RONNIE Reason had success when eight Mistley Pigeon Club members sent 123 birds to Aycliff.

They were liberated at 7am, into a south-west wind, and Reason had two widowhood hens drop together after four hours and 49 minutes.

They were flying at 44mph.

Results: 1 MM R Reason 1294, 2 MM R Reason 1290, 3 Ap Neal 1265, 4 A Thompson 1261, 5 A P Neal 1251, 6 A Thomson 1247, 7 I Barham 1237, 8 A Moore 1226, 9 R Bemrose 1115, 10 A English 1108, 11 D Pegg 1101.