BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.
Alan Stretton of Swadlincote Town makes it 3 x 1st fed in 2026 as he takes the honours out of Yeovil (3).
For the third visit of the season to the Somerset town of Yeovil marking was put back 24 hours due to the intense high temperatures during the week.
The forecast of a cooler night on the Saturday would mean more comfortable conditions for the birds, and it was a much cooler day on the Sunday for racing.
Birdage was down this week due to the Guernsey race the same weekend, 48 Members from 7 clubs entered 727 birds, which were liberated by Alys on Sunday June 28th at 09-05 in a SW wind.
Normally I’m fairly good at estimating the eta for the birds, but this week I was way out. I was expecting the birds to exceed 1900ypm, but they fell way short of that, reaching the high 1600’s. What I didn’t realise, was that the wind was virtually dead west for the journey home, it turned out to be a very good race, with the leading birds spread about, with a very close result, about 70 seconds covering the top twenty.
Congratulations to Alan Stretton of Swadlincote Town who makes it 3 x 1st fed this season with is old birds, well done Alan. Alan’s winner on 1691 was a yearling blue cock; his sire off Mark Williamson is a Leo Heremans x Flanders “Beauty”; who is out of a daughter of “Butler’s Son” x “Justus Beauty”. His dam is off Geoff Farmer’s fed topping CWL Heremans.
Alan Stretton 3 x 1st Fed in 2026
Up to the top end of the fed now, and Russ Bailey of Holbrook takes the runners up spot on 1690 with a yearling cock off Tom Burkill x Mike Lycett stock. The Mike Lycett hen is out of “Tarzan” who was a brother to Tony & Lee Painter’s “Van Persie” when paired to “The Unrung Hen” a Roodhooft direct from “The Sandra Cock” of the Gordon Bros. She was the dam of 1st Premier OLR winning £20k. “Tarzan” bred many winners across the UK.
Russ Bailey
Ken & Hilda Salt; also of Holbrook; took 3rd and 4th fed on 1688.8; 1688.6; the first a 2yo cheq pied Lambrecht hen sent sitting 15 days; closely followed by a 2yo blue Lambrecht hen sent sitting 8 days.
Ken Salt of Holbrook
Into Stretton next; where Phil Bourke’s good yearling blue wf Ron Hillcoat x Central Lofts cock “Treble 2” took 5th fed on 1687. This cock bred by Mark Evans of Denbighshire has won 3 x 1st in 2026; out of Marlborough and now twice out of Yeovil.
Phil and Jack Bourke of Stretton
Young Jack Bourke was next; taking 6th fed on 1686 with a 2yo grizzle Van den Bulck hen bred by the Gordon Bros of Portaferry in Northern Ireland; out of a grandson of “Blizzard King Kittel” x “The Miracle” line.
Mr & Mrs Lee Clamp & Sons of Swadlincote Town have been in good form of late, and they took 7th fed on 1685.7 with a yearling blue Vandenabeele x hen.
Mr & Mrs Clamp & Sons Swadlincote Town
Russ Bailey of Holbrook is back again; taking 8th fed on 1685.6 with a 2yo cock, gifted as an egg by the top NE loft the Woodroffe Bros.
Jack Bourke of Stretton is back for more on 1685.0 to take 9th fed; timing in another 2yo grizzle Van den Bulck hen bred by Gordon Bros, this one out of a grandson of “Blizzard King Kittel” x “White Python".
10th fed on 1684.7 was Russ Bailey again; this time with a 3yo cock gifted as an egg by the top NE loft the Woodroffe Bros. Good team performance that Russ; timing in18 birds in a 2 minute spell; and having 8 in the top 19 in the fed.
Around the clubs,
Starting at Stretton, 6 sent 85 and details of the top three birds to the Hilton garden of Phil and Jack Bourke appear above in the fed report.
4th club on 1663 was Pete Cox with a yearling cock; his sire out of the “Best Kittel” x “Rossi”, his dam a Leo Hereman out of “Wild Wind” x “Golden Leo” x “China Bound”.
Up at Holbrook, 8 sent 132 and details of the top five appear in the fed report above.
At Swadlincote Town, 11 sent 241 and details of the Alan Stretton fed topper appears above, as does the details of Mr & Mrs Lee Clamp & Sons first bird which took 2nd club, 7th fed. Mr & Mrs Lee Clamp & Sons were also 3rd club on 1683 with another yearling blue Vandenabeele x hen.
Davis, Wright & Sons were 4th club on 1680 with the yearling blue hen that won the Fed breeder buyer last year. Her sire is “Fat Grizzle” a winner of 6th open NMCC twice and 31st open MNFC. Her dam is a granddaughter of the Gordon Bros “Super 147” when paired to a daughter of “31616”, she is also the dam of 1st open NMCC.
Whilst at Swadlincote Town, Alan Stretton would like to thank Mark Collins for looking after his birds and bringing his clock home on the Yeovil marking night, as Alan had to go home after feeling unwell, no doubt the win has lifted Alan’s spirits? Well done Mark.
Into Derby now, at Chaddesden Jubilee, 12 sent 99 and congratulations to Alan & Liz Houldsworth on taking 1st & 2nd club on 1681; 1679; the winner was the yearling cheq Leo Hereman hen that topped the fed out of Exeter this season, she was bred by Kev Matthews off a pair direct from Premier Stud; her sire a grandson of “Den Euro”; her dam a granddaughter of “Better than Bolt “. The runner up; a yearling blue hen won out of Frome the week before, again bred by Kev Matthews. Her sire is a grandson of the Jos Cools “Super Cools Lady”; her dam is a Freddie Vandenaheede x Jos Cools.
Dave Waddington was 3rd on 1678.9 with a 3yo cheq cock out the Alan Brassington x “The Bat “line.
John & Steve Hicks was a whisker away in 4th spot on 1678.8 with a yearling cheq Jansenne cock.
At Etwall, 5 sent 66 and Secretary Alan Peach took the top four; the winner on 1619 was a yearling cheq hen bred by Russ Bailey and purchased at a breeder buyer sale. Runner up on 1606 was a 3yo cheq cock; another breeder buyer bird, this one bred by Spink & Barks. 3rd club on 1604 was a 4yo white Roland Jansenne hen, and 4th on 1603 was a 2yo blue Jansenne hen.
Over at Hill Ridware, 3 sent 49 and Mark Nesbitt took the top four; the winner on 1665.2 was a yearling blue hen out of “Tommy” x with a daughter of “Isla”. Runner up on 1665.0 was a yearling Lambrecht hen, followed over the pad on 1665.0 by a yearling blue hen; she’s a granddaughter of “Isla”. 4th club; again on 1665.0 was the 3yo blue Hereman x Soontjen hen that won the NMCC this season out of Insigny sur Mer winning £811; she’s out of a grandson of “Isla” x Soontjen.
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