Gamblers – WAC 06 - Judge: Gert Siekmans

 

Maxi & Midi Class

·        30 seconds for Opening Sequence and 10 sec for Gamble.

 

Mini & Toy Class

·        30 seconds for Opening Sequence and 11 sec for Gamble.

 

Overview

 

• Aim is to accumulate as many points as possible in the Opening sequence and then on hearing the first horn, complete the Gamble/Closing sequence with the dog working at a distance, away from the handler.
• Handlers may not use any devices for timing, making sound and other signals etc during performance of the Opening Sequence (including outside help).
• Refusals are not judged in Opening Sequence, but they are faulted in the Closing Sequence. 
• If a dog displaces a obstacle during the Opening sequence which is part of the Gamble/Closing sequence, then the handler has lost the opportunity to achieve the Gamble bonus.
• The second horn will only sound to signify time is up and no bonus can be achieved if the dog does not make it to the last Hurdle ((No4) within time.  If the second horn did not sound before the dog jumped the last No4 Hurdle, then it signifies the dog is in time, and if no Fault/error made within the Gamble/Closing sequence, the bonus should be achieved.

·        Gamble bonus of double points achieved in the Opening sequence will be awarded for a successful Gamble/Closing Sequence, within time allotted and without Fault.

·        The winner is the dog with the highest accumulation of points (including any bonus).

 

Opening Sequence

 

• Timing starts when the dog crosses the first Hurdle.  One point for first/start obstacle (if bar is not knocked).
• Obstacle Values:
  • Hurdles, Long Jump & Wall Jump = 1 point
  • Tunnels & Tyre = 2 points
  • Weave Poles = 3 points
  • A-frame, Dog-walk & See-Saw = 3 points
• Will only earn points for doing each obstacle successfully twice.
• No penalty for doing obstacle more than twice other than time wasted.

·        Hurdles/Obstacles displaced (including bar down) during Opening Sequence will remain so until end of round.

·        Judge will say “No” for an unsuccessful attempt of Contact obstacle or Weave Poles.

·        Judge will announce points achieved for each successful obstacle.

·        Contact obstacles and the Weave Poles may be done back to back if unsuccessful first attempt.

 

·        Points will not be awarded for successful back to back performance of the same Contact obstacle or Weave Poles. 

·        Points will not be awarded for successful back to back performance of 1 and 2 point obstacles.

·        Points will be awarded for the successful performance of a Contact obstacle or the Weave Poles if the previous obstacle was a Contact obstacle or the Weaver Poles.  Ie, you can go Dog-walk then Weave Poles or A-frame then Weaver Poles, etc.

·        No more points will be awarded after the first horn and the handler is to direct the dog to the start of the Gamble/Closing sequence. 

·       If a dog is on a obstacle when the first horn sounds, points are awarded if it is certain that no fault can occur while completing it (for example, dog is already on the second contact zone).

·        Gamble bonus will be lost if handler loiters during the Opening Sequence.

·        Gamble bonus will be lost if dog performs any 2 or more Gamble obstacles one after the other (including same obstacle back to back) in either the forward or reverse direction during the Opening Sequence (a dog may perform a single Gamble obstacle followed by a non-Gamble obstacle and then re-attempt the same or another Gamble obstacle).

·        Gamble bonus will be lost if dog performs obstacles repeatedly without accumulating points in the Opening Sequence for the purpose of waiting for the horn and the start of the Gamble.

 

Closing Sequence/Gamble

 

·        There must be no Fault (including Refusals) and only one attempt during the Gamble (Closing sequence) to achieve the bonus.

• Wrong Course during the Gamble will loose the chance to receive the bonus.

·       Gamble bonus will be lost if handler steps on or over the containment line while attempting the Gamble.  Hands and arms over the line is acceptable.