THE LADIES KENNEL ASSOCIATION

Judges Critiques

Mrs J Gill-Davis

Judging: Gundog Group, Spaniel (Sussex)

THE LADIES’ KENNEL ASSOCIATION

CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW

STAFFORD SHOWGROUND

Friday, 12th. December, 2025.

SUSSEX SPANIEL.

34 Exhibits made an entry of 39.  There were 5 absentees.

BOB/DCC Bradbury & Preston’s Sh.Ch. Harasteorra Big Bear.

RDCC Moon’s Deanway Proper Charlie.

BOS/BCC Ashcroft’s Sh.Ch. Varya Velikolepnaya Iz Valley Wins At Torshca.

RBCC Mowbray’s Sh.Ch. Gainsmill Lilly Luna Potter At Crumbledor.

BPIB/BPB Mercer & Thomas’s Moel Wynion Of Stormacre.

BOSP/BPD Marston’s Moel Ysgyfarnogod.

BVIB Moon’s Deanway Summer Storm.

BSB Allen-Line’s Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham.

PUPPY DOG (2.0)

1st./BPD Marston’s Moel Ysgyfamogod.

7 months.  Masculine head, good skull & muzzle.  Typical eye & expression, well set

on ears.  Good head carriage, strongly built neck & forehand. Would like a shade more

length in foreleg. Big ribs for age.  Scored in movement,

2nd. Tilston’s Cornedd Llewelyn.

7 months.  Broad skull, good nose.  Kind eye & expression.  Well made neck & forehand.

Good bone & feet. Ribcage still developing.  Strong loin & hindquarters.  Needs to settle

into show procedure to make the most of himself.

JUNIOR DOG (2,0).

1st. Allen-Line’s Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham.

14 months.  Typical masculine head.  Excellent nose, muzzle & skull. Typical eye & expression. Strongly built, well angulated forehand. Substance in bone & feet.  Correct ribcage for length, depth & spring.  Muscular hindquarters. Gold overlay emerging.  Sound fore & aft.  Very promising.

2nd. Bull & Short’s Bakerscroft Golden Brinari.

16 months. Masculine head. Broad nose, well made muzzle & skull.  Sturdy neck & forehand. Well made body & ribs for age.  Strong loin.  Would like a shade more strength in thighs.  Good coat & tail.

POST GRADUATE DOG (5,2).

1st. Allen-Line’s Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham.

2nd. Alderson’s Meggamooch Yesterday.

Promising yearling full of energy.  Similar make & shape to first.  Masculine head, typical eye & expression, well made muzzle & skull.  Power in neck & forehand construction. Substance in bone & feet. Ribcage still developing. Muscular hindquarters & set on of tail.

3rd. Marston’s Wollasbridge Barnaby.

LIMIT DOG (4,1)

1st. Clarke’s Florry’s Boy Big Phil.

Good over all outline, make & shape.  Masculine head. Broad nose, typical muzzle & skull.  Strongly made neck & forehand construction.  Substance in bone & feet. Well made ribcage, loin & hindquarters.  Scored on head and power in hindquarters.  Gold overlay emerging.

2nd. Hawkins’ Harasteorra Betelgeuse.

Masculine head.  Good over all outline.  Would like a shade more modelling in muzzle & skull.

Kind eye & expression. Scored in body & ribcage. Strong loin & couplings. Moving a little close behind today. 

3rd. Hipgrave’s Lord Of The Glittering Caves At Ternspringer.

OPEN DOG ( 5,0). A strongly contested class.

1st./DCC/BOB Bradbury & Preston’s Sh.Ch. Harasteorra Big Bear.

Typical, masculine head, Broad nose, well padded muzzle, correct stop, brows and skull. Good eye shape, colour & expression.  Well set on ears.  Strong neck, well laid shoulder & upper arm. Quality & substance in bone & feet.  Correct ribcage for length, depth & spring.  Powerful loin & muscular, driving hindquarters.  Typical thick root to tail.  Sound & free in movement with excellent deportment incorporating typical roll within gait. Gold overlay present. Later, put on a grand performance in the Group and was drawn into the first cut under Janet Richards.

2nd./RDCCMoon’s Deanway Proper Charlie.

Another typical outline. Similar remarks apply. Masculine head, excellent muzzle & skull. Typical stop, eye & expression. Gold overlay present.  Well made neck, shoulders & upper arm,  Quality & substance in bone & feet. Roomy ribcage, strong loin & couplings. Muscular hindquarters.  Always commanded attention.  Purposeful, positive mover.  Well handled to best advantage.

3rd. Mercer’s Sh.Ch, Amur Iz Valley Wins At Stormacre. 

GOOD CITIZEN DOG (1,0).

1st. Clarke’s Florry’s Big Boy Phil.

SPECIAL BEGINNERS DOG ( 3,1).

1st. Allen-Line’s Bjorksatras Corfitx At Deckham,

2nd. Marston’s Wollasbridge Barnaby.

