26-Z07167 BLUE HEN A niece of "Red Sonia" — best in the NEHU sold for £15,000 x Jason Creswell's winning VDB

26-Z07167 BLUE HEN A niece of "Red Sonia" — best in the NEHU and sold for £15,000 — crossed into Jason Creswell's winning Van Bulcks

A 2026 blue hen by "Brazilian Babe" (24-A89260), full brother to "Red Sonia", who was best in the NEHU in 2022 with 9 × 1st Club and 6 × 1st Federation and sold for £15,000. Her dam is a grizzle hen bred by Jason Creswell from his winning Van Bulck family. Howard Jackson describes her as a lovely little hen, bred for the top.

The Sire — 24-A89260 "Brazilian Babe" Full brother to "Red Sonia" · Vaze Brasil × Blue Princess Brazilian Babe's value sits sideways. He is a full brother to "Red Sonia", who won 9 × 1st Club and 6 × 1st Federation and was best in the NEHU in 2022; the card records that she sold for £15,000. He was bought from Jimmy Bamblin. His sire, "Vaze Brasil", is described on the card as a super breeder, and is out of a nest sister to "Kittel" (BELG-13- 6139804) — the card describes Kittel as the National Ace with the lowest coefficient ever in Belgian sprint racing. His dam, "Blue Princess" (17-E26115), is also described as a super breeder; she is by "Musketeer" (BELG-08- 6349871) out of "Matriarch" (BELG-09-6293976).

The Dam — 24-A36699, Grizzle hen Bred by Jason Creswell · Van Bulck Bred by Jason Creswell and, in the card's words, out of his top winning Van Bulcks; another of the cards calls her sister to a host of winners. Her own parents are not recorded, so her side of the pedigree rests on the Creswell Van Bulck family rather than on named ancestors.

Foot note from Howard himself

In 2024 I was told I had stage 4 prostrate cancer which had gone to my bones, so I sold nearly all my race bird’s including stock. My last sale was due for Dec 2024 with 20 late breds and 4 stock birds. On my visit too Hull Hospital in Nov 2024 to see my consultant Doctor Patu, he informed me that he though my treatment was working because my P.S.I. was dropping from 940, and it is now undetectable, so I decided too give it another try racing, racing only 5 race bird in 2025 old birds on rubbers. They won or were first 4 in every old bird race, ending with 2nd GYA, 1200 odd bird’s.

I was invited to join a very strong club for young birds, and they flew really well winning a few races, in many arriving in bunches.

In 2026 old bird I was 2nd Fed ECT despite me going on a cruise for 2 wks. In young bird season: first Grantham 88ml 1st 2nd 3rd 4th, 1st Ebor Fed; Grantham (2) 1st club 1st Fed; Huntingdon 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th, first 4 in Fed; and in last race of season 1st club 1st Fed, Decoy Lakes.

Winning 3rd breeder buyer in GYA £400,
In the club 1st and 2nd breeder buyer and £1,000.

So thats all bragging done, now onto birds.

Mostly ‘William De Bruije’ from syndicate loft, with a few Luc Vavort’s, all very nr the tree: Lawman, Blue Spider, Erin, Little China Girl, All the Aces, Yurri, Murphys Diamond, Red Rum, Sweet Caroline, Maggy Murphy, and many more. I still have ‘Golden Jade’ – her young this yr alone have won me £1400 in B and B. These will be my last ever sales as I am 86 now.