Testimonials


Geoffery Douglas, Northern Ireland.

Geoffery Douglas, Northern Ireland

Geoffery Douglas from Lurgan in Northern Ireland, has a real super pair of breeders that are responsible for 57 first prize club winners with no duplications.
Plus the following: 1st sect,7th open N.I.P.A 2272b
1st sect, 2nd open N.I.P.A. O.B.Derby 955 members sent 7832b
1st Northern Ireland Channel Fed. same race 2nd sect,10th open N.I.P.A. 28928b
3rd sect,5th open N.I.P.A. 3546b
3rd sect,19th open N.I.P.A. 1247b
3rd sect,48th open N.I.P.A. 2625b
4th sect,5th open N.I.P.A. Yearling Hen National 967b
5th sect,27th open N.I.P.A. 3600b
6th sect,81st open N.I.P.A. National 9142b
6th sect,62nd open N.I.P.A. 16880b
6th sect,11th open NI.P.A. National 3893b
7th sect,9th open N.I.P.A. National 3546b
7th sect,20th open N.I.P.A. 3824b
7th sect,64th open N.I.P.A. 7131b
8th sect,15th open N.I.P.A. 13659b.

Geoffery won 1st prize NIPA Young Bird National from Rosscarberry on the 12th September 2009 winning £351 when 529 members sent 4399 birds also 1st section E NIPA winning £191. 102 members sent 912 birds with his FOXY JACK another descendant of his top class breeding pair.

Foxy Jack

The nest sister to the National winning cock won 1st club, 15th open INFC Penzance Young Bird National 9th September 2009 against 2100 birds and helped him win the Robin Duddy trophy and £1000 for the best 3 B Nom average for INFC races Sennen Cove yearling national and Penzance Young Bird national 2009.

The cock of his good pair is from Favorite Son when paired to Astrid (daughter of Millenium x sister Super Crack Olympiade 699) .The hen of the couple is from Sinatra a son of Zoontjens 1st national NPO Chateauroux x Cher a daughter of Zoontjens Number One hen Vivien.

Doonan and McGuiness, Northern Ireland.

Doonan and McGuiness, Northern Ireland

Doonan and McGuiness won with the lines of 'Drum' in the 2009 season:
1st Section 1,370 birds, 1st Open NIPA Tullamore 8,823 birds
1st Section 3,352 birds, 14th Open NIPA Roscrea 27,770 birds
2nd Section 2,698 birds, 25th Open NIPA Fermoy 21,309 birds
10th Section 246 birds, 35th Open Fermoy (5 bird) 1,582 birds
16th Section 3831 birds, 96th Open NIPA Clonmel 30,201 birds
27th Section 2375 birds, 119th Open NIPA Fermoy 17,067 birds
28th Section 3439 birds, 114th Open NIPA Clonmel 26,870 birds

Edward and Julie Froggatt, Abbots Bromley.

Edward and Julie Froggatt

Mr and Mrs Froggatt have a remarkable record in National and Classic racing going back many years. They own a really top breeding hen in "741" a daughter of the YOUNG COUPLE- GALILEO and AGENT STARLING. She has bred them "Winners, one after the other" since 2004.

In 2008 her good racing son GALEFORCE won 1st Section I in the NFC race from ALENCON considered the best result in the Midlands due to the wind direction and strength. A full sister to GALE FORCE won 2nd Section I in the NFC race from Fourges also in 2008. She was beaten on a decimal, also winning the Yearling Championship over 300 miles.

Another brother to GALEFORCE bred the winner of the Coalville and District S.R.H.S. 2008 Breeder/ Buyer race from Portland. Bred by Mr and Mrs Froggatt and raced by Mr and Mrs J.Dodd.

W J van der Kruk and Son, Tiel, Netherlands.

W J van der Kruk and Son

Maurice van der Kruk visited Blackpool in January 2006 and bought a daughter of the Young Couple - Galileo and Agent Starling from our auction.

This young hen is now named "14 Karat" and has made an immediate impact in the breeding loft. Her first youngster raced was Brenda bred in 2007. She won 1st Pommeroeul against 348 birds and a stack of other prizes. Another son of 14 Karat is "Boris", also bred in 2007 and he won 17 prizes in the OLV club in Tiel as a young bird and yearling.

In 2008 Boris bred two youngsters for racing and one became "Obama".This young 2008 cock scored a 100% record winning 8 top prizes in 8 races as a youngster and became the 1st Ace Young Bird of the Federation CCG 9. This Federation has 350 members and is the strongest in the entire Region 7 of Middle Holland against some of the most famous fanciers in Holland.

The 2008 young bird season in Tiel was the same as the rest of Europe, memorable for erratic racing with very heavy loses. Obama never missed his prize, any distance any weather. An excellent candidate for the future.

Phil and Neil Bates, North Wales

Phil and Neil Bates

Phil and Neil Bates have a results record in all levels of competition from Club, Federation, Specialist Clubs and National that is quite simply breath taking. This is a testament to the commitment and skill that both fanciers put into the birds. In recent years they have won it all.

This year they won 1st Welsh South East National from Ramsgate racing against 2.244 birds and also beating the entire Welsh South East Combine against 4.696 birds by 38 y.p.m. clear!!. The winner is now named "Darcy" after the new loft manager, Phil's 3 year old grand daughter .As you can see from the photo Darcy also has the look of a serious pigeon fancier.

The National winner is bred from a son of Drum when he was paired to Cleopatra a super breeding hen from Gerrie a daughter of Kleine Dirk. Dam of the National winner is from Hannibaal when paired to Jasmine a daughter of Reza and daughter Aviator. For good measure Phil and Neil also took 3rd National with one bred from a son of Attila and Rianne. Dam of the 3rd place winner is from Phil's friend Jimmy Gibbons from the North East and she herself is also another one of their great performers.

Interestingly Phil and Neil also won 1st Welsh South East National from Maidstone in 2007 beating 4.634 birds and beating the entire Combine of more than 15.000 birds from the same liberation. This winner was bred from a son of Hannibaal and Gerrie.

There is no doubt in my mind that Phil Bates and Son from North Wales a.k.a The Chip Shop Boys will continue to be the men to beat for many years to come due to their enthusiasm and shear Pigeon Fancier will to win.