Crystal Palace Canine Association

Show: Crystal Palace Canine Association Open Show

Date: Sunday 12 April 2026

Judge: Mrs Penny Lane-Ridyard (Kulawand)

English Springer Spaniels

Junior (2 entries, 0 abs)

1st Walker’s Dexbenella One More Time

A 10-month-old black/white & tan male with good confirmation with supper upper arm. His front legs are well boned and straight. He has a good bend of stifle with his hocks well let down. This young male has the loveliest tight neat feet which he used to his benefit on the move. He needs to mature a little and develop his rib. Pleased to award him Best of Breed and Best Puppy. It was thrilled to learn later in the evening he was short-listed in the Group, Puppy Group-1 and then Reserve Best Puppy in Show.

2nd Twilley’s Dexbenella Take Your Time At Sansouci

A litter brother with a lovely head and a little more developed rib. However, today he was not settled and did not show as well as my first place. Nevertheless, he had good bone and neat feet but for him to do much better in the future he needs to stand well and move well to attract the judge’s opinion.

Post Graduate (2 entries, 1 abs)

1st Walker: Dexbenella A Million Dreams

An 18-month-old bitch who is very well off for bone. She is adequate for bend of stifle and she has a level top-line. She had a balanced head onto quite a good reach of neck into well laid shoulders and a good return of upper arm. However, she does need more muscle tone. Reserve Best of Breed.

Welsh Springer Spaniels

Post Graduate (1 entry)

1st Wren’s Glenbrows The Time is Now At Gwynmarren (484)

He has a superb masculine head with a good expression and a very good attitude. At 20-months-old he has straight well boned front legs and the neat feet. Standing he has a good reach of neck, adequate forequarters into a level top-line. Well let-down hocks that he used to advantage on the move. Pleased to award him Best of Breed.

AVNSC Gundog

Puppy (4 entries, 1 abs)

1st Coghlan’s Bracchini’s Absolute Drama

This Bracco Italiano male has a very good balance of body. He is level in top-line with a set on of tail. Standing he has good angulation fore and aft, with well-muscled hind quarters and the neatest of well arched feet. He moved with an effortless gait. Pleased to award him Best Puppy.

2nd Chapman’s Delon Stormdancer Powierska Dogs Family (Imp Pol)

This male Weimaraner has a very good outline. He has a very neat well-muscled neck into well laid shoulders. When standing it is clear that he has well boned straight front legs and also correctly well bent and well-muscled stifles. He is an overall well-balanced male who moved very well with good reach and drive.

Junior (1 entry)

1st Braine’s Chilternway Allium

This Weimaraner is just 14 months of age and he was also first in post graduate. He is quite mature and was very well-muscled so he moved very well with very good stifles, well-let down hocks and the neatest of well arched feet.

Post Graduate (5 entries, 0 abs)

1st Braine’s Chilternway Allium

2nd Tadhunter’s Taramount Pure Imagination (495)

An American Cocker Spaniel who needs better presentation in respect of coat. She does have a good expression and was very well handled. She moved out ok and came back and stood well.

Open (2 entries, 0 abs)

1st Middleton & Mayhew’s Lux/Bel Ch. Arnac Bay Jellicoe JW

A 3-year-old mature Chesapeake Bay Retriever in a harsh dark brown coat and a well-muscled body. She has a good spring of rib and is short coupled. Her legs are well boned and completely straight onto the neatest of webbed feet. She has good reach and strong drive on the move. Pleased to award her Reserve Best of Breed in the AVNSC classes.

2nd Swann’s Zoltarous Wasabi For Dhalascar

A Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla with an excellent masculine head, and good pigmentation. His angulation is balanced but a little more angulation fore and aft would be perfect. He has a good spring of rib and he is perfectly level in top-line.

AV Gundog Veteran (5 entries, 0 abs)

As I said on the day, this was an absolutely cracking class of veterans that I thoroughly enjoyed getting my hands on.

1st Kotanen’s Fin. Champion Triplet Queen Of Queens (Imp Fin)

A cocker spaniel with a very good balanced body. She has a feminine head with good pigmentation and a pleasing expression with her almond-shaped eyes. She is very well balanced with a good upper arm and correctly set front legs. Her bend of stifle is also well muscled with her hocks well let down and the back pasterns are strong and straight which she used to advantage on the move with the neatest of feet. My Best Veteran.

2nd Welch & Hazeltine’s SH Ch. Pytchley Chasing The Dream For Hookwood JW ShCM ShCEx

A black and white pointer who stands with an excellent body. He has straight well-boned front legs and the neatest in feet. He has the correct well sprung and depth of rib, a short-coupled body with excellent bend of stifle. He also has well let down hocks and straight back pasterns. With all of his well-muscled and balanced body he was very good on the move.

Penny Lane-Ridyard (Mrs.)

13th May 2026