Judge: Ruth Hollis Marked, AOVs
General Comments
Another Annual! Great to judge at this show, in Sheffield’s excellent light, alongside my friend Phil. We had no disagreements in the Challenges; congratulations to Andy Leach on BIS with a lovely Cinnamon, Sarah Cudbill BOA with a Longhair which had truly spectacular long hair, and to all the other winners. Thanks too to Andy my top class steward, Stephan for running the show, and all exhibitors for making it all possible.nStock was mixed, too many unfit mice which in some cases were better than the mouse which beat them, but condition is the biggest factor in close decisions. The Tricolours seem to have taken a backward step as most of those today were Splashed mice which some white on. Keep the standards in view when breeding—it’s not just a case of putting two mice together and hoping!n
Marked
Dutch Ad – 5
1st M Shutt D Choc Good markings all round, portly but fit
2nd S Maynard B Blue Good head, high saddle, ragged edges though
3rd S Maynard B Cinn Similar to 2nd plus crooked blaze
Dutch U8 – 9
1st S Maynard D Blue Good saddle, full left cheek and small zip under
2nd M Shutt D Blk Heavy right cheek, uneven stops, wonky blaze
3rd M Shutt D Choc Good undercut, heavy cheeks, uneven stops
Broken Marked Ad – 5
1st S Cudbill D Blk 5sp Small spots, sparse but well distributed, fit
2nd S Maynard B Blk 7sp plus a tiny spot under, nice spots, colour on both ears
3rd S Maynard D Blk 8sp? Ragged spots mostly along centre line
Broken Marked U8 – 5
1st S Maynard D Blk 8sp Ears and rear end even, in between nice
2nd S Maynard D Blk 5sp Good head markings, remaining spots all in a line, hard to handle
3rd L Russell B Arg 8sp Same side nose and ear spots, spots at both ends only, none in the middle
AOV Marked Ad – 3
1st S Cudbill Tricolour D Tri Too many colours (4), not enough white, but some nice solid patches
2nd R Walker Tricolour D Tri Hardly any solid colour at all
3rd L Walker Tricolour B Tri As 2nd, but too much white
AOV Marked U8 – 6
1st S Cudbill Variegated B Var Lovely clean mouse, a bit clumped back and front ends but very sharp splashing between
2nd S Cudbill Variegated B Var Similar to winner, more splashes but less clear cut
3rd S Cudbill Even Marked D Arg Even Head is broken marked, fit mouse
MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 13
1st M Shutt Dutch
2nd S Cudbill Broken Marked
3rd S Maynard Dutch
MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 20
1st S Cudbill Variegated
2nd S Maynard Dutch
3rd S Cudbill Variegated
AOVs
Agouti/Cinn Ad – 4
1st A Leach Cinnamon B Cinn Rich bright colour, nice size and type, a good mouse all round, BIS
2nd J Mullan Agouti D Ag Good colour, not as level and marks on side
3rd J Mullan Agouti D Ag Very level colour, marks on back and light toe nails
Agouti/Cinn U8 – 6
1st J Mullan Agouti D Ag Good top, gingery under with pronounced teat spots
2nd A Leach Cinnamon D Cinn Gingery under, teat spots, lively mouse
3rd J Mullan Agouti D Ag Too light, under lighter
Chin/Fox Ad – 6
A nice class to judge
1st S Grimwood Black Fox D Blk Fox Good top colour, nice under with slight line, lacks ticking
2nd J Kew Black Fox B Blk Fox Moulty top, under well furred and level but cream
3rd J Kew Chinchilla B Chin Nice mouse, brownish top and creamy under held it back
Chin/Fox U8 – 6
1st S Grimwood Black Fox D Blk Fox Good top, fair under, ticking may come
2nd J Mullan Black Fox B Fox Good ticking, top and under OK but not black and white enough
3rd J Kew Chinchilla B Chin Very young, not level top, but promising
SP / BP Siamese Ad – 2
1st J Mullan SP Siamese B BP Nice points, patchy top and no shading
2nd J Mullan BP Siamese B BP Very similar but colour less cold
SP / BP Siamese U8 – 2
1st J Mullan SP Siamese D SP Fair points, patchy and lacks shading
2nd J Mullan SP Siamese D SP As 1st but light feet, not a good mouse
Argente Ad – 10
1st A Leach B Good all round, moulty head and whitish feet
2nd L Russell D Good again, just a bit light, needs better tail
3rd J Mullan B A good mouse spoilt by much moult
Argente U8 – 8
A lot of thin tails in this class
1st L Russell D Nice colour, light shoulders mar but may improve
2nd L Russell B Fair top, light under
3rd L Russell D Very young, may improve with age
AOV Ad – 3
1st L Walker Roan D Roan Generally nice sharp ticking but dark marks in random places
2nd L Walker Roan D Roan Lighter generally, patchy top over shoulders
3rd L Walker Splashed B Splsh Good top splashing, solid patches under and a white foot
AOV U8 – 5
1st S Cudbill Longhaired B PEW LH Outstanding coat on a small mouse, very attractive
2nd S Cudbill Brindle D Fawn Br Very even brindling top and under, not great type
3rd L Walker Silver Agouti D Sil Ag Nice top, under very much lighter
AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 25
1st A Leach Cinnamon
2nd A Leach Argente
3rd S Grimwood Black Fox
AOV CHALLENGE U8 – 27
1st S Cudbill Longhaired
2nd L Russell Argente
3rd S Cudbill Brindle
Judge: Phil Hall Selfs, Tans, Satins
General Comments
Thanks for the invite, always good to judge with Ruth. Best in Show a good Cinnamon from Andrew, Best Opposite Age a lovely Longhair from Sarah, great coat. Best Self a grand White from Steve and Best Tan a good Choc from Simon. Thanks to my steward Robert.
