<pre><pre>Fougeres 1 National 1 st OPEN 1 st SECTION A Paul Basham from Southampton With “Shazam” The forecast on the Thursday and Friday didn’t look too promising for the liberation on Saturday but after a heavy night of rain on Friday in Fougeres, at 7am on Saturday morning the sun was shining and there were clear blue skies. After speaking with Roger to find out the conditions in the channel and the UK, Nigel liberated just over 2,000 birds at 8.05am in to a North North West wind. Thank you to our merry band of volunteers at the marking stations for all your help. All positions are provisional until the paperwork has been checked. Paul Basham Many congratulations to Paul Basham from Southampton 1 st OPEN 1 st SECTION A. TO SAY I WAS surprised to hear Clare’s voice on the end of the phone Saturday afternoon is an understatement. Initially, I thought there might be a problem with my verification!! To hear the words “You have won the BBC” literally blew me away! Our winning bird is a two year old blue widowhood cock named ‘Shazam’ by my son Jake. Shazam is bred down from Brian Long stock on the sire’s side, the dam being a full sister to ‘Mister B’ who scored 1 st SECTION, 2 nd OPEN CSCFC BERGERAC BRED FROM BIRDS MY DAD AND I BOUGHT FROM BRIAN BOLTON, WHO AT that time had the best of the Planet Bros Van Loons. Shazam was only raced inland as a young bird, then through the Southampton South Road Fed programme as a yearling and entered into the NFC Sigogne where he was my third arrival scoring 63 rd SECTION B. This was Shazam’s third race of the 2019 season, his first being from Brighton where he was one of six arriving at the loft together to take the first six in the club, 7 th , 8 th , 9 th , 10 th , 11 th , 12 th Fed. His second race was Falaise with the BICC, then a week off and into the BBC to win 1st Open! Our returns were good having 7 out of 10 on the day and two more first thing Sunday morning. Thanks to the organisers and congratulations to the Section Winners. Shazam 2 nd OPEN 2 nd SECTION A IS MR &amp; MRS MARK HANCOCK FROM WINCHESTER. FIRSTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO congratulate Paul Basham, Bish,Bosh,Bash !! Well done mate. I would also like to thank Clare and all the BBC team, I had 100% return. My first pigeon home was bred from double Grandson of the legendary Harry, bought at Epson show from JPS Lofts and dam Grandaughter Bart Grinx Gladiator bought at Blackpool show. She wasn&#039;t raced as a youngster or trained, she is still carrying 3 nest flights, had 2 races to Kingsdown this year and it was the first time over the water on Saturday in the BBC. I sent 6 to the race,all unpaired hens,flirting around the loft. I started racing pigeons at the age of 14, raced North &amp; South road over the years with moderate success. I took a break from racing 2004 - 2015 due to work commitments but I now have a bit more time to spend since restarting and have invested in some top quality pigeons which has paid off. I believe in no fad racing, all pigeons kept together, old and young. I excercise them regularly, they are worked &amp; raced hard, all pretty simple, no medicines. Stock birds are housed at home away from the racing loft, I have 15 pairs of stock birds and these are the only pigeons that I breed from. Mark Hancock and Grandchildren 3 rd &amp; 4 th OPEN IS BUDDY SHIPP FROM PORTSMOUTH. THE TWO BLUE HENS I TIMED ARE 2 YEAR OLD SISTERS, BOTH Bosua from my good cock that won the BBC twice. One of the hen’s won the pools in the Premier Club the week before and looks like she has won the single nom in the clock station. Well done to the winner. Lily Shipp with Young Buddy 1 st &amp; 2 nd SECTION D 5 th &amp; 6 th OPEN IS MARK GILBERT FROM WINDSOR. I HAD TWO BIRDS DROP TOGETHER. THE first on the clock was a cock bred by Nigel