Retriever Trials 2024-2025 Season
Please see below for details of our retriever trials, or click on the box below to download the schedule.
Please note that all entries (except for substitutions) require the admin fee of £5.00 to be paid at time of entry. Entries via FTMS preferable, but postal entries will be accepted.
All trials to be held under current Kennel Club Rules and Regulations and CFTS Field Trial Regulations.
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Stake 297: All AGE STAKE ANY VARIETY RETRIEVER (16 Dogs)
Preference in All Aged stake given to all with a FT award including CoM. See FT Regs.
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Date: Monday 23rd September, 2024.
Venue: The Birches, Essex, by kind permission of Head Game Keeper Mr Carl Barry & The Cottrell family.
Judges: Mr Rodger Ketley (A2815), Mrs Liz Taylor (B3536), Ms Jackie Smith (NP4066) &
Mr Robert Cresswell (NP3996)
Entry: Via FTMS preferred or completed entry forms together with fee of £55 per Dog (£75 non-members) to The Field Trial Secretary Retrievers by Close of Entry: Wednesday 4th September, 2024.
Draw: Failure to pay the Admin Fee will remove your name from the draw.
Substitute dogs must be entered onto FTMS prior to the draw taking place.
The draw will be done by FTMS at 1800hrs, Friday 6th September, 2024.
Entrance fee to be paid by midnight, Sunday 15th, September, 2024, or forfeit the run.
Result of draw will be sent by FTMS, Email or SAE
Meet: Details will be notified with the result of the draw.
Prizes: First: £35.00 Second: £25.00 Third: £15.00
The Waring Brothers Trophy to the winner.
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Stake 298: NOVICE (1) ANY VARIETY RETRIEVER (14 Dogs)
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Date: Monday, 14th October, 2024
Venue: Cokenach Estate, Barkway, Hertfordshire, SG8 8DL by kind permission of Mr Kenneth Grant and the Cokenach Estate.
Judges: Mr Nick Clitheroe (A2450), Mr Andrew Mutimer (B3733), Mr Robert Clitheroe (NP), Mr Andrew Cooper (NP)
Entry: Via FTMS preferred or completed entry forms together with fee of £50 per Dog (£70 non-members) to The Field Trial Secretary Retrievers by Close of Entry: 27th September, 2024.
Draw: Failure to pay the Admin Fee will remove your name from the draw.
Substitute dogs must be entered onto FTMS prior to the draw taking place.
The draw will be done by FTMS, at 1800hrs on 29th September, 2024.
Entrance fee to be paid by midnight, Sunday 6th October, 2024, or forfeit the run.
Meet: Details will be notified with the result of the draw.
Prizes: First: £30.00 Second: £20.00 Third: £10.00
The Eric Simpson Memorial Cup to the Winner
The J Farrow Silver Pheasants for Guns’ Choice
The Stetchworth Trophy for the Best Black Labrador Bitch
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Stake 299: TWO-DAY OPEN ANY VARIETY RETRIEVER (24 Dogs)
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Date: Monday and Tuesday 4th & 5th November, 2024
Venue: The AMPTON ESTATE, Suffolk by kind permission of Mr Peter Rushbrook.
Judges: Mr Jamie Bettinson (A2893), Mr Andrew Slingsby (A3575), Mr Lee Hayman (B3732), Mr Mark Polley (B3220)
Entry: Via FTMS preferred or completed entry forms together with fee of £70 per Dog (£90 non-members) to The Field Trial Secretary Retrievers by Close of Entries: 20th October, 2024
Draw: Failure to pay the Admin Fee will remove your name from the draw.
Substitute dogs must be entered onto FTMS prior to the draw taking place.
The draw will be done by FTMS, at 1800hrs on 21st October, 2024.
Entrance fee to be paid by midnight, 27th October, 2024, or forfeit the run.
Result of draw will be sent by FTMS Email or SAE
Meet: Details will be notified with the result of the draw.
Prizes: First: £40.00 Second: £30 Third: £20
The Neilson Challenge Cup to the Winner
The Chippenham Cup for the Best Dog handled by the owner
The Bob Baldwin Memorial Trophy for the Best Dog on a Runner or Best Retrieve
The Ditchingham Tanner Cup for the Best Golden Retriever in the awards
JW Farrow Cup for Guns’ Choice
The Copperwheat Cup for the highest placed Labrador bitch in the awards.
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Stake 300: NOVICE (2) ANY VARIETY RETRIEVER (14 Dogs)
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Date: Monday 9th December 2024.
Venue: Bolwick and Rippon Hall Shoot, Bolwick Farm, Marsham, Norwich. NR10 5PU,
By kind permission of Mr Ben Driver.
Judges: Mr Tim Brain (A3226), Mr Jim Collins (B3377), Mr Paul Wheeler (NP3904), & Mr Peter Childs (NP)
Entry: Via FTMS or completed entry forms together with fee of £50 per Dog (£70 non-members) to The Field Trial Secretary Retrievers by Close of Entry: 23rd November, 2024.
Draw: Failure to pay the admin Fee will remove your name from the draw.
Substitute dogs must be entered onto Ftms prior to the draw taking place.
The draw will be done by FTMS at 1800 on 24th November, 2024.
Entrance fee to be paid by midnight, Sunday 1st December, 2024.
Result of draw will be sent by FTMS, Email or SAE
Meet: Details will be notified with the result of the draw.
Prizes: First: £30.00 Second: £20.00 Third: £10.00
The Cambridge Town & County Challenge Cup to the winner
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SPONSORS: First to Third places are kindly sponsored by Skinners Dog Food, Stradbroke, Suffolk. Tel: 01379 384247.
ENTRIES: The society’s preference is for entrants to use FTMS, however, the society will accept a paper entry sent to the Retriever Field Trial Secretary to arrive before the closing date and complying with the appropriate covid rules if in place.
Please include your email address (if no email SAE), for result of draw, and send with your cheque, made out in full to the Cambridgeshire Field Trial Society, to:
The Retriever Field Trial Secretary:
Sue Stonebridge,
1, Coach House Lane,
Newton,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire, CB22 7PF
owlstone@btinternet.com
Or via FTMS
ALL WITHDRAWALS MUST MADE BY TELEPHONE TO THE FT SECRETARY.
01223 872 451 / 07933 853 828
Rule 7(f) applies to all competitors who have been successful in the draw and who has accepted the offer of a run.​
