Siamese Cat Club - 1 Nov 2008

Thanks to Alice and the show management team for the invitation to judge at this well-attended show, and to her kitchen team for an excellent lunch. Thanks also to Cathy for coming specially to steward for me - she handled the cats very well and was an invaluable help on a busy day - I look forward to the next time.

Open Classes

Grand Champion Male Breed 32

GCC Harrington's IMP GR CH HELLFIRE CASTASPELL (32/6) 26 Nov 03

A large muscular lad of excellent type. Long even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, chin firm but a trifle shallow, level bite lacking most incisors. Expressive eyes of excellent shape and set and very good depth of blue, looking slightly deep-set. Long body, in its very well fed appearance detracting a little from his general elegance, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Marked in a good dingy toned warm apricot: good markings to the head except no thumbprints (not unusual in a dilute cat), good leg bars, tail two thirds ringed. Moderately shaded body, close coat just a little harsh in texture along the back. Excellent temperament though a little apprehensive, excellent presentation.

Grand Champion Female Breed 32

GCC Jones's CH AMYDAY ALMOST HEAVEN (32b8) 21 Aug 06

An impressive lady of excellent type. Longish even wedge, very good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile just a little flat above the brow, firm chin with level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of a very good depth of blue. Long firm body showing signs in staining underneath of recent motherhood, though I would never have been able to tell from her condition otherwise. Long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra fraction to balance. Colour a darkish lilac-based caramel well broken everywhere, with plenty of hot apricot in evidence, and an attractive blaze. Lightly shaded body, coat of good length a fraction harsh in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Res Smyth's GR CH APRIKAT STARLILY (32c) 17 May 06

An impressive girl of very good type and above all with the most wonderful pale cool-toned points. Longish wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite, but the line from nose to chin not quite as vertical as I should prefer. Eyes of good shape and set which for perfection would be a slightly deeper shade of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra couple of inches to balance. Unshaded body, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Blue Point Neuter Male

1+PC+BOB Simpson's GR PR SHERMESE TOO TOO PATOU (24a) 4 Apr 07

An impressive lad of excellent type. Long even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile significantly raised at the brow which does spoil his looks slightly and makes the eyes appear deep-set, firm chin with level bite. Expressive eyes of excellent shape and set, of a good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra fraction to balance and with a small irregularity at the tip. Points a slightly dark blue, lightly shaded body, close coat of excellent texture. Superb temperament, excellent presentation.

Blue Point Neuter Female

BOX Godwin's CH & GR PR GENETTA BLUE HYACINTH 8 Jul 03

A substantial girl of good type. Longish wedge needing slightly more width at the top, well set ears which I would prefer slightly larger. Small dip in profile, firm chin, bite almost level. Eyes of good shape and set, which she did open rather wide, of a good depth of blue. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Points a darkish blue, lightly shaded cool-toned body, close coat of a good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Lilac Point Kitten Male (6-9 months)

1 (BOB N/A) Rigby's ADATEAM TIGGERS LILACMIST 13 Mar 08

A well grown lad of good type. Long wedge needing more width at the top to balance, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of good shape though held rather full, well set, needing to be a much deeper shade of blue (my reason not to award BOB). Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra inch or two to balance and rather blunt at the tip. Points colour rather a dark lilac to the head, better to the legs and tail but rather lacking in the desired pinky tones, unshaded magnolia body, close coat of excellent texture. Nervous but handled well, excellent presentation.

Caramel Point Adult Male

1+CC+BOB Baughan's GR CH MAPU PEPPIE 22 Apr 01

A handsome mature lad of excellent type, in wonderful condition and could pass for years younger. Long even wedge masked a little by slight jowling, good width at the top; very well set large ears. Straight profile, chin ebbs a little, level bite now sporting few incisors. Eyes of very good shape and set, which for perfection would be a slightly deeper blue. Long strong body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra inch to balance. Points good lilac-based caramel showing clear brownish overtones, lightly shaded off-white body, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation. Later a unanimous choice for best Male Adult - congratulations.

