Bucks Oxon & Berks CS - 21 September 2013

Thanks to Barbara and Vanessa and the show Committee for the invitation to judge, a show with a bumper entry and plenty of quality present, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Open Classes

Oriental Grand Champion Male

GCC Hart's CH CHANTEUR HARTRIDGHOLYSMOKE (62 36) 6 Sep 12
A handsome lad of very good type and of good maturity for his age. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip to profile and nose rather prominent giving a less than ideally vertical line to the front of the head, deep chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set of a good clear green. Long muscular body, long legs with largish paws, tail needs an extra inch. Coat of just adequate length to neck and upper back, of quite good length elsewhere and of an excellent texture. Well furnished ears and feet, good plume. Top colour a good pure black, clear silver to about two thirds, but for all that very little showing on the surface, quite an achievement for a longhair. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Grand Champion Male

GCC May's CH BUURAPHAA WINTERS MIST (29c) F 28 Sep 11
An attractive girl of good type. Longish even wedge needing a fraction more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of a good green. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Colour a good pinky lilac mostly sound to the roots, but with a small area of the lower back where it was somewhat unsound. Short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation. The lack of complete soundness did call the certificate into question, but overall I thought her just to deserve it.

Siamese/Balinese Grand Premier Male

1 (GPC N/A) Graves's OPALOPUS MARCELLO (24c) MN 11 Apr 12
A lad of rather heavy build and reasonably good type. Long wedge with rather a pinch, needing more width at the top, large ears set in line. Profile angled down from the bridge, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good basic shape but distinctly full, set rather wide apart, and needing more depth of blue. Long very well fed body which rather unbalances him, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra inch. Points darkish and lacking pinky tones, slightly blue-toned to the mask, rather heavy ghost markings to mask and tail. Moderately shaded rather cool toned body, short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Grand Premier Female

GPC Reed's GR CH & PR JOHPAS JESSIE JAY (32fn) FN 23 Apr 11
A substantial and very friendly girl of excellent type, who I was at the end of the day pleased to be able to choose as best Siamese exhibit. Long even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm deep chin and level bite. Eyes of excellent shape and set of as good depth of blue. Long well fed body, long legs with bneat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points a palish apricot but showing undeniable browny overtones, moderately shaded body, close coat of very good texture. Superb temperament, excellent presentation.

Havana Kitten

1+BOB Simpson's SHERMESE TEMPTATION F 1 Jun 13
A well grown girl of very good type. Medium length even wedge, good width, large ears held too low at times but OK when relaxed. Straight profile with a very shallow depression at present, very firm deep chin, bite level (surprisingly, I have to say, considering the strength of chin). Eyes of very good shape and set, of a rather muddy green as yet. Long firm body, long legs with nbeat paws, balancing length of tail. Colour a good warm chestnut sound to the roots, close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.
2 Sharp-Popple's DENSON MAYIAM F 1 May 13
A girl of good type. Medium length wedge with a small pinch, needing a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Profile straight apart from a small bump on the nose, firm chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of good shape and set, of a slightly pale green. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Colour a darkish warm chestnut, sound to the roots. Coat close and of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Black Kitten

1+BOB Brookes's DERRYLEON RUMPLETEAZA F 9 Jun 13
An attractive baby of good type, though on the small side at present. Medium length wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip to profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, olive green in colour. Slender proportionate body, long legs with tiny paws, whippy tail needs an extra inch. Glossy black colour, sound to the roots, close coat mostly of excellent texture though a little fluffy over the neck. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Blue Kitten

1+BOB Lee's WILLHAVETODO BYJOVEIVEGOTIT F 16 May 13
A promising girl of good type. Longish wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Profile with a shallow depression above the brow and rather angled down below, deep chin which would ideally be a little stronger, level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of a clear pale green. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Colour a darkish blue sound to the roots, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Bicolour Kitten

1+BOB Baker's ATHELSTAN GONNAENODAETHAT (48) M 12 Apr 13
An impressively grown lad of very good type. Medium length even wedge, good width t the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, olive green in colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. White to almost the complete underbody, chest and over shoulders, most of the front legs, substantial amount to rear legs, inverted V to the face, a little bleeding into the edges of the coloured areas which were jet black and sound to the roots. Close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Black Neuter

1+PC May's BUURAPHAA WINTERS NIGHT MN 15 Dec 12
A youngster of very good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile apart from a small bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set of a bright green. Long slender muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch. Glossy black colour sound to the roots, just a few scattered white hairs to the throat, coat close and of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.
BOB Woodfield's GR PR HEMLOCK RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT MN 8 Sep 11
A large mature lad of very good type. Longish wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip to profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set of a clear pale green. Very long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Colour jet black sound to the roots, coat short and close, a little harsh in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Cinnamon Neuter

