BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
Mark Nesbitt gets back on track taking the first five out of Frome (3).
Saturday June 20th saw 63 members from 8 clubs send 1039 birds for the third visit to Frome in Somerset this season. After early morning rain, Alys cut the strings at 10-20 and the birds were away in a Light SW wind.
After a barren spell in the fed lasting 3 weeks, Mark Nesbitt was back with a bang taking the top five spots on 1625.2; 1625; 1624; 1623.4(2) well done Mark; you did say on the Friday night “See what tomorrow brings”; and I thought yes, he’s had a word with them?
The fed topper was the yearling white grizzle hen; she was runner up in the 2025 Fed futurity race. Her sire is out of a son of Adam Wealthall’s top Lambrecht “Grizzly Bear” when paired to a daughter of the champion Hereman hen “Isla”, she’s a previous winner of 2nd MNFC and 1st P&D Stud Gold Ring race; her dam is a Gust Janssen.
Mark Nesbitt back with a bang out of Frome
Runner up was a 2yo cheq hen off the good Dark Lambrecht x Hereman cock 22 A 83764 that topped our fed 4 times. His Sire is a son out of Adam Wealthall’s “Grizzly Bear”; his dam is a daughter of Mark’s champion Leo Hereman hen “Isla”.
3rd fed a yearling blue Hereman hen out of “Young Opal”
4th fed a yearling cheq Hereman hen; no stranger to the prize list; she’s won 1st fed Yeovil, 2nd fed Exeter; 5th fed Frome all this season, she’s a granddaughter of “Isla”. She also won 3rd in the NMCC Futurity race last year winning £1600
5th fed another yearling, this one a blue Hereman hen, a granddaughter of “Isla”
South Derbyshire birds filled the rest of the top ten; Neil Harvey’s top two at Swadlincote Town were 6th & 7th fed on 1621; 1620; his first a yearling blue hen; her sire is a half brother to Mark Williamson’s “Lady B” who won the MNFC Bordeaux race in 2018. The sire of “Lady B” was a cock off Jos Reilly of Ireland, which was a grandson of Jan Hooyman’s “Harry”. The dam of “Lady B” was the Gaby Vandenabeele “Butler’s Girl”; she was a nest sister to “Butler’s Son”. The dam of Neil’s hen was an inbred Stefaan Lambrecht off James Parker of Reading; based around the “"Vooruitvlieger". She was closely followed by another yearling blue hen; her sire is from M & D Evans; the dam from Mark Williamson “Harry” line.
Neil Harvey Swadlincote Town winner
Graham Evans winner at Castle Gresley was 8th fed on 1617.9 with a yearling Wildemeersch cheq wf cock; he’s out of graham’s good channel hen when paired to one from Dixon & Son of Wearside.
Graham Evans winner at Castle Gresley
Mr & Mrs Trevor Collins & Son of Swadlincote Town were 9th fed on 1617.6; Gary timing in a yearling cheq hen off Dave Stone stock, the sire a Van den Bulck, the dam off Ian Vernon stock
Club mate Alan Stretton was 10th fed on 1617.4 with a yearling blue hen; her sire is a son of Curtis; Wall & Lunt’s “Playful” from Geoff Farmer, her dam is a daughter off M Williamson’s Leo Heremans x “Flanders Beauty” with “Butler’s Son” the Vandenabeele also in the pedigree
Around the clubs,
Starting at Stretton, where 9 sent 162 and Alan Brassington had a real good winner on 1602 with a 2yo bwf Soontjen x de Meyer cock a grandson of “T3”; this cock also won last year. Well done Alan.
Alan Brassington Stretton winner
Phil Bourke filled the next three spots on 1572; 1569; 1566; these 3 birds were also the first 3 to the loft the week before out of Yeovil. First home was a yearling red cock; he was 3rd club the week before out of Yeovil. His sire a Gordon Bros mealy pied cock; who’s out of double grandson of “Greipel” x granddaughter “Blizzard” ; his dam a daughter of “Jude”; who’s out of the Hereman x Vandenabeele pairing of M/M Lycett “Well’ard” and “Relentless”. Next was a 2yo blue cock van den Bulck x Andre Roodhooft cock from the Gordon Bros, his sire is “Dirks Best” he’s a grandson of “Olympic Kittel 006”. His dam is a granddaughter of the ace racer and breeder “Tom”; he was 4th club the week earlier out of Yeovil Phil’s double winner of this season “Treble 2” was next; the yearling bwf cock bred by Mark Evans of Denbighshire; he won Marlborough (2) and Yeovil (2) the week previous. His sire was bred by Ron Hillcoat out of the “Gold Dust Kittel” and “Mia” lines; his dam is the good pied hen of Mark Evans of Denbighshire; she’s from Central lofts; a daughter of “Young Kittel 82” x “Super Deal”, Super Deal is a daughter of “Banksy” x “Angelina”.
