MANCHESTER & DISTRICT CAT CLUB (Sanction Show)

3rd May 2004

John S Harrison


My thanks to Dorothy Tomlinson and the Committee for inviting me to judge at the Club's third sanction show which is now firmly established in the show calendar. The show has a very different style and atmosphere to those first Exemption shows held in the beautiful old Stockport Town Hall, these were shows which are fondly remembered by those of us who participated. Time must move on I suppose. The new venue is certainly more suited to a larger show and I look forward to the first championship show next year.

AOV Foreign Champion, Male
1 Waterfield's GR CH BEANNOCHT WAUGHCRIE BABY 72 45bq
What a superb exhibit! Excellent Asian type, strongly built and masculine but in no way coarse. Ears excellent shape and set. Excellent top of head. Excellent eye shape, perhaps a little large. Excellent profile. Excellent body type. Excellent coat length and texture. Excellent colour and ticking. A really superb lad shows in excellent condition …. What a lovely temperament!

AC Oriental Champion, Female
1 Stafford's GR CH HEYBURY TITIANRED 43ds
This lovely mature female still retains overall good Oriental type. Ears very good shape, set and size.. Good lines to wedge. Good profile overall though showing slight dip. Good chin line. Eyes good set, just a little full, colour very poor green. Very good body type. Excellent coat length and texture. Excellent red shading on superb clear silver ground, showing minimal markings. A delightful old lady.

AC Bi-Colour Ragdoll Adult
1 Allen's RAGALYN MISSISSIPY 66 31
Unfortunately I was unable to handle this 9 month old female; she was certainly in a strop! Rather small for her age and needing to do a lot of growing. Ears very good size and set. Good profile, good muzzle with good cheek development. She did look to be of very good type but that's of little use if the cat won't be handled. I hope that it was a temporary tantrum.

AC Colourpointed or Mitted Ragdoll Adult
1 & BoB Haworth's LEASOWES ANGELICA 66w
A pleasing youngster of overall very good type. Ears good size and shape, very well set. Good top of head. Good profile showing nose of correct length. Well developed cheeks. Excellent firm chin, correct bite. Very good body type. Excellent coat length and texture. Well marked. Excellent condition. Delightful friendly lass.

2 Allen's CH SILKIESTAR LADY LEDIA 66w
A rather small and slightly built female. Ears of good size and shape. Fairly good profile but rather long in nose. Eyes good shape and set, good colour. Fair cheeks. Coat good length and texture. Well marked, good points colour.

AC Colourpointed or Mitted Ragdoll Kitten
1 & BoB Derry's SPIRITDANCER BLUEMOON 66a
A very pleasing youngster of overall good type and substance. Ears good shape and set, well spaced. Good top of head. Good profile. With age this chap is growing into his nose, though it's still a fraction long. Well developed cheeks. Very good muzzle. Firm chin with good even bite. Eyes of good size and shape, perhaps just a little full and pale in colour. Excellent body type, needs to fill out just a bit. Excellent coat length and texture. Very pale body with very clear pale blue points. A very friendly lad shown in excellent condition.

AC Colourpointed or Mitted Ragdoll Neuter
1 & BoB Amelan's LEASOWES DISHY LORDRUPERT 66a
Ears good shape, size and set. Good top of head. Nose too long. Chin line recedes, good bite. Cheeks showing fairly good definition. Muzzle rather fine. Eyes good shape though a little pale. Very good body type though he needs to fill out a little. Good coat length, excellent texture.

Asian Tabby Adult, Male
1 & BoB Waterfield's GR CH BEANNOCHT WAUGHCRIE BABY 72 45bq

Asian Tabby Adult, Female
1 Hall's NEMOREZ BLACKGOLD 72 45
A female of overall reasonable type. Ears of good size and shape though set a little too upright. Skull a little flat. Fair profile. Body of reasonable type. Coat good length and texture, well ticked, colour rather cold. Lovely temperament.

Asian Tabby Adult, Kitten
1 & BoB Holt & Higgin's NEMOREZ SOMETHINGELSE 72 45q
A very pleasing youngster. Ears very good size, shape and set. Very good top of head. Excellent muzzle. Excellent profile. Excellent eye shape and set. Excellent body type. Excellent coat length and texture. Ticking fairly well defined, base colour a little pale and cool for perfection. A beautiful kitten, and very well behaved!

Oriental Shaded Adult
1 & BoB Stafford's GR CH HEYBURY TITIANRED 43ds

Oriental Shaded Kitten
1& BoB Perry & Boyle's AMORFI ADAM 43b A kitten of overall very good Oriental type. Ears good size and shape set just a little high. Very good profile. Excellent eye shape and set. Chin slopes off a little. Very good coat length and texture. Spotted pattern breaking down very well showing a good degree of shading. Colour needs to be a little warmer. A nice kitten.

Oriental Longhair Neuter
1 & BoB Webb's APRIKAT SHADOWSINTHESKY 62 20
A large young male of excellent Oriental type. Ears large, correct shape and very well set. Top of head just a little flat, though this does not detract from an otherwise excellent profile. Excellent lines to wedge. Excellent firm chin. Excellent eye shape and set. Excellent long neck. Excellent body type with balanced legs and tail. Coat of excellent texture, but far too short, apart from his tail he looked like an OSH. If his coat comes in this chap will be a stunner. A most delightful young man shown in excellent condition, though he knows he really is a superior chap! Excellent temperament. A real pleasure to handle.

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