Judge: Simon Grimwood Selfs, Aovs
General Comments
Firstly thank you to Stephan for the invitation to judge, there was a good atmosphere and it was pleasant to share the hall with some of the other small animal fancies. Thanks to my two stewards Lewis and Sophie who both did an exemplary job, I know judges always say it, but good stewarding really makes a days judging easier. I am very pleased to report that all exhibits in my sections were fit, healthy and in good condition, there were no cases of mites or illness, which was refreshing. However there seemed to be an epidemic of mice with wonky noses, and a few that had previously visited the barbers and had turned up a little sparse on whiskers, although they did have some. An epidemic is probably an over exaggeration but there were quite a few wonky faces throughout the day. It was a my pleasure to finally meet Derek and judge along side him and we didn’t have too much difficulty agreeing on top honors. Finally congratulations to Steven Goss who again turned out some beautiful mice and took the double whammy, and to everybody else that made for such an enjoyable day!
selfs
White (pink eye) Ad – 9
1st S Goss D A mouse of lovely type and substance! a good width of head with lovely ear position, and an excellent thick fleshy tail. wins class on whiteness, but under held back in challenge.
2nd S Goss D A very similar mouse to 1st place however not as white.
3rd L Russell B A very handsome buck, lovely type with a great head. Dirty make on rump spoilt presentation.
White (pink eye) U8 – 4
1st S Goss D A stunning little mouse! Lovely type and ahead on under to 2nd, no mouse is perfect and I would have like it to be a little more level underneath, but I’m nit picking. A good even colour and excellent crisp whiteness. She showed herself well! BIS
2nd S Goss B Lovely type with a good colour. slightly more substance than 1st but spoilt by moult mark on back.
3rd L Walker D Small ears, a short back with podgy belly.
Cream Ad – 0
Cream U8 – 2
sadly this was a poorly represented class.
1st L Walker D Nice bold eyes. Small ears, poor type, however the mouse was healthy and in decent condition.
2nd L Walker B Small very high set ears and an extremely boney stringy tail, just no type at all. The mouse had no sparkle or presence and its coat was dull. If there were more mice in this class it certainly wouldn’t have placed.
Black Ad – 6
This was an excellent class of six, fit, healthy and beautifully glossy blacks all of a similar depth and colour. 3rd – 6th were beaten, having thinner unders and teat spots visible, but were otherwise excellent.
1st S Mönninghoff D Best depth of colour with a beautiful thick velvety under which appeared as thick as the top coat. It absolutely glistened with condition and you could almost be forgiven for mistaking it for a satin. wrinkled ears held it back in the challenge.
2nd S Mönninghoff D a similar mouse to 1st place however a there were a couple of fault hairs on the vent visible.
3rd S Mönninghoff D A nice mouse and not far behind 1st and 2nd but didn’t have the depth of pigment on ear skin. also faint line under.
Black U8 – 6
1st L Birchall D Nice level colour and good under. excellent condition.
2nd S Mönninghoff D Everything you want to see in a black, however it had very sparse whiskers and the very tip of its tail was blunt which split 1st and 2nd, otherwise an excellent mouse.
3rd S Mönninghoff D nice on top. thinner under with faint line showing.
Red/Fawn Ad – 1
1st L Walker Red D Red – A very attractive mouse! beautiful big bold black eyes which really shone. Top colour ok, but under was 2 shades lighter. That being said the mouse was in fine condition, fit and healthy, which really goes along way!
Red/Fawn U8 – 1
1st L Walker Fawn D Fawn – decent enough type, level on top. spoilt by a little moult on back and shoulder.
Blue Ad – 3
1st S Smith B Big and typey similar in build to 2nd, had a brown cast. wins class on condition not colour.
2nd S Smith B Big and typey with best ‘medium slate’ colour. spoilt by a little patch of dry flakey skin on back otherwise the better mouse.
3rd S Smith D short in the body, white toe nails on back foot and laddery under.
Blue U8 – 2
AOC Self Ad – 2
1st L Russell Champagne D An excellent typey mouse with a good head, nice ear set and a beautiful fleshy tail. As good for type as any excellent PEW. A little dark in colour but a good effort. Behind on colour in challenge.
2nd L Russell Champagne D Best colour out of the two by far, but had a wonky nose.
AOC Self U8 – 3
1st M Davis Chocolate D A lovely deep dark chocolate colour. a very pleasing mouse, in excellent condition. beautiful sheen to coat. let down by a tan vent.
2nd L Russell Silver B Silver – decent colour. a bit short in the body with short muzzle. cropped whiskers, although present.
SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 21
1st S Mönninghoff Black D
2nd L Walker Red D
3rd L Russell Champagne D
SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 18
1st S Goss White (pink eye) D
2nd L Birchall Black D
3rd S Mönninghoff Black D
aovs
Agouti/Cinn Ad – 7
1st S Mönninghoff Agouti B Good deep fiery red and lovely golden belly. exceptionally even ticking over top and good under. had previously visited a barber but had grown back its whiskers in time for the show, if somewhat unevenly, which detracted from the over all appeal. but still a very nice mouse.
2nd L Walker Agouti D Nice even ticking but behind on colour to first.
3rd L Walker Agouti D a moulty rump and quite a few white toe nails.
Agouti/Cinn U8 – 3
1st L Walker Agouti D lovely little mouse in super condition! nice bold healthy eyes. level ticking all over. depth of colour to come, will likely make a good adult. there is a tiny fleck of red on center line without ticking, keep an eye on.
2nd L Walker Cinnamon D Another very pleasant mouse, in top condition! slightly un-even ticking concentrating over spine, but fit with super glossy coat.
3rd L Walker Agouti D wonky nose.
Chin/Fox Ad – 2
1st R Walker Black Fox B Black Fox – top colour ok, although could be blacker. a pretty decent under. its demarcation line is a little blurry in places and it needs more ticking over flanks.
2nd R Walker Black Fox B Black fox – better ticking than 1st but much behind on top colour, and under.
Chin/Fox U8 – 2
1st R Walker Black Fox B A nice mouse. good depth of black and nice ticking. again watch the demarcation line, not crisp. Very good effort.
2nd R Walker Black Fox D Black fox – top coat more sepia than black. a short stubby muzzle.
SP/BP Siamese Ad – 3
1st C Valley SP Siamese D best of the three but moulty shoulders. base colour too cold a shade. it had the best points although they need to be darker.
2nd C Valley SP Siamese D moult mark over hind quarters. Again colour too cold a shade.
3rd C Valley SP Siamese B similar in colour to 1st and 2nd, however lacks any real shading over hind quarters and had light points. A bit non descript.
SP/BP Siamese U8 – 2
1st C Valley BP Siamese B No shading over hind quarters and very light feet. a bit wishy washy. maybe it will colour up with age?
Argente Ad – 4
The class winner was genuinely a fantastic mouse and gave me much deliberation in the challenge, unfortunately it had a tiny patch of moult on neck showing blue under coat, but once I had seen it, its all my eye was drawn to.
1st L Russell B Big Strong typey mouse of great substance. I won’t lie and pretend I know what shot silk looks like but looking at this mouse it gave me a good idea. excellent even silvering throughout coat! under coat a pleasing dark blue, and best under in class. spoilt but mark on neck.
2nd L Walker D Of decent type but just not as good winner. Even colour but unfortunately lacked any silvering at all.
3rd L Russell D un-even colour with blue under coat showing through top coat.
Argente U8 – 1
AOV Ad – 6
1st L Birchall Sable B Sable – very nice graduation between colours, with lovely rich dark brown top and nice rich colour under. there was the appearance of ticking along flanks which spoil a little, and too much red had crept in between nose and eyes. fab tail.
2nd M Davis Himalayan D Him – Nice colour, could have darker feet. small eyes held back.
3rd S Smith Pearl B Pearl – Black tipping a bit un-even over back.
AOV U8 – 4
There was another wonky faced mouse in this class, obviously it didn’t place, however the exhibitor should inspect carefully, as you don’t want to pass this trait down.
1st M Davis Himalayan D Him – Nice colour. In lovely condition! white toes on both back feet.
2nd S Smith Sable D Sable – beats 3rd on top, ticking was much less prominent and reserved to the flanks only. Excellent Condition!
3rd S Smith Sable B Sable – similar to 2nd in colour but with a richer under, nice graduation. very ticked over rump, so much so if you held hand over the front half of the mouse, it could have been a poor agouti. excellent condition!
AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 22
1st S Mönninghoff Agouti D
2nd L Russell Argente D
3rd R Walker Black Fox D
AOV CHALLENGE U8 – 12
1st L Walker Agouti D
2nd L Walker Cinnamon D
3rd R Walker Black Fox D
Judge: Derek Creasey Tans, Satins, Marked
General Comments
Thanks to everyone who made the show a success. Thanks to Stephan for organising and inviting me, Simon for his excellent co-judging and Rob for his Stewardship. Lovely photos by millie. Congratulations to Steven Goss on his lovely BIS and BOA.
A note to exhibitors, don’t forget basics, whiskers on mice required and if entering the Satin Section, mouse must be a Satin.
Further comments in appropriate class later.
