GB 26 V48418 winner of 7th Grand Final 2026 Purbeck, 3rd Ace Pigeon and 5th Gold Ring for Les Hall.

GB26V48418 — “THE 18”

BLUE COCK — NORTH WEST ONE LOFT RACE

An outstanding racing cock and one of the strongest individual OLR performers in this group.

His performances include:

HOTSPOT 1 — 4th — 62 miles
HOTSPOT 2 — 6th — 96 miles
SEMI FINAL — 5th — 146 miles

That is three major top-six performances during the series.

His sire is the excellent GB24V11519 “PLANTERS CLASS”, the Best Kittel / De Bulck cock who scored Federation and M.N.F.C. positions before going to stock.

“PLANTERS CLASS” is already sire of an Ace Pigeon and 3rd Ace Pigeon in the 2026 North West One Loft Race.

He is bred from Stewart Knowles’ GB22Z22497, through Cove Villa Sagan and a direct daughter of Best Kittel 463, with GB22D57026 “OUR BEAUTY” on the other side — herself responsible for serious OLR performers.

The dam of “THE 18” is:

GB23N25906 “DEVON LASS”

A De Bulck blue hen who competed in the North West OLR Old Bird Series and was regarded as one of the best hens in the loft for two seasons, collecting numerous Federation and M.N.F.C. positions.

Her sire GB21N37998 was:

9th Fed Marlborough — 1,132 birds
2nd Fed Littlehampton
3rd Fed Wincanton — 778 birds
2nd Fed Wincanton — 773 birds

He has also bred 2 x 1st Federation winners and numerous pigeons to score inside the top ten of the Federation.

Her dam GB21N37925 “PERFECT S” was an exceptional Federation racer:

1st Marlborough — 36/506 birds
3rd Fed Newbury — 34/525
1st Fed Littlehampton — 69/962
1st Fed Maidstone — 57/610
1st Fed Brighton — 39/401
6th Fed Stoneycross — 60/610
3rd Fed Eastbourne — 47/490
1st Devon & Cornwall 0–250 Mile Award 2022

This cock combines elite OLR performance with generations of genuine Federation-winning De Bulck blood.