St Malo OB Derby 2021 -

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Yearling hen wins St Malo Derby for Gary Lyttle
17th July 2021


The final race in the EDC Old Bird programme is the Old Bird Derby from France which again this year was flown from St.Malo on July 1st when 72 members entered 269 birds in what proved a testing event with just 13 birds recorded in race time .Liberation was at 11.30am into a light NW wind which saw no birds home on the first day of this 3 day event . Next day the winning bird was timed to Comber Social member Gary Lyttle who was declared the winner of this race in 2020 but a problem at one of the centres on that occasion led to some delay as to the final result. This year Gary timed a blue cheq yearling hen now christened “Maggie” on the second morning and as she is only a yearling she had never been further than Talbenny in Wales which she flew this year as well as having flown 5 inland races . For the St. Malo race she was sitting eggs 10days .
The bloodlines of “Maggie” are on the dam’s side she is off a daughter of Sam Duke’s Triple Crown winner when paired to a cock from former King’s Cup winner Allan McDonald down from a double Penzance winner of Allan’s .
Gary exercises his birds twice a day but nearer to the Derby they were given an open Loft combined with a 25 mile training toss most nights . Congratulations to Gary Lyttle on his success and Gary thanks both Sam and Allan for their part in his success.
With only 13 birds in race time there were three lofts which recorded two birds each in the result ,the first of these was the Ballynahinch loft of Colin Lavery & Son who were runners up to Gary Lyttle and then had a second bird in at 6th .
The first of Colin’s and placed 2nd open was a 3yo blue pied Hen sent to the race feeding an 8 day old youngster .Already this year this hen had flown Bude and had had 2 races up Ireland .Sire of this hen is a James Cleland cock which Colin got through Hugh Burns and the dam Colin bought at Gavin Morrison’s sale and the bloodlines are Mickey Croskery and Tom Marshall .
Colin’s 2nd bird at 6th Open was a 3 yo blue cheq cock who went to the race on 12 day eggs and already he and 2 of his sisters had several positions to their credit the cock himself having been 2nd club Skibbereen in 2020 whilst one of his sisters had a 1st club Talbenny whilst another sister had been 2nd club 26th open Penzance in 2019 . The Sire of this cock is again of the James Cleland bloodlines through Hugh Burns while the dam is of L Magee & son bloodlines and this hen was 1st club 2nd open Bude in 2016 and 1st club 4th open Bude in 2017 . Colin trains his birds from about 15miles regularly .
3rd Open was to the Annsborough partnership of Geraldine and Packi (Paddy) Brown who timed a 2yo Red cock which had been in every race this season and went to St.Malo on eggs 10days The sire is of Tom Marshall bloodlines and the dam is from Annalong’s Kevin Rooney and anyone following this year’s results will have noticed that the Loft of G & P Brown have been enjoying a great season . The birds here are trained regularly from Castle Bellingham and Balbriggan .
4th Open was the Millisle loft of Jackie Rankin who featured last year from this race when he recorded 6 of his 7 birds entered in the open result and it was the first of these which had been 10th open which is in at 4th This year . This is a 3 yo Blue cheq hen which last year had been the first bird into the Portavogie centre and which this year was the only bird into that centre in race time . The sire of this hen is C & L Woodside and Brockamp whilst the dam is of Euro Diamond Bloodlines .
Annsborough’s B Jennings was the 2nd loft to record 2 home at 5th and 8th open . Then it was the Annalong lofts of McLoughlin Bros at 7th followed by 2 to the lofts of P Trimble &Grandson at 9th & 10th . Congratulations to all who were successful and the full Combine result of this difficult race was :


