1st Roscrea - Sat 02/08/25
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2025 11:02 am
Mid Antrim Combine - NIPA Roscrea 02/08/25
Ahoghill Loft's lead the way from Tipperary
The third young bird race of the season was from Roscrea in County Tipperary. The NIPA released over fourteen thousand birds at 09.00am on Saturday 2nd August in South westerly winds. Best bird recorded in the Mid Antrim Combine was by Jimmy Smyth of Ahoghill at 11.33am and he also won 1st Section B, 67/2120 on 1657. Runners up in the Combine and Section B were clubmates Paddy & William McManus doing 1645. The top racing and breeding McManus team timed a Vrancken/Lambrecht gay pied hen at 11.34am. The Ballymena & District winner Martin Graham was next best with 3rd & 5th Combine on 1636 & 1614. Both of Martin's birds were bred by Paddy & William McManus, the first is off a Lambrecht cock and a Fermoy Section winning hen and the second is VDPutten/Docx.
Cullybackey winner Alan Darragh split Martin's two birds to finish 4th Combine on 1626. Jonny Barkley & Laura Surgenor had the Kells winner on 1608 and 6th Combine. The sire won 1st Section from Talbenny in 2023 and the dam was in a kit from Gerard Delaney and was in the prizes as a young bird. Around the other clubs and Marcus Morrow had the best two in Broughshane for the second week on the trot on 1592. Marcus timed two Lambrecht nestmates, the parents acquired from top Ballycarry fancier Nigel Arthurs. John & Mark Milliken were best in Rasharkin on 1548 with a Lambrecht x Vandenbulck and Stewart Bros had the winner in Randalstown on 1541.
Mid Antrim Combine - Roscrea 44/1341 -
J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1657, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1645, M Graham Ballymena 1636, A Darragh Cullybackey 1626, M Graham Ballymena 1614
A Barkley & Son Kells 1608, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1607, K & K Kernohan & Son Ballymena 1606, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1606, Surgenor Bros Kells 1602, A Barkley & Son Kells 1598, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1598, D Dixon Rasharkin 1597, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1592, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1590, G Gibson Cullybackey 1589, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1588, D Dixon Rasharkin 1585, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1585, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1583, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1582, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1578, Surgenor Bros Kells 1571, R Service & Son Ballymena 1569, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1569, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1568, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1568, G Gibson Cullybackey 1567, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1566, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1566, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1562, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1562, G Gibson Cullybackey 1559, R Service & Son Ballymena 1559, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1556, G Gibson Cullybackey 1553, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1551, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1550, J Whyte Ahoghill 1548, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1548.
Young Bird Knock Out-
J EAGLESON & SONS 1583 v G & A Eagleson 1538
A PURVIS 1509 v J & K Balmer 1370
Surgenor Bros 1602 v T JOHNSTON & SON 1607
H CUBITT 1531 v S & N Doherty 1394
Gregg Bros 1407 v N PERCY & SON 1536
M Neilly 1473 v W McFETRIDGE 1542
H Turkington 1518 v ROCK & MOORE 1598
J Millar 1501 v A DARRAGH 1626
Blair & Rankin 1582 v J SMYTH & SON 1657
J & J GREER 1562 v Mr & Mrs Robinson 1479
W Livingstone 1356 v T & M MORROW 1592
G GIBSON 1589 v Stewart Bros 1541
A Barkley & Son 1608 v YOUNG & McMANUS & SONS 1645
S JOHNSTON & SON 1551 v F Barkley 1472
K & K KERNOHAN & SONS 1606 v R Service & Son 1569
D DIXON 1597 v J Getty 1517.
Young Bird Points - Week 3 Roscrea
Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 119, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 103, D Dixon Rasharkin 84, A Darragh Cullybackey 82, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 65.
Young Bird Points - Club Shield
Ballymena & Dist 18, Ahoghill 17, Cullybackey 16, Rasharkin 12, Broughshane 10, Kells 6, Randalstown 4. Mervyn Eagleson PO Mid Antrim Combine
Jimmy Smyth & Sons win 1st Combine & Section from Roscrea.
