GCCF Judge Critique - Dr Peter Collin - Lancashire Cat Club Show 2009

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GCCF Judge Critique - Dr Peter Collin - Lancashire Cat Club Show 2009

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Friday, 10 April 2009

Lancashire Cat Club Show 14th March 2009

Dr. Peter Collin

Thank you to Chris, Janet and Vicky for the invite to this show. It seemed strange not to be exhibiting! I thoroughly enjoyed my day in the friendly atmosphere and had some super cats to judge- thank you to the exhibitors. Thank you also to my good friend Ally Williams for her excellent company- and underrated stewarding skills!

Class 360 Brown Tortoiseshell Burmese Kitten

1st and BOB Andrew’s Isajen Miss Marbles (27e) F 5.8.08

A very nice start to the day with a brown tortie kitten of very good type. She had a short wedge with very good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a short and blunt muzzle. The top of her head showed good rounding and there was fairly good width between her ears which were set reasonably well apart but I would have liked them set slightly lower for preference. They were medium in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were moderately large and set well apart and had a well defined shape displaying a well rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were yellow chartreuse in colour and she had a very nice Burmese expression. In profile she had good depth of head and her ears showed a slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was strongly defined. Her nose was short and straight apart from a roll off at the very tip. It finished in the same vertical plane as her chin which was moderately deep. Her bite was correct. She was well grown and felt heavy with good muscularity. Her chest was rounded and her back was straight and she had elegant legs and neat oval paws. Her tail was of medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. Her coat was medium in length and had a soft texture and a developing gloss. She was a mixture of pale red and warm seal brown with a midline colour divide on her face. She was clear coated. Her condition was very good and her temperament was very friendly.

Class 648 AC Burmese Limit Adult

1st Jones’s Sigismund Piccadilly Lil (27b) F 22.11.06

A mature queen with a nice balanced head type. She had a short wedge with reasonably good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a short blunt muzzle with a slight pinch. The top of her head was gently rounded and she had reasonably good width between her ears which I would have preferred set slightly lower. They were small to medium in size and a correct shape with a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were moderately large and set fairly well apart and they had a well defined shape with a rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were yellow chartreuse in colour. She had a nice Burmese expression. In profile her depth of head was reasonably good and her ears showed a slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was reasonably well defined. Her nose was slightly long and straight and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin that was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was of good weight for her size and she had good muscularity. Her tail was of medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was long enough to balance. Her coat was short and of a fine texture. She was a medium warm chocolate and she had a few white hairs on her shoulders and barring to her outer back legs and inner front legs. Her condition was very good and she handled well.

2nd Coulter’s Jacou Ultraviolet (27j) F 13.2.08

A shy friendly girl of fair type. She had a moderately short wedge with reasonably good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a longish muzzle that had a blunt finish. The top of her head showed good rounding and she had good width between her ears that were set well apart. They were medium in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were large in size but were slightly deep set. They were set well apart and had a well defined shape with a rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were yellow in colour. She had a fair Burmese expression. In profile she had reasonable depth of head and her ears showed a slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was fairly well defined. Her nose was slightly long but straight and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin that was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was of compact but heavy size and she had reasonable muscularity. Her back was straight and her chest was rounded and she had elegant legs and oval shaped paws. Her tail was slightly thick at the base and tapered to a blunt tip. It was slightly short to balance. Her coat was of medium length and felt coarse along her lower back. It had a good glossy finish. She was a darker shade of lilac mingled with a warm cream. She was clear coated. Her condition was good and she handled well having a calm personality. 3rd Vickers’s Majik Mister Darcy (27b) M 1.3.05 A friendly boy with nice eyes. He had a medium length wedge with quite good width at his cheekbones and tapering to a long and pointed muzzle. He had good rounding to the top of his head and reasonably good width between his ears that could have been set slightly lower for preference. His ears were medium to large in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. His eyes were large in size and were set reasonably wide apart although I would have preferred them set slightly wider. They had a nice shape with a well rounded bottom line and a flatter top line that was angled towards his nose. They were chartreuse in colour. He had a gentle Burmese expression. In profile the depth of his head was good and his ears showed a slight of forward tilt. His brow was gently rounded and his nose break needed more definition. His nose was somewhat long and straight until a roll off at the nose leather. His chin was setback and was of medium depth. He was of fair weight for size with reasonably good muscularity. His chest was rounded and his back was straight. His tail was slightly thick at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was slightly short to balance. His coat was of medium length and lay well with minimal gloss. He was a darker toned chocolate colour with some warmth apparent and he was clear coated. His condition was fairly good and he has a gentle nature.

