’s Sh Ch Hartsett Flash Dance. Lovely well-balanced head with pleasing eye & expression. Well-constructed throughout. Excellent spring of rib. Good topline & tailset. Quality coat in excellent condition. Moved well both coming and going.

Special BeginnersD/B 6

1 Kemp-Taylor’s Quensha's Strawberry Swing. B. Best Sp Beginners. Lovely head, eye & expression. Large open nose. Nice length of neck, excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Excellent spring of rib. Good strength over loin. Nice bone & feet. Good coat condition. Moved well.

2 Stronach’s Mariglen Escape to Victory. Lovely head with nice muzzle shape. Good earset. Excellent length & strength of neck. Excellent front & rear angulation. Nice bone. Good spring of rib. Moved well. Just a little shy.

3 Stead’s Ravensett Illusionist of Settavista

JB 6 A lovely class of quality young bitches, where any one of them could change places on another day.

1 Williams’s Goldbirch Northern Disco At Skippit. Won on overall outline, coat & condition. Well-shaped skull & muzzle of equal length. Large open nose. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice strength over loin with excellent spring of rib for age. Good bone. Moved well.

2 Morgan’s Latjeata Vivaldi. Another lovely bitch with a superb head & expression. Good length and strength of neck; good lay of shoulders & return of upperarm. Good topline and tailset. Covered ground well on the move. Coat of good quality.

3 Simpson’s Dalreavoch She’s The One

YB 6,1 My first two are both very nice, just preferred the shorter loin of 1.

1 Welburn’s Oshowa Just A Dream JW. Nice eye & expression. Good earset. Nice bone. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Excellent spring of rib & depth of chest. Good strength over wide loin. Well let-down hocks. Shown in muscular condition throughout. Moved soundly.

2 Danks-Kemish & Littlechild’s Ravensett Allegra with Alolfrana. Lovely head & shown in excellent coat & condition. Lovely eye & expression. Large open nose. Good lay of shoulder and return of upperarm. Nice topline, just a little longer in loin than my winner. Moved covering the ground well on neat feet.

3 Hoskin’s Scillysett One Vision

NB 5,2

1 Goldbirch Northern Disco At Skippit.

2 Montell’s Westonfields Butternut at Culverwell. Another lovely bitch with an exquisite head. Excellent muzzle & skull shape. Good length and strength of neck, excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Nice spring of rib; good bone. Pleasing width of upper & lower thigh. Coat in good condition. Front movement not quite as good as my winner.

3 Passey’s Culverwell Touch My Heart

PGB 9,2 My 1 & 2 very nice and quite similar. Just preferred the eye & expression of 1 but not much to separate them.

1 Welburn’s Oshowa Love to Dream JW. Lovely head with good skull & muzzle shape. Large open nose. Excellent angulation throughout. Well let-down hocks. Shown in excellent muscular condition. Nice bone & feet. Moved soundly both coming and going.

2 Hutchinson & Dennis’s Mariglen My Heart Will Go On with Monaysbridge JW. Lovely in outline but just tended to drop her topline a little. Well-proportioned head. Well-muscled throughout. Excellent spring of rib. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Nice bone and neat feet. Strode out on the move, covering the ground well.

3 Phillips & Watkins’s Glenmaurangi Cassiopeia.

LB 5,1 My 1 & 2 both very nice just preferred front movement of 1.

1 Owen’s Marwessett Ysobel Enigma at Cornsett JW. Beautiful feminine outline. Well-constructed throughout. Well-balanced head with skull and muzzle of equal length; lovely eye & expression. Good earset. Excellent length of neck, good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Excellent spring of rib. Nice topline, bone & feet. Moved well both coming and going.

2 Welburn’s Oshowa Dream Come True. Pleasing well-balanced outline. A little heavier in back skull than 1 but lovely feminine expression. Good length and strength of neck; nice lay of shoulder. Correct topline & tailset. Well let-down hocks. Covered the ground well on the move but elbows not quite as tight as my winner.

3 Sharples’s Kanietter Sabonette

OB 4 Preferred the front movement of 2 but the head of 1.

1 Dennis, Harris & Morgan’s Mariglen Unwrapped JW. Lovely typical outline. Well balanced head with lovely eye shape & expression. Well balanced skull to muzzle ratio. Good length of neck & lay of shoulders. Excellent spring of rib. Nice topline, bone and feet. Shown in muscular condition. Covered the ground well but a little close in front.

2 Bishop’s Dyrham Deja Vue. Another one with a lovely outline. Heavier in back skull than 1 but feminine expression. Well-constructed throughout with excellent spring of rib & strength over loin. Good bone. Moved well both coming and going.

3 Darley’s Severnsett Dark Angel

Champion B 2,1

1 Sharples’s Sh Ch Mariglen Serendipity at Kanietter JW. Very feminine with lovely outline. Superb head with lovely skull & muzzle shape. Lots of work around the eye. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Excellent spring of rib. depth of chest & topline. Good bone. Well let down hocks. Moved soundly with lots of animation, really covering the ground well with each stride.

VB 1

1 Seaman’s Mariglen Dusty Blonde SGWC. BCC, BOB and Best Veteran in Breed. There was a roaring cheer and enthusiastic clapping when I awarded the CC to this bitch. At the time, I was not aware why, but after the end of judging I discovered that this was her third CC, all awarded as a Veteran and as she has a Show Gundog Working Certificate, it made her into a very worthy full Champion; a fabulous achievement for this breed. Beautiful bitch, a week off her 9th birthday who really belies her age. She has an excellent, well-balanced, flowing and typical outline. Nice length of head with correct ratio of skull to muzzle length. Excellent angulation fore & aft and well let-down hocks. Excellent spring of rib. Strong, wide, short and muscular loin & correct topline with level, short back and slight arching over the strong loin. Good bone throughout. Moved soundly infront and behind, really covering the ground well with each stride. Coat of good colour and texture. A worthy champion.

Kathy Moores

Judge