IRISH RETRIEVER CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 2006
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JUDGES MR J MCGIVERN MR W BERRY MR F MCGUIRK MR M CORR

DAMIAN NEWMAN AND HIS BLACK LABRADOR DOG INTFTCH MYRETON DIABLO HAVE FIRMLY SECURED THEIR POSITION IN THE IRISH RETRIEVER CHAMPIONSHIPS HISTORY BOOKS AS BEING ONE OF ONLY THREE DOGS TO WIN THE IRISH RETRIEVER CHAMPIONSHIP TWICE.

THE OTHER TWO WORTHY RECIPIENTS IN DAYS GONE BY WERE JIM BARR'S
FTCH WILDSHOT DAN AND AIDAN DALY'S FTCH JASMIN STAR.

DAMIAN AND DIABLO HAVE HAD A RECORD YEAR ALSO WINNING 2 TWO DAY OPEN QUALIFYING STAKES, MAKING DIABLO (GLEN) AN INTERNATIONAL FIELD TRIAL CHAMPION. NOT BAD FOR A DOG WHO CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE IRISH FIELD TRIAL SCENE AT A SPRITELY
8 1/2 YRS OLD.

THE RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS:

1ST DAMIAN NEWMAN INTFTCH MYRETON DIABLO OF GLENLOCH (LAB D)
2ND GARY HANNA RYBRAE HIGHLANDER (LAB D)
3RD JOHN WILSON SILVER FOX LASS (LAB B)
4TH GARY WILSON SNOWHILL REILY (LAB D)

COM MR MJ WRIGHT FTCH MARCUS MAYBE OF WADESMILL (GOLDEN RETRIEVER D)