Lanarkshire Federation - Worksop Race on 30/05/26
Lanarkshire News-Worksop report
This week we arrive in Nottinghamshire, England around 209 miles back to the winning loft in lower Central, Scotland.
Our convoy of 2,060 birds were liberated at 06 15 hrs into a light south west wind.
The winning pigeon took 4 hrs 5 minutes to record a velocity of 1500ypm for Richard Copland of the Burnbank club in the west section of the federation.
Richard Copland this week’s 1st Open federation
Richards winner a Bw/f C is bred in the pink from his P & D Breeding Stud stock .The winner is out of a sister to his Champion Mealy Pied cock that topped the Lanarkshire Open last season, unfortunately this pigeon was badly injured in Wetherby race and has been retired to stock.
The Sire of 1st Open federation is a P & D Breeding stud stock pigeon .This BW/F C is every bit a Champion himself topping the South Lanarkshire on two previous and this week’s 1st Open Lanarkshire .
He has numerous other federation positions and lifting his pools at Dumbarton Open.
Richard competes with a small team between the Lanarkshire, Burnbank and South Lanarkshire Hamilton clubs.
The winner had two short trainers before racing started and was initially raced on the roundabout system but was paired two weeks ago and was racing to his first eggs.
This week he received to 15 mile road trainers as he was on nest and also out morning and evening for loft flying.
Richard said he came like a bullet to win 1st West section,1st Open federation this week.
Like most Richard has had his losses and with a small team this can have a big impact on competing every week, so he has to select races rather than chase averages.
Well done to Richard who is a very well respected fancier who gets the best out of his small racing team.
Reaching out to the section winners -Johnny Sirrell of Carluke club provided a photo and some details of his winner.
The yearling Blue C was flown on the celibate system and loft exercised, his Sire was 5th club last week and is bred out of Koopman Janssen/Bulk lines. The Dam is from a Who Dares Wins 2020 ,20th Open winner.
Thanks Johnny for the information and you can see the class of the pigeon in the photo included.
Ian Rankin provided me with a picture and information of his North section winner. This 2yr old BC was raced on the roundabout system and is bred from his Lambrecht stock from Brian Dearn of the Lancashire Social Circle.
These birds have won for Ian over the years.
John McPheat & Sons winners in Clarkston with a cracking BC that was purchased at club member Andrew McKee clearance sale.
This little cracker has proven a top pigeon with last year winning,27th sect,50th Open Bubwith , 4th sect,10th Open Billericay 345 miles and 10th sect,49th Open 383 miles then 6th sect,10th Open Worksop 211 miles.186 miles.
A wee topper!
The race itself was rather erratic, possible due to recent static in atmosphere due to extreme heat during the past week. Like most weeks at this distance there was pigeons missing at nightfall.
Section Winners
West section
1st R Copland
2nd W Boswell
3rd G Lightbody
North section
1st I Rankin
Ian Rankin winner in Airdrie and also winner of North section & Blue C winner of 1st North section for Ian Rankins of Airdrie club
2nd A Stewart
3rd R Valentini
Centre section
1st J Sirrell
2nd D Young & Son
3rd Pollock & Cairney
Glasgow section
1st HBW lofts
Chris Holloway(R) of HWB lofts winners of Glasgow section
2nd S Jones & Son
3rd HBW lofts
Around the clubs
Airdrie
1st I Rankin
2nd A Stewart
3rd John Murphy 2
Blantyre
1st W Semple
Wullie Semple winner in Blantyre club
2nd W Gordon
3rd W Gordon
Burnbank
1st R Copland
2nd W Boswell
3rd G Lightbody
Carluke
1st J Sirrell
Johnny Sirrell winner in Carluke club & Blue C winner of 1st Centre section for Johnny Sirrell in Carluke
2nd M Findlay
3rd Graham Bros
Chapelhall
1st & 2nd B McCrindle & Son
Barclay McCrindle & Son winners in Chapelhall club
3rd P Macaloney
Chryston
1st M Gilchrist
Mark Gilchrist of Chryston club
2nd G Shaw
3rd W Holland
Clarkston
1st J McPheat & Sons
John McPheat & Sons winners in Clarkston club
2nd & 3rd T Corrie Son G/son
Coatbridge SC
1st & 2nd R Valentini
Ralph Valentini winner in Coatbridge SC
3rd Pollock & Cairney
Dalzell
1st C Cupples
Craig Cupples winner in Dalzell club
2nd J Cassidy
3rd J Owen
Greenfield
1st M Krivokapic
Mio Krivokapic
2nd&3rd K Buchanan
Lanark & Dist.
1st Mr & Mrs Elliot
Davie Elliot winner in Lanark & Dist.
2nd& 3rd D Forster & Son
New Stevenson
1st & 2nd JJ Gillon & G/son
3rd P & J Kerr
Uddingston Club
1st D Young & Son
Davie Young (L) winner in Uddingston and Lanarkshire Social Circle clubs
2nd J Carswell
3rd Cameron & Fan
Average Leader Board
1st G Shaw - Chryston club
2nd P Macaloney- Chapelhall club
3rd T Corrie Son G/son- Clarkston club
4th W Gordon - Blantyre club
5th I Rankin- Airdrie club
6th J Green & Son- Burnbank club
7th McCudden & Moffat- Uddingston club
8th J Barr- Airdrie club
9th W Holland- Chryston club
10th Young & Kelly- Chryston club
Tom Corrie
Lanarkshire Press Officer
