are you a member of S.H.U. and do you race Jim ?? if so call them and explain , they will register the bird as yours , you can then add it to your team , good luck.
it doesn't happen overnight Paul , well not for most .I have had some good information over the past few years ,yet found that by questioning myself and what I was doing ,rather than question other folk ,I made a little progress up the result sheet
have trod the road of asking for help many times Walter , sometimes in desperation , like you say , its often those who know less than yourself that are willing to give ??