Evening

 Well done to the winners 4 got away with the Red Arrow leading , quicker than i thought as the wind was very light all the way back. Looks like some have taken a different line and did not come through the Chesire gap as the winning batch must of came A - B.

I am feeling on the tired side myself up at 3am then driving nearly 400 miles. I will update with anymore returns tomorrow night and have a chat about the winners etc.

I also did a video of the lib so will be online in the next 24hrs.

Jeremy.

 

Update

Jeremy liberated the yearlings today at 9.35am - they cleared well

 

 

Morning

We are going to mark the birds tonight for hot spot 3 Ingleton which is 148 miles. Looking to liberate tomorrow 8 - 9am ish when it warms up a bit. Its looking to be a Nw wind so i would say they will just be under 3 hours.

Marked list will be online around 8pm.

Jeremy.

 

Morning

Looking at the weather forecast for Ingleton Wednesday is the best day of the week weather wise for Hot Spot 3. So we will be looking to Mark tomorrow night for a Wednesday morning liberation which that day is looking to be a clear dry day with a light wnw wind. Thursday , Friday are not forecast so good. Will confirm if we mark tomorrow around lunchtime.

I have taken pictures of the Top 4 places from Hot Spot 2 and they are emailed off to the BHW and also should be online tonight.

Pools from Hot Spot 2 below. Speak tomorrow, Jeremy..

 

Pos.	Fancier	Ring Number	Arrival Time	ERing Number	Prize	Pools	Pool Money	Total
1	Carlinghow Lofts	GB11N18254	13:11:06.35	C912108E7B	£300.00	£300.00
2	Highfield Hopefuls	NEHU2011TD2690	13:11:10.95	C9122BC87B	£200.00	£200.00
3	Roly Rusling	GB11Z08720	13:11:12.10	C92DAD8875	£100.00	£100.00
4	Graham Foster	GB11Z32604	13:11:14.80	C9292E3B7B	ABCDEFG	£354.60	£354.60
5	Team Islwyn	WHU2011T04406	13:11:16.60	C912D0F17B
6	Racy Tracy	GB11Z25304	13:11:18.30	C9272D7E7B
7	Common View Lofts	WHU2011C02449	13:11:18.70	C908AED87B	HI	£63.00	£63.00
8	Mendip Lofts	GB11V13704	13:11:18.95	C9008F397B

 

 

 

 http://youtu.be/dJlYvAl7dHM     Appleton Liberation Video

Evening

A different race today with a different wind but i see we have pigeons that were in the top 15 last week are in the top bunch again. Carlinghow lofts No 54 pigeon being 4th last week did not mess about on the trap today taking first place. Highfield hopefuls was next over the pads to take 2nd place , 3rd Roly Rusling this bird took 27th last week. Graham Foster 4th this bird came 17th last week. It was a waiting game on the lib site but in the end the conditions came right and they were off. I did a video of the lib so will get this online in the next 24hrs. Will update tomorrow night of any more returns.

Jeremy..

 

Update 11.30 am

Birds where liberated at 11.30 am in a fresh west wind, result on later around 15.30 pm

Good  Luck All

  

Update 09.30 am

Jeremy is on site at Appleton , he is currentley waiting for weather conditions to improve for a possible liberation to take place. Will update if a liberation takes place later this morning.

Julie

 

Evening

159 birds have been marked for Hot Spot 2. Also 4 have been left in the loft that are late from the last race which are WHU 2011 T03709 , T03712 ,  GB11 J17302 , GB 11 X11751..

Looking to lib 10 - 11 am ish depending on the weather.  Will update tomorrow around 9.30am of how things are looking.

Good Luck All...

 

Afternoon

We will mark the birds tonight and try for a race tomorrow.It could be a late morning liberation at Appleton but will just have to wait and see when i am on site , the weather forecast looks better the home end ? If we cannot get a race then they will get a trainer from somewhere tomorrow.

Will put a marked list online around 8pm tonight and then give a update.

