Testimonials

Amongst those fanciers flying Ron’s birds are his good friends Mr & Mrs Stephen Booth. Each season a team of young birds are bred by Ron and raced by Mr & Mrs Booth (previously Booth & Bowers). Their star performers include, ‘59’, winner of 4 x 1^st, 5 x 2^nd etc in the Federation (plus many other 3rds, 4ths Federation etc), and it’s nestmate ‘60’, also a top performer with 7 x 1^st, 4 x 2^nd, 3 x 3^rd etc. in Federation, then there is ‘606’, in two years racing he has amassed, 10 x 1sts including 5 x 1^st Federation as well as other top prizes.

“We go to Ron every year because he has the very best. We race them every week and are more than satisfied with the quality and the top results which they have for us” 

Stephen Booth

2026 - Old Bird Results only - 4 Bird clocking limit in 2 clubs and Federation.

2 Clubs (no duplications) 28 x 1sts, 29 x 2nds, 23 x 3rds, 23 x 4ths etc.

Federation; 10 x 1sts, 13 x 2nds, 10 x 3rds, 9 x 4ths etc

Also : 1^st & 2^nd NE Lancs 2 Bird Club Yeovil

          1^st & 2^nd NE Lancs 2 Bird Club Mangotsfield 

2026 – Young Birds

1/8/26 1^st Club 4^th Fed ‘533’ Johny Panis bred by Ron Hillcoat

          2^nd Club 5^th Fed ‘557’ Blizzard King Kittel bred by Ron Hillcoat

“All birds bred by Ron or bred by myself from birds supplied by Ron, top winning bloodlines” Stephen Booth 2/08/2026

2025 - Old Bird results only - 4 Bird clocking limit in 2 clubs and Federation. 

2 Clubs (no duplications) 27 x 1sts etc ….

Federation results 4 Bird clocking limit – 14 x 1sts etc

The ‘39’ cock – 2 x 1^st Federation 2024. This year 2025, 5 x 1^st Federation, 3 x 3^rd Federation, 2 x 4^th Federation etc. Club and Federation Bird of the Year 2025 with Highest Points Tally ever!

Blizzard 27 – 1^st Federation, 4^th Federation etc.

Blizzard 41 – 1^st Federation, 2^nd Federation, 3^rd Federation etc.

Panis 46 – 3^rd Federation, 4^th Federation etc.

“Some excellent results with Ron’s Blizzard King Kittels and Johny Panis (Bulcks)”

Stephen Booth 26/07/25

2024 - Old Bird results only - 4 Bird clocking limit in 2 clubs and Federation. 

2 Clubs (no duplications) 27 x 1sts, 23 x 2nds, 24 x 3rds, 24 x 4ths etc.

Federation; 10 x 1sts, 10 x 2nds, 10 x 3^rd, 10 x 4ths etc.

“Good old bird season, the best, Ron’s pigeons top” Stephen Booth

Mr & Mrs Stephen Booth – 2025 season “90% of our pigeons are bred by Ron or bred by ourselves from birds direct from Ron”

‘The 39 cock’ – 2024 2 x 1^st Federation, 2025 5 x 1^st Federation, 2 x 2^nd Federation, 2 x 4^th Federation, 2025 Bird of Year in Federation (Record number of points)

Club Racing from 15 races flown – no duplications, 

Earby Club 14 x 1sts

Colne Club 13 x 1sts

2023 Old Bird Racing

Federation results with 4 bird clocking limit, First race, 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, Second Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, Third Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Fourth Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, Fifth Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, Sixth Race, 1^st 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, Seventh Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Eighth Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Ninth Race, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Tenth Race, 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, Eleventh Race 1^st etc. 

