24 DOG 2 DAY OPEN FIELD TRIAL - CHECKLEY WOOD SHOOT

November 8th and 9th 2021

The Three Ridings Labrador Club Two day Open Field Trial was held at Checkley Wood Shoot on 8th and 9th November 2021. With an entry of 110 dogs it was very surprising that the day before the trial we only had 23 dogs on the card. A draw was conducted on the day from two spare Open dogs to give a full card of 24 Open dogsIvor and Nick Beavis and the team at Checkley Wood provide great Field Trial facilities that are second to none in the UK. We thanked them sincerely.

Gary McCarthy provided a team of paying Guns who shot a consistent supply of game over the two days and were excellent company in the field.A Panel Judges, Keith Broomfield and Brian Barker together with B panels Vicky Stanley and Wayne Skett, were presented with some technical decisions on testing ground and their experience was appreciated in achieving a final result. Vicky gave an excellent judges speech that was well received.

Julia Reed was a well-deserved second place. A beaming smile and fine sportsmanship were exemplary.

I believe our winner, Tom Birchall, will be the youngest member of the club to go forward and compete in the IGL Retriever Championship. His kind compliments to the shoot, the committee, the guns and his fellow competitors were a fitting conclusion to our 2021 Two day Open Field Trial.

Left, Judges Brian Barker, Wayne Skett, Keith Broomfield and Vicky Stanley. Gary McCarthy is in Blue with a red shirt and was Capt of the 4 Guns. Alan J Lord is on the right in a jacket that shrunk in the last wash. 

He thoroughly enjoyed your company over two days of good sport! The kids with the Silverware are Tom Birchall and Julia Reed and the dogs were quite good too!