/ Scunthorpe Obedience & Agility Training Club
In Conjunction with Lions Club of GB Winterton Lions
Crufts Flyball Qualifier
Friday 10th April 2015
Championship Agility Show
(Held under Kennel Club Rules & Regulations H & H1 and licensed by the Kennel Club Limited)
Saturday 11th April 2015
Premier Agility Show
(Held under Kennel Club Rules & Regulations H & H1 and licensed by the Kennel Club Limited)

Sunday 12th April 2015

To be held at
Winterton Agricultural Showground
Holmes Lane, Winterton, DN15 9UF /

SHOW OPENS 7.30amBRIEFING 8.15am JUDGING 8.30am

Guarantors to the Kennel Club
Chairperson: / Mrs M Murphy / North Cottage, Lodge farm, Appleby, Scunthorpe. Tel: 01724 281182
Secretary: / Miss J Smith / 47 South View, Broughton, Brigg. Tel: 07760 226332
Treasurer: / Mrs B McLeish / 23 Willoughby Rd, Scunthorpe.
Committee Member: / Mrs G. Charles / 5 Browning Close, Scunthorpe, DN17 1LY
Committee Member: / Miss K. Marriott / Croft Farm, Blyton Carr, Gainsborough, DN21 3EN
Committee Member: / Miss A. Smith / 41 South View, Broughton, DN20 0EJ

AGILITYCOMPETITION MANAGER : Mr Vaughan Bailey

Entries to be sent to: / Scunthorpe Entries, Showtime, Evenwood, Low Westwood, NE17 7PZ
Fees: / £3.00 per dog per class. Members £1.50
Championship Class - £12.00. Members £6.00
Flyball - £16.00 per Team. Members £8.00
Camping: / £22.00 for the weekend (Limited to 100 units)
Cheques made payable to: / Scunthorpe Obedience & Agility Training Club (SOATC)

If you are able to help us at the show, please indicate how on the entry form - Thanks 

Grade changes and Entry enquiries to:

Telephone: 01207 565774, no calls after 9pm please.

All grade changes received by email will have receipt confirmed.

General show enquiries:

Entries close: 2nd March 2015 (Postmark)

All wins up to 17th March 2015 count for grade changes at this show

Please advise by 28th March 2015

A separate Licence Exists for the 2 individual days of Agility& a separate license for the Crufts Flyball.

TROPHIES IN ALL CLASSES, ROSETTES TO APPROX. 10% OF ENTRIES

VET ON CALL THE WINTER SWAN VETERINARY CENTRE

7 HIGH STREET, WINTERTON, NR. SCUNTHORPE (TELEPHONE: - 01724 735003)

Directions available from the secretary’s marquee

First Contact Rubber Contacts will be used at this show
REFRESHMENTS

A selection of hot and cold food and drinks will be available from Winterton Lions outdoor catering operation from 8.00am. Please give them your support.

WINTERTON LIONS CLUB

Winterton Lions Club is supporting this show, and in addition to assisting the show committee in the running of the show, they are also using this as an opportunity to raise funds. These people are not doggie people and only do what they have been briefed, so please direct queries to the Ring Managers. They are providing the catering for competitors and club members, marshalling the car park, and generally doing a lot of the running around. Please support their fund raising efforts, as they work very hard raising money for local charities.

HELPERS!!

If you are willing and able to offer any help over the weekend, we would be very appreciative of this. Please could you mark on your entry form any preference to day and/ or job. Anyone who works for half a day will receive a luxury doggie bag and anyone who works for a full day will receive a luxury doggie bag as well as a voucher for their breakfast and lunch.

Special thanks to all our sponsors, to all the people who volunteer their help & to all our club members.

And a very special thanks to the Lions Club of Great BritainWinterton Branch, for also making this show possible.

CAMPING DETAIL

Camping is limited to 100 units and camping passes are non-transferable.

If you are going to arrive after 8.00 pm please ring: - 07890904623 (No arrivals after 9.30pm as gate will be locked)

Camping charge is £22.00 per Unit for the weekend Camping is available FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY and the venue must be vacated of all units one hour after the closure of the show. Camping is free to members, however members wishing to camp MUST fill in a camping form.

