Pointer Club

THE POINTER CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

SATURDAY 4TH APRIL 2026

B.I.S. SH CH WILCHRIMANE FRANKLY DARLIN

RBIS SH CH CHESTERHOPE C’MON OVER TO CARMANDINE (Imp NZL)

B.P.I.S. EL FYDAL DEL WINEPOINT NATYAVE GROVE (Imp CZE)

Thank you to the Pointer Club committee and officials for putting on an excellent show and to my two hard working stewards for keeping me straight. I was delighted with my entry of Pointer bitches and it was good to see that the breed is in good heart. Tail sets seem to have improved but feet and pasterns have not. Small round feet and upright pasterns are so wrong, without the shock absorbency the Pointer will not be fluent in movement and will in time break down. Movement was mixed, a few high steppers and flippy pasterns. Heads generally typical and a few bitches a bit on the chunkier side than I like, to me they loose their femininity. My final line up was a joy, some up and coming stars just waiting for my Open bitches to retire!.

VETERAN BITCH (4 ent. 1 abs)

1. Tibb’s & Tibb’s Raigmore Worth The Wait 7 yr Orange and white still in her prime, pleasing head and expression all in proportion with dark eye. Correct top line and neat tail which she used on the move, good feet and pasterns. In challenge she was less positive in movement.

2. Gordon’s Hawkfield Happy 7yr Lemon & White excels in head which is refined of medium width and correctly chiseled, full eye with soft expression. Good front and clean lines, strong hindquarters and first and second thigh. Moved better in a slower pace where her long stride could be appreciated. Just preferred couplings of 1.

3. Oliver, Oliver & Oliver’s Olivesong Kiss Chase JW

MINOR PUPPY BITCH (5 .1)

1. Macmanus’s Freebreeze Gertrude Stein at Luneville 7m.o. B & W Delightful youngster with a true pointer expression dark eye and feminine head good body shape and strong back end. Nothing exaggerated but balanced and as she fills her frame should be an interesting one for the future. She stood well showing her slightly sloping pasterns and moved OK given her tender age and the noisy surroundings. Unfortunately, she faded a bit in PB, her handler must encourage her on the move, no judge should mind a bit of chit chat with pups.

2. Blake’s Wilchrimane Flomotion for Sandbears NAF 8 m.o.O & W put down in tip top condition, lovely head and expression and well put together her top line flowing to tail. Moved positively. Just preferered the length of foreface of 1.

3. Nelis’s Freebreeze Carla Lane

PUPPY BITCH (8. 2)

1. Smith’s El Fydal Del Winepoint Natyave Grove (imp. CZE) 11 m.o. caught my eye as soon as she entered the ring B & W of correct proportions with a curvaceous body . Her head still needs time but has dark expressive eye, good muzzle, correct leathers. Deep in chest and correct feet and pasterns. Happy on the move using her tail best mover in class. BP & BPIS

2. Welch & Hazeltine’s Corotine Noir Blossom 11 m.o. very pretty and feminine. Good head shape with dark eye, correct ear set. Good front and hind angulation and pasterns slightly sloping. Correct in body but a bit babyish still in movement, when she tightens up should be a contender.

3. Macmanus’s Freebreeze Gertrude Stein at Luneville

 JUNIOR BITCH (15 .1) a difficult class to judge as movement very diverse and bitches at different stages of development, however, my winner stood out.

1. Hinton, Luke & Leman’s B & W 15 m.o very elegant youngster nicely bodied up presenting a balanced shape with good shoulders and h.q.’s and depth of chest. Correct tail and placement. Her head is full of quality and her dark eye gives a bright but kindly expression. She moves well covering the ground, I shall watch her fulfill this early promise.

2. Siddle’s Wilchrimane Hex Appeal Smart 17 m.o. heavily marked B & W. Feminine all through with correct head shape and thin leathers and well balanced with good angles. Pipped by 1 on front stride action.

3. Barham’s Droveborough Witchy Woman JW

YEARLING BITCH (6 .1)

1. Stilgoe, Stilgoe & Fox Teisgol Rose Campion Loved everything about this typy young O & W, certainly stood out in this class. Presented in hard condition with good muscle tone that was lacking in others. Quality head shape with neat ears set well, dark points gave her a melting yet alert expression. Good front, bone, pasterns and feet. Moved with ease which might be helped by her handler taking a longer stride. I seriously considered her for higher honours but she lost a bit of her sparkle in the challenge. It was a long day !

2. Pearson’s Ladyhawke Winning Colours . Well put together young lemon and white who gained her place by virtue of her kindly expression and general balance. Lacked a bit of enthusiasm on the move.

3. Sonham’s Just Good Friends (AI) JW

MAIDEN BITCH (3. 1)

1. Smith’s El Fydal Del Winepoint Natyave Grove ( Imp CZE)

2. Bush’s Piasharn Annie Bonny 14 m.o. liver and white still a lot of maturing to do in head and body but she is the right shape and good top and underline and tail set. Feet and pasterns correct and she strides out on the move. Just needs time.

NOVICE BITCH ( 4. 1)

1. Bush’s Piasharn Annie Bonny

2. Eldridge’s Bradgate Youre Late. Upstanding lemon and white of bigger build to 1 good body shape. Refined head with chiseling under eyes and a raised occiput, fine rounded flews. Not happy on the move.

