Sheffield (Spring Cup Show)

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General Comments

A really enjoyable show and a genuine pleasure to judge alongside [log in to see names]. Thank you to [log in to see names] for organising the day, the chef for the tasty curry lunch, and [log in to see names] 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. [log in to see names] and I regularly found ourselves playing “find the mouse”!

Selfs

White (pink eye) Ad – 6

1st [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] B Good type and better colour, but a bit rough under spoilt
3rd [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] B My notes say average, thin under. Needs to develop.
2nd [log in to see names] D Another average, line under and small head.
3rd [log in to see names] Lacks type.

Cream Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] B A good mouse. Pleasing type, with a thick under and great tail and tail set.
2nd [log in to see names] B Colour and condition both fair, loses on type.

Cream U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] D Patchy colour, thin under, lacks type.

Black Ad – 6

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

Black U8 – 6

1st [log in to see names] D A very promising youngster, needs time to flourish.
2nd [log in to see names] B A big typy mouse that appeared up to age.
3rd [log in to see names] D Another promising mouse with good solid colour all round.

Red/Fawn Ad – 1

1st [log in to see names] Fawn B A bit too dark, lacks type and fails ears.

Red/Fawn U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] Red D A little too light in colour, especially feet. Fair under, good type.
2nd [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] B Colour is good. One white toenail. A small mouse for an adult.

Blue U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Decent colour and good under. Bigger than the adult. Wrong mice in Maxeys, perhaps?
2nd [log in to see names] Sex not noted, sorry. Good type and colour. Spoilt by tan vent and a white toenail.
3rd [log in to see names] D A small mouse that lacks type. Thin tail and tan vent.

AOC Self Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] 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

SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 16

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

Satins

Ivory Satin Ad – 5

Five in class. All bucks.
1st [log in to see names] B A big mouse, good all round.
2nd [log in to see names] B Another good one. Little between.
3rd [log in to see names] B And another. Three good mice that could easily change places on another day.

Ivory Satin U8 – 5

1st [log in to see names] B Good colour and satinisation, nice under too. Easy winner of this class.
2nd [log in to see names] D A good mouse but coat a little rough and possibly moulting.
3rd [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] B Too light under and needs better type.

BE Self Satin Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Cream Satin B A satisfyingly good mouse to hold. Solid colour and satinisation with good type. Possibly just a tad fat. Best satin.
2nd [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] Agouti Satin D Top a little patchy. Spoilt by light feet and light rings around eyes.

AOV Satin U8 – 1

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

SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 8

1st [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
2nd [log in to see names] Ivory Satin
3rd [log in to see names] AOC PE Self Satin

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General Comments

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

Tans

Black Tan Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] B Good type,nice round tail, rich tan with good demarcation + cracking condition
2nd [log in to see names] B Similar to 1st just looses on type
Good all round condition
3rd [log in to see names] B Light guard hairs round vent nice top tan to come with age

Black Tan U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Lovely deep tan,thick round tail and overall good condition
2nd [log in to see names] B Nice young buck,tan not as rich to come with age
3rd [log in to see names] B Very young mouse, tan poor needs work

Chocolate Tan Ad – 1

1st [log in to see names] B Big typy mouse, more of a “milky” top needs to be of bournville chocolate

Chocolate Tan U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] D Good dark top colour , bold eyes, thin under
And throat spot

Cham / Silver Tan Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B cracking condition , beautiful pink hue on top with a rich deep tan under big typy mouse Best tan, BIS
3rd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B Cham- slightly older mouse,good all round colour just rough coated

Cham / Silver Tan U8 – 7

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

AOC Tan Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Blue Tan B Good type, top colour a dark royal blue with a good tan
Nice mouse
2nd [log in to see names] Agouti Tan B Cracking type , bold eyes , deep colour
Looses on lighter tan belly

AOC Tan U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] Agouti Tan B Nice deep red top colour with a bright tan under , excellent type
2nd [log in to see names] Blue Tan D Slender build with light top and under

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TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 12

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan
2nd [log in to see names] Black Tan

TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 13

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan
2nd [log in to see names] Agouti Tan
3rd [log in to see names] Chocolate Tan

Marked

Dutch Ad – 8

1st [log in to see names] D Blue- good dark colour + condition
Best marked of 3, slight pull on under spoils
2nd [log in to see names] D Blue- straight saddle and under, good condition cheek marking spoils
3rd [log in to see names] B Cinn-nice mouse snag in cheek spoilt saddle quite low

Dutch U8 – 6

1st [log in to see names] B Black- good stops , clean markings all round
Nice mouse for future shows!
Cracking condition
2nd [log in to see names] D Blue- blaze slightly short, nice stops and straight saddle
3rd [log in to see names] B Black- nice all round but both cheek markings set this one back
Stops excellent

Broken Marked Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] D Red 8 spot
Nice overall placement of spots , typy mice in good condition
2nd [log in to see names] D Choc 6 spot
Fit typy mouse looses on placement
3rd [log in to see names] B Black 10 spot
Nice face marking , muddled spots on back more pied

Broken Marked U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] D Black 9 spot
Best of the 2 clumped in some areas
Needs work
2nd [log in to see names] D Black 9 spot
Even ears and splodged rump

AOV Marked Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Even Marked B
Top half of this mouse was incredible
Looses on bottom half with splodged rump
Good size and condition
2nd [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] 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 [log in to see names] Broken Marked
3rd [log in to see names] Even Marked

MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 9

2nd [log in to see names] Broken Marked

AOVs

Agouti/Cinn Ad – 6

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

Agouti/Cinn U8 – 5

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

Chin/Fox Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] Black Fox B Nice overall , good thick under and ticking
2nd [log in to see names] Blue Fox D Loved the colour , thick under just needs more ticking
3rd [log in to see names] Black Fox B Same as 2nd just looses on yellowy tinge on under

Chin/Fox U8 – 8

1st [log in to see names] Black Fox B Good thick under,ticking best of 3
Excellent mouse
2nd [log in to see names] Black Fox D Looses on overall finish
Good ticking under could be thicker
3rd [log in to see names] Chinchilla B Nice mouse needs time and conditioning
Dull under

SP / BP Siamese Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] BP Siamese B Good evenn shading , nice type and good ear set
Under + tail thick
2nd [log in to see names] BP Siamese D Not as good shading, moult spoilts type is good
3rd [log in to see names] BP Siamese B Chip in ear spoils, shading good, nice dark blue points

SP / BP Siamese U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] B Nice condition and shading just needs darker points

Argente Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] D Best of 2 , Moult all round , could be Typier
Colour okay but no silvering
2nd [log in to see names] B Very moulty , poor type and colour
No silvering

Argente U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] D Silvering good,colour could be more richer
Under colour light
Moult
2nd [log in to see names] B Muddy under colour, overall light
Silvering better

AOV Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] Pearl B Delicate colour , ice white under
Very good type and condition
2nd [log in to see names] Pearl B Good all round similar to 1st looses on small amount of moult
3rd [log in to see names] D Minimal splashing , under needs to have more markings condition good

AOV U8 – 5

1st [log in to see names] Pearl B Lovely light colour , under bright white ,ticking good excellent specimen
2nd [log in to see names] Roan B Good evening roaning on top , lighter under spoils , could be typer
3rd [log in to see names] Pearl B Thin build all round , colour okay could be lighter

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AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 20

3rd [log in to see names] Black Fox

AOV CHALLENGE U8 – 22

1st [log in to see names] Black Fox

Grand Challenge

GRAND CHALLENGE Ad – 73

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan
3rd [log in to see names] Black Tan

GRAND CHALLENGE U8 – 68

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

Junior

Junior AA – 5

1st [log in to see names]. A good attempt, bit heavily blotched in places. Decent type. Easy winner.
2nd [log in to see names] Pink-eyed white. Colour ok, but lacks type.
3rd [log in to see names] Sex not noted. Champagne tan. Still young, tan needs to develop more.
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