Simon Grimwood

General Comments

Unfortunately, not the most ideal situation for the show, with my judge confirming they couldn’t attend at 10pm the night before. All from the NMC wish lewis a speedy recovery! After careful consideration of the rules, the decision was made it was best to go ahead with the show and I would judge in place lewis’. A huge thank you Rob for taking on the show sec role and keeping things moving like clockwork, what a professional. Also my thanks to lynette and Amy for an excellent job stewarding. My apologies for the late show report, but as I hadn’t planned on judging I hadn’t set aside time to write up a report, so I’m writing this overlooking the beautiful Aegean sea with a mojito ready for when I finish the report. Congratulations to lynette who produce an outstanding cinnamon. What a mouse!

Selfs

White (pink eye) Ad – 6

1st [log in to see names] B Good width of skull. beautiful fur texture thick and fine. Wins on overall finish. A fit healthy mouse.

2nd [log in to see names] B Excellent tail set! Fur was a little thin compared to 1st. Ears had slight crease.

3rd [log in to see names] B Small ears and thin tail. Lacking type expected in a good pale self.

White (pink eye) U8 – 8

1st [log in to see names] D Best finish, clean colour and good fur texture.

2nd [log in to see names] D Best ear set and size. Let down by a think under, and thinner fur texture. Behind 1st on general finish.

3rd [log in to see names] D A similar mouse to 2nd, but just behind overall.

Cream Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] D Nice size and type, unfortunately moult on the head likely due to the hot weather.

2nd [log in to see names] D Small mouse, thin under. Again moult on shoulder.

3rd [log in to see names] B Poor exibit, I wouldn’t have entered this mouse.

Cream U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Beautiful big bold eye . Fit healthy young mouse.

2nd [log in to see names] D Great skull with good width between the ears. Ear placement and size good. Type as expected for a pale self. Fur a little bit rough which puts it second.

3rd [log in to see names] D Small mouse lucky substance or type.

Black Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] D A fairly good mouse. Depth of colour was sufficient. Let down by tan guard hairs on flanks and vent.

2nd [log in to see names] B Very similar to 1st but even more tan fault hairs.

Black U8 – 2

Both nice mice in this class.

1st [log in to see names] D A nice little black. Good colour and relatively clean, with few fault hairs.

2nd [log in to see names] D Very similar to 1st but falls behind on a thin under.

Red / fawn Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Red D Moat beautiful outstanding eye. Big, jet black with a real sparkle to it. So eye catching, pardon the pun. Color was fairly deep but unfortunately it was very sooty over the back.

2nd [log in to see names] Fawn D Small squinty eyes. Thin under. Colour reasonable.

Red / fawn U8 – 0

AOC Pink Eyed Self Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Champagne D A nice little mouse, colour and type both acceptable. Little bit of moult on the head spoilt.

AOC Pink Eyed Self U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] Dove D Nice head and ears. Good colour, nice and even from nose to tail root.

2nd [log in to see names] Champagne D Line under

AOC Black Eyed Self Ad – 1

AOC Black Eyed Self U8 – 2

SELF CHALLENGE Ad – 16

1st [log in to see names] White (pink eye)

2nd [log in to see names] Black

3rd [log in to see names] Red

SELF CHALLENGE U8 – 18

1st [log in to see names] Dove

2nd [log in to see names] Black

3rd [log in to see names] Cream

Tans

Black Tan Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Best tan of the two. There’s a lot of guard hairs on the along flanks spoiling the top. Keep an eye out for this fault.

2nd [log in to see names] D Not the depth of tan to 1st.

Black Tan U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Best tan

2nd [log in to see names] B Behind 1st on tan

3rd [log in to see names] D Throat spot puts in 3rd

Chocolate Tan Ad – 1

1st [log in to see names] D A nice bold eye. Good depth of colour, ideal! Under was thin unfortunately.

Chocolate Tan U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] D A nice fit healthy mouse, finished well. Line under let’s down.

Pink Eyed Tan Ad – 8

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B Best top colour, closest to a self cham. Also best depth of tan
A very good effort.

2nd [log in to see names] Dove Tan B Great type. Beautiful top with an excellent dove grey colouration. Lacking saturation in tan.

3rd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B Top colour was reasonable and not too dark. Weak tan.

Pink Eyed Tan U8 – 9

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan B Best overall for top colour and tan.

2nd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan D Better tan and also a better warmth to cham than 3rd

3rd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan D Tan creeping behind the ears

AOC Black Eyed Tan Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] Agouti Tan B Wins on type. A little bit of ticking concentrated ontop. A good depth of tan. Nice mouse, well done.

2nd [log in to see names] Blue Tan B Better overall than 3rd but blue a bit dark.

3rd [log in to see names] Silver Grey Tan B A really good effort. Top colour excellent with even silvering throughout. Exceptionally large throat spot pushed it back to 3rd

AOC Black Eyed Tan U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] Blue Tan B Best top, not too dark nearing medium in shade. A deeper tan than 2nd. Fur quality exceptional, thick amd velvety and of the finest quality.

