Gundog Society Of Wales

Judging Critique - Gundog Society of Wales 15th October 2025

Bracco Italiano

Dog Challenge Certificate - Sh Ch Owlspoint Trouble Again JW ShCEx OSW (Mr M R & Mrs C R Sanderson)

Reserve Dog Challenge Certificate - Canemamans Primo Al Fine JW (Mr I & Mrs L Sladden & Forbes)

Bitch Challenge Certificate - Sh Ch Braccorions Never Say Never JW (Mrs M Critchley)

Reserve Bitch Challenge Certificate - Sh Ch Fancyguns Dancing Queen (Miss S & Ms L Smith)

Best Of Breed - Sh Ch Owlspoint Trouble Again JW ShCEx OSW (Mr M R & Mrs C R Sanderson)

Best Puppy - Mistrato Bloody Brilliant (Imp Pol) (Miss E & Miss L Towns & Coghlan)

Best Veteran - Sh Ch Owlspoint Trouble Again JW ShCEx OSW (Mr M R & Mrs C R Sanderson)

Best Special Beginner - Tito Saggio at Kingsoak Ex Libris (Imp Nld) (Mrs C Northey)

PD 1

1 Towns & Coghlan's Mistrato Bloody Brilliant (IMP POL). Well grown for 8 months. Lovely head with nice width of skull and muzzle. Correct earset & length. Oval eye with soft expression. Lovely squarish outline. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Well-muscled throughout. Pleasing topline & tailset. Moved well on good tight feet.

JD 3,1 Just preferred the head & overall outline of winner.

1 Northey's Tito Saggio at Kingsoak Ex Libris (IMP NLD). Best Special Beginners and so pleased to see him win the Special Beginners’ Group and thereby Best Special Beginners in Show!. Well balanced head with skull and muzzle of equal length and good muzzle shape. Strong neck of medium length. Good depth of chest, correct topline & excellent spring of rib. Excellent width of upper & lower thigh and well let-down hocks. Good lean pasterns. Moved soundly and typically.

2 Atherton's Callaiscroft Fait Accompli at Brevathos. Eyes a little loose & slightly longer in body than 1. Large open, spongy nose. Good angulation fore & aft. Excellent depth of chest. Well-muscled throughout. Moved well displaying extended trot and elastic movement.

PGD 2 Preferred head & forechest of winner.

1 Wand, Wand & Rose' Bushwacker Dirty Harry. Good length of head compared to body. Nice width of muzzle compared to width of skull. Correct oval eye shape & soft expression. Good forechest. Nice strength of medium length neck. Excellent depth of chest. Correct topline. Well-muscled throughout. Coat dense and glossy of good texture. Moved soundly displaying elastic movement.

2 Longman's Callaiscroft Je Ne Sais Quoi. Good length of head; eye a little loose. Good angulation in front & well let down hocks. Oval bone & pasterns of good length. Moved soundly both coming and goung.

LD 4

1 Pipes & Groves's Bushwacker Demetrio. Soundest mover in the class. Lovely outline which is almost square. Well-proportioned head, oval large eye & soft expression. Good width of muzzle & skull with divergent planes and sufficient flews. Pleasing forechest and good depth of chest; well-muscled throughout. Good angulation fore & aft. Tight, well-arched feet. Nice coat quality.

2 Bell's Whitgun Renegade Master at Owlspoint JW ShCEx OSW. Good length of head of sufficient width and well set on ears of good length. Well-developed chest. Correct topline showing slight slope from withers to middle of back and slight rise to the croup. Good oval bone throughout. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well on well-arched feet.

3 Pearson's Braccorions You Can Conquer

OD 8 My 1 & 2 were both lovely in outline, just preferred head of winner.

1 Sladden & Forbes's Canemamans Primo Al Fine JW. Res DCC. Well balanced and typical outline. Head of good length compared to body with correct head planes and earset. Dark, oval eye with close-fitting lids. Good forechest; excellent strength of medium length neck. Good angulation fore & aft. Well-let down hocks and well-muscled throughout. Glossy coat of good texture. Ground covering, elastic movement.

2 Smith's Teverlarni Stick to Ya Guns. Typical outline. Good length of head; eye a little loose. Strong, medium length neck; excellent lay of shoulder & return of upper arm. Good depth of chest & spring of rib. Well let-down hocks. Moved soundly with typical extended trot and elastic movement.

3 Longman's Braccorion Quick Look of Callaiscroft (Miss E J Longman)

Champion D 4

1 Sanderson's Sh Ch Owlspoint Trouble Again JW ShCEx OSW. Dog CC & BOB. Caught my eye on entering the ring. Lovely square outline. Dark, oval, expressive eyes. Masculine head, well-chiselled below the eyes. Strong neck of medium length. Excellent depth of chest; well let down hocks. Correct topline displaying slight slope from withers to middle of back and slight rise to the croup. Moved typically & soundly.

