GB22 N 22013 B P H A Milos grandson crossed into the Izzy family that won Pau and Tarbes at nearly 600 miles

GB22 N 22013 B P H A Milos grandson crossed into the Izzy family that won Pau and Tarbes at nearly 600 miles — two inbred lines brought together in one hen

GB22 N 22013 is a cross of two deliberately concentrated families. Her sire is a son of the Dutch cock "Milos" (NL02-2350928), 1st NPO Montauban 1,862 birds — the only bird home on the day, out of "Red Rose", 1st Ace Pigeon Perpignan 2014–2016. Her dam is "Thin Lizzy", a daughter of "Izzy", 1st Section 1st Open Pau CSCFC at 596 miles, and herself the dam of three 2022 Tarbes positions. Sire's side: Dutch extreme distance. Dam's side: proven English Channel racing at 600 miles.

The Sire — NL17-1146733 "Mealy Milos"

Mealy cock · son of Milos × Red Rose · Milos grandsire × granddaughter mating

Mealy Milos is bred straight from the two best pigeons in his family. His sire Milos won 1st NPO Montauban against 1,862 birds and was the only bird on the day. As a breeder, the card records Milos as sire and grandsire of a string of ace pigeons, among them the 1st National Ace Pigeon Perpignan 2014–2016, the 2nd European Ace Pigeon Pau 2015–2016, the 3rd European Ace Pigeon (hens) International races 2017, and descendants placing 1st National St Vincent ZLU 3,387 birds, 1st National Bergerac 12,302 birds and 2nd International Pau 11,164 birds.

His dam Red Rose (NL12-1465677) is that 1st Ace Pigeon Perpignan 2014–2016. Her own record on the card includes 14th International Pau, 9,908 birds, 52nd International Perpignan, 12,689 birds, 32nd National Perpignan, 6,414 birds, 12th against 3,788, 19th National against 4,027 and 4th National against 1,097 hens. Red Rose's dam is a daughter of Milos, so Mealy Milos carries Milos on both sides of his own pedigree.

The Dam — GB19 N 37352 "Thin Lizzy"

Blue hen · daughter of Izzy · bred from a half-brother × half-sister mating

Thin Lizzy has already proved herself as a breeder. The card lists 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 — three positions from the same 600-mile racepoint in one season — plus 9th Section 31st BICC Wakefield, 10th Section 44th BBC Wakefield and 32nd Section 42nd CSCFC Wakefield.

Her dam is Izzy (GB14 N 55763): 1st Section 1st Open Pau CSCFC 2017 (596 miles), 2nd Section 2nd Open Tarbes CSCFC 2018 (604 miles), 1st Section 4th Open Pau CSCFC 2016 and 1st Section 16th Open Tarbes NFC 2019, plus 1st Club Lyndhurst. Four top-20 Open results across four seasons at the longest Channel distances is a racing record few hens match. Thin Lizzy's sire, GB17 N 50424, is an inbred half-brother to Izzy through the same dam, "Mother Izzy" — so Thin Lizzy is Izzy's family doubled.