• Show Date: 12/10/2025
  • Show Type: Open/Limited/Sanction
  • Judged by: Rachel Barney Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 16/04/2026

Tay Valley Gundog Association

Breed: Best in show, varieties & breeds

BIS MacPhersin’s Rachanmil Colombo, super Flat Coated Retriever, good head & expression, good length of neck leading into a well made front, correct body & good rear. Moved out with an easy stride. 

RBIS Menzies’ Nadaniv Nabilah At Vrackie, Field Spaniel, really liked this dog who at 3 years old is starting to come into his own, lovely head & eye, long neck, well made fore & aft. He moved out well & held a firm topline at all times. 

G3 Nicholson’s Columbus Jolly Jumper of Taranstigh (Dnk Imp), Clumber Spaniel, this dog caught my eye when he came into the ring, he is well made, with a lovely head & moved out well. 

G4 Murray & Parker’s True Magic Of Skyrocket At Szelkiraly, Hungarian Vizsla, another quality dog, lovely head, good front & rear, well made body & he moved out with an easy stride. 


BPIS Charlish’s Harelferg Happy Hour, Weimaraner, although she was full of herself on the move, what I did see was sound & she was a super make & shape stood. 

RBPIS Furzer’s Lochellan Dunn’s River Blue, Cocker Spaniel, good head & body, nice angles fore & aft & she moved well. 

PG3 Logie’s Albadhu I’m Addicted To You, well made, & presented a balanced picture, liked her head & moved out well. 

PG4 Cummings’ May Court Island Girl For Breichside, good well made CCR, who held her outline at all times & moved out well. 


IRISH SETTER

J 1 Murchisin’s Harelferg Penny Lane Via Corphin, lovely head & expression, liked her balance, didn’t always give her all standing, but moved out with a good outline & level topline. 

2 MacFarlane’s Harelferg MacFarlane For Umfrido, nice young lad, liked his head, he was well made, moved out well, just being a bit of a teenager atm.

PG 1 Vallanve’s Glencarrin Second Edition To Corcencone, good head, ok through her neck & front, good depth of chest with spring of rib, ok rear, moved well. 

2 MacFarlane’s Harelferg New Tricks For Umfrido SHCEx SHCOEx, quite a tall boy & narrow all through, deep chest could have more spring of well made rear, which he used well on the move. 

O 1 Murchisin’s Kerryfair Please Please Me Corphin, presented a good outline, good head & neck, well made front & rear, good depth of chest, moved out well & covered the ground. BOB

2 Charlish’s Quensha People Keep Talking of Harelferg, liked this boy, slightly heavier in head, well made throughout & very full of himself, moved well once he settled. 

3 Vallance’s Lynwood Rather Ravishing at Corencone


GORDON SETTER

J 1 Munro’s Xclusiv Pour Dilmaur Du Roux-Miroir, lovely make & shape, hopefully she’ll grow a bit more coat, good head, on the move she absolutely flows around the ring, a joy to watch. BOB

PG 1 Munro’s Xclusiv Pour Dilmaur Du Roux-Miroir

2 Miller’s Cafotaliena Heart Of A Hero, plainer in head, & shorter on the leg, which made him look heavy, once he settled he moved was ok, plenty of coat. 

O 1 Miller’s Liric Just The Ticket, his head did not appeal to me, slightly forward in shoulder, well made body & rear, on the move he held a firm topline & was positive both ways. 

2 Munro’s Panthers Bad Medicine Dulmaur SHCEx (Imp Pol), a bit twee in head for me, ok through her front & rear, topline could be firmer, would like her more positive coming towards you.


POINTER 

J 1 Collins’ Raigmore Hermia of Vabisbrae, happy girl, ok in head, a bit straight I. Front, ok in body& rear, moved away with drive & held her outline on the move. 


GOLDEN RETRIEVER 

PD 1 Carlton’s Thistlegate Sonoma Moon, nice young lad, ok head, well made front & rear, good body, he held a level topline & moved out well. 

SYD 1 McCormack’s Flyngalee Topsy Turvy, presented a balanced outline, good head & neck, well made fore & aft, good body & he held a firm topline at all times, moved out well with reach & drive BD & BOB

2 McShane’s Rigerin Copper Beach, liked the balance of this dog, ok in head, well made throughout & moved out well. 

3 Officer’s Rigerin High Hopes

PGD 1 MacLeod’s Blurbrae’s Buddy In At Rocamar, ok in head, neck & front, he was rather long loin, rear angles ok, his high set tail did spoil his outline on the move. 

