Newport & District Agricultural Society

RETRIEVER (FLAT COATED) - Puppy (1):  1st  Egginton, Egginton, Egginton & Davis's Pajanbeck Hold My Halo.  6-month bitch with a lovely topline and excellent angulation.  Nicely moulded head with correct eyeshape & friendly expression.  She moved with drive & balance.  BP & PG3.   Junior (4,1):  1st  Pajanbeck Hold My Halo.  2nd  Leavy's Wychwizard Painted Lady.  13-month bitch, balanced with a feminine head.  Not quite the same angulation as the puppy, as evidenced in her tighter movement.  Preferred tail carriage of puppy.  3rd  Pierce's Wychwizard Forester at Tarnmillcrag.    Post Graduate (5,1):  1st  Burroughs's I Know Him So Well at Rokaness JW.  3-year dog with balance, very good angulation & correct tail set.  Nicely moulded head with correct eyeshape, masculine while still appearing racy.  He moved smoothly with drive.  2nd  Salt's Levelmoor Blackadder.  6-year bitch with slightly less angulation which impacted her movement.  Overall head shape pleasing.  3rd  Wychwizard Painted Lady.  Res  Wychwizard Forester at T.    Open (6,2):  1st  Egginton & Davis's Pajanbeck Angels On My Side.  8-year mature, balanced bitch with very good angles.  Super head shape with correct eyeshape, very good pasterns & moved smoothly with plenty of drive.  BOB.  2nd  Burroughs's Levelmoor Allo Allo avec Rokaness.  6-year mature bitch with many of the same qualities as the winner.  Just edged on angulation & movement.  RBOB.  3rd  Leavy's Hopevalley Morning Shine over Wychwizard.  Res  Salt's Levelmoor Acorn Antiques via Wetnoses.

RETRIEVER (LABRADOR) - Puppy (2,1):  1st  Williams's Serengoch's Interstellar.  Dark chocolate 10-month bitch, very balanced with good depth of chest & well sprung ribs.  Broad head with powerful jaws & kindly expression.  Tight feet & moved well with drive.  BP & PG4.    Post Graduate (2,2).    Open (3,3).

RETRIEVER (NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING) - Puppy (1):  1st  How's Sawbridge Cairdeas.  11-month bitch with balance and very good angulation.  Compact with good depth of chest, well sprung ribs, correct tailset & tight feet.  Clean cut, wedge-shaped head with correct eyeshape.  She moved effortlessly with drive.  BOB, BP & PG2.    Junior (1):  1st  Sawbridge Cairdeas.    Post Graduate (2):  1st  Boyd's Skysaria Eternal Flame JW.  23-month dog in good coat.  Good angulation, depth & width of chest, nice ribcage & well up on his pasterns.  Correct head shape, ear set & eyeshape.  He moved tidily with drive.  2nd How's Hwyaden Sunrise Ruby at Sawbridge.  6-year bitch with many of the same attributes as the dog.  Preferred the dog's front & expression.    Open (2):  1st  How's Sawbridge Lochbuie.  4-year bitch with the correct shape, depth & width, correct tailset & well let down on the hocks.  Liked her head shape & expression.  She moved smoothly with drive.  RBOB.  2nd  Brand's Coedhelyg Jingle All The Way.  4-year dog with very similar body shape, with depth & width, but slightly higher on the hock.  Just edged in movement by the winner.

SPANIEL (ENGLISH SPRINGER) - Junior (1):  1st  House's Gleadsbury Mad About The Boy.  13-month dog with excellent angulation and compact, strong body with good depth.  Muscular loin and well let down hocks leading to tight feet.  Well proportioned head, with flat cheeks & correct eyeshape.  He strode out freely & easily with plenty of drive.  BOB & G1.    Post Graduate (3,1):  1st  Gleadsbury Mad About The Boy.  2nd  House's Gleadsbury Destiny Belle.  2-year bitch, nicely built with pleasing head.  Not as up on her pasterns & unfortunately lame on moving, so had to withdraw from further judging.    Open (2,2).