Please send separate cheques for entries and camping.

No arrivals before 12 noon Friday please.

Fire fighting equipment must be provided by all camping units. There are no showers at this venue, toilets are available 24 hours.

Camping Co-ordinator is Marilyn Murphy, who can be contacted on

for camping queries,

PLEASE KEEP OUR VENUE CLEAN,

PUT POO BAGS IN RECEPTACLES PROVIDED.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE UNDER VEHICLES.

Friday10th April 2015

Crufts Team Flyball - 2016 Qualifier

Judge: - Alex Bailey

This class will commence approx 15.00hrs. (Booking in @14.00hrs and the draw @14.30 hrs)

Saturday 11th April 2015

Maximum of 4 classes per dog (Championship counts as 1 class)

Anyone entering more than 4 classes will be removed from a class at SOATC discretion

Reserve Judge: - Joanne Bailey / Davina Roberts

Class No / Class / Type / Grade / Judge
(Provisional)
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
1 / Large Championship / Graded / 7 / Lynne Shore
2 / Large Agility / Graded / 1 / 2 / 3 / Anne Norton
3 / Large Jumping / Graded / 1 / 2 / 3 / Karen Laker
4 / Large Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / Phil Barber
5 / Large Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / Phil Spilman
6 / Large Agility / Graded / 4 / 5 / Toni Smith
7 / Large Jumping / Graded / 4 / 5 / Claire Thrift
8 / Large Agility / Combined / 4 / 5 / Phil Barber
9 / Large Jumping / Combined / 4 / 5 / Paula Wilkinson
10 / Large Agility / Graded / 6 / 7 / Anne Norton
11 / Large Jumping / Graded / 6 / 7 / Phil Spilman
12 / Large Agility / Combined / 6 / 7 / Toni Smith
13 / Large Jumping / Combined / 6 / 7 / Claire Thrift
14 / Small Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Karen Laker
15 / Small Agility / Combined / 5 / 6 / 7 / Anne Norton
16 / Small Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Toni Smith
17 / Small Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Phil Spilman
18 / Small Jumping / Combined / 5 / 6 / 7 / Paula Wilkinson
19 / Small Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Claire Thrift
20 / Medium Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Karen Laker
21 / Medium Agility / Combined / 5 / 6 / 7 / Anne Norton
22 / Medium Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Phil Barber
23 / Medium Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Phil Spilman
24 / Medium Jumping / Combined / 5 / 6 / 7 / Paula Wilkinson
25 / Medium Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Paula Wilkinson
26 / Any Size Jumping (Special class) / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Karen Laker
27 / Any Size Jumping
(Special class) / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Paula Wilkinson
28 / Any Size Agility
(Special class) / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Phil Barber

(Classes may be split)

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Sunday 12th April 2015

Maximum of 4 classes per dog

Anyone entering more than 4 classes will be removed from a class at SOATC discretion

Reserve Judge: - Joanne Bailey / Davina Roberts

Class No / Class / Type / Grade / Judge
(Provisional)
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
29 / Large Agility / Graded / 1 / 2 / 3 / Steve Croxford
30 / Large Jumping / Graded / 1 / 2 / 3 / Ann Miller
31 / Dog Vegas/First Place ProcessingLarge Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / Shirley Wells
32 / Large Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / Sue Bateman
33 / Large Agility / Graded / 4 / 5 / Gary Murphy
34 / Large Jumping / Graded / 4 / 5 / Ann Miller
35 / Large Agility / Combined / 4 / 5 / Doc Docherty
36 / Large Jumping / Combined / 4 / 5 / Emma Braisby
37 / Large Agility / Graded / 6 / 7 / Steve Croxford
38 / Large Jumping / Graded / 6 / 7 / Michelle Elder
39 / Large Crufts Singles Agility / Combined / 6 / 7 / Gary Murphy
40 / Large Jumping / Combined / 6 / 7 / Emma Braisby
41 / KC Olympia ABC / Combined / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Doc Docherty
42 / Dog Vegas/ Show offs Small Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / Shirley Wells
43 / Small Agility / Combined / 6 / 7 / Doc Docherty
44 / Small Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Shirley Wells
45 / Small Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Sue Bateman
46 / Small Jumping / Combined / 5 / 6 / 7 / Michelle Elder
47 / Small Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Ann Miller
48 / Dog Vegas /Show offs Medium Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / Shirley Wells
49 / Medium Agility / Combined / 6 / 7 / Doc Docherty
50 / Medium Agility / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Shirley Wells
51 / Medium Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Sue Bateman
52 / Medium Jumping / Combined / 5 / 6 / 7 / Michelle Elder
53 / Medium Jumping / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Emma Braisby
54 / Medium Agility ABC Crufts / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Gary Murphy
55 / Any Size Jumping (Special class) / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Sue Bateman
56 / Any Size Jumping
(Special class) / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Michelle Elder
57 / Any Size Agility
(Special class) / Combined / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / Doc Docherty

