Judge: A Leach Tans, Marked, AOVs
GENERAL COMMENTS
Thank you so much to Ruth Hollis for asking me to judge alongside Sarah at the Spring Cup Show in Manchester. I really enjoyed myself on this great day. Thanks also to Simon for doing an excellent job of stewarding and for keeping the flow of mice at a good pace from start to finish. The standard of mice was exceptional, which can make judging difficult at times, but very rewarding to see. With great mice in all sections, and close conversation with my fellow judge Sarah, BIS was awarded to a lovely Champagne, bred and owned by Lewis Russell—congratulations, young man! Congratulations also to Phil Hall with a cracking Blue Tan, a mouse with a great depth of blue and a coat that could only be described as a reyt good winter jacket! Well done. Congratulations to all other winners and thank you all for contributing to a top class show.
Tans
BLACK TAN Ad – 4
1st P Hall A lovely mouse, great depth of tan and nice dark feet
2nd P Hall Again lovely, great foot colour but lacking depth of tan to winner
3rd A Briggs Slight line under spoils an otherwise nice mouse
BLACK TAN u/8 – 6
1st P Hall Top condition, rich tan under and again dark feet, nice to see
2nd A Briggs Just behind 1st on depth of top but still a lovely mouse, very fit
3rd P Hall Not the richness of tan to winners
CHOC TAN Ad – 8
1st P Hall A nice mouse with great depth of colour, nice chocolate and
very fit
2nd A Briggs Just behind winner on colour, slightly smaller with less type
3rd A Briggs Line under spoils
CHOC TAN u/8 – 3
1st P Hall A nice looking doe with excellent type and colour
2nd P Hall A very close 2nd place with little difference to winner
3rd A Briggs A nice young buck with depth of tan still to come
CHAM/SILVER TAN Ad – 4
1st Chew Valley Best overall coloured
mouse in class, good thick under and nice size
2nd Chew Valley Way behind 1st on tan although nice upper colour
3rd N Smith A poor 3rd! Lacking in colour under and top, poor size and
type
CHAM/SILVER TAN u/8 – 4
1st S Grimwood Cham Tan The mouse that showed best tan under in class although slightly too dark top colour, good condition
2nd Chew Valley Cham Tan Correct top colour although poor tan
3rd Chew Valley Cham Tan A poor
3rd! Reasonable top although lacking in depth, thin under
AOC TAN Ad – 3
1st E Grimwood Dove Tan Slightly dark in colour, shining in condition with good tan under, nice attempt
2nd S Grimwood Blue Tan Good top colour and nice type, slight choppiness under spoils
3rd E Grimwood A nice Blue Tan but balding round eye and nose spoils
AOC TAN u/8 – 3
1st P Hall Blue Tan B An exceptional Blue from above, great coat and nice thick under, a worthy winner of Best Tan
2nd S Grimwood Dove Tan Again dark top gains 2nd place for a nice attempt, very fit mouse and nice to see
3rd S Grimwood Lovely Blue Tan, very fit, a slight mealiness in blue
TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 19
1st P Hall Choc Tan
2nd P Hall Black Tan
3rd E Grimwood Dove Tan
TAN CHALLENGE u/8 – 16
1st P Hall Blue Tan
2nd S Grimwood Dove Tan
3rd P Hall Choc Tan
Marked
DUTCH Ad – 10
1st S Maynard Blk B Nice blaze and colour, saddle clean cut top but not as clean under, good condition
2nd G Kelly Choc B Lower cheek extended below jaw, saddle slightly low
3rd S Maynard Blue D Very nice cheek patches although saddle broken, nice stops
DUTCH u/8 – 9
1st S Maynard Blue B Nice mouse with good colour, good stops, broken saddle line spoils
2nd G Kelly Choc B Close 2nd but too low a saddle line
3rd Chew Valley D Cheek patches extended into whisker bed
BROKEN Ad – 4
1st L Russell 6sp Best marked in class and pleasing to the eye, nose spot slightly over bridge of nose
2nd S Maynard 7sp Behind winner on placing of marking and size of spots, smaller and clearer would be better
3rd S Maynard 6sp Lacking condition of first two mice
BROKEN u/8 – 5
1st L Russell 7sp Arg B A lovely mouse throughout, excellent condition and size, lovely proportioned spots with good position, well done
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff 7sp Nice mouse although behind winner on size and type
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff 5sp Marking merging, not so pleasing to the eye as winners
AOV MARKED Ad – 0
AOV MARKED u/8 – 0
MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 14
1st S Maynard Dutch
2nd G Kelly Dutch
3rd L Russell Broken
MARKED CHALLENGE u/8 – 14
1st L Russell Broken
2nd S Maynard Dutch
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff Broken
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AOV
GOLD AG/CINN Ad – 2
1st R Hollis Cinn B Nice typy buck with lovely ticking, needing more fire on under side
2nd R Hollis Ag B A monster of a mouse and one I’d give the job of protecting my wallet and day! Too dark in feet and head to gain a first
GOLD AG/CINN u/8 – 1
1st R Hollis Cinn D A nice young mouse with colour yet to come
ARGENTE Ad – 1
1st L Russell Nice typed young buck although lacking the blue undercolour, with a very light belly
ARGENTE u/8 – 6
1st L Russell A nice young doe, blue under in good fettle and a silvering cast which gives good balance
2nd L Russell Again a nice buck, just behind winner on type
3rd Autumn Leaf Lacking in the undercolour of previous two and too light in top colour
CHIN/FOX Ad – 2
1st S Grimwood Fox Nice attempt, slight line under and yellowing to demarcation line between colours
2nd I Mitchell Chin D Incorrect colour but good length and condition
CHIN/FOX u/8 – 0
SP SIAMESE Ad – 2
1st J Bennett Moult mark spoils otherwise decent mouse
2nd N Smith Moult marks and lack of shading. Attention to detail is needed in this difficult breed
SP SIAMESE u/8 – 1
1st J Bennett A Mouse with lovely points but again let down by moult marks
BP SIAMESE Ad – 5
1st N Smith Nice mouse with good points although lacking much shading
2nd N Smith Again lacking shading and line under, also weaker points
3rd J Bennett Choppy in coat, not great condition
BP SIAMESE u/8 – 1
1st J Bennett Slight moult mark and needing more colour in points
AOV Ad – 6
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Pearl D Nice mouse and good to see, would like more type to show through
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff Pearl D Again nice to see but moult marks
3rd R Hollis Sab D Lovely big mouse, top too dark (almost black), moult marks
AOV u/8 – 3
1st S MÓ§nninghoff Pearl B Best colour and type
2nd P Hall Marten Sable D Light nose and top. A lovely wee mouse to see
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff Pearl B Line under and short of type
AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 19
1st R Hollis Cinnamon
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff Pearl
3rd R Hollis Agouti
AOV CHALLENGE u/8 – 16
1st L Russell Argente
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff Pearl
3rd P Hall Marten Sable
Judge: S Cudbill Marked, AOVs
GENERAL COMMENTS
Thanks to Ruth for the invite, Lewis for stewarding and Phil & Ginny for the kitchen. For the first time in many moons I made no disqualifications . All exhibits entered in my sections were fit and the correct colour for the standard. Thanks to everyone who entered. Excellent final line-up. After a pleasant day’s judging alongside Andy we came to an amicable agreement on the winners. Well done to Lewis on taking top honours, and congratulations to all winners today.
