GCCF Judge Show Critiques - Barbara Prowse - Durham County Cat Club Show 2009

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Durham County Cat Club Show - 30/05/09

GCCF Judge Show Critiques - Barbara Prowse - Durham County Cat Club Show 2009

Written by Neil

Thursday, 04 June 2009

DURHAM COUNTY CAT CLUB

JUDGE – Mrs. B Prowse

30/5/2009

Thank you for my invitation to judge. I had a very nice day in the company of Peter Kilmartin who as always was an attentive steward and a great help on a busy day. Thanks Peter hope we repeat soon.

AOV SLH CHAMPION FEMALE

GR CC MRS A WAITE’S CH NITERAP KINGA (64 31ts) F 18/6/05

Silver Tabby and White Maine Coon of excellent shape and size. She has fantastic boning for a female and has lovely type. Head medium in length with large tall ears that are set wide at the base and well apart. Green eyes that are full and round. Nose of uniform width with a shallow concave curve. Level bite. Square muzzle, firm chin. Well prepared coat showing well defined classic tabby markings on a silver agouti ground. She has a small amount of tarnishing on her face which does not detract from the overall picture. Tail well ringed and at least the length of her back.

2ND RES GR W/H MRS L CALVERT’S CH PURDYSTON MISS ELAINIUS (64 31s) F 10/1/07

Black Smoke and White Maine Coon. Body is long but she is rather underweight at the moment. Head a little small in proportion to body and needs to be much stronger. Ears are a good size, well tufted and spaced nicely apart. Full round eyes, spaced well apart with a slight oblique aperture. Nose of uniform width with shallow concave curve. Muzzle could be a little squarer for perfection. Level bite. Coat is a good length and shows good contrasts although the black is a little rusty in colour in places. Tail is a good length and easily reaches the shoulders.

AOV SLH PREMIER FEMALE

Two very, very nice Ragdoll’s. A pleasure to judge them.

GR PC MRS A BRADLEY’S PR VONVARDA KA CHINA (66 31a) FN 10/5/07

Blue Bi Colour Ragdoll. She has blossomed since I last saw her and she has a lovely sweet expression. Broad head with flat plane. Ears are medium in size, set wide apart and slightly tilted forward. Large medium blue eyes which are set slightly oblique. Nose is medium in length and she has a slight dip with a retrousse tip. Level bite. Full cheeks with rounded muzzle. Points colour are a bluish grey. Back is bluish grey with small patches of white. Balanced inverted V on her face. Bib chest and underparts are white. Front legs totally white and back legs white to the level of the underbody. Long and bushy tail. She is easily within the standard for amount of white allowed.

RES GR PC MR & MRS SPROT’S UK & IGR CH & GR PR CHURSTON CAMEO (66 31) FN 28/3/2000

Seal Bi Colour Ragdoll. I would have liked a little more length to her body for perfection but head, body and tail do balance. She stands on legs that are medium in length on large round paws. Head is broad with a flat plane. Ears are medium in size and set wide apart. Eyes are well opened and deep blue in colour but would have liked them a size larger. Nose is medium in length with a gentle dip. Level bite. Cheeks are almost full with a lovely rounded muzzle. Coat well prepared and silken in texture. Dense seal points which are matching. Mask has an inverted ‘V’ of white which is almost symmetrical and has what looks like a teardrop of seal just below her left eye. Bib, chest and underparts white, she also has a white collar. Back and sides of the body are beige. Front legs are white although colour does extend slightly onto her left front leg. The back legs are white up to the level of the hocks. Her white is easily within the standard. Tail long and bushy, slightly tapered towards the tip and reaches the shoulder.

Bi COLOURED MALE

1CC BOB MRS H McKEAGUE’S KATYKAYE LEGEND (12a2) M 28/3/08

Blue and White Bi Colour of good size and shape. Cobby and standing low on short thick legs. Large round head with good width between neat well furnished ears. Round copper eyes. Short snub nose with good stop and full leather. Good bite. Full cheeks firm chin. Well prepared coat of a sparkling white and a medium shade of blue blue. Mainly white coat with blue patches on his head, a couple of blue patches on his body and a fully coloured tail. Tail in proportion. A very nice male.

