GB 23 Z04663 “Young Sprout” entered by the ‘Sprout Pickers’ this youngster finished 31st in the final race and was 98th hotspot 2, 81st hotspot 3 and 8th in the Semi-Final.

SIRE 19 N07478 from Ray Bullen of Cheshire. This is a superbly well bred cock his father won 2nd Lancashire Combine Social Circle Fougeres, 20th Open in the Help For Heroes Race from Fougeres against 4,000 birds, 1st Lancashire Social Circle Carentan and 3rd Manchester Flying Club Worcester. His father was bought at the Blackpool charity auction and his mother is a daughter of the Wheatcroft Pair of Duffy & Mackay, which is responsible for many winners. The mother to 07478 has won numerous positions as a youngster and has flown the BBC Fougeres race as a yearling but she was hawked on return. Her father is the son of 2 RPRA award winners for J & S Ward and her mother is a Hebberecht pigeon that has won 1st NWCC Messac, 9th Sect L NFC Messac, 12th Section E BBC Carentan and numerous club and fed positions and she won the RPRA middle distance award.

DAM 18 N43902 Bred by Gerry Clements of Manchester. Her father won 11th Section 295th Open NFC Fougeres, 12th Section 60th Open NFC Messac both as a yearling but he was hurt after a hawk attack and was put into the breeding loft where he has bred winners immediately. The mother to 43902 is ‘Another One’ and she won 1st section 25th Open National Falaise, 1st RPRA Award over 250 miles and she is a sister to 1st section, 79th Open NFC Carentan. She has bred 6th open RPRA OLR final and 1st Open Border Amal, 21st National Ancenis.