Selfs
White (pink eye) Ad – 6
1st S Goss D Good colour and size, wins Mendel Gold Cup
2nd S Goss D Chip ear, thin under
3rd S Goss D Behind on type and under
White (pink eye) U8 – 5
1st L Russell D Wins colour and finish
2nd S Goss B Chip ear, line under
3rd L Russell B Good colour, lost on size
Cream Ad – 4
1st A Leach D Fair, wins on finish
2nd A Leach D Moulty head, fair colour
Cream U8 – 4
1st A Leach D Moulty, line under
2nd L Russell B Chip in ear
3rd L Walker B Moulty back, thin under
Black Ad – 7
1st S Mönninghoff D Wins colour and vent
2nd A Leach B Good size, tan on vent
3rd A Leach D Nice colour, bit small
Black U8 – 12
1st S Mönninghoff D Wins class on colour and under
2nd S Mönninghoff D Little thin on back legs
3rd S Mönninghoff D Moulty head
Red/Fawn Ad – 7
1st J Mullan Red D Lovely colour and finish
2nd A Leach Red B Good colour, small ears
3rd A Leach Fawn D Good colour, again small ears
Red/Fawn U8 – 4
1st J Mullan Fawn D Light in colour
2nd J Mullan Fawn D Small in type
Blue Ad – 3
1st S Cudbill B Wins colour and finish
2nd A Booth B Lost on moult
3rd L Walker B Tan vent, moulty neck
Blue U8 – 2
1st A Booth D Wins on colour and finish
2nd L Walker D Tan vent, moulty
AOC Self Ad – 1
1st S Goss Champagne D Good type, fair top, light under
AOC Self U8 – 2
1st L Walker Champagne B Level top, fails under
SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 28
1st S Goss White (pink eye)
2nd J Mullan Red
3rd S Mönninghoff Black
SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 29
1st S Mönninghoff Black
2nd S Mönninghoff Black
3rd L Russell White (pink eye)
Tans
Black Tan Ad – 3
1st S Grimwood B Good top and tan, watch guard hairs
2nd S Grimwood B Good top and tan, more guard hairs
3rd R Walker B Behind on tan
Black Tan U8 – 2
1st S Grimwood D Good top, tan coming
2nd S Grimwood D Good top, lost on tan
Chocolate Tan Ad – 4
1st S Grimwood B Good top and tan, Best Tan
2nd S Grimwood B Good top, not tan of winner
3rd S Grimwood B Good top, again on tan
Chocolate Tan U8 – 0
Cham / Silver Tan Ad – 1
1st R Walker Champagne Tan B Good top, tan to finish
Cham / Silver Tan U8 – 3
1st R Walker Champagne Tan B Wins colour and tan
2nd L Walker Champagne Tan B Not top of winner
AOC Tan Ad – 1
1st S Grimwood Blue Tan B Good top, level tan
AOC Tan U8 – 5
1st S Cudbill Silver Grey Tan B Good level top, tan coming
2nd S Grimwood Blue Tan B Good top, level tan
3rd S Grimwood Blue Tan D Just on tan
TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 9
1st S Grimwood Chocolate Tan
2nd S Grimwood Chocolate Tan
3rd S Grimwood Black Tan
TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 10
1st S Cudbill Silver Grey Tan
2nd S Grimwood Black Tan
3rd R Walker Champagne Tan
Satins
Ivory Satin Ad – 2
1st S Goss D Nice type and colour
2nd J Kew D Good mouse, mark on neck
Ivory Satin U8 – 3
1st S Goss D Wins class on type and finish
2nd S Goss B Some moult on back
3rd L Russell D Needs time
AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 3
1st J Mullan Fawn Satin B Wins colour and finish
2nd L Booth Dove Satin D Fair colour, bit small
AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 2
1st R Walker Silver Satin B Fair type and colour
BE Self Satin Ad – 2
1st J Mullan Red Satin B Fair colour, moulty back
BE Self Satin U8 – 4
1st L Walker Cream Satin B Good colour and eyes
2nd L Walker Not colour of winner
3rd J Davis Red Satin Light in colour
AOV Satin Ad – 1
AOV Satin U8 – 1
1st L Walker D Needs better colour
SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 8
1st S Goss Ivory Satin
2nd J Mullan Fawn Satin
3rd J Kew Ivory Satin
SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 10
1st S Goss Ivory Satin
2nd S Goss Ivory Satin
3rd L Walker Cream Satin
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