South Wales Kennel Association

Gordon Setter Judging critique South Wales K A 10th October 2026

Gordon Setter

DCC 2927 - Rom/srb/bih/feb Bih Ch/srb/bih Gch Forester’s Northern Light of Darkmoor JW (Imp Deu) (Miss E Tait)

RDCC 2910 - Fieldberry Secret Weapon at Rufusmoor JW Sgwc (Ms C Fudge)

BCC 2926 - Sh Ch/am Grchs/can Ch Fenwyck's Glamour (Mrs S. & Dr M. Patterson)

RBCC 2913 - Clohass Diamond by Melview (Mrs L Hall)

BOB 2926 - Sh Ch/am Grchs/can Ch Fenwyck's Glamour (Mrs S. & Dr M. Patterson)

BP 2907 - Yennadon Dulsie's Charm (Mrs N Ackerley-Kemp)

BV 2914 - Melview Phoenix (Mrs L Hall)

VD 2

1 Halliday’s Ch Yennadon Barra JW SGWC. Shorter in loin & moved more fluidly than 2 but both have pleasing outlines. Well balanced head; good length & strength of neck. Excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good bone; well-developed rib cage. Excellent topline & well-muscled over loin. Nice bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Moved soundly and smoothly. Coat of good colour & condition.

2 Millar & Scobie’s Sh Ch Yennadon Calvay JW ShCEx OSW. Lovely head & expression. Excellent neck, shoulder & return of upperarm. Good forechest & depth of chest. Excellent topline. Good bone & feet. Coat in good condition & of nice colour.

MPD 2

1 Millar & Scobie’s Yennadon Fly with Calum. Well balanced in outline and head; good eye & expression. Large open nose. Good bone throughout. Nice spring of rib for age and correct topline. Good bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Nice coat quality & colour. Moved a little close in front.

2 Parker-Smith & Tuer’s Yennadon Arrow at Bratticus. Masculine head with good width of skull & muzzle. Excellent length of neck. Well laid shoulders & good return of upperarm. Nice bone & feet. Good depth of chest for age. Well let down hocks. Moved soundly. Nice coat & colour. Needs a little more confidence in the ring but has lots of time.

 PD 1

1 Y F with Calum

YD 1

1 Hall’s Rhiwgerrig Caractacus by Melview. Nicely developed for 20 months. Lovely head with masculine eye & expression. Nice eye colour & shape. Large open nose. Sufficient width of skull & muzzle. Excellent length and strength of neck. Well angulated fore & aft. Good depth of chest & spring of rib. Nice bone & well-shaped oval, tight feet. Covered the ground well on the move. Coat of good texture & colour.

PGD 4

1 R Caractacus by Melview

2 Halliday’s Hero Majestic Manon Lescaut Yennadon (IMP CZE) Very nice in outline. Well-constructed throughout. Nicely balanced in head with pleasing eye & expression. Good length & strength of neck. Excellent spring of rib with rib cage going well back to strong muscular loin. Excellent bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Shown in good coat & excellent muscular condition. Moved soundly on good feet. Unfortunately, rather lacking in confidence today.

3 Hogg’s Gailiech Wirnpa

OD 4

1 Tait’s Rom/srb/bih/feb Bih Ch/srb/bih Gch Forester’s Northern Light of Darkmoor JW (IMP DEU). DCC.Best outline in the class. Very typical example of the breed, displaying style with strength but nothing overdone. Well-balanced head with correct slightly rounded skull shape. Good depth & length of muzzle. Lovely eye shape, colour & expression. Excellent length & strength of neck. Good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Nice bone throughout. Good topline with slight rise over muscular loin. Excellent length & spring of ribcage. Good width of upper & lower thigh and well let-down hocks. Really covered the ground well on the move, moving straight infront and behind. Just not striding out as much as the bitch in the challenge for best of breed,

2 Fudge’s Fieldberry Secret Weapon at Rufusmoor JW SGWC. Res DCC.Another typical example of the breed. Head a little stronger than 1 with eyes more rounded. Excellent length & strength of neck. Excellent angulation fore & aft. Nice spring of rib and well-muscled throughout. Well let-down hocks. Correct level topline & good tailset. Moved soundly covering the ground well. Coat of good colour & texture.

