saturday 12TH MAY

&

suNDAY 13th MAY

2018

Hamstead Park

Hamstead Marshall

Berkshire

RG20 0HE

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I am delighted to welcome you to our 2018 Skinner’s Retriever World Cup. We are honoured to be hosting the event at Hamstead Park and we are extremely grateful to our host Mr Tim Gwyn Jones. This is now our 17th consecutive year, the 8th I have attended, the stand-ard of our handlers and canine friends improves every year. Last year’s winners, Denmark with their time and dedication, training every week from January proves that hard work really does pay off. I would like to make a special welcome to our first Russian team led by Julia, they have had quite a journey from Moscow and beyond. Peter Castleman has set you some challenging tests which I know you will enjoy, proving your skills to our team of judges. Good luck to you all, I look forward to meeting you all again and shar-ing a great weekend with you.

William Delamore. Sales and Marketing Director

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Introduction

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History of the world cup The Skinner’s World Cup Retriever Event is now in its seventeenth year and we are proud to sponsor what is recognised as the most prestigious gundog working test in the world. This year we are hoping to welcome fifteen teams representing their countries to compete for the coveted title. For the first four years, the beautiful grounds of Sherborne Castle in Dorset were the setting, by kind permission of Mr John Wingfield-Digby. In 2006, the Event moved to Highclere Castle in Berkshire, the home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and the setting for ITV’s period drama “Downton Abbey”. Having outgrown the estate at Highclere, we moved our Event to Englefield Es-tate near Reading in 2015 by kind permission of Mr Richard Benyon & his wife, Zoe. In 2017 we took the world cup to Cawdor by kind permission from The Dowager Countess Cawdor and The Earl and Lady Cawdor. 2018 bring us to a whole new destination, Hamstead Park in Berkshire, by kind permission of Mr Tim Gwyn Jones. I'm sure you will all agree the estate is beauti-ful. Almost as popular as the tests themselves are the dinners hosted at the Hotel which offer an ideal opportunity to mix and socialise with friends, both new and old. Friday night is the informal “meet the teams” dinner and on Saturday night it is the more formal Gala Dinner. In the past, some of the team members have worn their traditional costumes to the Gala Dinner - we are always delighted to see the handsome Scotsmen in their kilts and the ladies from Austria in their beautiful long Tyrolean dresses.

Location Map

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Location DIRECTIONS

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DIRECTIONS TO HAMSTEAD PARK FROM HOTEL

HAMSTEAD MARSHALL NEWBURY BERKSHIRE RG20 0HE Coming from the Hotel, use the postcode provided above. Head towards Hungerford. After approximately 1 mile turn left at the crossroads to Marsh Benham and Hamstead Mar-shall. Proceed over railway crossing around a sharp bend and then over a hump back bridge. After 50 yards turn left via the Park Gate (the code for the gate is 1914#). There is a note on a tree on the right hand side—”Hamstead Park” Follow the signposted directions from there.

The Teams

Acknowledgements

Trophies & Awards

The draw for the team running order is as follows:

IRELAND, AUSTRIA, NORWAY, DENMARK, GERMANY, SWEDEN, HOLLAND, RUSSIA, WALES, ITALY, FINLAND, SWITZERLAND,

FRANCE, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND

Roger Skinner Ltd - Event Sponsor Mr Tim Gwyn Jones - Owner, Hamstead Park

Peter Castleman - Test Organiser Mr Rupert Hill & Mr John Birkett - Donation of Trophy Kintbury Gundog Club - Volunteer stewards and helpers

CHALLENGE TROPHIES (to be held for one year only)

THE SKINNER’S PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY Presented to the Winning Team

(Each team member will also receive a replica crystal glass trophy to keep)

THE BELLEVER PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY Presented by Rupert Hill & John Birkett to the Highest Placed Dog

Competing members of the top three teams will each receive a rosette, certificate and a 15kg bag of Skinner’s food.

Skinner’s will present all members of each competing team with an engraved crystal glass whisky tumbler as a memento of the event.

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The Judges

Gereon Ting (Germany)

Nigel Probert (Wales)

Gary McCutcheon (Ireland)

Barbara Kuen (England)

Robin Drysdale (Scotland)

Competition itinerary Friday 11th May 2018

7.00pm Meet for pre-dinner drinks in the Foyer of Cromwell Suite in Donnington Hotel

7.30pm ‘Meet the Teams’ Hot Fork Buffet in the Cromwell Suite

Dress Code: Smart Casual.

Saturday 12th May 2018

Breakfast will be available for Hotel guests from 6.00am

8.30am Competitors meet at Hamstead Park. Park cars and exercise dogs.

9.00am Start of Working Tests.

12.30pm Lunch will be served.

1.30pm Working Tests continue.

7.30pm Meet for pre-dinner drinks in the Cromwell Suite.