17^th June 2023 ; 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd Border Amal 

8^th July 2023 : 1^st Border Amal

British Homing World 7^th July 2023 “In 2008 Stephen made what he described as the best phone call he’s ever made, he rang Simon Hughes of the A& S Hughes partnership of Rochdale, and a deal was made to buy a full round of latebreds off their stock team and 20 young birds to race for 2009, the then partnership of Booth & Bowers never looked back……Ten years later and Stephen made a another very good phone call to his very good friend over at Sowerby Bridge, Ron Hillcoat. Since then Ron has provided Stephen with a team of young birds to race every year, as everyone knows Ron buys the very, very best, of which Stephen has the best to race from his Stefaan Lambrechts, Heremans-Ceusters, Dirk Van Den Bulck and this season his Johnny Panis.

Stephen finished off by saying a huge thank you to Simon Hughes for all the help and advice over the years and also to Ron Hillcoat for his continued support and supplying some of the best bloodlines that are winning all over Europe"

 2023 Total Results - Mr & Mrs Stephen Booth– 4 Bird clocking limit in 2 clubs and Federation. 

(Mainly Old Birds as Young Bird racing was stopped due to Y.B.S.)

2 Clubs (no duplications) 26 x 1sts, 25 x 2nds, 23 x 3rds, 23 x 4ths etc.

Federation; 10 x 1sts, 13 x 2nds, 9 x 3rds, 8 x 4ths etc.

Border Amal; 2 x 1sts, 2^nd, 3^rd.

Open Race : 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd.

Some principal winners bred by Ron Hillcoat;

23V12605 1^st, 12609 2^nd, 12601 1^st, 12607 3^rd, 12611 1^st, 12612 1^st, 12619 3^rd, 12639 3^rd, 12620 3^rd

22V05566 2^nd Fed, 2^nd Fed, 21V05082 4^th, 4^th, 22V05595 1^st Fed, 2^nd Fed, 3^rd Fed, 4^th Fed

20V30625 10^th Fed, 10^th Fed, 22V05600 2^nd Fed, 2^nd Fed, 3^rd Fed, 21V05036 1^st,1^st, 4^th, 5^th,

20V3026 1st Fed, 4^th Fed, 5^th Fed, 5^th Fed. 5^th Fed, 22V05563 4^th Fed, 6^th Fed, 20V80405 3^rd Fed, 4^th Fed, 21V05105 2^nd Fed, 2^nd Fed (often these positions are behind loft mates)

2022 Old Bird Racing 

Club One with 4 bird clocking limit (top 4 positions only, 14 races flown)

12 x 1sts, 11 x 2nds, 12 x 3rds, 13 x 4ths etc

Club Two with 4 bird clocking limit (top 4 positions only, 14 races flown)

13 x 1sts, 11 x 2nds, 9 x 3rds, 13 x 4ths etc.

Federation with 4 bird clocking limit (top 4 positions only, 14 races flown0

6 x 1sts, 7 x 2nds, 8 x 3rds, 9 x 4ths etc. 

2022 Young Bird Racing

8 races flown; In club 6 x 1sts, (First race 3^rd and 4^th, all other races 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th each week, with 4 bird clocking limit.)

Federation with 4 bird clocking limit, First race, 3^rd , 6^th , 7^th, 8^th, Second race, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th ,Third race, 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th 8^th , Fourth race, 1^st, 2^nd, 6^th, 7^th, Fifth race, 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th , 7^th, Sixth race, 1^st, 2^nd, 5^th, 6^th, Seventh race, 1^st, 2^nd, 6^th , 7^th, Final race, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th and 8^th. Young Bird of Year in Federation 

Booth & Bowers: 2021 Three special young birds;

‘021’- 1^st Fed, 3rd Fed, 3^rd Fed, 3^rd Fed, 4^th Fed, 6^th Fed. (mainly beaten by loft mates)

‘031’- 1^st Fed, 1^st Fed, 2^nd Fed, 3^rd Fed. (also would have another 3 x 1sts when beaten on trap by loft mates).

‘028’- 4^th Fed, 5^th Fed. (behind loft mates)

Mick Hannaway – Mick is a good friend of Mark Sherwood who introduced him to myself. Mick got a team of young birds from me to race, he collected them at the end of April.

