Purfect form! Blaze the rescue cat takes out a Best in Show title at Manchester feline event

Published: 21:53 EDT, 25 October 2026 | Updated: 22:06 EDT, 25 October 2026 A rescue moggy has been named Best in Show at a Manchester cat competition.Blaze, a black-and-white domestic semi-longhaired rescue, reigned supreme in the household pet and pedigree pet section.The feline joined dozens of animals competing at the GCCF Manchester Championship Cat Show on Saturday.Proud owners braved the storms to put their prized pets on display to a panel of judges.The entrants posed for photographs and were assessed by experts to decide winners in a number of categories.Just a lucky handful were handed a number of coveted rosettes to the delight of their doting owners. Topcat: Blaze, a black and white domestic semi longhaired rescue cat wins Best In Show Household Pet and Pedigree Pet section during the GCCF Manchester Championship Cat Show Feline good: Blaze pictured with her proud owner after taking home the event's top prize Intense stare: Rossikhan Repete, a cream Burmese cat is judged at the show Prodigious youngster: Watchout Bits N Bobs, a blue tortoiseshell Devon Rex kitten is judged Chip on the shoulder: Daria, a blue base caramel point Siamese cat is inspected Round of apaws: An Abyssinian cat is judged at the show Purekisses Envy, a chocolate point Ragdoll cat taking its turn Headscratcher: Jolleytots Et Fawn Home, a fawn Oriental cat is held by a judge Pet Sanctuary Silas, a silver mackerel tabby Maine Coon cat during its assessment Mamamia Cinnamon Toast, a fourteen week old cinnamon Devon Rex kitten Cage fright: Peppadora Hocus Pocus, a black Devon Rexcat being assessed by judges Bernard, a silver tabby Maine Coon cat seen in a studio portrait Bernard, a silver tabby Maine Coon cat alongside some of the competition's rosettes Jollietots Robin, a lilac spotted Oriental cat in its professional photo