2nd [log in to see names] Blue Tan D A good attempt, no major flaws but no where near the overall quality of 1st.

TAN CHALLENGE Ad – 17

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Tan

2nd [log in to see names] Black Tan

3rd [log in to see names] Chocolate Tan

TAN CHALLENGE U8 – 15

1st [log in to see names] Blue Tan

2nd [log in to see names] Champagne Tan

3rd [log in to see names] Black Tan

Marked

Dutch Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] B Black. A very placid easy to handle mouse, clearly been well handled and very tame.
Under was really clean and straight. Little pull on left cheek. Stops were well positioned and clean. Saddle a bit waves, with some white hairs intermingled into the black.
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Dutch U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Nice all round. No major stand out faults.

Broken Marked Ad – 1

1st [log in to see names] B Black. 7 spot. Well place with a pleasant nose and opposite ear spot. A good effort.

Broken Marked U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Black. 7 spot. Heavy markings on head. Even shoulder spots. A lot of colour clumping on rear.

2nd [log in to see names] D Red. 7 spot. Even spots on rear. Twin nose spots. Should habe been entered as an even.

AOV Marked Ad – 2

1st [log in to see names] Even Marked D Even. 8 spot. Double nose spot, but the rest of mouse was more broken than an even. Spot under.

AOV Marked U8 – 0

MARKED CHALLENGE Ad – 8

1st [log in to see names] Dutch

2nd [log in to see names] Even Marked

3rd [log in to see names] Broken Marked

MARKED CHALLENGE U8 – 6

1st [log in to see names] Dutch

2nd [log in to see names] Broken Marked

Satins

Ivory Satin Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] B Good type. Fur a bit rough.

Ivory Satin U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] D Nice satinisation. Snipey head ans little eyes.

AOC PE Self Satin Ad – 0

AOC PE Self Satin U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] Champagne Satin D Nice clean sheen. Under thick and well covered.

BE Self Satin Ad – 2

Another mouse with no whiskers disqualified from class.

1st [log in to see names] Cream Satin D

BE Self Satin U8 – 1

1st [log in to see names] Cream Satin B Good skull width. Excellent type and as expected for a pale self.

AOV Satin Ad – 1

1st [log in to see names] Sable Satin B A beautiful mouse. Good graduation of shading. Very clean. A real sheen to it. Red is very complimentary to satin in my options, making a very pleasant mouse.

AOV Satin U8 – 0

SATIN CHALLENGE Ad – 6

1st [log in to see names] Sable Satin

2nd [log in to see names] Ivory Satin

3rd [log in to see names] Cream Satin

SATIN CHALLENGE U8 – 3

1st [log in to see names] Ivory Satin

2nd [log in to see names] Champagne Satin

3rd [log in to see names] Cream Satin

AOVs

Agouti / Cinnamon Ad – 5

1st [log in to see names] Cinnamon B An outstanding mouse that immediately captivated my attention. Type to rival any top quality white (pink eyed) or cream self. Colour deep rich and firery. Ticking beautifully even all over. Excellent under! Very hard to pick fault with this mouse. One of the best I’ve seen! Easy BIS!

2nd [log in to see names] Agouti D A lovely eye. Very even ticking. Just behind on colour. But another super mouse overall.

3rd [log in to see names] Cinnamon B Ticking jnot as even as first two. However, a good mouse overall.

Agouti / Cinnamon U8 – 4

1st [log in to see names] Agouti D Very even ticking all over. Nice all round.

2nd [log in to see names] Cinnamon D Similar to 1st. Splitting hairs.

3rd [log in to see names] Cinnamon D Ticking even throughout. Behind on depth of colour.

Fox / Chinchilla Ad – 4

Fox / Chinchilla U8 – 8

1st [log in to see names] Chocolate Fox B Wins on top. Proper chocolate not a sepia masquerading as a choc.

2nd [log in to see names] Black Fox B Thin under

Argente Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] D Decent even silvering places in 1st

2nd [log in to see names] D Nice under coat, and pleasant color. A distinct lack of silvering

3rd [log in to see names] D Under coat showing through on shoulders

Argente U8 – 4

As a whole these needed work. Every mouse was lacking somewhere.

1st [log in to see names] D Best for colour and silvering. Quite poor undercoat.

2nd [log in to see names] D A better under coat than the others but poor color and silvering

3rd [log in to see names] D Wrong colour undercoat

Sealpoint / Bluepoint Siamese Ad – 4

1st [log in to see names] SP Siamese D Moult on head. Colour too cold.

Sealpoint / Bluepoint Siamese U8 – 2

1st [log in to see names] SP Siamese D Very light points

AOV Ad – 3

1st [log in to see names] Roan B Black roan. Very even intermingling of white hairs. Pretty good mouse.

2nd [log in to see names] Himalayan B Points need to be darker. And white whiter.

3rd [log in to see names] Splashed B Fair effort

AOV U8 – 5

1st [log in to see names] Splashed D A really good example. As even under as on top. Good type with excellent structure and nice bright bold eye

Wigan (Summer Cup Show)