His first race was 8/8/26 winning 1^st club with ‘651’ a Blizzard King Kittel , 4^th Club with ‘663’ a Pitbull, and 7^th with ‘641’ another Blizzard King Kittel ( all bred by Ron Hillcoat).

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Sherwood & Jones – A small selection of results with birds bred by Ron Hillcoat

2026 – Old Bird racing (Limited info)

‘219’ – 2^nd club etc

‘692’ – 2^nd club, 5th club etc

‘083’ – 4^th club etc

2026 – Young birds

8/8/26 – ‘546’ Blizzard King Kittel bred by Ron Hillcoat, 1^st club, 1^st Federation 787b                                                                                       ‘501’ Pitbull bred by Ron Hillcoat, 2^nd club, 2^nd Federation 787b            

 ‘502’ Pitbull bred by Ron Hillcoat 4^th club, 4^th Federation 787b

2025 – Old Bird Racing - 

Results with some birds bred by Ron Hillcoat

‘083’ – 1^st club, 5^th Federation, 1^st club, 1^st Federation, 2^nd Club, 3^rd club.

‘690’ – 1^st club,5 Bird Club 3^rd , 1^st club, 2^nd club. 2^nd club, 7^th club with top Fed positions,

‘063’ – 2^nd club (beaten by loftmate) 

‘692’ – 1^st club, 4^th club etc with top Fed positions

Young Birds

‘229’ – 1^st club

‘215’ – 2^nd club

‘219’ - 2^nd club etc.

Sherwood & Jones, pigeons bred by Ron Hillcoat (the partnership also have prizes with pigeons bred by themselves)

2024 Old Birds 

‘684’ - 6^th club, 6^th Federation

‘715’ - 17^th Federation

‘697’ - 1^st club, 1^st Federation, 1^st club 5^th Federation, 20^th Federation

‘698’ - 2^nd club, 2^nd Federation

‘712’ - 3^RD club, 3^rd Federation6th Club 11^th Federation 

‘690’ – 1^ST club, 2^nd club with top Fed positions.

‘705’ - 7^th Federation

‘713’ - 9^Th Federation, 18^th Federation

‘680’ - 17^th Federation

‘009’ - 2^nd club, 7^th Federation

‘712’ - 11^TH Federation

‘680’ - 2^nd club, 2^nd Federation

‘702’ - 13^th Federation

‘075’ - 20^th Federation

‘692’ – 2^nd club, 2^nd Federation

‘695’ – 15^th Federation

Part 2023 Mark Sherwood, pigeons bred by Ron Hillcoat (Mark also has prizes with pigeons which he has bred)

‘697’ – 1^st club, 1^st Fed, 1^st club 2^ND Fed, 7^th club 7^th Fed, 11^th Fed

‘698’ - 2^nd club 3^rd Fed, 4^th club 5^th Fed, 5^th club 9^th Fed, 12^th club 26^th Fed, 5^th club 21^st Fed

‘680’ - 3^rd club, 6^th club 10^th Fed, 9^th club 16^th Fed, 7^th club 10^th Fed, 1^st Open North Midlands Continental Club 209 miles, 23^rd Sect, N 68^th Open North Midlands Continental Club 347 miles, 5^th Sect. N 34^th Open North Midlands Continental Club 409 miles 

‘075’ - 4^th club 6^th Fed, 4^th club 8^th Fed, 2^nd club 10^th Fed, 1^st club, 2^nd Fed 2^nd Combine, 14^th Fed, 18^th Fed

‘714’ - 1^st club 2^nd Fed, 10^th club 18^th Fed

‘716’ - 2^nd club 3^rd Fed

‘705’ - 3^rd club 4^th Fed

‘693’ - 6^th club 7^th Fed, 4^th Open North Midlands Continental Club 209 miles, 

‘691’ - 3^rd equal Fed, 18^th Fed, 12^th Fed

‘692’ - 1^st equal Fed, 4^th Fed, 16^th Fed

‘603’ - 9^th Fed

‘713’ - 3^rd equal Fed

‘714’ - 18^th Fed

‘690’ - 19^th Fed, 16^th Fed

‘687’ - 3^rd Fed, 29^th Open North Midlands Continental Club 209 miles, 

‘702’ – 1^st Fed, 31^st Open North Midlands Continental Club 209 miles.

