Penzance & OB Classic - Sat 20/06/26
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2026 8:39 am
Mid Antrim Combine NIPA Penzance 20/06/26
Rock & Moore 2 x 1st MAC Penzance –
The Nipa were in West Cornwall for their Penzance and Classic events on Saturday 20th June. The birds were released at 10.45am in light winds and a good but tough race followed.
Jimmy Rock & Darrel Moore of the Cullybackey club timed their 2yo cheq cock at 18.00pm to their lofts in Albert Place in the Ballymena town to record 1336. The partnership finished 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section B and 23rd Open Nipa 4539 birds. In the duplicated Classic event the lads won 1st MA Combine, 1st Section B and 14th Open. The sire is from Jimmy's 1st Open Nipa Talbenny YB National winner when paired to his 1st Open Nipa Penzance OB Classic winner. The dam is a Van Den Bulck x Jacobs hen from Gerald Delaney. The cock had all four channel races to date and was well fancied to win the Combine 2 Bird.
Johnston Eagleson & Sons were runners up in the Combine in both races on 1335 and won 3rd Section & 24th Open Penance and 2nd Section & 15th Open in the Classic event. The 3yo cheq hen has won 5th & 15th Section from Dale in 2024 & 2025. Sire is the top stock cock 'The Pest' which is down from the very best of Danny Dixon's old Lambrecht lines acquired from Danny a decade ago. The dam is a Van Den Bulck granddaughter of Kittel. The Eagleson loft also collected the Champions League cup for the second year on the trot beating Stewart Brothers of Randalstown in the final. Alan Darragh was next best on 1333 and placed 4th Section & 26th Open followed by Trevor Whyte the Ahoghill winner on 1325. Trevor's winner a blue pied cock finished 6th Section & 34th Open. Sire Van Wildemeersch x Maurice Matthews. Dam is his 2023 Meritorious award winner.
John Millar had the top two in Randalstown on 1256 & 1249 and placed 23rd & 27th Section. Henry Turkington was best in Kells on 1247 and 28th Section. Henry timed a yearling blue pied cock gifted by Dessie and Robert Turkington. The sire and dam are both half brother and sister to their 4th Open INFC Lamballe Friendship National bird and Freddie Barkley had the winner in Rasharkin on 1211.
Mid Antrim Combine Penzance - 1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1336, 2nd J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1335, 3rd A Darragh Cullybackey 1333, 4th T Whyte Ahoghill 1325, 5th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1322, 6th G Gibson Cullybackey 1306, 7th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1300, 8th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1300, 9th D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, 10th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1286, 11th D Dixon Rasharkin 1285, 12th D Dixon Rasharkin 1277, 13th G Gibson Cullybackey 1264, 14th A Darragh Cullybackey 1259, 15th A Darragh Cullybackey 1257, 16th J Millar Randalstown 1256, 17th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1253, 18th A Darragh Cullybackey 1253, 19th J Whyte Ahoghill 1251, 20th J Millar Randalstown 1249, 21st H Turkington Kells 1247, 22nd Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1246, 23rd H Turkington Kells 1243, 24th J & K Balmer Ahoghill 1237, 25th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1236, 26th T Whyte Ahoghill 1234, 27th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1233, 28th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1232, 29th A Darragh Cullybackey 1232, 30th D Dixon Rasharkin 1230, 31st G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 32nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 33rd D Dixon Rasharkin 1225, 34th R Service & Son Ballymena 1225, 35th W Livingstone Ahoghill 1224, 36th A Darragh Cullybackey 1221, 37th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1219, 38th F Barkley Rasharkin 1211, 39th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1210
40th D Craig Cullybackey 1208.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD PENZANCE
1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1336 GB24B59853, 2nd S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1300 GB25B35422
Jimmy Rock and Darrel Moore win the Combine 2 Bird with their 2yo cheq cock that topped the Combine in both Penzance & Penzance Old Bird Classic.
OLD BIRD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT FINAL PENZANCE (winner in capitals) Stewart Brothers v J EAGLESON & SONS 1335.
OLB BIRD KNOCKOUT FINAL PENZANCE (winner in capitals)
D Dixon 1289 v G GIBSON 1306.
LES MAIRS MEMORIAL CUP - OLD BIRD POINTS FANCIER OF THE YEAR – Penzance and Cloughmartin,
G Gibson Cullybackey 797, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 571, A Darragh Cullybackey 356, D Dixon Rasharkin 300, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 267, H Boyd Kells 119, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 109, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 107, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 79, F Barkley Rasharkin 73, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 72, J & J Greer Cullybackey 69, Surgenor Bros Kells 63, Stewart Bros 62, M Neilly Broughshane 61.
