The URC H &SW ran their Puppy, Special Puppy, Junior Handler and Novice Dog Novice Handler working tests on Sunday 23rd of April 2023 at The Gallops at Whitsbury. By Kind permission of Mr Chris Harper of Whitsbury Farm and Stud. Grateful thanks to our judges Mr Ken Green (B3366), Mrs Janie Mann, Mrs Nikki Urquhart and Mr Nigel Sheppard, and to Ken who set the tests. We were blessed with fine weather all day, despite the forecast. The judges had set varied and interesting tests to accommodate the different levels, making use of the fabulous ground and to be encouraging to handlers and dogs. All the tests ran concurrently, and as several competitors were running dogs in different tests it called for ingenious stewarding on behalf of our fantastic stewards.
Congratulation to all in the awards!
PUPPY RESULTS
1st Rockhollow Holly GRB James Walsh winning the Reedlands Cup
2nd Jester Dabinett Dinham Az1 LRD Ken Spratling
3rd Braltontwist Puppkin LRB Chrissie Walton
4th Kenzduo Erinus LRD Brian West
SPECIAL PUPPY RESULTS
1st Greyhill Velvet at Bucksbrow LRB E Davis winning the Vanrose Cup
2nd Fellmarch Lady Fern LRB handler by Gillian Yates owned by Susan Wood
3rd Hawksgarth Hooch of Mahalo LRD Jo Horton
4th Wauniago Gareth Edwards LRD Jackie Davis J
JUNIOR HANDLER RESULTS
1st Copperbirch Cabernet of Tallamellie LRB Tallulah Dyson winning the King Trophy
2nd Copperbirch Chanel of Tallamellie LRB Amelia Dyson
3rd Hawksgarth Osprey of Tallamellie LRB Tallulah Dyson
NOVICE DOG NOVICE HANDLER
1st Oaklyfield Nugget LRD Emma Mills winning the Helbaran Cup
2nd Bellesbank Shooting Star LRB Emma Champion winning the Trentishoe Shield
3rd Bradley Green Eclipse Sue LRB Lee Dunn
4th Norlands Corrie LRB Sue Adams
Silver Mill LRD Emma Newman winning the Majorie Thompson Pennard Memorial Trophy for best looking dog in the awards.
Our host Mr Chris Harper presented the awards to our winners, we are very grateful to Chris and the Whitsbury Stud allowing us to run the tests on the hallowed turf of the gallops. A donation from URC H & SW together with competitor’s donations and the proceeds of the ‘tea fund’ were presented to Chris, whose son has Lymes Disease and whose daughter was running in the London Marathon on behalf of Lymes Disease Research Huge thanks to all the helpers, dummy throwers, stewards, judges, scorers and to all those who contributed to making the day so enjoyable and enabling competitors to take part in the tests and to Skinners and Gamekeepers Goods for their continued support of our Working Tests.