2 Warden’s Holinbrae Eurastar At Glentochty, unplaced in previous class, he was too heavy in head for me, ok through his front, had a sloping topline & looked weak at the rear, on the move he lacked drive. 

LD 1 Warden’s Holinbrae Eurastar At Glentochty

OD 1 Wallis’s Blue Gemstone Katrina At Camellis, nice veteran dog, good head & gentle expression, well made fore & aft, well made body, topline ok, preferred his movement. 

2 Warden’s Holinbrae Zoom Time At Glentochty, liked this boys head & outline, he was rather forward in shoulder placement & on the move it just didn’t quite flow a smoothly as I would’ve liked. 

PB 1 Hill & Smith’s Megarvey Cocomelon, liked her make & shape, nice head & neck, well made front & rear, good body, held her topline & moved out well. BPB & BP

2 Calder’s Glenrioch Toorie Bunnet, this girl was wild today & thoroughly enjoying herself! Nice head & neck ok in front & rear, she was slightly bum high to & carried her tail a bit high on the move, but moved ok. 

SYB 1 McCormack’s Flyngalee Dilly Dally, presented a smart clean outline, she held a level topline at all times & was balanced both ends, good head & moved out well BB 

2 Williamson’s Putjade Patience Required By Sandti, a well presented girl, would like a bit more depth of muzzle, she held a good topline was just a bit too long in body for me, moved out well. 

3 Calder’s Glenrioch Toorie Bunnet

PGB 1 Good’s Terra Di Siena Lay Lafy Lay At Fhairmhor, ok in head, liked her outline & balance, she held a level topline & moved ok. 

2 Officer’s Cleddans New Beginnings, slightly plainer in head, she was balanced, moved ok & held a level topline. 

LB 1 Carlton’s Fhairmhor Moonlight Sonata At Thistlegate, ok in head, liked her clean outline & balance, well made front & rear, she held a level topline at all times & moved out well & covered the ground with ease. 

2 Russell’s Grassyards Field Of GoldJW, another nice girl, just slightly longer cast which threw her balance off, held a good topline & moved out well. 

OB 1 McGregor’s Glenhaven Purple Meadow At Gleannrhaidh, 4th in SY, rather plain in head & I would prefer more depth to her muzzle, ok in body & she moved out with a happy disposition. 


AV Special Beginners 1 Stalker’s Aranyvadasz Uccu For Kinharrachie, liked her head, she is well made & moved out well. 

2 Brindle’s Ordhaway Sun Dance Girl, well presented, ok in head, well made & moved out well, did not always look her best stood. 

3 Winkler’s Chevinpoint Lume Meadow

MP 1 Logie’s Albadhu I’m Addicted To You

2 Wilkinson’s Zarozinia Carn Tuille, smart GSP, balanced & held her outline well, moved out with style. 

3 Scott Legg & Scott’s Oakswarren Believe In Magic

P 1 Logie’s Albadhu I’m Mad About You liked this naughty puppy & although she did mess about a bit on the move, she presents a super picture standing, so balanced & flowing lines

2 Brindle’s Ordhaway Sun Dance Girl

PG 1 Munro’s Xclusiv Pour Dilmaur Du Roux-Miroir

2 Murray & Parker’s Szelkiraly’s Foolproof JW, smart young boy, presented a balanced picture, in good condition & moved out well covering the ground with an easy stride. 

3 MacFarlane’s Harelferg New Tricks For Umfrido SHCEx SHCOEx

O 1 MacLaine & Dickson’s Greyspirit Rock Star From Hantzburg, smart old boy, in good condition & had a balanced outline, moved out well. 

2 Christie’s Bareve Best Done Now, liked this boy again in good condition & presented a balanced outline, moved out well holding his shape. 

3 MacLaine & Dickson’s Greyspirit Mystique JW CJW22 JW

Veteran 1 Thomson’s Sh Ch Caci’s The Dream Catcher Badcall, super FCR, well made throughout, balanced, & moved out so well, foot perfect on the move. 

2 Mason, Clubb & Findlay’s Sh Cj Oroshaza Chukar VW CW18, super Vizsla, good head, well made fore & aft, held his outline at all times & moved out so well. 

Vintage 1 Mason, Clubb & Findlay’s Sh Cj Oroshaza Chukar VW CW18

2 Williamson’s Thornywait Atomic Betty For Sandti, super Golden Retriever, in great condition & has retained her shape, moved out well. 

3 Miller’s Rhum Night Legend SHCM VW