2 Rose's Sh Ch Piccorino Pheasant Plucker. Another one with a square outline. Nice length of head compared to body. Well-chiselled below dark, oval, expressive eyes. Large open nose; excellent oval bone throughout. Excellent spring of rib & depth of chest. Oval feet but a little flat. Well-muscled throughout. Dense, glossy coat. Moved soundly displaying the required extended trot and elastic movement.

3 McAndrew & Cooper's Sh Ch Gunsyn Wave Runner in Brackenmist (AI)

VD 1

1 Sh Ch Owlspoint Trouble Again JW ShCEx OSW

Special Beginners B 1

1 Tito Saggio at Kingsoak Ex Libris (IMP NLD).

MPB 1

1 Sladden's Canemamans Final Blow. Lovely young puppy with all the essentials, which caught my eye on entering the ring. Lovely length of head with lean cheeks and slight stop. Pleasing oval eye & large open, spongy nose. Good earset and length of ear. Excellent spring of rib. Nice forechest. Quality oval bone throughout and correct topline. Pasterns of good length and well let down hocks. Tight, well-arched oval feet Moved soundly fore and and displaying elastic movement when viewed in profile. Should have a good future.

PB 1

1 Canemamans Final Blow.

JB 3 Preferred overall outline of 1.

1 Worgan's Braccorion's Corrr Blimey. Nicely proportioned head with skull of equal length to muzzle. Strong neck of medium length. Good lay of shoulder, excellent depth of chest & spring of chest. Correct topline. Well let down hocks and good width of upper & lower thigh. Well-muscled throughout. Glossy coat of nice texture. Moved soundly & with required extended trot and elasticity.

2 McAndrew & Cooper's Gunsyn Supercala in Brackenmist JW. Another nice bitch, just a little longer than 1. Lovely oval eye & pleasing expression; large open, spongy nose. Good earset and length of ear. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upper arm. Excellent depth of chest. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Moved well on well-arched feet.

YB 1

1 Critchley's Bracciano Now or Never JW. Has all the essentials. Lovely, well-balanced head with skull and muzzle of sufficient width and displaying divergent planes. Little long in loin. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Lovely elastic movement when viewed in profile. Moved on well-shaped feet.

NB 1

1 Smith's Teverlarni Lucky Star. Lovely feminine head of good length and sufficient width. Pleasing oval bone. Good width of loin; excellent depth of chest & spring of rib. Well let down hocks; good pasterns infront and behind. Moved well fore and aft displaying required exended trot with elastic movement when viewed in profile. Strong, tight feet.

PGB 2,1

1 Wand's Braccorion’s As If by Magic Into Wanderhund. Pleasing head of good length compared to body. Nice expressive oval eye with chiselling below the eyes. Excellent angulation throughout. Good oval bone &excellent depth of chest; strong over loin. Good pasterns infront and behind. Excellent, typical movement.

LB 3,1

1 Hurst's You Can Crown The Queen (IMP HUN). Caught my eye on entering the ring. Lovely in outline. Good length of head of sufficient strength but still feminine. Nice expressive, dark, oval eyes. Good bone & excellent depth and width of chest; strong, short loin. Well let down hocks; nice, glossy coat. Moved well both coming and going.

2 Steel's Piccorino Per Piacere to Juhua. Another nice one, just not as mature as 1. Has all the essentials. Lovely head, eye & expression. Topline could be a little firmer. Good oval bone & well-arched feet. Moved well both coming and going.

OB 4

1 Jackson's Iolanda Di Cascina Croce at Solwaypoint (IMP ITA). Best overall divergent head planes in the class. Nice length and width of head, oval, expressive eye Excellent lay of shoulder & spring of rib. Correct topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Covered the ground well on the move displaying elastic movement when viewed in profile.

2 Bond's Teverlarni Cama Da Rosas. A little heavier in flews but nice eye shape & expression. Large, spongy nose. Good oval bone, excellent well sprung ribcage. Well let-down hocks. Moved well with required extended trot.

3 Sanderson's Whitgun U'can't Touch This at Walwal JW

Champion B

1 Smith's Sh Ch Fancyguns Dancing Queen. Res BCC. Lovely, typical, square outline. Nicely balanced head of good length. Medium length, strong neck. Good oval bone & well-arched feet. Excellent depth of chest and spring of rib. Correct topline. Covered the ground well on the move showing the extended trot with powerful drive from the rear.

2 Coghlan's Sh Ch Braccorion's Va Va Voom JW. Pleasing square outline. Just preferred the head of 1. Good length of head; excellent angulation throughout. Tough, elastic skin and glossy coat. Moved soundly displaying the required extended trot.

3 Atherton's Sh Ch Braccorions You Win Again at Brevathos

VB 1

1 Critchley's Sh Ch Braccorions Never Say Never JW. BCC. Lovely example of the breed with excellent, typical outline. So well-constructed throughout and lovely to go over with everything in the right place. Nice length of angular head of sufficient width throughout. Good muzzle & skull shape with lean cheeks. Excellent angulation infront and behind. Moved soundly & typically with lovely extended trop and true, elastic movement.

Kathy Moores

Judge