1st Fermoy YB - 15/08/26
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2026 11:52 am
Mid Antrim Combine - NIPA Fermoy 15/08/26
The young birds were in Fermoy in county Cork for their fifth race of the season. The NIPA liberated at 9.15am in light north westerly winds and a tough race followed with large gaps in arrivals and many youngsters spending the night on roof tops. Trevor Johnston of Ballymena & District timed at 13.43pm to record 1324 and win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section B and 24th Open Nipa 8888 birds. Trev's winning cheq hen was his first bird from Cloughmartin last weekend winning 2nd Combine. She is bred from a pair of birds on loan from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. 2 x 1st Combine wins and 1 x 2nd Combine for Trev in the past three weeks.
Runner up in the Combine was the Cullybackey winner Gary Gibson on 1313. Gary timed the same red cock that won 1st club and 3rd Combine from Benamore a fortnight ago. The sire is a son of the Superace 494 and the No1 daughter of the Golden Couple. The dam has won 4th Section Bantry National and she's from the Cullybackey club old bird of the year and 1st Section Dale YB National hen 2024.
Fourteen year old Ethan Johnston of Ballymena & District was 3rd in the Combine on 1287. Ethan who is the grandson of Trevor has only started racing young birds this year and has his best result to date. The youngster was gifted to Ethan by Monty Magill and is from a son of Monty's good Soontjen cock when paired to his tame hen.
Keith & Callum Kernohan of Ballymena & District had a good racing winning 5th, 7th, 8th & 9th Combine and lead the Combine young bird points at present. Anthony McNeill was best in Randalstown on 1263, John and Mark Milliken win Rasharkin on 1213 with a Lambrecht bred by clubmate Willie McLean. Brian Swann & Son take the top two in Kells with the winner doing 1201. Brian timed a Van Den Bulck bred by Sid Collins and Marcus Morrow was best in Broughshane on 1198.
Mid Antrim Combine 1st Fermoy 40/816 - 1st T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1324, 2nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1313, 3rd Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1287, 4th M Graham Ahoghill 1282, 5th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1275, 6th J McNeill & Son Randalstown 1263, 7th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1251, 8th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1242, 9th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1239, 10th Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1236, 11th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1235, 12th J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1213, 13th G Gibson Cullybackey 1211, 14th J McNeill & Son Randalstown 1207, 15th G Gibson Cullybackey 1203, 16th B Swann & Son Kells 1201, 17th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1200, 18th Stewart Bros Randalstown 1199, 19th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1199, 20th T & M Morrow Kells 1198, 21st D Dixon Rasharkin 1197, 22nd B Swann & Son Kells 1196, 23rd Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1196, 24th D Dixon Rasharkin 1194, 25th D Dixon Rasharkin 1194, 26th D Dixon Rasharkin 1194, 27th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1193, 28th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1189, 29th M Graham Ahoghill 1188, 30th D Dixon Rasharkin 1187 31st D Dixon Rasharkin 1181, 32nd K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1181, 33rd T & M Morrow Broughshane 1179, 34th Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1175, 35th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1175, 36th G Gibson Cullybackey 1174, 37th F Barkley Rasharkin 1170, 38th M Neilly Broughshane 1161, 39th J Whyte Ahoghill 1158, 40th W McFetridge Rasharkin 1155.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD - FERMOY
1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1043 GB26C07201
2nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1039 GB26X30337.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD KNOCK-OUT FERMOY 15/08/26
(winners in capitals)
M Neilly 1161 v K & K KERNOHAN & SONS 1275
BLAIR & RANKIN 1199 v J Eagleson & Sons 1082
J Smyth & Son 1104 v H TURKINGTON 1123
T JOHNSTON & SON 1324 v G Gibson 1313.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD POINTS (Fermoy 15/08/26)
K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 198, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 148, M Neilly Broughshane 105, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 98.
