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GCCF Judge Critique - Sue Hewson - Bristol & District Cat Club Show 2009

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Saturday, 16 May 2009

Sue Hewson

Bristol & District Cat Club Show

18th April 2009

My thanks to Elaine, Lisa, John & the committee for inviting me to the show. I had a lovely day & some really super cats, & was ably aided by Stef Beirne, who was great company & handled the cats with her usual care & attention.

AC IMP BURMESE GR CH FEMALE

Two lovely girls in the class today.

IMP STEPHENS’ GR CH MILLGILL THEATRICS 27J F 14/3/06

Top of head is gently rounded with good width between well set ears of good size & shape. Short wide pleasingly balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large expressive chartreuse eyes of excellent shape & set. Profile shows gently rounded brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Elegant girl, muscular & of good size, with proportionate limbs & tail of good shape, just slightly short to balance. Super girl, very relaxed & great to handle.

RES VIRTUE’S GR CH PAPAGENA VERA BORONEL 27H F 28/4/04

Top of head is gently rounded, with good width & slight muscle dip between ears of good size, shape & set, although she is holding them down today. Short wide well balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large, very expressive yellow eyes of good size & set, which she is rounding. In profile, flattish top of head, good break & level chin of good depth. Muscular girl of good size, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape, short to balance. Close lying coat of nicely intermingled mid toned chocolate & pale red is just a little long & of excellent satiny texture, in good condition. Unfortunately very tense this morning & not showing to best advantage.

CHOCOLATE BURMESE NEUTER FEMALE

BOB ONLY DAVIES’ GR PR HOBBERDY WICKEDWITCH WIZZI 27B FN 24/11/03

Good width to top of head & slight muscle dip, between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large expressive pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, flattish brow, good break, nose is fractionally long for balance & rolls away a little at the tip, & level chin of good depth. Muscular weighty girl of good size, tending rather to plumpness, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape which is short to balance. Short close lying coat of warm medium chocolate, in excellent condition. A very laid back girl, a pleasure to handle.

LILAC BURMESE NEUTER

1. PC BOB BROOKS’ CH JANAGAR JANAMEL JESSICA 27C FN 5/2/04

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between well set ears of good size & shape. Wedge has good width but is fractionally long for balance, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large lustrous pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, flattish brow, good break, & slightly shallow receding chin. Weighty muscular girl of good size, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape, short to balance. Fairly close lying coat of blue toned lilac is a little long. Friendly girl, very wriggly when out of her pen.

AOC TORTOISESHELL BURMESE NEUTER

BOB ONLY CH & GR PR MAYRLING LAVENDERS BLUE 27G FN 30/9/96

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large lustrous pale yellow eyes of excellent size, shape & set. Profile shows flattish brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Well muscled girl of good size, with tail of good shape with paintbrush tip, short to balance. Close lying coat of blue interspersed with warm cream is a fraction long, in excellent condition. Lovely girl of super temperament, in excellent condition for her 12 years.

AC BURMESE JNR ADULT

1. STEPHENS’ MILLGILL YACKETY-YAK 27G F 15/4/08

Good width to top of head between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Expressive chartreuse eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, gently rounded brow, good break & slightly shallow receding chin. Elegant girl of good size, with tail of good shape which is short to balance. Fairly short, close lying coat of nicely mingled blue & pale cream, in good condition. A nice girl who was unfortunately rather cross today.

2. GREET’S JANAMEL ROTARA RIPPLE 27H F 18/6/08

Top of head is gently rounded & has good width between ears which are slightly large at present. Short wide balanced wedge, a little narrow at jaw hinge & tapering to blunt muzzle. Large expressive yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. Profile shows gently rounded brow, good break, nose rolls away a little at the tip, & slightly receding chin of good depth. Elegant muscular girl of good size, with elegant limbs & tail which is a little thick in shape & short to balance. Short close lying coat of pale chocolate intermingled with pale red, in good condition. A very friendly young lady of just 10 months.

3. CLARKE’S DOREVALLEY SWEET SIESTA 27B F 17/2/08

Good width to top of head between ears of good size, shape & set. Wedge is long for balance & a little lacking in width, tapering to blunt muzzle. Pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, rounded brow, lack of break, & level chin of correct depth. Big well developed girl of 14 months, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape which is slightly short to balance. A very sweet friendly girl.

AC BURMESE SNR ADULT

What a super class this was, very hard to place the winners.

1. GRICE’S CH KIMARLIM SIMPLY WILDSILK 27 F 27/2/06

Good width to gently rounded top of head, with slight muscle dip between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large lustrous pale yellow eyes of good shape & set. In profile, flattish brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Compact girl of good weight, a little plump, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape with paintbrush tip, which is short to balance. Short close lying coat of rich dark brown, in excellent condition. A very nice girl, unfortunately rather cross today.

2. VIRTUE’S CH HOBBERDY HOCUS POCUS 27B F 28/1/07

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Expressive pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. Profile shows rounded brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Muscular elegant girl of good size, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape, with paintbrush tip & slightly short to balance. Short close lying coat of rich even medium red, in excellent condition. Another lovely girl.

EX 2. BELL’S HOBBERDY MEDORAS GOLDBERRY 27D F 24/6/05

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Very large expressive yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, gently rounded brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Muscular elegant girl of good size, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape, with paintbrush tip & slightly short to balance. Short close lying coat of glossy warm medium chocolate, in excellent condition. Lovely girl, very wriggly out of her pen.

3. KASAMUN’S CH BIENZOLI SUGAR PLUM 27B F 4/4/06

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between well set ears of good size & shape. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Expressive pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. Profile shows rounded brow, good break & level chin of good depth. Muscular elegant girl of good size, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape, just slightly short to balance. Short close lying coat of warm medium chocolate, in excellent condition but rather uneven in tone & showing some contrast with her points.