Up at Holbrook, 9 sent 150 and Russ bailey continues his good recent form taking 1st; 2nd & 4th on 1593; 1589.9; 1589.0; the winner a yearling cock off stock from the top North East lofts of the Woodroffe brothers, he was followed by a 2yo cock off Woodroffe Bros x M/M Lycett stock; and a yearling cock off Woodroffe Bros x Mark Williamson stock.
Mr & Mrs Ken & Hilda Salt were 3rd club on 1589.6 with a 2yo cheq pied Lambrecht hen sent sitting 7 days.
At Chaddesden Jubilee in Derby; 14 sent 179 and Alan & Liz Houldsworth were 1st & 2nd club on 1597; 1596; both bred by Kev Matthews of Holbrook. The winner was a yearling blue hen; her sire is a grandson of the Jos Cools “Super Cools Lady”; her dam is a Freddie Vandenaheede x Jos Cools. She was followed by a 2yo blue wf hen; same way bred as Alan’s fed topper out of Exeter. She’s out of the Premier Stud Hereman Cuesters; sire a grandson of “Den Euro”; her dam a granddaughter of “Better than Bolt”.
Alan & Liz Houldsworth winners at Chaddesden Jubilee
Paul & Lynda Todd was 3rd club on 1595 with a yearling cheq cock from Dave Poole.
S & H W Hall were 4th on 1581; Stan timing in a 2yo blue pied Van den Bulck cock.
At Winshill; 5 sent 56 and there’s no stopping Debbie Fearn; again she took the top three; the winner on 1614 was a yearling blue cock; his sire is a grandson of “Hideaway” x Honeysuckle Jansenne x “broken Wing”, his dam from a daughter of “Sweetie” x to a son of A & L Painter’s “Van Persie”. This blue cock’s nest brother has won 2x 1st this season too. Runner up on 1598 was a 2yo bpd cock; his sire is the good 4yo bwf cock that’s out of a son of A & L Painter’s “Van Persie” x with a Kris Wijnant from the Gordon Bros. His dam is off a full brother of the sire x with a “Hideaway” x the good Stefaan Lambrecht hen of Debbie’s. 3rd club on 1583 was a yearling blue hen; her sire is a multi prize winning son out of “King of the Rode” x the good Stefaan Lambrecht hen. Her dam is a half sister to “Tiger” x Alec Docx.
Liam Clamp was 4th on 1580 with the same yearling blue van den Bulck hen bred by M/M Lee Clamp that was 2nd the week before out of Yeovil.
Over at Hill Ridware, 3 sent 40 and Mark Nesbitt took the top five, details above in the fed report.
At Etwall, 6 sent 97 and Kev Southall got the winner on 1538 with a well fancied yearling cheq cock bred by R & D Hunt.
Alan Peach took the next three spots; runner up was a 3yo grizzle Roland Jansenne hen on 1531. 3rd club was a yearling blue Jansenne hen on 1529, 4th club was a yearling blue Jansenne cock on 1517
At Swadlincote Town, 12 sent 269 to Frome; and the first four all appear in the fed top ten report above.
On the same day 3 members sent 16 birds to Nort Sur Erdre with the MNFC/NMCC.
A good performance by the 3yo blue M & D Evans Vandenabeele hen of M/M L Clamp & Sons, she took 1st club on1330; this follows on her 2nd Insigne sur Mer this season; great effort that.
Mr & Mrs Lee Clamp & Sons were also 2nd & 4th on 1319; 1127; first a 4yo blue hen; she’s half sister to the winner; and then a 3yo blue hen; she’s full sister to the winner; and she won Fougeres, taking 4th section 48th open MNFC
Graham Evans was 3rd on 1201 with a 2yo blue Wildemeersch cock off stock from Dixon & Son of Wearside; the sire that is out of a daughter of “Dicka”; topped our fed as a young bird out of Yeovil; when Graham was 1-2-3 Fed.
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