Margaret Elward Show held at Calstock, Cornwall (East Cornwall CC), 11th October 2008

JUDGE: Mr Allan Trigg                                                                   NUMBER IN SHOW: 69

BEST DUTCH: Sarah Stribley – Golden Agouti adult boar

With an entry of 66 plus 3 new colours (Chocolate Agouti), most colours were well presented with the quality particularly good within the adult classes. A good sow from Razzamatazz Stud stood out in the Adult Red classes and was involved in all the relevant challenges. Whilst in several classes, the winners picked themselves; this was not the case in the Adult Black Dutch class where three of the four entries commanded serious consideration.  Sue Hearn’s champion prevailed but it was hard lines on the runner up, a good boar from Saracen Stud (Gary Clark).

The Adult Cream class provided the biggest breed class (8) with a good coloured boar from Alan Wilson taking the honours. Another good feature of the show was the increased interest in Silver Agouti Dutch with eight covering the three age groups. The adult sow of Palace Cavies proved a worthy winner and later took the New Members Class.

Prior to the show, I had envisaged my best being Black in colour but this proved to be very wrong as a Golden Agouti entry (new to me) took the top honours for the first time. This pig may not have the size and presence of some pigs but it possessed good all round markings with little to fault and won well with no misgivings.  Congratulations Sarah, I hope you can make it a champion.

Quality was less competitive in the 5/8 months and u/5 months classes. In the intermediates, a useful Black boar from Wilmot Goldsworthy took the section. Well shown as usual but a heavy cheek spoils. In the young classes, I liked the winning Red from Stuart Inch (would make a useful outcross for any stud if he would sell it) although the stops are rather short. Otherwise, a promising pig.

Three Chocolate Agoutis (new colour) completed the entry. Madelaine Coomber is doing much to promote the colour and took the adult class but I thought the youngster from Alfa Stud (who is that?) had the slightly better undercolour.

Thanks to all the Cornish fanciers for arranging such a good, well run show at such a pleasant location.

ALLAN TRIGG

RED ADULT BOAR (2 in class)

1^st            Razzamatazz Stud    
Sound ears, quite good ears cheeks a little heavy nice stops and colour shade far back saddle

2^nd           Absent

RED ADULT SOW (6 in class)

1^st            Razzamatazz Stud    
Heavy cheeks but balanced, quite good saddle and undercut nice stops and colour BEST RED

2^nd           Allan Wilson             
Quite good cheeks and ears little untidy cut to saddle reasonable undercut odd stops

3^rd           Amy Heale                
Quite good cheeks (close to smellers) tip to ear nice saddle fair undercut few white hairs hock

4^th            Razzamatazz Stud    
Little odd cheeks (to smeller) sound ears nice saddle out under beaten on colour

BLACK ADULT (4 in class)             Good class

1^st            Sue Hearn                
Sow. Quite good cheeks (an untidy run) nice ears, saddle and undercut. Quite good stops just shade uneven – Best Sow

2^nd           Saracen Stud            
Boar Little heavy cheeks sound ears nice cut to saddle, nice stops beaten a little cheeks and undercut

3^rd           Sue Hearn                 
Heavy cheeks slight pigment nose and mouth and into smellers, nice saddle slight dip undercut little short stops

4^th            Bedensfield Stud       
Sow. Cheeks inclined to be odd and to smellers, tip to ear otherwise nice.

CHOCOLATE ADULT (7 in class)

1^st            Amy Heale                
Sow, Quite nice cheeks sound ears nice saddle and undercut but cut far back nice stops

2^nd           Bedensfield Stud        
Pushed leader on saddle placement, little heavy cheeks and toe stops decided.

3^rd           J & McKay                 
Very heavy cheeks sound ears nice saddle and undercut little odd stops

4^th            Bedensfield Stud        
Quite good cheeks and ears fair saddle and ‘V’ in undercut toe stops

CREAM ADULT (8 in class)

1^st            Allan Wilson               
Boar decent cheeks and saddle fair undercut short stops wins cheeks and best colour

2^nd           Stuart Inch               
Heavy but even cheeks nice saddle and undercut little odd stops beaten cheeks and colour

3^rd           Stuart Inch                
Little heavy cheeks ‘patchy’ ear darkish colour nice saddle and undercut odd stops

4^th            Stuart Inch               
Nice colour otherwise fair

GOLDEN AGOUTI ADULT (4 in class)

1^st            Sarah Stribley            
Boar. Neat cheeks sound ears nice saddle if shade untidy decent undercut nice stops BEST DUTCH

2^nd           J & McKay                 
Pigmented nose nicks in ears toe stops shade far back

SILVER AGOUTI ADULT (2 in class)

1^st            Palace Cavies             
Sow. Nice cheeks and ears slight pigmented nose nice saddle and undercut slightly odd toe stops

2^nd           Palace cavies             
One heavy cheeks to smellers, odd stops otherwise nice

RED SOW5/8 (1 in class)

1^st            Allan Wilson              
Heavy cheeks fair ears tipped and creased decent saddle and undercut longish stops good colour ragged coat on back

BLACK 5/8 (3 in class)

1^st            Wilmot Goldsworthy    
Boar sound ears good saddle and undercut little odd stops nicely shown but heavy cheeks spoils

2^nd           Bedensfield Stud        
Tip ear short toe stops otherwise useful

CHOCOLATE 5/8 (2 in class)

1^st            Evelyne van Vliet       
Sow. One cheek cuts away nice ears saddle even toe stops fair undercut

