Spaniel Field Trial Results 2024/2025

Today we held our first spaniel trial of the 2024/25 season.

We held our Open AV Spaniel (ex Cockers) at the beautiful Caerhays Estate in St Austell Cornwall. Our huge thanks and gratitude go to the Williams family for allowing us back onto their beautiful estate. Thank you to Jim Andrew - keeper for organising such a fabulous day - thank you.

We started the day in the woods where there was a plentiful supply if game, then after a short break, up to the cover crop to finish off. To the judges Paddy Williams and Dave Rayner for giving us their time and judging all of our competitors. The guns for their cracking shots and last but not least my team of helpers for all their efforts behind the scenes that make the day run smoothly and keep me in check. Our thanks to Skinners for their continued support and to Sporting Saint for their generous gift.

Thank you to the competitors for their entries and supporting the club, I hope you all had a good day.

Results as follows:

• 1st) Sliabh Joby of Greenbrush (Sliabh Henry x Sliabh Aoife) - John Cook
• 2nd) Leahanie Zeus - Jonathan Nightingale
• 3rd) Shiveck Jeroboam - David Templar
• 4th & GC) Dunnbrigg Rosenda - Ian Flint

COMs

• Shiveck Rehoboam - Martin Ford
• Shellspoon Pearly Pants - Andy Faulkner
• Shiveck Zoli - Sally Jenkins
• Cudannsa Skye of Dolbrenin - Jeremy Davies

Today was our novice cocker trial, held at Buckland near Taunton.  There was a wide variety of cover that really tested the dogs, with some difficult retrieves. 

A huge thank you to owners Tom and Emily Alpin for allowing us to hold our trial there today.  Such a lovely ground for us to be allowed to use. 

Thanks to our judges today Angelo Lo Curto, Bob Lowe, Mark Burr, Matthew Warren for their time and testing the dogs so well.

Thanks goes to our team of guns Tom Alpin, Paddy Williams, Andrew Bolton, Steve Moses & Andrew Abbott

Big thank you to my team of helpers that keep me organised and without them I wouldn’t be able to do it, thank you Helen Ford, Julia Griffiths, Becky Hawkins, Chris Roberts, Jo Rouse

Thank you to skinners for their continued support - much appreciated.

Lastly but no means least, to all the competitors for supporting the club and showing us their dogs - thank you 

Results as follows: 

• 1st - not awarded
• 2nd and GC - Darklass Brambles Artemis (Gelart Atlas of Pigeonwick x Brambles Mable) - Hester Kemp 
• 3rd - not awarded
• 4th - Mallowdale Purse at Trigpoint - Stuart Lewis

COM:

Misselchalke Rhea of Carlengeo - Keelan Dudbridge

Well what a day we had today!!

Thank you to Tom and Emily Alpin, for allowing us back to this truly beautiful spaniel ground. Our second time in 10 days 😊

Thanks to our judges Andy Faulkner and David Templar, for giving us their time and really testing all of the competitors in a great variety of ground with plenty of birds.

To the guns for their shooting for us today, thank you Tom Alpin, Simon Jones, Paddy Williams, Andy Bolton & Steve Moses. Some great shooting 😊

My brilliant team of helpers, who truly support and help me and without them it would all fall apart. Thank you Becky Hawkins, Helen Ford, Denise Taylor, Julia Griffiths and Bob Mankee.

Thanks goes to Skinners for their continued support and Sporting Saint for their gift.

Last but not least thank you on behalf of myself and the club to the competitors for entering and showing us their dogs - thank you.

The results are as follows:

After a run off for first and second place.

1st) & GC FT Ch Pixiefen Adelaide ( FT Ch Poolgreen Griffin X Heathcroft Ali of Pixiefen) - Jack Walton

Making the bitch up to FT Ch 🎃

2nd) Rowston Stylistic Of Byrbwll - Jon Rees

3rd) Nettlebridge Blackpearl - Mark Burr

4th) Taffswell Roberta - Matthew Warren Coms Episcopi Jones - Anita Jones Baildonmoor Otley Leskudmoor - Daniel Skudder