| OPEN CLASS: | Open to all of the specified breed. (Must be GCCF Registered) |
| CATS: | Not less than 9 calendar months on the day of show. |
| KITTENS: |
Not less than 14 weeks and under 9 calendar months on the day
of the show. Since 1 June 2001, neuter kittens are entered in
kitten Open & Miscellaneous classes and compete for BIS Kitten.
Neuter kittens of Preliminary Breeds should be included in Kitten
Assessment classes where separate classes for Adult, Kitten and
Neuter are scheduled. |
| NEUTER ADULTS: | Neuter adults may only enter Neuter Classes and may not compete with entire cats or kittens except in Club Classes which are scheduled to include Neuters. Where Best in Show is held, the best Neuter shall be considered against the best Entire Adult and Kitten for Best Exhibit in Show. |
| NOVICE: | Exhibits that have not won a First Prize in any class at a show held under GCCF Rules. |
| LIMIT: | Exhibits that have not won more than four First Prizes in any class at a show held under GCCF Rules. |
| DEBUTANTE: | Exhibits that have never been shown at a show held under GCCF Rules. (If Debutante Adult and Neuter classes are offered at a show, entry as a Debutante Kitten does not count when the exhibit is shown as an adult or neuter and entry as a Debutante Adult or Kitten does not count when the exhibit is neutered and shown) |
| MAIDEN: | Exhibits that have not won a First, Second or Third Prize in any class at a show held under GCCF Rules. |
| BREEDERS: | Exhibits bred by exhibitor/s. Cats originally registered in the Breeder's joint ownership but changed to single ownership of one of the Breeders can still be entered in this class. Cats originally registered in the Breeder's single ownership and changed to joint ownership with the Breeder should be entered in the Non-Breeders Class. |
| JUNIOR: | Cats over 9 calendar months of age and under 2 years on the day of the show. |
| SENIOR: | Cats 2 years and over on the day of the show. |
