WINDSOR CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW

Judges Critiques

Miss Nicola SPENCER

Judging: Gundog Group, The Windsor Special Beginners Stakes

Windsor Championship Show

June 29th - July 2nd 2023

Judge: Nicola Spencer 

Thank you to the Windsor Committee past and present, not least the late Secretary Mrs Irene Terry, for affording me this opportunity to judge my very first all Groups Championship Show Stakes Classes, which were thankfully rescheduled after Covid cancellations. I was blessed with some absolutely outstanding dogs to assess across all four days which made this special occasion even more memorable and in the larger classes many excellent exhibits went cardless.  

Windsor Special Beginners Stakes Gundog (27/13)

1 Black’s Bencoe Just In Time Del Avrain, Golden Retriever

Beautiful head and eye with the softest expression and good pigmentation in this paler coated boy. Excellent bone and good feet with strong front pasterns. Stands true with excellent angulation front and back. Strong neck of ample length. Excellent topline and tailset with ribs extending well back. Plenty width through first and second thigh in well muscled hindquarters. Beautifully presented in excellent coat. Accurate, purposeful mover.

2 Kibby’s Trimere Taylor Maid at Pin-hays JW, ESS

Super type, well made all through with balanced proportions. Compact and strong but with plenty femininity. Excellent head with good shaping through the skull. Correctly shaped eye of soft expression. Well set ears of good shape and length. Stands true in front, well boned with well rounded feet. Clean through the neckline with plenty depth to chest and well sprung ribs. Super mover with excellent reach in front.

3 Howe’s Layways Annie Mac, Hungarian Vizsla