Southern Pointer Club

The Southern Pointer Club Championship Show

September 6th 2026

My grateful thanks for the invitation to judge at the Club Show, and also many thanks to my efficient and tireless stewards who kept the ring running like clockwork.

As is usual in a very good entry, there were some difficult decisions on the day, mostly relating to movement – dogs that looked a picture on the stack didn’t always reflect that same promise on the move and paid the price on this occasion. I think tails have improved for the most part over the last 10-15 years. Correctly sloping pasterns in particular need to be watched, they are no longer commonplace as they should be, and are the shock absorbers for a galloping breed. I found my principal winners to all be great examples of the breed, and in most of the higher classes there were many quality exhibits and I was spoilt for choice in both sexes.

Minor Puppy Bitch (4)

1. Welch’s Quinnery Betsy Trotwood at Hookwood 8 months b/w who was very together on both the stack and the move for her age. A little too much foreface for me at this stage, but heads can change with maturity. Good overall balance, athletic mover.

2. Jenkin’s Sniperay Campari 6 months lem/w who gave a lot away in age today – to be expected at her age. Very pretty head, good substance and bone, pleasing overall shape, good depth and well balanced for a baby. Very similar remarks applied to her sister who she just pipped today, both promising babies.

3. Radcliffe’s Sniperay Outdoor Girl

Puppy Bitch (6,3)

1. Bond & Rawlinson’s Pharises Doja Cat 9 months old b/w who stacked with a great shape, lovely medium size, super head of good type, well angulated both ends and maintaining a strong topline, went well with great enthusiasm and style but needs to strengthen in hocks on the move, BPB and Reserve Best Puppy In Show.

2. Tregaskis’ Caithpoint Keep The Heid With Moenfair 9 months old b/w out of a larger mould than the first and carrying enough weight but pleasing and balanced in outline, went steadily holding her topline, just not quite as together at this stage but plenty of time on her side.

3. W/D

Junior Bitch (7)

1. Blake’s Wilchrimane Flomotion For Sandbears 14 months o/w, very attractive and classy all through, pretty head with the darkest of pigmentation, slightly broad in the backskull, lovely angulation both ends and firm topline, sloping pasterns and good feet, athletic on the move and impressive in side gait but a little untidy going away today.

2. Welch & Hazletine’s Corotine Noir Blossom With Hookwood b/w bitch with a pretty head, good balance all through, correct harsh coat, medium size with nothing overdone, athletic mover but toeing in slightly.

3. McManus’ Freebreeze Gertrude Stein At Luneville

Yearling Bitch (9)

1. Siddle’s Wilchrimane Hex Appeal 22 months b/w, very clean and elegant throughout, typy head with kind expression, nicely angulated, well muscled, good tail carriage and her steady true action won her the class over another lovely young bitch.

2. Kennedy’s Droveborough Black Magic JW 22 months b/w who is a lovely medium size with good bone and substance, workmanlike but feminine, attractive head with soft expression, very balanced throughout, loved her stacked but today she was moving close behind which cost her on this occasion.

3. Booth’s Lundgarth Ticket To Fly JW

Maiden Bitch (5,1)

1. Bond & Rawlinson’s Pharises Doja Cat.

2. Radcliffe’s Sniperay Outdoor Girl 6 months o/w, attractive baby with dark eyes and soft expression, good substance, good depth to her body, firm topline leading into good quarters, more settled here

3. Tregaskis’ Caithpoint Keep The Heid With Moenfair.

Novice Bitch (4)

1. Bond & Rawlinson’s Pharises Doja Cat.

2. McManus’ Freebreeze Gertrude Stein At Luneville 12 months b/w with lovely headpiece full of breed type, good natural pointer carriage on the move with an easy gait, needs to mature in body properties but all going the right way and plenty of time ahead of her.

3. Welch’s Quinnery Betsy Trotwood At Hookwood.

Graduate Bitch (7,1)

1. Hinton, Luke & Leman’s Fleurfield Betty Barclay b/w with super head with good stop and kind expression, good medium size, well balanced in all departments, steady mover with a good tail carriage.

2. Kennedy’s Droveborough’s Hells Bells JW liv/w out of a slightly stronger mould than 1, sweet head and expression, clean neck into good shoulders, good topline and moved steadily.

3. Voutsis’ Woodbyrgg Beatrix Potter.

Post Graduate Bitch (4)

1. Dunn’s Meadowpoint Hocus Pocus JW liv/w with a pleasing head, solidly made without being overly big, plenty of depth, firm topline, went well with the steadiest movement in this class.

2. Matthew’s Sonham Just Good Friends (AI) JW, liv/w out of a larger mould than 1 but shapely and elegant, clean profile with strong topline, flashy and (very!) enthusiastic mover but throwing her front a little on this occasion.

3. Cobden’s Alozia Zantini.

Mid Limit Bitch (6,1)

1. Gordon’s Hawkfield Happy Times JW o/w of good medium size, pretty head with bright expression, balanced angulation fore and aft and well laid back shoulders leading into a firm topline, went around the ring with gusto and style.

