Lot # 02 – Dtr. 1st Open Kings Cup
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Description
Tommy McClean Stock Reduction Sale
Tommy needs very little introduction to pigeon fanciers throughout Ireland and beyond, being an ever-present feature of the top results in any of the channel and French racing scene for many years. He has been our national champion on a number of occasions and winner of some of our premier long distance races over a protracted period. He has, literally, hundreds of other wins to his name at Club, Section, Federation and National level, and more importantly, it is said that he would win with your pigeons, such is his ability to produce performances from any pigeons !!
This sale is the last in a series of stock reduction sales for Tommy, with his own stated intention of closing his stock lofts by the end of 2024 to allow more time and involvement with the racing side of his efforts. Tommy?s ability to pick a pigeon hasn?t diminished any, and although not a ?family? of pigeons in the traditional sense, all of the birds offered are the parents of either past performers or indeed of his current crop of Kings Cup entrants for the upcoming season.
Some of the birds for sale include his 1st National INFC Friendship National Winner “Sam’s Gift”, his 3rd Open Kings Cup winning Hen, his 4 x France Cock, a son and daughter of his 1st Open Friendship National x 3rd Open Kings Cup and many other performance breeders and winners.
Tommy is again in line for a super year of racing from France, with 2 birds going for their “Hall of Fame” awards from the INFC, 4 birds going for their merit awards as well as a host of other sons and daughters of the birds in this sale going forward to their own respective races from France.
The birds were photographed and had video taken of them in late summer 2024, when some of the birds were already starting to moult. Having seen them recently at the lofts, they have all come through a fantastic moult, are healthy and ready to breed for the 2025 season.
The birds are currently at the McClean lofts and will be available for collection or delivery following the sale. (Delivery to the UK, Europe and beyond available – just ask us for pricing and details). These are all of Tommy’s stock birds at his lofts. Please direct any further enquiries regarding this sale to us at www.pigeonpartners.com, using the “contact us” page.
Total Bids Placed:
| Auction started | 14-Nov-2024 6:00 PM | ||
This auction is under proxy bidding.
Item condition: New
Ending On: 24-Nov-2024 7:05 PM
Timezone: Europe/Dublin
Reserve price has not been met.
Max Bid
Lot Number : 2
Ring No. : IHU N 01864
Bird Colour : Blue Pied
Bird Sex : Hen
Description : This Blue Pied hen is named “Babyface”, and is a very well bred hen, being a daughter of Liam McCalls 1st Open 2017 Kings Cup winning Hen “Chloe”, when paired to a Son of Blaine McEvoy’s 1st Open 2014 St. Allouestre King’s Cup winner “Mammy’s Girl”.
A short description of the McCall winner here from PIPA “First open and first south section was won by Liam McCall from Wicklow on a velocity of 1343ypm over a distance of 377 miles. Liam wins ?1,325, the King George V Challenge Cup and the Joe Doheny Cup for the Single Bird Challenge. Liam’s winner is a five year old, blue hen named Chloe after his grand-daughter. The sire of Chloe comes from Liam’s old family of Harkness and Gilmour and Beattie bloodlines, whilst the dam is the grand-daughter of a pigeon from Joe Murphy of Fife containing his old Scottish National bloodlines.”
A short description of the Grand Dam to the bird on offer “The King?s Cup winner is a two-year-old blue Soontjens hen now known as ?Mammy?s Girl?, from stock obtained from Jim Newell. This hen has a great race record having been 2nd East Coast Fed, 4th Middle section Skibbereen Young Bird National in 2012 and this year she was 1st club, 8th Fed Truro, 3rd club Penzance, and 3rd club Pilmore Beach. She has been 1st club four times in total from Pilmore Beach twice, Truro and Tramore as well as winning both Castlebellingham and Boyne Valley club races here. The grand dam of the King?s Cup winner is the mother of the loft and has bred all their main winners.
Description
Tommy McClean Stock Reduction Sale
Tommy needs very little introduction to pigeon fanciers throughout Ireland and beyond, being an ever-present feature of the top results in any of the channel and French racing scene for many years. He has been our national champion on a number of occasions and winner of some of our premier long distance races over a protracted period. He has, literally, hundreds of other wins to his name at Club, Section, Federation and National level, and more importantly, it is said that he would win with your pigeons, such is his ability to produce performances from any pigeons !!
This sale is the last in a series of stock reduction sales for Tommy, with his own stated intention of closing his stock lofts by the end of 2024 to allow more time and involvement with the racing side of his efforts. Tommy?s ability to pick a pigeon hasn?t diminished any, and although not a ?family? of pigeons in the traditional sense, all of the birds offered are the parents of either past performers or indeed of his current crop of Kings Cup entrants for the upcoming season.
Some of the birds for sale include his 1st National INFC Friendship National Winner “Sam’s Gift”, his 3rd Open Kings Cup winning Hen, his 4 x France Cock, a son and daughter of his 1st Open Friendship National x 3rd Open Kings Cup and many other performance breeders and winners.
Tommy is again in line for a super year of racing from France, with 2 birds going for their “Hall of Fame” awards from the INFC, 4 birds going for their merit awards as well as a host of other sons and daughters of the birds in this sale going forward to their own respective races from France.
The birds were photographed and had video taken of them in late summer 2024, when some of the birds were already starting to moult. Having seen them recently at the lofts, they have all come through a fantastic moult, are healthy and ready to breed for the 2025 season.
The birds are currently at the McClean lofts and will be available for collection or delivery following the sale. (Delivery to the UK, Europe and beyond available – just ask us for pricing and details). These are all of Tommy’s stock birds at his lofts. Please direct any further enquiries regarding this sale to us at www.pigeonpartners.com, using the “contact us” page.
Total Bids Placed:
| Auction started | 14-Nov-2024 6:00 PM | ||
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