Description

ZA 25 JKL 117 — Performance & Pedigree

Ring: ZA 25 JKL 117
Breeder: Exclusive Pigeon Paradise
Parents: 24 VPU 703 × ZA JKL 1147/24 “EPP Ellie”

The supplied pedigree records ZA 25 JKL 117 as an 8th-place finisher from 905 pigeons in the Marlbank OLR 2026 Final at Richmond, 655 km, with 28th Ace Bird recorded.

ZA 25 JKL 117 — Marlbank OLR 2026

Marlbank OLR 2026 Final

• 8th Final
• 905 pigeons
• Richmond
• 655 km
• 1115 m/min
• 28th Ace Bird

This is the documented racing result specifically shown for ZA 25 JKL 117 on the supplied pedigree.

Sire — 24 VPU 703

The sire, 24 VPU 703, is recorded as a very good racer and as having won the Yearling Championship Points in VPU during the 2025 season.

He is also recorded as the sire of:

“EPP QUIN”

EPP Quin recorded:

• 8th / 905 pigeons
• Marlbank Final
• Richmond
• 655 km
• 1342 m/min
• 28th Ace Bird

These details are stated directly on the supplied pedigree.

Sire-side breeding

The pedigree includes 19 VPUD 1858, a pied cock obtained from Schalk Posthumus and sold to Jan van Jaarsveldt on 27 August 2025.

The pedigree states that he was bred from birds originally obtained by Jan van Jaarsveldt from the late Andre Carlsen.

His parents are listed as:

Sire: ZA 2013 15212
Dam: ZA 2012 23772

A sibling of 19 VPUD 1858 is recorded as having finished 3rd in the 2023 Marlbank OLR Final.

Dam — ZA JKL 1147/24 “EPP ELLIE”

The dam of ZA 25 JKL 117 is ZA JKL 1147/24 “EPP ELLIE.”

Her recorded Marlbank OLR 2025 results are:

• 2nd Final — Marlbank OLR 2025
• 1103 m/min
• 3rd Ace Bird Overall — Marlbank OLR 2025
• 1st Semi-Final — Marlbank OLR 2025
• 1289 m/min
• Won the Semi-Final by more than 10 minutes
• Won the Combine the same weekend against approximately 8,000 pigeons

These results are also independently documented in the 2025 Marlbank auction listing for EPP Ellie.

EPP Ellie — auction record

ZA JKL 1147/24 “EPP ELLIE” was offered in the Marlbank OLR auction in September 2025.

The recorded winning bid was:

R74,000

The auction listing identifies her as the 3rd Ace Bird Marlbank OLR 2025, 2nd Richmond Final, and 1st Hanover, with the Hanover result won by more than nine minutes and against approximately 8,000 pigeons.

Sire of EPP Ellie — ZA ABL 1456/24

The pedigree identifies ZA ABL 1456/24 as the sire of EPP Ellie.

He is described as:

• Inbred Kittel
• Dirk Van Den Bulck
• Bred from the Kittel family
• Bred EPP Ellie at only seven months old

The pedigree specifically states that ZA ABL 1456/24 is bred from DV 01769 1008 21, described as “Kittel x Kittel 1008,” and a daughter of Kittel.

Kittel / Dirk Van Den Bulck family

The pedigree includes:

DV 01769 1008 21

described as:

• “Kittel X Kittel 1008”
• Dirk Van Den Bulck
• Inbred back to Kittel
• Bred from a direct son of Kittel
• Mated to a granddaughter of Kittel

The pedigree also contains NLD 1418637 19, described as a Dirk Van Den Bulck hen and grandmother to “Turbo Kittel.”

Independent breeding records identify NLD 1418637/19 as grandmother to ZA PWDU 9849/2020, described as 3rd World Allround Best Bird 2021 and a 6× SANPO Gold Medal winner, as well as grandmother to ZA PWDU 9060/2020, described as the second-best Middle Distance pigeon in the PWDU.

The same family is also connected to Kittel, who is documented as 1st National Ace KBDB 2013.

Dam of EPP Ellie — ZA VPU 8159/23 “GOLDEN CLOUD”

The second side of EPP Ellie's pedigree is:

ZA VPU 8159/23 “GOLDEN CLOUD”

The pedigree describes her as:

• Golden Carelly
• “Next Level”
• Linebred to four different Ace pigeons
• From the Golden Carelly × 08816 super pair

The pedigree further records that in her first breeding season she bred ZA JKL 1147/24 EPP Ellie, with the same Marlbank achievements listed above.

