The Pigeons waiting for release
The first birds arrived back at just after 10.00am, and well over 300 were back by 10.30am.
The top 10 result is as follows:
1 All around the Globe
2 Just the One
3 Teesside Bombers 1
4 David Halbert
5 South Side Brummies
6 Chateaux lofts
7 The Mac's
8 Allan Wadsworth
9 Pop Eye
10 Ward & Cullen M&M Lofts
The Winner - All Around The Globe
Hi,
We are the partnership of Gary Warner and Leslie Madden and have enjoyed competing in the R.P.R.A One Loft Race over many years.
Gary Warner holding the Sire of Hot Spot 1 Winner. The Dam being a previous R.P.R.A yearling final entrant racing under Madden & Warner.
We would like to thank Jeremy Davies and the One Loft Team for the work that they have put in. We also would like to wish everyone else the best of luck in the next Hot Spots and Final Race.
Yours in Sport
Gary Warner
In 2nd place - Just The One
Here is a little right up about one loft racing I have been sending to one loft races since 2004, I first sent 3 birds to the Europa classic and finished just out of the prize money I entered 3 again in 2005 and won it.
I sent 3 in 2006 and finished in the top 50 so to me one loft racing has been good.
Jeff Davies and his family
You do need a lot of luck with all the hazards and the loft manger keeping them healthy Jeremy Davies the loft manager of the old is doing a great job, I have been sending to the rpra one loft race for the last 6 years me and Mike and John Hughes sending one bird each but as mike didn't like to pair up early I would breed the two birds and every year we sent we have had a bird in the final race so Jeremy Davies is doing a great job.
Sire of Jeff’s prize-winner
Dam of Jeff’s prize-winner
this year has started great with been second in the first hot spot race and what is really funny Mike and John Hughes decided not to send this year so I only sent one, the sire has bred multiple 1st prize winners in club and welsh south east N.A.T section the hen is first time to breed of her as I only just bought her off Steve foster they are lambrechts so I am well please just hope my luck stays with me. Jeff In 3rd place - Teesside Bombers The sire of this pigeon is a Blue wf, a federation winner himself on the road, he has bred many good birds, the father of this cock is a direct son from Gert Heylen’s Jackpot 04’ what bred ‘Blue Gert’ the start of the ‘Kittel’ line of Van Den Bulck The Dam is a late bred Blue hen bred in the purple, bred from champion ‘Stevie Wonder’ 7 x 1st club, 3 x 1st Feds and another 20 fed cards, champion bird of the year as a yearling, North York’s, 3000 competing Champion bird of the year as a two year old Teesside Federation 3000 again was bred from the best of Steve Fosters Lambrechts’ Stevie was paired to champion hen ‘Lilliam’ 3 x 1st Feds 3 x 1st sections 1st UNC 24000b She was a direct Daughter off the ‘Avon hen’, bred by Gert Heylen responsible for 100’s of fed winners and bred from Gert’s champion ‘Mirage’ Billy Calvert.
Billy Calvert
Hot Spot 1 Schools Result| Name | Ring No. | Race Pos | School Pos | School Prize |
| Gypsy Quay 2 | GB20L01896 | 96 | 1 | £100.00 |
| Orchard Vale School | GB20B57919 | 277 | 2 | £50.00 |
| Peel Hall Primary | GB20H13252 | 290 | 3 | £30.00 |
| Bright Spark | GB20Z49506 | 409 | 4 | £20.00 |
| Peel Hall Primary | GB20B34520 | 460 | 5 | |
| Hanging Heaton School | GB20R04378 | 462 | 6 | |
| Frizy Flier | GB20F20924 | 488 | 7 | |
| Diggle School | GB20Z59389 | 516 | 8 | |
| St Andrews School Maghull | GB20P25873 | 528 | 9 | |
| Buzzbee | GB20Z49505 | 700 | 10 | |
| Total | £200.00 |
Sunday 23rd August: Ashbourne – 70 miles, 613 yards
Jeremy liberated the 799 birds at 10.25am, and they cleared very well.
The first bird arrived back at 12.06pm, and over 500 were back by 1.00pm. The top 10 result is below.
