Congratulations to David Coulter of Maghaberry: Top Performance INFC Lamballe National in July 2021

Congratulations to David and Siobhan Coulter of Glenavy in Northern Ireland for his great performance in the Irish National Flying Club Lamballe (450 miles) Friendship National race on 9th July 2021. The 1,217 birds entered were liberated at 09.15hrs in a no wind situation and it turned out to be a very hard race, with only 67 birds clocked in Ireland in race time. David clocked his good natural blue chequer cock, ‘Olivia’s Boy’ at first light on the second morning to record 23rd open. This game natural cock was sent sitting 12 day old eggs and is a full brother to David’s great hen, ‘Charlotte’ winner of 2018: 2nd open NIPA St. Malo National (450 miles) 1,835 bird, 1st club Talbenny (195 miles) and ‘Fast Charlie’ winner of 2020: 1st club Corrin (195 miles) 200 birds. All three of these outstanding racers were bred from stock birds bred by us at ‘Foxwarren Lofts’ in Claygate. The sire is ‘Young Expected’ a son of our famous Eric Cannon ‘Bourges Pair’, who were champions at racing and breeding. ‘Northern Expected’ and ‘Northern Star’ both flew 581 miles on the day of liberation for my dear friend Fred Dickson. The ‘Bourges Pair’ have left behind a long line of top class racers! Terry Haley’s great young hen, ‘Madam Mott’ and Bill Young’s wonderful ‘Mott the Hoople’ are cousins to ‘Charlotte’, ‘Fast Charlie’ and ‘Olivia’s Boy’, with them all being bred from sons of my champion ‘Bourges Pair’. The dam is ‘Foxwarren Contraband’ and she is the dam of several premier 550 mile racers, including ‘Charlotte’, winner of 2nd open NIPA St. Malo National (450 miles) in 2018, ‘Fast Charlie’ and now ‘Olivia’s Boy’. ‘Foxwarren Contraband’ is a sister to ‘The 99 Stock Hen’ the dam of ‘Our Lass’, winner of 16th open EDC St. Malo National (450 miles) in 2016. ‘Foxwarren Contraband’ is a daughter of our champion stock pair, ‘Foxwarren Fred’ and ‘Lady Tuff Nut’. Well done to David on yet another great National performance! (July 2021)