AC BURMESE SNR ADULT

1. STEPHENS’ GR CH MILLGILL THEATRICS

2. VIRTUE’S HOBBERDY HIGGLEDY PIGGLEDY 27E F 4/2/06

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large lustrous pale yellow eyes of good size shape & set. In profile, slightly rounded brow, good break & level chin of good depth. Big girl, weighty & muscular, with tail of good shape, with paintbrush tip & correct length to balance. Close lying coat of nicely mingled brown & pale red is just a little long, in good condition. A nice girl, a little fed up this afternoon.

3. DAVIES’ STILEWAY BEAUJOLAIS 27G F 11/10/06

Top of head is gently rounded with slight muscle dip & god width between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large expressive pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, gently rounded brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Well muscled girl of good size with elegant limbs & tail of good shape, with paintbrush tip, slightly short to balance. Short close lying coat of intermingled chocolate & pale red, in excellent condition. Not at all keen to come out of her pen today!

AV DEBUTANTE KITTEN

1. WILLIAMS & PALLET’S KENBURY GLIMPSEOFSHE 72 43AQ F 25/11/08

Top of head is gently rounded with good width between well set ears of good size & shape. Short wide balanced wedge, slight teething pinch, tapering to blunt muzzle. Large expressive eyes of good shape & set. Profile shows rounded brow, good break, & level chin of good depth. Well grown kitten of 4 months, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape & correct length to balance. Short close lying coat in good condition. A very friendly baby.

2. PHILIPS’ AMECABLE HARVEY WALLBANGER 40 5 M 12/11/08

Short rounded head with good width at cheeks. Good width to top of head between neat ears of good shape & set. Eyes are expressive, large & round. In profile, rounded brow, good break & firm deep chin. Currently has untidy bite due to teething. Compact cobby kitten of good size, with a thick tail of good length wit rounded tip. Coat is a little long at present but crisp and dense, of rich red.

EX 2. FINDLAY & FINDLAY-PHILLIPS’ SILKIWITCH SPELLBOUND 27E F 12/9/08

Gently rounded top of head has good width between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Expressive yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, gently rounded brow, adequate break & level chin of correct depth. Muscular elegant kitten of 7 months – I would prefer her to be a little larger. Tail of good shape, slightly short to balance. Short close lying coat of brown interspersed with very pale red, in good condition.

3. CASE’S TARJJIKA MOONSTONE 74C M 3/1/09

Top of head has good width between ears of good size, shape & set. Well proportioned wedge. Expressive pale blue-green eyes of good shape & set. Muscular elegant kitten of good size, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape & correct length to balance. Short close lying silky coat of warm lilac, in excellent condition. A little sweetie!

AV IMPERIAL, GRAND OR PREMIER NEUTER

1. ARNOLD’S UK & IGR CH & GR PR PAPAVER CRESSIDA 33 31S FN 30/4/98

Medium wedge of correct length, narrowing to rounded muzzle. Expressive yellow eyes, oval in shape & of excellent size & set. Profile shows gently rounded brow, straight nose & firm chin. Muscular elegant girl with elegant limbs, oval paws & tail of good shape & correct length. Short dense coat is nicely waved & in excellent condition. Super stylish girl with a personality to match.

2. FRICKER’S PR FRIXYLINE DUNLAUGHIN 33A 30S MN 13/3/07

Good width to top of head between well set ears of good size & shape. Short broad wedge, tapering to strong muzzle. Pale yellow eyes of excellent size, shape & set. Profile shows gently curving brow, well defined stop & firm chin. Muscular elegant boy with slender proportionate limbs & tail of good shape & length. Short dense coat in excellent condition. A super boy, very wriggly this afternoon.

3. THOMPSON’S CH & GR PR MAYRLING LAVENDER’S

BLUE AC BURMESE ADULT

1. VIRTUE’S CH HOBBERDY HOCUS POCUS

2. HILLMAN’S SEYSIANA SUNDAYBEST 27C M 20/5/08

Well grown friendly lad of 10 months. Gently rounded top of head has good width between ears of good size, shape & set. Wedge has adequate width but is a little long for balance at present, tapering to rounded muzzle. Large expressive pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. In profile, gently rounded brow, break is very lacking at present, & level chin of correct depth. Big boy, weighty & muscular, with proportionate limbs & tail of good shape which is slightly short to balance. Close lying satin like coat of pinky lilac is still a little long, in very good condition. Friendly little lad, still very unbalanced & immature.

AC BURMESE KITTEN

1. FRANCIS’S STILEWAY MASQUERADER 27A F 17/8/08

Good width to gently rounded top of head, between ears of good size, shape & set. Short wide balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle, with slight teething pinch. Large expressive pale yellow eyes of good size, shape & set. Profile shows gently rounded brow, break is a little lacking at present, & level chin of correct depth. Elegant muscular kitten of 8 months, with elegant limbs & tail of good shape & correct length to balance. Close lying coat of medium toned blue with correct silvering, still a little long, in good condition.

AC BURMESE NEUTER

1. WILLIAMS’ UK IGR PR ZAMPETTO LIMITED EDITION 27 FN 12/2/03

Gently rounded top of head has good width between ears of excellent size, shape & set. Short wide pleasingly balanced wedge, tapering to blunt muzzle. Expressive pale yellow eyes of excellent size shape & set. In profile, flattish brow, good break & level chin of correct depth. Muscular weighty girl, with elegant limbs, tending rather to plumpness, & tail of good shape with paintbrush tip, very fractionally short to balance. Short close lying coat of rich dark brown, in excellent condition. What a smashing girl!