Grand Dtr of Frans Zwols Titan and Lone Survivor
From a son of Titan paired a daughter of Lone Survivor — Zwols National blood crossed onto NIPA winners
TIER 1 · PAIRING DOSSIER The full analysis of what this pairing produces
THE PAIRING
Two very different kinds of winner. The cock is a son of Titan × 63, both Frans Zwols birds with substantial records of their own. The hen is a direct daughter of Lone Survivor, and her sire’s family holds three separate 1st Open NIPA wins.
Nothing is shared between the two sides — Dutch National and UK Federation blood on one, Irish NIPA and SAMDPR One Loft blood on the other.
The Cock — GB21N17929 "Pioneer Titan"
Smokey Blue · Stock Cock · Zwols · Bred by Zwols Pigeons
A son of Titan × 63.
Titan (NL11-1206460) — sire or grandsire of 1st and two 2nd Sections NFC, 2nd and 26th Open NFC, 1st Section and 2nd Open BBC, two 2nd Combines, 17th Open BICC and 30th BICC Agen, plus club winners. His sire 563 is direct from the super couple De Bijter × Visje and is himself the sire of Space Shuttle, a top racer with three 1sts and two 2nds up to 10,000 birds and 1st National Middle Distance 2009. His dam 852 is the last youngster from the ace breeding couple 879 × 344 and the dam of Space Shuttle and Shuttle Cock.
63 (GB15N73463) — his dam, a winner of 5 × 1st and Bird of the Year as a young bird. At stock she is dam or grandam of 1st Combine at 195 miles, 1st Federation at 128 miles, 1st Section and 2nd Open Young Bird National, 1st Section and 2nd Open National at 580 miles, and 30th Open Agen BICC. Her sire 723 is a direct son of Argon and the sire of My Little Darling; her dam is Tip Top 076, dam or grandam of at least 30 firsts in clubs and federations.
In short: a stock cock whose dam won five firsts herself and whose sire’s family produced a National winner.
The Hen — GB25X23672 "Pioneer Lone Cloud"
Blue Chequer Ticked Hen · Lone Survivor line · Bred by Darren Ede
A direct daughter of Lone Survivor — 1st UK Ace Pigeon with over an hour’s lead, 5th International Ace Pigeon, 3rd in the Knockout and 45th Open in the SAMDPR 2020 Final.
Dark Rooney (GB24V31331) — her sire, a half-brother to Turn & Burn, 1st Open NIPA against 13,199 birds, and to Dark Cloud, 1st Open NIPA against 19,875 birds, 1st Open NIPA against 7,745, 1st Open NIPA against 1,143 and 10th Open NIPA against 13,199 — both raced by Owen Markey. His sire Super 75 is a son of Great Guss and the father of Turn & Burn; his dam Fantastic 555 is the mother of Dark Cloud, a double RPRA Award winner and NIPA Old Bird of the Year.
Lone Survivor (GB19S23323) — her dam. By The Gent, son of New Harry, out of Foxy Queen, a daughter of Foxy Lady.
In short: her sire’s family holds three separate 1st Opens against NIPA fields of up to 19,875 birds, and her dam is the UK’s best-known One Loft ace hen.
GRANDPARENTS OF EVERY YOUNGSTER FROM THIS ROUND
SIDE | PIGEON | WHY IT MATTERS |
Sire’s Sire | Titan (NL11-1206460) | Sire/g.sire of 2nd and 26th Open NFC, 17th Open BICC |
Sire’s Dam | 63 (GB15N73463) | Winner of 5 × 1st; Bird of the Year as a young bird |
Dam’s Sire | Dark Rooney (GB24V31331) | Half-brother to Turn & Burn and Dark Cloud, both 1st Open NIPA |
Dam’s Dam | Lone Survivor (GB19S23323) | 1st UK Ace Pigeon; 5th International Ace Pigeon |
FOUNDATION ANCESTORS
PIGEON | FAMILY | CONTRIBUTION |
Lone Survivor | Ede | 1st UK Ace Pigeon by over an hour; 45th SAMDPR Final 2020 |
Dark Cloud | Markey | 3 × 1st Open NIPA, to 19,875 birds; NIPA Old Bird of the Year |
Turn & Burn | Markey | 1st Open NIPA against 13,199 birds |
Great Guss | Markey | Behind hundreds of winners |
Titan | Zwols | 2nd and 26th Open NFC; 17th Open BICC |
Space Shuttle | Zwols | 1st National Middle Distance 2009; 3 × 1st to 10,000 birds |
Tip Top 076 | Zwols | Dam/g.dam of 30+ firsts in clubs and federations |
Pair 19: a son of Titan and the five-times-first hen 63, over a direct daughter of Lone Survivor. NFC, BICC and a National Middle Distance winner on one side; three 1st Opens against NIPA fields up to 19,875 birds and the 1st UK Ace Pigeon on the other.