Bedford & District / Cambridgeshire - 23 April 2016

Thanks to Sally and the show committees for the invitation to judge. A good entry with plenty of quality, a special mention for two cats not entered in my classes whom I met at the end of the day: the Havana IGRPR HEMLOCK AVANTADOR, a lad of excellent type with a wonderful coat who was my relatively easy choice for best neuter in the Bedford show, and an old friend IGRPR JOHPAS COEUR D'OR , a Red Point Siamese of superb type, my choice for best Siamese in the Cambridgeshire show

Bedford Open Classes

Oriental Champion (Grand Class) Female

1 (GCC N/A) Jones's CH MESBELLES MADEMOISELLE COCO (OSH b) F 31 Mar 14
A girl of good type, despite her age still looking rather juvenile. Medium length even wedge, ideally I would prefer a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm deep chin and level bite. Eyes of good basic shape though on the full side, the colour unfortunately a very yellowy green. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction to balance. Colour a darkish warm chestnut, sound to the roots, short close coat of very good texture. Rather shy, but handled well enough, excellent presentation.

Oriental Red Kitten

1 BOB Brooks's BOOKENDS JUST LIKE JASPER M 13 Oct 15
A very well developed lad of good type. Longish even wedge which ideally could have a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape, though just a little full, set a little straight, olive green in colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Very good rich red colour, sound to the roots. Very short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Shaded Kitten

1 (BOB N/A) Masters's HEMLOCK LOVE-IN-A-MIST (OSH n 11) F 19 Aug 15
A well grown girl 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 a clear pale green in colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, long tail to balance. Pattern colour jet black with quite a warm ground. Unfortunately, though her spotted pattern is very invaded by agouti, it does go down to the roots in some places on the sides. Short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation. While I would not like to say definitively that she is not shaded - the undercolour could yet lift where the colour is currently sound - at the moment she looks more like a spotted tabby with poor pattern than a shaded. A hope her pattern does sort itself out, because that apart she is very attractive.

Chocolate Point Siamese Adult

BOB Fairclough's GRCH MAFDET MENDOZA M 5 Feb 15
A lad of very good type. Long wedge with a small pinch, good width at the tope, well set large ears. Profile a little raised at the brow but otherwise straight, firm deep chin, level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and good blue colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Point a rather dark chocolate and rather brindled but showing good warmth, lightly shaded body, short close coat of excellent texture. Rather retiring in temperament but easy enough to handle, excellent presentation.
Also considered Hargan's CH MAFDET MUNGO-GERRY M 8 May 15
A lad of good type and very mature for his age. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile angled down a little from the brow, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set, of a reasonably good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points a paler chocolate, a little brindled, they would ideally be warmer in tone, lightly shaded body. Short close coat of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Cambridgeshire Open Classes

Siamese/Balinese Premier (Grand Class) Female

GPC Bennet & Ward's IGRCH & PR MAFDET MALALA (SIA m) FN 15 Sep 13
An attractive girl of very good type. Longish wedge with a small pinch, good width at the top, well set large ears. Profile almost straight, firm though slightly shallow chin, level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and a good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Pale lilac-based caramel points with clear brownish overtones, very lightly shaded body. Short close coat of excellent texture. A sweet-tempered girl, excellent presentation.

Oriental Bicolour Adult

BOB Brownrigg's GRCH IDEAL CAT ZEBRA (OSH n 03) F 17 Jul 12
A girl of very good type. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Profile rather uneven, raised at the brow with a dip below and a bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and a good green colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, long tail to balance. Coloured parts jet black sound to the roots, white in an inverted V to the face and then a thin line over the top of the head, throat, chest, and underbody completely white coming a little way up the sides, most of front legs white continuing up over the neck and shoulders, good proportion white to hand legs too, in all well over the required third. A little bleeding of white into the edges of the colour but nothing excessive. Short close coat of very good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Black Neuter