‘688’ - 1^st equal Fed

‘690’ - 1^st equal Fed

‘709’ - 3^rd equal Fed

‘009’ – 16^th Sect N 47^th Open North Midlands Continental Club 347 miles

2022 Mark Sherwood, bred by Ron Hillcoat 

‘001’- 3^rd Fed, 3^rd Sect. 4^th Open N.M.C.C. 178 miles

‘006’- 8^TH Fed, 10^th Fed.

‘012’- 9^th Sect. 11^th Open N.M.C.C. 178 miles

‘014’- 9^th Fed.

‘015’- 5^th Fed, 10^th Fed.

‘070’- 2^nd Fed.

‘074’- 7^th Fed, 18^th Fed.

‘079’- 5^th Fed, 10^th Fed.

‘061’-2^nd Fed, 5^th Fed.

‘062’- 9^th Fed.

‘009’- 1st Fed, 5^th Fed, 14^th Fed, 15^th Fed.

‘075’- 3^rd Fed, 7^th Fed, 7^th Fed, 1^st Fed, 3^rd Fed, 3^rd Fed, 5^th Fed.

GB21V05075 Best Old Bird Midland Combine 2022 when Mark won the Combine Average also RPRA Regional Sprint Award 2022

2022 Young bird races, with birds bred by Ron Hillcoat 

‘675’ - 1^st and 12^th Fed, 

‘714’ - 5^th and 9^th Fed.

‘700’ - 10^th, 14^th and 15^th Fed.

‘698’ - 1^st and 8^th Fed.

‘713’ - 2^nd Fed.

‘695’ - 4^th and 9^th Fed.

‘662’ - 14^th and 18^th Fed.

‘680’ was 19^th Fed.

GB22V050698 - RPRA Regional Sprint Award 2022 

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John Adams & Son, Stokesley, North Yorks, “We are consistently breeding winners for other fanciers from our stock birds many of which have been obtained direct from Ron. Some birds of note which we have bred, include, ‘The Fut Cock’, raced by Blacket &Renwick, a summer bred, showed his class as a young bird winning 2 x 1sts and a Futurity Win, a yearling 4 x 1sts despite a serious injury.

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Top flyers Ward & Cullen, Wirral. Mo and Mike have won several top prizes with Ron’s birds including, Carentan, 293 miles, 1^st Wollesey HS, 1^st North Wirral Federation, 9^th North Wirral Amal, 48th Combine. From Yeovil, 171 miles, they were 1^st Club, 1^st West Cheshire Federation, 1^st Amal, 1^st North West Combine against 10,684 birds, with their superb home bred cock NWHU17H6001, his sire was bred from a pair bred by Ron and his dam was bred by Ron.

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Bobby Logan, Ayrshire, Scotland; “My wife Mary and myself have been visiting Ron and Iris in Sowerby Bridge for many years now. On each visit we have brought back young pigeons for future breeding and have never been disappointed with their offspring. The quality of Ron’s birds are second to none and we have consistently bred top winners from them. I would not go anywhere else.” Bobby Logan, Scotland.

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2021 Brian Fitzsimmons, Cumbria writes; “ Hi Ron here are the 2 ring numbers of the young'uns that have flown out of their skins for me. ‘164’ this pigeon has been my first bird to the hut 4 times in 7 races and to date has been 2nd bird 3 times. He was 2nd club 10th fed ( yesterday) and 4th first race. He has won over £450 in our club and yesterday also won 1st in the BNFL 2 bird club which will be another £100.

In the 3 races in which ‘164’ has been beaten over the pad its been by ‘161’ a beauty cheq pied cock. He was 5th club first race and has also won £177 in our club. 

