Ashton In Makerfield Canine Society

Ashton-in-Makerfield Premier Open Show

Sunday 1st March 2026

Basenji

Basenji Limit (1):

1. Knowles’ Sarawanda Dragon’s Quest JW, feminine and shown in lovely condition, short back, pleasing legs and feet with fine bone, pleasing stride;

Basenji Open (3): headed by two very worthy champions who are full sisters

1. Dunsdon’s Ch Mawali New York New York, the younger of the two at 3 years of age, lovely quality and type, correct balance, typical head with almond shaped eyes, fine bone, well made forequarters with elbows well tucked in, well made hindquarters, looks lovely on the move, sound in all directions and lovely in profile where she goes with the typical swinging stride, BOB;

2. Dunsdon’s Ch/NLD Ch Mawali Four Get Me Not, just turned 5 years of age, she is so similar to 1 and the same remarks apply, it was a privilege to judge them both, the extra bloom of youth of 1 won the day but a close call;

3. Knowles’ Darawana Dragonfire Rising JW

Basset Fauve de Bretagne

Puppy (1):

1. Crabtree’s Rangali Raffa, this 8 months male has such a typical temperament, well balanced head, muscular neck, well boned, well muscled hindquarters, pleasing coat, moved with soundness and joie de vivre, BOB and PG4;

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

Open (1):

1. Bartley’s Ch Erylan Poseidon De La Mer, stood alone but a dog with many merits and no surprise to see that he is titled, lovely headed dog with well set ears, really good topline which he maintained on the move, super hindquarters with well let down hocks which produced excellent drive, well presented coat of correct texture with a rustic look, BOB;

Borzoi

Puppy (2):

1. Dawson’s Stubbylee Boom Like That, 8 months male presenting a pleasing overall picture, well developed for age and well reared and muscled up, pleasing head, legs and feet, body lines and drove from good hindquarters, BP and PG2;

2. Dawson’s Stubbylee Into The Mystic, litter brother to 1, similar in overall outlook but preferred overall make and shape of 1;

Open (1):

1. Dawson’s Mischra The Sequel for Stubbylee JW, 3 years male blue brindle/white who is the sire of the two puppies, good overall picture and outline on the stack which is maintained on the move, lovely head, deep brisket, correct topline and good hindquarters, has a bit of style about him, moved soundly, really good behind, BOB;

Greyhound

Puppy (1):

1. Bogart’s Sobers Kendrick at Incitatus, beautiful quality, really promising puppy of 10 months, lovely well chiselled head with good underjaw, beautifully made in front, super legs and feet, deep chest, strong loin, really excellent hindquarters with good first and second thigh and well let down hocks, shown in super condition, very tempted to give him BOB but the small ring was not to his advantage, in the challenge for the puppy group with the ring made bigger, he was able to give a really good account of himself on the move – so sound, super stride and excellent accuracy, this puppy has the potential to be a real star, will watch his future with great interest, PG1 and BPIS;

Limit (1):

1. Sawyerr’s Inchydoney Memories Une Virgin Mary Avec Stonelow JW ShCEx, pleasing overall outline, shown in lovely condition and musculature, good coat and pleasing body lines, would prefer better feet;

Open (1):

1. Newsham, Rowe and Rowe’s Ch Frankie Decuma via Windspiel, scopy quality male of generous proportions and pleasing curves giving an impressive and typical outline, most pleasing head, well made front and deep brisket with strong loin, has a very good, easy side gait, easy to see why he is titled, BOB and later HG3;

Saluki

Special Yearling (1):

1. Bebb’s Aaquemenida Montgonery at Shynee, junior male shown in lovely condition, would prefer more masculinity and a less high tail carriage;

Open (1):

1. Reynolds and Black’s Browenha’s Eastern Promise, 4 years male shown in good condition, pleasing head shape, correct legs and feet, moved soundly, would prefer better front construction and a less compact outline, BOB;

Whippet

Puppy (7):

1. Coulter and Craig’s Collooney Take On The Devil, 8 months male of pleasing overall outline and shape, pleasing head and eye, well made front, correct bone and feet, well angulated behind, moved well in all directions and kept his outline on the move, BP and HPG 3;

2. Jones’ Southpoint yesterday at Pennybeck, pretty feminine bitch with pleasing head and overall outline, went well behind but a little wide in front;

3. Searle and Rawlinson’s Majestrian Lavender Haze for Whipsearle

Special Yearling (7):

