Working Tests - Previous Seasons

2009 Season

Novice Working Test at Home Farm, Hints by kind permission of Mr John Fairclough and Mrs Louise Baines
Date:	Sunday 26^th April
Judges:	Mrs Judy Bowie, Mrs Sally Richardson and Mrs Catherine Munn
Chief Steward:	Mr Steve Richardson
Results:	1^st:	Mr Steve Newitt's Staftly Gracious Sky
	2^nd:	Mrs Sally Plant's Skeffington Fenlander
	3^rd:	Mrs Chris Winfield's Avonford Jackson
	4^th:	Mr John Keily's Nobsquinton Wexford
	CoM:	Mr N. Bowley's Mistigris Black Beech Mrs Francesca Prentice's Idawood Ideal Mrs Sandra Onens' Nobsquinton Amy of Kestrelway Miss Sharon Kitson's Gemspride Eclipse

Open Working Test at Catton Park, Walton on Trent by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Robin Neilson
Date:	Sunday 10^th May
Judges:	Mrs Linda Partridge, Mr Dave Probert and Mr Roy Stone
Chief Steward:	Mr Bert Stirling
Results:	1^st:	Mr Steve Richardson's Levenghyl Sundancer
	2^nd:	Mrs Judith White's FTCh Blackfoot Scout of Minstead
	3^rd:	Mr steve Newitt's Staftly Radiant Star
	4^th:	Mrs Vikki Stanley's Minstead Scribbs
	CoM:	Mrs Philippa Williams' Levenghyl Isle of Aaran

Special Puppy, Puppy, Veteran & Junior Handler Working Tests at Packington Estate, Meridon by kind permission of The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Aylesford
Date:	Sunday 19^th July
Judges:	Mr John Kahlow and Mr Steve Newitt
Chief Steward:	Mr Dave Brown
Special Puppy Results:	1^st:	Mrs Pam Toon's Gunslip Fieldfare
	2^nd:	Mr Norman Onens' Nobsquinton India
	3^rd:	Mrs Pat Dixon's Boddelwyddan Knight
	4^th:	Miss Shauna Kiely's Nobsquinton Magic
Puppy Results:	1^st:	Mrs Gill Wright's Poors Bracken of Greyhill
	2^nd:	Mr Stuart North's Russlayne Bracken
	3^rd:	Mr G Seaman's Zambuck Maple
	4^th:	Mrs Sally Antram's Hawkslow Trust in Love
	5^th:	Mr Derrick Capel's Flashmount Fagus
	CoM:	Mrs Chris Winfield's Jobeshill Valfrid of Avonford Mrs Laura Hill's Jobeshill Lotta of Staunton Vale
Junior Handler Results:	1^st:	Miss Shauna Keily handling Nobsquinton Wexford
	2^nd:	Miss N. Curill handling Swinbrook Harvey
	3^rd:	Miss Ellie Chattaway handling Miss Phoebe
	4^th:	Miss Rosie Chattaway handling Consgrove Lucy May
Veteran Results:	1^st:	Mr John Jones' Kilpen Domino
	2^nd:	Mrs Sally Richardson's Castlemans For Your Eyes Only
	3^rd:	Mrs Jane Fairclough's Collaroybanks Willow
	4^th:	Mrs Sally Richardson's Castlemans Classic Finn

Open Cold Game Working Test at Park Farm, Ashby de la Zouch
Date:	Saturday 8^th August
Judges:	Mr Phil Highfield, Mrs Kate Smith, Mrs Laura Hill and Mr Tim Brain
Chief Steward:	Mr Derrick Capel
Results:	1^st:	Mrs Judith White's FTCH Blackfoot Scout of Minstead
	2^nd:	Mr Pete Bills' Creazanbre Gypsy
	3^rd:	Vikki Stanley's FTCh Geordieland Blizzard
	4^th:	Mr Steve Richardson's Levenghyl Sundanceri
	CoM:	Mrs Judy Lunt's Cainhoe Rosevean