BLUE POINT BIRMAN FEMALE

1CC BOB MRS L BINGHAM’S BAYGAZER BLUEORCHID (13c2) F 24/7/08

Blue Point Birman of good shape and size and lovely balanced Birman type. Skull is strong, broad and rounded and she has medium sized ears which are spaced well apart. Almost round eyes of a good deep blue. Nose medium in length with a slight dip in profile. Level bite. Cheeks full and round chin recedes slightly. Gloves are pure white and scalloped and cover the toes. Socks medium in length. Gauntlets taper with right gauntlet shorter than left. Points a bluey grey and all matching. Well-prepared coat of bluish white with ruff developing. Bushy tail in proportion to the body.

2ND MS A SAYE’S CEDARMADHATTER ROSE OFESAYA (13c2) F 12/5/08

Blue Point Birman of good size and shape but feel she may have been calling as she lacks a little weight. Skull strong, broad and rounded with medium sized ears, which are spaced well apart. Almost round deep blue eyes. Nose medium in length with a slight dip in profile. Cheeks needing to fill at the moment. Level bite. Chin recedes a little. Coat well prepared and silken in texture. Mask, ears, legs and tail are a rather dark shade of blue and well defined. Gloves are scalloped and only just covering the toes. Socks are pure white and short in length. Gauntlets tapering up the back of the leg. Bushy tail which is a little short in length.

RED/TORTIE GROUP BIRMAN FEMALE

1CC BOB MRS A DOBLE’S BULLAMOOR PEONIEROSE (13c6) F 22/5/08

Seal Tortie Birman who I judged a few weeks ago, she is a lovely example of the breed and a very pretty young lady. Body good length and she stands on medium sized legs on short strong paws. Rounded skull with medium sized ears which are set well apart. Medium length nose with slight dip in profile. Almost round eyes of blue which are two tone in colour at the moment, the deepest intensity being in the centre. Good bite. Cheeks are nicely rounded and she has a firm chin. Well-prepared coat with a lovely texture showing slight surface shading. She has a full ruff which frames her face. Points are seal with red intermingled in them, all points are broken with colour. The colouring on her face and ears is rather busy and she has a red blaze down her nose. Gloves are pure white with left glove scalloped and a little shorter in length than her right. Socks are a little short. Gauntlets are slightly uneven but good length. Tail bushy, medium in length.

2ND MRS J POOL’S DALTEEMA SARMOYAH TOPAZ (13c7) F 29/5/08

Cream point Birman. She is a good shape and size having a long body and she stands on legs which are medium in length on short strong paws. Rounded head with good sized ears that are spaced well apart. Almost round deep blue eyes. Medium length to nose with a slight dip to profile. Level bite. Cheeks need to be a little fuller. Firm chin. Coat needing more preparation. Points are a hot shade of cream but the hall lighting did not help this colour. Mask still developing. Gloves are pure white and cover the toes. Socks are pure white and cover the entire back paws. Good length to gauntlets. Tail bushy and in proportion to her body.

3RD MRS J POOL’S DALTEEMA STARDUST (13c6) F 3/6/08

Seal Tortie Point Birman. This young lady has gone rangy and is in the adolescent stage but I am sure this will correct itself as she matures and fills out so that she balances. Round broad head with medium sized ears that are spaced nicely apart. Eyes almost round and a lovely deep blue colour. Nose medium in length with a slight dip in profile. Cheeks full and round. Good bite. Well prepared fawn coat. Points are a seal brown intermingled with shades of red. All points are broken with colour. Scalloped pure white gloves that cover the front paws. Socks are medium in length. Gauntlets are medium in length and taper. Tail balances with body.

