Edenbridge & Oxted Show 2022

Once again SEGS organised the Gundog events over
the two days of this year’s Edenbridge & Oxted Show.

To showcase a representative range of breeds the two days
featured invitation competitions and also demonstrations
and various fun and ’Have a Go!’ events.

On Sunday 28th August ‘The E&O Retriever Challenge’ featured
15 ‘open’ standard retrievers and on Monday 29th August
‘The E&O Team Challenge’ featured 6 Teams each of 4 dogs
made up of 2 Spaniels (a Springer and a Cocker) and
2 Retrievers (a Labrador and a Flatcoated Retriever or
Golden Retriever).

Edenbridge & Oxted Retriever Challenge
Sunday 28th August 2022

Judged by Robert Worrall

1st – Penny Morris with ‘Beetle Of Buckmotts’ (Lab bitch)
(2021 Winner)
Winner of the Nick Potts Memorial Tankard

2nd – Charlotte Hammick with ‘Muscatelle Calypso’ (Lab bitch)
(Nominated to run by United Retriever Southern Area)
3rd – Lauren Wright with ‘Norlands Tara’ (Lab bitch)
(Nominated to run by Guildford Working Gundog Club)
4th – Hilly Hoar with ‘Mitforton Orchid At Kirbyhall’ (Lab bitch)
(Nominated to run by United Retriever Southern Area)

Pictured left to right – Hilly Hoar, Robert Worrall (Judge),
John Downing (E&O Show President), Rachel Downing, Penny Morris,
Charlotte Hammick and Lauren Wright

The award for the ‘highest aggregate score’ was –

1st with 218pts representing United Retriever Club Southern Area
Charlotte Hammick with ‘Muscatelle Calypso’ (Lab bitch)
and Hilly Hoar with ‘Mitforton Orchid At Kirbyhall’ (Lab bitch)

Edenbridge & Oxted Team Challenge
Monday 29th August 2022

Judged by Kevin Barraclough and Chris Marshall

1st with 369.5pts – Crowhurst Team
Felicity Winters with
‘Valmorah Peaky Blinder’ (English Springer Spaniel dog)
Jackie McSweeney-Atkins with ‘Blue Boy Of Harvel’ (Cocker Spaniel dog)
Manfred Abraham with ‘Ringbarn Flint’ (Labrador Retriever dog)
Jean Baveystock with
‘Polihale Bucks Fizz At Baveybuilt’ (Golden Retriever bitch)

Pictured left to right – John Weaver (E&O Country Sports Chairman),
Jackie McSweeney-Atkins, Jean Baveystock, Felicity Winters
and Manfred Abraham

2nd with 364pts – Hever Team
Jessica Bennett with ‘Daisy At Canalgame’ (English Springer Spaniel bitch)
Jo Hewison with
‘Trifoliata Barleycorn From Casblaidd’ (Cocker Spaniel dog)
James Bailey with ‘Isleofman Fonarik’ (Labrador Retriever dog)
Fay Drewry with ‘Think Twice One Shot’ (Golden Retriever dog)

3rd with 360.5pts – Cowden Team
Vicky Payne with
‘Sussexoak Cluedo At Quincegrove’ (English Springer Spaniel dog)
Ruth Legg with ‘Helianthemum Magic Moments’ (Cocker Spaniel dog)
Bill Gardiner with
‘Tempurong Gra Of Cacklebury’ (Labrador Retriever dog)
Mark Johnson with
‘Wolfthistle Alfred Unus Est’ (Flatcoated Retriever bitch)

4th with 360pts – Tandridge Team
Ian Torry with ‘Willowbriar Wisdom’ (English Springer Spaniel bitch)
Julie Curling with ‘Curlianne Hedge Hunt’ (Cocker Spaniel dog)
Mike Tiplady with ‘Bromleywood Frankel’ (Labrador Retriever dog)
Diane Heywood with
‘Cotswold Rose At Houndswood’’ (Flatcoated Retriever bitch)

Best Spaniel with 95pts
Francis Briley with
‘Marketgate Delight At Canalgame’ (English Springer Spaniel bitch)

Top Retriever with 98pts
Manfred Abraham with ‘Ringbarn Flint’ (Labrador Retriever dog)

After the competitions there were
various demonstrations with Neil Varney
showing the non-stop energy of the
English Springer Spaniel while his brother
Nigel Varney showed the versatility
of the Lurcher, working as a pest control
dog and also as a picking up dog.

Junior ‘Have a Go!’ gave some younger
members of the audience the chance to
handle a gundog while the Edenbridge
Express, a long marked retrieve to find
the day’s quickest dog, was a fun and
entertaining finale to each day.

A country show is not the easiest place to handle a gundog but all the
competitors entered into the spirit of the event and with something always
going on the two days were a great success!

Grateful thanks to all the helpers, Judges, competitors and our
sponsors Skinner’s, BASC and Chris Potter Country Sports
for their generosity and donation of prizes.

EDENBRIDGE & OXTED 2021 RESULTS