2008 Season

Open Working Test at Haselour Shoot Ground, near Elford by kind permission of Mr Andrew Hidderley
Date:	Sunday 20^th April
Judges:	Mr Phil Garton, Miss Margaret Rowson, and Mr Paul Wintersgill
Chief Steward:	Mr Bert Stirling
Results:	1^st:	Mr Steve Richardson's Levenghyl Sundancer
	2^nd:	Mr Maurice Fitch's Braidenvale Perception
	3^rd:	Mrs Laura Hill's Jobeshill Octavia
	4^th:	Mr Steve Richardson's Braidenvale Pioneer
	CoM:	Mr & Mrs B Blake's Kinderton Black Pepper handler Mrs Ann Blake Mr Alex Macgregor's Griogaraich Gowan Sally Antram's Peanut Storm at Hawkslow

Novice Working Test at Home Farm, Hints, Near Tamworth by kind permission of Mr John Fairclough
Date:	Sunday 11^th May
Judges:	Mrs Dorothy Walls-Duffin, Mrs Sue Lowe, and Mr Godfrey Lowe
Chief Steward:	Mrs Linda Partridge
Results:	1^st:	Mr Jeff Boston's Chatston Casanova
	2^nd:	Mrs Pam Toon's Gunslip Aruncus
	3^rd:	Mr Bob Clay's BallyJohn Boyo of Oncote
	4^th:	Mrs Sally Plant's Skeffington Fenlander
	CoM:	Mr Dave Brown's Hamford Wig Mr I. Wain's Berrycote Beau

Special Puppy, Puppy, Veteran & Junior Handler Working Tests at Packington Park by kind permission of The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Aylesford
Date:	Sunday 20^th July
Judges:	Mrs Debbie Smith-Haines and Mrs Laura Hill
Chief Steward:	Mrs Kate Smith
Special Puppy Results:	1^st:	Mrs Catherine Munn's Lilleburne Harriet Arose
Puppy Results:	1^st:	Mr. Derrick Capel's Braidenvale Bruff
	2^nd:	Mr Tim Brain's Cottared Piccolo
	3^rd:	Mr Chris Warner's Grangemead La Silver of Monwodelea
	4^th:	Mrs Linda Partridge's Braidenvale Larne
	CoM:	Mrs Pam Toon's Gunslip Endeavor
Junior Handler Results:	1^st:	Miss N. Curill handling Swinbrook Harvey
	2^nd:	Miss S. Keily handling Nobsquinton Wexford
	3^rd:	Miss R. Chattaway handling Greyhill Rocket of Consgrove
	4^th:	Miss E. Chattaway handling Miss Phoebe
Veteran Results:	1^st:	Mrs Sally Richardson's Castlemans For Your Eyes Only
	2^nd:	Mrs Jane Jacomb's Delfleet Pepper of Wrenthorpe
	3^rd:	Mrs Sally Richardson's Castlemans Classic Fin
	4^th:	Mr Chris Marchant's Castlemans Warhead

Open Cold Game Working Test at Park Farm, Ashby de la Zouch
Date:	Sunday 10^th August
Judges:	Mr Alan Schofield, Mrs Sue Hutton, Mrs Sue Berman, and Miss Charlotte Smith
Chief Steward:	TBA
Results:	1^st:	Mr Steve Richardson's Braidenvale Pioneer
	2^nd:	Mr Ken Littlemoore's Greenbriar Macnab of Middlesbrook
	3^rd:	Mr Steve Richardson's Levenghyl Sundancer
	4^th:	Mrs Laura Hill's Jobeshill Octavia

2007 Season

Open Working Test at Haselour Shoot Ground, near Elford by kind permission of Mr Andrew Hidderley
Date	Sunday 22^nd April
Judges	Mrs Lynn Stringer, Mr Sean McGrath, Mr Leigh Jackson
Chief Steward	Mr John Kelleher
Results	1^st	Mrs Mrs Linda Partridge's Braidenvale Peeping
	2^nd	Mr John Kahlow's Dranwedis Datura of Sinfinmoor
	3^rd	Miss Sally Crossland's Castlemans For Your Eyes Only
	4^th	Mr John Jone's Kilpen Domino, Handler Mrs Gill Wright
	CoM	Mrs Kate Smith's Ardenbrook Constance Mr Steve Richardson's Braidenvale Pioneer
Acknowledgements	Many thanks to Lynn Stringer who stepped into the breech with only 24 hours notice!

