Judge: R Hollis Self
GENERAL COMMENTS
What a privilege to judge the top show in our calendar, thank you Mick for the invitation, and for the very nice judge’s memento. It was a lovely experience altogether. Thanks to Mick and Sarah for their secretary duties, Andy Leach for his impeccable stewarding, and all the exhibitors for letting me see their stock close up. It was good to judge alongside my fellow-judges Stuart and Bob. Between us we have a lot of experience to draw on!
My section contained a lot of high quality mice, some of the classes being really challenging to put in order. Congratulations to Andy on BIS with an outstanding young Cream—in the Grand Challenge, all three of us went for that without hesitation. Also noteworthy were Stephan’s Blacks, really fit shiny mice with never a white hair among them and proper round tails; and I particularly liked the one Chocolate, beautiful colour but a complete set of white toes on the hind feet, not one to breed with. Less impressive were the square tails on the vast majority of the Whites. They need a bit of work.
Selfs
PE WHITE Ad – 8
1st J Kew D Nice mouse, level with good under
2nd S Goss D Another nice doe, moult round head
3rd A Leach B Best colour in class but thin patch under and needs better tail
PE WHITE u/8 – 12
1st S Goss D Wins on colour, nice enough but lacks substance
2nd L Booth B Chunky mouse, nice all round, not as white as winner
3rd A Leach D Another nice mouse, up to age I felt
CREAMAd–9
A good class.
1st J Kew B All round good big mouse, lovely colour
2nd A Leach B Lovely coat and colour, doey head for a buck
3rd A Leach D Paler colour, thin under between hind legs
CREAM u/8 – 8
1st A Leach B Top quality Cream, lovely head, coat and colour, hard tofault. BIS
2nd A Leach B Another of the same stamp, very close to winner
3rd L Russell B Nice colour, good under, thin tail spoils
BLACK Ad – 4
1st S MÓ§nninghoff D Sparkling with condition and solid black all round, no white or tan hairs at all. BOA in Show 2nd S MÓ§nninghoff D Fit and deep clack, under not quite as dense
3rd L Birchall D Good colour, not quite the condition
BLACK u/8 – 5
1st S MÓ§nninghoff D Very young, excellent top but under not quite there 2nd S MÓ§nninghoff D Very like winner, another good one
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff D Good top and feet, under still to come
CHAM/FAWN Ad – 4
1st J Mullan Fawn D Good top colour and level, good eye, lighter under
2nd J Mullan Fawn D Nice top colour, strange light nose
3rd L Walker Fawn B Nice top, light under, mean head
CHAM/FAWN u/8 – 2
1st S Goss Ch B Fair mouse, too dark, good under, lacks type
2nd S Goss Ch B Very similar but in two coats across back
BLUE Ad – 2
1st L Walker D Dark colour but level, weedy mouse
2nd S Grimwood B Good colour,rough coat and white toe
BLUE u/8 – 1
1st S Grimwood B Good colour, nice little mouse but some light hairs at vent AOC SELF Ad – 7
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Red D Best top colour, decent mouse
2nd S Goss Sil D Good colour and level but light nose and tail root spoil
AOC SELF u/8 – 5
1st L Walker Red D Bright colour, level, but too light, dark ears
2nd S Grimwood Red B Poor top and light under
3rd S Grimwood Red B More of a Sable really
SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 34
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Black
2nd J Kew Cream
3rd J Kew PEW
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SELF CHALLENGE u/8 34
1st A Leach Cream
2nd A Leach Cream
3rd S Goss PEW
Judge: S Smith Satins & AOVs
GENERAL COMMENTS
I thought I would enjoy judging Doncaster, having not done so for many years due to me running the show.
However, although I enjoyed judging the early classes, I found the later classes very tiring and the lighting was the worst I have ever experienced. Therefore I have decided to hang up my judging coat and not judge again. Hooray! I can hear many of you say.
The Cream of Andy Leach’s was a worthy BIS winner. I hope most of you had a good day and hope to see you throughout the year. Thank you to Mick for the 100th Bradford Show memento, a very nice thought.
Satin
IVORY SATIN Ad – 4
1st S Goss D Good light colour and type
2nd S Goss D Fails colour to winner 3rdJKewD As2nd
IVORY SATIN u/8 – 2
1st S Goss D Good colour and belly, good long tail
2nd M Davis D Thin belly and flanky
AOC PE SELF SATIN Ad – 4
1st S Goss Ch D Good type and size, shade dark
2nd S Goss Ch D Lacks tail root, again shade dark
3rd L Russell Sil B Lacks condition
AOC PE SELF SATIN u/8 – 2
1st L Russell Dove B Fair all round 2nd L Booth Fawn B Too pale
BE SELF SATIN Ad – 4
1st L Walker Cr B Good colour, condition and type
2nd J Kew Cr B Let down by condition on the day
3rd L Walker Cr D Lacks type
BE SELF SATIN u/8 – 2
1st A Leach Cr D Very good colour, good head and eyes
2nd S Goss Cr D Lacks sleekness and type
AOV SATIN Ad – 4
1st H van Raaij Sil Ag D Good condition, poor head, level colour
2nd L Booth Spl D Attractive mouse 3rd M Davis Sia B Lacks shading
AOV SATIN u/8 – 1
1st L Russell Spl D Fair all round
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SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 16
1st L Walker Cream
2nd S Goss Cham
3rd S Goss Ivory
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SATIN CHALLENGE u/8 – 9
1st A Leach Cream
2nd S Goss Ivory
3rd S Goss Ivory
AOV
GOLD AG/CINN Ad – 6
1st J Webster Ag D Good colour and ticking, light toes
2nd J Webster Ag D Too dark top, lacks ticking, good belly
3rd J Webster Cinn D Very dark, no ticking
GOLD AG/CINN u/8 – 5
1st A Leach Cinn D Shade dark, lacks ticking
2nd A Leach Cinn D Shade dark, lacks ticking
3rd A Leach Cinn D Shade dark, lacks ticking
CHIN/FOX Ad – 2
1st J Kew Blk Fox D Good belly, fair ticking
2nd J Kew Blk Fox D Fails belly to winner
CHIN/FOX u/8 – 4
1st S Grimwood Blk Fox B Lacks belly colour, fair ticking
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3rd O.D.
