“Lola Young”  B.H. GB19D44301 – Bred by Mark Evans.

SIRE “Strain Maker”GB06T13382 sire, grandsire to over 100 x 1st prize winners & sire to 34 different birds that have either won 1st Federation or bred 1st Federation winners, when paired to the Super Breeding Hen “Golden Opportunity” mother to five generations and over 60 x 1st prize winners including: 1st Classic Lemans 3,211 birds, 2nd National Poitiers 5,981 birds, 2nd National Tours 6,832 birds, 3rd National Alencon 5,976 birds, 3rd National Agen 4,004 birds, 5th National Falaise 8,673 birds, 6th National Falaise 8,673 birds, 8th National Alencon 6,443 birds, 10th National Guernsey 5,904 birds. DAM: “Lady Lucas” GB14A24920 winner of 1st NFC Nat. Old Hens Guernsey 2015 and then six days later won 2nd BICC Nat. Old Hens Guernsey when she dropped with the winner and was beaten on the trap. Almost winner of 2 x 1st Nat. wins in six days. This incredible hen has excelled not only in the race loft, but also in the breeding loft too. Since going to stock she has produced winner after winner. Again, In the year 2020 she is direct mother to 2nd Open NFC National Fougeres 819 members / 9,594 birds. Again this year 2022 her bloodlines won 1st Section, 2nd Open BICC National 228 members / 2,520 birds for Topp & Mann of Rayleigh “Lady Lucas” is a direct daughter from “Blue Excellence” x “National Carrie” Both outstanding breeders before they passed away. Super M & D. Evans bloodlines.

SIRE: GB06T13382 “Strain Maker” – M & D. Evans

Super Breeder Sire, grandsire to over 100 x 1st prize winners. Sire to 34 different birds that have either won

1st Federation or bred 1st Federation winners.

“Strain Maker” is a direct son of “Benetton” x “Garbo” two of the best birds to come to the UK. from Gaby Vandenabeele “Strain Maker” is a grandson of the famous “Wittenbuik” and is inbred to the greatest Vandenabeele breeder of all time “De Kleinen”

G.Sire; Belg95-3211132 “Benetton” – Gaby Vandenabeele

M & D Evans paid 50,000BF out of the nest for this cock as a young bird in 1995. He is a direct son from the world-famous racing and breeding cock “Wittenbuik” M & D. Evans have had 9 direct children from “Wittenbuik” in their breeding lofts since 1995, but only three of them produced enough winners to reach the standards required by M & D. Evans allowing them to maintain their breeding boxes and “Benetton” is one of them.

“Benetton” has bred winners from the very first nest when paired to “Belle” and after that continued breeding winners to several different hens. He is sire to over six generations of winners in Club, Federation, Classic & National races. When M & D. Evans selected the breeders for their Gold Rings this cock always got priority as you can see below.

“Band of Gold” winner of:

1st Sect, 1st Open M.N.F.C. Nat Gold Ring Picauville 3,000 birds.

3rd Nat North East Section 312 members sent 2,395 birds.

17th Open M.N.F.C. Nat 690 members sent 5,004 birds.

“Going for Gold” winner of:

2nd Nat North East Sect, 4th Open M.N.F.C. National Gold Ring Guernsey.

5th Nat North East Sect 269 members sent 2,069 birds.

23rd Open M.N.F.C. Nat 771 members sent 5,661 birds.

“Gold Gem” winner of:

6th Nat North East Sect, 10th Open M.N.F.C. National Gold Ring Guernsey.

31st Nat North East Sect, 269 members sent 2,069 birds.

49th Open M.N.F.C. 771 members sent 5,661 birds.

“True Blue” This cock was sold to W & D S Blenkhorn and then purchased back by Mark Evans at Dave Blenkhorn entire clearance sale. “True Blue” sire of 1st prize winners at Club & Federation level and responsible for over five generations of winners including 1st AU National Stockton Calif USA

“True Blue” sire of “Lucifer” only raced as a yearling winning 14 prizes including:
1st Club, 1st Fed Portsmouth
1st Club, 1st Fed Newbury
2nd Club, 2nd Fed Newbury
2nd Club, 2nd Fed Buckingham
2nd Club, 4th Fed Newbury
3rd Club 4th Fed Buckingham
6th Club, 19th Fed Buckingham etc

The bloodline of Benetton has sired many champions including:

1st Sect, 1st Open MNFC Yearling Nat for M Yates & Son

“Pale Rider” (Cath Lycett & Son) No1 breeding hen responsible for many winners granddam of

“Bobby Dazzler” winner of:

4 x 1st Prizes, 2 x 2nd Prizes

1st Sect, 1st Open in the North Midlands Continental Classic Yelverton

The results from the “Benetton” bloodlines speak for themselves

1st Open National Picauville 3,000 birds.

