Bracco Italiano Club

Bracco Italiano Championship Show

22nd March 2026

I have long been interested in the breed, having owned them before CC’s were available . I was delighted with the entry and the overall quality of the dogs and the good friendly atmosphere that prevailed. A few points to watch are that some are getting rather long in body and some lacking in substance. I encountered a few with goggly eyes which spoils the noble expression so essential to the breed. Movement was generally good with just one or two with choppy front movement but overall the extended fast trot was evident in most exhibits.

MPD (4,0)

1 Hazeltine’s Bracchini Burst Your Bubble for Corotine chestnut just 6 months and very promising. Good head with divergent planes, with good expression , excellent bone and substance for age, moved out well with a good driving rear. Good angulations at both ends. Nice flow from neck to shoulder with a good topline held on the move . Well handled BPD

2 Coglan’s Bracchini’s Absolute Drama Excellent type with good head ,nice eye and good expression. Ribbing developing well, as is forechest. Moved well in profile but 1 was a bit more positive in rear movement going away. Nevertheless a nice puppy of good proportions in head and body .

3 Cotterell’s Leo del Valcor

PD (3,0)

1 Coglan’s Bracchini’s Absolute Drama

2 Cotterells Leo del Valcor Chestnut roan with a lovely head and expression . Good body proportions with good neck. Nicely angulated rear and moved well .

3 Godbold’s Piccorino Protagonist at Washwires

JD (1,0)

1 Northey’s Tito Saggio at Kingsoak ex Libre Stood alone in this class but well deserving of his first place . Orange roan 17months A well moving dog with a driving rear and good front extension, good head and expression, masculine without coarseness . Good body . With good return to the upper arm and forechest developing well. Correct proportions with good ribs .Standing presents a good picture with an almost square outline and good topline.

YD (4,1)

1 Dodd and Struther’s Lake, Elfindrew Yankee Doodle. Impressive young dog who caught my eye as he entered the ring. Excellent outline, with correct proportion of leg to body, I liked his head and eye, masculine but with no sign of coarseness, long and lean with divergent planes and an excellent expression. Good neck into well laid shoulders . Corresponding angles front and rear . Good bone, lovely feet . Presents as nearly square in body and has a very good topline. Where this dog comes into his own is on the move, he owns the ring striding out in front and driving from the rear covering the ground with ease. Moving he has excellent head carriage and keeps his topline. He continued his winning ways in the challenge and I was pleased to award him his 1st CC. One to watch for the future.

2 Holdstock, Markin, Fretwell, & Bramley”s Callaiscroft Espirit de Vie for Amicofidele JW Orange roan, unlucky to meet 1, good head and expression, good square outline, nice bone , forechest good and he is well ribbed with good forechest. Good neck and well laid shoulders. Moved well once he settled.

3 Fisher and Derritt’s Appasionata Belisario ( Imp USA)

PG (3,0)

1 Phillips Bushwacker Donnie Darko Orange roan with a good head, balanced with a good expression. This boy has an excellent forechest and deep chest. Good bone, and presents squarely when stacked with a good topline. Moves well .

2 Fazenfield and Smith upstanding orange of good type, good masculine head, good outline but would prefer a little more forechest. He has a good topline and moved nicely keeping his topline in profile .

3 Doyle Bracciano Never Too Late.

LD (6,0)

A difficult class, full of quality .

1 Beecham’s Gunsyn Hotrod at Rydonmist JW Orange roan. Good sized dog, full of quality. Excellent type with good bone and balanced masculine head. Shortly coupled with excellent well sprung ribs, Good square appearance and v good movement which was a joy to watch .

2 Pipe and Grove’s Bushwacker Demetrio orange roan well proportioned , good neck and shoulders, good front assembly with good ribbing and a deep chest. Good coupling and moved well .

OD (6,1)

1 Pipes and Groves Bushwacker Don Juan JW Orange with a decent head displaying good balance and typical expression . Good in neck and shoulders with good ribs. Typical movement displaying good reach and drive.

2 Beecham’s Titans Della Casa Di Lombardo at Rydonmist. Heavier type with great bone and substance, short coupled compact body, deep chest with plenty of forechest. Moved well .

3 Bell’s Whitburn Renegade Master at Owlspoint.

Veteran D (7,2)

1 Bell’s Tolriver Enzo at Owlspoint Chestnut roan who belies his age. In super condition with a good head, well balanced body proportions , a good front and deep chest. Moved well with a good topline both standing and moving.

2 Beecham’s Grafskoe Gnezdo Arlo Imp Orange who I have done well previously as a younger dog. He still has the qualities I have admired before good head, nice body proportions , great bone and substance but today he was not as enthusiastic on the move .