Jeremy..

 

 

Evening

Photo's online of the Hot Spot One winners , you can see the superb condition they are in. Will update tomorrow lunchtime to see if we can race Friday.

Jeremy.

 

Evening

 Nice weather today but the weather for the next 2 days is forecast not so good , there maybe a chance for a race Friday so will scan the forecast sites over the next few days. Will update Thursday lunchtime of how things are looking. I have emailed pictures of Hot Spot One winners to the webmaster and the BHW so they should be online soon. The birds are looking super.

Jeremy..

 

Morning

We wont be training today , many federations etc decided to race today rather than saturday , its is also a very cold Ne wind. The weather towards the end of next week does not look to bright at the moment either if this is the case we will wait until it is.

Will update Tuesday night of the latest.

Jeremy..

 

Evening

The weather has been poor all week but the birds seem full of fire , will look to train Sunday depending on liberations as we are on the flight path of large feds going south to north. I hope the weather next week will be better for us to race Hot Spot 2.

Will update Sunday..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

Another 3 birds worked in..

151	TEAM ISLWYN	WHU2011 T04401
152	TREV & WYN	GB11 N36317
153	MOORSIDE COUNTY PRI	GB11 S91007

 

Yearling 2012 Hotspot 1 Poools & Prizes Results: Nantwich-73m541yds 30 April 2012 12:00pm (188 birds marked)
Pos.	Fancier Name	Ring Number	Arrival Time	ERing Number	Prize	Pools	Pool Money	Total
1	BELLVIEW LOFTS	GB11 Z42104	13:58:55.90	C920CDF00D	£300.00
2	GRIBBLES CHOICE	GB11 N50345	13:59:05.85	C91790F053	£200.00
3	W A R	WHU2011 T03259	13:59:06.00	C9230D7A7B	£100.00	ABCDEF	£279.00	£379.00
4	CARLINGHOW LOFTS	GB11 N18254	13:59:07.60	C912108E7B
5	H DAVIES	GB11 Z21946	13:59:47.90	C9280D8217	ABCDEF	£207.00	£207.00
6	BARKER & BOWLER	NEHU2011 DAR2	14:00:14.10	C91C6EE231
7	R MITCHELL & SON	GB11 Z22443	14:00:33.15	C923CD757B
8	D MARSHALL	GB11 H03919	14:00:42.50	C91ECADD7B
9	MENDIP LOFTS	GB11 V13704	14:02:30.50	C9008F397B
10	COURTHILL FIRST SCH	GB11 B11673	14:02:32.30	C92AAD757B
11	BELLVIEW LOFTS	GB11 Z42207	14:02:54.80	C92A6E1C7B
12	RACY TRACY	GB11 Z25304	14:02:59.70	C9272D7E7B	G	£153.00	£153.00

 

 

Pool money above until Anton puts it on a tab..

The birds are bouncing roll on next week there be different birds after the hard race Monday.

Will update Friday night.

Jeremy..

 

Evening

Updated result online , the weather has been terrible from start to finish heavy rain all day i am surprised we had any turn in today. I think tomorrow will be dryer day so hoping more will work in. The weather for the rest of the week is not so good so we plan Hot Spot 2 a week Thursday which is 10 / 05 / 2012. This will give time for any late birds to recover and also for me to get a short trainer in etc all being well the weather will pick up for next week if we cannot race on the Thursday will pick a day following that.

I will get some photos of the winners over the next few days to go into the fancy press and the website. I have emailed the final result to the reddings so they can work the pools out tomorrow morning.

Will update tomorrow night..

Jeremy..

 

 Evening

First of all well done to the winners Bellview lofts with a good team performance followed in by Gribbles Choice which they won the final young bird race last year with another pigeon which was sold at auction. 3rd place going to Wales with the pigeon War. It was a hard race on the yearlings today and looking back its the first time they have faced this kind of head wind also with there being East in the wind different pigeons came to the top. Some have not come A to B and i am hoping they will work in over the next day. These pigeons have a hard programme infront of them and they dont need it easy now to be a winner in the final.

