Labrador Retriever Club

Labrador Retriever Club Critiques for Open Show 11th July 2026  Judge Miss Jane Digweed  -  Willokin

I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for inviting me to Judge the Labrador Retriever Clubs Open Show on Saturday 11th July 2026.

It was truly an honour and privilege to be invited and I am very grateful for this opportunity.

I would like to thank the hard-working Committee for putting on such a lovely show as always and to my Stewards for organising my ring and keeping it running in a timely manner and of course my special thanks to the Exhibitors and their lovely dogs for entering and for their good sportsmanship.

I had a lovely day and will remember it for a long time to come. 

Jane Digweed

Willokin Labradors 

Class 1 - Minor Puppy Dog 5 (0)

 1st Rumhill Jagermeister - on first appearance a lovely balanced dark chocolate puppy with a good length of leg. Kind head and expression, neat well-set ears and with good eye colour. He has a super reach of neck flowing onto well placed shoulders, standing four square on good bone and nice neat feet. Deep in body, with good width of chest, super chocolate double coat. Level top line and tail set standing and on the move. Shown in lovely condition, I was pleased to award him Best Puppy Dog

 

2nd Rumhill Jackpot - litter brother to 1 I believe, lots to like about this super black boy but just preferred the head of the winner. Nicely made throughout and well balanced for his age. Shown in lovely condition and moved very well.

 3rd Chelmscote Daddy’s Boy

 

Class 2 – Puppy Dog 5 (3)

 1st Trendlewood For All We Know - Love this young man’s head and expression, kind but masculine, with ears set well and alert with a good length of muzzle. Clean through his neck into well laid shoulder, good barrel ribs, short coupled with a level top line and tail set. Loved his bone and neat feet. Super coat and well clothed tail. Moved well and with purpose. Overall, a lovely balanced puppy and just right for his age.

 

2nd Wynfaul Bolivar – Another lovely puppy but slightly heavier in body & just preferred the front angulation of the class winner. Moved well and shown in excellent condition.

Class 3 – Junior Dog 5 (2)

 1st Sudeo Lucky Strike Wynfaul – On first glance this dog was a larger type than his fellow competitors but with a very pleasing outline. He has a lovely masculine head with a kind expression, good eye shape, colour and super dark pigment. A good reach of neck into good shoulder placement. He has ample bone, stands four square on a good length of leg.

Good level top line and tail set, moved well covering the ground with ease & never stopped wagging his tail, obviously enjoying his time in the ring.

 2nd Dylsonleigh Titan for Pattilands - A nicely balanced male, smaller in stature than the winner but overall, a very nicely balanced outline. A kind head and expression, clean through neck and good should placement level top line & tail set, moved well around the ring covering the ground with ease.

 3rd Timouron Sign of the Times

 Class 4 Yearling Dog 4 (1)
 1st Woolman Free and Easy – What a smashing boy! Has a super outline standing in the ring, nice head and kind expression, good length of muzzle. Stood four square at all times on good bone and substance. Clean neck leading to good lay back of shoulder. Good width & depth of chest, level top line & tail set. Good hindquarters with hocks well let down. Moved very soundly.
 

2nd Trendlewood Hometown Glory – Lots to like about this dog but unfortunately not in his best coat today. Finer in bone & substance than the class winner but overall, a very nice dog with a super front assembly with his front legs placed well under him. Good top line & tail set held well with pleasing movement.

 3rd Tullochmohr Take a Bow
 

Class 5 Maiden Dog 2 (0)

 1st Rumhill Jackpot - 8 mth old black puppy dog just how a puppy should be. Pleasing head and expression, lovely clean neck set onto a well-constructed front assembly. Ample bone and substance for his age, neat feet, standing four square, level top line & tail set and moved well for one so young.  
 

2nd Chelmscote Daddy’s Boy- another lovely black puppy, nicely made but rather heavier than the class winner which did affect his overall outline and movement.