East Down Combine
01/07/2021 St Malo O/B Derby
Derby / Classic
72 Members Sent: 269 Birds in a Light North West
47 EAST Members Sent: 175 Birds 25 WEST Members 94 Birds
Pools
Pos Name Club Velocity Section Pool Total Grand Total
1 E1 G Lyttle Comber Social 643.259 ab £108.75 £249.51
2 W1 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 578.234 £0.00 £96.45
3 E2 G & P Brown Annsborough HPS 565.494 £0.00 £91.00
4 E3 J Rankin Millisle & District HPS 548.034 ab n ABC £440.16 £515.91
5 E4 B Jennings Annsborough HPS 536.196 £0.00 £60.50
6 W2 C. Lavery & Son Ballynahinch HPS 533.988 £0.00 £36.28
7 E5 McLoughlin Bros Annalong HPS 524.192 ab n ABC N £403.46 £437.21
8 E6 B Jennings Annsborough HPS 501.728 £0.00 £33.75
9 E7 P Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 472.750 ab AB £130.89 £164.64
10 E8 P Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 410.233 ab AB £102.03 £134.03
11 E9 James Cleland Annsborough HPS 371.509 £0.00 £32.00
12 E10 B.Cowan Annsborough HPS 325.697 ab ABC N £212.73 £244.73
13 W3 McCartan & Woodsides Crossgar HPS 320.948 £0.00 £33.46

Open (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 G Lyttle
IHU20N07508 Comber Social HPS 643.259 20


East (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 G Lyttle
IHU20N07508 Comber Social HPS 643.259 10




Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong McLoughlin Bros 524.192 , P Trimble & G/Son 472.75
P Trimble & G/Son 436.729

Annsborough G & P Brown 565.402 , B Jenning & Son 536.19
B Jenning & Son 501.722

Ballynahinch C Lavery & Son 578.234 , C Lavery & Son 533.988

Comber G Lyttle IHU20N07508 643.259

Crossgar McCartan & Woodsides 320.948

Millisle J Rankin 548.034


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PENZANCE ---32 members sent 64 birds

1st Mc Loughlin Bros 1315
2nd M Foulis 1306 pools £12
3rd Palmer Mc Kay & Graham 1215
4th M Foulis 1214 pools £9
5th S Regan 1212 pools £6
6th A & A Cheevers 1202
7th Myles Kincaid Mc Cann & Auld 1199 pools £3
8th S & K duke 1186
9th R J Conlane 1182
10th F Gilmore 1172
11th G Lyttle 1157
12th Cowan & Mc Cartney 1149

Congratulations to Mcloughlin Bros on winning the 2 bird club from both Penzance and St.Malo and to Mark Foulis for having both his birds in the Penzance result

St. Malo 1/7/2021 ----30 members sent 60 birds

1st Mc Loughlin bros 524.192


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The full result of the Penzance Classic saw Annalong with the top 4 places with John Trimble and Zack 1st & 3rd and McLoughlin Bros 2nd & 4th .

East Down Combine
02/07/2021 Penzance Classic
Penzance
72 Members Sent: 553 Birds in a Light South Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity Pools Pool Grand Total
1 J Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 1356.416 AB £175.00 £279.50
2 McLoughlin Bros Annalong HPS 1351.604 AB £131.25 £211.25
3 J Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 1316.382 AB £109.38 £179.38
4 McLoughlin Bros Annalong HPS 1315.965 AB £87.50 £147.50
5 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1306.897 AB £213.23 £253.23
6 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1306.845 £0.00 £25.00
7 James Cleland Annsborough HPS 1300.004 AB £142.15 £167.15
8 J Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 1292.459 AB £43.75 £68.75
9 P Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 1287.891 AB £43.75 £68.75
10 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1284.509 AB £43.75 £68.75
11 Gillespie Bros Ballylesson HPS 1284.017 £0.00 £15.00
12 J Maguire & Ptnrs Dundrum HPS 1281.912 AB £43.75 £58.75
13 Joe McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1281.726 £0.00 £15.00
14 P.Brown & Son Annsborough HPS 1280.140 AB £43.75 £58.75
15 J Kirk & Sons Ballylesson HPS 1277.730 A £16.75 £31.75
16 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1275.873 £0.00 £15.00
17 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1272.394 £0.00 £15.00
18 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1271.112 B £27.00 £42.00
19 C McManus & Dtr Crossgar HPS 1270.182 £0.00 £15.00
20 C McManus & Dtr Crossgar HPS 1263.986 £0.00 £15.00
21 J Galbraith & Son Belmont RPC 1262.946 £0.00 £10.00
22 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1262.245 £0.00 £10.00
23 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1259.771 £0.00 £10.00
24 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1241.349 £0.00 £10.00
25 M Reid Portavogie 1239.263 £0.00 £10.00
26 B Anderson Belmont RPC 1235.273 £0.00 £10.00
27 Joe McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1233.018 £0.00 £10.00
28 J Trimble & G/Son Annalong HPS 1226.366 £0.00 £10.00
29 D Shaw Bangor RPC 1225.903 £0.00 £10.00
30 D. & J. Caskey Bangor RPC 1216.909 £0.00 £10.00
31 Palmer,McKay & Graham Ballywalter SPC 1215.843 £0.00 £10.00
32 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1214.712 £0.00 £10.00
33 A & P Trimble & Sons Donaghadee RPC 1214.310 £0.00 £10.00
34 P Wylie Belmont RPC 1213.350 £0.00 £10.00
35 S.Regan Ballywalter SPC 1212.221 £0.00 £10.00
36 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1207.794 £0.00 £10.00
37 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1207.194 £0.00 £10.00
38 Joe McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1205.107 £0.00 £10.00
39 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1202.231 £0.00 £10.00
40 Cowan & McCartney Dundonald HPS 1201.914 £0.00 £10.00


