Simon Grimwood
General Comments
Thank you to Sophie for having me judge a thoroughly enjoyable day. It was a pleasure to judge alongside Phil and Steven. I was lucky enough to have some outstanding mice in my sections, one of which was an excellent Dutch by Stephen Maynard that went on to win Best in Show. Easily one of the best of its variety I think I’ve seen, a real credit to Stephen! The majority of the mice I judged were fit and healthy. However, there were a few cases of mites/lice. Although contagious, this is a really easy issue to treat. If your struggling with mites/lice don’t be afraid to ask a more experienced fancier for advice, they will be more than happy to help.
Marked
Dutch Ad – 4
1st place was truly a stand out mouse, a superb example of its variety.
1st S Maynard B Cin. This mouse went on to win Best in Show. Good size and structure. Near perfect to the standard. One notable point was the excellent high up saddle which was straight all round. Stops were good! R cheek pulled ever so slightly under and jowl and there was a flec of colour on the tail stop, where the colours changed. But these really were minor faults.
2nd S Maynard B Black. A beautifully well behaved mouse! Lovely to handle, I almost wanted to take it home. Markings were decent all round, but not to the quality of 1st. It was also behind on size to 1st. A worthy contender.
3rd S Maynard B Blue. Decent saddle, L ear White. R Cheek marking pulled back behind ear. Low stops. That being said it was still a good mouse.
Dutch U8 – 5
1st M Shutt D Black. In lovely condition! Saddle was nice and straight under. Short stop on right foot held back in the grand challenge. otherwise a very nice example of a Dutch.
2nd S Maynard D Blue. Saddle was jagged, L cheek pulls slightly behind ear and just into whisker bed.
3rd M Shutt D Blue. Saddle under was straight, and stops good. Both cheeks pull back behind the ears.
Broken Marked Ad – 6
3 absent in this class.
1st S Maynard B Black, 10 spot. The best placement and distribution of spots. Under was laddery.
2nd S Maynard B Choc, 4 spot. Good placement of spots. A rather fat mouse, otherwise nice.
3rd S Maynard D Black, 7 spot mouse. Nose spot merges over from L side into R. Even ears.
Broken Marked U8 – 5
1st S Mönninghoff D Red, 8 spot. A very nice mouse indeed. the kind of broken you want to see. Had a Very pleasant nose spot with an opposite ear spot to go with (bonus). A small spot under (Bonus). The shape and placement of spots overall was excellent. A Clear winner. This Mouse went on to win BOA in Grand Challenge.
2nd S Maynard D Black, 8 Spot. short muzzle, holds back, otherwise a nice mouse.
3rd L Walker D Agouit, 8 Spot. Almost a pied mouse. The spots were more reminiscent of jigsaw puzzle pieces. Small spot under (bonus). More refinement needed, work on more uniform spot shape.
AOV Marked Ad – 2
1st C Barber Hereford D Agouti. Good head markings. Too much white on the tail. Marking under extend into forearms, but stop well short of the vent. Remember the markings under should go from between forearms and terminate at the vent.
2nd J Jeeves Banded D Fawn. A great effort for such a difficult variety. Banded was to jagged and extended into L front leg. There was a small bruise in L ear. Needs work on type, ears very small.
AOV Marked U8 – 4
1st M Davis Hereford B Blue. Good Effort. Tail and feet markings very good. Marking under connects to the head marking under chin.
2nd S Maynard Even Marked D Red, 9 spot. Colour lacking depth and falls behind because of. Nice Twin nose spot and twin ear spot, a very good effort.
3rd C Barber Hereford D Choc. Lovely face. R forearm white. Marking under not extending to vent.
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MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 12
1st S Maynard Dutch
2nd C Barber Hereford
3rd S Maynard Broken Marked
MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 14
1st S Mönninghoff Broken Marked
2nd M Shutt Dutch
3rd M Davis Hereford
AOVs
Gold Agouti / Cinn Ad – 7
1st S Mönninghoff Agouti B Very even ticking all over, great depth of colour, very level under. A fit healthy mouse, exactly the condition an exhibition mouse should be in.
