Isle Of Ely Canine Society

ISLE OF ELY CANINE SOCIETY PREMIER OPEN SHOW

7 /8 FEBRUARY 2026

SAMOYED

PD/B 2(0)

1. McGreade’s Vandreem Imperial Ocean for Frostia. Preferred the overall balance and in particular rear angulation on the day, correct head and expression, absolutely sound on the move and parallel on the out and back, BB & BOB.

2. Giannattasio’s Vandreem Imperial Olympia. Very much a baby at this stage and found it hard to settle but keen alert expression, good shoulder, correct on the move in profile, a little untidy on the out and back.

JD/B 1(0)

1. McGreade’s Vandreem Imperial Ocean for Frostia. Repeat.

PGD/B 1(0)

1. Woodhead’s Novaskaya Yelana Lefay at Pashka. Smart young bitch, keen alert expression, correct eye, compact in type, balanced angulation but tended to toe in on the out and back.

OD/B 3(1)

1. Woodhead’s Nikara It’s Kamochi with Pashka. Compact in type than 2, correct head, correct eye, keen expression, good shoulder, balanced throughout and covered good ground in profile, BD & BP.

2. Collinson’s Vandeem Imperial Mario at Norjack JW. Very well handled and presented male but for me top of the range, in the context of size and a little untidy when moved in profile but it was a relatively small ring.

GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER

PD/B 2(0)

1. Beresford’s Tuptonsett Ice Gem. Very nice bitch, very chilled expression, good reach of neck, balanced angulation, easy light footed, ground covering gait, parallel on the out and back, nice prospect, BP.

JD/B 2(1)

1. Beresford’s Tuptonsett True Spirit. Good head, nice reach of neck, balanced fore and aft, correct bone, good feet and pasterns, easy light footed gait.

PGD/B 2(0)

1. Angus’ Edelmidpoint Silhouette for Sparkenhoe JW. Preferred the winner’s balance and proportions, correct head proportions, powerful shoulder, good bone, nice feet and pasterns, parallel ground covering gait, BB & BV.

2. Peebles’ Seasham Too Much Heaven JW. More compact in type than 1 but a lovely head and expression, balanced, a touch wide at the elbow, quick ground covering gait.

OD/B 1(0)

1. Hammond/Cooke’s Seasham Show Me The Way JW. Powerful male shown in excellent coat and condition, good feet, nice turn of stifle, correct pasterns, impressive ground covering gait and nice prospect, BD & BOB.

RETRIEVER (GOLDEN)

PD/B 6(0)

1. McGill’s Lampcien Simply The Best. Very nice 6 month old puppy, good feminine head and expression, symmetrical throughout, balanced angulation, strong top-line, good croup and tail set, a nice prospect, however handler and exhibit need plenty of practise, BP.

2. Mandley’s Maltqudos Vanity Fayre. Lovely head and expression, good reach of neck, strong top-line, as much length of loin as I would like, impressive on the move, well handled and presented.

3. Riley’s Strettonhills Quevega.

JD/B 4(1)

1. Mears’ Ambersun Winter Storm. Strong masculine head but balanced angulation, correct bone, good overall proportions, sound on the move.

2. Smith’s Goldmarker Alderbaran. As much length of loin as I would like, tended to elbow out on the out and back, covered good ground in profile.

3. Low’s Altindan Venice Queen.

PGD/B 3(0)

1. Mears’ Ambersun Winter Storm. Repeat.

2. Smith’s Goldmarker Alderbaran. Repeat.

OD 1(0)

1. Smith’s Goldmarker Alderbaran. Repeat.

OB 3(0)

Just preferred the overall balance of 1 on the day but two nice examples of the breed.

1. Smith’s Rocamoka Funky Business. Feminine head and expression, good reach of neck, good shoulder, correct croup and tail set, easy ground covering gait, BB & BOB.

