Halifax Agricultural Show

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Phil Hall

General Comments

Many thanks to Steph for running the show. There was a good entry, with some nice mice on show. Thanks to Luke and Des for stewarding and it was a pleasure to judge with Lewis. Congratulations to all winners.

Tans

Black Tan Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] B Chip on ear. Fair tan
2nd [log in to see names] D Not top or tan of winner

Black Tan U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] D Good top. Level tan

Chocolate Tan Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] B Wins on top and tan
2nd [log in to see names] B Fails white hairs on back

Chocolate Tan U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] D Wins on top and tan and finish
2nd [log in to see names] D Behind on tan to winner

Cham/Silver Tan Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] Silver Tan B Lovely top and type, fair tan. BOA Tan.
2nd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B Good top, not tan of winner
3rd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B A bit rough-coated, down to heat

Cham/Silver Tan U8 – 4

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B Good level top and tan
2nd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan D Good top and tan, but tan spreading behind the ears
3rd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan D Fair mouse, needs time

AOC Tan Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] Dove Tan B Lovely top colour and level tan
2nd [log in to see names] Blue Tan B Piece out of ear and white hairs in back
3rd [log in to see names] Dove Tan B Nice top colour. Not tan of winner

AOC Tan U8 – 6

1st [log in to see names] Blue Tan D Very nice mouse for top colour and tan. Best tan
2nd [log in to see names] Blue Tan D Good top colour, behind on tan
3rd [log in to see names] Dove Tan B Good top. Level tan

TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 13

1st [log in to see names] Silver Tan
3rd [log in to see names] Chocolate Tan

TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 13

2nd [log in to see names] Black Tan
3rd [log in to see names] Chocolate Tan

Selfs

White (pink eye) Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] B Good type and condition.
2nd [log in to see names] D Nice mouse, but had head moult
3rd [log in to see names] B Good colour. Not type of 1st and 2nd

White (pink eye) U8 – 9

1st [log in to see names] D Very fair. Wins class on type and finish
2nd [log in to see names] D Nice type and colour. Behind on head
3rd [log in to see names] D Fair mouse but had chip in ear and head moult

Cream Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] B Good colour. Big mouse, bit short faced
2nd [log in to see names] B Good type mouse, but moulty
3rd [log in to see names] B Good mouse, but lost on very moulty head

Cream U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Wins class on type and colour
2nd [log in to see names] B Very young, needs time
3rd [log in to see names] D Needs better type

Black Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] D Good colour with good type and feet. BOA self
2nd [log in to see names] D Lost on very light toenails
3rd [log in to see names] B Tan vent and guard hairs

Black U8 – 4

1st [log in to see names] D Nice little black. Very fit. Best self.
2nd [log in to see names] D Lost on tan vent
3rd [log in to see names] D Again tan vent. Behind on type

Red / Fawn Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Fawn D Wins class on colour
2nd [log in to see names] Fawn D Not colour of winner

Red / Fawn U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] Red D Wins class on colour and finish
2nd [log in to see names] Fawn D Nice little mouse, but had a chip in its ear

Blue Ad – 1

1st [log in to see names] D Good type, colour and finish

Blue U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Only fair for colour
2nd [log in to see names] D Very young, needs time

AOC Self Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Champagne D Wins class on type and colour
2nd [log in to see names] Champagne D Behind on type. Good colour

AOC Self U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] Champagne D Wins class on colour
2nd [log in to see names] Chocolate D Fair colour, but had tan vent

SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 17

3rd [log in to see names] White (pink eye)

SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 25

2nd [log in to see names] White (pink eye)

Lewis Russell

General Comments

-To be added-

AOVs

Agouti / Cinn Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] Cinnamon D Lovely rich colour even all round, no moult. Good mouse
2nd [log in to see names] Cinnamon B Good all round. Wet mark, guessing from cucumber. Nice mouse
3rd [log in to see names] Cinnamon D Older doe, slightly out of her prime. Good condition

Agouti / Cinn U8 – 7

1st [log in to see names] Cinnamon D Nicely typed mouse. Colour even all round. Liked a lot
2nd [log in to see names] Cinnamon B Not as bright as 1st; other than that good type
3rd [log in to see names] Cinnamon D Snipey head. Colour and type need work

Chin/Fox Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] Black Fox B Nice stocky buck, colour good and belly was bright white. Excellent mouse
2nd [log in to see names] Black Fox B Slight moult, similar comment to 1st. Under thinner
3rd [log in to see names] Black Fox B Good colour, lacked in ticking, under moulty. Great condition