Selfs
PE WHITE Ad – 7
1st S Goss D Very nice mouse, best under, slightly frayed ear
2nd S Goss D Good size, type colour, damaged ear
3rd S Goss D Super size and type, bit of a line under. Good class, pity about ear nicks
PE WHITE u/8 – 6
1st S Goss D Easy win, good mouse all round
2nd G Kelly B Bit short faced, behind on type, good colour, excellent under
3rd S Goss D Nice mouse, good type, ear and eye, line undeer
CREAM Ad – 3
1st I Mitchell B Good mouse all round and in show condition 2nd S Grimwood B Nearly a good exhibit, spoilt by orange carrot stains
3rd S Grimwood D Good mouse but had a litter. More carrot staining
CREAM u/8 – 1
1st N Smith B Good colour and condition but not the required size of an exhibition quality Cream
BLACK Ad – 6
1st S MÓ§nninghoff B Good size and type for variety, best under
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff D Better head than buck, light under with a line
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff D Slight tan around vent, short whiskers, otherwise good
BLACK u/8 – 6
1st S MÓ§nninghoff B Best colour and pigment of class
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff B Young, very nice mouse, not quite the depth of colour yet
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff D Good mouse if a bit long and stringy
CHAM/FAWN Ad – 5
1st R Hollis B Good size, type and eye for variety, colour in the middle of 2 and 3
2ndR Hollis B Most fiery colour, which I liked, 1st had more flawless finish
3rd R Hollis D Lovely size, type and condition for variety, lightest of the 3.
Good class
CHAM/FAWN u/8 – 0
BLUE Ad – 2
1st N Smith D Quite nice, could have deeper pigment, some light vent hairs
2nd N Smith D Similar to 1st but far too small for age and variety
BLUE u/8 – 0
RED Ad – 10
1st Autumn Leaf B Best depth of colour all round, bit behind on minor points (ears)
2nd Autumn Leaf D Lovely mouse, a little light in colour
3rd Autumn Leaf D Great type for a Red, moult spoilt an otherwise good exhibit. Good class
RED u/8 – 0
AOC SELF Ad – 5
1st L Russell Ch D Good condition, ear, eye and pink tinge, could do with more size but young
2nd L Russell Ch B Good mouse for size, type and condition, lacks pink hue
3rd L Russell Ch B Decent all round, bit light for me
AOC SELF u/8 – 2
1st L Russell Ch B Lovely mouse, good colour, belly fur a bit rough
2nd L Russell Ch D Same comments as 1st, preferred colour of buck
SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 37
1st L Russell Cham
2nd R Hollis Fawn
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff Black
SELF CHALLENGE u/8 14
1st S Goss PEW
2nd S MÓ§nninghoff Black
3rd S MÓ§nninghoff Black
Satins
IVORY SATIN Ad – 6
Chipped ears cost some good mice better places
1st S Goss D Good top, head, ear and eye, under a bit thin
2nd S Goss D Similar to 1st but lacking a bit of substance
3rd G Kelly B Excellent under, not type or ears of rest of class
IVORY SATIN u/8 – 5
1st S Goss D Good colour, type, head and ear
2nd S Goss D Similar to 1st but behind on substance
3rd G Kelly B Good colour, condition and under. Behind on type. Good class
AOC PE SELF SATIN Ad – 1
1st N Smith D Big, dark tone, looks a bit old but otherwise good type and condition
AOC PE SELF SATIN u/8 – 0
BE SELF SATIN Ad – 0
BE SELF SATIN u/8 – 0
AOV SATIN Ad – 0
AOV SATIN u/8 – 2
1st S Grimwood Dove Tan D Very dark top, slightly muddy tone, good tan and condition
2nd S Grimwood Dove Tan D Similar to 1st, lighter top and tan not as flawless as 1st
SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 7
1st S Goss Ivory
2nd S Goss Ivory
3rd N Smith Cream
SATIN CHALLENGE u/8 – 7
1st S Goss Ivory
2nd S Goss Ivory
3rd S Grimwood Dove Tan
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