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December

A great day at LKA Champ Show where we also entered the Obreedience and overall we enjoyed and we didn't come last .

The best part of the day though was showing Murphy and Boo.

Murphy - Kintalis Winter's Knight by Rackens JW got 2nd Post Graduate.

Boo - Sh Ch Lourdace Stable Lad at Rackens ShCM was 2nd in Open Dog and then the RCC

November

I flew solo today as Jess was unable to show Murphy and at Horsham & DCS we won 1st Post Graduate and BOB!

We had a AWESOME day at Guilford and DCS where Murphy Kintalis Winter's Knight by Rackens JW at 22 months old won 1st Post Graduate, BOB and GUNDOG GROUP 1!

Very Proud day!

Connor -Aldabrook Morning Glory at Rackens ShCM also won Best Veteran in Show!

September

We had a lovely day at Worthing & DCS where Murphy ( Kintalis Winter's Knight by Rackens JW) 1st Post Graduate and then BOB!

What a AMAZING day at Richmond Champ Show!!

A lovely close show, where we don't have to travel on the M25, but that was a only bonus to the day!

The day started off with a small mis-hap - on the way into the show we managed to lose our suit carrier, but a lovely person handed it back in!

Murphy then went into Yearling dog, where he got 1st, although his handler slipped over a couple of times!

Boo then went into Open Dog and also won! There was 7 other dogs in there so we were amazed!

He then went onto get his 5th CC! and Little man Murph got shortlisted to the final 3 for the CC as well. He was handled by me instead of Jess, but he managed to show really well!

Thank you to the judge Gordon Harran!

Murph then went into a yearling stakes and got 4th out of 37!

Thank you to the judge Stuart Plane!

Fantastic day and it was lovely to have the sun out as well!!

August

A lovley break from dog shows for a bit, where we had a 'staycation!'

The boys didn't miss out though here is some photos from our recent beach visits!

More to come!

Super proud day at National Gundog!

Connor got Best Veteran in Breed! Superstar!

But the star's of the day where Jess & Boo and her little protege Hebe!

Jess trains Hebe in junior handling and she was entered in the JHA Semi-Finals! She ended up getting 6th out of 17!, which is super for not only her first ever Semi-Final but her first ever Champ Show! So very proud!

Jess & Boo were also entered in JHA where they ended up getting 4th out of 23! Then they rushed off to go in the 2 stakes classes they were entered in- YKC and Good Citizen.

Boo also won up the YKC Stakes joining his son in the semi-finals at Crufts!

They also got 5th in good citizen stakes out of 24!

Super day had by all!

We had a lovley day at Kingston Open Show, where Murphy won Post Graduate in breed and then went on getting BOB and Best Yearling! Super Boy! He then went into the Best Yearling stakes, where he got down to the last 14 out of 56!! WOW!

Great day spent with lovely people!

July

January

We recentley went to visit Boo's Puppies with Valerie and was lovely to see they are all doing really well!

All have lovely homes now.

Click here to see some photos.

We love, love, love this critique for LKA 2016!

Murphy

Horler’s Kintalis Winter's Knight, what a great young dog he is & performing well today! He stole my heart. Excellent type. Very nice masculine head with good proportions. Excellent body & balance. Very nice forechest & excellent angulations, perhaps just needs a little more in upper arm. Correct bone & feet, correct coat structure. Moving extremely well for such a young dog, good reach in front & drive behind with correct tail action & a most pleasing temperament. He was BPD & later also became BP;

Bentley

Horler’s Sh Ch Lourdace Stable Lad at Rackens ShCM, another lovely boy, very nice type of dog, correct type, a little different in type to winner. Very Gordon Setter overall with no exaggerations. Nice masculine head & expression. Excellent body, angulations & bone. Excellent forechest, correct level topline. Nice coat structure & featherings. Moving very well with good strong drive. RCC. Found out later he is a half-brother to the CC winner.

Connor

Horler’s Aldabrook Morning Glory at Rackens, this is a very nice dog with correct type & balance. Looking very well for age, will be 9 in a couple of months. Nice head, just needs a little more stop for me. Excellent body, angulations & bone. Nice correct coat & moved well around;

Judge: Ron Blomme

What a GREAT day at Boston & DCS Champ Show! - The First Show of the year!

Murphy 1st in Junior Dog!

Boo 1st Open Dog, Best Dog and then went on to get BOB!

Connor was also 2nd in Open Dog behind Boo!

Judge: Ann Catton

Connor also showed his socks off for Jess in the YKC Handling where they went on to get 1st in 12-16- Qualifying for Crufts 2017!

Boston & DCS Champ Show

Jan 2016

Happy New Year!!

From all of us at Rackens!

May

We had a amazing day at SKC!! Well worth arriving back at home at 1:30am!

Murphy started the day off with success by winning YKC Stakes at only 16 months old!

