Jimmy Rock Best In Combine From Tullamore
The NIPA moved to Tullamore in County Offaly for their third young bird race of the season. The birds were liberated on Friday 4th August at 9.15am in westerly winds. Harryville's Jimmy Rock had the best local bird this week and also topped the Mid Antrim Combine on velo 1439. Former young bird National winner Jimmy timed his blue cock at 11.49am flying 126 miles to the lofts in Albert Place in the Ballymena Town. Sire is from his 1st Open NIPA Talbenny YB National winner when paired to his 1st Open NIPA Penzance OB Classic winner and the dam is a direct Van Den Bulck x Jacobs from Oroory Hill Stud. Jackie Steele of Rasharkin was runner up in the Combine on 1428 with a black pied hen bred from the best of his C & C Lambrecht family. This winning hen being a granddaughter of his good 38 cock. Bertie Blair was best in Ballymena & District for the second week running and placed 3rd in the Combine on 1426. Bertie timed the same cheq cock that won 2nd club and 2nd Mid Antrim Combine from 1st Kilbeggan. The cock was bred from a pair of P & D Van den Bulcks acquire from the late Lexie Mullan. Gary Gibson had the clear winner in Cullybackey on 1418 timing 7 minutes in front of the next man. His winner a dark Lambrecht hen was bred by Derek Parr. Taking 5th spot in the Combine was the Ballymena runners up K & K Kernohan & Sons. Keith timed the same blue hen that won 1st club and 1st Combine in the opening yb race from Kilbeggan. This one a Willy Jacobs x Emiel Dillon youngster was purchased from Oroory Hill Stud. Geoff Surgenor was best in Kells & Dist for the second week on the trot on 1412. Geoff's winner was gifted to him by good friend Bertie Blair. The sire won 5th Open NIPA Skibbereen Inland National and was also club bird of the year last season while the dam was Van Den Bulck from Lexie Mullan. Young & McManus & Sons had the top 3 positions in Ahoghill with their winner doing 1411. Paddy & William timed a chequer hen the sire a direct Lambrecht being a double grandson of Superke and the dam is an Alex Docx, Daughter of Bolt. Stewart Bros on 1402 were best in Randalstown for the third week in a row timing a cheq pied hen sitting eggs 4 days. This one was bred from birds acquired from Martin O'Neil of Larne. Mervyn Eagleson PO.
Mid Antrim Combine - Tullamore 52/1276 - Jimmy Rock Harryville 1439, Steele & McNeill Rasharkin 1428, Blair & Rankin Ballymena & Dist 1426, G Gibson Cullybackey 1418, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena & Dist 1417, Surgenor Bros Kells & Dist 1412, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1411, D Dixon Rasharkin 1410, D Dixon Rasharkin 1410, D Dixon Rasharkin 1408, Surgenor Bros Kells 1408, Stewart Bros Randalstown 1402, Jimmy Rock Harryville 1396, Martin Graham Ballymena & Dist 1396, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1395, S Crawford Harryville 1394, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1392, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1389, A Barkley & Son Kells 1389, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1389, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1387, Harry Boyd Kells & Dist 1385, A Barkley & Son Kells 1384, A Barkley & Son Kells 1384, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1382, Martin Graham Ballymena 1379, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1378, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1377, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1376, Jimmy Rock Harryville 1370, D Dixon Rasharkin 1366, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1365, G Gibson Cullybackey 1364, A Barkley & Son Kells 1363, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1363, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1362, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1362, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1362
H Cubitt Rasharkin 1361, W McFetridge Rasharkin 1361.
Mid Antrim Combine YB knock out last 32 - Winners in capitals
A & C &T Tweed v H CUBITT, Stewart Bros v BLAIR & RANKIN, D Magill v HARRY BOYD, Mr & Mrs Robinson v T JOHNSTON & SON, A Darragh v YOUNG & McMANUS & SONS, RJ & WJ Reid v H TURKINGTON, S Johnston & Son v BALMER & STEELE, G GIBSON v Gregg Bros, J McNeill & Son v SURGENOR BROS, J Miller v J SMYTH & SON, A Barkley & Son v K & K KERNOHAN & SONS, J & J GREER v T & G Balmer, F Barkley v MARTIN GRAHAM, J Eagleson & Sons v D DIXON, W & W Gilbert v McALONAN BROS, J ROCK v W McFetridge.
NIPA Tullamore Sect B 83/2395 – Fleming Bros Crumlin & Dist 1524, S & N Maginty Muckamore 1489, 1488, S & J Bones and T Yates Muckamore 1480, 1471, Sefton Thompson Crumlin & Dist 1470, S & N Maginty 1461, 1459, S & J Bones and T Yates 1458, S & N Maginty 1452.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 8/192 – Young McManus & Sons 1411, 1378, 1365, J Smyth & Son 1363, Young McManus & Sons 1362, T Whyte 1360.
Ballymoney HPS 16/585 – D Dixon 1410, 1410, 1408, D Devenney 1378, D Dixon 1366, 1358. Winner today for Danny Dixon is a sister of his 1st Open winner from last year, his dam is a sister of Dixie Chic when paired to a son of Dixie Chic. He was feeding a big young one ready to leave the nest.
Ballymoney West Combine 7/189 –1st Young & Gibson 1357, 2nd L Neill 1284, 3rd M Gamble & Son 1250, 4th W Rodgers 1213, 5th B & R Watton 1198, 6th S Torrens 1165, 7th Curry & Gilmore1099.
Broughshane & District –
Ballymena & District HPS 7/189 – Blair & Rankin 1426, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1417, M Graham 1396, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1395, 1387, Blair & Rankin 1382.
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Cullybackey HPS 11/223 – G Gibson 1418, 1364, A Darragh 1358, 1358, Bamber & Steele 1358, A Darragh 1326. Well done to Gary Gibson on winning today's race from Tullamore. This bird was a Lambrecht bred by Derek Parr of Portadown. Well done to all in the result.
Crumlin & District 6/154 – Fleming Bros 1524, Sefton Thompson 1470, Fleming Bros 1446, R & S Hope 1441, Fleming Bros 1434, McConville Bros 1417.
Dervock RPS - D Devenney 1378.
Harryville HPS 7/176 – J Rock 1439, 1396, Sam Crawford 1394, J Rock 1370, 1361, D Magill 1358.
Kells & District HPS 6/170 – Surgenor Bros 1412, 1408, A Barkley & Son 1389, H Boyd 1385, A Barkley & Son 1384, 1384. Sizzler 2 Bird - 1. A.Barkley & Son 1384, 2. Surgenor Bros 1342, 3.Gregg Bros 1326. Well done to this week's winner Surgenor Bros taking the top two places, well done to everyone on the sheet.
Muckamore HPS 8/96 – S & N Maginty 1489, 1488, S & J Bones and T Yates 1490, 1471, S & N Maginty 1461, 1459.
Randalstown HPS 5/103 – Stewart Bros 1402, J Millar 1341, Stewart Bros 1341, 1321, J Millar 1306, 1302.
Rasharkin &District HPS 7/135 – Steele & McNeill 1428, W McFetridge 1392, H Cubitt 1389, 1389, 1361, W McFetridge 1361.
Jimmy Rock (r) with son in law and loft helper Daryl 1st Mid Antrim Combine Tullamore 1,276 birds.