YOUNG BIRD CLUB POINTS SHIELD
Ballymena 33, Cullybackey 24, Kells 22, Broughshane 18, Rasharkin 18, Ahoghill 16, Randalstown 9. Mervyn Eagleson - MAC Race Secretary and MAC Press Officer
✓
https://photobucket.com/share/8f06c527- ... d2c8ade55f
Trevor Johnston 1st MAC in 1st Fermoy YB
The young birds were in Fermoy in county Cork for their fifth race of the season. The NIPA liberated at 9.15am in light north westerly winds and a tough race followed with large gaps in arrivals and many youngsters spending the night on roof tops. Trevor Johnston of Ballymena & District timed at 13.43pm to record 1324 and win 1st Mid Antrim Combine, 2nd Section B and 24th Open Nipa 8888 birds. Trev's winning cheq hen was his first bird from Cloughmartin last weekend winning 2nd Combine. She is bred from a pair of birds on loan from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. 2 x 1st Combine wins and 1 x 2nd Combine for Trev in the past three weeks.
Runner up in the Combine was the Cullybackey winner Gary Gibson on 1313. Gary timed the same red cock that won 1st club and 3rd Combine from Benamore a fortnight ago. The sire is a son of the Superace 494 and the No1 daughter of the Golden Couple. The dam has won 4th Section Bantry National and she's from the Cullybackey club old bird of the year and 1st Section Dale YB National hen 2024.
Fourteen year old Ethan Johnston of Ballymena & District was 3rd in the Combine on 1287. Ethan who is the grandson of Trevor has only started racing young birds this year and has his best result to date. The youngster was gifted to Ethan by Monty Magill and is from a son of Monty's good Soontjen cock when paired to his tame hen.
Keith & Callum Kernohan of Ballymena & District had a good racing winning 5th, 7th, 8th & 9th Combine and lead the Combine young bird points at present. Anthony McNeill was best in Randalstown on 1263, John and Mark Milliken win Rasharkin on 1213 with a Lambrecht bred by clubmate Willie McLean. Brian Swann & Son take the top two in Kells with the winner doing 1201. Brian timed a Van Den Bulck bred by Sid Collins and Marcus Morrow was best in Broughshane on 1198.
Mid Antrim Combine 1st Fermoy 40/816 - 1st T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1324, 2nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1313, 3rd Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1287, 4th M Graham Ahoghill 1282, 5th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1275, 6th J McNeill & Son Randalstown 1263, 7th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1251, 8th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1242, 9th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1239, 10th Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1236, 11th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1235, 12th J & M Milliken Rasharkin 1213, 13th G Gibson Cullybackey 1211, 14th J McNeill & Son Randalstown 1207, 15th G Gibson Cullybackey 1203, 16th B Swann & Son Kells 1201, 17th T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1200, 18th Stewart Bros Randalstown 1199, 19th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1199, 20th T & M Morrow Kells 1198, 21st D Dixon Rasharkin 1197, 22nd B Swann & Son Kells 1196, 23rd Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1196, 24th D Dixon Rasharkin 1194, 25th D Dixon Rasharkin 1194, 26th D Dixon Rasharkin 1194, 27th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1193, 28th Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1189, 29th M Graham Ahoghill 1188, 30th D Dixon Rasharkin 1187 31st D Dixon Rasharkin 1181, 32nd K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1181, 33rd T & M Morrow Broughshane 1179, 34th Ethan Johnston Ballymena 1175, 35th K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1175, 36th G Gibson Cullybackey 1174, 37th F Barkley Rasharkin 1170, 38th M Neilly Broughshane 1161, 39th J Whyte Ahoghill 1158, 40th W McFetridge Rasharkin 1155.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE 2 BIRD - FERMOY
1st Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1043 GB26C07201
2nd G Gibson Cullybackey 1039 GB26X30337.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD KNOCK-OUT FERMOY 15/08/26
(winners in capitals)
M Neilly 1161 v K & K KERNOHAN & SONS 1275
BLAIR & RANKIN 1199 v J Eagleson & Sons 1082
J Smyth & Son 1104 v H TURKINGTON 1123
T JOHNSTON & SON 1324 v G Gibson 1313.
MID ANTRIM COMBINE YOUNG BIRD POINTS (Fermoy 15/08/26)
K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 198, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 148, M Neilly Broughshane 105, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 98.
YOUNG BIRD CLUB POINTS SHIELD
Ballymena 33, Cullybackey 24, Kells 22, Broughshane 18, Rasharkin 18, Ahoghill 16, Randalstown 9. Mervyn Eagleson - MAC Race Secretary and MAC Press Officer
✓
https://photobucket.com/share/8f06c527- ... d2c8ade55f
Trevor Johnston 1st MAC in 1st Fermoy YB