At a local show, a team may get 7-9 sections on one class. In the Northeast, at both local and district shows, the emphasis is on the queen. Thus, my best roses at these shows are aimed at the queen. Of course, at nationals, the emphasis is on the main trophies, so the emphasis here is placed on the trophy entries, primarily McFarland or Nicholson. A few, generally roses that won queens years ago, and probably no longer are competitive by current perceptions of form.
Assets here are temperate climate, and, in winter, rare wild temperature swings.
Liability, of course, is winter and the need to super protect your roses if you want them to come back strong for exhibition the next season. Up to 3-4 years ago, always felt new varieties had an edge. So much has been written about this tendency in recent years, that I feel new varieties get extra scrutiny, especially from veteran judges, before they'll put a queen award on them. Soil mounds, about 8 inches. Yes, the Warwick Trophy.