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Results of
the Finals
 The
national finals of the Kennel Club's premier agility competition for new dogs and handlers, the
Starters Cup, took place on Saturday, 13 November at London's biggest dog event, Discover Dogs.
In a series of hard-fought rounds, these rising stars of the agility world thrilled a packed
main ring audience, showing the skills and commitment that had won them their places in this
prestigious event.
The Starters Cup competition was created to enable the best
dogs in Grades 1 and 2 to compete in a national final each year. The qualifying rounds are held
at the world's largest agility show, the Kennel Club International Agility Festival, held each
August at Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire. After initial jumping and agility rounds, the top
placed dogs take part in a semi-final at the Festival. The top 12 Large dogs from the
semi-final, together with the top six Medium and six Small dogs, are invited to compete for the
Starters Cup title in the final at Discover Dogs.
The Starters Cup qualifying rounds at the International
Agility Festival were open to all dogs in Grades 1 and 2 which had achieved at least 50 Agility
Warrant points, or gained a tenth or higher place in a Grade 1 or 2 class between July 2009 and
June 2010.
Judge Roger Griffin said, 'It was hard
to build courses with a reduced ring size . With this being a final, I knew that the
competitors would be nervous enough without dealing with a very difficult course. To their
credit, all the handlers did remarkably well. The standard was very good and all the dogs
worked well. The contacts were solid and well controlled.'
'I hope that they all enjoyed their day
at Discover Dogs. Win or lose it was a moment to remember.'
'Well done to all and a special thanks
should go to the ring party that were there all weekend and very often get overlooked.'
The Starters Cup Final winners in each height category
were:-
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Small Dogs
Small Dogs: (L-R) Beverley Witty, Monica Dixon and Judge Roger Griffin
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Monica Dixon with Cherry Pie Aw(S)
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Beverley Witty with Loopy Lucy Lou
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Tania Kelly with Worzeberry Gummidge
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Medium Dogs
Medium Dogs: (L-R) Nadia Parris, Karen Ives-Smith and Judge Roger
Griffin
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Karen Ives-Smith with Mowmacre Trudy Tornad
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Nadia Parris with Ferni Fellow
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Rachel Chisnall with Rachels Racing Rocket
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Large Dogs
Large Dogs: (L-R) Sally Stephens, Carol Holdsworth, Kim Love and Judge
Roger Griffin
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Kim Love with Scrappy Doo George
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Carol Holdsworth with Indian Prince Of Tabouret
Aw(S)
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Sally Stephens with Bryning The Golden Ticket
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The full combined Starters Cup results are set out below:
Small Starters Cup
Final Combined Results
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Handler |
Dog |
Jumping Faults |
Jumping Time |
Agility Faults |
Agility Time |
Combined Faults |
Combined Time |
Position |
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Monica
Dixon |
Cherry
Pie Aw(S) |
0 |
39.038 |
0 |
41.036 |
0 |
80.074 |
1 |
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Beverley
Witty |
Loopy
Lucy Lou |
0 |
42.020 |
0 |
46.542 |
0 |
88.562 |
2 |
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Tania
Kelly |
Worzeberry Gummidge |
0 |
37.053 |
5 |
40.379 |
5 |
77.432 |
3 |
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Vanessa
Webb |
Lightning
Jack Flash |
0 |
29.043 |
10 |
35.410 |
10 |
64.453 |
4 |
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Naomi
Hall |
Shargill
Java Lava AW(B) |
10 |
40.059 |
E |
- |
10, E |
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5 |
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Hayley
Clark |
Starlight
Susie |
E |
- |
16.37 |
51.372 |
E, 16.372 |
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Medium Starters Cup
Final Combined Results
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Handler |
Dog |
Jumping Faults |
Jumping Time |
Agility Faults |
Agility Time |
Combined Faults |
Combined Time |
Position |
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Karen
Ives-Smith |
Mowmacre
Trudy Tornado |
0 |
35.335 |
0 |
42.606 |
0 |
77.941 |
1 |
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Nadia
Parris |
Ferni
Fellow |
0 |
39.565 |
5 |
42.41 |
5 |
81.975 |
2 |
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Rachel
Chisnall |
Rachel's
Racing Rocket |
5 |
29.915 |
5 |
27.618 |
10 |
57.533 |
3 |
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Jackie
Scott |
Little
Georgie Jimbob |
0 |
37.680 |
11.95 |
51.954 |
11.954 |
89.634 |
4 |
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Denny
Buckley |
Penzi in
a Frenzi |
E |
- |
0 |
31.6 |
E, 0 |
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5 |
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Donna
Hathaway |
Chiltern's Amber Daffodil |
5 |
37.893 |
E |
- |
5, E |
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Large
Starters Cup
Final Combined Results
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Handler |
Dog |
Jumping Faults |
Jumping Time |
Agility Faults |
Agility Time |
Combined Faults |
Combined Time |
Position |
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Kim Love |
Scrappy
Doo George |
0 |
27.921 |
0 |
30.179 |
0 |
58.1 |
1 |
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Carol
Holdsworth |
Indian
Prince of Tabouret AW(S) |
0 |
33.128 |
0 |
34.188 |
0 |
67.316 |
2 |
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Sally
Stephens |
Bryning
The Golden Ticket |
0 |
35.320 |
0 |
37.234 |
0 |
72.554 |
3 |
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Claire
Rockell |
Never
Fawlty |
5 |
28.682 |
0 |
29.826 |
5 |
58.508 |
4 |
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Alison
Caldwell-Nichols |
Zanyway
Super Trooper |
5 |
31.188 |
0 |
29.691 |
5 |
60.879 |
5 |
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Sam
Clarke |
Indysols
Miss Money Penny |
10 |
28.888 |
0 |
27.021 |
10 |
55.909 |
6 |
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Lisa
Curling |
Round of
A Paws |
0 |
28.423 |
10 |
37.94 |
10 |
66.363 |
7 |
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Jacqui
Dolby |
Fenborders Long John Silver |
10 |
34.140 |
5 |
38.373 |
15 |
72.513 |
8 |
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Maria
Jenkinson |
Vaudesir
Black Velvet Aw(B) |
E |
- |
0 |
39.484 |
E, 0 |
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9 |
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Jennifer
Stocking |
Dastardlys Mut |
0 |
28.991 |
E |
- |
0, E |
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10 |
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Anita
Sharma |
Bazanjo's
Precious Dreamer |
10 |
30.220 |
E |
- |
10, E |
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11 |
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Emily
Murdoch |
Princess
Tiger Lily |
E |
- |
E |
- |
E, E |
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The
International Agility Festival also stages equivalent competitions for dogs in Grades 3-5
called the
Novice Cup and for Grades 6-7 called the British Open.
The finals for these competitions are held
at DFS Crufts in March.
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