2. Smith’s Goldmarker Luminess (AI). Excellent angulation fore and aft, good reach of neck, just felt there was too much length of loin for me, RBB.

3. Hush’s Benrowan Esprit.

BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN (GRAND)

OD/B 2(1)

1. Collier’s Alfabeti Spageti. 16 months old, well proportioned head, a tendency to stand at 10 to 2 but nice shoulder angulation and good turn of stifle provided good reach and drive on the move, BD & BOB.

BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN (PETIT)

PD/B 4(2)

1. Dane/Guernari’s Soletrader Basil Fawlty. Lovely 9 month old male, appealing head and expression, good reach of neck, correct bone, really excelled on the move with reach and drive and strong parallel gait, will benefit with age and a little more condition, BD, BP & BOB.

2. Osbourne’s Beaujons Sophie avec Braego. 6 month old puppy bitch, nice front, level top-line and a balanced ground covering gait.

JD/B 1(0)

1. Watson/Kenna’s Cynetkoy Charlie Brown. Well handled and presented male, good head and expression, shown in good coat and condition, strong top-line but tended to paddle in front on the out and back, perhaps easily distracted by the surrounds.

PGD/B 2(0)

1. Watson/Kenna’s Cynetkoy’s Pua. 3½ year old shown in full coat and absolutely sound on the move with good reach and drive.

2. Watson/Kenna’s Cynetkoy Charlie Brown. Repeat.

OD/B 3(0)

1. Townsend’s Afterglow Curtain Call avec Roxastan. 6 year old male, absolutely smooth ground covering gait when viewed in profile but a tendency towards single tracking on the out and back, but shown in good coat and excellent condition with a typical masculine head, RBD.

2. Dane/Guernari’s Cynetkoy’s Tinker Tailor. Balanced angulation with moderate shoulder, strong top-line but not the reach and drive of 1.

3. Osbourne’s Beaujons Wayne Sleep with Braego.

AVNSC HOUND

PD/B 1(0)

1. Cross’ Kalispell’s Fonzarelli Loggeta (imp PORT). 11 month old Portuguese Podengo, male, shown in full coat and good condition, lovely disposition, still very much a ‘baby’ at this stage, very well handled and presented and a nice ground covering gait, a very good prospect, BD & BP.

OD/B 2(0)

1. Knowles’ Sarawana Dragon’s Conquest JW. Very nice bitch who took the class on her tidier front gait on the out and back, very feminine head and expression, good bone, nice top-line, correct croup and tail set and impressive on the move in profile, BB & BOB.

2. Hallam/Kite/Gillespie’s Ch/Am Ch. Klassic’s Cloudside Walker (imp USA). A nice male, balanced fore and aft, good reach of neck, just tended to be wide in front on the out and back.

AV HOUND

PD/B 5(3)

1. Dane/Guernari’s Soletrader Basil Fawlty. Repeat.

2. Sanders Parker’s Heart & Soul Jp Northern Dancer at Classicus (imp). Lovely Saluki puppy, a picture in profile, very well handled and presented, attractive, good reach of neck, well set shoulders, level top-line, good turn of stifle, impressive movement in profile and a lovely prospect.

JD/B 5(2)

1. Nevison’s Bikquest Sunshine Emba. Rhodesian Ridgeback. Very nice young bitch, correct head proportions, nice reach of neck, balanced angulation, strong top-line, correct tail set and carriage, good feet and pasterns.

2. Crosse’s Cairnstorm Lullaby. Irish Wolfhound. A nice bitch, good shoulders, good profile movement but somewhat untidy on the out and back.

3. Durrell’s Hopewood Dream Come True.

PGD/B 9(5)

1. Nevison’s Bikquest Helios Sunreacher. Rhodesian Ridgeback. Large male, balanced fore and aft, good masculine head and expression, powerful shoulders, parallel ground covering gait.