2. Matthew’s Sonham Just A Pretty Belle (AI) JW liv/w out of a larger mould than 1 but still very feminine, very glamorous and stylish, liked her typy head and clean lines throughout, just a little exaggerated on the move today.

3. Collin’s Collholme Angelique.

Limit Bitch (11,1)

1. Norbury, Ganney & Upton’s Heartbury Belacqua liv/w with a pretty head showing a correct length of foreface, built on elegant lines, shapely underline, sound and honest all through with no exaggerations, moved correctly holding her topline with a good tailset and carriage.

2. Guy’s Carofel If I Had Wings JW o/w another quality bitch that was correct throughout with no exaggerations, good balance throughout and she held herself well on the move, sweet head with dark points, unlucky to meet (1) today.

3. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway’s Riowood C’mon It’s Time For Carmandine JW.

Open Bitch (6,1)

1. Back’s Int/Fin Ch Wilchrimane Frangipani WW25 classy and glamorous o/w of beautiful type, put down and handled to perfection, shapely and elegant, medium size with just the right amount of substance, good pasterns, super forehand which was balanced with her correct hindquarters, natural pointer carriage, went around the ring with style and power, didn’t put a foot wrong, delighted to award her the BCC and Best In Show.

2. Blackburn-Bennett’s Sh Ch Kanix Skyfall liv/w carrying a touch more substance but not costing her femininity, good sound construction with plenty of forechest and a strong topline, steady and athletic on the move.

3. Wilkinson’s Sh Ch Ferndel Sapphire Mist Over Stocksfell.

Veteran Bitch (6,1)

1. Mason’s Morgan Van Freebreeze (IMP NL) ShCEx o/w of super breed type with a kind head and eye, plenty of substance, good front and feet, strong topline, went with an easy action – BVB & Best Veteran In Show.

Field Trial Bitch (0)

Special Working Gundog Bitch (2)

1. Gerrard, Bell & Galloway’s Ch Chesterhope C’mon Over To Carmandine (IMP NZ) JW stylish o/w in super condition, pretty head with dark kind eye, lovely overall shape and balance which she held on the move, correct coming and going with super topline and tailset, RBCC.

2. Blower’s Fowington Lar Ti Dar At Deadaway SGWC lovely o/w who was unlucky to meet (1) on such fine form, very athletic from nose to tail and well muscled, sound active mover and using her tail well.

Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bitch (3)

1. Barham’s Droveborough Witchy Woman JW liv/w with a balanced outline, good depth, firm topline and good tail carriage, would prefer a more oval foot.

2. Cobden’s Alozia Zantini liv/w with an attractive head and kind eye, clean and elegant outline, just not putting her all into moving today and seemed a little lethargic.

3. Tregaskis’ Caithpoint Keep The Heid With Moenfair.

Minor Puppy Dog (2,1)

1. Saunders & Newton’s Teisgol Snow Prince Charmin 8 month o/w with pleasing head and kind expression, well bodied, a little upright in the pastern, mature for his age, steady on the move.

Puppy Dog (6)

1. Bond’s Pharises Drake 9 months o/w, lovely stamp of a pointer, excellent head with a lovely expression, super body shape with sound correct construction throughout, good topline leading into strong hindquarters, really liked him, BPD and pipped his sister for Best Puppy In Show on his stronger hind action on this occasion.

2. Senior’s Riowood Cherry Bomb Over Alaszdale, another lovely puppy and similar remarks apply, typy head with kindly expression, not quite the length of neck as (1) but enough, sound in all departments and went very well.

3. Irshad’s Droveborough Super Trooper.

Junior Dog (7,1)

1. Gerrard, Bell and Galloway’s Chesterhope Agent Orange At Carmandine (IMP NZ) JW stylish o/w dog, up to size for me but not heavy and retaining typical pointer elegance, fit looking and attractive with an aristocratic bearing, appealing head with a soft expression, lengthy neck leading into well laid shoulders, good front, tight elbows, strong in topline, good quarters and correct tailset, a little keen on the move at times but he is full of character and some high jinks are to be expected in one so young , covered his ground well when settled, delighted to award this quality young dog the CC and Reserve Best In Show.

2. Isherwood’s Wilchrimane Miso Happy With Symitry, o/w with good head and kind expression, mature in body, well constructed in all departments and has good substance, good width of thigh, flew his tail today which spoilt his look on the move.

3. Oliver’s Wilchrimane Florin To Olivesong JW

Yearling Dog (5,2)

1. Booth and Oddie’s Lundgarth Fly The Flag JW o/w with typy headpiece, dark eyes, good appearance of dish, clean in outline but slightly straight in upperarm at this stage, moved out soundly with good tail carriage and action.

2. Scotland’s Daledancer Victor McDade o/w dog who was an active happy mover, attractive head of good type, needs a bit more body and depth to complete the picture, overall he is balanced and pleasing but just needs a little maturity which will surely come.

