26-Z07170 CHEQUER COCK Full brother to the 2nd Open winner of a 300-mile race flown with 6½ hours on the wing,

26-Z07170 CHEQUER COCK Full brother to the 2nd Open winner of a 300-mile race flown with 6½ hours on the wing, out of a pair that has bred winners in two lofts

A 2026 chequer cock and a full brother to the 2nd Open winner of a hard 300-mile race — a day with 6½ hours on the wing. That winner was bred when Howard Jackson loaned this pair to Jimmy Richardson of Horden, and the same pair bred further federation winners while they were there. A youngster Jimmy bred back for Willow Lofts from them has since won 2 × 1st in the Willow Lofts race team. So this pair has bred winners in two lofts, and this cock comes straight from them.

Behind the pair is Dutch and Belgian Syndicate Loft stock: Blue Spider, Solomon Koopman, Yuri and Maggy Murphy. The breeder sums him up as "full of champions… special young cock.

"The Sire — 23-D92847

Blue cock · sire of the 2nd Open 300-mile winner and federation winners

Paired to the dam below, he bred the 2nd Open from a hard 300-mile race and other federation winners for Jimmy Richardson at Horden, then bred the 2 × 1st winner now in the Willow Lofts race team. He is a son of "Equinox" (22-V51607), described by the breeder as "one of my best" and sold to a fancier in Southampton, and "Little China Girl" (22-V51658), "the lovely hen", now owned by Martin Blythe in Lincolnshire. Both of his parents have left the loft for other fanciers, so this pair is the way to get that blood from Willow Lofts now.

The Dam — 23-D92857

Chequer hen · bred from nest mates · dam of the 2nd Open winner

She bred the same winners as the sire, the 2nd Open, the federation winners and the 2 × 1st race-team bird, so her produce record matches his. Her own breeding is tight. Her parents, 22-V51475 and 22-V51476, are nest mates, a full brother and sister, both out of Yuri (NL-20-1775679) × Maggy Murphy (NL-20-1775681) from the Syndicate Loft. So she carries Yuri × Maggy Murphy twice over. The breeder's verdict on the two of them: "high class pair."

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.