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

We had a fabulous day yesterday for East Midland Gundog Club first working test of the season! A real mix of weather!

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 so thanks to everyone for supporting this Test. After a few late withdrawals the final numbers on the day were Novice (22) and Open (21). We ran the Novice and Open stakes at the same time, which worked really well, the wood was so big there was plenty of space. We even bumped into a few pheasants in the Open making it interesting.

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 yous before we jump to the results! A big big thank you to our wonderful judges James Starkey, Louise Allen, Claire Starkey, Mark Lewis Phelan And I cannot thank enough my team of amazing wonderful helpers, you were all incredible and helped the day run smoothly. Bill Parkinson, Susie Parkinson, Sam Hazlewood, Steve Newitt, Sue Stephens, George, Olly Gardner, Sarah Hammond, Laura Pope and Con Ó Dubhraic.

Thanks to Sunny Thorpe at Thorpecreek Imagery who captured the day. Photos are now uploaded and available to purchase from this link.

We had a Best Hunting Spaniel Award for each Stake. The top dog from each stake had a run off for Best Overall Hunting Spaniel for the Test which was won by Hester Kemp with Darklass Aurora. 

RESULTS NOVICE:
1st - Hester Kemp (Darklass Aurora) 
2nd - Adrian Allbrighton (Daisygate Betty)
3rd - Mark Edge (Greenfox Taff)
4th - Chris Moore (Kerdat Libby)
BEST HUNTING SPANIEL AWARD (Novice) - Hester Kemp with Darklass Aurora 

COMs - Stuart England (Willowsaul Wonder), Wendy Holland (Takoda Dixie Chick), Adrian Allbrighton (Whooping Woods), Tom Phillips (Boggwater Lion Heart)

RESULTS OPEN:
1st - Joe Byrne (Chinachgook Shishkin of Chasemark)
2nd - Eric Elwick (Heathcroft Harlequin)
3rd - Mark Hall (Roxberg Chinwag)
4th - Amelia Handley-Gibb (Rangemaster Relic of Ethermoor)
BEST HUNTING SPANIEL AWARD (Open) - Joe Byrne (Chinachgook Shishkin of Chasemark)
COMs - Paul Woodcock (Rushivy Cooper), Andrew Davidson (MacDhaibhidh Nsky Joseph), Mark Hall (Roxberg Brock), Dave Gallimore (Rytex Romulus of Gallimore)

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