Langstaff from a son of Vandenabeele’s “Loverboy” and the mother was from my Saintes National Winner “Champ” when paired to a daughter of “Harry”. The second bird was a hen from a son Of “New Laureaat” 1 st International Barcelona when paired to a daughter of “Starlight” 2 nd International Tarbes. Mark Gilbert 7 th OPEN GEORGE WILLETT &amp; SON FROM PORTSMOUTH. FIRST OF ALL CONGRATULATIONS TO PAUL BASHAM FOR winning. The hen of mine is a pure Vandenabeele hen bred by my good friend Steve Vaizey of Fareham, she is a previous winner of 3 club races in the Milton HS and she started pairing up with a young cock prior to this RACE. George Willett 1 st SECTION C 8 th OPEN MARTIN WILLIAMS FROM HEREFORD. FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON MY congratulations to Paul Basham and all the other Section Winners. My report on my first bird carries on from the similar report of the first bird I had in CSCFC race last week. Another 2 year old Roundabout hen, this was also a spare hen who was shut up last year. She raced a full programme as a young bird. Her breeding is my Jan Huybregts x Les Green Merlin line. With similar wind to last week, my club birds doing 46 mph from Kingsdown in the morning, I thought I would get a bird doing 43 mph, but the wind got stronger later. She dropped in on a slightly South East direction, and trapped well to her waiting cock bird. Is this possibly a lesson not to work yearlings too hard? Many thanks to the convoyer, having 7 out of 8 birds on the day and the eighth on Sunday. Martin Williams Denni s Baker 9 th OPEN 3 rd SECTION D IS DENNIS BAKER FROM MAIDENHEAD. The bird is a 2 year old cock flown on the roundabout system on his first time over channel from Harry/Delight blood from Roger Lowe. As a yearling this bird smashed itself up and has a scar down its neck so through injury it never got to go over the water. A yearling brother of his won the Club on same day from Carentan so a very promising line of birds getting 25/26 on the day. 10 th OPEN TED &amp; BRENDA WOODHOUSE FROM STOFOLD. OUR FIRST PIGEON IS A HEREMAN CEUSTER BLUE HEN down from John Dixon of Spalding. She flies on the widowhood system and has been very consistent in the Club races and has a few good results. Ted Woodhouse 2 nd SECTION C CHRIS &amp; JANE HOWSE FROM DEVIZES. WE WERE PLEASED TO TIME OUR YEARLING WIDOWHOOD cock, on his fifth race of the season and its first channel race. His Sire is a brother to our NFC Merit Winner always kept for stock and already a sire of 29 th OPEN NFC. The dam is a grand daughter of Brian Shepherd’s 2 nd OPEN DAX INTERNATIONAL AND CROWLEY AND GREENS Brimstone also 2 nd OPEN DAX INTERNATIONAL ALSO FIRST CSCFC BERGERAC. We would like to congratulate the winner and all other winners, also the convoyers as all birds returned in great condition! We have 17/19 of our entries home. Chris &amp; Jane Howse cock bird 1 st SECTION B NICK &amp; CHRISTINE SMITH FROM SALISBURY. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE WINNER P Basham. Our Section Winner is a 3 year old widowhood cock. The parents were bought direct from Mark Gilbert. The sire is a grandson of Golden Gaby and the dam is a full sister to his 2011 Saintes National winner. We enjoyed a good race with 10 birds sent and ten birds home. Nick Smith 2 nd SECTION B TONY COTTRELL OF COTTRELL, RICHMOND &amp; SON FROM WIMBORNE. GB16R33813 “LUCKY 13” Pencil Blue Bar White Flight. His sire GB10N19597 off Mel &amp; Sue King’s Vandenabeeles stock. His dam GB05N54155 bred by Dave Vowles of Street, Somerset off his R &amp; M Venners. She flew Pau/ Tarbes 5 times in the first 100 twice a great racer for me and Ollie. He was sent sitting a two day old baby I slipped under him. His hen deserted on Wednesday night. I noticed he was sitting late 3 days 7 to 8 o clock in the evening