BOB N/A Jones's GR PR VELVETENA ITSINHISKISS MN 25 Nov 11
A mature lad of good type. Long wedge with a small pinch, needing a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of an olive green. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch. Colour not a bad cinnamon but very uneven, perhaps sun-bleached in places, showing some ticking, and overall very unsound, for which reason I did not feel able to award the BOB. Coat short and close but quite harsh in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Chocolate Point Siamese Adult

BOB Duncan's CH HEAVENSENT TAKINGTHEMIKEY M 20 Jan 12
A masculine lad of good type. Longish wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of a good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch. Points a darkish warm chocolate all rather brindled, to an extent which caused me to think hard about the award of BOB, but overall I thought he just merited it. Lightly shaded body, close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Caramel Point Siamese Kitten

1+BOB Clayden's MAFDET MISTER TITIAN M 12 Jan 13
A well grown lad of good type. 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 shape and set though a little full, of a good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Blue-based caramel points showing quite good browny overtones. Lightly shaded body, close coat of a good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation..

Tabby Point Siamese Kitten

1+BOB Kitchener's SLYNKYZAR MISOACLASSYLADY (32/1) F 20 May 13
A promising girl of good type. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, large ears held a little high when out, but better when she relaxed. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of a good depth of blue. Slender but solid body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Marked in darkish warm seal, good facial markings and leg bars, partial rings to three quarters of the tail. Moderately shaded body, coat close and of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.,

Red Point Siamese Kitten

1+BOB Hargraves's FIORDILISO APPOLONIUS M 8 May 13
A very promising baby of very good type/ Short strong head, very good width, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and good depth of blue. Firm body, long legs with neat paws, whippy tail needing an extra fraction. Points rather a pale though bright red, unshaded body, short coat still of a fluffy baby texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Tortie Point Siamese Kitten

1+BOB Pauls's WILLOMESE DELPHINE (32b3) F 1 Feb 13
A petite girl of good type. Long wedge with rather a pinch, needing a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile apart from a shallow depression above the brow which I would prefer to see filling in by now. Eyes of good shape set rather straight and a little deep set, of a reasonably good depth of blue. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Colour a very dark chocolate which could be warmer in tone, well broken with pale shades of red. Lightly shaded body, coat close and of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Seal Point Siamese Neuter

BOB Powell's CH & GR PR MAFDET MEDUSA FN 24 Jan 12
An attractive girl of very good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, large ears well set. Profile straight other than a small bump on the nose, firm slightly shallow chin, level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of a good depth of brilliant blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points a dark warm seal, body heavily shaded but still showing adequate contrast, close coat a little harsh in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Miscellaneous Classes

Oriental Breeders Adult

1 Smith's LORICHA DEVIL IN DISGUISE (62 18v - judged as 45s) F 15 Nov 12
An attractive though rather shy young girl of good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Profile straight apart from a bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, olive green in colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch and rather blunt at the tip. Charcoal pattern colour, clear silver to the bottom half of the hairs, two bands of fairly even ticking, some tarnishing to muzzle and rear paws. Close coat of excellent texture, her breed number notwithstanding. Handled well, excellent presentation.
2 May's CH BUURAPHAA WINTERS MIST (29c) F

Oriental Maiden Adult

1 Simpson's SHERMESE MAE LEE (37) F 5 Nov 12
An attractive youngster of very good type. Longish wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip in profile and bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, pale green in colour. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra inch. Glossy black colour sound to the roots, short close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Adult not won a CC or IC

1 Allen's WICCANWAYS DIVA VON TEEZ (48h) F 15 Dec 12
A young girl, only just adult, of very good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set of a clear pale green. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Colour a dark chocolate patched with shades of bright red, most attractive but sadly failing in the amount of white which taking the most charitable view I could not see as amounting to more than a quarter, she has it in all the required places, just not enough of it with only half the underbody white. Close coat of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.
2 Sharp-Popple's BRYN DENSON MACK THEKNIFE (29) M 12 Nov 12
A lad of reasonably good type. Medium length wedge with a small pinch, needing more width at the top, well set large ears. Dip to profile and bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of rather a pale green. Longish firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an inch. Colour basically a dark chestnut, but uneven, showing too much in the way of ghost markings, and rather unsound. Coat close and of good texture. Rather grumpy but handled well, excellent presentation.