Novice Working Test at Home Farm, Hints, Near Tamworth by kind permission of Mr John Fairclough
Date	Sunday 6^th May
Judges	Brian Barker, Wayne Mitchell, Lynn Andrews
Chief Steward	Mrs Kate Smith
Results	1^st	Mrs Judy Bowie's Mallowdale Elias
	2^nd	Mrs Linda Partridge's Braidenvale Spinnaker
	3^rd	Mr Tim Brain's Rockside May
	4^th	Mrs Debbie Smith-Haines Momtpelier Lad
	CoM	Miss Mary Grant's Braidenvale Amber Whisker Mr Dave Brown's Hamford Wig

Special Puppy, Puppy, Veteran & Junior Handler Working Tests at Packington Park by kind permission of The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Aylesford
Date	Sunday 22^nd July
Judges	Sally Antram, Sally Crossland
Chief Steward	Mrs Linda Partridge
Special Puppy Results	1^st	Mrs Pam Toon's Gunslip Diva
	2^nd	Mrs Gill Wright's Greyhill Taffy
	3^rd	Mrs Killy Pennell's Greyhill Tartan
	4^th	Mr Anthony Andrews' Hero of the Fens of Strathummel
Puppy Results	1^st	Mr John Taberer's Merevale Barnsley
	2^nd	Mr John Kahlow's Dovepark Jove
	3^rd	Mrs Gill Smith's Merevale Bolton (handled by Mr Harry Stangoe)
	4^th	Mrs Dorothy Walls-Duffin's Highhouse Latchyrus (handled by Mrs Debbie Smith-Haines)
Junior Handler Results	1^st	Miss Ellie Chattaway handling Mr John Jones' Kilpen Domino
Junior Handler Results	2^nd	Miss Rosie Chattaway handling Mr & Mrs J Chattaway's Greyhill Rocket of Consgrove
Veteran Results	1^st	Mr Maurice Fitch's Gairnsheil Kipper
	2^nd	Mrs Killy Pennell's Greyhill Piper
	3^rd	Mrs Cindy keeley's Darley's Babbling Brook from Darleigh
	4^th	Mrs Pam Gibbons' Yarningale Charles
	CoM	Mrs Gill Wright's Greyhill Pigeon Mr Keith Harvey's Carnagh Colleen

Open Cold Game Working Test at Twycross by kind permission of
Date	Sunday 5^th August
Judges	Ged Leeson, Tom West, Carol Goodes, Chris Winfield
Chief Steward	Mr Dave Probert
Results	1^st	Mr Dave Latham's Mediterean Blue
	2^nd	Mr Pete Bills' Creazanbre Gypsy
	3^rd	Mr Steve Richardson's Braidenvale Pioneer
	4^th	Mrs Sally Richardson's Castlemans For Your Eyes Only
	CoM	Mrs Debbie Smith-Haines' Montpelier Lad

2006 Season

Open Working Test at Haselour Shoot Ground, near Elford by kind permission of Mr Andrew Hidderley
Date	Sunday 23^rd April
Judges	Mr A Latham, Mr D Latham, Mrs J Boston
Chief Steward	Mr John Kelleher
Results	1^st	Mrs Kate Smith's Ardenbrook Constance
	2^nd	Ms Sally Crossland's Castlemans For Your Eyes Only
	3^rd	Mr Denis Walker's Berkswell Bluebell
	4^th	Ms Sally Crossland's Castlemans Classic Fin
	CoM	Ms Sally Antram's Hawkslow Love In The Mist Mr Keith Harvey's Appolo's Lad

