• Show Date: 30/12/2024
  • Show Type: Open/Limited/Sanction
  • Judged by: Simon Whincup Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 30/12/2024

Luton Canine Association

Breed: Spaniel (Cocker)

My thanks to Kirsty & Evan for the invite to judge at Luton. A pleasing quality entry of cocker spaniels on show today and some close decisions between some. My thanks to all exhibitors who took the results graciously. 


P (6,0) 1 Harrison’s Glenbrows Indigo Blue. 6month old blue bitch. Feminine head with a beautiful soft expression. Lovely front assembly with a deep forechest and excellent spring of rib for one so young. She has super bone. Good loin. Carries her tail well on the move, good let down hocks which she uses with power and drive to get around the ring with super merry cocker action. She’s all that and she knows it. BPIB today. 2 Wards Whinburn Walk the moon to Wensum. 8 month old black dog. Super male head, not overdone. Such a soft expression. Good workings in the head. He has a nice length of neck into well laid shoulders. Super bone. Beautifully conditioned. He has good hocks which he uses to demonstrate true cockery motion on the move. A nice balance of size, beautifully presented. 3 Kidds Freestone My Serendipity. 


J (9,2) 1 Marris-Brays Plaiglen Biker Babe to Helenwood. 13 month old Black bitch. Beautiful head workings and expression that melts you. Nice moderate length of neck. Well laid shoulders. Super depth of forechest and good spring of rib. Excellent mover fore and aft. Coat in excellent condition. Good tailset which she uses to demonstrate that merry cocker action on the go round. BOB. 2 Harrison’s Ryallcourt Modern Millie at Glenbrows. 14 month old blue bitch. Little finer all through than 1, but equally of quality. Lovely head workings and expression. Super depth of forechest. Great Rib and loin. Not as much coat but nicely balanced in her presentation. She was a little excited at times on the move which made her not always flow so well in front. But a super girl. 3 Randall’s Fengrange Defender Boy. 


G (9,2) 1 Harrison’s Ryallcourt Modern Millie at Glenbrows. 2 Beddows Glowhill Stairway to Heaven. 2yr old blue male. Lovely masculine head. Deep soft expression. He has a lovely assembled front. Good rib and loin. Good back end which drives a merry cocker action. Beautifully presented. 3 Kidds Laurellakea dream Come True with Freestone. 


PG (4,1) 1 Brothwells Wissant Dear Darlin. 18 month old blue. Nice expression and head. Moderate length of neck. Good forechest. Drives well on the move. 2 Beckwiths Sheigra Special Secret with Balaambeck. A black of pleasing quality's, head and expression. Once she settles she moves nicely. 3 Rushforths Plaiglen Daiquri at Campionfield. 


L (7,0) 1 Wests Sheigra Super Secret JW. A red bitch with a lovely feminine head. Good lay of shoulder. Super forechest which shows from all angles. Super rib. Nice powerful hocks which she uses to her advantage on the move. Happy merry girl. 2 Brothwells Wissant Uptown Girl. Blue bitch. She has an expressive feminine head of good quality. Lovely length of neck. Good forechest. Super presentation. 3 Browns Popebel Limited edition. 


O (7,2) 1 Plaiglen Sunshine with Fengrange. A 2yr old blue bitch. Super feminine head and gorgeous expression. Great eye, lovely neck and shoulder assembly, deep forechest. Great bone. Moves with super merry cocker action. Excellently presented. RBOB. 2 Hutton-Babers Esqueen Following Star at Babtonkelpie (IMP POL) 3 year old blue bitxh. Little stronger in head than winner. Lovely length of neck. Super body assembly. Good depth of forechest. Excels in her presentation. 3 Wests Sheigra Simply A Star JW.