2. Wilson’s Boughton Busy Lizzie for Hamiltonhill. Whippet. Feminine head, good skull dimensions, correct front, good turn of stifle but the top-line tended to run off through the croup to excess.

3. Wood’s Tramardachs What A Fluff Up.

OD/B 8(6)

1. Townsend’s Overbecks Esme Shelby at Roxastan. Nice feminine PBGV shown in full coat and good condition, correct bone, nice top-line and a tidy ground covering gait.

2. Wood’s Hundpoint Meena Tils. Standard Smooth Dachshund with a good head and expression but lacking the necessary ground clearance in front and directly beneath the withers.

AV HOUND (VETERAN)

AVVH 16(0)

1. Mullen’s El Roalito Keep Smiling (imp DEU). Nice 7 year old veteran Afghan, good head and expression, correct top-line, correct overall proportions, well set ring tail, easy light footed springy gait and a nice example of the breed.

2. Peterson’s Troopersway Gladiator JW ShCM. Beagle. Impressive 10½ year old male, remains a credit to the breed, typical head and expression, balanced angulation fore and aft, strong top-line, absolutely parallel on the out and back.

3. Knowles’ Ch. Tokaji Klassic Trickster at Sarawana VW.

PUG

JD/B 1(0)

1. Ferguson’s Purple Stotty. One year old bitch, correct shape of skull, good shoulder, strong top-line and parallel on the move with fair reach, BB.

PGD/B 4(3)

1. Ferguson’s Eastonite Night Nero. 2½ year old male, lacking underjaw and with as much wrinkle as I would like but impressive ground covering gait and shown in good coat and condition, BD & BOB.

OD/B 2(1)

1. Ferguson’s Eastonite Night Nero. Repeat.

HOUND GROUP

G1​Collier’s Carlincox Knock Ya Socks Off - Rhodesian Ridgeback. Very impressive Rhodesian Ridgeback, very well handled and presented, good shoulder, good turn of stifle, correct bone, good pasterns, well knuckled up feet, absolutely sound on the move with long languid ground covering gait and a good example of the breed, I was delighted that this Rhodesian Ridgeback went on to BIS on the day.

G2​Mullen’s El Roalito Keep Smiling (imp DEU) - Afghan Hound. Repeat.

G3​Knowles’ Sarawana Dragon’s Conquest JW - Basenji. Repeat.

G4​Bullingham’s Rozamie Making Magic at Stoweytop - Dachshund (MSH). Good overall proportions, nice ground clearance, good head, good top-line, carrying a little extra condition on the day.

HOUND PUPPY GROUP

PG1​Sanders Parker’s Heart & Soup Jp Nashwa Classicus (imp JPN) - Saluki. A magnificent puppy Saluki bitch, charming head and expression, ideal skull proportions, good reach of neck, well angulated front and rear, good top-line, shown in excellent condition and on the move was a picture in profile and on the out and back, lovely prospect.

PG2​Dane/Guernari’s Soletrader Basil Fawlty - Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit). Repeat.

PG3​Cross’ Kalispell’s Fonzarelli Loggeta (imp PORT) - Portuguese Podengo. Repeat.

PG4​Osbourne’s Cloudside Xander Around Braego - Dachshund (WH). Excellent shoulder, good turn of stifle, attractive head and expression, good overall proportions and impressive on the move, a nice prospect.

ISLE OF ELY AV GU/WO/PA OPEN STAKES - DAY ONE

28(0)

1. Bradbury/Sanderson’s Jodaseen Steel City Blues JW. 3 year old Dobermann, very well put together, balanced, good shoulder, strong top-line, shown in excellent coat and condition and impressive on the move.

2. McDonald/Westwood/West’s Roanjora Cremant De Savoie avec Eusanit JW. 2 year old red and white, very well handled and presented, balanced fore and aft, strong top-line, correct croup and tail set, absolutely sound on the move.

3. Hosie’s Shadowrise Smash ’n Grab JW.

SIMON LUXMOORE