Novice Working Test at Home Farm, Hints, Near Tamworth by kind permission of Mr John Fairclough
Date	Sunday 7^th May
Judges	Mr C Warner, Mr I White and Mrs J White
Chief Steward	Mr Steve Richardson
Results	1^st	Mr & Mrs Will Organ's Nortoft Spike
	2^nd	Mr & Mrs Peter Bills' Creazanbre Gypsy
	3^rd	Mrs Linda Partridge's Braidenvale Fair Quilla
	4^th	Mr Paul Wintersgill's Corsemalzie Drifter
	CoM	Mr Jeff Boston's Chatson Eddie Mrs Kate Smith's Charway Summerain Mr Derrick Capel's Flashmount Beaver

Special Puppy, Puppy, Veteran & Junior Handler Working Tests at Packington Park by kind permission of The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Aylesford
Date	Sunday 23^rd July - 9:30am for 10:00am start
Judges	Miss C Goodes and Mr J Kelleher
Chief Steward	Mrs Linda Partridge
Special Puppy Results	1^st	Sally Antram's Hawkslow Tempted to Tease
	2^nd	Ellie Chattaway's Miss Phoebe of Consgrove
	3^rd	Mrs M. Andrew's Fenflyer Ring of Gold
Puppy Results	1^st	Claire Raymond's Levenghyl Beetle
	2^nd	Frank Wright's Millheath Granon
	3^rd	Mr Norman's Rockside Clwyd
	4^th	Mr D. Clayton's Glenanne Enoch
	CoM	Tim Brain's Rockside May Tim Brain's Griogaraich Linnet
Junior Handler Results	1^st	Ellie Chattaway, with Gill Wright's Greyhill Raven
	2^nd	Bethan McGrath, with Dorothy Walls-Duffin's Grangemead Lark
	3^rd	Shauna Keily, with John Keily's Ongava Lion
	4^th	Rosie Chattaway, with John Jones' Edwardiana Clipper
Veteran Results	1^st	Steve Richardson's Westhala Alice
	2^nd	Pam Gibbons' Yarningale Charles
	3^rd	Tony Warner's Rockside Drummer
	4^th	Steve Richardson's Westhala Billabong Bluff

Open Cold Game Working Test at Ryelands Farm, Elmley Lovett, near Droitwich by kind permission of Mr Richard Needham and Family
Date	Sunday 6th August - 9:00am for 9:30am start
Judges	Mrs L. Stringer, Mr M. Stringer, Mrs K. Smith and Mrs J. Fairclough
Chief Steward	Mrs Dorothy Walls-Duffin
Results	1^st	Dave Latham's Mediterian Blue
	2^nd	Steve Richardson's Braidenvale Pioneer
	3^rd	Dave Latham's Biney Bullfrog
	CoM	Sally Antram's Hawslow Love in the Mist John Kelleher's Camilla of Micklehome

2005 Season

Open Test at Haselour Shoot Ground, near Elford by kind permission of Mr Andrew Hidderley
Date	Sunday 24^th April
Judges	Mrs Gaynor Gent, Mr. Malcolm Thwaites, Mr. Steve Richardson
Chief Steward	Mr John Kelleher
Results	1^st	Mr Malcolm Stringer's Clancullum Tamdhu
	2^nd	Mr Ged Leeson's Pintail Hector of Styleside
	3^rd	Mr Derrick Capel's Flashmount Pike
	4^th	Mr Pat Taft's Barweston Apollo of Staftly
	CoM	Mrs Sally Plant's Golden Prince of Beccles Miss Vicky Stanley's Knockcunnier Feast
Report Our team for the Chatsworth Inter-team event was selected from the award winners of this Test and on behalf of the Club I would like to thank Malcolm Stringer, Ged Leeson, Derrick Capel (Team Captain) and Sally Plant for representing us.

Novice Test at Maple Down, Shutford by kind permission of Mr Mark Mallalieu
Date	Sunday 29^th May
Judges	Lady Venetia Hugh-Smith and Mrs Ann Courtier
Chief Steward	Mrs Linda Partridge
Results	1^st	Mr Sean McGrarth's Shotstring Grouse
	2^nd	Mrs Laura Hill's Donnanview Floss
	3^rd	Mrs Pauline Richards's Bittenham Wigeon
	CoM	Mr Sean McGrath's Shotstring Heather Mr Jeff Boston's Chatston Teal

