my ybs usualy fly the programme to the coast all my good birds have all flown the programme as ybs usualy 230 mile , only went as far as 215 this year tho , i send my yearlings up to 420 miles obviously the ones i believe are capable of this , at 2 year old i believe its the best age for a pigeon and i send these up to 512 mile , 3 years old upward tend to slow down a bit and the 500 to 700 mile races would suit them better if they were capable