Nigel Laycock – A matched pair for the distance, I always try to please and will state, if
you’re not happy with them bring them back, but I don’t think you will.
Over the years I have won virtually everything there is to win in our beloved sport – 2 x
1st Open Northern Classic, 1st Open Midland National Flying Club, 9 x 1st Whitley Bridge 2-
Bird Championship Club, this the most prestigious club in Yorkshire at that time. 1st Open
Sprints, the list is endless. I have been top prize-winner when I lived in West Yorkshire of the
Northern Classic, Hemsworth & District Federation, Dearne & District Federation &
Normanton Federation, I then moved to my present address and in my first full season was
Top-Prize Winner in what was thought of as the top sprint federation in Yorkshire, the South
Yorkshire Federation with its elite array of household names at that time. To add to my many
accolades, my birds have won at the very highest level for other fanciers with up to 35,000
birds in the UK, birds that I have also sold to the continent have flown well and can be seen in
the pedigree of “Gilbert” 1st International Bordeaux 13,386 birds, he then bred “Gilbert
Junior” who was also 1st International Boreaux 10,622 birds.
In 2022 I added at huge expense, fresh bloodlines into my already successful long distance
stock team, I did have great expectations and did feel that they were more than up to the task.
The first NFC race was Fourgeres 368 miles 3rd 14th 21st 32nd 39th 42nd Sec K, 22nd
90TH Open, 5,272 birds. Nort-Sur-Erdre 430 miles 3rd 6th 8th 9th 27th Sec K, 156th Open,
Sire of: GB 25 N 32193 Dam of: GB 25 N 32193

3,314 birds. Sigogne 550 miles 2nd 4th 14th 15th 22nd 25th Sec K, 20th 41st Open, 1,508
birds. More than happy with this, as my aim with these birds is 550 miles and beyond.
Cock of the pair is a Blue Wf Cock GB-22- B – 06695 (Lt Bred 2023 old ring), this cock is a son
of my up-and-coming top stock cock “Lionel Messi” he in turn son of “Red Messi” top racer
and breeder for Verweij / DeHaan, he is the grandsire of Delhove / Paesmans 2022 1st Open
Barcelona International Winner. Dam of 06695 is “Lady Vanoppen” a beautiful Granddaughter
of the famous “301” – super breeder for Wijnands & Son, direct son of the foundation cock of
the Wijnands family the famous the “Blauwe Vanoppen”.