GB20X 10898 Blue Cheq hen Bred by John Crehan ‘Team Hooymans UK’ Grand daughter NEW HARRY

GB20X 10898 Blue Cheq hen Bred by John Crehan ‘Team Hooymans UK’ Grand daughter NEW HARRY

A granddaughter of "New Harry", 1st Niergnies against 14,737 birds, carrying Ace "Harry" on both sides of her pedigree

GB 20-X10898 is a direct granddaughter of "New Harry" (NL14-1219811), the Van de Wetering-raced cock who won 1st Niergnies against 14,737 birds and 1st Pt. St. Maxence against 12,894 birds and now stands at stock with Jan Hooymans. Her sire is his son "The Chosen One"; her dam is a granddaughter of "Harry" (NL07-2007621), 1st Blois against 37,728 birds. Harry also stands behind her sire's dam, so the hen carries the Harry line on both sides — the deliberate point of this pairing.

The Sire — NL16-1663879 "The Chosen One"

Chequer cock · son of New Harry out of a direct daughter of Harry

The Chosen One is bred straight from the two strongest names on the card. His sire is New Harry, whose record reads: 1st Niergnies, 14,737 birds; 1st Pt. St. Maxence, 12,894 birds; 1st Melun, 1,046 birds; 9th Troyes, 6,390; 38th Blois, 6,613; 84th St. Quentin, 1,892; 159th Quievrain, 3,513; 179th St. Quentin, 7,407; and 309th Bourges, 5,177. That is two national-scale wins and consistent prizes from the sprint out to Bourges.

His dam, "Daughter Harry" (NL14-1210073), is a direct daughter of Harry. That gives The Chosen One the Harry line through his dam and the New Harry line through his sire — a combination of the two families this loft has built around.

The Dam — NL14-1209387 "Unlucky Lady"

Chequer hen · granddaughter of Harry · placed in UK racing

Unlucky Lady is the one pigeon on the card with results of her own: 8th Hullavington, 1,344 birds and 5th Bath, 116 birds. She is out of two related Dutch lines. Her sire, "Grand Harry" (NL13-1395420), is a grandson of Harry through his dam, a second "Daughter Harry" (NL12-1783921) who is herself the dam of "Lampion", 17th SAMDPR against 4,065 birds.

Her dam, "Daughter James Bond" (NL13-1394347), comes from a winning nest: she is sister or half-sister to winners of 1st NPO Nanteuil, 7,189 birds; 1st NPO Troyes, 6,372 birds; 4th NPO Blois, 7,415; 4th Provincial Blois, 1,620; 8th NPO Salbris, 5,333; 9th NPO Bourges, 7,356; and 13th NPO Nanteuil, 10,703. Her sire "James Bond" (NL06-1267007) is credited as sire or grandsire of the Nanteuil winner, and her dam "Willemien" (NL11-1912555) is noted as bred from parents that performed 1st Blois against 37,728 — Harry's own result.