CHOCOLATE/LILAC POINT BIRMAN FEMALE

BOB MISS M FORSYTH’S GR PR SUCETTE ON ICE (13c4) FN 25/6/06

Lovely Lilac Birman. She has a lovely body shape and stands on medium sized legs on short strong paws. Head broad and rounded with ears that medium in size and are well spaced. Nose medium in length with a slight dip in profile. Level bite. Eyes which are almost round and a medium shade of blue. Chin is a little weak. Coat is long and silky in texture, off white magnolia and clear of any shading. Points colour is pinkish grey. Symmetrical scalloped gloves with pure white socks that cover the entire back paws. Gauntlets tapering up the back of the leg finishing just below the point of the hock. Tail medium in length and bushy.

TABBY POINT BIRMAN MALE

1PC BOB MR & MRS ROBINSON’S PR BULLAMMOR CASANOVA (13c11) MN 16/7/06

Seal Tabby Point Birman. Body long and he stands on medium sized legs on short strong paws. Round and broad skull with medium sized ears that are spaced well apart. Almost round deep blue eyes. Nose is medium in length with dip in profile. Level bite. Cheeks rounded with chin slightly weak. Well prepared coat that was silken in texture and a good length. Points are seal brown markings on a pale brown agouti background. Clear M to forehead, spectacles, and spotted whisker pads with thumbprints on ears. Good barring to legs with a well ringed tail. Pure white gloves that are scalloped ending at the angle of the paws. Pure white socks which are medium in length. Gauntlets good length finishing just below the point of the hock. Well ringed tail which is in proportion to his body.

BRITISH CREAM KITTEN

1ST BOB MISS V BINNS’S PETTICOTE HITMAN (17) M 17/9/08

Cream who is well grown for age and has good boning. Body is cobby and he stands on short strong legs. Head round and he has good width between rounded ears which he needs to grow into. Large round expressive copper eyes. Nose is short, straight and broad with full pink leather. Level bite. Cheeks could be a little fuller and he has a firm chin. Coat is a pale toned cream and slightly unsound near the roots. Coat is a little soft in texture but a good length. He has some ghost tabby markings at present. Tail is medium in length with rounded tip.

BRITISH BLUE CREAM KITTEN

1ST BOB MISS V BINNS’S PETTICOTE TICKLEDPINK (28) F 17/9/08

Very pretty Blue Cream who is cobby in shape, well balanced and showing a good depth to her body. She stands low on the legs on rounded paws. Round head with cheeks filling nicely and firm chin. Ears are a little tall but are rounded and spaced well apart. Nose is short, broad and straight. Large round expressive copper eyes. Good bite. Coat is short, dense and crisp. It is a lovely shade of blue on her head but a darker shade of blue on her body, she has subtle light and medium toned cream, some does not reach the surface and she has very small patches of cream on her body, chin and chest. Tail is thick, medium in length with a rounded tip and showing rings.

AC NON SELF MALE

1ST MS C WALL’S GR CH SHEERBLISS ENRICO (70 31a) M 14/4/07

Blue and White Exotic whom I have judged on many an occasion, there is little more than I can say. As always he is presented very well and he is a lovely boy with a loving temperament. His body is cobby and he stands on short fat legs. Round head with very good width between neat ears. Round eyes of a good orange colour. Short broad nose with good break and full leather. Level bite. Coat dense and plush standing well away from the body. Medium shade of blue which is a little unsound at the moment with a sparkling white. White collar and white chevron to face. White underparts. Tail in proportion to his body.

2ND MRS H McKEAGUE’S KATYKAYE LEGEND (12) M 28/3/08

3RD MRS R MALCOMSON’S HADFIELDS TEXUS HOLDUM (70 8) M 8/4/08

Very nice Brown Tabby Exotic. Lovely type and body shape. Coat is nice as well, very dense and full of life. Three excellent exhibits.