Ahoghill Loft's lead the way from Tipperary
The third young bird race of the season was from Roscrea in County Tipperary. The NIPA released over fourteen thousand birds at 09.00am on Saturday 2nd August in South westerly winds. Best bird recorded in the Mid Antrim Combine was by Jimmy Smyth of Ahoghill at 11.33am and he also won 1st Section B, 67/2120 on 1657. Runners up in the Combine and Section B were clubmates Paddy & William McManus doing 1645. The top racing and breeding McManus team timed a Vrancken/Lambrecht gay pied hen at 11.34am. The Ballymena & District winner Martin Graham was next best with 3rd & 5th Combine on 1636 & 1614. Both of Martin's birds were bred by Paddy & William McManus, the first is off a Lambrecht cock and a Fermoy Section winning hen and the second is VDPutten/Docx.
Cullybackey winner Alan Darragh split Martin's two birds to finish 4th Combine on 1626. Jonny Barkley & Laura Surgenor had the Kells winner on 1608 and 6th Combine. The sire won 1st Section from Talbenny in 2023 and the dam was in a kit from Gerard Delaney and was in the prizes as a young bird. Around the other clubs and Marcus Morrow had the best two in Broughshane for the second week on the trot on 1592. Marcus timed two Lambrecht nestmates, the parents acquired from top Ballycarry fancier Nigel Arthurs. John & Mark Milliken were best in Rasharkin on 1548 with a Lambrecht x Vandenbulck and Stewart Bros had the winner in Randalstown on 1541.
Mid Antrim Combine - Roscrea 44/1341 -
J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1657, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1645, M Graham Ballymena 1636, A Darragh Cullybackey 1626, M Graham Ballymena 1614
A Barkley & Son Kells 1608, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1607, K & K Kernohan & Son Ballymena 1606, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1606, Surgenor Bros Kells 1602, A Barkley & Son Kells 1598, Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1598, D Dixon Rasharkin 1597, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1592, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1590, G Gibson Cullybackey 1589, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1588, D Dixon Rasharkin 1585, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1585, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1583, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1582, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1578, Surgenor Bros Kells 1571, R Service & Son Ballymena 1569, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1569, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1568, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1568, G Gibson Cullybackey 1567, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1566, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1566, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1562, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1562, G Gibson Cullybackey 1559, R Service & Son Ballymena 1559, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1556, G Gibson Cullybackey 1553, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1551, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1550, J Whyte Ahoghill 1548, J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1548.
Young Bird Knock Out-
J EAGLESON & SONS 1583 v G & A Eagleson 1538
A PURVIS 1509 v J & K Balmer 1370
Surgenor Bros 1602 v T JOHNSTON & SON 1607
H CUBITT 1531 v S & N Doherty 1394
Gregg Bros 1407 v N PERCY & SON 1536
M Neilly 1473 v W McFETRIDGE 1542
H Turkington 1518 v ROCK & MOORE 1598
J Millar 1501 v A DARRAGH 1626
Blair & Rankin 1582 v J SMYTH & SON 1657
J & J GREER 1562 v Mr & Mrs Robinson 1479
W Livingstone 1356 v T & M MORROW 1592
G GIBSON 1589 v Stewart Bros 1541
A Barkley & Son 1608 v YOUNG & McMANUS & SONS 1645
S JOHNSTON & SON 1551 v F Barkley 1472
K & K KERNOHAN & SONS 1606 v R Service & Son 1569
D DIXON 1597 v J Getty 1517.
Young Bird Points - Week 3 Roscrea
Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 119, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 103, D Dixon Rasharkin 84, A Darragh Cullybackey 82, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 65.
Young Bird Points - Club Shield
Ballymena & Dist 18, Ahoghill 17, Cullybackey 16, Rasharkin 12, Broughshane 10, Kells 6, Randalstown 4. Mervyn Eagleson PO Mid Antrim Combine
Jimmy Smyth & Sons win 1st Combine & Section from Roscrea.