Mid Antrim Conbine OB Classic Penzance - 1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1336, 2nd J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1335, 3rd A Darragh Cullybackey 1333, 4th T Whyte Ahoghill 1325, 5th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1322, 6th G Gibson Cullybackey 1306, 7th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1300, 8th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1300, 9th D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, 10th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1286, 11th D Dixon Rasharkin 1285, 12th D Dixon Rasharkin 1277, 13th G Gibson Cullybackey 1264, 14th A Darragh Cullybackey 1259, 15th A Darragh Cullybackey 1257, 16th J Millar Randalstown 1256, 17th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1253, 18th A Darragh Cullybackey 1253, 19th J Whyte Ahoghill 1251, 20th J Millar Randalstown 1249, 21st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1236, 22nd T Whyte Ahoghill 1234, 23rd J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1233, 24th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1232, 25th A Darragh Cullybackey 1232, 26th D Dixon Rasharkin 1230, 27th G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 28th G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 29th D Dixon Rasharkin 1225, 30th R Service & Son Ballymena 1225.
OLD BIRD CLUB POINTS - PENZANCE & CLOUGHMARTIN
Cullybackey 102, Ballymena 85, Ahoghill FC 71, Rasharkin 69, Kells & Dist 51
Randalstown 29, Broughshane 28. Mervyn Eagleson Mid Antrim Combine PO.
NIPA Penzance O/Bird Section B Result 45/468 1st Sefton Thompson, Crumlin & District 1340, 2nd Rock & Moore, Cullybackey 1336, 3rd J Eagleson & Sons, Ballymena & District 1335, 4th Alan Darragh, Cullybackey 1333, 5th McConville Bros, Crumlin & District 1332, 6th T Whyte, Ahoghill 1325, 7th Rock & Moore 1322, 8th Gary Gibson, Cullybackey 1306, 9th John Connolly, Ballymoney 1302, 10th S Johnston & Son, Ballymena & District 1300, J Eagleson & Sons 1300, D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1286, D Dixon 1285, S Murphy Cullybackey 1281, D Dixon 1277, D & H Stuart Ballynoney 1271, S & N Maginty Muckamore 1267, GaryGibson 1264, S & N Maginty 1261.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club – 6/50 1st T Whyte 1325, 2nd Young, McManus & Sons 1286, 3rd J Whyte 1251, 4th J & K Balmer 1237, 5th T Whyte 1234, 6th W Livingstone 1224.
Ballymoney HPS – 1st J Connolly 1302, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Danny Dixon 1289, 1285 & 1277, 5th D & H Stuart 1271, 6th J Connolly 1236.
Ballymena & District HPS – 6/57 1st J Eagleson & Sons 1335, 2nd S Johnston & Son 1300, 3rd, 4th & 5th J Eagleson & Sons 1300, 1253 & 1233, 6th S Johnston & Son 1232.
Cullybackey HPS – 12/125 1st Rock & Moore 1336, 2nd A Darragh 1333, 3rd Rock & Moore 1322, 4th G Gibson 1306, 5th S Murphy 1281, 6th G Gibson 1264.
Crumlin & District – 6/97 1st Sefton Thompson 1340, 2nd McConville Bros 1332, 3rd & 4th Sefton Thompson 1242, 1238, 5th & 6th Mr J Harkness 1234, 1220. Tony Robinson’s Penzance winner, Tony races in the name of the late Sefton Thompson, this bird is from A&P Jordan Brothers and it is bred of a Sammy Larkham bird paired to a Danny Van Dyck.
Kells & District HPS – 3/31 1st & 2nd H Turkington 1247, 1243, 3rd & 4th H Boyd 1184, 1139, 5th H Turkington 1114, 6th A Barkley & Son 1050. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – 1st Harry Boyd 1139.
Muckamore HPS – 1st & 2nd S & N Maginty 1267, 1261, 3rd & 4th A Steele 1238, 1238, 5th T Patterson & Son 1229, 6th Magill & Lavery 1229.
Randalstown HPS – 4/44 1st & 2nd J Millar 1256, 1249, 3rd & 4th W & W Gilbert 1183, 1174, 5th J McNeil & Son 1150, 6th W & W Gilbert 1143.
Rasharkin &District HPS – 3/11 1st F Barkley 1211, 2nd H Cubitt 1166.
