GCCF Judge Critique - Babs Bailey - Airdale Agricultural Show 2010

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GCCF Judge Critique - Babs Bailey - Airdale Agricultural Show 2010

Written by Tina

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

BINGLEY CAT SHOW - AIREDALE BINGLEY BRADFORD -SUNDAY AUGUST 10th 2010

HP AND PED PET JUDGES WRITEUPS - MRS BABS BAILEY

( PS - COPIES TO GCCF - SHOW MANAGER CHRIS BAMFORD - PLUS CAT PLANET PLEASE ! )

MY MANY THANKS TO SHOW MANAGER CHRIS AND ALL HER CATSHOW COMMITTEE - AND ALSO THE AIREDALE AGRICULTURAL SHOW - FOR A MOST MARVELLOUS MORNING JUDGING HOUSEHOLD PETS AT BINGLEY - INC. A LOVELY BUFFET LUNCH IN THE MARQUEE - NB - MY TWO SHOW DEVONS ADORED THE SLICES OF FRESH SALMON THAT WE SNEAKED BACK TO THEIR PENS A LITTLE LATER ! ALL THIS PLEASURE - PLUS THE CATSHOW JUDGES GIFT - AND THE BOTTLE OF BEST ITALIAN RED WINE FOR MY HUSBAND PETER WHO ACTED AS MY STEWARD - AND THOSE CROWDS OF AMAZED VISITORS WHO WANDERED THROUGH THE CAT TENT ALL AFTERNOON TO SEE THE FELINES IN THE SHOW AND ON DISPLAY - IT ALL MADE MY DAY SOMETHING SO SPECIAL TO TREASURE AT THIS ANNUAL EVENT THAT WE ALWAYS ADORE TO ATTEND ! PS - THE HOUSEHOLD PETS WERE ALL PURR-FECTLY BEHAVED AND WELL PREPARED - AND THEIR OWNERS SHOULD INDEED BE SO PROUD !! BABS CHIARA BAILEY

OPEN CLASSES - HOUSEHOLD PETS SELF (single colour) ADULT with or without white MALE

1ST - Christians GMC TEDDY BOY - blue MN aged 6

a large and lovely dark blue self coloured lad - superbly lush close textured coat of immense substance - and a most pleasing and gentle temperament -also well presented in his pen - soft green eyes and neat shaped ears - an adorable pert pussycats nose and oh those huge paws - a happy fellow who was the ideal introduction and start to this HP judges show day !

2nd - Hawkins LENNON

sh black and white MN aged 8 - another big and beautifully presented boy - again with green eyes and also a very gentle nature - with impeccably white socks and a wonderfully long set of matching white whiskers - so well presented - and adored his huge paws and handsome face - a couple of contrastic cats so a close run decision for me to make !

SELF (single colour) ADULT with or without white FEMALE

1st - Kidds GMC DAISY - an adorable black and white FN aged 4

a very pretty black and white lady with a plush cleanly groomed coat and neat little black ears - eyes like olives and petite paws - very good show preparations - and she shared a little soft spoken girlie cat chat with us - well awarded her a first place !

GINGER OR AC TORTOISHELL ADULT with/without white MALE

1st - Kidds GMC GARFIELD

amazed at his age saying he was 12 since he surely didn’t appear so senior - a typically ginger male neuter with the softer honey colours of his marvellous maturity - and large paws, rounded green eyes, very well groomed indeed - this guy was waiting for us to open his show pen so that he could simply stroll out onto the table to be judged - a most laidback and lovely lad indeed - many thanks for my seeing him at this show, since remember him from some years ago, and this gentleman wears his middle years with great dignity and a gentle good nature ! Nb - not one of all these adult cats seemed to act their ages at all, which was an absolute delight to me, because I have some seven middle aged and senior HPs at home myself - and its all their show owners love, time, and lots of TLC that makes them stay this young and active !!

GINGER OR AOC TORTOISHELL ADULT with/without white FEMALE

1st - Kidds GMC HANNAH - tortie and white FN aged 10

again a lady who looked far younger for a feline of her calendar age ! Rich coppery coat, neatly patterned - so pretty paws, gentle green eyes, very good presentation - such a sweet girl - special thanks for entering her in this class !

ANY OTHER COLOUR OR PATTERN ADULT with/without white FEMALE

I only judged her in side classes - so not in my own opens sadly - but she was also my shared eventual nomination for the BIS ( with the other HP and PED PET judge after some deliberations) because this girl was just so SO gorgeous and unusual ! PS -have had to mention her here , since she was a wonderfully intense shade of all that’s autumnal, almost like a cat curled up across a carpet in front of an autumn log fire, her fur almost glowed with warmth - well done indeed to her owner on her show win - especially since was told later that she was a rescue as a one day old abandoned baby and also hand reared, which isn’t an easy task at all, such a special purr-sonage - and a pleasure to see at the Airedale !!

PEDIGREE PETS TABBY ADULT - ANY PATTERN - with/without white

1st - Bretts PRINCE DAYBREAK

a very very large blue coloured MN tabby age 4 My first impressions were of a wonderfully thick and slightly waved coat, his white ear tufts, and a cute salmon pink nosepad - all set against amazingly intense dark amber eyes ! Well groomed and presented, with a distinct M mark on the forehead - plus a set of gigantic paws - a real pleasure of a pussiecat - presented to perfection - ps most laid back and lazed on the table looking into my eyes - liked him a lot !!

AOC OR PATTERN - with/without white Absent

SIDE CLASSES AS FOLLOWS

Barracloughs Samantha Memorial

1st - Kidds GMC GARFIELD Any Adult

1st - Kidds GMC DAISY

Veteran ( over seven yrs)

1st - Hawkins LENNON

2nd - Kidds IGMC ALFRED

Rescued

1st - Christians AUTUMN GOLD

( my BIS in conjunction with the other H judge ! A tortie tabby FN aged 2 - astonishingly rich dark shades of autumn in her coat, gentle girlie green eyes, a white muzzle, M markings, a salmon pink pert nose - perfect presentation and a pleasure to see in this side class specially for rescues with such stories to tell !! )