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In terms of photo records, I found this picture of her
                                                                                                                 from March 2019 when she was Nisai.





























                                                                                           ‘Map Of England 2’, was
                                                                                           photographed March 2019
                                                                                           when she was Nisai.
                                                                                                                 A Few Concluding Thoughts

                                                                                                                 Whilst our Baby Champions from The All England, and
                                                                                                                 the two South of England Koi Shows in the last 5 years
                                                                                                                 have beaten more Koi to win their respective Champion
                                                                                                                 awards, and noting they were won at Open Shows and
                                                                                                                 in very tough competition – particularly The All England,
                                                                                                                 regarded as the stiffest competition in the UK – It’s
                                                                                                                 difficult to look past the ‘Map Of England 2’ winning the
                                                                                                                 top award open to her at the Crouch Valley’s Photo
                                                                                                                 Show as another major achievement. And even though
                                                                                                                 it was at a smaller Show, any Koi exhibitor will tell you
                                                                                                                 how extremely difficult it is to win the top award at any
                                                                                                                 Show, and so for us, ‘Map Of England 2’ is right up
                                                                                                                 there in terms of achievement and earns her a place in
                                                                                                                 our ‘Pond of Fame’ (well, Hall of Fame)!
                                                                                                                 Tony picked well, and reared her meticulously over the
                                                                                                                 last year. She is still a young Koi at Yonsai, and I have
                                                                                                                 high hopes for her as she matures over the next 2 or
                                                                                                                 3 years.
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