(Classes may be split)

CRUFTS TEAM FLYBALL 2015 / 2016

subject to any 2015 changes’

These rules are for the Crufts Team Flyball event and should be run in conjunction with the specificflyball regulations H(2).

This is a team competition (knockout). Two teams will compete against each other on separateequipment. The best two of either three or five runs will decide the winner to go into the next round inthe heats. In the Final at Crufts the best of three runs will decide the winner to go into the next round.

Each team shall consist of four handlers and dogs plus two reserves. A club may enter more thanone team, and a club may qualify more than one team for the Final. No handler or dog canenter/compete in more than one team. All dogs entering in KC licensed Flyball competitions must beKennel Club registered.

A Crufts entry fee will be charged for each dog in the team (not including the reserves).

Teams should note that each team must have at least one ABC (anything but a collie) dog in theteam. To ensure clarity, the ABC dog should not be a Border Collie, Working Sheepdog or a cross ofthese. In theevent of a dispute at the heats or Crufts Final over the parentage of a dog, a decisionwill be left to the judge’s discretion. The ABC dog must be an active member of the team not justa listed reserve.

The two highest placed teams will be invited from each heat to compete in the Semi-Final/final atCrufts. Teams that have previously qualified cannot enter further heats for competition.

Flyball boxes to be used in this competition will be the commercially available flat fronted type and allteams will provide their own flyball box and tennis balls for any Crufts flyball competition enteredwhich will include the Final at Crufts. Clubs holding heats will be expected to have a spare approvedbox available should it be required. The host club will also provide all other equipment needed to runthe event, Hurdles will be (10”/25.4cm) high for all dogs in the teams this will be for heats and theCrufts Final

This competition is governed by Kennel Club regulations for Flyball in force at the time of the

heat/Final. Only handlers who are members of the original team, or named as reserves on the entry

form, will be allowed to compete in the Crufts Semi-Final / Final, only by exceptional circumstance will

any change be allowed, should a dog / handler who was a member of the qualified team be unable to

compete in the Crufts Semi-Final /Final an originally declared team reserve should take their place.

CRUFTS TEAM FLYBALL HEAT AWARDS

(FINAL AT CRUFTS 2016)

Rosettes to 4th place (8 per team).

THE KENNEL CLUB 2015 OLYMPIA AGILITY STAKES Supported by Skinner’s

REGULATIONS 2015

All events must be judged under the appropriate Kennel Club regulations H & H(1) in force at the time of the event. Competitors entering any competition will be deemed to have agreed to abide by these regulations.

All heats must take place at Kennel Club licensed shows and the class name in the schedule should replicate exactly the name of the competition as stated in these regulations.

All Kennel Club supported competitions should be judged using standard marking.

If the entry for the heat exceeds the Kennel Club limit for a judge in a day, then the class will be equally split. Qualifiers and reserves from that heat will be taken in equal proportion from each part, giving the total number originally required from that heat (except where individual competition rules state differently). Rosettes and awards remain unchanged if the heat is split.

Dogs entered in any heats must be eligible for the competition entered and judges retain the right to check the height of any dog or ask to see the height stated in the Kennel Club Record Book.