1 PC BOB Ellis's CH DREAMLOVER CHANTILLY LACE FN 8 Jan 15
A girl of good type. Long wedge with a small pinch, ideally I';d prefer a little more width at the top, well set large ears. Straight profile, rather angled down from the brow, very firm slightly shallow chin, bite level. Eyes of good shape and set and pale green colour. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Jet black colour, sound to the roots. Short glossy close lying coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Cream/Apricot Neuter

1 PC BOB Hirst's CH TOGHAR LORENZO LAMAS (OSH em) MN 19 Apr 15
A friendly lad of good type. Long even wedge needing a little more width at the top to balance, large ears set in line. Bump on the nose but profile otherwise straight, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of vey good shape and set and good green colour. Long muscular well nourished body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Colour a good warm apricot showing good browny overtones, sound to the roots. Short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Ticked Tabby Neuter

BOB Smith's GRPR LORICHA MJOLNIR (OSH ns 25) MN 19 Apr 15
A lad of superior 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 opened wide at times, colour a rather yellowy green. Longish well fed muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Evenly ticked with three bands of black on a slightly grey ground, a rather pronounced darker dorsal area, some small spots on the lower neck. Coat a fraction long and rather soft in texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Bedford Miscellaneous classes

Oriental Non-Breeders Adult

1 Masters's AMULET ESEN HAPPY JUNGLE (OSH n 22) M 30 Jun 15
A well developed lad of very good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, large ears, well set though he did hold them rather low at times. Straight profile, chin ebbs, level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, of a good green colour. Long slender muscular body, long legs with neat paws, long tail to balance. Very good classic pattern in jet black sound to the roots, rather a cool ground colour. Good marking to head and tail, well defined butterfly, rather broad spine lines, complete rings round the oysters. Very short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.
2 Jones's CH MESBELLES MADEMOISELLE COCO (OSH b) F

Oriental Adolescent Neuter

1 Chandler's FLAMING HEART ALIEN INVASION (OSH f 03 33) FN 4 Jul 15
A girl of very good type, very mature looking. Long even wedge, good width at the top, large ears held a little low. Straight profile angled down a little from the brow, firm rather shallow chin and level bite. Eyes of good basic shape though fuller than I'd prefer, of a very good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Points a good seal patched with shades of pale red, moderately shaded body. Broad area of white to the head, white under chin, chest, whole underbody and well up the sides, front legs mostly white and good proportion to hind legs, white splash on the back, in all somewhat over the required third. Very short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Oriental Visitors Neuter

1 Borman's SENSAY SMARTIEPANTS (OSH n 03 33) MN 25 Jun 15
A large lad of very good type and very mature for his age. 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 which he does open a little wide out of his pen, of quite a good depth of blue. Long strong body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Coloured parts showing dark seal points with light shading, high white with about 70% white to colour, patches of colour to the base f the ears and on the nose, broad patch centrally on the back and a smaller patch on the left upper body, fully coloured tail. Short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament though he did keep up a constant commentary while being handled, excellent presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Breeders Kitten

1 Sidnell's LOLUJA FINISHING TOUCH (SIA h 21) F 30 Nov 15
A pretty girl of very good type. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Very shallow depression above the brow, profile otherwise straight, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and quite a good depth of blue. Marking developing in darkish chocolate mingled with shades of red, unshaded body. Short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Limit Kitten

1 Hargan's WHALLEYBUSH DIAMOND DIVA (SIA a) F 10 Oct 15
A girl 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 good shape though a little full, well set and of a good blue. Long slender muscular body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Points a dark blue suspiciously dingy, purplish pads suggest she is likely to turn out to be caramel rather than blue. Moderately shaded body, short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Cambridgeshire Miscellaneous classes

Oriental Breeders Adult

1 May's GRCH BUURAPHAA AUTUMN BELLE (OSH b 25) F 23 Oct 14
A girl of very good type, on the small side but not unreasonably so. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Profile a little raised at the brow and with a small bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set, and good green colour. Medium length muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Outstanding pattern, very evenly ticked in warm darkish chocolate on a pale beige ground, hardly any darkening in the dorsal area, rings only towards the tail tip. Very short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Debutante Adult

1 Burrows's MAPU KAYPEZ COMEBACK (SIA m) F 23 Jul 15
A girl of quite good type still looking very much like a kitten. Long wedge needing more width at the top, large ears set in line. Straight profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set and good depth of blue. Medium length firm body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points a pale lilac-based caramel needing to develop clearer browny overtones, unshaded body, short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent temperament and presentatiom.