AC DEBUTANTE MALE OR FEMALE

1ST MRS L MITCHELL’S PADARUS NOOKI BEAR (6f) M 18/1/08

Cream Smoke of good size and shape. He is cobby and stands low on the legs. Round head with good width between neat well furnished ears. Round expressive copper eyes. Short snub nose with good break and full leather. Level bite. Full cheeks firm chin. Well prepared coat that is a lovely texture. Body is a pale cream with a creamy white undercoat which extends about the bottom one third of the coat. Well defined mask that is a deeper shade of cream than the body. Frill and ear tufts are silver. Tail is in proportion to his body

2ND MR I MORRIS’S HEATHROSE MULLED WINE (70 9) F 14/7/08

Red Tabby Exotic who is at the teenage stage at the moment. She is very rangy in shape and needs to fill out. Head is round and she has good width between neat well furnished ears. Round expressive copper eyes. Short snub nose with good stop. Full cheeks firm chin. Good bite. Coat is a rich shade of red with well defined tabby markings. Coat is dense and plush. Tail is well ringed and in proportion to her body.

3RD MRS S PIASECKI’S LAFREBELLA JOSIAH (1) M 18/8/08

AC BREEDERS KITTEN

1ST MS CRAIG & MR BELL’S SHEERBLISS ARABELLA (70 12 1) F 21/2/09

Dominant Tortie and White Exotic baby. Sweet little girl who is a nice shape and size. Head is round and she has good width between her ears. Round eyes with colour developing. Short broad nose with good stop and full leather. Good bite. Cheeks nicely rounded and firm chin. Cost is nicely patched with a dense black and rich red. White to face with white feet and underparts. Coat texture is developing well. Tail in proportion.

AC DEBUTANTE KITTEN

1ST MS CRAIG & MR BELL’S SHEERBLISS ARABELLA (70 12 1) F 21/2/09

2ND MS CRAIG & MR BELL’S SHEERBLISS POCAHONTAS (70 12a5s) F 21/2/09

Red Silver and White Exotic. Another sweet baby not quite as balanced as her sister. Cobby shape. Head is round with good width between neat ears. Round eyes with copper developing. Short snub nose. Cheeks almost full. Good bite. Coat is a good shade of red with a silvery red ground colour. White to face and underparts. Coat is developing at the moment so lacking a little in undercoat. Tail is a good length.

3RD MRS M ROSS’S MOONSILK BLIZZARDOFSTARS (13) F 20/9/08

AC NON BRED BY EXH MALE

1ST MS C WALL’S CH SHEERBLISS NIKOLAI (70 30s) MN 28/9/06

Silver Spotted Exotic of good shape and size. He is cobby and stands on short fat legs. Round head with good width between neat ears. Round expressive hazel eyes. Short snub nose with good stop and full leather. Bite is mal occluded. Full cheeks firm chin. Coat is well prepared, dense, plush and standing away from the body. His spots are elongated in areas and linked. Coat is silver with dense black markings. Tail well ringed and in proportion to his body.

AV SLH NOVICE MALE OR FEMALE

1ST MRS A GARDNER’S PALMAINE GIGOLO (64 41d) M 20/5/08

Red Tabby Maine Coon. Body of good length just needing to fill out not but showing the characteristic rectangular appearance. Head medium in length with ears that are large and tall, well tufted and tipped. Gold eyes that are a little small and set slightly oblique. Nose of uniform width with a shallow concave curve. Muzzle is square. Cheeks nicely full. Level bite but chin recedes slightly today. Well prepared coat with well defined classic tabby markings. M to forehead, spectacles, spotted whisker pads and thumbprints to ears. Spine lines and barring to legs. Rich red markings on a bright apricot ground. Tail reaching the shoulders, well furnished and well ringed.

2ND MS R CARR’S EMERISLE ELLA-ENCHANTED (66 31e) F 17/7/08

Seal Tortie Bi Colour Ragdoll. Her body is a good length and she stands on legs which are medium in length on large round paws. Her head is broad and she has a good flat plane. Ears are medium in size, are set wide and slightly tilted forward. Large medium blue eyes which are set slightly oblique. Medium length nose needing just a little more dip. Level bite. Full cheeks with a nicely rounded muzzle. Points are seal brown intermingled with red. Her back is showing shades of beige and cream which tones with the points. She has a symmetrical inverted V on her face which starts on her forehead and extends downwards covering her nose, whisker pads and chin. Bib chest and underparts are white and she also has a white collar. Her front legs are white and she has white up to the level of the underbody on her back legs. She is just within the standard and is not more than one third white. Coat is well prepared, silky in texture and medium in length. Long and bushy tail. Laid back temperament.

