BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION - 07-05-26 - Elimar Pigeon Services Limited

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BURTON & SOUTH DERBYSHIRE FEDERATION.

Alan Stretton of Swadlincote Town takes 1^st Fed out of Marlborough (1).

Saturday May 2^nd was another lovely racing day for our birds out of the Wiltshire town of Marlborough, warm sunshine and a light Southerly wind gave us a very good race with the South Derbyshire lofts dominating the result this week; taking the top eight open positions.

Alys liberated the 1388 birds entered by 65 members from 8 clubs at 10-55 in a SSE wind turning SSW en route.

Congratulations to Alan Stretton of Swadlincote Town, Alan had surprisingly been off the pace in the opening two weeks, basically down to the fact he only widowed his cocks after the opening race; but he hit some form this week to take 1^st fed on 1691 with a yearling mealy cock. The sire from Mark Williamson out of the Eijerkamp “Justus” and “Flanders Beauty”; the dam a mealy; was bred by Neil Harvey and is bred down from the Van den Bulck “Greipel” line from James Parker of Reading; well done Alan.

Alan Stretton Swadlincote Town winner and 1st Fed Marlborough

Mr & Mrs Lee Clamp & Sons were 2^nd & 8^th fed on 1688; 1678; with two Van den Bulck x Vandenabeele cocks; the first a well fancied 2yo red cock; followed by a 3yo cheq cock.

Mr & Mrs Clamp & Sons Swadlincote Town

Neil Harvey continues his good start to the season, taking 3^rd fed on 1687 with a yearling Blue hen. Her sire is a half brother to Mark Williamson’s “Lady B” who won the MNFC Bordeaux race in 2018. The sire of”Lady B” was a cock off Jos Reilly of Ireland, which was a grandson of Jan Hooyman’s “Harry”. The dam of “Lady B” was the Gaby Vandenabeele “Butler’s Girl”; she was a nest sister to “Butler’s Son”. The dam of Neil’s hen was inbred to his top Cuester pair off Chris Vasey and Gary Cox.

Neil Harvey of Swadlincote Town

Another loft in very good nick is that of Charlie Murfin, Charlie takes 4^th & 5^th fed on 1683; 1682; both yearlings; the first a cheq Hereman Cuester x Camphius Jansenne cock closely followed by the blue Leo Hereman x Sylvain Verhestraeten cock that was 2^nd club the week before out of Bath.

Charlie Murfin of Swadlincote Town

Davis, Wright & Sons were 6^th fed on 1680 with a yearling Dark Cheq hen; she was bred by Chris Parker and purchased in the fed futurity sale. She went on to win 6^th prize in the futurity race and 9^th Section MNFC in the Chale race. She’s out of stock from R & B Smith x the Woodroffe Bros of the North East.

Davis, Wright & Sons

All the above lofts race in Swadlincote Town club.

7^th fed was Debbie Fearn with her winner at Winshill, Debbie timing in a 2yo mealy hen on 1679; her sire is a brother of “Tiger” and the dam was purchased at Blackpool off Joe Rayburn.

9^th fed was M Stone with the winner at Holbrook, Glyn and mum Glenda have made a great start to the season, winning 3 on the bounce at Holbrook. This week’s winner on 1675.3 was a 2yo cheq Willem De Bruijn hen bred by Kerry Mellondby.

Taking 10^th fed on 1675.0 was “Ada” the remarkable 2yo Dark hen belonging to Mark Nesbitt of Hill Ridware. This hen named after Marks second granddaughter is a racing machine. Her sire is off the Leo Hereman cock “Tommy” and her dam is a granddaughter of Adam Wealthall’s champion Lambrecht “Snowball”. “Ada” is a winner of 1^st club; 1^st Fed 1403 birds; 1^st Club; 1^st Fed 1148 birds; 1^st club; 1^st Fed 1065 birds; 3^rd club; 3^rd Fed 1247 birds; beaten by 2 loft mates; and 1^st Weymouth inland SR; all in our Fed. Add to this 6^th Open MCC Sennen Cove 246 miles; and she also won 3^rd open in the Pinnacle British isles Ace Awards 2025. The week before she was 19^th fed 1355 birds out of Bath.

