GB22S 47339 Blue Cheq Cock Bred by John Crehan ‘Team Hooymans UK’ Direct son STAREYE ESMEE x MISS FLASH HARRY

GB22S 47339 Blue Cheq Cock Bred by John Crehan ‘Team Hooymans UK’ Direct son STAREYE ESMEE x MISS FLASH HARRY

Doubled on "Harry", 1st Blois against 37,728 birds, and out of a son of "Stareye", dam of 1st Niergnies against 14,737

GB22 S47339 is bred from the two lines that made the Jan Hooymans name, and carries the great cock "Harry" (NL07-2007621) — 1st Blois against 37,728 birds and 1st Châteauroux against 22,340 — on both sides of the pedigree: as grandsire through the dam and as great-grandsire through the sire. The other pillar is "Stareye" (NL10-1881869), the sire's own dam, who bred 1st Niergnies against 14,737 birds, 1st Pont-Ste-Maxence against 12,894 and the 1st National Young Bird PIPA Ranking winner.

The Sire — NL17-1410272 "Stareyes Esmee"

Blue cock · Jan Hooymans · direct son of Stareye

Stareyes Esmee is a direct son of Stareye, and his strength is what his half-brothers did. "New Harry" won 1st Niergnies against 14,737 birds, 1st Pont-Ste-Maxence against 12,894 and 1st Melun against 1,046, with 9th Troyes (6,390) and 38th Blois (6,613) besides. "Harry Junior" won 1st Provincial Asse-Zellik against 8,257, 1st Lessines against 4,097, 4th National Bourges against 16,658 and 4th Provincial Niergnies against 6,938. The card also names the sire as half-brother to a winner of 1st semi-national against 15,359 birds.

His own sire, NL15-1849890 "Son Harry × Esmee", is a son of Harry out of the Elzinga hen "Esmee" — a mating the card calls an "outstanding pairing" — and a full brother to the breeder of 1st National Sens 2018, 1st National Morlincourt 2018, 3rd NPO Morlincourt 2016 and 2nd National Châlons against 6,919 birds.

The Dam — NL14-1210088 "Miss Flash Harry"

Chequer hen · DNA certified · direct daughter of Harry × Mystique

Miss Flash Harry is a direct daughter of Harry and the hen "Mystique". Harry won 1st Blois against 37,728 birds, 1st Châteauroux against 22,340 and 3rd Châteaudun against 21,520, plus 6th Morlincourt (4,418) and 15th Strombeek (4,358). He is bred from "Jonge Bliksem" (Bel 01-3266512) of Gaby Vandenabeele and "Dirkje" (NL05-1936558), a daughter of Kleine Dirk.

Her dam "Mystique" (GB07-L02105), which the card marks as an "exclusive hen", was a winner in her own right: 1st against 4,316 birds, 1st against 3,801, 1,740, 1,558 and 1,379, and three more 1st prizes against smaller fields — eight 1sts in all. Mystique is out of "Drum", recorded as a super breeder for Syndicate Lofts and winner of 1st Chantilly against 700, and "Doran", a half-sister to Kleine Dirk.