AV SLH KITTEN

1ST MRS Z NEEDHAM’S GATITA LITTLE BOY BLUE (66a) MN 29/9/08

Blue Colourpointed Ragdoll. Good size and shape for his age, body long and muscular and he stands on legs that are medium in length on large round paws. Nice broad head with flat plane. Medium sized ears set nicely apart and tilted forward. Medium blue eyes which are set slightly oblique. Nose is medium in length with dip in profile. Level bite. Cheeks are well developed and chin is firm. Coat is a good length, silken in texture but quite shady on the surface at the moment. Points colour is a greyish blue and they are all matching. Long and bushy tail.

2ND MRS L HUNTLEY’S MELLOWDOLLS SCARLETRIBBONS (66gt) F 12/2/09

Blue Tortie Tabby Ragdoll. She is a good shape and size for her age. Body is long and she stands on medium sized legs. Her head is a good length and she has a flat plane. Ears are medium in size, slightly tilted forward and have good width between them. Eyes are large, well opened with blue still developing. Nose is medium in length with a gentle dip. Good bite. Cheeks well developed but muzzle is a little fine and chin is weak. Her coat is well prepared, silky in texture and a good length. Points are light beige overlaid with cream with blue tabby markings. All points show some colour. She has an M on her forehead, spotted whisker pads, spectacles on her eyes and thumbprints on her ears. Legs show barring and her tail is ringed, bushy and a good length.

AV SLH NON MEMBERS KITTEN

1ST MRS SPENCE & MR RUST’S LIONMAINE MUSTANG SALLY (64 41sw) F 28/10/08

Silver Tabby and White Maine Coon of excellent shape and size. Body long and muscular and she stands on substantial legs on large round paws. Head medium in length with large tall ears that are set wide at the base but well apart. Eyes full and round and green in colour. Nose of uniform width with a shallow concave curve. Level bite. Square muzzle, firm chin. Well prepared coat showing classic tabby markings on a silver agouti ground. M to forehead, spotted whisker pads, thumbprints and spectacles. Body markings are well defined. She has a little amount of tarnishing on her face. Tail well ringed and at least the length of her back.

2ND MRS S BENNETT’S SAFELINE COFFEEPOT (66 31) F 4/11/08

Seal Bi Colour Ragdoll. Body is long and she stands on legs that are medium in length on large round paws. Head is broad with a flat plane. Ears are medium in size and set wide apart. Eyes are large, a nice shade of blue but very round and bold today, she looked very startled and I wonder if it was the first time she has been shown. Nose medium in length with a gentle dip. Level bite. Cheeks and muzzle and muzzle nicely developed. Coat well prepared and silken in texture. Dense seal points which are matching. Mask has a balanced inverted ‘V’ of white. Bib, chest and underparts white, she also has a white collar. Back and sides of the body are beige. Front legs are white and the back legs are white up to the level of the hocks. Tail long and bushy. White is well within the standard.

3RD MR & MRS SPROT’S RAGALYN ANGELIS (66a) M 17/10/08

Blue Colourpointed Ragdoll. Good size and shape, body is long and muscular and he stands on legs that are medium in length on large round paws. Nice broad head with flat plane. Medium sized ears that are tilted forward and spaced nicely apart. Medium blue eyes set slightly oblique which are a little small. Medium length to nose with a gentle dip. Level bite. Full cheeks and rounded muzzle. Well-prepared coat which is a good length and a nice texture. Points colour is a rather dark greyish blue. Long and bushy tail.

AV BRITISH BREEDERS MALE

1ST MRS V MOORE’S CH VALPETINA BRIGADOON (31a) M 1/8/06

Blue and White Bi Colour of excellent weight and good boning. Cobby in shape standing low on the legs on round firm paws. Head round needing just a little more width between small neat ears. Round well opened orange eyes which could be a little larger for perfection. Short and straight broad nose. Good bite. Full cheeks firm chin. Coat a little soft and long but it is dense and a rather dark shade of blue and sparkling white, the blue is a little unsound near the roots at the moment. He has a symmetrical white inverted V on his face with white collar and white underparts. White front and back legs with a fully coloured blue tail which is medium in length. I would say that he is just short of being one half white.