Oriental Titled Adult

1 McDermand's IMP GR CH BARBECCO TARIA (37k) F 27 Sep 09
A girl of good type. Longish almost even wedge, good with at the top, large well set ears. Profile almost straight, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of a clear pale green. Long well fed body, long legs with net paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Colour a darkish and slightly uneven warm cinnamon, not quite sound ot the roots. Coat short and close, a little harsh in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Breeders Kitten

1 Simpson's SHERMESE TEMPTATION (29) F
2 Lee's WILLHAVETODO BYJOVEIVEGOTIT (37a) F
3 Sharp-Popple's DENSON MAYIAM (29) F

Oriental Debutante Kitten

1 Hamilton's KAMIK THE BOY FRIEND (38d) M 9 Apr 13
A well grown and extremely promising lad of very good 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, olive green in colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Marked in a rich red sound to the roots, lots of small spots to the body, with only a little linkage, good fainter leg markings, well ringed tail, spine shows signs of breaking. Close coat of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.
2 Simpson's SHERMESE TEMPTATION (29) F

Oriental Visitors Neuter

1 Janicki's IMP GR PR SHERMESE JUST THE TICKET (45k) MN
A handsome large lad of excellent type. Long even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip to profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, set rather far apart because of the broad base of his nose, for colour the best I could say was that there was some green present. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Lovely even ticking in a rich warm cinnamon, the spine only marginally darker. Coat short and close of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation. An easy choice for me for best Oriental neuter, reservations as to his eyes notwithstanding.
2 Woodfield's GR PR HEMLOCK RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT (37) MN

AC Siamese/Balinese Adult

1 Bell's CH MEDORAS GORGUS GUSSIE (24a) F 27 Jun 12
A girl of good type. Long wedge with rather a pinch, needing a little more width at the top for balance, well set large ears. Profile almost straight, chin firm but a little shallow, bite level. Eyes of good basic shape but a little full, well set, of a good blue. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needing an extra inch. Points a dark blue, with a hint of a brownish tone, lightly shaded body. Close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament if retiuring, excellent presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Junior Adult

1 Lloyd's RIDESTAR LOREAL LLOYD (61gt) F 11 Oct 12
An attractive young girl of good type. Longish wedge with a small pinch, rather broad in the muzzle, good width at the top, well set ears of adequate size. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of a reasonably good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with largish paws, tail needs an extra inch. Coat a little short over the back, good length elsewhere, texture excellent. Well marked in a darkish blue sparsely broken with pale shades of cream. Shy but handled well, excellent presentation.
2 Duncan's CH HEAVENSENT TAKINGTHEMIKEY (24b) M
A little better for type and more mature, but his colour problems outweighed that.

Siamese/Balinese Non-Breeders Kitten

1 Hargraves's DEBIKAT ORPHEUS (24) M 12 Apr 13
A promising lad of good type. Medium length wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip to profile, firm chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of good shape, set a little straight, I should prefer a little more depth of blue. Long slender body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points a good warm seal, lightly shaded body a shade cool in tone. Coat short and close a little harsh in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.
2 Ashby's MYPRECIOUS SAMARA BLUE ICE (24a) F 3 Mar 13
A petite girl of fair type. Longish pinched wedge, needing more width at the top, large ears set high. Dip in profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set and a good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction and has a small irregularity at the tip. Points of a darkish blue, lightly shaded body, short close lying coat of super texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Debutante Kitten

1 Hargraves's FIORDILISO APPOLONIUS (32a) M
1 Kitchener's SLYNKYZAR MISOACLASSYLADY (32/1) F

Siamese/Balinese Visitors Kitten

1 Clayden's MAFDET MISTER TITIAN (24n) M

Siamese/Balinese Breeders Neuter

1 Reed's GR CH & PR JOHPAS JESSIE JAY (32fn) FN
2 Rickett's ADZWOAM CARAMAY (24b) MN 16 Mar 12
A lad of good type still looking rather adolescent. Longish wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of a good depth of blue. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points of a distinctly dark but warm chocolate, a little brindled. Lightly shaded body close coat of slightly harsh texture. Excellent temperament and presentstion.
3 Graves's OPALOPUS MARCELLO (24c) MN

Siamese/Balinese Non-Breeders Neuter

1 Tobias's IMP GR PR SHERMESE FUNANDGAMES (32/1) MN 9 Sep 06
An extremely handsome mature lad of excellent type, showing no signs of his advancing years. Strong long even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, chin has depth but recedes rather , bite lacking lower incisors but seems level. Expressive eyes of excellent shape and set and very good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with large paws, tail needs an extra inch to balance. Marked in a good warm seal, the markings being ticked-based could be better defined - the "M" is a little blurred, and the tail only just sufficiently ringed. Moderately shaded body, coat close and of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.