Class 649 AC Burmese Junior Adult

1st Gorman’s Molynmeux Demeuxre (27c) F 7.12.07

A super girl with lovely Burmese type and expression. She has a short wide wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a short blunt finished muzzle. She had excellent rounding to the top of her head and with very good width between her ears that were set well apart and the outer line of her ears nicely continued the shape of the upper part of her face. They were large in size and were the correct shape having a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were large and lustrous and were set well apart and had an excellent shape with a well defined rounded bottom line and a straighter top line angled towards her nose- I would have preferred the top line slightly more angled to be perfect. They were chartreuse in colour. She had a super Burmese expression. In profile her skull depth was slightly shallow. Her brow was gently rounded and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her nose break was very well defined and she had a short straight nose that ended in the same vertical plane as her chin that was slightly shallow in depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was well grown and she had good muscularity. Her chest was rounded and her back was straight. She had elegant legs and neat oval shaped paws. Her tail was the correct length to balance and had a medium thick base and tapered to a rounded tip. Her coat was medium in length and soft in texture and had a nice glossy finish. She was a warm mid-toned lilac with pinkish tones evident. She was clear coated. Her condition was very good and she handled well. Lovely to see her fulfilling her early promise.

2nd McCormick’s Aureus Prettypenny (27c) F 26.3.08

A very nice girl with a lovely Burmese look. She had a shortish wide wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a short blunt muzzle. She had very good rounding to the top of her head and her ears were set very well apart and continued the line of the upper part of her face. They were medium in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were lovely being large and lustrous and set well apart with a very well defined shape having a rounded lower line and a flatter top line angles towards her nose. They were golden yellow in colour and she had a very nice Burmese expression. In profile the depth of her head was good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded but slightly long and her nose break was fairly well defined. Her nose was fairly short and straight and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin which was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was well grown and heavy and she had good muscularity. Her chest was rounded and her back was straight. Her tail was slightly thick at the base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. Her coat was of medium depth and lay very well with a good soft texture. She was a pale dove grey with pinkish tones apparent. She was clear coated. Her condition was excellent and she had a shy but gentle temperament.

X2nd Williams’s Molynmeux Ineuxendo (27g) F 1.4.08

A very pretty and sweet natured blue tortie girl. She had a short wide wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a short blunt muzzle. The top of her head showed very good rounding and her ears were set well apart continuing the line of the upper part of her face. They were largish in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were moderately large in size and set well apart. They had a well defined shape with a rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were chartreuse in colour. She had a very nice gentle Burmese expression. In profile the depth of her head was good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was well defined. Her nose was shortish in length and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin that was medium in depth. Her bite was correct. She was well grown and her body felt heavy and she had good developing muscularity. Her back was straight and her chest was rounded. Her tail was of medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. Her coat was slightly long but had a super texture. She was a mixture of pale blue and pale cream and was clear coated. Her condition was good and she had a very nice temperament and handled well.

3rd Jones’s Sigismund Nitenurse (27) F 5.6.08

Very nice type young girl at her first adult show. She had a short wide wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a shortish muzzle with a blunt finish. She had nice rounding to the top of her head and her ears were set well apart and continued the shape of the upper part of her face. They were medium/large in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were large and lustrous and set well apart and had a very well defined shape a rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were a pale golden colour. She had a very nice Burmese expression. In profile the depth of her head was reasonably good and her ears showed a slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break needed a little more definition. Her nose was slightly long and had a slight roll off at the nose leather. It finished in the same vertical plane as her chin which was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was well grown and she was developing good muscularity. Her chest was rounded and her back was straight and she had elegant legs and neat oval paws. Her tail was of medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was long enough to balance. Her coat was short and close lying and had a nice glossy finish. She was a warm seal brown colour. She had barring to all 4 limbs and tail rings. Her condition was very good and she was a shy but good tempered lass.

Class 650 AC Burmese Senior Adult

1st Boardman’s GrCh Nicanory Daisy May (27) F 21.5.04

A super girl of excellent type. She had a short wide wedge with excellent width at her cheekbones and tapering to a short blunt muzzle. She had very good rounding to the top of her head with excellent width between her ears that were set very well apart and continued the shape of the upper part of her face. They were medium in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were a super large size when she relaxed and they were set well apart. They had a very well defined shape with a well rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were yellow chartreuse in colour. She had an excellent Burmese expression. In profile her depth of head was good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and she had a strongly defined nose break. Her nose was short and straight and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin that was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. She was a larger sized queen who was slightly overweight but still elegant. Her back was straight and her chest was rounded. Her tail had a medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. Her coat was medium in length and had a soft texture and a super glossy finish. She was a warm darker seal brown and was clear coated. Her condition was excellent and she allowed us to handle her- until she gave us a withering look and we knew our time was up!