1st Open National Picauville 3,193 birds.

1st Open Nenagh 5,330 birds

1st Fermoy 4,895 birds

1st Open 5,663 birds

G.Dam; Belg00-3277940 “Garbo” – Gaby Vandenabeele

Super breeder. Purchased at an entire clearance sale and she is responsible for over 27 individual 1st prize winners over 4 generations including:

1st from 2,122 birds

1st from 3,754 birds

1st from 2,192 birds

1st from 1,009 birds

1st from 1,577 birds

1st from 998 birds

1st from 3,353 birds

1st from 2,984 birds

DAM; GB14A24920 “Lady Lucas” M&D Evans
Winner of:

1st NFC National Old Hens Guernsey 2015

when she dropped with her nest sister to win 1st & 2nd Section, 1st & 2nd Open NFC National.

Then 6 days later won:
2nd BICC National Old Hens Guernsey 2015

when she dropped with the winner and was beaten on the trap.
Almost winner of 2 x 1st National wins in six days.

Since going to stock she has produced winner after winner. Again, In the year 2020 she is direct mother to 2nd Open NFC National Fougeres 819 members / 9,594 birds. Again this year 2022 her bloodlines won 1st Section, 2nd Open BICC National 228 members / 2,520 birds for Topp & Mann of Rayleigh “Lady Lucas” is a direct daughter from “Blue Excellence” x “National Carrie” Both outstanding breeders before they passed away. Super M & D. Evans bloodlines.

G.Sire; GB05T19081 “Blue Excellence” – M & D. Evans
Bred by Mark and sold to Jack Walker & Al Booth as a young bird. Because of his breeding record he was then purchased back by Mark for his future breeding programme. He has bred winners with different hens and responsible for 4 generations of winners through to National level.

“Blue Excellence” is a direct son from Super Breeding Pair for M & D. Evans “Solitaire” x “Band of Gold” This outstanding couple (Both 1st National winners in their own rights) have bred endless winners right through to National level. They were parents to over 5 generations of winners. In one National race alone from Falaise their descendants won the following results racing to different loft locations for different fanciers flying over 60 miles apart.

2nd National Falaise 850 members sent 7,131 birds (grandchild from “Solitaire” x “Band of Gold”)

4th National Falaise 850 members sent 7,131 birds (grandchild from “Solitaire” x “Band of Gold”)

7th National Falaise 850 members sent 7,131 birds (grandchild from “Solitaire” x “Band of Gold”)

18th National Falaise 850 members sent 7,131 birds (grandchild from “Solitaire” x “Band of Gold”)

20th National Falaise 850 members sent 7,131 birds (grandchild from “Solitaire” x “Band of Gold”)

G.G.Sire; GB98Z02620 “Solitaire” – M & D. Evans.
Solitaire Bred & raced by M & D. Evans. This outstanding racer won the following top prizes before being retired to stock.
1st Nat N. E. Section,
1st Open M.N.F.C. Nat La Ferte Bernard 387 miles.
1st Northern Classic La Ferte Bernard.
1st Nat N. E. Section, 26th Open all England in the Alliance Millennium National.
Please Note. First 25 birds in the all England National
were flying between 191 & 261 miles. Solitaire was flying 387 miles into a head wind
443 members sent 1,435 birds (5 bird limit)

other prizes include:
1st W.B. Championship Club Falaise 333 miles,
open to members from all four counties of Yorkshire,
2nd W.B. Championship Club Fareham,
13th W.B. Championship Club Newbury.
1st Ace Bird of the Year 1999 W.B.C.C.
20th Open Northern Classic Vire 169 members

sent 1,204 birds.
1st Rugby 319 birds, 1st Buckingham 342 birds,
1st Newbury 333 birds,
2nd Buckingham,
5th Vale of York Federation 1,590 birds.
Solitaire was then retired to stock where he proved to be an outstanding breeding cock breeding generation after generation of winners right through to the highest level. The winning reports back to Mark are fantastic. D & J. Hawkins from Doncaster won 1st & 2nd Open M.N.F.C. National G.R. Picauville with two grandchildren (nest mates) from Solitaire. Also a direct daughter from Solitaire bred 1st Section, 1st Open Northern Classic also for D & J. Hawkins. Another direct daughter bred 1st Section, 1st Open M.N.F.C. National for Clive Yates from Tamworth. Another example of the quality of Solitaire was shown in 2005 when five different pigeons were placed in the top twenty Open National, they won 2nd, 4th, 7th, 18th & 20th Open M.N.F.C. National 850 members sent 7,131 birds. All five were grandchildren from Solitaire 

