Ahoghill Flying Club 2023 -

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Paddy & William McManus - Tops In Ahoghill for 2023

Ahoghill Flying Club had their prize-giving recently following their AGM. Paddy & William McManus of the Young & McManus & Sons partnership took the highest prize-winner award for the 2023 season. They had another top season winning the Mid Antrim Combine three times all in old birds from 1st Roscrea, 1st Fermoy and 3rd Fermoy finishing 2nd Section on all three occasions. Jimmy Smyth was runner up in the points list and best results included 1st MA Combine & 1st Section Bude, 2nd Section & 7th Open Penzance, 1st MA Combine, 1st Section & 3rd Open Kilbeggan and 2nd MA Combine & 6th Open Infc Penzance YB National. Trevor Whyte finished 3rd in the prize list and best results were 4th Section Talbenny (1), 12th Section Talbenny (2), 3rd Section Bude, 4th Section Penzance and 3rd Section & 13th Open Penzance OB Classic. Best bird in the French OB National was timed by Balmer, Tom Young & Son to win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section B & 29th Open Nipa. Old hand William Livingstone had the best bird in the Infc Penzance Yearling national and young 8 year old Joshua Whyte was best in the club from Roscrea young birds 3rd MA Combine, 7th Section & 34th Open 16981 birds. Racing with the Mid Antrim Combine and Jimmy Smyth & Son won the Bryan Eagleson Memorial cup for best average Talbenny (1) & (2), Bude and Penzance and also won the New North cup for best average Bude & Talbenny YB National. Trevor Whyte won the Champions League, OB Knock out and the single bird Meritorious award for Talbenny (2) & Penzance and Balmer and Tom Young & Sons won the McIlhagga Cup for 1st Mid Antrim Combine from the NIPA French OB National. Trevor Whyte also won the RPRA Section B meritorious award for best single bird performances from 2nd Talbenny & Penzance.

Top points list - Young & McManus & Sons 190, Jimmy Smyth & Son 148, Trevor Whyte 147.

Old Bird Winners 2023
Tullamore - Young & McManus & Sons velo 1753, 3rd MAC 46/1311, 6th Section 77/2274 & 14th Open 533/14849
1st Roscrea - Young & McManus & Sons 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th velo 1361. 1st, 11th, 13th & 17th MAC 51/1445, 2nd, 31st, 34th & 39th Section 86/2486
2nd Roscrea - Jimmy Smyth & Son 1st & 2nd velo 1453, 4th & 5th MAC 62/1875, 10th & 11th Section 102/3275
1st Fermoy - Young & McManus & Sons 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th velo 1934, 1st, 4th, 6th & 9th MAC 53/1472, 2nd, 11th, 13th, 19th, 30th, 31st, 38th & 46th Section 98/3231, 31st, 96th, 102nd & 126th etc Open 741/22431
2nd Fermoy - Young & McManus & Sons velo 1610, 3rd MAC 60/1686, 11th Section 109/3551
Skibbereen OB Inland National - Trevor Whyte velo 1325, 11th MAC 36/279 & 15th Section 56/424 267th Open 431/4180. Young & McManus & Sons 23rd Section
Pilmore Beach - Young & McManus & Sons 1st, 2nd & 3rd velo 1183, 2nd MAC 40/681 & 8th Section 82/1931
1st Talbenny - Trevor Whyte velo 1380, 2nd MAC 50/806, 4th Section 90/1404, 37th Open 10655 birds
2nd Talbenny - Trevor Whyte velo 1356, 8th MAC 52/721 & 12th Section 88/1257
3rd Fermoy - Young & McManus & Sons velo 1393, 1st, 3rd, 4th & 8th MAC 41/535, 2nd, 7th, 8th & 17th Section 94/1540
Bude - Jimmy Smyth & Son velo 1247, 1st MAC 32/278, 1st Section 65/665 & 21st Open 472/5452. Trevor Whyte 2nd MAC, 3rd Section & 42nd Open, Young & McManus & Sons 3rd MAC, 5th Section & 50th Open Nipa.
INFC Penzance Yearling National - William Livingstone 662
Fermoy Yearling National - Young & McManus & Sons velo 1490, 11th MAC 22/140
4th Fermoy - Trevor Whyte velo 1381, 2nd MAC 30/315 & 7th Section 47/693
Penzance - Jimmy Smyth & Son velo 1340, 2nd MAC 47/373, 2nd Section 77/733, 7th Open 464/5019 Trevor Whyte 4th Section & 25th Open
Penzance Classic - Trevor Whyte velo 1302, 3rd MAC, 3rd Section 43/240 & 13th Open 269/1905, Young & McManus & Sons 15th Section & 92nd Open
St Malo OB National - Balmer, Tom Young & Son velo 627, 1st MA Combine, 2nd Section 51/179 & 29th Open 353/1309
INFC St Malo Friendship National - Jimmy Smyth & Son velo 1099, 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th MA Combine

Young Bird Winners 2023
1st Kilbeggan - Jimmy Smyth & Son 1st & 2nd velo 1148
2nd Kilbeggan - Jimmy Smyth & Son velo 1991, 1st MAC 44/1341 & 1st Section 76/2603 3rd Open 414/14079 Young & McManus & Sons 3rd MAC, 5th Section & 11th Open
Tullamore - Young & McManus & Sons velo 1411, 7th MAC 52/1276 & 36th Section 83/2395
1st Roscrea - Jimmy Smyth & Son 1st & 2nd velo 2031, 5th MAC 43/1204, 12th Section 78/2350 & 54th Open 533/17805
2nd Roscrea - Joshua Whyte velo 2062, 3rd MAC 46/1230, 7th Section 66/1997 & 34th Open 533/16981
Fermoy - Trevor Whyte velo 1151
Nipa Dale YB National - Jimmy Smyth & Son 1st, 2nd & 3rd velo 1325, 11th MAC, 97th & 113th Open 351/2875.
3rd Roscrea - Trevor Whyte 1st & 2nd velo 1577, 8th & 9th MAC 32/586 & 24th & 26th Section 53/1133
INFC Penzance YB National - Jimmy Smyth & Son 1332, 2nd MA Combine, 6th North Section & 6th Open 284/1950 Balmer, Tom Young & Son 10th MAC & 103rd Open
2nd Fermoy - Trevor Whyte velo 1522, 7th MAC 32/648 & 20th Section 53/1170
Nipa Skibbereen YB National - Jimmy Smyth & Son velo 936, 11th MAC 28/241, 103th Open 266/2633
Mervyn Eagleson Mid Antrim PO.