Talbenny (1) - 01/06/13

[willie reynolds]

TOP RESULT FOR OLD PARK LOFTS – Joe & David Braniff
" CHAMPION OLD PARK 75 " LEADS THE WAY HOME

The Ulster Federation were in Talbenny for their seventh race of the old bird season and their first channel race of the season. The birds were liberated on Saturday 01/06/13 at 08.30 am into a northerly wind turning westerly on route. The Ulster Fed were liberated in conjunction with the NIPA. The Fed had a fantasic race recording the top four birds into N.I. Topping the Ulster Federation winning 1st & 2nd Open Ulster Federation Talbenny and also having the top two birds into Northern Ireland were the top racing father/son partnership of Joe & David Braniff – Wheatfield . The partnership are not shy of success and this recent performance will add to their already impressive CV of results & performances. Their latest winner , now named “ Champion Old Park 75” is a two year old blue cock , flown on widowhood. A previous p/winner he contains the very best of the M & D Evans Vandenabeele crossed with a hen from top Midlands partnership Armstrong & Wheatley . The 2nd Open winner is a hen , flown on roundabout, and she is 100% M & D Evans Vandenabeele. Another fantastic performance for Old Park Lofts – Congratulations guys on your recent top success .

Ulster Federation – Top Ten – 1st Talbenny
( Prov Result ) – Please note this result is provisional at time of going to press :
1st J & D Braniff – Wheatfield – 1277
2nd J & D Braniff – Wheatfield – 1275.4
3rd Fegan & McAdorey – Alexandra – 1275.3
4th J & L Smyth – Grosvenor – 1268
5th T & L Cooke – Grosvenor – 1237
6th Stockman & Robinson – West Belfast – 1237
7th T & L Cooke – Grosvenor – 1235
8th S O’Halloran & Son – Grosvenor - 1233
9th Spence Bros – Lagan Valley – 1228
10th A & A Ferran – Grosvenor - 1227

Ulster Federation Clubs Talbenny (1)

Alexandra : 3/38 1st 4th Fegan & McAdorey 1275.34 , 1083 , 2nd Hughes Bros 1126 , 3rd M & T Denvir 1085

Andersonstown : 6/100 1st 3rd 4th P Elliott & Sons 1210 , 1154 , 1144 , 2nd Johnston Bros 1166 . What a race for the professor . The master showed the class in the hardest race of the season to date lifting seven of the top eight positions. Top Marks Professor & card of the day .

Brittannia : 1st 2nd McGann Bros 1145 , 1106 , 3rd 4th T Curran & Son 1098 , 1084 .

Fortfield : 22/262 1st J Braniff 1212 , 2nd BB & L O’Hara 1205 , 3rd D Ferran & Son 1204 , 4th P & C Carson 1201 . This weeks winner is a direct son of Jims Good French Hen – A winner of 4th Open St Malo & 51st Open Quimper Friendship National 2011 – All in a period of a week

Glen Invitation : 1st 2nd S Middleton & Son 1206 , 1145 , 3rd K Nolan & Son 1145 , 4th P Copeland 1144 .

Grosvenor : 22/278 1st J & L Smyth 1268 , 2nd 3rd T & L Cooke 1237 , 1235 , 4th S O’Halloran & Son 1233 . Top result this week for the husband/wife team . Their latest top performer is a previous winner and contains the very best of their Jeff Greenaway bloodlines .

Lagan Valley RPC : 15/233 1st 2nd Spence Bros 1228 , 1214 , 3rd R & A Gore 1206 , 4th H Jennings & Son 1199.

Shankill : 14/123 1st 3rd N Armstrong 1212 , 1208 , 2nd Calderwooid Waite & Barr 1210 , 4th Smyth & Bittles 1178 . The Wee Man shows top form lifting the top two positions in the opening channel tester .

Sydenham/EastEnd : 10/137 1st R & J Conlane 1177 , 2nd 4th N Herron 1161 , 1132 , 3rd Billy Boy Stitt 1134
West Belfast : 15/168 1st Stockman & Robinson 1237 , 2nd 3rd W Savage 1215 , 1209 , 4th Mawhinney & Morrison 1206.

Wheatfield : 15/137 1st 2nd 3rd 4th J & D Braniff 1277 , 1275.4 , 1217 , 1215 .

Steve McGarry PO.