1. Perkins’ Silkridge Mistletoe Smooch, quality young bitch of lovely size and correct curves, correct bone and good feet, well made hindquarters, really good on the move with daisy cutting action;

2. Coulter’s Collooney Strawberry Wine, similar but a bit bigger, good overall outline, pleasing head and correct eye, moved well behind;

3. Handley’s Alysando’s Blue Pearl

Limit (2):

1. Handley’s Alysando’s Rainbow Skies, feminine bitch of 8.5 years, shown in lovely condition, pleasing eye shape;

2. M Lavender Haze for W, shown in good condition, not quite the hindquarters of 1 and falls away too severely at the croup, would prefer better feet;

Open (3):

1. Perkins and Van Der Schaaf’s Ch Crème Anglaise’s Entourage with Silkridge JW, what a beautiful quality bitch of the highest quality, super shape, outline, balance and size with the added bonus of being eyecatching, lovely head shape with correct eye, really well made front with good legs, correct bone and feet, has curves in all the right places, has a superb outline on the move where she is so good in all directions, shown in superb condition and handled to advantage to make the most of her virtues, in a strongly contested group she still kept taking the eye and put on a stellar performance, a pleasure to judge such a super example of the breed, G1 and delighted that she went on to BIS;

2. Owen’s Crosscop Just A Friend, good honest bitch who is feminine and shown in super condition, pleasing overall outline and sound mover;

3. Searle and Rawlinson’s Reffton Tibalt at Whipsearle JW

AVNSC Hound

Special Yearling (2):

1. Hall’s Ahram’s Hold My Hand with Hollybrook, Ibizan Hound yearling bitch of lovely type and overall outline, liked her head with large mobile ears, lean muscular neck, good second thigh, low set tail, pleasing mover even in a small ring;

2. Bell and Jennings’ Olphae Gladys for Dorinor, lovely to see an Otterhound, yearling bitch with pleasing head and overall proportions, correct coat, moved soundly;

Open (2):

1. Hough’s Secret Agent with Sufayre, Hamiltonstovare who was shown in superb condition, masculine without behind coarse, pleasing overall type with excellent bone, body properties and well angulated hindquarters, super feet, moved soundly if a little lethargic;

2. Vescan’s Ch Peacemaker Apache Baltas Vejas, Ibizan Hound of lovely type and quality, very pleasing head properties and body lines, shame that the small ring didn’t give the best chance on the move but I appreciated his many breed virtues;

AV Hound Veteran (7):

1. Lovatt’s Bjornhagen Sweet Bay Leaf , Beagle of 9.5 years, pleasing type, masculine without coarseness, good bone and feet, compact body with short loin, excellent topline and well muscled hindquarters, moved soundly;

2. Cyprien’s Shavano’s Quality of Life by Indie, Rhodesian Ridgeback of 7 years, feminine with good balance and proportions, most pleasing head, shown in super condition, sound mover;

3. Bartley’s Erylan Zeus Roi des Dieux, PBGV

Hound Group

It was a strong group with several champions and CC winners competing, a pleasure to judge.

G1 went to the Whippet, Ch Crème Anglaise’s Entourage with Silkridge JW who still looked superb both standing and on the move, such quality and type combined;

G2 was the super Basset Hound, Ch Armardio Against The Wind, super quality dog shown in superb condition and muscle, masculine without a hint of coarseness, so well proportioned all through with good head, correct leathers, good ground clearance and excellent body properties with super topline held on the move, so sound out and back, driving from behind and carries himself so well in outline with super stern, had the pleasure of judging him nearly 2 years ago when his quality and promise was evident, approaching his mature best he is sure to continue to do a lot more winning;

G3 was the Wirehaired Dachshund Brumberhill Biscuit to Ambiesque, of very good type and overall outline with correct head and good coat, balanced angulation fore and aft and a true mover, well-muscled although a little less weight would be beneficial;

G4 was the Greyhound, Ch Frankie Decuma via Windspiel who was able to show off his sound movement to better advantage in a bigger ring, dog of super type and overall outline;

Hound Puppy Group

PG1 was the Greyhound, Sobers Kendrick at Incitatus who rather stood away, such are his many virtues;

PG2 was the Borzoi, Stubbylee Boom Like That

PG3 was the Whippet, Collooney Take On The Devil

PG4 was the Basset Fauve de Bretagne, Rangali Raffa still enjoying his day out;

David R Craig (Judge)