Spaniels

at Centuries Shoot, Little Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk
by kind permission of Mr Mark Smith

Judges: Peter Avery, Brian Sadler, Rob Allum and Dave Lloyd

The judges saw 16 dogs, all Springers this time, some went quickly by the wayside, but in the end had a clear winner with no need for a run-off.
The Guns, Nigel Reed, David Standing, JohnKeegan and James Luxford shooting extraordinarily well only missing one or two birds all morning.

at Glemham Hall, Great Glemham, Suffolk
by kind permission of Mr Mark Howard

Judges: David Chudley, Julie Cracknell, Julia Reed and Stephen Hood

Heavy rain hampered the start, with several competitors, one of the Guns and one of the Judges having trouble getting there.
The novice dogs were tested thoroughly in reeds and then in woodland, they had to work hard to find Game with one or two going “awol”.
Thank you to our sponsors Kronch and Sporting Saint, to the Judges, Guns, Helpers and Sue who picked up and did the soup, they all made the day possible. Special thanks to Robert the Keeper who made Tea and Coffee for everyone before and after the Trial and to Mark who was so obliging…

at Fallow Hall, St Oysth
by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Edward Greig

Judges: Rod Chapple and David Sowerby

We were very lucky to be able to come to this fantastic Spaniel ground again this year. Rose and Eddie Greig make us most welcome and put on a great day, we were lucky with the weather too, in fact we were in shirt sleeves for most of the day.
A good supply of game, the guns shooting well and a very good card of excellent dogs made judging by Rod Chapple and David Sowerby difficult and in the end they had a 3 dog run off for first place.

at Great Livermere, Suffolk
by kind permission of Mr Peter Rushbrook

Judges: Mr S. Russell (A2765) and Mr A. Ladyman (B2775)

Results

at Loose Hall Fars, Combs, Stowmarket by kind permission of Mr Kevin Easey

Judges: Rod Chapple and David Gosling

The Beet was tall which made the retrieving especially testing, but the weather was perfect, much cooler than of late with no rain! With a good field of sixteen in the Novice and nine in the open there was good atmosphere and much banter in the gallery. The Judges made the blind retrieve testing in both the Novice and the Open which sorted the dogs out with no need for a run off in either class.

Novice Results

Open Results

at Cavenham, Suffolk
by kind permission of Mr Robert Gough and Mr Wayne Alford

Judges: Julie Cracknell and Dr Lesley Young

The forecast earlier in the week didn’t look good, fortunately it changed and the rain stopped at 8am giving us a cool, cloudy day, perfect for Spaniels. The ground here is great for Spaniels, a bracken bottomed wood.
Both Tests were marked as a Field Trial, which meant that the Judges could give advice to Handlers if the dog was put ‘out’. This proved very useful to a few competitors that are very new to the sport, they went away with some helpful tips.
We had fifteen dogs running in the Novice, with some very nice dogs amongst them. It was lovely to see some trialers at the Test, there was also some good advice from the gallery. There was a clear winner with no run off required.
Fourteen dogs competed in the Open, again there were some really nice dogs. A run off for first place between ‘Margravine Liselle’ and ‘Rosebay Kanute’ was required with ‘Rosebay Kanute’ taking first place.

Novice Result

Open Result