Description

Sire: 463 CAS 24

His pedigree brings together two exceptionally successful Rous breeders:

14 ZA 14 and 4645 NOK 17.

14 ZA 14:

• Club winner
  • 3rd Ace Bird
  • Sire of 123 CAS 2023
  • 123 CAS 2023 became Ace Pigeon Marlbank Lofts 2024.

4645 NOK 17:

• 3-time Club winner
  • Dam of 123 CAS 23 – 1st Ace Pigeon Marlbank OLR 2024
  • Dam of 500 CAS 24 – 2nd Ace Pigeon Marlbank OLR 2025
  • Her family produced 9316 CAS 19, a 6-time winner
  • 9316 bred 2 Union winners and 4 Club winners
  • Dam of 501 CAS 2024, winner of the Marlbank Final 2025.

Marlbank auction records confirm the outstanding performance of 500 CAS 24: 2nd Ace Pigeon Marlbank 2025, 1st Noupoort 565 km and 2nd Hanover 585 km. The same record lists 4645 NOK 17 as a 3-time winner and the dam of the 1st Ace Pigeon Marlbank 2024.

The same auction records also document 501 CAS 24 as the 1st Final Marlbank 2025 and 6th Ace Pigeon, with 2nd at Colesberg and 26th at Hanover. Its dam, 9316 CAS 19, is recorded as a 6-time 1st-prize winner and producer of Union winners.

Commercial value of the sire family:

• A Marlbank 2024 Ace Pigeon from the 4645/9316 family was sold for R301,000.
  • 500 CAS 24, 2nd Ace Pigeon Marlbank 2025, later sold for R146,000.
  • 501 CAS 24, the 2025 Marlbank Final winner, later sold for R70,000.

Dam: 13 SHAMWARI 25

The dam line traces directly through 014 SHAMWARI

The dam line traces directly through 014 SHAMWARI 24 and 10910 VPU 22.

• Bred for stock from a brother-to-sister mating
  • Sire of 008 SHAMWARI 2024
  • 008 SHAMWARI 2024 was 7th in Race 2 at Dinokeng, arriving on the first drop
  • 008 then won Race 3 at Dinokeng
  • Sire of 64 SHAMWARI 25
  • 64 SHAMWARI 25 won 1st Hotspot 7 Marlbank OLR 2026 from Hanover over 580 km.

10910 VPU 22: “Shamwari Pekutangira”

• 4th Ace Bird Marlbank OLR 2023
  • 1st Trompsburg
  • 1st Hanover
  • Full sister to 3820 VPU 2023
  • 3820 VPU 2023 was 3rd Final Genetic OLR
  • Dam of 4938 CYRILS 2023
  • 4938 CYRILS 2023 sold for R155,000.

3820 VPU 22:

• 3rd Final – Genetic OLR
  • 7th Aberdeen, 454 km
  • 1348 m/min at Aberdeen
  • The pedigree specifically identifies the bird as part of the Hooymans line.

Important family achievements:

The strongest documented performances behind 66 SHAMWARI 25 include:

• 18th Marlbank OLR Final 2026 – 655 km
  • 25th Ace Bird Marlbank OLR 2026
  • 1st Ace Pigeon Marlbank OLR 2024 – 123 CAS 23
  • 2nd Ace Pigeon Marlbank OLR 2025 – 500 CAS 24
  • 1st Marlbank Final 2025 – 501 CAS 24
  • 4th Ace Bird Marlbank OLR 2023 – 10910 VPU 22
  • 3rd Genetic OLR Final – 3820 VPU 22
  • 6-time winner – 9316 CAS 19
  • 3-time Club winner – 4645 NOK 17
  • Club winner and 3rd Ace Bird – 14 ZA 14.

Documented sales connected to this family include:

• R301,000 – Marlbank 2024 Ace Pigeon from the Rous family
  • R155,000 – 4938 CYRILS 2023
  • R146,000 – 500 CAS 24, 2nd Ace Marlbank 2025
  • R70,000 – 501 CAS 24, Marlbank Final winner 2025.