Yearling.  Good skull & muzzle.  Broad nose.  Gentle eye & expression.  Well made neck & forehand  with quality bone in limbs & feet.  Ribcage still developing.  Strong loin & muscular hindquarters. Moved well once into stride. Needs time to come to his best.

PUPPY BITCH (4,0).

1st./BPIB Mercer’s Moel Wynion Of Stormacre.

7 months. Broad nose, good muzzle stop & skull.  Muscular neck & well angulated forehand.  Good bone & feet.  Scored on well made ribcage for age in depth, length and spring.  Strong loin & couplings.  Fair hindquarters.  Moved well, keeping her outline in profile. Very promising.

2nd. Ozanne’s Primetime Gilded Age.

8 months.  Very typical, feminine head.  Correct muzzle, stop & skull.  Typical eye & expression.  Strong neck, well laid shoulders with correct length of upper arm. Quality & substance in limbs & feet.  Ribcage still developing.  Strong loin & hindquarters.  Well set on tail.  Good coat. Very promising.

3rd. Clarke’s Cornedd Gwenillan.

JUNIOR BITCH ( 1,0)

1st. Hawkins’ Bjorksatras Christiana.

14 months. Good over all make, shape & type.  Feminine, well made muzzle & stop & skull.  Imperfect bite. Muscular neck, well made forehand, legs & feet.  Big ribcage, well made loin & hindquarters. Good coat & condition.  Moved with purpose & style once into stride.

POST GRADUATE BITCH ( 2,0).

1st. Wyton’s Willowswalk Miss Sunshine Over Belbroughton.

Yearling.  Broad nose, strong jaws.  Typical head, eye & expression.  Strongly built neck & forehand, bone & feet.  Roomy ribcage, strong loin & hindquarters. Moved soundly, once into stride. 

2nd. Foster’s Nessi Cova Da Iria.

Neatly made, feminine head.  Typical shape to muzzle, stop & skull.  Good neck, lay of shoulder & upper arm.  Quality in bone & feet.  Roomy ribcage, loin runs up a little to lose topline. Fair hindquarters & tail.  In good coat & condition.

LIMIT BITCH (  1.0)

1st. Bull & Short’s Foxhampton Femme Fatale At Bakerscroft.

Feminine head. Typical muzzle, stop & skull. Imperfect bite.  Strongly built neck & lay of shoulder with good length of upper arm.  Would like a shade more length in foreleg.  Well made ribcage for length, depth & spring.  Strong loin & muscular hindquarters.  Moved & showed well.

OPEN BITCH ( 7.1) A very competitive class.

1st./BOS/BCC Ashcroft’s Sh.Ch. Varya Velikolepnaya Iz Valley Wins At Torschca.

Stood out for make, shape & typical outline.  Feminine head.  Broad nose, well padded muzzle, strong jaws, typical stop and skull with median line. Correct eye shape, set & colour. Typical expression.  Muscular neck, correct lay of shoulder & upper arm. Quality & substance in limbs & feet.  Big, roomy ribcage of correct length, depth & spring.  Good outline over all with strong loin & couplings.  Muscular hindquarters with well set on tail.  Gold overlay present.  Purposeful, happy mover covering the ground with ease.  Skilfully handled.

2nd. /RBCC. Mowbray’s Sh.Ch. Gainsmill Lilly Luna At Crumbledor.

Similar outline, make & shape to first.  Typical muzzle & skull.  Broad nose, well set ears.  Typical eye & expression.  Well built neck & forehand, legs & feet.  Correct body & ribs.  Powerful loin & couplings.  Strong hindquarters with well set on tail.  Moved with purpose & drive, always commanding attention.  Well handled to best advantage.

3rd. Bradbury & Preston’s Sh.Ch. Harosteorra Aphrodite.

VETERAN BITCH ( 2,0).

1st./BVIB Moon’s Deanway Summer Storm.

10 years old & looking in the pink.  Feminine, typical head.  Good nose, alert eye & expression.  Typical muzzle & skull.  Strongly built neck & forehand.  Quality & substance in legs & feet. Correct ribcage, & hindquarters. Happy mover enjoying her day out, Well handled. 

2nd. McAndrews & Hague’s Ivcar Sweet Charity Of Prytanelon.

7 years & also in good form.  Feminine head.  Broad nose. Typical eye & expression. Well made muzzle & jaws. Forehand a shade upright, good bone & feet.  Well made ribcage & body.  Scores in loin & hindquarters.  Moved with purpose & style.  Sympathetically handled to make the most of her virtues.

JINTY GILL DAVIS. (Judge)  14/12/2025.

