GB21 R 33217 BLUE cock Both of the sire's parents won the NFC Grand National from Tarbes — 2018 and 2019 — and the dam is Izzy's daughter
GB21 R 33217 is a grandchild of two NFC Grand National winners from Tarbes: "Ernie's Blue Star", 1st Open NFC Tarbes 2018, and "Queen Mary", 1st Section, 1st Open NFC Tarbes 2019. The dam is "Thin Lizzy", daughter of the CSCFC Pau and Tarbes winner "Izzy". There is very little in this pedigree that has not won from 600 miles or more.
The Sire — GB20 N 15461
Grizzle cock · son of the 2018 and 2019 NFC Tarbes winners · joint breeding Zerafa / Wearn Bros & Neilson
A joint breeding between K & J Zerafa and Wearn Bros & Neilson, and the son of two national winners. His sire Ernie's Blue Star (GB16 N 63052) won 1st Open NFC Grand National Tarbes 2018 against 2,285 birds — in the card's words "one of the hardest Grand Nationals on record". Ernie's Blue Star is a grandson of "Starlight", 2nd International Tarbes (12,537 birds), and "Southfield Melissa", 1st International Agen (11,444 birds), and his dam is a daughter of "George", 1st NFC Tarbes (4,035 birds).
His dam Queen Mary (GB16 N 72927) won 1st Section, 1st Open NFC Tarbes 2019, having been 2nd Section, 26th Open NFC Tarbes 2018 the year before, with 82nd Open NFC Messac, 139th Open BICC Falaise and 30th Section NFC Fougères besides. She is by "Snow Prince", 1st Section, 4th Open NFC Tarbes 2012 (2,808 birds), out of "Pau Princess", 1st Section, 2nd National, 2nd International BICC Pau (8,576 birds).
The Dam — GB19 N 37352 "Thin Lizzy"
Blue hen · daughter of Izzy · dam of three Tarbes prizewinners in 2022
GB19 N 37352 "Thin Lizzy" is a blue hen who has already bred at the distance: the Zerafa card credits her as dam of 21st Section, 110th Open NFC Tarbes 2022, 15th Section, 21st Open CSCFC Tarbes 2022 and 13th Section, 28th Open BBC Tarbes 2022, along with 9th Section, 31st Open BICC Wakefield, 10th Section, 44th Open BBC Wakefield and 32nd Section, 42nd Open CSCFC Wakefield. Three Tarbes scorers in a single season is a produce record most stock hens never reach.
She is a daughter of "Izzy" (GB14 N 55763): 1st Section, 1st Open CSCFC Pau 2017 (596 miles), 2nd Section, 2nd Open CSCFC Tarbes 2018 (604 miles), 1st Section, 4th Open CSCFC Pau 2016 and 1st Section, 16th Open NFC Tarbes 2019, as well as 1st Club Lyndhurst at 70 miles. Thin Lizzy's sire, GB17 N 50424, is an inbred half-brother to Izzy — both are out of "Mother Izzy" (GB13 J 12982) — and his own sire, GB11 N 58885, is a grandson of "Southfield Supreme", 1st International Dax against 17,416 birds.