Class 6 Novice Dog 3 (0)

 

1st Sudeo Lucky Strike Wynfaul (placed 1st in Junior)

 2nd Rumhill Jagermeister (placed 1st in Minor Puppy Dog)
 

3rd Keeninspires Grand Duke 

 

Class 7 Graduate Dog 9 (3)

 1st Centenalee Whisky Sour at Kyorli – Loved this old-fashioned type Labrador, super head that's masculine but kind, he has good eye shape and colour and a good length of muzzle. Clean neck, good shoulders and ample bone and substance, correct double coat with tail well clothed. Stands four square on neat feet. Hind quarters strong with good straight hocks. Covered the ground well on the move.
 

2nd Rochevale Hercules to Rocheby – Another smashing, very stylish dog with a gorgeous head & expression, just pipped to the post by the winner as he wasn't in his best coat today.

 3rd Edenwood Hinch

Class 8 Post Graduate Dog 1 (0)

 1st Incantator Fabulinus – A very nice yellow dog with a quite striking outline. Loved his head and expression, masculine but not overdone in any way. Clean neck placed onto well-constructed shoulders, good width and depth of chest. Amble bone and super neat feet. Good over body, short coupled and strong hind quarters with well let down hocks, moved soundly..
 

Class 9 Limit Dog 7 (2)

 1st Tullochmohr Ultimo Finale JW – Wow this dog must have had the best coat of the day so far!! Gorgeous black male, so eye catching, he has the kindest masculine head, broad with a defined stop not course in any way at all. Lovely eye shape and colour, ears well set giving an intelligent expression overall. He has a good length and depth of muzzle. Strongly built & good reach of neck flowing into well placed shoulders with good upper arm angulation. Ample width of chest and depth, well sprung barrel ribs, level topline and tail set, powerful hind quarters which he used well on the move covering the ground well. Shown in superb coat and condition.
 

2nd Rochevale Beal – Another lovely dog who I have admired previously, he has matured well. Nicely balanced dog with a super head coat & tail, just preferred the movement on the day of the winner.

 3rd Trendlewood Long Time Comin at Pudleigh (JW)

Class 10 Open Dog 6 (3)

 1st Baileydale Rocket Man (JW)
 

So much to like about this stunning male from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail. A quality male with the most gorgeous head and expression, ears well set and alert, correct eye shape and burnt sugar colour along with super pigment. Good stop with a decent length & depth of muzzle, masculine but with no coarseness. This dog is fluent in outline from his head flows his lovely reach of neck which rests on laid back shoulders, he has good upper arm angulation leaving his front legs well under him which enabled him to reach out when moving forwards. Good width of chest, barrel ribs and short coupled. Amble bone for stature, standing four square at all times. Hind quarters well developed with a good turn of stifle and second thigh. In excellent double coat and condition. Moved well around the ring covered the ground with ease holding a level top line and tail set. A dog that looks like he could also do a day’s work! One to watch for the future, I hope. Pleased to award him Best Dog and overall Best of Breed.

 2nd Sh Ch Binnaig Bonnach for Tullochmohr
 

Another quality male who I have admired from a young age who is a different type to the winner. This male is a strongly built male with a cracking head and expression but still gentle and not course in any way. He is strong clean and powerful in neck which is placed on well laid-back shoulders, good front angles with front legs well under his body, chest of good width and depth with well sprung barrel ribs. He has a firm level top line and strong powerful hind quarters which he used to his advantage on the move. Shown in lovely condition.

 3rd Loretta Rise & Reign Over Talard
 

Class 11 Special Working Dog or Bitch 3 (1)

 1st Leospring East Indie – A very nice 6-year-old chocolate bitch with a pleasing outline. She has a sweet feminine head with good eye shape and a colour to complement her coat. Nicely made in front angulation with a level top line and tail set. Good rear hind angulation and short hocks. Moved well driving from behind, looked like she could work all day.
 

2nd Fenway Glory – Sweet yellow bitch with a feminine head and expression, slightly longer cast than the winner but still a nicely balanced bitch overall.