Around the clubs,

At Stretton, 9 sent 207 and congratulations to Pete Cox on taking 1^st club on 1664 with a well fancied 3yo pied cock; this cock is bred out of stock from Anne Smith of Ashbourne, his sire is a Dutch Master “Best Kittel” and his dam a “Sagan” x Van den Bulck.

Jack Bourke was runner up on 1661 with the good yearling dark cheq Hereman Cuester hen bred by Anne Smith of Ashbourne; she was also 2^nd club out of Cheltenham this year. She is bred out of the “Man O’Chester” x “Oribella” lines. “Oribella” is a grand daughter of the great “Olympiade 003”.

Phil Bourke was 3^rd & 4^th club on 1654; 1653; the first was “Stevie G” the yearling grizzle cock out of “MO” when paired to a full sister of Tony & Lee Painter’s “Heartbreaker”. “Stevie G” was YB of the year in the fed last year.

He was followed by a 2yo cheq cock bred by friend Mark Evans of Denbighshire; his sire bred by Campbell & Curran of Ireland, his dam bred by Bruce Mackenzie a Scottish National winning Loft.

At Chaddesden Jubilee, 16 sent 222 and Stan Hall made it two wins on the bounce, taking 1^st club on 1661 with a 3yo blue van den Bulck cock. Mick Stone was runner up on 1659 with a yearling Dark cheq Eric Ceuleman hen.

Dave Waddington was 3^rd club on 1654.7 with a 3yo blue cock out of “The Bat” X Alan Brassington stock.

Mr & Mrs Paul Todd were right on Dave’s coat tail, taking 4^th club on 1654.3 with a yearling mealy pied cock from T & D Poole of Poolesbrook.

Up at Holbrook, 10 sent 270 and Glyn & Glenda Stone continue their brilliant start to the season, making it a hat trick of wins, taking the top three on 1675; 1674; 1660; the winner was a Willem De Bruijn hen bred by Kerry Mellondby.

Glyn Stone with his Mum Glenda, hat trick of wins at Holbrook

Runner up was a yearling blue Van den Bulck hen off a pair direct from P & D stud, this hen won the opening race from Cheltenham this year.

3^rd club was the 2yo blue hen that won out of Bath the week before, and also won 4^th club out of Cheltenham. Her sire is out of a Simon Parkinson national winner when paired to the good Bob Fenech Louis Cooreman hen, a top drawer racer for Trevor Jennings.

E & A Gibson was 4^th club on 1651 with a yearling Blue cock; he’s a multiple prize winner. Both parents gifted to them, the sire from Jason Foxcroft of Preston (this cock was lost around home to BOP); the dam came from Dragonfly lofts.

Over at Hill Ridware, 4 sent 63 and Mark Nesbitt’s team was in top form, he had 14 over the pads in a 36 second burst. He took 1^st; 2^nd and 4^th club on 1675; 1672.7; 1672.41; the winner was “Ada” the 2yo Dark Hereman x Lambrecht hen, see her outstanding performance details above.

Mark Nesbitt of Hill Ridware

Runner up was a yearling Cheq hen; she’s out of a son of Champion “Isla”; this yearling hen was 3^rd open in the NMCC last year winning £1600.

4^th club was the yearling white grizzle hen that was 2^nd fed the week previous; she was also runner up in the 2025 fed futurity race winning £1457. Her sire is out of a son of Adam Wealthall’s “Grizzly Bear” when paired to a daughter of marks top Hereman hen “Isla”; and her dam is a Gust Jansenne out of the “Olympiade 003” line.

C.T. Leadbeater & Sons were 3^rd on 1672.47 with the same yearling blue Van Den Brande x Johan den Hartog cock that was 4^th club and 4^th fed the week before out of bath.

At Swadlincote Town, 12 sent 320 and details of their top seven birds appear above in the open result.

At Winshill, 5 sent 92 and Debbie Fearn makes it 3 wins on the trot; and again takes the top three positions. This week’s winner on 1679 was a 2yo mealy hen, details in the open report above. She was followed by two 3yo mealy hens on 1643; 1632; these two are full sisters; their sire is out the old “Bomber” and Jan Theelan lines; their dam from the “Hideaway” and “Sweetie” lines.