Rock & Moore Of Cullybackey win 1st Section From Cloughmartin
The young bird racing season continued with the fourth race from Cloughmartin in County Tipperary. The NIPA liberated at 7.45am in light south westerly winds and like most of the young bird races this year a very tough race followed.
Jimmy Rock and Darrel Moore timed the best bird in the local area at 10.59am to win 1st Cullybackey, 1st Mid Antrim Combine and 1st Section B on 1506. The partnership timed a blue hen, the sire being bred from Jimmy's NIPA Penzance OB Classic Open winner and his NIPA Talbenny YB National Open winner. The Dam is Van Herck from Gary Gibson of Cullybackey. That's the second Combine win of the season for the loft's having won 1st Combine from the Dunmanway OB Inland National back in May.
Runner up in the Combine was Martin Graham of Ballymena on 1476. Two club wins on the trot for Martin who timed another youngster from Paddy & William McManus of Ahoghill. This week's winner was the same way bred as 'Alexa' 8th Open INFC Penzance YB National last season. Danny Dixon of Dunloy had two birds in the top ten of the Combine at 3rd & 7th as did Bertie Blair of Ballymena 4th & 6th Combine doing 1460 & 1459. Paddy & William McManus were best in Ahoghill for the tenth time this season on 1460 and 5th Combine. Their winner was from a mealy Gert Heylen/Lambrecht cock paired to a Lambrecht hen.W & J McLean were best in Rasharkin with a Lambrecht bred by club mate Jackie Steele, Marcus Morrow won Broughshane for the third week on the trot 1413, Jonny Barkley and Laura Surgenor were best in Kells on 1411 and Stewart Bros had the winner in Randalstown on 1330.
Mid Antrim Combine - Cloughmartin 41/1166
Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1506, M Graham Ballymena 1476, D Dixon Rasharkin 1468, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1460, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1460, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1459, D Dixon Rasharkin 1457, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1453, W & J McLean Rasharkin 1448, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1447, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1444, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1443, S Johnston & Son Ballymena 1439, Rock Ballymena 1436, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1432, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1432, J & J Greer Cullybackey 1432, J Eagleson & Sons Ballymena 1431, M Graham Ballymena 1425, G Gibson Cullybackey 1422, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1421, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1417, T & M Morrow Broughshane 1413, A Barkley & Son Kells 1411, J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 1411, A Barkley & Son Kells 1409, H Cubitt Rasharkin 1406, K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 1404, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1403, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1403, T Johnston & Son Ballymena 1403, Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 1396, Blair & Rankin Ballymena 1396, Mr & Mrs Robinson Cullybackey 1395.
Young Bird Knock Out
S JOHNSTON & SON 1447 v J Eagleson & Sons 1432
ROCK & MOORE 1506 v K & K Kernohan & Sons 1453
J SMYTH & SON 1432 v W McFetridge 0
A Darragh 0 v D DIXON 1457
G GIBSON 1422 v H Cubitt 1421
N Percy & Son 1146 v A PURVIS 1171
YOUNG & McMANUS & SONS 1460 v J & J Greer 1432
T Johnston & Son 1403 v T & M MORROW 1413.
Young Bird Points - Week 4 Cloughmartin
Young & McManus & Sons Ahoghill 136
D Dixon Rasharkin 118
J Smyth & Son Ahoghill 110
A Darragh Cullybackey 82
Blair & Rankin Ballymena 72
K & K Kernohan & Sons Ballymena 69
T Johnston & Son Ballymena 65
M Graham Ballymena 59 .
Young Bird Points - Club Shield
Ballymena & Dist 24, Cullybackey 23, Ahoghill 21, Rasharkin 17, Broughshane 13, Kells 8, Randalstown 5. Mervyn Eagleson MAC Press Officer.
NIPA Cection B Cloughmartin 63/1874 – Rock & Moore Cullybackey 1506, J Connolly Ballymoney 1502, Sefton Thompson Crumlin 1502, D & H Stuart Ballymoney 1498, R & J Parke Windsor Soc 1488, A Steele Muckamore 1481, D & H Stuart 1477, M Graham Ballymena 1476, Sefton Thompson 1473, D Dixon Ballymoney 1468.
NIPA Sect B Clubs
Ahoghill Flying Club 5/194 – Young McManus & Sons 1460, J Smyth & Son 1432, Young McManus & Sons 1417, J Smyth & Son 1411, Young McManus & Sons 1403, 1296.
Ballymoney HPS 12/360 – J Connolly 1502, D & H Stuart 1498, 1477, D Dixon 1468, 1457, J Connolly 1429.
Broughshane & District 6/77 – T & M Morrow 1413, M Neilly 1321, 1210, T & M Morrow 1270, J Getty 1206, A Purvis 1196.
Ballymena & District HPS 7/229 – M Graham 1476, Blair & Rankin 1460, 1459, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1453, S Johnston & Son 1447, K & K Kernohan & Sons 1444.
Cullybackey HPS 8/259 – Rock & Moore 1506, 1436, J & J Greer 1432, G Gibson 1422, M/M Robinson 1395, Rock & Moore 1370. Well done to Rock & Moore on winning Cullybackey hps today from an odd and tricky Cloughmartin. Timing their Blue Hen at 10:59:44 to record a velocity of 1506.717. And also taking 2nd place today.Well done to all in result. Weekly Nomination winner G Gibson. J Greer PO.
Crumlin & District 5/129 – Sefton Thompson 1502, 1473, 1456, 1452, 1428, 1413.
Kells & District HPS 4/92 – A Barkley 1411, 109, H Turkinhton 1385, A Barkley & Son 1368, H Turkington 1366, 1366. Sizzler 2 Bird - 1. A.Barkley& Son 1368, 2.H.Turkington 1348, 3.Gregg Bros 1284, 4.Gregg Bros 1211,
Muckamore HPS 6/205 – A Steele 1481, D J Thompson 1465, Knocke & Bill 1451, 1451, S & J Bones 1447, Knocker & Bill 1431.
Randalstown HPS 5/110 – Stewart Bros 1330, J Millar 13145, J McNeill & Son 1296, 1259, Stewart Bros 1239, J McNeill & Son 1214.
Rasharkin &District HPS 5/121 – W & J McClean 1448, H Cubitt 1421, 1406, 1367, Steele & McNeill 1308, J & M Milliken 1305.
Rock & Moore from Cullybackey HPS, 1st MAC and 1st NIPA Section B from Cloughmartin.