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Fancy Goldfish SPECIAL EDITION OCTOBER 2018 5TH NATIONAL FANCY GOLDFISH OPEN SHOW 6TH OCTOBER 2018 BEST ADULT FISH IN SHOW Firstly, we need to thank our three sponsors, and for generously donating a selection of their respective excellent goldfish foods that were used as prizes for all class winners and given to all the helpers (both those who helped The biggest Goldfish Show of the year behind the scenes before the day and on turned out to be an even greater success the day itself). All those that obtained than envisaged, when the new hall within samples of the fish foods are, again, the Wyken Community Centre was asked to report their observations and decided upon to hold the annual show at thoughts on the products to their the turn of the year. Record entries of respective societies, so that we can offer top-quality pedigree goldfish on show, informed feed back to the suppliers, as a representing all but one of the 20 thank you for supporting us at the show. currently recognised goldfish varieties illustrated in the certainly bucks the trend for falling attendances for hobby shows over the last decade or two throughout the Chairman AMGK country – long may it continue. 2 CLASS 1 Common Goldfish 1st TONY ROBERTS 2nd TONY ROBERTS 3rd GRAHAM TURNER 4th GRAHAM TURNER Common Goldfish Bristol Shubunkin CLASS 3 Bristol Shubunkin Tony Roberts Rebecca Wilson 1st REBECCA WILSON 2nd PAT DAVIES 3rd PHIL RILEY 4th PHIL RILEY CLASS 4 London Shubunkin 1st MICK SMITH 2nd TOMMY MCLEAN 3rd BRIAN BATES 4th TOMMY MCLEAN London Shubunkin Metallic Fantail CLASS 5 Metallic Fantail Mick Smith Mick Smith 1st MICK SMITH 2nd MICK SMITH 3rd MICK SMITH 4th MICK SMITH CLASS 6 Nacreous Fantail 1st GARY MALPAS 2nd GARY MALPAS 3rd GARY MALPAS 4th JOHN MCGARVA CLASS 7 Metallic Veiltail Metallic Veiltail Nacreous Veiltail 1st ANDREW BARTON Andrew Barton Phil Riley 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 8 Nacreous Veiltail 1st PHIL RILEY 2nd TONY ROBERTS 3rd PHIL RILEY 4th ANDREW BARTON CLASS 9 Metallic/Nacreous Oranda 1st ANDREW BARTON Metallic/Nacreous Oranda Moor 2nd GRAHAM TURNER Andrew Barton Tony Roberts 3rd JUNE KEMP 4th GRAHAM TURNER CLASS 10 Moor 1st TONY ROBERTS 2nd TONY ROBERTS 3rd TONY ROBERTS 4th ANDREW BARTON CLASS 11 Lionhead 1st SHERRIDAN MOORES 2nd ANDREW BARTON Lionhead Pearlscale 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY Sherridan Moores Elaine Edmunds 3 CLASS 12 Pearlscale 1st ELAINE EDMUNDS 2nd GRAIG CLINTON 3rd DEAN ROBERTS Ranchu 4th DEAN ROBERTS Alex King CLASS 13 Celestial 1st TOMMY MCLEAN 2nd TOMMY MCLEAN 3rd GRAHAM TURNER 4th TOMMY MCLEAN CLASS 14 Bubble-Eye 1st CRAIG CLINTON 2nd CRAIG CLINTON 3rd CRAIG CLINTON 4th NO ENTRY Jikin CLASS 15 Ranchu Martyn Clare 1st ALEX KING 2nd ALEX KING 3rd ALEX KING 4th JOHN MCGARVA CLASS 16 Jikin 1st MARTYN CLARE 2nd MARTYN CLARE 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 17 Tosakin Ryukin Wakin 1st HEATHER CARRIER Mike Kirkham Sherridan Moores 2nd ANDREW BARTON 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 18 Ryukin 1st MIKE KIRKHAM 2nd MIKE KIRKHAM 3rd GRAHAME DRAPER 4th GRAHAME DRAPER CLASS 19 Wakin 1st SHERRIDAN MOORES AOV With Standards Celestial 2nd GRAHAM TURNER Graham Turner Tommy McLean 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 20 AOV With Standards 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 3rd GRAHAM TURNER 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 21 New Varieties Non Standard 1st JACKIE PEDLEY New Varieties Non Standard 2nd JUNE KEMP 3rd JACKIE PEDLEY Jackie Pedley 4 4th MICHAEL MOSS CLASS 24 Bristol Shubunkin Bred 2018 1st PHIL RILEY 2nd TONY ROBERTS 3rd REBECCA WILSON 4th ANDREW BARTON CLASS 25 London Shubunkin Bred Bristol Shubunkin Bred 2018 London Shubunkin Bred 2018 2018 Phil Riley Brian Parkin 1st BRIAN PARKIN 2nd BRIAN PARKIN 3rd BRIAN PARKIN 4th BRIAN PARKIN CLASS 26 Metallic Fantail Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON 2nd NO ENTRY 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 27 Nacreous Fantail Bred 2018 Metallic Fantail Bred 2018 Nacreous Fantail Bred 2018 1st JOHN MCGARVA Andrew Barton John McGarva 2nd BRIAN PARKIN 3rd BRIAN PARKIN 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 28 Metallic Veiltail Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON 2nd Tony roberts 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 29 Nacreous Veiltail Bred 2018 1st MARTYN CLARE Metallic Veiltail Bred 2018 Nacreous Veiltail Bred 2018 2nd MARTYN CLARE Andrew Barton Martyn Clare 3rd CRAIG CLINTON 4th CRAIG CLINTON CLASS 30 Nacreous/Metallic Oranda Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 3rd GRAHAM TURNER 4th GRAHAM TURNER CLASS 31 Moor Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON Nacreous/Metallic Oranda Moor Bred 2018 2nd ANDREW BARTON Bred 2018 - Graham Turner Andrew Barton 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 34 Celestial Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd NO ENTRY 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 35 Bubble-Eye Bred 2018 1st CRAIG CLINTON 2nd CRAIG CLINTON Celestial Bred 2018 Bubble-Eye Bred 2018 3rd CRAIG CLINTON Graham Turner Craig Clinton 4th CRAIG CLINTON 5 CLASS 36 Ranchul Bred 2018 1st ALEX KING 2nd ALEX KING 3rd ALEX KING 4th ALEX KING CLASS 38 Tosakin Bred 2018 1st HEATHER CARRIER 2nd ANDREW BARTON 3rd NO ENTRY Ranchu Bred 2018 Tosakin Bred 2018 4th NO ENTRY Alex King Heather Carrier CLASS 39 Ryukin Bred 2018 1st GRAHAME DRAPER 2nd GRAHAME DRAPER 3rd GRAHAME DRAPER 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 40 Wakin Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 3rd GRAHAM TURNER Ryukin Bred 2018 Wakin Bred 2018 4th GRAHAM TURNER Grahame Draper Graham Turner CLASS 41 AOV With Standards Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd ANDREW BARTON 3rd GRAHAM TURNER 4th ANDREW BARTON CLASS 42 New Varieties Non Standard Bred 2018 1st MARTYN CLARE 2nd JACKIE PEDLEY AOV With Standards New Varieties Non Standard 3rd MARTYN CLARE Bred 2018 - Graham Turner Bred 2018 - Martyn Clare 4th MARTYN CLARE CLASS 45 Bristol Shubunkins Bred 2018 1st TONY ROBERTS 2nd TONY ROBERTS 3rd PHIL RILEY Bristol Shubunkins Bred 2018 4th BRIAN BATES Tony Roberts CLASS 46 London Shubunkins Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON 2nd TOMMY MCLEAN 3rd MICK SMITH 4th MICK SMITH CLASS 47 Metallic Fantails Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON 2nd NO ENTRY 3rd NO ENTRY London Shubunkins Bred 2018 Metallic Fantails Bred 2018 4th NO ENTRY Andrew Barton Andrew Barton 6 CLASS 48 Nacreous Fantails Bred 2018 1st JOHN MCGARVA 2nd NO ENTRY Metallic Veiltails Bred 2018 Metallic/Nacreous Orandas 3rd NO ENTRY Andrew Barton Bred 2018 - Graham Turner 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 49 Metallic Veiltails Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON 2nd NO ENTRY 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 51 Metallic/Nacreous Orandas Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd GRAHAM TURNER Bubble-Eyes Bred 2018 Ranchus Bred 2018 3rd NO ENTRY Craig Clinton Alex King 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 55 Celestials Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 56 Bubble-Eyes Bred 2018 1st CRAIG CLINTON 2nd NO ENTRY 3rd NO ENTRY Ryukins Bred 2018 Wakins Bred 2018 4th NO ENTRY Grahame Draper Graham Turner CLASS 57 Ranchus Bred 2018 1st ALEX KING 2nd MARTYN CLARE 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 60 Ryukins Bred 2018 1st GRAHAME DRAPER 2nd NO ENTRY 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY AOV With Standard Bred 2018 - Andrew Barton CLASS 61 Wakins Bred 2018 1st GRAHAM TURNER 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 3rd NO ENTRY 4th NO ENTRY CLASS 62 AOV With Standard Bred CLASS 63 New Varieties Non 2018 Standard Bred 2018 1st ANDREW BARTON 1st JACKIE PEDLEY 2nd GRAHAM TURNER 2nd JACKIE PEDLEY 3rd NO ENTRY 3rd JACKIE PEDLEY 4th NO ENTRY 4th JACKIE PEDLEY 7 BENCHING JUDGING AUCTIONING 8 SPONSORS 9 Hello and welcome to my show review, the show was held at the Wyken community Centre, Coventry for the first time. Not knowing the layout we learnt as we went along setting up the tables. The entries were high this year, which can only be a good thing as we want to build year on year. ● There were 266 entries. ● The adult class had 21 varieties out of the 22 classes - only the Comet class being empty. The amount of fish in this section was 144, the biggest class being the Bristol Shubunkin class of 18 entries closely followed by the London Shubunkins of 15 fish and what a wonderful display to see. ● The single entry bred fish had 113 fish in the 21 classes, the largest class again being the Bristol Shubunkins with 25 fish. Only four classes were empty in this section. ● The teams of four fish was again well supported with 14 of the classes having fish entered in them. 108 fishes in all this section. ● 365 fishes swimming in total. was a Nacreous Fantail. was with a Bristol Shubunkin. and went to with Bristol Shubunkins. Also a big thanks to all who mucked in and got the show up, fed and watered and took it down again. Thanks everyone, Show Secretary 10 This year the Nationwide Goldfish Societies of the United Kingdom staged their 5th National Fancy Goldfish open Show, which was judged to the The show was held at the Wyken Community Centre in Coventry, which was a new venue for this year. A change in venue was a bit of a step into the unknown but any fears we may have had soon disappeared. Staff at the Community Centre were extremely helpful to all our needs to stage the show, providing tables, chairs, mops and help with moving it all into the main show hall. Friday night, prior to the show, was set-up time and with the help of Graham Turner, Bill Buxhill, Mike Boot, Gary & Linda Malpas, Grahame Draper and Joshua Hearne-Wilkins (apologies if I have missed anyone out) and myself.
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