Will update 8pm tomorrow night..

Jeremy..

 

Update libbed 11.55 strong ese wind..

Yearlings will be liberated at 12 noon , i expect the winners to be 1 hour 40ish  , 43 mph ,against the wind ,  will update at 4pm on the result page with the first result..

Good Luck All !!!

Morning

The Yearlings are on there way to Nantwich and we are going to try for a race , looking to lib 12 noon ish , when the weather is forecast to be clear , there will be a fresh ese wind so the birds will have to work today and this is what they need to prepare them for the races to come.

Will update 11.45 am of the latest on a liberation..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

What a wash out today the ducks loved it !! I did not send any of my birds to any races this weekend and by the sounds of it good job i did not !!  Looking at the weather it may be possible to race tomorrow late morning ? if the forecast stays as it is will crate them in the morning and they will be taken to Nantwich.

I will update 9.30am hopefully by then they will be on there way to the race point..

Jeremy..

 

Morning

Birds are still at the lofts on the trailer , its cold and wet and closed in and looks like this will be in for the main part of the day , so no race today !! so a bit of crate training for the birds with drinkers on overnight.

We will try and find a good day next week so we can race , will update Sunday night of how things look.

Jeremy..

 

Afternoon

We are going to Mark the Yearlings tonight so were hoping to have a race tomorrow the weather does not look to bad and with a helping wind. I would say the winners would be back in 1 hour 20 mins all being well. Looking to lib 10 to 11 am , i will be at the loft end to call them in so i will update on the news tab of a liberation time.

Will put a marked list on tonight around 8pm..

Will update tomorrow 9.30am of the latest..

Jeremy..

 

Afternoon

We wont be marking the Yearlings tonight the forecast for Nantwich tomorrow is not ideal , we will take it day by day as to when we will mark the Yearlings.

Will update tomorrow night.

Jeremy.

 

Afternoon

As i write we have a heavy hail stone shower been like this on and off the last few hours. Tomorrow is forecast to be very wet late morning and through the afternoon. Thursday & Friday does not look so good either. We will decide tomorrow if we mark for Thursday or put it back a day or two..

Update tomorrow night..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

Latest training result online , RWA pigeons win and they had there 3 pigeons in the top 17. Again would of liked to gone further but the further i got the clouds got darker ! They came well today so now they are on the ball and ready for Hot Spot One. They have been split and will do time on the wing around there home. Just before marking they will be let together for 2 minutes then crated. We will be looking to mark Wednesday night for a Thursday race weather permitting , the forecast all week is not to good but hoping we can get a break.

Will update Tuesday night of the latest..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

I managed to find a gap with the weather but only just with some of the later ones getting wet. They cleared well and came well if the weather had been better would of gone further. I will try and get a trainer in Sunday if so this will be there last training toss before Hot Spot One weather permitting next Thursday. The weather looks not to bad tomorrow morning so i hope you all have a good days racing. I sent my Yearlings and some of my 2 year olds to Kingsdown 97 miles.

Will update Sunday night with the latest..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

I hope to train tomorrow don't know how far as yet this will be weather dependent. I have not been able to get a loft list online as had software problems but will hopefully get one on Sunday night.

Will update tomorrow night..

Jeremy.

 

Evening

It was a nice morning so took the Yearlings to 35 miles they came well , i rested a few up that have been late the last few days think we have 194 birds in the loft will do a loft list for Wednesday night. The weather looks rough for the next few days so no training and it will need to be warmer to trainer further if the right day comes along end of the week will get a 50 mile toss in so they will be then ready all being well for Hot Spot One..

Will update Wednesday night..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

Latest result online your not seeing things the top 3 birds today also took the top 3 on the last training result , cocks and hens were released together today they kitted up well and were gone back to there good old days. COOPER KENT & TRIPP No 81 which is a blue hen won the Ace Young Bird in 2011 so its up to its old ticks again.. Mr JOHN ADAMS & ANGLESEY LOFTS are filling in there pool forms !!