IRISH SETTER - Puppy (1):  1st  Peters's Bluesprings Love Of My Life for Shirlilah.  9-month bitch with balanced, racy shape and good angulation.  Very good bone & depth to chest, correct tailset, excellent pasterns and feminine head.  Moved a little loosely.  BP.    Junior (3,1):  1st  Harrison's Clonageera Summer Dreams at Millpoint.  16-month bitch with excellent angulation, super topline, good depth & bone & correct tailset.  Feminine head with lovely expression.  Moved with plenty of drive but slightly unbalanced.  RBOB.  2nd  Bluesprings Love Of My Life for S.    Post Graduate (4,1):  1st  Clonageera Summer Dreams at M.  2nd  Sheldon's Bardonhill That's All Right at Delsanto.  22-month dog with nice shape and good angulation.  Well let down hocks and moved similarly to winner.  Preferred the winner's head.  3rd  Corless's Swiftlark Invincible JW.    Open (2):  1st  Sheldon's Bardonhill A Million Ways to Delsanto.  3-year mature dog with very good angulation, well boned, good depth of chest & well sprung ribs.  Elegant head with correct eyeshape.  Very pleasing profile and strode out well with plenty of drive.  BOB.  2nd  Corless's Swiftlark Spellbinder.  4-year dog with many of the same attributes as the winner.  Not quite the same angulation & pasterns not as tight, but moved well.

LAGOTTO ROMAGNOLO - Open (3,1):  1st  Nelson's Nelbekio Just The Ticket.  2-year bitch, square & sturdy in profile, with good angulation, excellent topline, good width at chest & well up on her pasterns.  Wedge-shaped head, tapering to muzzle, & correct eyeshape.  Moved smoothly with drive.  BOB.

A.V.N.S.C. GUNDOG - Post Graduate (1,1).    Open (1):  1st  Williams & Drozdova's Sh Ch/Cz Ch Bonapartist Peaky Blinder avec Aukskara.  5-year mature Brittany dog, compact & square in profile, well boned, good depth & width in the chest & excellent pasterns.  Broad skull, correctly tapering, with alert expression.  Moved out well on a short, brisk stride.  Best AVNSC.

A.V. IMPORTED BREED REGISTER GUNDOG - Open (1):  1st  Peters's Parkbalk Arabella Dianell.  2-year Braque d'Auvergne bitch, well boned, with good angulation & level topline but slightly narrow in chest.  Correctly shaped head with pleasing expression.  She strode out but was a little loose front & back.  Best AVIBRG.

A.V. GUNDOG VETERAN - (19,10):  1st  Nelson's Mizani Dioro over Savio.  7-year Lagotto Romagnolo dog, in super dense coat.  Squarely built, very good angulation with excellent depth in chest, well muscled & well up on his pasterns.  He moved smoothly with drive & appeared tireless despite the heat.  2nd  Wall's Meadowpoint Spirit Of Fire.  10-year Pointer dog with typical profile.  Very good angulation with well sprung ribs, good hocks, tight pasterns and pleasing head.  Strode out with plenty of drive.  3rd  Hardcastle & Bradley's Sh Ch Vizslanya Sziena ShCEx OSW, Vizsla.  Res  Harvey's Ramchaine Glorious for Shebelta, Ret. Golden.

GUNDOG GROUP - Best  House's Gleadsbury Mad About The Boy, Spaniel Eng. Spr.  Res  Shipton's Heartwood Mishules All Is Possible with Calico (Imp USA) JW BW24.  2-year Field Spaniel bitch, good angulation, well balanced and well muscled body, nicely chiselled head with open eyes, good pasterns & tight feet, strode out with good drive.  3rd  Brown & Filby's Desjiem Billy Dont Be A Hero JW, Weimaraner.  4th  Cochrane's Eiriandylis Confusion, Spaniel Welsh Spr.

GUNDOG PUPPY GROUP - Best  Taylor & Tenn's Strettonhills Hoity Toity.  9-month Golden Retriever bitch with a beautiful outline, excellent angulation & topline, good hocks & tight feet.  A balanced, chiselled head with correct eyeshape & melting expression.  She moved effortlessly with plenty of drive.  Res  How's Sawbridge Cairdeas, Ret NSDT.  3rd  Egginton & Davis's Pajanbeck Hold My Halo, Ret Flat Coated.  4th  Williams's Serengoch's Interstellar, Ret Labrador.