Siamese/Balinese Limit Adult

1 Cherry's SHERMESE SINATRA (SIA n) M 15 Mar 15
A lad of very good type, and very mature for his age. Long even wedge, good width at the top, large ears set a little low. Straight profile, firm chin, bite scissored over. Eyes of very good shape and set, of quite a good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Quite warm dark seal points, heavily shaded body considering his youth, short close coat of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Adolescent Adult

1 Fairclough's GRCH MAFDET MENDOZA (SIA b) M
2 Hargan's CH MAFDET MUNGO-GERRY (SIA b) M

AC Siamese/Balinese Kitten

1 Brock's COSITA PRINCESS DIANA (SIA n 21) F 17 Dec 15
A girl 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 very good shape and set and a good depth of blue. Proportionate firm body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Makings developing in good seal, lightly shaded body, short close coat of excellent texture. Sweet-tempered, excellent presentation.
2 Brooks's PANDAI JAC (SIA d) F 16 Oct 15
A very well grown girl of good type. Medium length even wedge, good width at the top, large ears which she tends to bonnet. Profile straight other than a small bump on the nose, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape but rather small, set straight, of a good depth of blue. Long muscular body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs another inch. Pale red points, unshaded body. Short close coat of very good texture. Very friendly, excellent presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Novice Kitten

1 Hinson's LOLUJA RUPERT THE RILEY (SIA b 21) M 30 Nov 15
A well grown lad of good type. Longish even wedge, good width at the top, well set large ears. Shallow depression above the brow, profile otherwise straight, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of good shape and set and good depth of blue. Long firm body, long legs with neat paws, long tail. Markings developing well in darkish warm chocolate. Short close coat of excellent texture. Very vocal and wriggly, but not unduly difficult to handle, excellent presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Non-Breeders Neuter

1 Johnson's GRPR BURNTHWAITES RAZZLE-DAZZLE (SIA d) MN 8 Feb 13
A 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 and good depth of blue. Long well fed body, long legs with neat paws, balancing length of tail. Points a good bright red, moderately shaded body, coat a fraction long but close lying and of good texture. Excellent temperament and presentation.

Siamese/Balinese Radius Neuter

1 Jackson's CH & PR ADZWOAM GLAMOUR GIRL (SIA g) FN 10 Jun 12
An attractive girl of very good type, obviously fed up with the idea of being handled by the time I got to her, and very unwilling to leave her pen though with a bit of help she was persuaded. Medium length even wedge, very good width at the top, well set large ears. Small dip in profile, firm chin and level bite. Eyes of very good shape and set and a good depth of blue. Long strong body, long legs with neat paws, tail needs an extra fraction. Points dark blue mingled with shades of pale cream, moderately shaded body. Short close coat of excellent texture. Excellent presentation.

Bedford HHP Miscellaneous class

Cat or Kitten judge would like to take home

1 Lloyd's MC FINN (Black SH) MN 10 m
A handsome young lad, with unusual crinkly whiskers. Very friendly, and quite relaxed standing on the trolley, happy to be fussed and breaking into a tentative purr. Thick plush well groomed coat.
2 Crouch's IGMC RIA (Brown SH) FN 5 yrs
A friendly girl but not too confident out of her pen, happy to be fussed in its safety. Coat in lovely condition.
3 Izzard's IGMC BILL (Seal Point SLH) MN 8 yrs 6 m
A lad with a soft flowing coat in excellent condition. Happy to be fussed, but with a definite time limit before he'd had enough.
x3 Maruszewska's GMC POPPY (Tortie SH) FN 6 yrs 8m
An attractive black tortie who allowed herself to be handled only briefly before firmly telling me she'd had enough.