3. Longman’s Braccorion’s Quick Look of Callaiscroft

Champion D (1,0)

1 Rose’s Sh Ch Piccorino Pheasant Plucker. Chestnut roan Good well chiselled head ,divergent planes, good expression. Well constructed throughout with good bone. Deep chest with good ribbing. Short coupling, presenting with a square outline. Corresponding angles at each end. Moved out with style Res CC

Special Working (3,1)

1 Ansell and Wain Atos ( imp Ita) A lovely chestnut dog in his prime at 3 1/2yrs. Lovely head of correct proportions . Good body, with good ribbing . Well coupled with good bone In good hard muscular condition. Moved out well holding a good topline .

2 Doyle’s Bracciano Never too Late I liked his head and eye, well made with good balance, moved well .

MPB (3,0)

1 Westwood’s Callaiscroft Aurora Star at Hopewood Well constructed 6 months baby. Correct feminine head and expression good for chest for age, and good bone. Lovely square outline and good topline. Moved out nicely. V promising

2 Burke’s Oculi Venator D’ursus to Alcazar ( imp Hun ) Smaller than 1 but well balanced, and nicely constructed throughout. Would like a bit more substance but at 7 ½ months there is time for that to develop. She moved out well .

PB (5,0) 1 Rose’s Piccorino Persnickety Orange. I loved this puppy, good head and eye, with lovely expression , good body proportions , good bone, moved out well with an excellent extended trot . BP and Res CC

2 Beecham’s Rydonmist Bringing it Back Upstanding bitch good head and eye , with typical expression, balanced construction with good forechest for age, neck and shoulders excellent. Not as settled in the ring as 1 but 2 lovely puppies .

3 Beecham’sRydonmist Viva Las Vegas

JB (2,0) 1 Rydonmist Twisting My Melons OR with an excellent head and expression , good balanced construction with corresponding angles at each end. Sadly she was unsettled on the move in this class

2 Moore’s Dawbourne Oh You Beauty. Heavily marked chestnut that I really liked. Lovely head, feminine ,and well made throughout. Good body Unfortunately she did not like being gone over. However on the move she was good .

YB (2,0)

1 Woodhouse’s Elfindrew Bye Bye Bunting at Vixenmoor Orange litter sister to the dog CC and has many of his attributes, good head and expression , good deep chest and ribbing, presents as square and compact with nice angles. Moved nicely despite being in season .

2 Russell Teverlani Lucky Star Chestnut of good type, well put together with good ribs, slightly longer in body than 1 . Moved well .

PGB (4,1)

1 Worgan’s Braccorian’s Cor Blimey Overall a nice bitch ,good head and expression, body proportions are good, nice rear angulation being critical I would like a little more forechest. Moved out nicely.

2 Lawrence’s Bon Bon Bonny a Dream of Agatha Nicely made orange , with excellent head with feminine expression , decent bone and good ribs. Moved out nicely.

LB (7,1)

1, Fisher’s Bettina ( Imp It) Well made bitch with good substance and bone, displays a square profile with good topline . Nice angles both ends and good forechest and ribs. Moved out well with typical Bracco movement. Headed a quality class .

2 Beecham’s Inspirations Lorenza Primavera at Rydonmist. Or of lovely type, good front assembly , square construction with good head and expression . Moved nicely with good driving rear .

3 Holdstock Markin Fretwell & Bramley Piccorino Praise Be for Amicofedele

OB (5,0) 1 Hurst’s You Can Crown The Queen (Imp Hun) I have judged this bitch before and done her well, today she was an absolute star. She has the best of heads, with plenty of work in it, great eye and set. She has lovely bone, great feet, and good ribbing with ample forechest. Good neck and shoulders and corresponding angles at each end. Moving she was perfection , effortless extended trot, head held high and driving well from the rear whilst holding a perfect topline. I’m surprised she has not gained her title before but I was delighted to be the person to give her her well deserved Crown . Later in the Challenge for BIS she again did not put a foot wrong and I awarded her BIS

2 Kelsey’s Elfindrew Kinky Reggae TAF 6 yr old bitch of similar type to 1 . Lightly marked orange roan, good head , square appearance, with good angles. V sound movement, considered her for res CC. A very nice bitch with little to criticise.

3 Town’s Braccorian’s You are my Candy

VB

1 Critchleys Sh Ch Braccorian’s Never Say Never 8 yr old chestnut who I have always liked. She has a lovely head, deep chest is short coupled and has good angles. She still moves well and is a v worthy champion . Like all of us she is now showing signs of age but I was pleased to award her Best Veteran in Show .

Special Beginners B

1 Woodhouse’s Elfindrew Bye Bye Bunting at Vixenmoor Best Sp Beg in Show

Judge Andy Scourfield