but when he came off the eggs she would not sit them so I quickly slipped the baby under him. Within ten minute she wanted to sit it too. I let her sit it that night and just after 6am Thursday morning I took her away. He sat the baby immediately. I came back from work and basketed him for the race After the start of this year having to put down “22 Squadron”, Ollie and my CSCFC Bergerac winner with a tumour like growth in the roof of his mouth and 5 of my race team taken above my loft in 7 weeks by peregrine falcons I have been a bit despondent so this result has lifted my spirits. To the winner of the race and section winners I send my congratulations. On a tough but fair race good pigeons came through and showed their resolve as we must do as pigeon fanciers in these difficult times. Tony Cottrell John Hughes 1 st SECTION E JOHN HUGHES FROM MARKET DRAYTON. JOHN HAS BEEN RACING PIGEONS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. Pigeon racing runs through John’s family with his brother Mick and his nephew Danny also competing. In 2018 John acheived 7 x 1 st POSITIONS AND SO FAR IN 2019 HE HAS TOTTED UP 4 X 1 st . The bird timed is a 2 year old chequer cock and was bred by John’s good friend Mike Smout from Whitchurch and is a Hereman Ceuster x Soontjen. His performances to date are 2 x 1 st as a young bird, 2 x 2 nd as a yearling, 1 x 3 rd this season plus yesterdays result. 2 nd SECTION E JOHN &amp; BEN OAKLEY FROM WHITCHURCH. OUR GOOD RED 2 YEAR OLD COCK HAS BEEN A consistent performer for us in the last 3 weeks winning 2 nd CLUB 4 th Fed Frome, 2 nd CLUB 12 th Fed Wincanton and now 2 nd SECTION 33 rd OPEN FOUGERES. LAST YEAR HE WAS ALSO 5 th SECTION 31 st OPEN FOUGERES as a yearling. He&#039;s raced on total widowhood. He&#039;s a grandson of our two principle hens &quot;Skyfall&quot; and &quot;Yazs Girl&quot; that we&#039;ve been breeding around for the last couple of seasons as these were top performers in the Nationals and Specialist races from across the channel that we are targeting. 1 st SECTION G KHAN BROTHERS FROM NEW MALDEN. FIRSTLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND ALL THE SECTION WINNERS, OUR 1 st pigeon was a yearling cock sent on the widowhood system and was bred by Ace Lofts direct from their champion stock, the father of the pigeon was bred from a direct son of Harry of Jan Hooymans when he was paired to Ruby 1st National Alencon. We would also like to thank everyone involved from the marking station to the Convoyers, all the best for the rest of the season. 2 nd SECTION G JOHN MAY &amp; SON FROM CHICHESTER. THIS 2 YEAR OLD COCK IS PREVIOUS WINNER OF:1 st Solent Federation 1,763b 2018, 7 th Solent Federation 1,521b 2018, 9 th Solent Federation 1,278b 2018, 14 th Solent Federation 643b 2018. His sire is “Iron Man” direct son of our supersire “Spiderman” (Son of “Rossi” x “Spinneke”, Leo Heremans) He is already sire to: 2 nd SECTION G BBC COUTANCES 2018, 4 th SECTION G BBC COUTANCES 2018 and 2 nd South Coast Federation 2019. His Dam is a Great Granddaughter of “Pitbull” bred by Yves De Wit. She is already dam to: 4 th South Coast Federation 927b 2017 and 4 th South Coast Amal 1,783b 2017. John &amp; Ben Oakleys cock bird Khan Brothers John May 1 st SECTION J MARK BULLED FROM HARLOW. MY SECTION WINNER IS A YEARLING WIDOWHOOD HEN FROM MY RED Bull family, a granddaughter of Eastbourne 1 st BBC Fougeres. I think I will have the first 3 in the Section, my second timer a yearling hen from Rocky 1 st BBC 2 nd NFC and my 3 rd another yearling direct from Legacy 1 st NFC Tarbes, paired to another hen and sitting eggs. It was a tough fly, and as I write this Sunday Lunchtime I have 16 from 19. Congratulations to the Winner and all section Winners. Mark Bulled Next in Section J Bruce McAllister from Furneaux Pelham. This 3 year