SPRING 2027
Subject to approval by the RKC, the Scottish field trial Secretaries met recently and have agreed the following dates for the Spring Pointer and Setter trials in Scotland. They are:-
March 15, 2027 - North of Scotland Gundog Association, Open Stake. Venue - Logiealmond,Perthshire.
March 16,2027 - North of Scotland Gundog Association, Puppy and Novice Stakes, Logiealmond,Perthshire.
March 17,2027 - Northern Counties, Open Stake. Venue - Lochan,Perthshire.
March 18,2027 - Northern Counties, Puppy and Novice Stakes,Lochan,Perthshire.
March 19,2027 - Gordon Setter Association, Open Stake,Dunphail,Moray.
March 20,2027 - Gordon Setter Association, Puppy and Novice Stakes, Dunphail,Moray.
March 22/23,2027 - Pointer Club of Scotland, Open, Puppy and Novice Stakes. Cawdor.
March 24/25,2027 - Scottish Gundog Association, Open,Puppy and Novice Stakes, Lochindorb.
March 26/27,2027 - Scottish Field Trials Association, Open, Puppy and Novice Stakes,Dalmigarry.
Dates for the 2027 Scottish Summer Grouse trials have still to be agreed.
SPRING 2026
March 16/17,2026 - North of Scotland Gundog Assoc, Logiealmond,Open&Novice
March 18/19,2026 - Northern Counties,Lochan, Open&Novice
March 20/21,2026 - Gordon Setter Assoc,Dunphail+Kyllachy, Open&Novice
March 23/24,2026 - Pointer Club of Scotland,Cawdor, Open&Novice
March 25/26,2026 - SGA,Lochindorb, Open&Novice
March 27/28,2026 - SFTA, Dalmagarry, Open&Novice.
SUMMER 2026
July 29 - TRAVEL DAY between England circuit and Scotland circuit.
July 30/31,2026 - North of Scotland Gundog Assoc, Glengairn+Gairnsheil,Puppy,Novice,Open.
August 1/2,2026 - Pointer Club of Scotland,Cawdor, Puppy,Novice&Open.
August 3/4,2026 - Northern Counties,Cawdor, Puppy,Novice&Open.
August 5/6,2026 - SGA,Glenlivet+Tulchan. Novice&Open.
August 7 - TRAVEL DAY.
August 8/9,2026 - SFTA, Tollishill. Open,Puppy Derby&Novice.
August 10/11,2026 - Royal Kennel Club Champion Stake organised by SFTA,Burncastle.
POINTER CLUB OF SCOTLAND GROUSE TRIALS, AUGUST 2026, CAWDOR ESTATE, INVERNESSHIRE, BY KIND PERMISSION OF LORD CAWDOR
Judges: Bill Connolly and Mrs Kim Brown. Sponsors – Red Mills.
Puppy Stake: No awards.
Novice Stake: 1st Gerry Devine’s ESD Gortinreagh Storm.
Open Stake: 1st Neil Crozier’s ISD FT CH Coldcoats Reggie.
2nd Wilson Young’s PD Morness Duke of Burncastle.
3rd Duncan Sutherland’s PD Morness Echo.
4th Davy O’Neill’s PB FT CH Crahan Amber at Shanrycon.
COM Nicola Harris’ PB Sparkfield Anais.
The Open Stake winners at Cawdor, August 2026, with Judges Bill Connolly and Kim Brown.
SUMMER GROUSE TRIALS RESULTS 2024
OPEN STAKE, Cawdor Estate by kind permission of Lord Cawdor and Sponsors Red Mills
Judges - Richard MacNicol and Babs Smith
1st Bill Connolly ISD Ballyellen Borris, also best Setter
2nd Jon Kean’s PD Morness Archie, also best Pointer.
Open Stake winners, August 2024. Bill Connolly’s 1st placed Irish Setter dog Ballyellen Borris(also best Setter), Judges Richard MacNicol and Babs Smith, and in second place Jon Kean’s Pointer dog Morness Archie, also best Pointer.
Spring 2023 results at Cawdor Estate, by kind permission of Lord Cawdor.
OPEN STAKE, Monday March 27,2023
Judges - Mrs Meryl Asbury and Mrs Tilly Thomas
1st Doug Collins ISB Ballyellen Joy.
2nd Davy O’Neill’s ISB Shanrycon Casey.
3rd Gerry Devine’s ESD Gortinreagh Jack Duggan.
4th John Naylor’s PD FT CH Goddrib Bari of Bitternboom.
COM - Susan Stone’s ISD Pinebay Coppersheen Collumbus.
NOVICE STAKE, Tuesday March 28,2023
1st Laurent Hild’s PB Morness Keira,Handler Richard MacNicol.
2nd Linda Westron’s ISB Ballyellen Merkel at Aurichalcum.
SPRING 2023 Pointer/Setter trial dates
March 20/21, 2023 - North of Scotland, Logiealmond, Perthshire.
March 22/23 - Northern Counties - Lochan, Perthshire.
March 24/25 - Gordon Setter Association - Kyllachy, Invernesshire.
March 27/28 - Pointer Club of Scotland - Cawdor, Invernesshire.
March 29/30 - Scottish Gundog Association - Lochindorb, Morayshire.
March 31/April 1 - Scottish Field Trials Association - Dalmigarry,Invernesshire.
SUMMER 2023 Pointer/Setter trial dates.
July 31/August 1 - Pointer Club of Scotland - Cawdor.
August 2/3 - Northern Counties - Moy.
August 4/5 - Scottish Gundog Assoc - Glenlivet.
August 7/8 - North of Scotland - Venue TBC.
August 9/10 - SFTA - Burncastle.
The dates are subject to approval by the Kennel Club.
SUMMER GROUSE TRIALS 2022 RESULTS
POINTER CLUB OF SCOTLAND
on Cawdor Estate by kind permission of Lord Cawdor.
Judges Carol Calvert and Doug Collins
OPEN STAKE
1st ESD F.T. CHAMPION BALLYELLEN TANGO owned by Gerard Devine
2nd PD MORNESS ARCHIE owned by Jon Kean.
PUPPY STAKE
1st Colin Forde ISB FOULKSRATH LOTTIE
COM Dr Rob Gould’s ESB WAMILANGHAAR LILYBET
NOVICE STAKE
1st Gerry Devine’s ISB BALLYELLEN BERRY
2nd Bill Connolly’s ISD BALLYELLEN BORRIS
GUN’s CHOICE Paul Dale’s PD ARGOMEOLS BLACK CLOUGH