Open FTW Clodahill Usain of Commonshall is an Open Field Trial Winner under both Kennel Club and Irish Kennel Club rules.
He won a very competitive Ulster Gundog League Open stake on 19th November 2024 qualifying him for both the Kennel Club’s 94th Any Variety Spaniel Championship and the 2024 Irish Kennel Club AV Spaniel Championships, where he gained a Diploma of Honour.
Open FTW Clodahill Usain of Commonshall had already won the Donegal Working Spaniel Club’s Open stake in December 2023 and gained a Diploma of Honour at the 2023 Irish Kennel Club AV Spaniel Championships, whilst only 2 years old.
Open FTW Clodahill Usain of Commonshall is fast, stylish, hard hunting, clever, with a strong dam line and is producing high quality offspring to different bitches, so ticks all the boxes in terms of being a top producing stud dog.
For a copy of his pedigree see ‘At Stud’.
Open FTW Commonshall Mayfly had a phenomenally successful 2023/24 season. She ran-off for 1st place at the Kennel Club’s 93rd Any Variety Spaniel Championship, finishing in 3rd place.
She continued to perform consistently during the 2024/25 season, running off for first place in two Open stakes and picking up two 2nds, two 3rds and a 4th place from six starts. Open FTW Commonshall Mayfly also won the North West Ulster Spaniel Club’s All-Aged stake on 11th December 2024 and was awarded a Diploma of Honour at the 2024 Irish Kennel Club Spaniel Championships, for the third consecutive year.
Open FTW Commonshall Mayfly has been a spectacular performer throughout her career. She represents the best of Commonshall breeding and has produced spectacular pups from her first litter to Open FTW Clodahill Usain of Commonshall.
Open FTW Bishwell Barrett of Commonshall won an Open stake at only 19 months old and when retired at the end of the 2023/2024 season, had achieved a total of thirty-two awards in field trials, including ten 1st or 2nd places.
Open FTW Bishwell Barrett of Commonshall consistently performed at the highest level. The highlight of his career was running off for 1st place at the 2023 Irish Kennel Club Spaniel Championships and finishing top dog.
Open FTW Bishwell Barrett of Commonshall was also an extremely successful stud dog. He was joint top sire at the 2024 Irish Kennel Club AV Spaniel Championships and most successful sire at the 2023 Championships. He has sired multiple Open stake winners including Commonshall Mayfly who ran-off for 1st place at the 2024 Kennel Club AV Spaniel Championships and Clodahill Usain of Commonshall who is also proving to be a top producing sire in his own right.
FTCH Mallowdale Emu of Commonshall was a very consistent performer throughout his career. For example, during 2023/24 he ran in four Open stakes under Irish Kennel rules; winning two and placing second in the other two.
The previous season FTCH Mallowdale Emu of Commonshall won the Antrim and Down Spaniel Club’s Open stake qualifying him for the Kennel Club Cocker Spaniel Championship. He also won the Foyle Valley Working Cocker Club’s Novice stake first time out!
FTCH Mallowdale Emu of Commonshall has been awarded 14 awards in field trials and Diplomas of Merit at the three consecutive Irish Cocker Spaniel Championships.
FTCH Caolan’s Sunrise at Killyvocca won Fermanagh Gundog Club’s Novice stake on 30th October 2017. This followed a 2nd graded excellent at the Donegal Working Spaniel Club’s Open stake on the previous day, 29th October 2017 – having been narrowly beaten in a run-off for 1st place. Lucy then won the South West Gundog Club’s Open stake on 23rd November 2017 – after a 3 dog run-off – qualifying her for the 2017 Irish Kennel Club Spaniel Championships.
FTCH Caolan’s Sunrise at Killyvocca went on to win another Open stake on 10th February 2019 – qualifying her for the 2019 Irish Kennel Club AV Spaniel Championships where gained a Diploma of Honour.
FTCH Bronze Beau of Commonshall launched her trial career in style in 2015 winning 5 of the first 6 competitions that she ran in – including the Donegal Working Spaniel Club’s Open stake on 10th November at Corrard Shoot, Co. Fermanagh – graded excellent.
We were therefore pleased when Blaze delivered on her early potential becoming a FTCH at the Kilkenny Working Gundog Club’s Open stake on 4th February 2018.
FTCH Bronze Beau of Commonshall has been a very consistent performer in trials winning a total of 15 awards and also winning several International and Open gundog working tests.
OPEN Field Trial Award Winner Hollydrive Pretty Lucy of Commonshall is out of our own stud dog, FTW Blueberry Sherbet of Commonshall to the outstanding International FTCH Poppet Rocket.
Betty was an exceptionally good shooting dog with stamina and courage in cover that didn’t let herself down when we occasionally ran in field trials. For example, in 2016 she ran in 3 field trials and finished 2nd on all 3 occasions – 2 of these trials were Open stakes under IKC rules where she was graded excellent.
OPEN Field Trial Winner Tygore Kieron of Commonshall had tremendous pace, stamina and style and demonstrated phenomenal drive in the hardest of cover. He was also highly intelligent and a very natural retriever.
Rob ran in 5 Open stakes in 2013 and had an award in all of them including a first graded excellent at the Donegal Working Spaniel Club Open stake on 6th November. He had already won a high quality All Aged trial on 4th December 2012 at Cleggan Estate whilst still a very young dog.
Rob was a remarkably consistent dog winning a total of 12 trial awards before being exported to Denmark as a relatively young dog where he won another Open trial.
Open Field Trial Winner Gardenrath Jasmine of Commonshall or ‘Honey’ as she was known at home placed third in her first trial – then won the next on 15th December 2010, which was a good quality All Aged stake held at Dundarave Estate. This qualified her for the 2010 Irish Championships where she gained a Diploma of Honour – all before she was 20 months old.
Honey was a consistent performer in trials – winning a total of 11 awards with her most notable win probably being the English Springer Spaniel Club of Ireland’s Open Stake at Mountainstown Estate, Co. Meath on 14th December 2013.
Honey also turned out to be a decent brood bitch – producing 3 winners – in her fist litter.
Field Trial Winner – Blueberry Sherbet of Commonshall performed very consistently during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, where he won a total of 18 awards. Jack won two trials and had two 2nds, two 3rds and a 4th in Open Stakes. He was also awarded a Diploma of Honour in the 2010 Irish Spaniel Championships
Jack proved to be a quality stud dog and has produced Field Trial Champions in Ireland, UK and Denmark.
Field Trial Winner Countryways Falcon performed well during the 2009 trial season. He won a high quality All Aged stake first time out with us – on 10th October qualifying him for the 2009 Irish Championship. He also came very close to winning the North West Ulster Spaniel Club’s Open qualifying stake at Baronscourt Estate on 15th October 2009 but was just edged into 2nd place.
