Herbie Thorpe Sale - Grosvenor 22/02/2020 @ 6pm

[willie reynolds]

Auction list for Herbie Thorpe BELFAST AUCTION ON SATURDAY THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY Grosvenor h.p.s
Viewing 5 pm sale 6 pm
Gerry Mccourt

LOT 1 IHU19S117331 BLUE COCK The breeding of this pigeon is unbelievable and very few lofts would have a pair of pigeon like this one. the father is a Miller gold cup winner and the Mother is a Kings cup winner this young cock will breed pigeons that will win on the channel for many years to come.

SIRE IHU15S59555 "CHAMPION "TREBLE 5" A winner of the 2016 Miller Golden cup, he was also 5 times up in the ISRF He is now producing winners at TT Lofts He is from a direct Davy Hutchinson PIGEON who grand sire was 4th 5th 18th open NIPA plus 13th north section Skibbereen INFC , his g dam was 7th, 14th, 15th, open NIPA .

The Davy Hutchinson cock was paired with a daughter of John Hayden's no 1 pair who bred 11 x 1st clubs, 2 x 1st fed plus 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th feds and this pair of pigeons was coming down off GERRY MC COURT PIGEONS .

DAM IHU13S31349 "BERTS GIRL" The 2015 Kings cup winner and she has a list of other prizes she is dam and g dam of top pigeons including 2nd nat , 18th international Tan tan 430 km over water she is also the dam of 1st south section the yearling national 2018 8th young bird Penzance nat 2019 plus many more. she is from a son of Gerry Mc Courts famous hen "ROCKET" who was ISRF young bird champion and dam and g dam of many open winner, fed winners, and kings cup winner, the son of rocket was paired with a direct Davy Hutchinsons hen from his "super 10 cock" and "IMPREZA" hen lines, she is dam and g dam of many channel winners including the Kings cup winner.


LOT 2 IHU19S117332 CHEQ COCK This is the nest mate of lot 1 again magnificent in every way you won’t get a chance to buy a pigeon bred like this too often it comes very highly recommended.


LOT 3 IHU19S117998 BLUE W/F HEN This young hen comes with a guarantee she will breed winners and you won’t get a better-bred Van Den Bulck hen anywhere than this lady.

SIRE BELG14-6091999 this cock is sire and g sire of winners including a 1st open in Germany with 8,189b in 2019, he is also a half-brother to the” KITTEL” he is a direct son of “BROER GOEDE RODE 992” and “OLYMPIC ROSIETA” the mother of the “KITTEL” .

DAM BELG156075978 This is a top breeding hen at the loft she has bred many winners to score in the ISRF with up to 12,000 b, this hen is a direct daughter of champion “SAGAN" 1st nat ace KBDB for Patrick Boecks, Sagan was paired with a direct daughter of the world famous “KITTEL"

Who was also a 1st NAT ACE KBDB champion no better Van Den Bulck to be gotten anywhere.

LOT 4 IHU19S117752 CHEK HEN This hen has everything that a pigeon needs to breed winners

"752" is a full sister to 1st ACE pigeon Wild Atlantic Way 2019 and was sold for a substantial amount of money at auction.

SIRE BELG15-2057504 “ROCKETMAN” an original Ronnie Danckaert Rocketman was a super racing cock

a winner of 9 x 1st average birdage 500 plus he was champion regional ACE pigeon 2015, 2016, 2017.

A record that stands to this day he was purchased by Herbie Thorpe for a substantial amount of money and he has bred winners from the time he has arrived at the stud.

DAM 03145-14-164 “QUEEN OF HEARTS” Van Den Bulck at its very best she is dam to 6 x 1st prize winners and mother of 1st ace pigeon wild Atlantic way, she is from the line of

“DUBBIE AS” & “LATE VALE” & “GOEDE RODE” &”OLYMPAIDE 003” .

LOT 5 IHU19S-117717 BLUE COCK This is direct from a 1st open Skibbereen WINNER IN ISRF 2018 with 3,142b, also a grandchild of “THE GREIPEL”

SIRE BELG18-4224904 This is a direct son of the Greipel 1st NAT champion KBDB, 6TH NAT ACE KBDB 2013, He is a full brother to the “Kittel” who was 1st NAT pigeon KBDB, The Greipel was paired with a direct daughter of the “KITTEL”

DAM IHU18S117551 “ABBIE” 1st open Skibbereen ISRF 3142B,

Her sire is a direct son of the famous cock “MAURICE” this son bred 3 x open winners in Belgium and an open winner in Ireland.