2^nd           Madelaine Coomber     
Better cheeks but beaten saddle and stops looks up to age

CREAM 5/8 (3 in class)

1^st            Stuart Inch               
Boar. Reasonable saddle fair cheeks and undercut good length stops if white hairs run –wins on colour

2^nd           Stuart Inch               
Heavy cheeks and static evident toe stops quite nice saddle and undercut

3^rd           Stuart inch                
Cheeks catch, patchy coat back (lined) and static

CINNAMON AGOUTI 5/8 (2 in class)

1^st            Madelaine Coomber     
Sow. Tipped ears nice cheeks and saddle out under toe stops

2^nd           Sarah Stribley            
Sound ears, heavy cheeks, skew saddle out under odd stops

GOLDEN AGOUTI 5/8 (4 in class)

1^st            Palace Cavies            
Boar. Quite good cheeks fair stops nice saddle and undercut if shade far back toe stops

2^nd           Sally Nye                  
Heavy cheeks to smellers/mouth sound ears nice saddle and undercut toe stops shade light in colour

3^rd           Palace Cavies             
Cheek to smellers, slipping saddle, out undercut toe stops

SILVER AGOUTI 5/8 (3 in class)

1^st            Sally Nye                  
Boar Nice cheeks and sound ears little ragged saddle fair undercut very short stops

2^nd           J & M McKay              
Slight tip to ear neat cheeks fair saddle out undercut short toe stops

3^rd           Sally Nye                   
Fair blaze and heavy neck, odd cheeks but one good quite nice saddle dips undercut toe stops

RED BOAR U/5 (1 in class)

1^st            Stuart Inch               
Little heavy cheeks sound ears nice cut to saddle and undercut. Short toe stops

RED SOW u/5 (3 in class)

1^st            Razzamatazz Stud      
Sound ears heavy cheeks shade high saddle fair undercut toe stops

2^nd           Alan Wilson               
Ear’s spoil high and tipped could handle better but good stops and quite nice else

3^rd           Stuart Inch               
Not in full show coat thin on shoulders

BLACK U/5 (3 in class)

1^st            Amy Heale                
Sow. Quite good cheeks shade heavy sound ears saddle, undercut inclined to skew wins on stops ears and finish

2^nd           Madeline Coomber      
Ears very high set. Little heavy on cheeks toe stops fairly nice saddle and Undercut

3^rd           No Award

CHOCOLATE u/5 (1 in class)

1^st            Sarah Stribley            
Boar. Heavy cheeks sound but fly away ears. Quite good saddle if shade back toe stops

CREAM U/5 (1 in class)

1^st            Stuart Inch              
Useful for colour but only fair markings.

GOLDEN AGOUTI U/5 (2 in class)

1^st            Sarah Stribley            
Sow. Nice cheeks and ears Fair line to saddle slight dip undercut little odd stops

2^nd           Madelaine Coomber     
Neat cheeks fair saddle out under odd stops

SILVER AGOUTI U/5 (2 in class)

1^st            Sally Nye                  
Boar. Little high cheeks tipped ear untidy saddle fair undercut toe stops

RED CHALLENGE ADULT

1^st            Razzamatazz stud            
2^nd           Razzamatazz stud                             
3^rd            Allan Wilson                        
4^th            Amy Heale

AOC CHALLENGE ADULT
1^st            Sarah Stribley                   
2^nd           Sue Hearn                            
3^rd            Palace Cavies                      
4^th            Saracen Stud

AC CHALLENGE ADULT

1^st            Sarah Stribley                     
2^nd           Sue Hearn                            
3^rd            Razzamatazz Stud            
4^th            Palace Cavies

RED 5/8 CHALLENGE

Allan Wilson

AOC 5/8 CHALLENGE

1^st            Wilmot Goldsworthy                          
2^nd           Evelyne van Vliet               
3^rd            Palace cavies                       
4^th            Sally Nye

AC 5/8 CHALLENGE

1^st            Wilmot Goldsworthy          
2^nd           Evelyne van Vliet               
3^rd            Palace cavies                       
4^th            Sally Nye

RED u/5 CHALLENGE

1^st            Stuart Inch                           
2^nd           Razzamatazz Stud            
3^rd            Alan Wilson                         
4^th            Stuart Inch

AOC U/5 CHALLENGE

1^st            Amy Heale                          
2^nd           Sarah Stribley                      
3^rd            Sarah Stribley                      
4^th            Sally Nye

AC U/5CHALLENGE

1^st            Stuart Inch                           
2^nd           Amy Heale                          
3^rd            Sarah Stribley                      
4^th            Sarah Stribley

GRAND CHALLENGE AC AA

1^st            Sarah Stribley                      
2^nd           Wilmot Goldsworthy          
3^rd            Sue Hearne                          
4^th            Razzamatazz Stud

NEW MEMBERS AC AA

1^st            Palace cavies                       
2^nd           Bedensfield Stud                
3^rd            Evelyne van Vleit               
4^th            Palace cavies

NEW COLOUR AA

1^st            Alpha Stud

CHOCOLATE AGOUTI ADULT (2 in class)

1^st            Madelaine Coomber        
Sow. Best for cheeks fair effort else

2^nd           J & M McKay                
Boar.  Heavy Cheeks touches smellers and mouth nice saddle

CHOCOLATE AGOUTI u/5 (1 in class)

1^st            Alfa Stud                     
Sow. Quite nice cheeks and stops fair saddle and undercut.   Best for colour