All of the Club's Working Tests are for Retrievers (Any Variety) and are run under The Kennel Club's J Regs to include withdrawing from a test.  All enquiries to Sue Booker, Working Test Secretary, at sue.gwgc@gmail.com or 07887 746890.

Entry fee (all tests)

Members £10

Non-members £15

Late Entries (if available, please contact the Working Test Secretary) £15

All entry fees MUST be paid before the closing date for entries and you will not be included in the draw if you have not paid by the closing date for entries.  No exceptions other than for Late Entries (if available) and no refunds after closing dates.  Entries are preferred via Field Trial Management System (FTMS) but if you cannot access FTMS and need to send a postal entry, please click on the button below for a Working Test entry form:

IMPORTANT: Maximum 2 dogs per handler per day.  Please bring a helper with you to hold one dog while competing with the other. Please do not assume that a steward or a fellow competitor will be able to do this for you.

When the club runs more than one class of Working Test on a given date, any one dog may only run in ONE class on that day.  For example, the same dog may NOT run in both the Novice Test and Intermediate Test on 13th June 2026.  However, a handler may run a different dog in each of these classes on the same day, subject to the overall maximum of 2 dogs per handler per day.

2026 Working Test schedule

Novice Dog/Novice Handler, Special Puppy and Veteran Working Tests

Date:           Saturday, 21st March 2026 with closing date for entries Saturday, 14th March 2026

Start Time:  09:00

Venue:        Deerbridge, Elstead by kind permission of John & Liz Barnes

Judges:      Kim Jinks (A3430), Liz Barnes (NP2551), Karen Handley (NP4084) and Gill Sweeting (NP)

Trophies:    Novice Dog/Novice Handler - The Foxhanger Mascot Trophy

                   Special Puppy - 1st The Copsey Bracken Salver, 2nd The Rayleas Trophy and Highest placed puppy under 18 months - 

                   The Roderick Award

                   Veteran - The Thamis Trophy

Eligibility:    Novice Dog/Novice Handler - confined to dog and handler who have not gained any award in a Field Trial or classified  

                   test or won a Novice Dog/Novice Handler test

                   Special Puppy - any dog less than 2 years old on the day of the test

                   Veteran - any dog 8 years old or over on the day of the test

Novice and Intermediate Working Tests

Date:           Saturday, 13th June 2026 with closing date for entries Saturday, 6th June 2026

Start Time:  09:00

Venue:        Knaphill Manor, Chobham by kind permission of Mr Tom Slocock

Judges:       Martin Bagg (B3233), Alan Buckland (B3426), Peter Castleman (B1846), Joy Venturi Rose (B1930) and Kirsty Harris (NP)

Trophies:     Novice - 1st The Entonlee Trophy and 2nd The Hoopwick Trophy

                    Intermediate - The Gunners Challenge Cup

Eligibility:     Novice - confined to dogs which have not gained an award or certificate of merit at a Field Trial, been placed 1st, 2nd or 

                    3rd in an Open Working Test or 1st in a Novice Working Test held in accordance with Kennel Club regulations

                    Intermediate - any dog which has not gained an award or certificate of merit at a Field Trial, been placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in

                    an Open Working Test or 1st in an Intermediate Working Test

Open Working Test

Date:           Sunday, 19th July 2026 with closing date for entries Saturday, 11th July 2026

Start Time:   09:00

Venue:         Windsor Great Park, by gracious invitation of His Majesty the King and The Crown Commissioners

Judges:        Colin Pelham (A2681), Barry Taylor (A1633), Liz Taylor (A3536), Patti Money-Coutts (NP4069) and Lisa Murrell (NP3990)

Trophies:     1st The Challenge Cup and 2nd The Rollin Shield

Eligibility:     Open to all