Murphy continued the day with success by winning all his classes- Junior and Yearling.

Boo then showed his socks off to win open dog & the Dog CC!

We also had some lovely comments ringside, a great day all round!

Thank you to the judges Steve Shepperd and David guy!

June

Wow what a day at Southern Counties, this was Murphy's last show before he turned 18 months old- so his last show to get his remaning points for his junior warrant. How close it was!

Murphy was entered in Junior where he got 2nd place and then he went into Yearling which he won!! getting the last remaing points for his JW!! This is our first JW so it is very exciting for us. Clever boy Murph Pants!

Boo also won his class! (Open Dog)

Kintalis Winter's Knight by Rackens JW

(Subject to KC confirmation)

Lovely day at Windsor, although only having the little man there. We choose this show to celebrate Murph getting his JW with his breeder. We all had a lovely picnic even though there was hardly any sun! ;) It was extra bonus that Murphy won his class Yearling Dog! Thank you to the judge: Ben Bennet

At East of England Champ Show, Murphy was 2nd in Graduate Dog, although being the baby in the class! So very proud of him!

Boo then won his class Open Dog!

Connor showed his socks off to win Veteran dog and then got Best Veteran Dog!

Unfortunately, the day ended in disaster as our car broke down so we had to be towed home! 2hrs away from our home!

Great day though dispite a few mishaps and the weather!

One of Boo's babies Digby-Denzal also won Puppy Dog and then went on to get Best Puppy!

Boo is very proud!

Hernwood American Pharaoh

At the British Gordon Setter Club Open Show, we had a fantastic day!

Connor started the day off with success by winning veteran dog!

Murphy continued the day with success by winning all his classes- Junior, Yearling and Graduate. Superstar!

Boo then showed his socks off to win open dog & Best Dog!

Boo then went on to get Best in Show and Connnor won Best Veteran in show!! Our dream team!

It was a lovely day, with great company and nice to be outside. Jess was also the Official Photographer for this show so it was all very exciting! But unfortunatley couldn't take photos of herself in the BIS line up!! Ha Ha!

At Windsor Gundog, Jess got to meet this lovely lady! And she is so much like her daddy! They even got 3rd today even though she wasn't so settled on the move but showed brilliantly!

Thank you so much to Marcus & Jane Passmore for letting Jess show her, she is such a sweetheart! Love her! 😍

This is Hattie, Beechlake I Dared to Dream, daughter of Boo's.

April

What a cracking day at the GSA ch show - good food, great company, celebrations and good times !

The old fella Connor had a rather good day and even got to see couple of his babies (who he is super proud of)
Won veteran (although on his own !) but then went on to win best veteran dog and then eventually Best Veteran in Show ⭐️

Such a speical Boy!

Murphy was 2nd junior then 4th yearling with some lovely ringside comments!

Boo 2nd in a super Open class with Jess!

Then Jess went in to brace with daddy Boo and son Murph, which they won!

We also got to see Boo's babies from the recent Hernwood litter- Digby Denzel and Darren who are scrummy!

Photos to be posted later!

What a amazing day at Gordon Setter Club of Scotland Champ Show, after a terrible, long Journey up it was well worth it!!

Murphy started the show off with style winning Junior, Yearling, Under Graduate, & Graduate! (He is only 4 points off his Junior Warrent now!)

Boo was next and was not to be outdone by his son got 2nd in Open behind his half brother James! He then went on to get the RCC and eventually Reserve Best in Show!

WOW

Connor got a lovely 3rd in Veteran Dog!

Murph and Boo then got 2nd in Brace and with Connor won Team!!

Murphy though was not done yet and went into the best of's (competing against all the bitches who won the classes he was in) and won all those as well!!

What a Day!

We then finished the weekend be having a nice meal with Murphy's breeder Judith and Pete Rand! Lovely time had by all!

Finally the big day at Crufts arrived and what a day too!

Murphy at 14 months old placed 2nd in Junior and then went on to get 1st in Yearling! Superstar!!

Connor placed 4th in Veteran in a huge class!

and last but not least Boo was 3rd in Open Dog, and although not on his best form was such a good boy!

A lovely day and with money spent too!

Click here to see our blog for photos!

March

At Chertsey & DCS Open Show, Murphy won Junior and then went on to get RBOB!! At only 14 months, we are so proud of him!

Wow what a day at Hampshire Top Dog!!

Boo and Conns both qualified for this, which was very exciting and we were so honured to be there!

Connor got through the 1st round of Hampshire Top Veteran!

But the star was Boo- getting through not only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd round and then to become 3rd overall Hampshire Top Dog! Wow!

Hampshire Top Dog is a seperate event along side Dog shows which you have to qualify for, it is for all breeds and there are 4 judges that judge you until you get to the final round! - It is all very exciting!!