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Rock & Moore 1st MAC Penzance & OB Classic
Rock & Moore 2 x 1st MAC Penzance –
The Nipa were in West Cornwall for their Penzance and Classic events on Saturday 20th June. The birds were released at 10.45am in light winds and a good but tough race followed.
Jimmy Rock & Darrel Moore of the Cullybackey club timed their 2yo cheq cock at 18.00pm to their lofts in Albert Place in the Ballymena town to record 1336. The partnership finished 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section B and 23rd Open Nipa 4539 birds. In the duplicated Classic event the lads won 1st MA Combine, 1st Section B and 14th Open. The sire is from Jimmy's 1st Open Nipa Talbenny YB National winner when paired to his 1st Open Nipa Penzance OB Classic winner. The dam is a Van Den Bulck x Jacobs hen from Gerald Delaney. The cock had all four channel races to date and was well fancied to win the Combine 2 Bird.
Johnston Eagleson & Sons were runners up in the Combine in both races on 1335 and won 3rd Section & 24th Open Penance and 2nd Section & 15th Open in the Classic event. The 3yo cheq hen has won 5th & 15th Section from Dale in 2024 & 2025. Sire is the top stock cock 'The Pest' which is down from the very best of Danny Dixon's old Lambrecht lines acquired from Danny a decade ago. The dam is a Van Den Bulck granddaughter of Kittel. The Eagleson loft also collected the Champions League cup for the second year on the trot beating Stewart Brothers of Randalstown in the final. Alan Darragh was next best on 1333 and placed 4th Section & 26th Open followed by Trevor Whyte the Ahoghill winner on 1325. Trevor's winner a blue pied cock finished 6th Section & 34th Open. Sire Van Wildemeersch x Maurice Matthews. Dam is his 2023 Meritorious award winner.
John Millar had the top two in Randalstown on 1256 & 1249 and placed 23rd & 27th Section. Henry Turkington was best in Kells on 1247 and 28th Section. Henry timed a yearling blue pied cock gifted by Dessie and Robert Turkington. The sire and dam are both half brother and sister to their 4th Open INFC Lamballe Friendship National bird and Freddie Barkley had the winner in Rasharkin on 1211.
Mid Antrim Combine Penzance - 1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1336, 2nd J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1335, 3rd A Darragh Cullybackey 1333, 4th T Whyte Ahoghill 1325, 5th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1322, 6th G Gibson Cullybackey 1306, 7th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1300, 8th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1300, 9th D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, 10th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1286, 11th D Dixon Rasharkin 1285, 12th D Dixon Rasharkin 1277, 13th G Gibson Cullybackey 1264, 14th A Darragh Cullybackey 1259, 15th A Darragh Cullybackey 1257, 16th J Millar Randalstown 1256, 17th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1253, 18th A Darragh Cullybackey 1253, 19th J Whyte Ahoghill 1251, 20th J Millar Randalstown 1249, 21st H Turkington Kells 1247, 22nd Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1246, 23rd H Turkington Kells 1243, 24th J & K Balmer Ahoghill 1237, 25th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1236, 26th T Whyte Ahoghill 1234, 27th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1233, 28th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1232, 29th A Darragh Cullybackey 1232, 30th D Dixon Rasharkin 1230, 31st G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 32nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 33rd D Dixon Rasharkin 1225, 34th R Service & Son Ballymena 1225, 35th W Livingstone Ahoghill 1224, 36th A Darragh Cullybackey 1221, 37th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1219, 38th F Barkley Rasharkin 1211, 39th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1210
40th D Craig Cullybackey 1208.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD PENZANCE
1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1336 GB24B59853, 2nd S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1300 GB25B35422
Jimmy Rock and Darrel Moore win the Combine 2 Bird with their 2yo cheq cock that topped the Combine in both Penzance & Penzance Old Bird Classic.
OLD BIRD CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KNOCKOUT FINAL PENZANCE (winner in capitals) Stewart Brothers v J EAGLESON & SONS 1335.
OLB BIRD KNOCKOUT FINAL PENZANCE (winner in capitals)
D Dixon 1289 v G GIBSON 1306.
LES MAIRS MEMORIAL CUP - OLD BIRD POINTS FANCIER OF THE YEAR – Penzance and Cloughmartin,
G Gibson Cullybackey 797, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 571, A Darragh Cullybackey 356, D Dixon Rasharkin 300, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 267, H Boyd Kells 119, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 109, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 107, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 79, F Barkley Rasharkin 73, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 72, J & J Greer Cullybackey 69, Surgenor Bros Kells 63, Stewart Bros 62, M Neilly Broughshane 61.
