1995, 6th Open SNFC Niort 613 miles, not bad for a then 23 year old lad, went on to win Scotland's Own Young Fancier of the Year.
More up to date, 1st Open SNRPC Cholet 556 miles, 1st Open SNFC Falaise 450 miles plus an inland national win
Have by all accounts heard it was great sale, pure quality from top class fanciers.
Had I still had sprint aspirations I would have certainly been at the sale
No disrespect mate but that is nonsense, darkness youngsters are so full of vigour, energy and have less stress as they have little demands placed on them for the growing of flights in he race season hence they are more robust to illness
As for affecting them in later life is nonsense too, our 3 national winners were darkness babies
Without a doubt in my eyes Fortune Lady, this hen is a legend and pure Scottish better than the continentals
Others that come to mind are Starview Pegasus a SNFC winner and sire of a SNFC winner, Kingdom Boy a double Scottish national winner
Dennis Anderson from Annan, no one has a better record than Dennis at the moment
Winner of the SNFC Averages and Scottish Fancier of the Year for the second year in a row
I do it the once Frank, it really gets the down feathers out of them, infact when I open the door its like a blizzard inside
Shortly will be missing out a day a week, done this for years, a tip I got from my master