I can also add the kit we got were absolutely beautiful superbly bred and a credit to you.

Yours in sport Brian Fitzsimmons”

“Hello again Ron, Your Blue cock ‘164’ was first up again, he ended up 17^th Fed having overshot and came back, he will be well up in the Amal. He was 29^th Amal last week from 2,500 birds. Also my 2^nd pigeon ‘162’ is right in the mix. These young ‘uns are without doubt the best buy I’ve ever made. Top class! Yours in sport Brian Fitzsimmons”

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New starters are given as much help as possible and several have gone on to be very good flyers!

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“I started racing pigeons in 2020. I was advised by top flyer George Harrison to source some young birds to race from Ron Hillcoat, which I did. The results were spot on, giving me immediate success as young birds and yearlings. Quality pigeons from Ron” Graham Pearce, Barkston Ash Federation.

Hancock and Hutchinson & Broughton Bros and co.

“After doing our research in 2019 we decided to go to Ron to purchase some of his pigeons. We started with them in 2020 with success straight away we finished runners up to the brilliant partnership off Broughton Bros . 

So with this success we went back to Ron in 2021 and started bringing a lot more in, also we let the partnership of Broughton Bros try some of these outstanding pigeons and in this season’s performance we were runners up to Broughton Bros again between the two partnerships with help from Ron’s brilliant pigeons we have gone on to win every young bird race only dropping 4 prizes . 

Also top positions in the National flying club Guernsey, and between us first 4 in North Section, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Open Guernsey North Midlands Continental club.

These pigeons thanks to Ron in my opinion are some of the best in the UK to date”

Russell Hancock of Hancock and Hutchinson

Jason Broughton of Broughton Bros and Co.

Hancock & Hutchinson 2021

‘040’- 7^th Fed.

‘050’- 20^th Fed.

‘053’- 14^th Fed.

‘113’- 1^st Fed, 18^th Fed, 39^th Sect. 63^rd Open N.M.C.C. 270 miles.

‘114’- 19^th Fed, 38^th Sect. 62^nd Open N.M.C.C. 270 miles

‘115’- 6^th Sect. 7^th Open N.M.C.C. 270 miles

‘125’- 14^TH Sect. 22^nd Open N.M.C.C. 270 miles

‘119’- 15^th Sect. 24^th Open N.M.C.C. 270 miles

‘123’- 33^rd Sect. 57^th Open N.M.C.C. 270 miles

Russ Hancock

GB23V12821 3^rd club

GB23V12655 1^st club, 2^nd Fed

GB23V12660 4^th club 10^th Fed

GB23V12642 5^th club 11^th Fed 

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Davy Calvin was 6^th Tullamore Open NIPA 29-07-2022, 545 members sent 17,775 birds, with a cock bred from a hen purchased from Ron Hillcoat’s young bird sale on Excelsior Pigeons 2021. 

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2022 From Dave Brice

Old Bird Racing

1^st Race; 2^nd, 2^nd Race; 3^rd, 6^th, 3^rd Race; 4^th, 5^th, 6^th 4^th Race; 3^rd, 5^th

 5^th Race; 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th 6^th Race; 2^nd, 4^th 7^th Race; 5^th 8^th Race; 2^nd 

8^th Race; 4^th, 9^th Race; 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd 10^th Race; 4^th, 6^th 11^th Race; 2^nd, 3^rd.

Young Bird Racing 

1^st Race; 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd 2^nd Race; 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd 3^rd Race; 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th.

“Hi Ron, many of the pigeons bred through yours” Dave

Andy Bennett, Doncaster - GB23V12750 3^rd club 3^rd Fed - GB23V12809 5^th club 5^th Fed

“Two of the 2023 cocks that I got from you, only raced 9 times, 5 as young birds and 4 as yearlings, they were never out of the top 30 in Federation”, Andy

2024 – “Hello Ron, just found out that GB24V41162, bred by you, is Best Young Bird in Federation, against 9 clubs”. Mark Walton

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