G.G.Dam GB99C98981 “Band of Gold” – M & D. Evans
Winner of:

1st Open Midlands National Gold Ring Race.
3rd National N.E Section 312 members sent 2.395 birds
17th Open Picauville National 690 members sent 5,004 birds 1999.
She is a sister to many top pigeons for M & D. Evans and has also bred endless winners when paired to “Solitaire”

“Band of Gold” is a direct daughter of “Benetton” x “Saffron”
Band of Gold is a granddaughter of the world famous “Wittenbuik”

G.Dam; GB09T00672 “National Carrie” – M&D Evans
Granddaughter of the world famous pairing Jester x Carrie & Edou winner of 1st S. Nat 10,295 birds.

“Jester” x “Carrie”
The super breeding pair of M & D Evans. They are responsible for eight generations of winners at Club, Federation, Amal, Classic and National. See below a small sample of the dynasty of winners they are responsible for:
1st National North East Section Picauville 1,652 birds
1st Open M.N.F.C Picauville 4,154 birds
1st National North East Section Yearlings
1st Open M.N.F.C Yearlings Picauville
1st National North East Section Picauville
1st S.Y.A. 4,000 birds
1st Section N.I.P.A 4,358 birds
1st Open M.N.F.C Car Winner
1st Section Northern Classic Fougeres
2nd National North East Section Yearlings
2nd Open M.N.F.C Yearlings Picauville
2nd National North East Section Picauville 4,386 birds
2nd Section 2nd Open Northern Classic Picauville
3rd Nat North East Section Le Ferte Bernard 2,939 birds
3rd Open M.N.F.C Picauville 9,880 birds
4th Open M.N.F.C Picauville 9,880 birds
4th Open National 11,448 birds
5th Open I.N.F.C. National
5th National North East Section Bergerac
6th National North East Section 2,395 birds
7th National North East Section Picauville
8th Open M.N.F.C Bergerac 566 miles
8th Open E.D.C Mullingar 7,000 birds
10th Open E.D.C Mullingar 7,000 birds
10th Open M.N.F.C Le Ferte Bernard 7,194 birds
11th Open M.N.F.C Gold Ring
11th Open N.I.P.A Rosscarberry National 9,142 birds
13th Open E.D.C Derby
14th National North East Section 1,652 birds
14th Open M.N.F.C Picauville 4,154 birds
20th Open N.I.P.A 31,619 birds
31st Open M.N.F.C Picauville 5,004 birds
45th Open 24,250 birds
38th National North East Section Guernsey 2,069b
63rd Open M.N.F.C Guernsey 5,661 birds
84th Open M.N.F.C 9,516 birds

G.G.Sire; GB98X73326 “Jester 74” – M & D. Evans
Son of the famous breeding pair Jester x Carrie

G.G.Dam; GB07T21716 “Paula” – M & D. Evans

Direct daughter from “Edou” Bred and raced by Freddy Vandenbrande. He was then purchased by Mark Evans at Freddy’s Entire Clearance Sale in Belgium.

“Eudo” is winner of: 

1st Semi-National 10,295 birds. 

13th Argenton 8,405 birds. 

54th National Bourges 18,405 birds. 

104th Bourges 11,249 birds. 

145th Chateauroux 11,712 birds. 

151st Limoges 16,945 birds. 

Plus, many other prizes. 

He is bred from the very best bloodlines from the lofts of Gaby Vandenabeele & Louis Deleus, Belgium. 

Sire of “Paula” is “Mooie Wittenbuik” Belg.95.3211440 Bred by Gaby Vandenabeele and described as a super breeder which is not surprising as he is a direct son from “Wittenbuik” x “Moriska”

Dam of “Paula” is “De Mooie Paula” Belg.96.2421297 Bred by Louis Deleus direct from his super pair 979 & 231.