Description

ZA 25 OERF 9830 has a recorded race history across the Marlbank-style One Loft Race distances, from 215 km through to 805 km. Its strongest listed result was 16th place at Edenburg HS3 over 390 km, against 1,350 pigeons. The pedigree certificate identifies this as a top-1.2% finish.

The certificate highlights three top-10% finishes at Bloemfontein, Edenburg and Colesberg. It also records a peak velocity of 1,629.5311 m/min at Colesberg and completion of the 805 km Trans Karoo race.

Sire and bloodline achievements

The sire is B 23-5039534, described as Figo James × Sedna, from the Jos Thoné line.

Figo James — BE 16-2226170

The official Jos Thoné Pigeons profile records Figo James as:

• 1st National Ace Pigeon Châteauroux, 2018–2019.
• 2nd National Châteauroux against 4,203 pigeons in 2019.
• 1st National Zone at Châteauroux and 1st National Zone at Argenton.
• 39th National Bourges against 5,831 pigeons.

Sedna — BE 04-5026055

Sedna is identified as the sire’s dam in the supplied pedigree. The independent Winkie European Breeding Station profile records:

• 1st International Narbonne in 2005, against 5,870 pigeons.
• 1st Provincial Ace Pigeon Long Distance, KBDB, in 2005.
• 1st National AVR Long Distance in 2005.

This gives the sire’s documented ancestry a notable long-distance reference alongside Figo James’s national middle-distance results.

Dam-side information

The dam is ZA 23 Bessi 100, recorded as a gift from Paul Bester.