3 Hogg’s Gailiech Ngalyod

GCDSD 1

1 Hogg’s Gailiech Wirnpa. Nicely balanced dog. Sufficiently mature for two years. Nice head, eye & expression. Excellent length & strength of neck. Good bone & feet. Nicely rounded ribcage for age. Good topline & tailset. Good bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Excellent coat texture & colour. Moved covering the ground well with a pleasing tail action.

VB 1

1 Hall’s Melview Phoenix. Best Veteran.Very feminine with typical outline. Well-constructed throughout. Excellent neck & shoulders. Good spring of rib with ribcage going well back to strong, muscular loin. Nice topline & tailset. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Excellent bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Moved typically & soundly.

MPB 1

1 Ackerley-Kemp’s Yennadon Dulsie's Charm. Best Puppy. I really loved this baby from the first moment she entered the ring. Very nice young bitch with a lovely typical outline. Feminine head & expression with enough strength in the head but not overdone. Excellent length of neck. Good lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Excellent spring of rib for age. Nicely developed over loin. Good topline & tailset. Excellent bend of stifle & well let-down hocks. Moved soundly fore & aft. Good coat with correct tan markings, shining black colour & correct texture. Should have a good future.

 PB 1 

1 Y Dulsie's Charm

YB 1

1 Jones’s Rhiwgerrig Sonatina. Still needs to mature but feminine throughout. Good skull to muzzle ratio. Large open nose; nicely shaped, expressive eyes. Excellent length of neck. Good forechest for age with nice depth of chest. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Good bone & feet. Moved well. Coat of good colour and markings.

PGB 2

1 Green’s Sooty Ringlet. Lovely outline. Nice length & strength of head with good skull to muzzle length ratio and pleasing depth of muzzle. Large open nose. Good angulation fore & aft. Nice forechest; excellent lay of shoulder & return of upperarm. Good spring of rib and correct topline. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Quality coat of good colour. Moved well both coming and going.

2 Crowsley’s Bonnienicht’s Aurora Blaze. Another nice example of the breed with typical outline. Well-angulated throughout. Well-proportioned head,just preferred the expression of 1. Good coat texture & colour. A little shy but moved well fore & aft.

LB 3 Two very nice bitches with 1 winning on overall outline & head.

1 Hall’s Clohass Diamond by Melview. Res BCC. Well-balanced head, very feminine throughout but showing sufficient strength. Nice eye & expression. Good depth of muzzle and nice stop. Excellent length & strength of neck. Good return of upperarm. Excellent spring of rib with ribcage going well back to strong muscular loin. Good width of upper & lower thigh. Really strode out on the move. Good bone & feet. Excellent colour & texture of coat.

2 Ackerley-Kemp’s Yennadon Highland Heidi. Feminine eye & expression, just not quite the depth of muzzle of 1. Well angulated fore & aft. Lovely length of neck, lay of shoulder & return of uppearm. Nice depth of chest & spring of rib. Good bend of stifle & well let down hocks. Shown in coat of good condition & colour. Moved soundly fore and aft.

3 Thomas’s Glynderys Moonstone

OB 1

1 Patterson’s Sh Ch/Am GrChs/Can Ch Fenwyck's Glamour.BCC & BOB. She was so well presented in excellent coat and muscular condition. Good length of head, nice depth of muzzle. Large open nose and pleasing, intelligent expression. Excellent length & strength of neck. Good lay of shoulder, spring of rib & depth of chest. Ribcage goes well back to strong, muscular loin. Good bend of stifle. Nice bone & feet. Moved covering the ground well, really striding out. Won BOB on final movement around the win.

 Kathy Moores

Judge