PENZANCE CLASSIC

Open (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 McLoughlin Bros
IHU19N13421 Annalong HPS 1351.59 20
2 McLoughlin Bros
IHU19N13445 Annalong HPS 1315.96 -
3 M Foulis
GB19A29151 Dundonald HPS 1306.89 19
4 J Kirk & Son
IHU19N12974 Ballylesson HPS 1277.73 18
5 J Galbraith & Son
GB20X28245 Belmont 1262.94 17
6 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB19A34781 Annalong HPS 1241.34 16
7 Palmer & McKay & Graham
GB20X26978 Ballywalter SPC 1215.84 15
8 M Foulis
IHU20N03151 Dundonald HPS 1214.71 -
9 A&A Cheevers
IHU20N11124 Crossgar H P S 1202.23 14
10 McLoughlin Bros
IHU17N17492 Annalong HPS 1194.82 -
11 J Young & Ptnrs
IHU20N03343 Dundonald HPS 1193.91 13
12 S & K Duke
IHU18N16982 Crossgar H P S 1186.75 12
13 H Ballantyne & Son
IHU20N08567 Ballylesson HPS 1186.309 11
14 C & D Smyth & Sons
IHU20N09026 Ballylesson HPS 1182.549 10
15 R & J Conlane
GB19X19012 Belmont 1182.27 9
16 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU19N01033 Portavogie 1169.71 8
17 J Patterson
IHU20N08651 Ballylesson HPS 1157.01 7
18 J Galbraith & Son
GB20X28261 Belmont 1154.55 -
19 R & J Conlane
GB20X28045 Belmont 1152.25 -
20 I Hawthorne
GB16D38106 Dundonald HPS 1151.65 6


East (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 McLoughlin Bros
IHU19N13421 Annalong HPS 1351.59 10
2 McLoughlin Bros
IHU19N13445 Annalong HPS 1315.96 -
3 K .Rooney,Son & Dtr
GB19A34781 Annalong HPS 1241.34 9
4 Palmer & McKay & Graham
GB20X26978 Ballywalter SPC 1215.84 8
5 McLoughlin Bros
IHU17N17492 Annalong HPS 1194.82 -
6 S & K Duke
IHU18N16982 Crossgar H P S 1186.75 7
7 Ambrose & Kelly
IHU19N01033 Portavogie 1169.71 6
8 S & K Duke
IHU20N11026 Crossgar H P S 1147.14 -
9 G Lyttle
IHU20N07504 Comber Social HPS 1111.17 5


West (Nominated)
Position Member Club Velocity Points
1 M Foulis
GB19A29151 Dundonald HPS 1306.897 10
2 J Kirk & Son
IHU19N12974 Ballylesson HPS 1277.73 9
3 J Galbraith & Son
GB20X28245 Belmont 1262.94 8
4 M Foulis
IHU20N03151 Dundonald HPS 1214.712 -
5 A&A Cheevers
IHU20N11124 Crossgar H P S 1202.231 7
6 J Young & Ptnrs
IHU20N03343 Dundonald HPS 1193.915 6
7 H Ballantyne & Son
IHU20N08567 Ballylesson HPS 1186.309 5
8 C & D Smyth & Sons
IHU20N09026 Ballylesson HPS 1182.549 4
9 R & J Conlane
GB19X19012 Belmont 1182.27 3
10 J Patterson
IHU20N08651 Ballylesson HPS 1157.01 2