2nd Giles’s Ch Raweke Brown Holly (27) F 15.12.06

A girl of very nice type- who was a little irritated with us. She had a very good head shape having a short balanced wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a blunt finish to her muzzle. The top of her head showed good gentle rounding and good width between her ears that were of medium size and correct shape having a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were large and lustrous and set well apart and had a well defined shape with a rounded bottom line and straighter top line angled towards her nose. They were chartreuse in colour. She had a very good Burmese expression. In profile her depth of head was good and her ears showed a touch of forward tilt. She had a gently rounded brow and a well defined nose break. Her nose was fairly short and she had a small nose bump. It ended in the same vertical plane as her chin which was slightly shallow in depth. Her bite was level. She had a compact frame that felt heavy with good muscularity. Her back was straight and she had a rounded chest. Her tail had a medium thick base and tapered to a rounded tip that was long enough to balance. Her coat was short and fine and lay well. It was a warm seal brown colour. Her condition was good and although she was not very keen to be handled she did give in with fairly good grace.

3rd Jones’s Sigismund Piccadilly Lil (27b) F 22.11.06 See class 648

Class 664 AC Burmese Radius Kitten

1st Hall’s Sanlis Vashta Nerada (27) F 15.11.08

A young brown kitten with nice Burmese type. She had a shortish wedge with very good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a blunt and shortish muzzle. She had excellent rounding to the top of her head and excellent width between her ears that were set well apart and continued the shape of the upper part of her face. They were medium/large in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were a little smaller in size than I would prefer but set well apart and had a well defined shape with a well rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were yellow in colour with a chartreuse inner rim. Her expression was good but would have been improved by slightly larger eyes. In profile she had good depth of head and her brow was gently rounded. Her nose break was fairly well defined and her nose was shortish and had a small bump. Her bite was correct. Her body was well grown and she was developing good muscularity. Her back was straight and her chest was rounded and she had elegant legs and neat oval paws. Her tail was medium thick at the base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. Her coat was fairly short in length and was of a mature texture. She was a dark toned seal brown with some warm tones apparent. She was clear coated. Her condition was good. She seemed a little overawed by proceedings and consequently a little fed up.

Class 669 AC Burmese Breeders Neuter

1st Giles’s Ch Raweke Mirror Image (27) FN 20.8.07

A very nice girl with a lovely Burmese expression. She had a short wedge with very good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a fairly short blunt muzzle. The top of her head showed good rounding and she had good width between her ears that would have benefitted from being set slightly lower but did still continue the shape of the upper part of her face. They were medium in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were a lovely feature being large and set well apart and with a well defined shape showing a well rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were chartreuse in colour. She had a super Burmese expression enhanced by her mood! In profile she had very good depth of head and her ears showed a slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was well defined. Her nose was reasonably short and straight and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin that was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was of medium size and she felt heavy and had good muscularity. Her chest was rounded and her back was straight. Her tail was medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was long enough to balance. Her coat was medium in length and of soft texture and lay well with a good glossy finish. She was clear coated and had a few white hairs on her shoulders. Her condition was very good and I liked her very much- I suspect she didn’t return the compliment!

2nd Riddle’s Ch Oakford Dress To Impress (27j) FN 27.10.06

A lovely girl I have admired before and neutered since we last met- just lost out to 1st placed cat as she was a little overweight and her coat was a little out of condition today. She had a very good short wide wedge with nice width between her cheekbones and tapering to a blunt finish to her short muzzle. The top of her head was gently rounded and she had good width between her ears that were set well apart to continue the shape of the upper part of her face. Her ears were medium to large in size and were the correct shape having a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were large and lustrous and set well apart and had a well defined shape with a very well rounded lower line and a straighter top line that was angled towards her nose. They were chartreuse in colour. She had an excellent Burmese expression. In profile her depth of head was good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was slightly rounded and she had a well defined nose break. Her nose was slightly long but straight and finished in the same vertical line as her chin that was medium in depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was well grown and she had good muscularity and carrying a little extra weight today. Her back was straight and her chest was rounded. Her legs were long and elegant and ended in neat oval paws. Her tail was of medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was the correct length to balance her body. Her coat was short and soft in texture but a little open in appearance. She was a mingled mix of pale toned cream and pale lilac. She was clear coated. Her condition was good and she handled well initially but soon ran out of patience with us!

3rd Town’s ImpGrCh Teapot Tanya (27) FN 23.2.05

A good looking girl with nice eyes. She had a short wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to blunt muzzle. She had good rounding to the top of her head and very good width between her ears which she held a little low. Her ears had a broad base and fairly rounded tips. Her eyes were large in size and set well apart and had a well defined shape with a well rounded bottom line and a top line that was initially a little rounder than ideal but settled to a required flatness when in her pen. They were chartreuse in colour. In profile the depth of her head was good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was reasonably well defined. Her nose was slightly long but straight and finished in the same vertical plane as her chin which was medium in depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was medium large in size and felt heavy and she had good muscularity. Her chest was rounded and her back was straight. Her tail was medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip which had an invisible fixed deviation at the last vertebra. Her coat was medium in length, soft in texture and lay well with a nice glossy finish. She was a dark seal brown with some warmth. She was clear coated. Her condition was good and although somewhat difficult to handle she did everything we needed her to do.