Tomorrow looks good weather so may take them 30 mile point tomorrow. My own yearlings sent to wincanton well i had 31 from 33 birds with only one training toss if i took the clock in would of been 4th. They will go next week to 97 miles then over the water with the BBC which then my old bird team will start with there first inland race.

Will update tomorrow night of the latest..

Jeremy..

 

Afternoon

Result online and a few down there still coming where they have been i cannot tell you that, they are having a head tonic etc plenty of food , they look a picture of health so to me there heads are not right , Sunday looks good weather and they will be going 25 miles. I hope to get them to 50 miles before there first hot spot.

Tonight i am sending 34 yearlings of my own to Wincanton 65 miles they have only had one training toss straight to 30 miles and all back. It makes me think if i wrap the one loft yearlings up to much being other peoples birds ?

I will let you know how i get on..

Will update Sunday night of the latest..

Jeremy..

 

 

Evening

A sticky trainer today Hens libbed 10.40 & cocks libbed 11.15 they both took longer than they should of with 90 % now home i cannot say what they got upto today , will put a full result on tomorrow afternoon..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

I have a current loft list online also they were taken for a short spin of 10 miles which both Hens & Cocks came well , when the hens were back the cocks were released. I also filmed the hens arriving back to the lofts they were very high and it took some time for them to come down but when they landed they trapped perfect bar one pigeon.

I have spoken with Anton he will get the calendar on tonight plus the latest training result tabs on so the trainer will be on late tonight. We are going to train 15 miles tomorrrow then 20 on Friday Weather permitting etc. Please enjoy the Video of the hens returning from todays trainer.

Speak tomorrow night..

http://youtu.be/mOXmpQhFwqk

 

 

Evening

The Yearlings are in good order but i have got some sort bug in myself freezing cold one minute boiling hot the next  and my energy has been sapped , if i feel better tomorrow will try and scan all the Yearlings for a loft list as 1 or 2 don't seem to register if the weather is ok will take them for a trainer. Will update tomorrow night.

Jeremy..

 

Afternoon

I managed to film 2 videos for you with the young birds and the Yearling cocks as promised !! Have a great Easter weekend..

http://youtu.be/c9u0aS4fTOY

http://youtu.be/2QsmWeeo-uQ

 

 

Evening

I think i have the ETS sorted so will get a loft list on this Saturday night , the weather is now cold so no training until it gets a bit warmer , now i have more time as the young birds are not arriving i will get a chance to use my Video camera so i will have something on for you by this Sunday night, Promise !!

Will update Sunday night with the latest..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

Well i am on the case with the ETS system should have it in order by Wednesday , the team are in good order when the weather is right we will train but not that hard as they don't need it. Will update Thursday..

Jeremy..

 

Afternoon

Did not manage to train as flooded out with young bird arrivals , don't worry next week will see us less busy and we can get on with things but these Yearlings know where they live and are fit. Will update Monday of the latest..

Jeremy.

 

Afternoon

We trained yesterday and once loaded i sent Julie off to a release point , Cocks went up first with these taking there time to get back and split all day , Julie said she thinks the falcon had a go at the lib point ? So i told her to move and release the Hens at another point which she did and they came fine and in one bunch. Still not had time to sort the timing out but once all the young birds are in etc i will sort it. Looking to train Thursday so will update then.

Jeremy..

 

Evening

We managed to get a short trainer in today all went well , will be looking to train Monday so will update then.

Jeremy.

 

No training today as been far to busy but they had a good loft fly , will see if we can get one in tomorrow..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

As the weather was good today the yearlings went for there first toss today being only a few miles just to get them back into the swing of things. Cocks going up first then the Hens which this went  perfect with cocks straight back and the hens also. I have started this year to train ene to avoid the line of the Malvern Hills with there being falcons along there and don't want them being liberated to close which i am also going to do this with the young birds. I am just tweaking the ets and hopefully will have results on next week. Next trainer will be Thursday so will update that evening.

