OPEN QUALIFYING STAKE
FOR 24 AV RETRIEVERS
Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st November 2024
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Held at The Peppering Shoot, Arundel
by kind invitation of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk
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Judges: Jamie Bettinson, Diana Stephens, Martin Bagg & Doug Laflin
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Winner: Kevin Doughty with FTCH Tideshot Vinny of Highsea, also winning best retrieve
2nd Kate Bollen with Bellspaddle Dexter at Wephamdown, also winning Guns Choice
3rd Reuben Corbett with Elmertown Blazer of Sussexsharp
4th Dave Latham with Mikamores Devon of Fendawood
COM Louise Munchaus Adsboel with FTCH Skovagers Six Mile Woodcock
NOVICE STAKE FOR 14 AV RETRIEVERS
Saturday 28th September 2024
Held at Eastlands Park Farm, Warninglid Lane, Warninglid, West Sussex, RH13 6NY
By kind permission of Mr Warren Howes
Judges: Jo Rollinson, Liz Taylor, Jackie Smith and Reuben Corbett
Winner and Guns Choice: Idawood Lustre owned and handled by Francesca Prentice
2nd: Packmores Tamar owned and handled by Martin Bagg
CoM: Troddenmills Incognito owned and handled by Natalie Roy
OPEN QUALIFYING STAKE
FOR 24 AV RETRIEVERS
Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Held at The Peppering Shoot, Arundel
by kind invitation of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk
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Judges: Mike Tallamy, Sara Gadd, Jo Rollinson, Reuben Mort
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1st Ellena Nunnerly with Swiftlands Briar
2nd Lesley Crompton with Hanwoodgold Breeze
3rd Barbera Kuen with Gwidigada Affinity at Dipplelodge
4th Leigh Jackson with FtCh. Laggengill Dawn Of Blackgrass
COM Graham Roberts with Windingbrooks Autumn Kasper
Guns Choice Lesley Crompton Hanwoodgold Breeze
Best Retrieve Ellena Nunnerly Swiftlands Briar
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Click HERE to view Rosemary Sadler's Gallery of photographs from Day 1
NOVICE STAKE FOR 16 AV RETRIEVERS
Thursday 12th October 2023
Held at Hawstead Farm Hursley
by kind permission of Mr Dan Gradridge
Judges: Di Stevens, Martin Bagg, Shane King and Angie Townsend
Winner: Karen Handley with her own Peterspond Wader
2nd Place: Jason Mayhew handling John Baker's Wauniago Corbier of Jathmea.
3rd Place and Guns Choice: Jennie Knight and her own Holmside Goose of Sunshimmer
4th Place: Natalie Roy and her own Troddenmills Incognito
OPEN STAKE FOR 24 AV RETRIEVERS
Friday 25 & Saturday 26 November 2022
Held at the Peppering Shoot, Arundel by kind invitation of His Grace The Duke of Norfolk and Head Keeper Charlie Mellor.
Winner of The Voakes Trophy:
Laggengill Dawn of Blackgrass - Leigh Jackson
Guns' Choice and the Bradshott Salver:
Diglake Napravnik handled by Dawn
NOVICE STAKE FOR 16 AV RETRIEVERS
Wednesday 16th November 2022
Held at Hawstead Farm Hursley.Â
Winner: Skyshot Seely at Wephamdown -Â Kate Bollen
Second: Ledumwood Ferrers -Â John Read
Third: Griffin via Deerbridge - Liz Barnes CoMs: Flaxenfox Storngoose of Wallers Haven - Sam Kirkham and       Beggarsbush Wilderness to Elmertown - Angie Townsend
Novice Stake for 16 AV Retrievers
Held on Thursday 6th January 2022 at Beckerings Park, Bedfordshire by kind invitation of Paul Childerley.
Judges: Henrik Vilendal, James Murphy, Tom Birchall & Paul Wheeler. Steward of the Beat: Sam Austin. Chief Steward: Stewart North.​
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First Place and Winner of the Deerbridge Trophy:
Vicki Ruston’s Black Labrador Bitch - Isleofman Gin
2nd Place: Ken Green’s Yellow Labrador Dog - Highshot Zephyr
3rd Place and the Arun & Downland Challenge Shield for Guns’ Choice: Jacqui Crew’s Yellow Labrador Dog -Maplegate Jackson
24 AV Retriever Open Qualifying Stake
Held on Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th November 2021 at the Peppering Shoot, Norfolk Estate, Arundel by kind invitation of His Grace The Duke Of Norfolk.
Judges: Colin Pelham, Sara Chichester, Matthew Gould & Helen Goodwin
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Winner of the Voakes Trophy, Guns' Choice and qualifying for the 2021 IGL Championship: Anningtonbay Maddi May - owned, bred & handled by Mell Brooks
Second: Hanrebor Jack Snipe - Andrew Slingsby
Third: FTCH Lendown Gorse of Wadeshot - Roger Wade
Photographs by Jacqueline Rackham. Email: mrsjaxrax@gmail.com
Click on the links here to view Rosemary Sadler's Photo Galleries: Day 1 and Day 2
RESULTS 2019/2020
NOVICE STAKE FOR 16 AV RETRIEVERS
Tuesday 7th January 2020
at Ventham Farm Shoot, Froxfield
by kind permission of Mrs Jenny Toomer and Keeper Andrew 'Pinkie' Pink
Judges: John Keegan, Keith Broomfield, Mike Jones and Tracy Flood
Winner of the Deerbridge Trophy:
Pointhill Peregrine—Marianne Copp
The Bratton Splash Trophy for Guns’ Choice:
Flintsfield Forever Friend—Mandy Smith
OPEN QUALIFYING STAKE FOR 24 AV RETRIEVERS
Monday 18th & Tuesday 19th November 2019
at the Peppering Shoot, Arundel Estate by kind invitation of His Grace the Duke of Norfolk
Judges: Jayne Coley, Barbara Kuen, Pete Castleman & Di Stevens
Winner of The Voakes Trophy:
Hawksgarth Sirooco—Owned by Tess Lawrence & Handled by Kirsty Cousins
2nd: Brocklebank Boorbon - Paul Dukes
3rd: FTCH Windoogpack Coral - Owned by Clare Baker & Handled by Steve Erasmus
CoMs:
Ticefield Dazed N Confused - Reuben Corbett and Isleofman Fonarik - Owned by James Bailey & Handled by Andrew Bailey
Guns Choice:
Abbottshall Hawkeye of Copperburn - Helen Burnie
ALL AGED STAKE FOR 16 AV RETRIEVERS
Monday 4th September 2019
at the Ampton Estate by kind invitation of Peter Rushbrook, Graham Roberts and Guns
Judges: Helena Sully, Tom Lowe, Josefine van der Dussen and Jim Collins
Winner of the Blacklock Trophy (and Guns' Choice):
Bellspaddle Dexter at Wephamdown - Kate Bollen