A note to exhibitors, don’t forget basics, whiskers on mice required and if entering the Satin Section, mouse must be a Satin.
Further comments in appropriate class later.
tans
Black Tan Ad – 2
1st R Walker B Good colour and better head
2nd R Walker D Good under
Black Tan U8 – 3
1st R Walker B Good Tan, better under
2nd R Walker D Good Tan
Chocolate Tan Ad – 7
1st M Davis B Good Tan better head
2nd L Russell D Good Tan under
3rd R Walker D Good tan
Chocolate Tan U8 – 2
1st R Walker D Better condition
2nd R Walker D Guard hairs
Cham/Silver Tan Ad – 7
1st C Valley Champagne Tan B Champagne Good top better colour
2nd R Walker Champagne Tan B Champagne good top better condition
3rd C Valley Champagne Tan B Champagne Good top
Cham/Silver Tan U8 – 3
1st C Valley Champagne Tan D Champagne better head and under.
2nd C Valley Champagne Tan D Champagne good head
3rd C Valley Champagne Tan D Pale Champagne
AOC Tan Ad – 0
AOC Tan U8 – 0
TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 16
1st M Davis Chocolate Tan D
2nd R Walker Black Tan D
3rd C Valley Champagne Tan D
TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 8
1st R Walker Chocolate Tan D
2nd C Valley Champagne Tan D
3rd C Valley Champagne Tan D
marked
Dutch Ad – 7
Exhibitors please ensure mice are calm enough to be handled 2 adults and 2 u/8s were only concerned with escape or biting. And only the fast action of my steward stopped one getting away as we tried to just put the bedding back in together.
1st S Maynard B Good head and saddle
2nd S Maynard B Good head saddle could be better
3rd C Valley B Good saddle , head could be better
Dutch U8 – 7
1st M Davis D Good head better saddle.
2nd S Maynard D Good head and saddle
3rd S Maynard B Good saddle head could be better
Broken Marked Ad – 7
Condition an issue in this class, lack of it
1st L Birchall D 7 spot best of bunch, better spot uniformity
2nd S Mönninghoff D 9 spot reasonable
3rd L Walker B 10 spot bit even in places
Broken Marked U8 – 2
Problem here was half of original class were closer to even Marked and were moved to suitable class.
1st S Maynard D 8 spot slight even in places
2nd L Walker B 7 spot, spots too large
AOV Marked Ad – 3
1st C Barber Hereford B Fawn Hereford good head , colour and under.
2nd C Barber Hereford D Pearl Hereford good head and colour
3rd L Walker Even Marked D Even marked best of two evens
AOV Marked U8 – 4
1st M Davis Hereford D Hereford good head , poor line under
2nd C Barber Hereford D Hereford uneven head
3rd S Maynard Even Marked B 8 spot even, best of two evens
MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 17
1st C Barber Hereford D
2nd S Maynard Dutch D
3rd C Barber Hereford D
MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 13
1st M Davis Dutch D
2nd S Maynard Dutch D
3rd M Davis Hereford D
satins
Ivory Satin Ad – 8
1st S Goss D Better head, coat and type
2nd S Goss B Good head, better coat
3rd S Goss B Good head
Ivory Satin U8 – 1
1st L Walker B Good head
AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 0
AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 3
1st C Barber Dove Satin B Dove better type
2nd C Barber Dove Satin B Dove
3rd C Barber Dove Satin B Dove fails condition
BE Self Satin Ad – 1
1st L Walker Cream Satin B Cream, moult marks
BE Self Satin U8 – 0
AOV Satin Ad – 2
1st L & Sable Satin B Sable , good coat
2nd A Booth Himalayan Satin B Himalayan, coat could be better
AOV Satin U8 – 4
1st L Walker Agouti Satin D Agouti, good colour.
2nd M Davis Siamese Sealpoint Satin D Siamese better body and points
3rd C Valley Siamese Sealpoint Satin B Siamese poor points
SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 11
1st S Goss Ivory Satin D
2nd S Goss Ivory Satin D
3rd L & Sable Satin D
SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 8
1st L Walker Ivory Satin D
2nd L Walker Agouti Satin D
3rd M Davis Siamese Sealpoint Satin D
Grand Challenge
GRAND CHALLENGE Ad – 87
1st S Goss Ivory Satin D
2nd S Mönninghoff Black D
3rd S Mönninghoff Agouti D
GRAND CHALLENGE U8 – 59
1st S Goss White (pink eye) D
2nd L Birchall Black D
3rd L Walker Agouti D
Junior
Junior AA – 6
1st L & B Sable best placed mouse good coat
2nd L & B Splashed not bad markings.
3rd E Barber B Chocolate tan belly could be better, not placed in class
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