A granddaughter of Pharoah and Femke, the Portugal Pair, through her sire. The Max and Astrid family comes through her dam; the Portugal Pair’s own offspring include Blue and Lonesome, rather than Blue and Lonesome being her parent.

LOT 7 — GB20V33102

NILE OPAL — 3RD KINGSWAY HS 275 BIRDS AND 8TH MID CHESHIRE FEDERATION 928 BIRDS!!

Her own racing performance leads the way, backed by PHAROAH/FEMKE × MAX/ASTRID. NILE OPAL combines the PORTUGAL PAIR with a Leo Heremans family that has already bred Club, Federation and Combine performers. Her full race and family record follows below.

RACE-TESTED DAUGHTER OF PHAROAH/FEMKE × MAX/ASTRID

A RACE-TESTED CHAPELFORD HEN FROM PHAROAH/FEMKE × MAX/ASTRID — the Portugal Pair on one side and a proven Leo Heremans producer line on the other.

HER PERFORMANCE — 3rd Club Kingsway HS against 275 birds / 8th Mid Cheshire Federation against 928 birds.

Her sire comes directly through PHAROAH × FEMKE, the PORTUGAL PAIR. Her dam MAX/ASTRID is from top Leo Heremans foundation stock and has bred multiple Club, Federation and Combine performers.

The wider family breeding record includes 1st Kingsway HS Worcester 316 / 2nd Fed 1,134; 6th Kingsway HS / 18th Fed 732; 1st Sankey Bridges HS Worcestershire / 10th Two Counties Combine; 1st Sankey Bridges HS Cheltenham 167 / 24th Fed 2,829; 1st Kingsway Club 222 / 1st Fed 827; 2nd Club / 20th Fed 1,143; 2nd Club / 19th Fed 732; 2nd Sankey Bridges HS Cheltenham 282 / 31st Fed 2,709; and 4th Kingsway Club 365 / 4th Fed 1,096.

RPRA OLR FAMILY — GB20V33119 finished 76th RPRA OLR Final 2020. The same close family also produced 51st Ace Bird from over 1,400 entries, with 23rd against 756 birds; 120th against 671 birds; 140th against 631 birds; 41st against 587 birds; and 234th Final.

PHAROAH × FEMKE bred Blue and Lonesome, 1st Ace Pigeon Algarve Golden Race 2017 and car winner from 5,097 entries. JOHANNESBURG bred 1st Sens 447 birds. MAXINE won 1st Noyon 1,170 birds and 1st Noyon 336 birds. GENOPTE LEEUW is sire of 1st Chateauroux 1,383 birds (6th NPO). Femke’s full sister BE16-527 won 142nd National Bourges 28,072; 529th National Argenton 19,592; 8th Noyon 2,833; 28th Souppes 2,248; and 56th Souppes 2,219.

MAX’s direct children won 1st Quiévrain 590 (1st Fed 2,018 / 2nd Combine 5,585); 1st Oudenaarde 313 (1st Fed 1,041 / 2nd Combine 8,027); 1st Nanteuil 255 (3rd Combine 3,627); 1st Quiévrain 420 (4th Fed 1,596); and 1st Fontenay 415 (16th NPO 6,704). ASTRID is a full sister to Het Superduifje, 1st Orleans 1,208, 4th Provincial Orleans 9,860 and 1st Antwerp Provincial Ace 2008, and to B09-214, 1st Young Bird Ace Tienverbond 2009. The family also includes Nieuwe Olympiade, 1st Quiévrain 2,460.