Sheffield (Spring Cup Show)

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Steven Goss

General Comments

A really enjoyable show and a genuine pleasure to judge alongside Lewis. Thank you to Stephan for organising the day, the chef for the tasty curry lunch, and Rob for stewarding so diligently. In my sections there were a few stand-out mice, lots that were distinctly average, and a few that were simply too young to be in a Maxey. Two disqualifications: one for an injured eye, probably caused by the harsh straw-like bedding in the Maxey; the other was a tiny young mouse that really should have stayed at home with its mummy. On the subject of bedding, a lot of the Maxeys were stuffed with way too much bedding. Fine in winter, but really not necessary at this time of year. Rob and I regularly found ourselves playing “find the mouse”!

Selfs

White (pink eye) Ad – 6

1st G Kelly B A good typy mouse to start my day. Good under, though eyes could be a little bolder and it should be a tad whiter.
2nd S Mönninghoff B Good type and better colour, but a bit rough under spoilt
3rd S Mönninghoff D Another that ticked most boxes, but spoilt by a strange thin patch of fur near rump.

White (pink eye) U8 – 3

Not a particularly good class. I’d hoped to see some promising young whites, but sadly not today.
1st L Walker B My notes say average, thin under. Needs to develop.
2nd A Booth D Another average, line under and small head.
3rd L & O Booth Lacks type.

Cream Ad – 2

1st G Kelly B A good mouse. Pleasing type, with a thick under and great tail and tail set.
2nd L Walker B Colour and condition both fair, loses on type.

Cream U8 – 1

1st L Walker D Patchy colour, thin under, lacks type.

Black Ad – 6

Three exceptional mice in this class.
1st R Walker D Super dense colour carried under so wonderfully well. To be critical, tail set could be better. Best self.
2nd R Walker B Another with super dense colour carried under. Little between.
3rd S Mönninghoff B A big typy mouse with good top and under. Tiny nick in ear.

Black U8 – 6

1st R Walker D A very promising youngster, needs time to flourish.
2nd S Mönninghoff B A big typy mouse that appeared up to age.
3rd R Walker D Another promising mouse with good solid colour all round.

Red/Fawn Ad – 1

1st N Smith Fawn B A bit too dark, lacks type and fails ears.

Red/Fawn U8 – 2

1st R Yardley Red D A little too light in colour, especially feet. Fair under, good type.
2nd R Yardley Fawn D Slightly too dark on top, but too light on feet and toes. They need work to get the colour right.

Blue Ad – 1

1st N Smith B Colour is good. One white toenail. A small mouse for an adult.

Blue U8 – 3

1st N Smith B Decent colour and good under. Bigger than the adult. Wrong mice in Maxeys, perhaps?
2nd L & O Booth Sex not noted, sorry. Good type and colour. Spoilt by tan vent and a white toenail.
3rd A Booth D A small mouse that lacks type. Thin tail and tan vent.

AOC Self Ad – 2

1st S Mönninghoff B First lilac I’ve ever judged. A pleasing big mouse with good colour and lovely type. Awesome tail set. Let down by light feet. Got a “wow” from me, but simply unable to compete in the challenges.

AOC Self U8 – 1

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SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 18

1st R Walker Black
2nd R Walker Black
3rd G Kelly Cream

SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 16

1st R Walker Black
2nd L Walker White (pink eye)
3rd S Mönninghoff Black

Satins

Ivory Satin Ad – 5

Five in class. All bucks.
1st L Walker B A big mouse, good all round.
2nd G Kelly B Another good one. Little between.
3rd H Walford B And another. Three good mice that could easily change places on another day.

Ivory Satin U8 – 5

1st G Kelly B Good colour and satinisation, nice under too. Easy winner of this class.
2nd H Walford D A good mouse but coat a little rough and possibly moulting.
3rd J Jeeves D Sex not noted, sorry. This mouse too small and too young to compete with winner and second.

AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 0

AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 2

1st R Yardley B Too light under and needs better type.

BE Self Satin Ad – 2

1st G Kelly Cream Satin B A satisfyingly good mouse to hold. Solid colour and satinisation with good type. Possibly just a tad fat. Best satin.
2nd L Walker Cream Satin B A small adult with just a tiny hint of a kinked tail. Gave it the benefit of the doubt and it stayed on the table.