Around the Combine Clubs

Annalong J Trimble & G/Son 1356.416 McLoughlin Bros IHU19N13421 1351.599 J Trimble & G/Son 1316.382

Annsborough James Cleland 1300.004 , P Brown & Son 1280.14
P Brown & Son 1186.683

Ballylesson Gillispie Bros 1284.017 , J Kirk & Son IHU19N12974 1277.73
H Ballantyne & Son IHU20N08567 1186.309

Ballywalter Palmer & McKay & Graham GB20X26978 1215.843
S Regan 1212.221 , J & J Hollinger 1048.947

Bangor D Shaw 1225.903 ,D & J Caskey 1216.909 , R Russell & Son 1138.771

Belmont J Galbraith & Son GB20X28245 1262.94
B Anderson 1235.27 , P Wylie 1213.39

Cloughey Harper & Young 1188.356 , Harper & Young 1170.738
Agar Bros 1160.182

Comber G Lyttle 1157.755 , W & L Robinson 1134.201 , Burns Bros 1133.053
Crossgar J McGreevy 1281.726 , C McManus & Dtr 1270.182
C McManus & Dtr 1263.986

Donaghadee A & P Trimble & Sons 1214.309 , D & K McCutcheon 1113.307
A & P Trimble & Sons 1068.267

DownpatrickPremier J Crossan 1271.112 , J Crossan 1262.245
F Black & Sons 1193.03

Dundonald M Foulis GB19A29151 1306.897 , M Foulis 1306.845
M Foulis 1284.509

Dundrum J Maguire & Ptrs 1281.912 , J Ringland & Son 1134.033
J Ringland & Son 1054.897

Newtownbreda T Marshall & Son 1026.183 ,S Casement & Son 1005.735
K & B McConaghie & Son 891.749

Portavogie M Reid 1239.263 , Ambrose & Kelly IHU19N01033 1169.71 ,
G Coffey 1157.654


East Down Combine
02/07/2021 Penzance O/B9
3 Bird Channel Championship
47 Members Sent: 138 Birds in a Light South Wind
Pos Name Club Velocity Pools Total Money
1 McLoughlin Bros Annalong HPS 1315.909 A £22.25
2 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1306.897 AB £52.52
3 James Cleland Annsborough HPS 1300.004 AB £38.74
4 J Crossan Downpatrick Premier 1271.112 AB £29.34
5 J Galbraith & Son Belmont RPC 1262.946 £0.00
6 B Anderson Belmont RPC 1235.361 £0.00
7 Joe McGreevy Crossgar HPS 1233.018 £0.00
8 Palmer,McKay & Graham Ballywalter SPC 1215.843 £0.00
9 M.Foulis Dundonald HPS 1214.712 AB £21.72
10 S.Regan Ballywalter SPC 1212.221 AB £16.13
11 K Rooney,Son&Dtr Annalong HPS 1207.794 AB £11.75
12 A & A Cheevers Crossgar HPS 1202.231 A £4.45
Remainder Pools
Myles,Kincaid,McCann&A Dundonald HPS 1200.939 AB £11.75
McLoughlin Bros Annalong HPS 1194.831 A £4.45
R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1182.278 B £7.30
Mr & Mrs S Brown Dundonald HPS 1176.131 B £7.30
R & J Conlane Belmont RPC 1152.334 B £7.30

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This completes the 2021 old bird season with the young birds starting on the 17th July from Navan.

East Down Combine IHU Metitorious Award Winners 2021.

Hens Sam Regan Ballywalter

Blue Hen IHU20N 13408 Velocity 1225.696

Cocks S & K Duke Crossgar

Blue Check Cock IHU18N 16982 Velocity 1172.189



Clifford Browne PO.