Caramel Point Adult Female

1+CC+BOX Baughan's GR CH MAPU FORGETMENOT 10 Apr 07

A girl of very good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite, though the front of the head not ideally vertical. Eyes of very good shape and set, and of a good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch to balance. Colour a pale lilac-based caramel, I should prefer to see clearer evidence of the sludgy overtones typical of the colour, very lightly shaded off-white body. Close coat of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

2 Morgan's CH ASTRALBLAESE ANDROMEDA 21 Nov 04

A girl of good type. Longish wedge needing a fraction more width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip in profile, firm chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of good basic shape thought a little full, well set, needing slightly more depth of blue. Medium length well-fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch. Colour a good lilac-based caramel, showing clearer brownish overtones, unshaded body. Coat of good length but a little open, perhaps feeling the cold. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Red Point Male Kitten (up to 6 months)

1+BOB Smout's KAMIK FIRECRACKA (32a) 18 Jul 08

A very active baby, well grown for his age and of very good type. Long wedge, good width at the top, large ears set a trifle low at present. Eyes of very good shape and set, and a good depth of blue. Profile straight apart from a shallow depression above the brow, not a problem at this age, firm chin and level bite. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Points look to be a good red at this early stage of their development, unshaded body. Coat of good length and texture except rather fluffy over the neck and shoulders. Superb temperament, excellent presentation, sadly my pockets weren't quite big enough.

Tortie Point Neuter

1+PC Reed's IMP GR CH & IMP GR PR JOHPAS GLAMNGLITZ (32b8) 17 Apr 02

A distinguished lady of excellent type. Long even wedge, excellent width at the top, very large ears well set. Straight profile, firm deep chin, level bite lacking most incisors: a should prefer a more vertical line to the front of the head. Eyes of excellent shape and set and deep blue colour. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Points a good greyish brown all well broken, but lacking the brighter shades of apricot. Fur on the ears very sparse, and with an area on each ear which seemed completely to have lost pigmentation, an effect I cannot remember having seen before, and which after considerably deliberation lost her the BOB. Off white unshaded body, coat of a fraction long but of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

BOB Stokes's IMP GR CH & IMP GR PR HELLFIRE HIPPYCHICK (32b2) 26 Nov 03

A lady of excellent type, if not quite as good as that of her competitor. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile a little flat over the forehead, firm chin, level bite. Expressive eyes of excellent shape and set and very good depth of blue. Longish strong well fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra fraction for balance. Points of a darkish blue all well broken in shades of cream, a little warmer than the ideal. Moderately shaded body, coat a fraction long but of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Miscellaneous Classes

AC Female Adult

1 Jones's CH AMYDAY ALMOST HEAVEN (32b8)

2 Studer's MAFDET LINDYLOU (32/2) F 8 Jan 08

A girl of excellent type, of sufficient maturity for her age. Long even wedge, good width at the top, large ears held a fraction low. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Expressive eyes of excellent shape and set and of a good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Well marked in a good blue: good head markings, though no thumbprints, well barred legs, tail almost completely ringed. Lightly shaded body, close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation. Second today only because her competitor was more the finished article, I would not be surprised to see the placing reversed in a few months time.

3 Baughan's GR CH MAPU FORGETMENOT (24n)

Seal Point Siamese Breeders Adult

1 Single's SINOPE AMBER F 12 Sep 07

A girl of good type. Long wedge, whose shape she tried to spoil by puffing out her whisker pads, needs a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Profile straight apart from a small depression still present above the brow, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of an adequate depth of blue. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Points colour a dense warm seal, the legs rather brindled, lightly shaded warm body, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Red or Cream Point Siamese Breeders Adult

1 Reed's IMP GR CH JOHPAS SENORITA RUMBALITA (32a) F 1 May 05

A large mature girl of excellent type. Long even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and very good depth of blue. Very long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Colour a slightly pale red, unshaded warm white body, close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation. Later a well-deserved unanimous choice for Best Exhibit.