BE Self Satin U8 – 0

AOV Satin Ad – 1

1st L Walker Agouti Satin D Top a little patchy. Spoilt by light feet and light rings around eyes.

AOV Satin U8 – 1

1st L Walker D A promising youngster with good type. Had a curious white dot, like a pimple, on its throat.

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SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 8

1st G Kelly Cream Satin
2nd L Walker Ivory Satin
3rd G Kelly Ivory Satin

SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 8

1st G Kelly Ivory Satin
2nd H Walford Ivory Satin
3rd R Yardley AOC PE Self Satin

Lewis Russell

General Comments

Another excellent show!
Thankyou to Stephen for organising and Simon for help on the tail
Dave for the amazing food yet again
Thankyou to my steward (Jess) and co judge (Steve)
Winners spoke for themselves
Congratulations to Dave Gillard on BIS Again with another stunning champagne tan!! That mouse needs to be seen in the flesh
Well done to Robert Walker on BOA with a faultless black
See you all at the next one
Happy mousing !

Tans

Black Tan Ad – 4

1st R Walker B Good type,nice round tail, rich tan with good demarcation + cracking condition
2nd R Walker B Similar to 1st just looses on type
Good all round condition
3rd N Smith B Light guard hairs round vent nice top tan to come with age

Black Tan U8 – 3

1st R Walker B Lovely deep tan,thick round tail and overall good condition
2nd N Smith B Nice young buck,tan not as rich to come with age
3rd N Smith B Very young mouse, tan poor needs work

Chocolate Tan Ad – 1

1st N Smith B Big typy mouse, more of a “milky” top needs to be of bournville chocolate

Chocolate Tan U8 – 1

1st N Smith D Good dark top colour , bold eyes, thin under
And throat spot

Cham / Silver Tan Ad – 5

1st Chew Valley Champagne Tan B cracking condition , beautiful pink hue on top with a rich deep tan under big typy mouse Best tan, BIS
3rd N Smith Champagne Tan B Cham- slightly older mouse,good all round colour just rough coated

Cham / Silver Tan U8 – 7

1st Chew Valley Champagne Tan B Lovely pinky colour , good thick under for u8 all round amazing
2nd Chew Valley Champagne Tan D Nice all round type lighter than 1st , tan to come with age
3rd Chew Valley Champagne Tan D Light too colour needs to be a shade darker , nicely set ears , chewed whiskers

AOC Tan Ad – 2

1st R Walker Blue Tan B Good type, top colour a dark royal blue with a good tan
Nice mouse
2nd M Shutt Agouti Tan B Cracking type , bold eyes , deep colour
Looses on lighter tan belly

AOC Tan U8 – 2

1st M Shutt Agouti Tan B Nice deep red top colour with good ticking and a bright tan under , excellent type
2nd N Smith Blue Tan D Slender build with light top and under

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TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 12

1st Chew Valley Champagne Tan
2nd R Walker Black Tan
3rd R Walker Blue Tan

TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 13

1st Chew Valley Champagne Tan
2nd M Shutt Agouti Tan
3rd N Smith Chocolate Tan

Marked

Dutch Ad – 8

1st L Walker D Blue- good dark colour + condition
Best marked of 3, slight pull on under spoils
2nd M Shutt D Blue- straight saddle and under, good condition cheek marking spoils
3rd L Walker B Cinn-nice mouse snag in cheek spoilt saddle quite low

Dutch U8 – 6

1st M Shutt B Black- good stops , clean markings all round
Nice mouse for future shows!
Cracking condition
2nd M Shutt D Blue- blaze slightly short, nice stops and straight saddle
3rd Chew Valley B Black- nice all round but both cheek markings set this one back
Stops excellent

Broken Marked Ad – 5

1st S Mönninghoff D Red 8 spot
Nice overall placement of spots , typy mice in good condition
2nd S Mönninghoff D Choc 6 spot
Fit typy mouse looses on placement
3rd L Walker B Black 10 spot
Nice face marking , muddled spots on back more pied

Broken Marked U8 – 2

1st L Walker D Black 9 spot
Best of the 2 clumped in some areas
Needs work
2nd L Walker D Black 9 spot
Even ears and splodged rump