Golden Carelly family

The pedigree contains several Golden Carelly-related pigeons, including:

ZA VPU 8443/22

Listed as:

• “0003 × 0004”
• Golden Carelly
• Super Pair
• Linebred for stock to the two super-star nest mates

ZA VPU 1324/18 “NEW GOLDEN ACE”

Listed as Golden Carelly Ace Line.

The pedigree also contains:

ZA 20504/21 — “Carelly Super Lock”

and

ZA VPU 7947/18 — “The Ultimate Machine”

from the Golden Carelly Ace Line.

ZA GPU 03022/16 — “CARELLYS GOLDEN UNION WINNER”

The Golden Carelly family represented in the pedigree also connects to ZA GPU 03022/16, documented as:

• 1st Club
• 1st Division
• 1st Union
• Bloem Old Birds
• 385 km
• 1396 m/min
• Union winner by two minutes

The same family is recorded as producing further winners and Ace pigeons.

ZA GPU 17912/12 — “SHORT DISTANCE ACE UNION”

The pedigree's Golden Carelly background traces into ZA GPU 17912/12, which has a documented record of:

• 1st Ace Pigeon Short Distance — GPU Young Bird Series 2013
• 3rd Overall Ace Pigeon — GPU Club Young Bird Series 2013
• 6th Overall Ace Pigeon — GPU Young Bird Series 2013
• Winner of GPU Young Bird Sales Race
• R37,500 prize
• 5th Ace Pigeon Short Distance — GPU Old Bird Series 2014

These results are documented by Out of Africa Lofts.

Other winners from the Golden Carelly family

Documented related performers include:

ZA GPU 07484/14

• 2× Club Winner
• Union Winner
• 1st Club
• 1st Division
• 1st GPU Union
• Middelburg
• 682 km
• 1084 m/min

and also:

• 1st Club
• 2nd Division
• 2nd GPU Union
• Bloemfontein
• 385 km
• 1414 m/min.

ZA GPU 104/15

• 2× Winner
• 3rd GPU Car Race
• 2nd Final Race
• R50,000 prize money
• 1st Club
• 3rd Division
• 3rd GP Union
• 474 km
• 1st Club / 2nd Division / 2nd GPU
• 584 km.

ZA GPU 17902/12

• 1st Club
• 1st Division
• 2nd GP Union
• Winburg
• 297 km
• 1702 m/min
• 2nd Club
• 2nd Division
• 4th GPU
• Middelburg
• 675 km.

EPP Ellie family — additional OLR performers

The wider EPP Ellie / Exclusive Pigeon Paradise family has produced further documented OLR performers.

ZA JKL 190/2025

Listed as a full sibling to EPP Ellie through the relevant family line. The pigeon was sold for:

R4,000

The same listing records related offspring including EPP Ruby, which recorded:

• 19th / 1,398 — Hotspot 1, equal winner
• 8th / 984 — Hotspot 7, equal winner
• 97th / 1,230 — Hotspot 6

and EPP Elle, which recorded:

• 27th / 1,793 — Race 3 AfrikaPro OLR.

Auction value within the family

Documented auction prices connected to this breeding family include:

The R74,000 result is the directly documented auction price for EPP Ellie herself.

Auction-ready facts

ZA 25 JKL 117

Exclusive Pigeon Paradise

2026 Marlbank OLR Final Performer

ZA 25 JKL 117 recorded 8th Final from 905 pigeons at Richmond over 655 km at 1115 m/min, together with 28th Ace Bird in the 2026 Marlbank OLR.

Bred from 24 VPU 703 × ZA JKL 1147/24 “EPP Ellie.”

The dam, EPP Ellie, was a major Marlbank OLR performer in 2025, recording 2nd Final, 3rd Ace Bird Overall and 1st Semi-Final, winning the Semi-Final by more than 10 minutes and winning the Combine against approximately 8,000 pigeons. She subsequently sold for R74,000.

The sire side includes a documented 3rd Marlbank OLR Final sibling from 2023, while the dam side combines Dirk Van Den Bulck/Kittel genetics with the Golden Carelly family.

The Kittel side includes NLD 1418637/19, documented as grandmother to the pigeon recorded as 3rd World Allround Best Bird 2021 and 6× SANPO Gold Medal winner, while the Golden Carelly side includes documented Ace pigeons, Union winners and prize-money winners.

The wider Golden Carelly family includes ZA GPU 17912/12, winner of the GPU Young Bird Sales Race for R37,500, 1st Ace Short Distance GPU Young Bird Series and 5th Ace Short Distance Old Bird Series.

ZA 25 JKL 117 therefore carries documented results from the 2026 Marlbank Final together with a dam that was a 2025 Marlbank Final and Ace performer, a R74,000 auction pigeon, and a pedigree combining Kittel/Dirk Van Den Bulck with Golden Carelly and proven South African Ace and Union-winning lines.