 Class 12 Field Trial Dog or Bitch 3 (1)
 

Rossclyde Highland Grouse at Leospring – What a lovely character he was enjoying his day out showing. A dog of tall stature with a masculine head and expression, clean neck into well placed shoulders. Good overall body condition and very well-muscled. A very nice working dog.

Class 13 Special Show Working Dog or Bitch 2 (0)

 Two cracking examples of Champion Labradors that are dual purpose dogs both enjoying their day out showing and also extremely capable of a day’s work. I loved both of them but ultimately there could be only one winner! Thank you to both owners for giving me the opportunity to judge your dogs.
 

1st Ch Alkamhurst Moment of Truth SGWC - Super black boy with a lovely head and expression, nice eye shape and a good burnt sugar eye colour, excellent length of muzzle. Clean through his strong neck into well placed shoulders, together with good upper arm angulation. Good length of leg, width and chest depth along with barrel ribs. Level top line and tail set held on the move together with good strong hind quarters that enabled him to power around the show ring. Shown in super coat and condition.

 2nd Ch Wynfaul the Wizard – An 11-year-old black dog who made my job extremely hard today! What a fine example of our breed and a credit to his owner. A different type to the winner, still beautifully clean in outline and nicely balanced, I just preferred the movement of the winner today.  
  

 Class 14 Veteran Dog or Bitch 9 (5)

 1st Carromer Teguila by Keeninspires- A lovely balanced yellow male of good breed type that I have admired previously, he has matured well and has all the attributes of a quality male with a melting head and expression, super outline standing and, on the move, good dense double coat and otter tail. Shown in lovely condition.  
 

2nd Carromer Shimmering in Pink (JW) A very pretty 11-year-old yellow bitch, still enjoying her day out showing. She has a lovely outline and moved well for her age, a real credit to the breeder and a lovely example of our breed.

 3rd Carromer Worth a Glance at Kaspair
 

Class 15 Minor Puppy Bitch 5 (2)

 1st Mcfarwins Strike A Pose – Lovely baby 8 months old yellow, very feminine head with a kind expression, nicely made with a good front assembly, lovely outline carrying enough weight. Good double coat & otter tail. Very attentive to handler and moved well reaching out around the ring. 
 

2nd Fourjays Diones Destiny – Another nicely made yellow, very pretty in her head and just having another growth spurt by the looks of it. She will even out in time. Shown and moved very well.

 3rd Fourjays Harmonic Goddess 

Class 16 Puppy Bitch 7 (1)

 1st Capronca Ice Baby at Talard – Oh wow what a super puppy, liked her as soon as she came into the ring and when I went over her, she didn't disappoint. A very balanced chocolate puppy of 8 months from top to toe. She has a sweet head and expression, excellent eye shape and colour which complements her very dark chocolate coat. Clean through her neck into well placed shoulders. Lovely front angulation, with good bone and substance. Level top line and tail set with a tail that wagged continuously. She has a really lovely disposition and was at one with her handler, standing and on the move where again she shone. Will be interested to follow this puppy’s show career to see how she matures. Pleased to award her Best Puppy in Breed 
 

2nd Wynfaul Tango – A very sweet yellow bitch of just 9 months, a different type to the winner, clean in outline, slightly longer cast, good bone and substance for her age with a good coat and tail. Moved well and shown in lovely condition.

 3rd Trendlewood Only Yesterday
  

Class 17 Junior Bitch 3 (1)

 1st Salvator’s Hot Summer Rossacre – A very smart black bitch with a pleasing head and expression. Stood on plenty of bone with feet four square. Clean in neck, good shoulders with a level topline and tail set. Very well-muscled with good hind quarters and well let down hocks. Moved well and shown in lovely condition.
 

2nd Tweedledum Dippety Do of Eavora – A substantial yellow female with a very pretty head, well off for bone and substance, smashing front angulations just slightly longer cast than the winner. Shown in lovely condition.

 

Class 18 Yearling Bitch 7 (2)

 

1st Labramarine Honey Moon – A very classy yellow bitch appearing very balanced in her outline. She has a very pleasing head and expression, stands four square on good bone and neat feet. Good front and rear angulations, short coupled and was shown beautifully by her handler covering the ground with ease.