Class 670 AC Burmese Neuter Not Bred by Exhibitor

1st Taylor’s Pr Raweke Cleopatra (27) FN 12.3.07

A very nice type brown girl looking more mature and balanced since we last met. She had a short wide wedge with nice width at her cheek bones and tapering to a nice blunt finish to her muzzle. The top of her head showed good gentle rounding and she had good width between her ears that were set well apart with the outer line continuing the shape of the upper part of her face. They were medium in size and had broad bases and rounded tips. Her eyes were large in size and set well apart. They had a lovely well defined shape with a rounded bottom line and a straighter top line that was angled towards her nose. They were chartreuse in colour. She had a lovely Burmese expression. In profile her depth of skull was good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was rounded and her nose break was well defined. Her nose was fairly short and straight and was slightly downward sloping. It finished in the same vertical plane as her chin that was of medium depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was compact and she was firm with good muscularity. Her back was straight and she had a rounded chest, elegant legs and neat oval shaped paws. Her tail was medium thick at the base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. Her coat was medium in length and was a warm seal brown with no obvious white hairs or barring. Her condition was good and she was in a better mood from last time we met and handled well.

2nd Plaw’s Ch & GrPr Rainsong Xabi Alonso (27) MN 7.3.07

A handsome chap of very good Burmese type and with a super coat. He had a short wedge with good width at his cheekbones and tapering to a shortish muzzle with a blunt finish. He had good rounding to the top of his head with very good width between his ears that were set well apart and followed the shape of the upper part of his face. They were medium in size and had a broad base and rounded tips. His eyes were medium/large in size and I would have liked them a little larger. They were set well apart and had a well defined shape with a well rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards his nose. They were chartreuse I colour. He had a nice Burmese expression. In profile the depth of his head was good and his ears showed slight forward tilt. His brow was gently rounded and his nose break was reasonably well defined. His nose was fairly short and straight and finished in the same vertical plane as his chin which was medium in depth. His bite was correct. He was well grown and felt heavy and had good muscularity. His chest was rounded and her back was straight. His tail was medium thickness at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was long enough to balance. His coat was an excellent short length and fine texture which lay well and had a super glossy finish. He was a rich warm seal brown colour and was clear coated. His condition was very good and he was a trifle grumpy but handled well.

3rd Riddle’s Ch & GrPr Pegavi Serafena (27e) FN 16.4.01

An older gentle brown tortie lady. She had a short wedge with good width at her cheekbones and tapering to a shortish muzzle with a blunt finish. The top of her head showed good gentle rounding and she had good width between her ears that were set well apart and continued the shape of the upper part of her face. They were a little small in size but had a correct shape with a broad base and rounded tips. Her eyes were somewhat smaller in size than I would prefer but were set well apart and had a well defined correct shape with a rounded bottom line and a flatter top line angled towards her nose. They were chartreuse in colour. She had a fairly good Burmese expression. In profile the depth of her head was very good and her ears showed slight forward tilt. Her brow was gently rounded and her nose break was reasonably well defined. Her nose was a touch long but straight. Her chin was set back slightly but was of good depth. Her bite was correct. Her body was medium in size and heavy- if a little portly! Her back was straight and her chest was rounded. Her tail was slightly thick at the base and tapered to a rounded tip. It was a little short to balance. Her coat was medium in length and of soft texture and lay well. She was a mixture of dark seal brown and pale red. Her condition and temperament were both good.

4th Catterick’s GrPr Nemorez Theredbaron (27d) MN 4.11.03

A chap of fair Burmese type with a temperament second to none. He had a medium/short wedge with fair width at his cheekbones and a somewhat long muzzle with a slightly pointed finish. The top of his head showed good rounding and he had reasonable width between his ears that I would have liked to have been set slightly lower for preference. His ears were medium in size and had a flared base and rounded tips. His eyes were large and lustrous and set well apart and were his best feature with a well defined difference between the rounded bottom line and straighter top line angles towards his nose. They were chartreuse in colour. He had a nice Burmese expression. In profile his depth of skull was fairly good and his ears showed slight forward tilt. His brow was gently rounded and his nose break was well defined. His nose was a little long and his chin was shallow and slightly set back. His bite was correct. His body was well grown and muscular and he had a rounded chest and a straight back. His tail had a medium base and tapered to a rounded tip and was long enough to balance. His coat was longer than desired and soft in texture and did lay well. He was a fairly good bright tangerine colour and had 1 broken necklace and a few smudges on his inner front legs. His condition was good and he has indeed a really excellent temperament and is obviously well loved.

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