Special Puppy, Puppy, Junior Handler and Veteran Tests at Packington Park, Meriden by kind invitation of the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Aylesford
Date	Sunday 24^th July
Judges	Mr and Mrs Phil Bruton
Chief Steward	Mrs Dorothy Walls-Duffin
Special Puppy Results	1^st	Mrs Linda Partridges's Braidenvale Fair Quilla
Special Puppy Results	2^nd	Miss Mary Grant's Braidenvale Amber Whisker
Puppy Results	1^st	Mr Paul Wintersgill's Corsemalzie Drifter
	2^nd	Mrs Cathy Tuck's Olivertash Harry
	3^rd	Kate Young's Campden Minstrel
Junior Handler Results	1^st	Mr R. Dobbs and Westwood Willow
	2^nd	Mr R. Dobbs and Legit after Eight
	3^rd	Miss R. Peter and Ragley Rogue of Kestrelway
	CoM	Miss D. Rogers and Kestrelway Ashgrove Dancer
Veteran Results	1^st	D. Probert & C. Goodes' Scotchill Slipper
Veteran Results	Joint 2^nd	Miss M. Grant's Mansditch Princess Mrs Pam Gibbons & Mr R. Jordan's Roseberri Kim at Hazelmere
Report Due to a combination of the Game Fair and Catton Park being held on the same day entries were not as high as we had hoped, and we therefore ran the tests together. The weather was not as kind as it had been on the previous days but we all enjoyed ourselves and we ended the proceedings after lunch.

Open Cold Game Test at Ryelands Farm by kind permission of Mr Richard Needham
Date	Sunday 28^th August
Judges	Mrs Dorothy Walls-Duffin, Mr Dave Probert and Mr Chris Warner
Chief Steward	Mr Derrick Capel
Results	1^st	Mrs Linda Partridge's Braidenvale Peeping
	2^nd	Sally Antram's Hawkslow Love in the Mist
Report Once again this was walked up in sugar beet and we were lucky enough to have the services of Nick Ridley to take some wonderful photographs. Watch out for Nick's report on the day in the September issue of The Sporting Shooter!

Herefordshire County Show
Comments We were invited by the Wye Valley Retriever Club to take part in an inter-club team event. We would very much like to thank John Taberer with Sulby Tillt, and Harry Stangoe with Sulby Quinag in the Open class, and in the Novice, Gill Smith with Smithson�s Snowflake from Sulby and Maurice Fitch with Braidenvale Perception, for kindly agreeing to represent the Society.

Chatsworth Country Fair Inter-Team Event
Date	4^th & 5^th September
Results	1^st	Utility Gundog Society	448 points
	2^nd	Midland Counties Labrador Retriever Club	442 points
	3^rd	South Eastern Gundog Society	441 points
	4^th	Midland Gundog Society	440 points
	5^th	Lancashire & Merseyside Field Trial Society	439 points
Report 2005 saw the Midland Gundog Society once again participating in this prestigious team event. Held over two days, a total of thirteen teams representing Retriever clubs from all over the country battle it out for top honours, with the five highest placed teams automatically qualifying for the following years event. The Society's team had been selected earlier in the year from the top dogs at the Open Working Test, and were Malcolm Stringer with Clancallum Tamdhu, Ged Leeson with Pintail Hector of Styleside, and Derrick Capel with Flashmount Pike (a Golden Retriever, a Chocolate Lab and a Yellow Lab!). Reserve was Pat Taft with Barweston Apollo of Staftly, but sadly, due to ill health, Pat was unable to attend and so Sally Plant with Golden Prince of Beccles kindly stepped in at short notice. As in previous years, the first day saw all thirteen teams undertaking a series of marks and blinds, either into the heavy bracken cover, or water, as a team exercise. With Ged Leeson dashing back from other duties at the show on the other side of the river to run with the team, Midland ended the day joint 4^th, with two other teams, on 331 points. With the top team only 7 points ahead, it was clear that the second day was going to provide a nail biting finish. This proved to be the case, and with the Midland consolidating on the previous days good performance, it ended with the team in fourth place, only 8 points behind the final winners and, importantly, ensuring that the Society will be returning in 2006!