Fermoy - 17/05/13

[willie reynolds]

CHAMPION MILLION DOLLARS TOPS THE FED
AND BREAKS ALL RECORDS FOR LAGAN VALLEY PARTNERSHIP
ROBERT & ASHLEY GORE

The Ulster Federation were in Fermoy for their fifth race of the old bird season . Due to a bad weekend forecast the birds were racemarked 24 hours earliar . The birds were liberated on Friday 17/05/13 at 08.45 am into a light north east wind . At the time of going to press the likely winners of 1st Open Ulster Federation Fermoy is the top racing lofts of Robert & Ashley Gore – Tonagh Lofts – R & A Gore – Lagan Valley PRC. This , without any doubt is , to date , the most consistent racing loft within the Ulster Fed with a 100 % record . Why??? Answer 5 races – 5 WINS . Having broke all club records , last week , the father & son partnership confirmed their status this week for apart from setting another club record they put the icing on the cake by topping the Ulster Fed for good measure Since the club was established in 1959 no loft has won five races on the trot and Ashley & Robert are over the moon with the lofts start to the 2013 season – UNDEFEATED – What a title – Now a bit of info on the winner and the previous weeks winners . This weeks Ulster Fed winner has been aptly named Champion Million Dollars and boy has he a big part to play in the lofts season to date having won two and sired one – Yes that’s three out of the five wins that he’s responsible for – A Super Racer/Producer - The winning pigeon called Champion Million Dollars is a two old cock and the title suits him as he has looked superb since the minute he left the nest . He was bred by good friends , T&K Mawhinney- Donaghcloney - from the best of their Soontjens. Who said Timmy & Keira were only interested in showing – Nonsence – This proves they are breeders & racers of quality stock – Now breeding Fed Winners - This was the cocks 2nd win of the season having topped the club from the opening race of the season . Now a bit of info on the rest of the seasons winners : 2nd Kildare – A son of Champion Million Dollars , 1st Thurles – “ Big Roy” – A previous p/winner he was bred by Roy Kennedy – Cherryfield Lofts – Ron Williamson/Dark Destroyer Bloodlines , 2nd Thurles – VanLeemputten Cock bred by No Mercy Lofts – Peter Martin . On finishing all I can do is congratulate Robert & Ashley on their seasons top performances to date. Who knows what befalls them in this weekends Old Bird Inland Premiar event from Skibbereen ??? Best Of Luck to all concerned for the coming weekends event

Ulster Federation – Top Ten – Fermoy
( Prov Result ) – Please note this result is provisional at time of going to press :
1st R & A Gore – Lagan Valley RPC - 1292
2nd J & D Braniff – Wheatfield – 1291
3rd J McKitterick – Lagan Valley RPC - 1287
4th J Ward & Son – Grosvenor 1284
5th A O’Hanlon – Andersonstown - 1284
6th J & D Braniff – Wheatfield – 1283
7th Fairley Bros – Andersonstown – 1282
8th Johnston Bros – Andersonstown - 1281
9th R & M McManus – Andersonstown - 1280
10th Calderwood/Waite & Barr – Shankill – 1280

Ulster Fed Clubs Fermoy -

Alexandra : 1st Hamilton & Davidson 1227 , 2nd 4th M & T Denvir 1226 , 1201 , 3rd Fegan & McAdorey 1224.

Andersonstown : 11/250 1st A O’Hanlon 1284 , 2nd Fairley Bros 1282 , 3rd Johnston Bros 1281 , 4th R & M McManus 1280 .

Brittannia : 1st 3rd 4th T Curran & Son 1226 , 1213 , 1196 , 2nd SP Haughey & McDowell 1220 .

Fortfield : 24/443 1st 2nd 3rd P McGarrity 1272 , 1259 , 1259 , 4th D Gorman 1257 .

Glen Invitation : 1st 2nd G & G Toner 1238 , 1223 , 3rd 4th G & R Ferran 1222 , 1218 .

Grosvenor : 24/498 1st J Ward & Son 1284 , 2nd J & L Smyth 1273 , 3rd S O’Halloran & Son 1273 , 4th A & A Ferran 1272 . The weekends winner is a 2yr old cock bred by George Slaven at Glenview lofts Scotland. He's a g/son of George's number 1 hen Pearl .

Lagan Valley RPC : 15/262 1st R & A Gore 1292 , 2nd 4th J McKitterick 1287 , 1266 , 3rd H Jennings & Son 1267 .

Shankill : 13/233 1st Calderwood/Waite & Barr 1280 , 2nd J Wallace & Son 1226 , 3rd McAuley/Kells & Bowles 1225 , 4th N Armstrong 1219 .

Sydenham/EastEnd : 12/210 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Burton & Glover 1259 , 1257 , 1218 , 1213 .

West Belfast : 18/345 1st H Napier & Son & Marshall 1270 , 2nd W McClean & Son 1264 , 3rd J Lindores & Son & Nicholson 1247 , 4th Stockman & Robinson 1242

Wheatfield : 18/274 1st 2nd 4th J & D Braniff 1291 , 1280 , 1236 , 3rd J McElhone & Son & B McElhone 1267 .

Ulster Federation – Top Ten – Fermoy
( Prov Result ) – Please note this result is provisional at time of going to press :
1st R & A Gore – Lagan Valley RPC - 1292
2nd J & D Braniff – Wheatfield – 1291
3rd J McKitterick – Lagan Valley RPC - 1287
4th J Ward & Son – Grosvenor 1284
5th A O’Hanlon – Andersonstown - 1284
6th J & D Braniff – Wheatfield – 1283
7th Fairley Bros – Andersonstown – 1282
8th Johnston Bros – Andersonstown - 1281
9th R & M McManus – Andersonstown - 1280
10th Calderwood/Waite & Barr – Shankill – 1280.

Ulster Fed PO Steve McGarry.