8.00pm World Cup Gala Dinner in the Cromwell Suite.

Dress Code: Traditional Costume very welcome! Jackets & ties for gentlemen. Smart dress for ladies.

Sunday 13th May 2018

Breakfast will be available for Hotel guests from 6.00am

8.30am Competitors meet at Hamstead Park. Park cars and exercise dogs.

9.00am Start of Working Tests.

12.30pm Lunch will be served.

1.30pm Captains Choice run off (if required)

3.00pm Final Presentation.

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Contact List

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VETERINARY PRACTICES The Veterinary Hospital 4A Bath Rd Hungerford RG17 0HE Hours: 8am - 6pm Phone: 01488 683999 HOSPITAL Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NA LOCAL DOCTORS Kintbury Surgery Dr West & Partners Newbury St Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9UZ POLICE STATION Thames Valley Police Newbury Phone: 01865 841148

Non-emergencies Tel: 101 Emergencies Tel: 999 HAMSTEAD PARK (SATURDAY 12TH MAY & SUNDAY 13TH MAY) Hamstead Park Hamstead Marshall Berkshire RG20 0HE HOTEL & EVENT HEADQUARTERS SKINNER’S CONTACT Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa Will Delamore Old Oxford Road 07810 826 843 Donnington Newbury RG14 3AG Phone: 01635 551199

2004 WALES Roger Tozer, Mark Bettinson, Gareth Davies, Alan Rees Captain: Top Dog: Ropehall Star, Labrador Retriever (D) Roger Tozer Handler: Gareth Davies (Wales) 2005 ENGLAND Tess Lawrence, Heather Bradley, Annette Clarke, Sandra Halstead Captain: Top Dog: Skywalker d’Aspe et d’Osseau, Golden Retriever (D) John Halstead Handler: Bruno Julien (France) 2006 WALES Jamie Bettinson, Alan Rees, Mark Bettinson, Gareth Davies Captain: Top Dog: Saco des Deux Grandes Forêts, Labrador Retriever (D) Roger Tozer Handler: Gilles Testard (France) 2007 ENGLAND Annette Clarke, Dave Latham, Richard King, Heather Bradley Captain: Top Dog: FT Ch Lettermore Loyal of Aithness, Labrador Retriever (D) John Halstead Handler: Leslie McLean (Scotland) 2008 GERMANY Anja Möller, Eveline Schloesser, Wolfgang Koehler, Joerg Brach Captain: Top Dog: Mulholland Skipper of Upperclaws, Labrador Retriever (D) Anja Möller Handler: Mike Mulch (Holland) 2009 WALES Jamie Bettinson, Alan Rees, Roger Phillips, Huw Jones Captain: Top Dog: DRC Ch Stonehunter Dartmore Connor, Labrador Retriever (D) Mark Bettinson Handler: Eveline Schloesser (Germany) 2010 SWEDEN Karin Thunander, Inga-Lena Djurberg, Lena Westerman, Lena B-Karlsson Captain: Top Dog: FT Ch Abbotsross Megan, Labrador Retriever (B) Karin Thunander Handler: Henk Slijkhuis (Holland) 2011 ENGLAND Lee Hartis, Laura Hill, Mark Demaine, Richard King Captain: Top Dog: Tasco Swift of Lockthorn, Labrador Retriever (B) Dave Latham Handler: Daniel Marx (Switzerland) 2012 ENGLAND Dave Latham, Nicola Rudguard, Brendon Kelly, Lee Hartis Captain: Top Dog: Ravenstar Dillon, Labrador Retriever (D) John Halstead Handler: Brendon Kelly (England) 2013 SWITZERLAND Claudia Gross, Daniel Marx, Andi Guentert, Beatrice Loetscher-Zufferey Captain: Top Dog: Lockthorn Temba, Labrador Retriever (B) Daniel Marx Handler: Claudia Gross (Switzerland) 2014 ENGLAND Richard King, Andy Latham, Jayne Coley, Lee Hartis Captain: Top Dog: Blackthorn Enki, Labrador Retriever (D) John Halstead Handler: Bernd Janich (Germany) 2015 ENGLAND Jayne Coley, Richard King, Lee Hartis, Andy Latham, Captain: Top Dog: FT Ch Saxaphone Brown Ale of Lincswolds (D) Dave Latham Handler: Richard King (England) 2016 HOLLAND Rinus Heijmans, Ingrid Van der Ven, Rob Schmidt, Roy Ehbel Captain: Top Dog: Int FT Ch Denbank Kirky (D) Frank de Vries Handler: Kurt Becksteiner (Austria) 2017 DENMARK Ove Simonsen, John Jul Henriksen, Tom Andersen, Danny Fraser Captain: Top Dog: FT Ch Stenhøjgards Cille-Lovis Danny Fraser Handler: John Jul Henriksen

Past Winners