Chin/Fox U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] Blue Fox D Nice type, good eye, ticking good and well conditioned
2nd [log in to see names] Black Fox B Lovely young buck, just behind 1st. One to watch for AD class

SP / BP Siamese Ad – 0

SP / BP Siamese U8 – 0

Argente Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] D Type good, colour was best of class. Needs more silvering all round. Slight moult
2nd [log in to see names] D Racey appearance, good colour; again just moult held mouse back
3rd [log in to see names] D Similar to second; under needs to be thicker

Argente U8 – 4

1st [log in to see names] D Good amount of silvering, type good. Best of 3
2nd [log in to see names] D Nice young mouse, even in colour; moult on underside, tail could be thicker
3rd [log in to see names] D Very light, moult on head, thin tail

AOV Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] Chinchilla D Very nice attempt, deserved recognition. Top coat was very nice and even with the black tips on coat. Under could be whiter
2nd [log in to see names] Roan B Ear chip. Good condition on body and even roan. Thinner tail
3rd [log in to see names] Roan D Blotch on head, good on top; under needs to be darker and filled with roaning

AOV U8 – 6

1st [log in to see names] Argente Creme D Lovely light top with a pale blue under. Belly lustrous. Type to come
2nd [log in to see names] Argente Creme D Similar to 1st; under was a bit thinner
3rd [log in to see names] Roan B Moult on head and under; good all-round colour

AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 16

2nd [log in to see names] Black Fox

AOV CHALLENGE U8 – 20

1st [log in to see names] Argente Creme

Marked

Dutch Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] B Good high saddle, under and stops good. Best of class, excellent condition
2nd [log in to see names] B Similar comments to 1st; under let it down
3rd [log in to see names] B Face markings need work, saddle high but not straight

Dutch U8 – 5

1st [log in to see names] D Nicely marked U8
2nd [log in to see names] B Cheeks slightly off, good condition
3rd [log in to see names] B Under slightly pulled; good overall, nice cheek markings

Broken Marked Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] B 7 spot, good overall size of spots and placement, condition good
2nd [log in to see names] B 5 spot, nice placement again, slightly bigger spots
3rd [log in to see names] B 9 spots, some even spots appearing and getting more pied

Broken Marked U8 – 4

1st [log in to see names] D 8 spot. Nice overall mouse, could have an opposite ear spot
2nd [log in to see names] B 9 spot, nice placement again. Just watch size of spots
3rd [log in to see names] B 7 spot had even spots but overall nice looking mouse

AOV Marked Ad – 3

AOV Marked U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] Banded D Dove colour good, unfortunately type needs attention. The band was good

MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 11

2nd [log in to see names] Broken Marked

MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 11

1st [log in to see names] Broken Marked

Satins

Ivory Satin Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] B Nice overall sheen, colour, condition and type fab
2nd [log in to see names] B Similar to first, brilliant ear set; slight moult on back held this one back

Ivory Satin U8 – 5

1st [log in to see names] D Superb looking U8 doe!!!
The condition on this mouse was second to none, the sheen was gleaming, ear set was picture perfect.
BEST SATIN/BIS
2nd [log in to see names] B Slightly behind on 1st; will be an excellent buck
3rd [log in to see names] B Overall nice looking mouse. Ear set a tad high, under nice

AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Cream Satin B Under better colour than top, condition good
2nd [log in to see names] Fawn Satin D Overall colour nice, under thin and again type needs attention

AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] Dove Satin D Good colour and size; under and tail need to be thicker. Hay poked eye

BE Self Satin Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] Cream Satin B Nicely turned out buck, colour lovely and size, condition second to none
2nd [log in to see names] Cream Satin B Same comment as 1st, just thinner under

BE Self Satin U8 – 1

AOV Satin Ad – 0

AOV Satin U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] Longhair Satin B Red – similar to a makeup puff, hair could have been longer; overall good condition
2nd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan Satin D Nice overall, head could have had more substance, under very moult

SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 8

1st [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
2nd [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
3rd [log in to see names] Cream Satin

SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 10

1st [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
2nd [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
3rd [log in to see names] Longhair Satin

Grand Challenge

GRAND CHALLENGE Ad – 65

3rd [log in to see names] Ivory Satin

GRAND CHALLENGE U8 – 79

1st [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
3rd [log in to see names] Argente Creme

Junior

Junior AA – 19

1st [log in to see names] D Cham tan
Well done, lovely mouse
2nd [log in to see names] D Blue tan
Good condition, liked the top coat. Under to be richer
3rd [log in to see names] D Splashed
Could have more splashing but good condition
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