Jeremy..

 

Evening

The Yearlings have been split for the last ten days or so , they are flying very well round the lofts and i am hoping to get a few trainers in next week as the forecast looks good. Will keep you updated and will update Tuesday night.

Jeremy.

 

Hello All

Current loft list online , the team will be split next week then we are hoping to start training 3rd week of March if the weather is right. Will get a Video on end of next week with the birds in the loft. So until then..

Jeremy..

 

 

Hello All

Its not long now before we start training middle of March short tosses to start with building upto 50 miles before the 1st Hot Spot Race. We have had some Falcon trouble over the last month with a small batch night flying with some never returning the next day so now they are only going out in the mornings until the problem has moved on !! Apart from that the birds are fit and well, early March we will have a full loft list of the present birds in the loft with there new ETS rings when there called over the pads. I will update early March with the latest and a current loft list at that time.

Jeremy..

 

Hello All

Time is flying by with all this mild weather the Yearlings are now out most days and are all looking in great condition.Not alot going on just keeping them ticking over then get them race fit for there 1st race at the end of April.I am looking forward to when the hard works starts as i like the pressure.

Will update at the end of the month with the latest..

Jeremy..

 

Evening

As promised i am back to let you know the latest after the future of sport meeting which was held today. My proposition was passed by the fos that we race the yearlings North for 2012. Our intention at this point is to have there final race with the NRCC on the 09 / 06 / 2012 from Fraserburgh which at the same time they are Including Queen's Diamond Jubilee Open Race..

This will be an new challenge as we have never raced the Yearlings north but its really going to suit them best as they were raced North as young birds. This will be no easy feat racing from Fraserburgh as being just under the 400 mile mark it will be a true test of what the bird has to offer it will also have to have good homing ability to break away from the main drag going down the East side of the country. Otterburn is on a direct line of flight from Fraserburgh which they already have raced from as young birds and this will be set to be there prep race before the final as Yearlings.

The hot spots we will be looking for them to race against themselves as they did in young birds but we may not count out liberating with other North rd organisations to prep them ready for there Final race which they will be racing against a few thousand birds in the NRCC it might even encourage a few more birds to go from the west side to race in Jubilee Open race at the same time.

I have put a Provisional race programme below but this is not set in stone and can change but your have a rough idea where we are heading. I will take some pictures next week of the birds which are looking in super condition which soon will be fighting there way home from the North of Scotland..

 

Jeremy..

 

26/ 04 / Nantwich

 

3/ 05 / Appleton

 

10/ 05 / Inglenton

 

17/5 / Brough

 

24/5 / Otterburn

 

09/06/ Fraserburgh Final Including NRCC Queen's Diamond Jubilee Open Race

 

 

Evening

Please find a full list of Yearling entrants on the Entrants tab for 2012 yet again we have well over 200 birds in the Yearling loft. Lyna tells me there are some syndicate name changes yet so this list will be updated , also some of the sexs will change as its hard sometimes to sex them as young birds..

.I have been doing alot of thinking over the last month and how well the birds have done racing on the North as young birds and also how hard it was to turn the birds 2011 onto the south as 2011 yearlings in which they did well but very few came online as they were raced as north as young birds. 

We have a meeting with the FOS and i am going to suggest to them to keep the birds racing on the North as Yearlings. How about if we take on the biggest organisation for there final race and race with and against NRCC. I know many birds race to the east side of the country in the NRCC  but look how well these birds raced from Otterburn in strong west wind , get a good distance race on them and a break away kit and they can be there or abouts. This meeting is on the 14th of December and i will try and bring you a new and exciting challenge. Will update after the meeting with the FOS.

The birds in the loft look great, we will be getting them out on the nice days and break them into the Yearling loft. I will get some pictures on before the New Year.

Jeremy..