ARGENTE Ad – 6
1st L Walker B Best colour in class, could be bigger
2nd A Leach D Shade dark, level colour
3rd H van Raaij D Good size and type, too dark
ARGENTE u/8 13
1st L Russell B Good colour and condition, good all round mouse
2nd A Leach D Again level colour, lacks ticking
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SP SIAMESE Ad – 3
All three lack body shading, winner best points
1st H van Raaij Best points
2nd H van Raaij Lacks points
3rd H van Raaij Long-coated, lacks colour
SP SIAMESE u/8 1
1st J Davis Lacks shading, needs more time to develop
BP SIAMESE Ad – 3
1st H van Raaij No shading, dark feet but black, not blue
2nd H van Raaij Again no shading, pale body colour
3rd J Bennett Lacks condition
BP SIAMESE u/8 – 1
1st J Bennett Could be better on feet
AOV Ad – 5
1st J Webster Sable Good colour and shading, good condition
2nd H van Raaij Sil Ag Good size and type, lacks colour
3rd L Birchall Sil Ag As 2nd
AOV u/8 – 4
Sorry, lost my notes for this class. 1st L Birchall
2nd L Birchall
3rd J Webster
AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 26
1st L Walker Argente
2nd J Webster Agouti
3rd J Webster Sable
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AOV CHALLENGE u/8 – 23
1st L Russell Argente
2nd A Leach Agouti
3rd A Leach Argente
Judge: B Chappell Tans & Marked
GENERAL COMMENTS
Thank you to Mick for inviting me to judge at Doncaster again, and also for the memento, made extra special being the 100th Bradford Show.
There were some nice mice in my sections but some of the Black Tans were very wild. The Best Tan was a very smart u8 Choc of Phil’s. I would like to see this when it’s an adult. Best Marked was a very nice u8 Broken of Stephen’s. The mice that were best in their sections were also real quality.
A pleasure to judge with Ruth and Stuart and thank you to John for stewarding, and congratulations to Andrew on going BIS with a lovely u8 Cream.
Tans
BLACK TAN Ad – 14
1st P Hall B Best all round for top colour and tan, good feet, wins a good class
2nd S Grimwood B Close to winner but not quite as good on tan
3rd S Grimwood B Another nice mouse, not quite as good tan
BLACK TAN u/8 – 6
1st P Hall B Best top, under and feet in class
2nd P Hall B Very similar, not quite as good tan
3rd P Hall B Very close to 2nd, tan to come
CHOC TAN Ad – 4
1st P Hall B Nice top and tan, good feet, BOA Tan
2nd R Walker D Good top colour, not as good tan
3rd S Grimwood B Another with good top but not as good tan or feet
CHOC TAN u/8 – 3
1st P Hall B Very nice mouse, good top colour and tan, good demarcation and feet, Best Tan
2nd S Grimwood B Close to 1st but not the tan
3rd P Hall B Similar to 2nd
DOVE/SILVER TAN Ad – 0
DOVE/SILVER TAN u/8 – 0
AOC TAN Ad – 1
1st J Kew Ag B Fair top and tan
AOC TAN u/8 – 3
1st J Kew Ag B Fair all round, needs time
2nd J Kew Ag B Similar to winner
3rdJ Kew Ag B Not the top or tan of first two
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TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 6
1st S Grimwood Black Tan
2nd S Grimwood Choc Tan
3rd S Grimwood Black Tan
TAN CHALLENGE u/8 – 7
1st S Grimwood Choc Tan
2nd L Walker Black Tan
3rd S Grimwood Black Tan
Marked
DUTCH Ad – 3
1st M Shutt B Nice all round, good head, saddle and stops
2nd S Maynard B Bit ragged in saddle, fair head
3rd S Maynard B Rough under
DUTCH u/8 – 4
1st L Walker B Best all round
2nd S Maynard B Nice saddle, heavy cheeks
3rd S Maynard D Similar to 2nd BROKEN Ad – 5
1st S Maynard D 6sp Nice markings but rough under
2nd S Cudbill D 5sp Good mouse, needs colour on one ear
3rd S Maynard D 5sp Nice spotting but quite gappy
BROKEN u/8 – 7
1st S Maynard D 7sp Nice mouse, clean spotting, bit heavy on one cheek
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2nd M David D 5sp Nice spotting but needs more
3rd S Grimwood D 5sp Nice spots but a bit even and needs more
AOV MARKED Ad – 5
1st H van Raaij Banded D Good big mouse, fit, good colour and nice band 2nd J Davis Tri D Quite nice, fair break -up of colours
3rd L Cullingham Tri D Not much demarcation of colours
AOV MARKED u/8 – 7
1st S Cudbill Var B Nicely coloured, good spread of colour
2nd S Cudbill Tri B Nice colour and some clear patches
3rd S Cudbill Var B Some nice work and colour but not spread enough
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MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 13
1st M Shutt Dutch
2nd H van Raaij Banded
3rd S Maynard Broken
MARKED CHALLENGE u/8 – 13
1st S Maynard Broken
2nd L Walker Dutch
3rd M Davis Broken
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