2nd M Shutt Agouti B Very similar to first, but a bit fat.
3rd L Walker Agouti D Lacks depth of colour to first two. Less even under. Some white toe nails on right front foot.
Gold Agouti / Cinn U8 – 7
1st S Mönninghoff Agouti B Some light toe nails and a little fat. But most even of the class.
2nd S Mönninghoff Agouti B Similar to first but behind on under.
3rd M Davis Cinnamon D Bold eyes, better depth of colour than the remainder of the class.
Chinchilla / Fox Ad – 3
1st R Yardley Chocolate Fox B Wins on condition, a lovely fit healthy mouse. Colour pretty good, definitely choc and not sepia. Work on the ticking, it was almost non existent.
2nd R Walker Black Fox B Old and over weight, gone way past its prime. Best ticking in class and pretty decent for variety. retire as a solid stud buck now.
3rd R Walker Black Fox B Again lacks ticking. smaller mouse with squinty eyes.
Chinchilla / Fox U8 – 1
SP/BP Siamese Ad – 0
SP/BP Siamese U8 – 0
Argente Ad – 1
1st L Walker B An ok mouse on the whole. Line under and moult across back holds back.
Argente U8 – 2
1st L Walker D Nice little mouse best for colour and under coat, silvering coming through and should look great as an adult.
2nd L Walker D No silvering leaving this mouse looking like a fawn, only the under coat gives it away as an argente.
Sable Ad – 2
1st S Smith B Good depth of colour and shading. Ticking across the rump.
2nd S Smith D Better evenness over back. Well behind on red under. Tail motley coloured.
Sable U8 – 2
A very under whelming class.
1st S Smith D Very thin boney tail, moult on back. Best for colour.
2nd J Jeeves D A very dark mouse, lacks graduation up the sides, almost grey under.
Roan Ad – 0
Roan U8 – 0
AOV Ad – 5
1st S Mönninghoff Pearl B Slight line under, little light across shoulders.
2nd S Mönninghoff Pearl B Moult hind left leg
3rd S Mönninghoff Pearl B Moult on head
AOV U8 – 5
1st S Mönninghoff Pearl B Beautiful! Delicate shade and even all over. Under coat could have been a little lighter. but an excellent mouse. Better type than most pearls.
2nd L & Splashed D Nice splashing on body and under, lacks anything on head.
3rd S Mönninghoff Pearl B Slightly less even than 1st.
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AOV CHALLENGE Ad – 18
1st S Mönninghoff Agouti
2nd R Yardley Chocolate Fox
3rd S Mönninghoff Pearl
AOV CHALLENGE U8 – 17
1st S Mönninghoff Pearl
2nd L Walker Argente
3rd S Mönninghoff Agouti
Phil Hall
General Comments
Thanks for the invite. Good show. BIS a grand Dutch from Steve Maynard. It was nice to judge with Steve & Simonfor the first time. Thanks to my Steward Ryan.
Satins
Ivory Satin Ad – 4
1st L Walker B Wins class on type & finish
2nd L Walker B Lost on moult on back.
Ivory Satin U8 – 2
AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 3
1st C Barber Silver Satin D Fair type & colour.
AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 2
1st L Walker Dove Satin D Fair colour & finish.
2nd C Barber Champagne Satin D Too dark in colour.
BE Self Satin Ad – 5
1st C Barber Red Satin B Good effort for colour.
BE Self Satin U8 – 2
1st L Walker Cream Satin D Young. Needs type.
AOV Satin Ad – 0
AOV Satin U8 – 1
1st L Walker Agouti Satin D Level colour, good condition.
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SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 12
1st L Walker Ivory Satin
2nd L Walker Ivory Satin
3rd C Barber Red Satin
SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 7
1st L Walker Agouti Satin
2nd L Walker Cream Satin
3rd L Walker Dove Satin
Tans
Black Tan Ad – 2
1st R Walker B Good top & tan. Fit.
2nd M Davis B Fair mouse. Tail end missing.
Black Tan U8 – 1
1st R Walker D Level top & tan.
Chocolate Tan Ad – 4
1st M Davis B Good top & tan.