old hen is a roundabout hen Leo Van Rijn from Lee Fribbens. She has had 3 inland races and is a consistent pigeon. Bruce McAllister Convoyers Report Firstly I would like to start my report by congratulating our winner Paul Basham and all the section winners on what we knew would be a very stiff race with the forecasted NNW winds. Thursday 9th May With all the birds marked we made our way to the docks and all the birds were fed and rewatered by 18.00. Friday 10th May The journey to Fougeres was cloudy but bright, arriving 10.30 the birds were watered before being fed at 3 o’clock. As the day progressed the cloud thickened and started to rain by 9. Saturday 11th May It rained all night finally stopping at 07.00 and by 07.30 we had clear blue skies overhead and to the North. After a lot of frantic calls to the UK and with things looking good all the way and into England I made the decision to liberate at 08.05 into a moderate NNW wind, the convoy cleared the site without exception to the North in less than a minute. The journey to the docks was sunny and clear with near perfect visibility but a brisk NNW wind and the sea state was calm. Nigel Rigiani. Telephone &amp; Website verifications only which may be subject to change. OPEN Mem No Flying Name Town Ring Number A-A-T Day Velocity 1 A662 P Basham Southampton GB17N86674 12 15 46 1 1242.701 2 A241 Mr &amp; Mrs Hancock Winchester GB18N59194 12 40 48 1 1237.161 3 A395 M Shipp Portsmouth GB17N54699 12 8 14 1 1236.841 4 A395 M Shipp Portsmouth GB17N54700 12 8 26 1 1235.825 5 D1102 M Gilbert Windsor GB17N01534 13 14 36 1 1228.847 6 D1102 M Gilbert Windsor GB16N02140 13 15 9 1 1226.668 7 A332 G Willett &amp; Son Portsmouth GB17V29177 12 13 24 1 1218.680 8 C610 M Williams Hereford GB17V80408 14 29 14 1 1207.610 9 D438 Dennis Baker Maidenhead GB17R27641 13 29 5 1 1204.104 10 D853 T &amp; B Woodhouse Stofold GB16V00480 14 22 55 1 1199.304 11 A303 E Booth Gosport GB17F31187 12 14 19 1 1198.664 12 C1140 C &amp; J Howse Devizes GB18C02990 13 14 30 1 1191.616 13 A201 J Attrill &amp; Sons Southampton GB17N24857 12 31 28 1 1189.879 14 A473 R S Harbour Brading GB18N75874 12 3 45 1 1188.540 15 A33 F Bartlett &amp; R Jones Southampton GB17N31780 12 32 45 1 1185.565 16 A593 J Ross Portsmouth GB17N24531 12 22 41 1 1185.071 17 A593 J Ross Portsmouth GB17N07065 12 23 9 1 1182.929 18 A663 J Derbyshire Whitchurch GB17N82264 13 3 41 1 1182.356 19 B685 Mr &amp; Mrs N Smith Salisbury GB16N23552 12 50 38 1 1181.686 20 B729 Cottrell Richmond &amp; Son Wimborne GB16R33813 12 25 47 1 1180.451 21 E116 J Hughes Market GB17Z077277 16 5 21 1 1176.153 22 D410 D Crick &amp; Son Luton GB18L40860 14 18 52 1 1172.595 23 A314 Freddy Smith Havant GB17N25230 12 27 35 1 1172.432 24 B345 J Clapcott Poole GB17F15857 12 19 43 1 1171.612 25 A82 Berry &amp; Matthews New Milton GB15N18196 12 19 47 1 1169.476 26 C429 D Baker &amp; M Webb Swindon SU17AN458 13 45 42 1 1167.649 27 C109 Janet Wilcox Radstock GB16N29097 13 24 12 1 1167.271 28 D435 P J Wells Dunstable GB16N00118 14 16 56 1 1167.268 29 D23 Mr &amp; Mrs K Hine Hayes GB18N11272 13 42 51 1 1166.148 30 A122 Wearn Brothers 1 &amp; Ramsdean NL16-1069772 12 43 9 1 1163.739 31 A149 M Collins Southampton GB16N40902 12 36 31 1 1162.912 32 B85 Mr &amp; Mrs M Gower Fordingbridge GB15N04714 12 42 3 1 1162.740 33 E366 J &amp; B Oakley Whitchurch GB17N67838 16 23 19 1 1160.523 34 E349 D Harris Newport GB17Z41582 15 56 59 1 1160.079 35 A3 S Vaizey Fareham GB18V24601 12 28 24 1 1157.620 36 G237 Khan Brothers New Malden GB18N78629 13 32 2 1 1156.368 37 A496 B Smith Winchester GB18N56372 12 54 14 1 1155.430 38 B96 Mr &amp; Mrs L Cowley Dorchester GB16N30765 12 34 51 1 1154.942 39 A34 B &amp; M Wiggins Portsmouth NWHU17S1960 12 30 10 1 1154.753 40 B47 M White &amp; Son Bournemouth GB16V00183 12 27 1 1 1153.614 41 D52 J K