The handler that qualifies a dog for the Quarter Final/Semi-Final/Final will be the handler that competes, Handler substitutions not allowed.

All winners of the Olympia Grand Finals will be invited to compete in the following year’s Semi-Finals without qualifying through the usual procedure via heats. For the Novice winner this will be dependent on the dog still being eligible for grades 3 – 5 on the date of entries closing for the Kennel Club International Agility Festival

Dogs will not be allowed to qualify for more than one final / semi final at the Olympia December Finals, the first qualification at the Agility Festival will take precedence.

THE KENNEL CLUB OLYMPIA LARGE DOGABC AGILITY STAKES

This competition is a special agility competition open to all dogs excluding Border Collies, Working Sheepdogs and any of their crosses. In the event of a dispute over the parentage of a dog, a decision will be left to the judge’s discretion.

Those dogs eligible to compete in competition for Large dogs are those measuring over 430 mm (1 foot 5 inches) at the withers and open to dogs in grades 3 to 7 and judged under the Kennel Club regulations for standard classes.

Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat and may qualify more than one dog for the Semi-Finals. Handlers may qualify a maximum of two dogs for the Final which will be the highest placed dogs at the Semi-Final. Once a dog has qualified for the Semi-Final/Final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the Final/Semi-Finals.

The first four previously unqualified placed dogs from each heat will go forward to the Semi-Finals at the Kennel Club International Agility Festival held annually in August, the first ten dogs from this Semi-Final will qualify for the Final at the London Olympia Christmas International Horse Show (subject to the above).

A maximum of two representatives of any one breed may be invited to the Final from the Semi Final. This decision will be at the organiser’s discretion.

CRUFTS and DISCOVER DOGS AGILITY HEAT REGULATIONS 2015 / 2016

General Regulations

The following regulations apply to all Crufts and Discover Dogs qualifying Agility competitions and heats.

All events must be judged under the appropriate Kennel Club regulations H & H (1) in force at the time of the event. Competitors entering any competition will be deemed to have agreed to abide by these regulations.

All heats must take place at Kennel Club licensed shows and the class name in the schedule should replicate exactly the name of the competition as stated in these regulations.

All Kennel Club supported competitions should be judged using standard marking.

If the entry for the heat exceeds the Kennel Club limit for a judge in a day, then the class will be equally split and another judge appointed for the second part. Qualifiers and points from that heat will be taken in equal proportion from each part.

Dogs entered in any heats must be eligible for the competition entered. Judges have the right to check the dog’s Kennel Club Agility Record Book to ensure the dog is running in the correct height category. Where points are accumulated throughout the year these will be allocated to the specific handler and dog partnership (no substitution of dog or handler may be made). If there is an equality of points after all the heat results have been calculated, the dog and handler partnership which has achieved the highest place at a heat will take preference in the final allocation of places.

An entry fee will be charged for each dog for Crufts.

NOTE FOR SHOW SOCIETIES: All results from these heats must be sent to the Working Dog Activities Team at the Kennel Club within 14 days of the show date by email to: .

Crufts Singles Agility Competition 2015 / 2016

Qualifying heats will be scheduled as a standard combined class for grades 6 & 7. There will be a separate qualifying competition for each height category (small, medium, large) with 12 heats for each height, held at Kennel Club licensed shows throughout the country.

Eligibility

Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat. Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the final.

Qualifying

The first 10 placed dogs in each heat will have the following points awarded:

1st place = 10 points, 2nd place = 9 points etc. down to 10th place = 1 point. Qualifying points will be awarded down to 10th even if the show does not award class places down to 10th. The 16 large dogs, 10 Medium dogs and 10 Small dogs with the highest accumulation of points will be invited to compete in the CRUFTS Singles Agility Finals at CRUFTS 2015.

If a qualified handler or dog is unable/unfit to attend the final, reserves will be taken from dog/s with the highest number of points from the heats which have/has not qualified.

Administration

NOTE TO SHOW SOCIETIES: In the event of awards at the show not going down to 10th place the Show Secretary must still record the top ten places (excluding eliminated dogs) and send the results to the Working Dog Activities Team at the Kennel Club within 14 days of the show by email to: .