2ND MRS S OLIVER’S KATHOONA KING BEE (16) M 20/11/07

British Blue who is cobby and well balanced standing on short strong legs. Round head with good width between ears which are a little tall at present. Round expressive orange eyes. Nose short, broad and straight with full leather. Level bite. Cheeks round with firm chin. Medium blue shade to coat that is almost sound and is short, dense and crisp. Tail medium in length, thick and has a rounded tip.

AV BRITISH BREEDERS FEMALE

1ST MRS M MURRISH’S DOUBLOON CHANTILLEY LACE (28) F 10/8/08

Blue Cream who is going through the teenager stage at the moment but who is a very pretty young lady. She is rather rangy in shape but is a good weight and has good boning. She stands on strong legs on round firm paws. Round face with lovely full cheeks. Ears are a little tall but are rounded and spaced well apart. Nose is short, broad and straight. Large round expressive copper eyes. Level bite. Cheeks are full and her chin is firm. Coat is short, dense and crisp on the top a little softer nearer the roots. Coat is a medium shade of blue and a pale cream which is nicely intermingled over her whole body; she has very small patches of cream on her chin, muzzle and chest. Tail is thick and medium in length.

2ND MISS S GRISS’S GRISELIAN CATCHAFALLINSTAR (39) F 14/12/05

Black Tipped who I’m afraid is totally lacking in British type. She is cobby in shape and she stands low on legs which are short and strong standing on round firm paws. Head is rather triangular in shape but she has good width between her ears which are small and rounded at the tips. Round eyes that are a good green colour and are outlined in black. Broad nose with full brick leather which is outlined in black. Level bite. She lacks cheeks and her chin is quite weak. Coat is short dense and crisp. She has a pale silvery white undercoat with the coat on the back, flanks, head, ears and tail evenly tipped with black, although the tipping is rather heavy along the spine. Legs show tipping. Chin, stomach, chest and under tail pale silvery white. Tail in proportion to body, thicker at the base with a rounded tip.

AV NOVICE KITTEN

1ST MRS G BRYNES’S BOUNTIFUL REDHOTLOVER (33a18d) M 5/2/09

I do not find myself in this section very often but I could have taken this baby home with me, what my Exotic’s would have thought I have no idea! He is absolutely gorgeous and I just love his type and his little hot water bottle body although on that day it was the last thing we needed as it was so hot.

2ND MRS E ROBERTSON’S ASHJOLEX COCOAKISSES (37h) F 190/08

Choc Tortie Oriental who had an awful lot to say about herself and we kept losing count on the number of legs she had. We did decide that she had the requisite four. A lovely young lady who was well grown and had very nice type.

3RD MISS V BINNS’S PETTICOTE TICKLEDPINK (28) F 17/9/08

AV LIMIT MALE OR FEMALE

1ST MR & MRS McCOLL’S FERGAN DEVILS ADVOCATE (16) MN 16/5/08

British Blue who is rather rangy in shape but is a good weight and has good boning. Head is round with ears that are spaced nicely apart but a little tall on the day. Eyes are large and round and deep orange in colour. Nose is short broad and straight. Good bite. Cheeks and muzzle well developed. Coat is short, dense and crisp and is a pleasing shade of blue but is still showing some silver tipping. Tail is thick and medium in length.

2ND MRS C PROUT’S FERGAN BOLD BUCCANEER (31a) MN 1/7/08

Blue and White Bi Colour who is going through the adolescent stage. He is a little rangy but he stands on short strong legs. Head is round with good width between small neat ears. Round copper eyes which I would have liked a shade larger. Short and straight broad nose. Level bite. Full cheeks firm chin. Coat crisp short and dense and of a medium shade of blue and sparkling white. He has white cheeks with white collar, white legs and white underparts, his chin is blue. Fully coloured blue tail which is medium in length. He is about one third white.