3. Collins Collholme Honeysuckle

GRADUATE BITCH (8. 1)

1. Dunn’s Hocus Pocus JW. Liver & white business like in appearance and movement. Deep chested good lay of shoulder and turn of stifle. Head of medium width, bright kind eye, clean neck and tight skin. Brisket well let down with oval bone correct and pasterns. One of the soundest movers today which sealed her place.

2. Anderson-Rowell’s Daledancer Frances Mullen. Shortlisted in Junior but much more relaxed in this class so able to show off her attribute much better. Not overdone in any way she is balanced fore and aft, has clean lines and forelegs straight and firm. She needs time to mature and develop and settle on the move but is a nice sort.

3. Cobden’s Alozia Zantini

POST GRADUATE BITCH (6. 2)

1. Stilgoe & Fox’s Teisgol Alohomora. Very similar to my Y.B winner from the same kennels. The best of heads full of quality and Pointer characteristics. Her dark pigmentation added to her bright eyes gave a beautiful look. She flows in shape from her head to her tail is in very hard condition with a good coat. She is balanced with good lay of shoulder and return of upper arm and has a solid hindquarter to match. She moves well when settled, work on this and I am sure she will come up trumps for you.

2. Anderson-Rowell’s Wilchrimane Silent Sonnet at Daledancer. Classy black and white unlucky to come up against 1. Classic head, clean neck and tight skin. Well muscled and although not as angled as some was balanced and held herself well on the move. I admired her character, she was enjoying herself and was as one with her handler.

3. Bush’s Piasharn Breaking the Law.

MID LIMIT BITCH ( 13 .3)

1. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway’s Riowood C’Mon Its Time for Carmandine JW. Eye catching B & W with kind expressive dark eyes fine lip and head shape in proportion. Flowing clean lines sloping pasterns and oval feet well padded. She has lovely curves. She has a business like attitude moving with drive, her neat tail busy. I liked the stamp of her and hope she gains top honours very soon.

2. Earl, Wheldon & Jones’s Flinthill Some Like it Hot at Caithpoint. Judged as a pup last time and delighted she has fulfilled her early promise. B & W built of finer lines to 1 but very elegant and feminine. True Pointer head, refined with lovely dark eye, neat ears set on well and fine rounded flews. Nicely balanced in body and moved well. Lovely sort.

3. Nelis’s Freebreeze Special Effects JW

LIMIT BITCH (10. 2)

1. Norbury, Ganney, & Upton’s Heartbury Belaqua There is something special about this liver and white, she always catches my eye. My notes say old school. She has a kind expression good flews and leathers. She is strong yet feminine has the necessary curves and angles, balanced throughout with a strong loin, moves like a dream smooth but with plenty of drive. Disappointed I didn’t have another green card.

2. O’Neill’s Tenshilling To Sir With Love JW. O & W with jet black eyes and very dark points which gave a very attractive look, clean lines and good fore and aft. Her lines flowed and she held herself well on the move. Prefer to see her a little lighter but overall very smart.

3. Ryner, Spinks & Pringle Spinray Songbird

OPEN BITCH (2)

Only two entered but what a headache they gave me. I will admit to having been somewhat emotional when seeing them line up, after 50 yrs in the breed it was a huge honour to judge these two fabulous examples and congratulations to their very clever breeders.

1. Siddle, Siddle & Medeiros’s Sh Ch Wilchrimane Frankly Darlin . O & W who oozes quality. She is curvaceous balanced and definitely aristocratic in outline, a head that is refined with good stop and clean cheeks with a slight dish face, bright eyes set in dark pigmentation. She is clean in top line and undercarriage has good front and bone. When on the move she sparkles, looks alert and happy to be with her handler, no pussy footing here, she drives from her hind quarters and has a good foreward reach. Given her athleticism and attitude I do hope her handler works towards removing the ‘Sh’. B.C.C and on referees decision B.I.S.

2. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway’s Sh Ch Chesterhope C’Mon Over to Carmandine (Imp NZL) Another top drawer bitch very much on form. She has elegance and strength and never puts a foot wrong. I think her head is classical her expression is particularly pleasing she seems to smile from her eyes . Her coat is fine and short, her skin tight, she is clean lined all over. She has no exaggerations and fit the breed standard in all aspects. On the move she has a long driving stride, as one with her handler. RCC , her second one under me so unlucky to meet 1. RBIS

SPECIAL WORKING GUNDOG (1 )

1. Anderson-Rowell’s Raigmore Limelight at Daledancer Very attractive O & W of med size. Lovely balance, topline and tail and set. Good expression with a dark eye clean neck and body with good feet and pasterns. Has style going around holding herself well, presented in hard condition.

SPECIAL BEGINNER BITCH ( 5.2)

1. Barham’S Droveborough Witchy Woman JW Upstanding ticked liver of clean lines, strong hindquarters, deep chest and good front. Attractive head and expression. Moved well covering the ground with a long stride .

2. Collin’s Raigmore Hermia of Vabisbrae. Pretty balanced youngster built on finer lines to 1. bit fidgety but when still showed a flowing outline from her head to her tail which had a good set. Moved OK .

3. Robert’s Kananaskis Black Bryony JW

Judge Geraldine O’Driscoll