3. Rayner, Spinks and Pringle’s Collholme Mr Brown With Spinray.

Maiden Dog (4,1)

1. Saunders & Newton’s Corotine Velvet Tuxedo b/w dog with very appealing head and expression, balanced but would prefer more angulation both ends, tidy mover carrying a neat tail.

2. Dunn’s Casdellda Deepest Blues b/w from a larger mould, well made throughout, needs more confidence to complete the picture, had reach and drive when settled, time will help.

3. Irshad’s Droveborough Super Trooper.

Novice Dog (5,1)

1. Senior’s Riowood Cherry Bomb Over Alaszdale.

2. Mason’s Freebreeze Noel Coward o/w of lovely type that needs body and maturity to complete the picture as he is at the ‘raw’ stage, that said, all the essentials are there, he is an elegant dog with lovely breed type who carries himself so well on the move.

Graduate Dog (7,1)

1. Walton’s Meadowpoint Jack O’Lantern At Pointmoor o/w with an athletic appearance, balanced and of good type, nothing overdone, firm topline and an excellent tail carriage.

2. Angus & O’Neill’s Tenshilling Catch The Wind, o/w of good type with sweet head and kindly gentle expression, preferred the very dark eye on this dog but he wasn’t quite so athletic or firm in topline today as (1), good front, balanced and sound on the move, carrying himself well.

3. Siddle, Siddle & Mazzeo’s Wilchrimane Cereal Killer.

Post Graduate Dog (6,2)

1. Swannell’s Sharnphilly Black Abbott JW b/w of handy medium size with good substance, attractive head of good type, good front, clean neck into good shoulders, firm in topline, good body condition but perhaps not in his best coat today, moved with great athleticism but a tiny bit loose coming towards. Very nice to go over, correct and unexaggerated.

2. Black’s Raigmore Defender Of The Faith o/w with a tidy clean outline but not quite the angles of (1), very balanced and held himself well on the move where he was active and fit looking.

3. Trueman’s Millpoint Bamburgh Boy.

Mid Limit Dog (3)

1. O’Neill’s Tenshilling Shboom JW b/w with good head, dark eye and kind expression, nicely balanced with good angulation, good substance, great width of thigh, moved the best in this class with a good tail carriage and excellent footfall.

2. Matthew’s Sonham Just The Ticket (AI) JW liv/w with a slightly taller frame and yet to mature fully, attractive head, stylish outline with a firm topline, just being a little extravagant with his legs on the move today such was his enthusiasm.

3. Pratt’s Hawkfield Wickham.

Limit Dog (9,3)

1. Rose’s De Las Navazuelas Stormcloud At Ridanflight (IMP ESP) striking b/w dog who is masculine and all dog without being coarse, well put together with a firm topline which he held well on the move where he went with style, very appealing for size and athleticism, RCC.

2. Marsh’s Alozia Zealandia For Ratchda JW liv/w of a lovely correct medium size, attractive head of good type with a kind eye, athletic and lively on the move, holding his shape and covering his ground well, preferred the tail shape of (1) but he was unlucky to meet (1) in fine form.

3. Stilgoe & Fox’s Teisgol Sweet William JW JCH.

Open Dog (5)

1. Sweeney’s Ger Ch Lundgarth Wild Yarrow SGWC attractive b/w who is nice for size and substance, he has an attractive head of super type with a kind eye, he is well made throughout carrying good condition, moved out soundly with a good topline and tail, just lacking a little of the ‘stallion’ presence of the CC/RCC which held him back in the challenge today.

2. Adam’s Sh Ch Carofel Wings Of Hope JW WW23 Swiss JCH, glamorous o/w with a lovely clean outline, put down in super condition and handled to perfection, great head and dark eye, went around the ring with panache, not quite the angle in the upper arm as (1) but a super stylish pointer.

3. Stilgoe & Fox’s Sh Ch Teisgol Keep On Going Via Penwest JW.

Veteran Dog (3,2)

1. Philo’s Fydal Caprio At Salmonmist JW ShCM OSW ShCEx VW SGWC, o/w dog of 9 years, who is masculine yet elegant, lovely head with good pigmentation, fine ear leathers, he has a balanced outline and is sound and active on the move but a tiny bit loose in front coming towards today. He carries his years well, BVD & Reserve Best Veteran In Show.

Field Trial Dog (0)

Show Gundog Working Certificate (1)

1. Sweeney’s Joneva Just Imagine JW SGWC o/w dog with an attractive head and clean outline, well up to size but not heavy or coarse, went well with a clean tidy action and good tail carriage, would’ve preferred a little more width to his ribcage.

Good Citizen Dog Scheme Dog (1)

1. Angus & O’Neill’s Tenshilling Catch The Wind.

Brace (4,2)

1. Stilgoe & Fox’s. Went around the ring together well, similar in size, shape and type.

2. Pratt’s. Well matched for size and type, went around with presence and character.

Linda Westron (Aurichalcum)