Edwards &amp; Son Luton GB17N02114 14 20 38 1 1149.589 42 J58 M Bulled Harlow GB18B00528 14 17 24 1 1147.505 43 D375 M/M P Kenny &amp; Family Wantage GB18N60149 13 51 19 1 1147.083 44 B228 Mr &amp; Mrs Crutcher Poole GB16N68156 12 25 43 1 1144.841 45 C425 S Hughes Swindon GB15N35898 13 53 20 1 1142.503 46 G411 J May &amp; Son Chichester GB17N30722 12 34 21 1 1139.658 47 C318 R Beaconsfield Marlborough GB17R03127 13 37 7 1 1139.148 48 A1085 G C Kingswood-Cox Southampton GB18N85145 12 37 0 1 1138.044 49 C38 D &amp; J Staddon Shepton Mallet GB17N28210 13 17 50 1 1137.091 50 D210 M/M E Corkett &amp; Sons Leighton GB17A37390 14 31 5 1 1134.882 51 B471 Mr &amp; Mrs T Anderson Poole GB16N08443 12 28 20 1 1133.142 52 A263 K &amp; S Francis Southampton GB16V17738 12 38 47 1 1132.030 53 C586 J Garvey Walsall GB17R33251 15 50 28 1 1129.928 54 G400 M/M May &amp; Son West Ashling GB18N28628 12 37 21 1 1128.416 55 E640 M Hope Telford GB16N59896 16 6 32 1 1126.553 56 D196 G Bentley Leighton GB17Z94734 14 33 12 1 1126.412 57 A893 B D Basham Southampton GB18N60896 12 51 11 1 1125.887 58 D379 M/M M Dickinson &amp; Sons Hemel GB16N41815 14 17 21 1 1122.621 59 A760 Mr &amp; Mrs S Harris &amp; Dtr Portchester GB18N28962 12 37 40 1 1121.314 60 C855 G Hancock Devizes GB15N63349 13 37 45 1 1120.352 61 D492 Baron Bros Redbourn GB17N71918 14 25 23 1 1120.131 62 C144 P Weems Chippenham GB18N41154 13 49 46 1 1119.546 63 E60 Mr &amp; Mrs A Horton Telford GB15Z12608 16 9 31 1 1119.221 64 D168 Sherman &amp; Wells Oxford DV17-0674607 14 13 40 1 1118.213 65 E101 Mr &amp; Mrs A Shore Crewe GB16D44750 16 41 15 1 1117.373 66 A125 M/M Moody Portsmouth GB16N90116 12 38 58 1 1117.373 67 A894 Mr &amp; Mrs B Wall Bedhampton GB16N63516 12 39 33 1 1117.297 68 B689 R Hooper Poole GB17E21545 12 32 17 1 1116.242 69 A979 M Wiggins &amp; Sons Portsmouth GB17N52583 12 39 14 1 1116.148 70 D1211 J &amp; P Parker Reading GB18N13787 13 40 27 1 1116.142 71 A811 Mr &amp; Mrs T &amp; S Green Ashurst GB16F21484 12 45 22 1 1115.368 72 B181 A Stephens Poole GB16B10994 12 34 33 1 1114.454 73 B259 B &amp; D Young Bournemouth GB16E21958 12 33 47 1 1114.366 74 B11 A Harp Poole GB16E21971 12 33 21 1 1114.265 75 C214 P Quainton Chippenham GB17C03091 13 57 59 1 1112.112 76 D489 R Eccles &amp; Son Baldock GB17N034915 14 52 7 1 1107.926 77 G37 Mr &amp; Mrs T Welch Chichester GB17N056134 12 41 44 1 1106.159 78 E178 T Howarth Nr Northwich GB18N57094 17 19 34 1 1105.757 79 C454 G Clift Tirley GB17C08945 14 50 57 1 1104.269 80 C826 S Thorpe Swindon WHU12K02950 14 4 46 1 1104.221 81 D602 P Butts Bedford GB16S23976 14 55 5 1 1100.471 82 C211 Clive &amp; Jill Rogers &amp; Neil Writhlington GB18B04531 13 44 26 1 1098.160 83 G676 J M Armitage Ash GB18N33733 13 30 39 1 1095.053 84 D224 T Haley Nr Watford GB18Z60649 14 22 22 1 1094.871 85 B1072 J Fulford Salisbury GB15N54052 13 15 58 1 1094.143 86 B503 B Tucker Poole GB15E22147 12 38 18 1 1092.561 87 J253 B McAllister Nr Buntingford GB16Z71377 14 55 37 1 1092.537 88 C896 M F T Bird Andover GB16A31214 13 27 31 1 1092.505 89 A422 K Davison Southampton GB18N46512 12 43 28 1 1092.271 90 D671 W N Smullen Dunstable GB17N068229 14 44 25 1 1091.727 91 D671 W N Smullen Dunstable GB16N92657 14 44 29 1 1091.545 92 G322 A Mark South Croydon GB17A33820 13 48 11 1 1089.747 93 E347 M Hughes Market GB17Z043187 16 43 56 1 1087.770 94 A486 J J Schoeman Andover NWHU18L5052 13 26 44 1 1086.897 95 D269 B Clarke Hitchin GB18N47480 15 3 2 1 1086.086 96 A218 Mr &amp; Mrs T Leggatt Havant GB16E14369 12 48 3 1 1084.964 97 B355 J P Halstead Gillingham GB15V34777 13 15 33 1 1084.379 98 A1255 M/M B Norman Southampton GB15A24215 12 57 1 1 1084.363 99 C148 A O Brooks Paulton GB15N28240 13 51 52 1 1084.062 100 C619 D E Fox Stroud GB17R13600 14 35 27 1 1083.586 Clare Norman. 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