2022 Working Test Results

Saturday 19th March 2022
~ Open

Mayridge, as always, provided fabulous ground to run our dogs over and in lovely sunshine to boot!

Judges: Alan Buckland, Barbara Kuen, Chris Rose & Joy Venturi- Rose and to our award winners:

1st Harriet Newcombe with Riverlily Sunny Sunshine Of Galicombe
2nd Jacqui Crew with Maplegate Jackson
3rd Brian West with Drakeshead Chad
4th Vicki Ruston with Isleofman Gin
CoM’s went to:
Tricia Kirsten-Adams with Ardyle Cotillion
Ken Green with Autumn Willow Tag

None of this could have happened of course without our tremendous team of helpers, good to see old friends together with some new recruits! A great job Team & hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. 

Saturday 19th March 2022
~ Open

Many thanks to our amazing judges Sue Berman, Helen Burnie, Ken Green & Harriet Newcombe – they had rather a lot of dogs to put through their paces! Like wise to our team of helpers – we couldn’t do it without you.

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Intermediate WT
1st Katie Powell with Garrethall Twist
2nd Andrew Steggles with Troddenmills Fancy Free
(& winner of the Brattonsplash Trophy for the highest placed novice dog in the Intermediate)
3rd Diane Heywood with Cotswold Rose At Houndswood
4th Anne-Louise Willans with Idawood Hen Harrier Of Zephyrmill



Novice WT
1st Karen Handley with Peterspond Wader
2nd Jennie Knight with Holmside Goose At Sunshimmer
3rd Jennifer Thomas with Gwidigada Atlantic Spirit
4th Luke Nightingale with Kinagar Eclipse
CoM Chris Hutton with Beggarbush Brook

Veteran, Special Puppy & ND/NH Retriever Working Tests
Saturday 30th July

​Veteran, Special Puppy & ND/NH Retriever Working Tests
Saturday 30th July @ The Pickling Yard, Mortimer by kind permission of Lord Benyon & the Englefield Estate.

With many thanks to our team of judges Bob Marcham, Chris Marshall, Carole Montague & Helen Sanderson. A lovely day, with gentle feedback and help especially for our novice handlers. As ever, we had a great team of helpers, and extra help being offered on the day. Thank you so much and to those at home too looking after your dogs so others can come out to play.
Finally, thank you to our competitors and hope to see you again soon.

Congratulations to all in the awards.

Veteran
1st Millerise Jemima (Lab B) handled by Janice Miller
2nd Wildspirit Nilla (Lab B) handled by Sam Davis
3rd Smithsteads Viola (Lab B) handled by Doug Leake
4th Millerise Jacob (Lab D) handled by David Miller

Special Puppy
1st Stauntonvale Dickens (Lab D) handled by Jill Thorpe
2nd Ticefield In The Air Tonight (Lab D) handled by Neil Cornish
3rd Huntersview Severn (Lab D) handled by Kirsty Harris
4th Bellaroyal Oria (Lab B) handled by Isobel Whitford

Novice Dog/Novice Handler
1st Sealsun Prudence (Lab B) handled by Simon Pestell
2nd Loddonlyde Misty Nights (Lab B) handled by Harriet Robins
3rd Hurleyhall Cluley (Lab D) handled by Samantha Taylor
4th Kenaiteen Dark Hero (Lab D) handled by Rob Brown
COM: Bellaroyal’s Star Cracker (Lab B) handled by Amy Jobson
The Award for the dog the judges would most like to take picking-up went to Sam Davis's Gwidigada Blackwoods
Open & Novice Walked-up on FT Lines 16 dog stakes
Open & Novice Walked-up on FT Lines 16 dog stakes
20 August @ Stratfield Saye, by kind permission of the Duke of Wellington
Always a brilliant end to the Kennet working test season.
A lot of thought goes in to the planning of this day, and so huge thanks to Barbara Kuen, (Steward of the Beat) for running the line with her great team of guns & throwers. Thank you too to the many other helpers from stewards to game carriers, to the catering team and base camp steward.
To our superb judges, Liz and Barry Taylor, thank you so much.
Open Awards:

1st & winner of the Rollinson Bowl:
Culpepper Greenwood (Lab D) handled by Nigel Shepperd
2nd Beetle Of Buckmotts (Lab B) handled by Penny Morris
3rd Troddenmills If Only (Lab D) handled by Roberts Small
4th Norlands Tara (Lab B) handled by Lauren Wright
CoM’s:
Elkshead Skye Of Heatherbound (GR B) handled by Lanesie Gould
Barweston Ninja (Lab D) handled by Kirsty Harris
Haddeo Carrick (GR D) handled by Bob Marcham

Novice Awards:
1st & winner of the Millerise Cup:
Rebelsmoor Zeus (Lab D) handled by Penny Davies
2nd Kinagar Eclipse (Lab B) handled by Luke Nightingale
Those placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd all received a bag of Dr John working dog food provided by our sponspors Gilbertson & Page Ltd (Gilpa).
Well done to all in the awards and thank you to all handlers for entering in to the spirit of the day.
Have a great winter and see you in spring 2023!