1 Foster Sons & Daughter
2 Costa Del Lofts
3 North Man
4 The Flying Jacks
5 J J &M
6 Santos Wings
7 Chapelford Lofts
8 Olivers Army
9 Ronnie Wright
10 9 Toes Titmus
The Winner - Foster Sons & Dtr
Our bird that was 1st in the Hotspot 2 race is a full brother to our pigeon that was 9th position in the final race from Alnwick last year!
Bred from a direct son of Foxy Lady from Peter Fox and a Vandenabeele hen we bred in 2014. This hen was only lightly raced in the club and classics, with some good results.
Foster, Sons and Daughter
We haven’t raced directly we for the last few years due to problems with the birds of prey but enjoy the One loft Races. We have entered the RPRA One loft race for the last 3 years and are impressed with the way Jeremy runs this one. With the regular training and care of the pigeons and keeping us informed of all that’s going on, with his updates and videos. So, Thanks to Jeremy and everyone else at the RPRA One loft! Foster, Sons and Daughter. Second place - Costa Del Lofts Some details of the pigeon and our syndicate (Costa del lofts). We started going in the RPRA one loft in 2017 we bred the ace pigeon. Since then we have entered our own small team. We have had some more success in the hotspot races each year. Our syndicate is basically the Silvester family. Me my Mrs, 2 boys and my parents which aren’t pigeon fanciers but enjoy following the updates off Jeremy and Benzing live. The birds which we have done well with are from Peter fox (syndicate lofts). We first went to Peter in 2015 and his birds have won for us from the start. Each year we add to these from Peters Doncaster auctions. The parents of our 2nd hotspot pigeon we bought from Doncaster last year. They was my 40th birthday present off my wife. The father is from Peters Portugal pair (same way as peters ace pigeon winner in the Algarve race) and the mother is from his top breeder Max x Ninty. I have enclosed a picture of our syndicate.
Phil Silvester and Costa Del lofts
3rd place - North Man My 3rd in the recent RPRA Hotspot is bred from a cock we call “Oban Express” and its dam is “ Miss Magic” Oban Express raced as a yearling, I don’t race young birds, scoring 1st & 2nd club, he had 2 more races but came back from his 4th with his wing badly damaged by peregrines. Given my location, flying into Oban but with Glasgow Federation. This means the last 40 or so miles over 1000 metre mountains they do on their own, I felt he had proved himself as worthy of a box in the stock loft. He has the best of Steve Fosters C & C Lambrechts, Ogilvie Lofts Tam Blair’s and GWP Macaloney in his pedigree. Miss Magic is a direct GWP Macaloney hen from their fantastic Mr. Magic and is proving to be a great addition breeding pigeons to score for me and also in Lanarkshire federation for my good friend George Baird. The Grand dam of Oban Express is also the Dam of George’s Lanarkshire Open winner last year, she is a dtr of Steve’s Mighty White and one of my best breeding hens. It’s great to see my bird’s right up there with the best but the final races in these one lofts can be a different thing all together so we will be keeping our fingers crossed in the coming weeks. Jeremy does a fantastic job looking after and racing our hopefuls and, yet again, I have thoroughly enjoyed participating. Kind regards Al.| Schools Result HS2 | ||||
| Name | Ring No. | Race Pos | School Pos | Prize |
| Peel Hall Primary | GB20B34520 | 30 | 1 | £100.00 |
| Hanging Heaton School | GB20R04378 | 42 | 2 | £50.00 |
| Frizy Flier | GB20F20924 | 63 | 3 | £30.00 |
| St Andrews School Maghull | GB20P25873 | 366 | 4 | £20.00 |
| Buzzbee | GB20Z49505 | 387 | 5 | |
| Peel Hall Primary | GB20H13252 | 480 | 6 | |
| Gypsy Quay 2 | GB20L01896 | 574 | 7 | |
| Orchard Vale School | GB20B57919 | 619 | 8 | |
| B.A.P.S Birdie | GB20H26068 | 625 | 9 | |
| Peel Hall Primary | GB20X35211 | 662 | 10 | |
| Diggle School | GB20Z59389 | 684 | 11 | |
| Total | £200.00 |