Marlbank Hotspot 5 Report: R.A.M Annandale Takes The Victory While Sam & Judels Leads The Stats Department
At Hotspot 5 Colesberg, R.A.M. Annandale claimed the win while Sam & Judels ruled both Velocity rankings . Niekie Peters tops the Marlbank Ace Pigeon, and Mountain Loft/Murray&Mills/C Oxley's Pigeon of the Week form makes it a season to watch unfold.
Hotspot 5 Colesberg 515km
The Marlbank One Loft Race sent 1,261 pigeons from 244 fanciers 515km to Colesberg for Hotspot 5!
Liberation at 07:45 brought 2°C–4°C, clear skies, and a light-to-moderate 9–12 km/h south-south-easterly tailwind. By the 10:16 midpoint near Bloemfontein, temperatures reached 10°C–12°C under a sustaining 10–14 km/h south-easterly tailwind, with mainly clear skies. Pigeons arrived into Sasolburg's Heron Banks loft through a cool 17°C–19°C afternoon, under fine, dry skies.
Top 10 For The Day
'Copper Sun' took the win at 1702.83 m/min for R.A.M. Annandale, leading the way into the Marlbank One Loft Race. 'LANDINI' followed in 2nd for BJ Jansen van Rensburg, arriving just seconds behind. The rest of the top 10 came in as a tight bunch over nine minutes later: 'YEBO' claimed 3rd for Die Vrystaters, with ZA-25-MOUN-155 close behind in 4th for Mountain Loft/Murray&Mills/C Oxley (ENG). ZA-25-VSDK-1137 took 5th for Theunissen & Labuschagne, with 'FIRST GIRL' following in 6th for Heerman Gilbert Holland Klingbiel. 'IMMACULATE' came home in 7th for Niekie Peters, with ZA-25-EDEN-4438 in 8th for Pieter Raath. ZA-25-CRU-4564 claimed 9th for Timeless Trio, and 'PIASTRI' completed the top 10 for Sam & Judels, arriving fractions of a second behind.
Velocity News Fancier of the Race
In Hotspot 5 Colesberg, 131 out of 244 competing fanciers qualified for this ranking by meeting the minimum requirement of basketing at least 4 pigeons.
Rankings are based on the percentage of a fancier's basketed pigeons placing within the top 5% of the race (the top 63 out of 1,261 total entries), with ties broken by the highest average velocity of those positions.
Sam & Judels is named Velocity News Fancier of the Race, topping the ranking with 40.00% of his participating pigeons inside the Top 5%.
The Top 10 Most Efficient Fanciers
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The Follow Up Ranking
The Top 10% Follow Up Ranking measures fanciers with the highest percentage of their basketed birds finishing in the top 10% of the race, which means the leading 126 out of 1,261 pigeons. In Hotspot 5 Colesberg, 131 of 244 participating fanciers qualified by basketing at least 4 pigeons. Ties are resolved using highest average velocity across their arrivals. This ranking does not decide Velocity News Fancier of the Race.
Sam & Judels led the Velocity News Follow Up ranking with 60.00% of their pigeons placing inside the top 10% arrivals.
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Ace Pigeon Rankings
Niekie Peters secured the top spot on the Ace rankings with 'IMMACULATE', achieving a speed of 1432.29 m/min. Following closely in second was Hans de Noon, while Thone Pigeons & R&R Lofts (BEL) completed the top three at 1424.04 m/min.
Ronnie Huebsch took fourth at 1422.62 m/min, ahead of Harry Wilson in fifth at 1421.30 m/min. Johan Schlebush rounded out the top six at 1419.61 m/min, while Mountain Loft/Murray&Mills/C Oxley (ENG) claimed seventh at 1418.99 m/min.
Sam & Judels took eighth with 'VERSTAPPEN' at 1418.87 m/min, followed by Danie Maree in ninth at 1417.999 m/min. Jerry Right (GB) completed the top 10 at 1417.78 m/min.
1st Ace Pigeon
2nd Ace Pigeon
3rd Ace Pigeon
Pigeon of the Week
Velocity News introduced Pigeon of the Week to identify the best pigeons week by week. It is awarded to the pigeon with the smallest average margin behind the winner across two consecutive races.
Comparing Hotspot 4 Springfontein against Hotspot 5 Colesberg, Mountain Loft/Murray&Mills/C Oxley's (ENG) ZA-25-MOUN-155 earns Pigeon of the Week, averaging 4 minutes and 41.615 seconds behind the winner with a 1st-place finish at Hotspot 4 Springfontein and 4th at Hotspot 5 Colesberg. Jerry Right's (GB) ZA-25-MOUN-198 follows closely at 6 minutes and 9.745 seconds (8th at Hotspot 4 Springfontein, 27th at Hotspot 5 Colesberg), while Sam & Judels' 'VERSTAPPEN' completes the podium at 6 minutes and 15.885 seconds (12th at Hotspot 4 Springfontein, 29th at Hotspot 5 Colesberg).
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Looking Ahead
R.A.M. Annandale's win over Colesberg sets an early benchmark, but it's Sam & Judels who leaves the strongest mark on the week, doubling up with both the Velocity News Fancier of the Race performance and the Follow Up Ranking. Niekie Peters' Ace Pigeon Ranking lead adds another name to watch, while Mountain Loft/Murray&Mills/C Oxley's Pigeon of the Week form across Springfontein and Colesberg points to real consistency building in that loft. Whether any of them can carry that momentum into the next race remains to be seen.
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