LOT 7  Southfield Favourite

GB2026-A70243  |  Blue Hen

A granddaughter of Mark Gilbert’s RPRA UK Sprint Champion Southfield 394, paired with the Blizzard King Kittel family. Her sire has already bred 1st, 2nd and 3rd Federation; her dam is a granddaughter of Blizzard King Kittel.

SIRE

GB22-N42194, a direct son of Southfield Kittel x Southfield 394, Mark Gilbert’s RPRA Sprint Champion. He has already bred 1st, 2nd and 3rd Federation.

Grandsire Southfield Kittel GB19-4213909 is a breeding son of Kittel B13-6139803, 1st National Ace KBDB Sprint 2013, x Blauwe Beer 272, 2015-4264272, of Dirk Van Den Bulck.

Granddam Southfield 394 GB20-B06394 won the RPRA UK Sprint Championship 2021 and the Selby Thomas Memorial Trophy, a medallion and £100. Mark Gilbert’s published results for her include 1st Exeter against 2,433 birds; 1st Weymouth against 2,130 birds; 1st Honiton against 2,842 birds; 1st Honiton against 163 birds; 2nd Honiton against 1,350 birds, dropped with the winner; 2nd Weymouth against 382 birds; 3rd Honiton against 1,357 birds, dropped with the winner; and 3rd Honiton against 1,293 birds. All were achieved in 2021, alongside further top 15 Federation positions. She was beaten on the drop twice by loft mates when six Federation wins were possible.

Southfield 394 is bred from Hans Leo 016 GB18-V96016, a grandson of Olympic Hans, x Miss Green GB19-C46384, a granddaughter of Kittel.

DAM

B2024-4184444, blue hen direct from Flanders Collection, a granddaughter of Blizzard King Kittel. She is bred from Favourite Blue x Capri Kittel 75.

Grandsire Favourite Blue B2023-4189349, blue white flight from Flanders Collection, is a direct son of Blizzard King Kittel B2021-2011289, 1st National Ace KBDB Sprint Young Birds 2021, x Kittel Rosita 985 B2018-4224985, a blue hen of Dirk Van Den Bulck from Flanders Collection.

Blizzard King Kittel B2021-2011289, the grizzle cock raced by Pierre Beyl, won 1st National Ace KBDB Sprint Young Birds 2021, 1st World Best Pigeon FCI Young Birds 2021, 1st Provincial Ace KBDB 2021 and 2nd Olympic Ace Young Birds 2022, with the best young bird KBDB percentage since Kittel. He is bred from Blizzard 030 B2019-2015030 x Grizzle B2019-6253359.

LOOK AT THE RACING BEHIND BLIZZARD KING KITTEL! At Noyon he won 3rd against 2,170 birds; 3rd against 2,062 birds; 4th against 3,564 birds; 4th against 3,266 birds; 5th against 3,765 birds; 10th against 3,452 birds; and 89th against 4,746 birds. He raced eight times, in interprovincial liberations of around 50,000 birds from three provinces.

HIS GRANDCHILDREN ARE WINNING TOO! Slaniceanu & Bartos took 1st, 2nd and 3rd against 5,419 birds in 2024, all three grandchildren of Blizzard King Kittel. Grandson RO23-559096 won 2nd against 7,568 birds, beaten by a loft mate; 2nd against 5,419 birds, beaten by a loft mate; 2nd against 1,370 birds, beaten by a loft mate; 9th against 1,612 birds; 16th against 1,281 birds; and 25th against 1,801 birds. Three grandchildren taking the first three prizes against 5,419 birds — that is the breeding behind this family!

Granddam Capri Kittel 75 B2020-4205175, blue white flight from Flanders Collection, won 2nd against 588 birds, 3rd against 1,026 birds, 3rd against 458 birds, 4th against 402 birds, 4th against 176 birds and 5th against 826 birds. She is bred from Brother Pootje B2017-6248481, the Leo Heremans full brother to Pootje, x Red Diamond B2017-4231278, a direct daughter of Kittel.