BEST OF BREED : 3288 BRADBURY, Mr Lee & PRESTON, Miss Danielle Sh Ch Harasteorra Big Bear JW
Dog CC : 3288 BRADBURY, Mr Lee & PRESTON, Miss Danielle Sh Ch Harasteorra Big Bear JW
Res Dog CC : 3306 MOON, Mrs Ann Deanway Proper Charlie
Bitch CC : 3282 ASHCROFT, Mrs D Sh Ch Varya Velikolepnaya Iz Valley Wins At Torshc
Res Bitch CC : 3308 MOWBRAY, Mrs Sue Sh Ch Gainsmill Lilly Luna Potter At Crumbledor Sh
Best Puppy : 3305 MERCER, Miss C & THOMAS, Miss LA Moel Wynion Of Stormacre
Best Veteran : 3307 MOON, Mrs Ann Deanway Summer Storm
Best Special Beginner : 3281 ALLEN-LINE, Mrs E Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham (imp Swe)

Class 1294 PD (2 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3300 MARSTON, Mr James Moel Ysgyfarnogod
2nd: 3310 TILSTON, Mr David Carnedd Llewelyn
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1295 JD (2 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3281 ALLEN-LINE, Mrs E Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham (imp Swe)
2nd: 3290 BULL, Ms S & SHORT, Mr M A J Bakerscroft Golden Brinarl
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1296 PGD (5 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: 3281 ALLEN-LINE, Mrs E Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham (imp Swe)
2nd: 3280 ALDERSON, Mrs S Meggamooch Yesterday
3rd: 3299 MARSTON, Mr James Wollasbridge Barnaby
Res:
VHC:

Class 1297 LD (4 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 3291 CLARKE, Mrs Joanne Florry's Boy Big Phil JW
2nd: 3296 HAWKINS, Mrs Kathy Marie Harasteorra Betelgeuse
3rd: 3298 HIPGRAVE, Mrs L Lord Of The Glittering Caves At Ternspringer [az3]
Res:
VHC:

Class 1298 OD (5 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3288 BRADBURY, Mr Lee & PRESTON, Miss Danielle Sh Ch Harasteorra Big Bear JW
2nd: 3306 MOON, Mrs Ann Deanway Proper Charlie
3rd: 3303 MERCER, Miss C & THOMAS, Miss LA Sh Ch Amur Iz Valley Wins At Stormacre (Imp)
Res: 3283 BEECHAM, Miss Donna Sh Ch Crumbledor Albus Dumbledor At Rydonmist Shc
VHC: 3279 ALDERSON, Mrs S Stormacre Tiny Dancer With Meggamooch JW

Class 1299 VD NO ENTRIES

Class 1300 GCD (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3291 CLARKE, Mrs Joanne Florry's Boy Big Phil JW
2nd:
3rd:
Res:
VHC: 

Class 1301 SBD (3 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 3281 ALLEN-LINE, Mrs E Bjorksatras Corfitz At Deckham (imp Swe)
2nd: 3299 MARSTON, Mr James Wollasbridge Barnaby
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1302 PB (4 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3305 MERCER, Miss C & THOMAS, Miss LA Moel Wynion Of Stormacre
2nd: 3309 OZANNE, Mrs L K & COTTINGHAM, Mrs Karen Primetime Gilded Age (imp Usa)
3rd: 3292 CLARKE, Mrs Joanne Carnedd Gwenllian
Res: 3293 CONEY, Miss Samantha Jane Mynydd Manod
VHC:

Class 1303 JB (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3297 HAWKINS, Mrs Kathy Marie Bjorksatras Christiana (imp Swe)
2nd:
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1304 PGB (2 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3311 WYTON, Mrs Hazel M Willowswalk Miss Sunshine Over Belbroughton
2nd: 3294 FOSTER, Ms Charlotte Nessi Cova Da Iria (imp Pol)
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1305 LB (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3289 BULL, Ms S & SHORT, Mr M A J Foxhampton Femme Fatale At Bakerscroft
2nd:
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1306 OB (7 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: 3282 ASHCROFT, Mrs D Sh Ch Varya Velikolepnaya Iz Valley Wins At Torshc
2nd: 3308 MOWBRAY, Mrs Sue Sh Ch Gainsmill Lilly Luna Potter At Crumbledor Sh
3rd: 3287 BRADBURY, Mr Lee & PRESTON, Miss Danielle Sh Ch Harasteorra Aphrodite
Res: 3304 MERCER, Miss C & THOMAS, Miss LA Sh Ch Stormacre She Believes In Me
VHC: 3302 MCGEACHIE, Mrs Patricia Ann & MCGEACHIE, MR Brian Lux Ch Ir Sh Ch Malbecmogs Lady Of The Lake At Kla

Class 1307 VB (2 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: 3307 MOON, Mrs Ann Deanway Summer Storm
2nd: 3301 MCANDREWS, Dr Z & HAGUE, Mr Michael Ivcar Sweet Charity Of Prytaneion
3rd:
Res:
VHC:

Class 1308 GCB NO ENTRIES

Class 1309 SBB NO ENTRIES