2 Smyth's GR CH APRIKAT STARLILY (32c)

3 Stokes's LITTLEFEAT ROSARITA (32a) F 14 Nov 07

A girl of reasonably good type, still appearing rather kittenish. Medium length wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good basic shape but distinctly full, of a good depth of blue. Medium length firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra inch to balance. Colour a bright red which ideally would be rather deeper, unshaded body, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation

Balinese Breeders Kitten

1 Berry's CHANTEUR SUNSPELL (61dt) F 20 May 08

An attractive kitten of good type. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good basic shape, which she did make very round when first taken out of the pen, and still held slightly full even when she relaxed, colour a good blue. Medium length body, long legs with large paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points a good bright red, markings developing, unshaded body. Coat of promising length and excellent texture, good foot and ear furnishings, plume developing. Excellent presentation, rather timid but handled well - with more self-confidence she would be even more impressive.

Breed 32 Siamese Non-Breeders Kitten

1 Ellams's LAZIZA KISMET (32b2) F 31 May 08

A promising girl of very good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm deep chin with a tiny beard, bite scissored over - teething at present, with double canines. Eyes of good shape set slightly straight, of a good depth of blue. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Colour a good blue, well mingled everywhere with shades of cool cream. Lightly shaded body, close coat of excellent texture. Kept up a constant grumble while being handled, but it was all words; excellent presentation.

2 Siviter's SIMPLISIAM SPECIAL MENTION (32c) M 5 Apr 08

A well developed handsome lad of good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the tip, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and of a good depth of blue. Long strong body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Points a darkish but cool-toned cream, unshaded body, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

3 Mullen's FOXYPAWS ERICSSON (32fn) M 1 Jun 08

Very close behind and promisng.

Debutante Kitten

1 Reed's AMYDAY SUNSPANGLED (32fn) M 18 Jul 08

An extremely promising and very active baby of very good type. Longish wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Profile with a small dip below the brow and shallow depression above, firm deep chin, level bite. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail with a swelling presumably due to injury near the base. Eyes of very good shape and set and good depth of blue. Points colour a dark warm colour, not yet clearly showing itself to be apricot, but as good as I would expect given his age, unshaded body. Coat short but still at present of baby texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

2 Ellams's LAZIZA KISMET (32b2) F

3 Newson's MAFDET FANCY NANCY (24b) F 8 Jun 08

Aristocrat Neuter

1 Cousins's ROLSEN YEWRWHATI WISHEDFOR (24c) MN 8 Sep 07

A large lad of reasonably good type. Longish wedge with a pinch, needing a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set and good depth of blue. Long very well nourished body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch to balance. Points a darkish lilac without much evidence of pinky tones, lightly shaded body, close coat of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Balinese Non-Breeders Neuter

1 Hart's CH & GR PR APRIKAT SKULDUGGERY (61t) MN 21 May 04

A handsome if worried lad of very good type. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, well set ears which ideally would be a little larger. Profile almost straight, firm deep chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of very good shape and set, and of good depth of blue. Long well covered body, long legs with large paws, tail needs an extra inch or two. Well marked in dark seal, the ground colour distinctly grey - very good head markings and leg bars, well ringed tail. Body heavily shaded, though contrast still adequate. Coat of good length, profuse over the body but lying well, with an excellent soft silky texture, plume very well furnished. Attractive fronds to rear of ears, good tue furnishings. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Visitors Neuter

1 Hart's CH & GR PR APRIKAT SKULDUGGERY (61t) MN

2 Esterford-Howard's CH MAPU MALACHITE (32/8) MN 18 Jun 07

A lad of good type rather lacking in masculinity. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip in profile, firm slightly shallow chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of good shape and set, needing a little more depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra fraction to balance. Marked in a soft pale colour which I would like to show clearer evidence of the brownish overtones required, but this was something he shared with several other caramels in the hall lighting: good head markings (including faint thumbprints), well ringed tail, very faint leg bars. Excellent temperament and presentation.