 2nd Woolman Born Free – A very nicely balanced yellow bitch, slighter than the winner but still pleasing to the eye, nicely made all round and moved very well.
 

3rd Foxrush Hope So JW

Class 19 Maiden Bitch 2 (1)

 1st Wynful Tango - 1st in Puppy Bitch
 

2nd Trendlewood Only Yesterday - 2nd in Puppy Bitch

 Class 20 Novice Bitch 7 (2)
 

1st Salvator’s Hot Summer Rossacre – 1st in Junior Bitch

 2nd Alkamhurst Dream Scene – Another very attractive black bitch slightly smaller and longer in stature than the winner but still a very nice bitch of good proportions, balanced, in lovely coat & condition and moved well.
 

3rd Keeninspires Countess

 

Class 21 Graduate Bitch 6 (2)

 1st Treantagh Alessia – Smashing black bitch of nice quality and type. Kind feminine head and expression, neat well-set ears, good reach of neck into well placed shoulders and nicely angled upper arm. Clean through her body with level top line and tail set, well developed hind quarters and excellent double coat. Moved very well covering the ground.
 

2nd Hafnau Odette – Another lovely black of super quality and type, these two could easily change places on different days. I just preferred the balance and movement of the winner today.

 3rd Tanronens Yuletide Angel
 

Class 22 Post Graduate Bitch 4 (0)

 1st Trendlewood It Takes Two JW- Gorgeous chocolate bitch with a super head, expression & excellent pigment. Lovely flowing outline from her neck down to her shoulders and to the tip of her tail. Nicely made front angulation deep through her chest and good rear angulation with a good turn of stifle and well let down hocks. A good mover and in super coat and condition.
 

2nd Wynfaul Phoenix - A lovely dark yellow bitch, very balanced throughout, nothing over done here just slightly finer & longer in body than the winner. Beautiful mover and in good coat and condition.

 3rd Talifen Human Touch

Class 23 Limit Bitch 10 (5)

 1st Trendlewood Its Only Love to Baileydale – A quality bitch of super proportions, from her classic Labrador head she has a lovely reach of neck set onto well placed shoulders. A nice depth of chest and short coupled in the body. Good front and rear angulations, excellent double coat and otter tail. She moves freely covering adequate ground, shown in superior coat and condition, I was pleased to award Best Bitch & Reserve Best in Show.
 

2nd Lonicerium Black Pearl - Another quality black bitch slightly larger in stance than 1, with lovely overall proportions, it was unfortunate that she met the winner today and just lacked the enthusiasm and showmanship of the winner. 

 3rd Carriegame Precious Jewel
 

Class 24 Open Bitch 5 (1)

 

1st Marchurch Solstice Kiss JW – A lovely feminine bitch with a beautiful outline, she may be of a smaller type but she makes up for it with her beautifully constructed front and rear, stands four square on well boned neat feet. She has a level top line and tail set, both standing and on the move with a correct double coat and otter tail. At one with her handler, she shows superbly and moves freely and soundly around the ring. I was pleased to award her Reserve Best Bitch.

 

2nd It/UA CH Labradmarine CCCatch for Imari Fantasy – A very well put together bitch, larger in stance than one but unfortunately not in full coat today, moved well.

BEST DOG Baileydale Rocket Man JW

RESERVE BEST DOG Tullochmohr Ultimo Finale JW

BEST PUPPY DOG & MINOR PUPPY DOG Rumhill Jagermeister

BEST BITCH Trendlewood Its Only Love to Baileydale JW 

RESERVE BEST BITCH Marchurch Solstice Kiss JW

BEST PUPPY BITCH Capronca Ice Baby at Talard 

BEST IN SHOW Baileydale Rocket Man JW

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW Tullochmohr Ultimo Finale JW

BEST VETERAN IN SHOW Carromer Teguila by Keeninspires

BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Capronca Ice Baby at Talard