Test Results: Novice and Open Spaniel Working Tests at Bagots Park

We had a fabulous day yesterday for the East Midland Gundog Club final working test of the season! 

The tests were held in the woods and we were very grateful for the shade from the sun, it was a warm day but we managed to get finished before it got too hot. Handlers did a great job with cooling coats and keeping themselves and their dogs well hydrated.

A huge thank you to our sponsors Dog & Field for the generous Gift Bags for the Award Winners!

We had an enormous amount of entries in both stakes (Novice (26) and Open (14)), so thanks to everyone for supporting this Test.

Firstly a massive thank you to Samuel Sayce for hosting this event, the ground and facilities at Bagots Park are outstanding! We are extremely grateful!

A few more thank you's before we jump to the results! A big big thank you to our wonderful judges John Eyre, Bob Lowe, Bill Parkinson and Matthew Brown. And I cannot thank enough my team of amazing wonderful helpers, you were all incredible and helped the day run smoothly. Steve Newitt, Sue Stephens, Louise Allen, Lewis Cozens, Jacob Henry, Helen Fern, Jon Fern, Susie Parkinson, Julia Bott, Natalie Boothroyd and Luke Caffrey.

Thanks to Sunny Thorpe at Thorpecreek Imagery who captured the day. 

RESULTS NOVICE:
1st & Best Hunting Spaniel Award - Nigel Jenks (Auchinlilly Legacy) 
2nd - Sarah Middleton (Greenacres Tough Guy)
3rd - Sammy J Pennington (Tufftyke Tilly)
4th - Darren Shaw (Cute Hattie Princess) (WCS)
COMs - Mark Walklate (Betleycourt Warrior), Natasha Greenough (Pippenmoor Woodcock), Ellie May Johnson (Tufftyke Treacle of Sallowedge)

RESULTS OPEN:
1st - Claire Stevens (Eborakon Anna)
2nd - Rob Fitter (Bumblemay Blue Sapphire)
3rd & Best Hunting Spaniel Award - Jackie Elliott (Tollieford Finn) (WCS)
COMs - Shannon Marie Dallamore (Rossemma Thunderskies of Lilyshire), Gary Foster (Warpersmoss Sea Breeze of Bagnalledge)

Due to the heat, the decision was taken not to have a run off for the Best Overall Hunting Spaniel, therefore this was not awarded.