2nd E Barber B As winner but lost on feet.
3rd E Barber B Good top, behind on tan.
Chocolate Tan U8 – 1
1st R Walker D Good top. Tan to improve.
PE Tan Ad – 2
1st R Yardley B Wins on colour & tan.
2nd C Barber B Good top, behind on tan.
PE Tan U8 – 5
1st E Barber Champagne Tan D Wins class on finish.
2nd C Barber D Good top, needs time.
3rd E Barber D
AOC Tan Ad – 0
AOC Tan U8 – 1
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TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 8
1st R Walker Black Tan
2nd M Davis Chocolate Tan
3rd E Barber Chocolate Tan
TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 8
1st R Walker Chocolate Tan
2nd R Walker Black Tan
3rd E Barber Champagne Tan
Steven Goss
General Comments
A pleasure to judge with Phil and Simon. The superb Dutch BIS was a unanimous decision. Generally, the young Selfs were better than the adults, with the exception of the blacks. A few entrants were out of condition and quite a few more were lacking type. Thanks to the secretary, the catering team, and Rob for stewarding. A very enjoyable event.
Selfs
White (pink eye) Ad – 4
1st L Walker B Only fair colour, but good type and under.
2nd L Walker B Similar to winner but loses on condition.
White (pink eye) U8 – 6
1st L Walker B Nice mouse, good type and colour and clean under. BOA self.
2nd L Walker B Similar to winner. Little between.
3rd L Walker B Good colour and type, but thin under.
Cream Ad – 1
1st L Walker B Again good under and ok colour. Small ears, and eyes could be much bolder.
Cream U8 – 4
1st L Walker B Lovely pleasing colour, nice eyes, good under. Wins on condition.
2nd L Walker D Again nice top colour, but only fair under. Good eyes.
3rd L Walker D Similar to second. Little between. All litter mates?
Black Ad – 8
1st S Mönninghoff D Dense black and solid colour throughout. Wins on type. Best self.
2nd S Mönninghoff D Little between first and second. Could easily have swopped places. Good long tails.
3rd S Mönninghoff B Good dense colour top and under. Big size and jumpy. Hint of tan vent. Could not compete with the winning does.
Black U8 – 10
1st S Mönninghoff B Nice mouse of good solid colour. Wins on type.
2nd S Mönninghoff D Good top colour, but only fair under. Lacks width between the ears.
3rd M Davis D Good top and under, maybe not quite as dense. Hint of a tan vent.
Blue Ad – 0
Blue U8 – 3
1st L & D Wins on colour and type, but all three in this class were too light and had poor thin tails.
2nd L Walker D Lacks type and tail set. Too pale.
3rd L Walker D As second. Dark nose. Simply not dark enough.
Red Ad – 1
1st J Jeeves B Not a solid colour and a bit too light, small ears, lacks condition.
Red U8 – 0
Fawn Ad – 0
Fawn U8 – 0
AOC BE Self Ad – 0
AOC BE Self U8 – 0
AOC PE Self Ad – 3
1st J Jeeves Silver D Silver. A hint of tan on vent, light tail root and feet, but good type. Still very young.
AOC PE Self U8 – 3
1st R Yardley Champagne B A nice exhibit with decent under and good type. Feet a bit light.
2nd R Yardley Champagne D Lacks condition. Unable to compete with winner.
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SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 17
1st S Mönninghoff Black
2nd S Mönninghoff Black
3rd L Walker White (pink eye)
SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 26
1st L Walker White (pink eye)
2nd L Walker Cream
3rd S Mönninghoff Black
Grand Challenge
GRAND CHALLENGE Ad – 67
1st S Maynard Dutch
2nd S Mönninghoff Agouti
3rd S Mönninghoff Black
GRAND CHALLENGE U8 – 72
1st S Mönninghoff Broken Marked
2nd S Mönninghoff Pearl
3rd L Walker White (pink eye)
Junior
Junior AA – 11
1st L & D Blue. Nice colour, good condition.
2nd E Barber B Choc tan. Nice top & tan.
3rd E Barber B Again nice tan, lost on finish.
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