LOT 6 IHU19S117397 CHECKER HEN This hen is guaranteed to breed winners and is a full sister to “TAP DANCER” 4th best pigeon in ISRF 2018 with birdage ranging from 6,000 birds to 10,000 birds weekly.

This young cock is also a granddaughter of the world famous “BLAUW LEO”

SIRE BELG11-6191740 This is a top breeding cock and the sire to “TOP DANCER” 4th best young bird 2018 he is also sire and g sire to a host of other winners and he is a direct son of “Blauwe leo”be06-378 this is the famous cock that was sold to china for a substantial amount of money and is g sire to three national ace pigeons.

DAM BELG16-4230491 “DARK KITTEL” and dam to “TOP DANCER” 4th best young bird some of the results, 8th fed 9027b, 25th open 3,142b, Skibbereen, 39th fed 8,830b, and 81st fed 6,625b, "Dark kittel" is dam of a lot of winners and she is a g daughter of the famous “KITTEL” and “super sprinter 979”

LOT 7 IHU19S117398 CHEQ HEN nest mate to lot 6 this hen will breed winners wherever she goes

It is recommended to pair this hen with lot 8 to form a winning pair.

See lot 6 for more information on this hen.

LOT 8 IHU19S117313 CHECKER COCK a fantastic young cock and highly recommended to pair with lot 7 to form a winning pair

SIRE BELG17-6017918 Roger Engelen this is a super breeding cock he has bred 1st Ulster fed winners and a lot of winners in Dublin and pigeons to score in the top ten in ISRF 2019 with up to 12,000b, this pigeon is a grandson of a 1st OLYMPIADE ACE pigeon with 1st 3,134b,1st 679b, and a list of other prizes.

DAM BELG17-4231203 “BER COMBINATION 11” this is a top breeding hen with the very best of Van Den Bulck and Leo Heremans her Father is a half-brother to “THE GOEDE RODE 992” and he is also a full brother to the

“NEW GOLDEN LADY”.

LOT 9 IHU19S117725 CHECKER COCK This young cock comes highly recommended by Herbie

to pair with lot 6 to form a golden couple. this cock is a full brother to the 2nd best young bird Irish South Road Fed 2018 and contains the very best of Leo Heremans.

SIRE BELG15-4100048 “RIO BOLT"Pure Leo Hereman sire of the 2nd best young bird in the ISRF with results as follows 1st club , 16th fed 4,330b, 5th fed 9,027b, 30th fed 6,625b, 89th open 3,142b, also bred in 2019 1st club 8th fed 11,000 plus birds all these winners are direct from “048” who is a direct son of “BOLT 2”

A fantastic breeding pigeon and a full brother to “BOLT” The most expensive bird ever at the time when he won 1st nat ace kbdb 2012he was sold for 310,000 euros, “BOLT 2” was paired with a direct daughter of the Olympic ace pigeon Pozan and sold for 200,000 euros.

DAM BELG16-4230121 This hen is dam and g dam of a lot of winners including “HAWK EYE” 1st club, 1st section , 2nd fed 8,830b, this is Leo Heremans at its very best she is a direct daughter of “SAFIER SUPREME” and a direct daughter of “JAN JUNIOR” a winner of 1st 1,090b, 1st 1,022b, 1st 399b, 1st 155b, all the great champions in this pedigree including “OLYMPIADE 003" & “NEW OLYMPIADE”

LOT 10 IHU19S117597 BLUE HEN This hen is pure class and will defiantly breed winners wherever she goes she comes highly recommended by Gerry Mc COURT.

SIRE BELG15-4100048 “RIO BOLT" ALSO SIRE OF LOT 9 A Pure Leo Hereman sire of the 2nd best young bird in the SRF with results as follows 1st club , 16th fed 4,330b, 5th fed 9,027b, 30th fed 6,625b, 89th open 3,142b, also bred in 2019 1st club 8th fed 11,000 plus birds all these winners are direct from “048” who is a direct son of “BOLT 2”

DAM BELG16-4230444 This hen is dam and g dam of a lot of winners since she came to Ireland

Including DAM of the 2nd best pigeon of the Irish South Road Fed

She is a half-sister to the new Olympic girl 1st NAT ACE MD.

and 1st Olympiad ace 2017 this is Leo Hereman’s at its very best.