Not the case m8,wee story here, after I checked my loft book Newbury 2009 cold east wind late lib and timed 7.30ish to be 152nd open timing a 7 year old hen,sent 10 birds she was the only bird we got that night,next morning first home 6am blue cock,he would go on to win 4xsnfc diplomas and a silver award,next home 11am blue hen who would go on to win 2x SNFC diplomas,the plot thickens 5 days pass and a cheq cock turns up he then went on to score in 3x SNFC races out to 630 miles,another 5 days pass and a blue bar hen turns up who would then go on to win 4x SNFC open positions out to 550 miles, all of the above 4 birds had never scored at a national before but would go on to win 13 SNFC diplomas between them,moral of the wee tale geo is your future champ could still be working his/ her way home,hope I have not been boring you but have been at this national game a long time and think and hope I can pass on a bit of hope with the above,hoody.