AOV Marked Ad – 2

1st L Walker Even Marked B
Top half of this mouse was incredible
Looses on bottom half with splodged rump
Good size and condition
2nd J Jeeves Hereford D Cinnamon- Overall colour nice
Blaze wonky needs works
Line under was good leaning more towards right
Good effort

AOV Marked U8 – 1

1st R Walker Hereford B Black-
Needed more condition
Blaze slightly wind and under straight quite large
Good effort again

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MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 15

1st S Mönninghoff Broken Marked
2nd L Walker Dutch
3rd L Walker Even Marked

MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 9

1st M Shutt Dutch
2nd L Walker Broken Marked
3rd R Walker Hereford

AOVs

Agouti/Cinn Ad – 6

1st S Mönninghoff Agouti B Lovely type,dark rich colour ,amazing feet and good ticking
Liked this mouse !
2nd S Mönninghoff Agouti B Good type, same as 1st really but shade was lighter
Good overall ticking and dark feet
3rd S Mönninghoff Agouti B Snipey head, moult but thick under and dark feet

Agouti/Cinn U8 – 5

1st S Mönninghoff Agouti D Nice all round , rich in colour, thick under , dark feet with even ticking through out
2nd S Mönninghoff Agouti B Same as 1st looses on thinner under
3rd S Mönninghoff Agouti B Nice type, slight moult on back,looses on richness in colour

Chin/Fox Ad – 3

1st N Smith Black Fox B Nice overall , good thick under and ticking
2nd S Grimwood Blue Fox D Loved the colour , thick under just needs more ticking
3rd S Grimwood Black Fox B Same as 2nd just looses on yellowy tinge on under

Chin/Fox U8 – 8

1st S Grimwood Black Fox B Good thick under,ticking best of 3
Excellent mouse
2nd S Grimwood Black Fox D Looses on overall finish
Good ticking under could be thicker
3rd N Smith Chinchilla B Nice mouse needs time and conditioning
Dull under

SP / BP Siamese Ad – 5

1st Chew Valley BP Siamese B Good evenn shading , nice type and good ear set
Under + tail thick
2nd Chew Valley BP Siamese D Not as good shading, moult spoilts type is good
3rd N Smith BP Siamese B Chip in ear spoils, shading good, nice dark blue points

SP / BP Siamese U8 – 2

1st N Smith B Nice condition and shading just needs darker points

Argente Ad – 3

1st L Walker D Best of 2 , Moult all round , could be Typier
Colour okay but no silvering
2nd N Smith B Very moulty , poor type and colour
No silvering

Argente U8 – 2

1st N Smith D Silvering good,colour could be more richer
Under colour light
Moult
2nd R Yardley B Muddy under colour, overall light
Silvering better

AOV Ad – 3

1st S Mönninghoff Pearl B Delicate colour , ice white under
Very good type and condition
2nd S Mönninghoff Pearl B Good all round similar to 1st looses on small amount of moult
3rd L & Splashed D Minimal splashing , under needs to have more markings condition good

AOV U8 – 5

1st S Mönninghoff Pearl B Lovely light colour , under bright white ,ticking good excellent specimen
2nd R Yardley Roan B Good evening roaning on top , lighter under spoils , could be typer
3rd S Mönninghoff Pearl B Thin build all round , colour okay could be lighter

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AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 20

1st S Mönninghoff Agouti
2nd S Mönninghoff Pearl
3rd N Smith Black Fox

AOV CHALLENGE U8 – 22

1st S Grimwood Black Fox
2nd S Mönninghoff Agouti
3rd S Mönninghoff Pearl

Grand Challenge

GRAND CHALLENGE Ad – 73

1st Chew Valley Champagne Tan
2nd R Walker Black
3rd R Walker Black Tan

GRAND CHALLENGE U8 – 68

1st R Walker Black
2nd S Grimwood Black Fox
3rd Chew Valley Champagne Tan

Junior

Junior AA – 5

1st L & B Splashed. A good attempt, bit heavily blotched in places. Decent type. Easy winner.
2nd L & O Booth Pink-eyed white. Colour ok, but lacks type.
3rd L & O Booth Sex not noted. Champagne tan. Still young, tan needs to develop more.