Mid Antrim Conbine OB Classic Penzance - 1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1336, 2nd J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1335, 3rd A Darragh Cullybackey 1333, 4th T Whyte Ahoghill 1325, 5th Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1322, 6th G Gibson Cullybackey 1306, 7th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1300, 8th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1300, 9th D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, 10th Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1286, 11th D Dixon Rasharkin 1285, 12th D Dixon Rasharkin 1277, 13th G Gibson Cullybackey 1264, 14th A Darragh Cullybackey 1259, 15th A Darragh Cullybackey 1257, 16th J Millar Randalstown 1256, 17th J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1253, 18th A Darragh Cullybackey 1253, 19th J Whyte Ahoghill 1251, 20th J Millar Randalstown 1249, 21st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1236, 22nd T Whyte Ahoghill 1234, 23rd J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1233, 24th S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1232, 25th A Darragh Cullybackey 1232, 26th D Dixon Rasharkin 1230, 27th G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 28th G Gibson Cullybackey 1226, 29th D Dixon Rasharkin 1225, 30th R Service & Son Ballymena 1225.
OLD BIRD CLUB POINTS - PENZANCE & CLOUGHMARTIN
Cullybackey 102, Ballymena 85, Ahoghill FC 71, Rasharkin 69, Kells & Dist 51
Randalstown 29, Broughshane 28. Mervyn Eagleson Mid Antrim Combine PO.
NIPA Penzance O/Bird Section B Result 45/468 1st Sefton Thompson, Crumlin & District 1340, 2nd Rock & Moore, Cullybackey 1336, 3rd J Eagleson & Sons, Ballymena & District 1335, 4th Alan Darragh, Cullybackey 1333, 5th McConville Bros, Crumlin & District 1332, 6th T Whyte, Ahoghill 1325, 7th Rock & Moore 1322, 8th Gary Gibson, Cullybackey 1306, 9th John Connolly, Ballymoney 1302, 10th S Johnston & Son, Ballymena & District 1300, J Eagleson & Sons 1300, D Dixon Rasharkin 1289, Young McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1286, D Dixon 1285, S Murphy Cullybackey 1281, D Dixon 1277, D & H Stuart Ballynoney 1271, S & N Maginty Muckamore 1267, GaryGibson 1264, S & N Maginty 1261.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club – 6/50 1st T Whyte 1325, 2nd Young, McManus & Sons 1286, 3rd J Whyte 1251, 4th J & K Balmer 1237, 5th T Whyte 1234, 6th W Livingstone 1224.
Ballymoney HPS – 1st J Connolly 1302, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Danny Dixon 1289, 1285 & 1277, 5th D & H Stuart 1271, 6th J Connolly 1236.
Ballymena & District HPS – 6/57 1st J Eagleson & Sons 1335, 2nd S Johnston & Son 1300, 3rd, 4th & 5th J Eagleson & Sons 1300, 1253 & 1233, 6th S Johnston & Son 1232.
Cullybackey HPS – 12/125 1st Rock & Moore 1336, 2nd A Darragh 1333, 3rd Rock & Moore 1322, 4th G Gibson 1306, 5th S Murphy 1281, 6th G Gibson 1264.
Crumlin & District – 6/97 1st Sefton Thompson 1340, 2nd McConville Bros 1332, 3rd & 4th Sefton Thompson 1242, 1238, 5th & 6th Mr J Harkness 1234, 1220. Tony Robinson’s Penzance winner, Tony races in the name of the late Sefton Thompson, this bird is from A&P Jordan Brothers and it is bred of a Sammy Larkham bird paired to a Danny Van Dyck.
Kells & District HPS – 3/31 1st & 2nd H Turkington 1247, 1243, 3rd & 4th H Boyd 1184, 1139, 5th H Turkington 1114, 6th A Barkley & Son 1050. Sizzlers 2 Bird Club – 1st Harry Boyd 1139.
Muckamore HPS – 1st & 2nd S & N Maginty 1267, 1261, 3rd & 4th A Steele 1238, 1238, 5th T Patterson & Son 1229, 6th Magill & Lavery 1229.
Randalstown HPS – 4/44 1st & 2nd J Millar 1256, 1249, 3rd & 4th W & W Gilbert 1183, 1174, 5th J McNeil & Son 1150, 6th W & W Gilbert 1143.
Rasharkin &District HPS – 3/11 1st F Barkley 1211, 2nd H Cubitt 1166.
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Rock & Moore 1st MAC Penzance & OB Classic