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Greenwich Cup

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Greenwich Cup
Category 1 race (discontinued)
LocationNew Cross Stadium
Catford Stadium
Inaugurated1938
Last run2003
Race information
Distance555 metres
SurfaceSand

The Greenwich Cup formerly the Greenwich Stakes, was a greyhound racing competition held annually from 1938 until 2003.

It was inaugurated at New Cross Stadium by the Greyhound Racing Association following their acquisition of the stadium in January 1938.[1]

Following the closure of New Cross in 1969, it switched to Charlton Stadium.[2] It only survived two years at Charlton because it also closed and the race found its final home at Catford Stadium in 1972.[3] When the Greyhound Racing Association shut down Catford in 2003 the race was discontinued.[4]

Venues & distances

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  • 1938–1939 (New Cross, 550 yards)
  • 1946–1964 (New Cross, 415 yards)
  • 1965–1968 (New Cross, 600 yards)
  • 1969–1970 (Charlton, 600 yards)
  • 1972–2003 (Catford, 555 metres)

Sponsors

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Past winners

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Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP
1938 Congleton Lord[5] Bert Heyes (White City - London) 32.25 TR 4/6f
1939 Happy Squire[6] Happy Favourite – Happy Hest H Grey (Southend) 11/8f
1946 Trev's Castle Castledown Lad – Maries Treasure Fred Trevillion (Private) 24.25 1/1f
1947 Trev's Castle Castledown Lad – Maries Treasure Fred Trevillion (Private) 24.31 2/1
1948 Bridget O'Leer Train – Baytown Daisy P Currie (Private) 24.28 20/1
1949 Cameo Corner Tanimon – Lovers Loan G Scadgell (Private) 24.65 100/6
1950 Belingas Fancy Grosvenor Flexion - Belinga Ron Chamberlain (Private) 24.44 5/2
1951 Monachdy Mondays Flirt Daring Flash – Mondays Luck Jimmy Jowett (Warrington) 24.60 5/1
1952 Cinderellas Favourite Bahs Choice – Printers Cinderella Paddy McEvoy (Private) 24.72 3/1
1953 Judy Luck Trevs Cutter – Queens Wood Stan Martin (Wimbledon) 24.13 7/2
1954 Cree Dusk Heavy Swell – Gala Beauty Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) 24.24 5/4f
1955 Clever Slipper Ballylanigan Tanist – Smiling Amy Ivor Morse (Harringay) 24.54 3/1
1956 Lady Linnett Ollys Pal – Pride Of Castlerea Jimmy Jowett (Clapton) 24.10 5/1
1957 Silver Strand Hurry Abdul – Moody Dreamer Dennis Hannafin (Wimbledon) 24.21 9/4
1958 Precious Princess Champion Prince - Babsie Dal Hawkesley (West Ham) 23.98 4/1
1959 Miss Cheerful Cheerful Chariot – Miss Mink Dave Geggus (Walthamstow) 24.44 1/2f
1960 Collettes Champion Thaumaturgas – Freckled Lady Les Parry (White City - London) 24.92 100/6
1961 Glideaway Colleen Solar Prince – Glenaree Bluebell Joe Pickering (White City - London) 24.34
1962 Beauties Dash Romantic Slievenamon – Bright Shock John Haynes (Private) 24.23
1963 Rosina Irish Quarter – Barbara Joan Clare Orton (Wimbledon) 24.07
1964 Lady Dumper The Grand Final – Susies Luck G Jackson (Private) 23.77 11/4
1965 Ballyloo Hind Hi There – Craan Majestic Sid Ryall (Private) 34.90
1966 Laughing Flame Prairie Flash - Leading Rose Peter Collett (Private) 36.24 8/11f
1967 Bettystown Lass Wonder Valley - Dunstown Mayoress Terry O'Sullivan (Crayford) 35.09 10/1
1968 Shady Bunny Crazy Parachute - Shady Contempera Adam Jackson (Clapton) 35.18 8/1
1969 Annahope Toast Again - Princess Hope Paddy McEllistrim (Wimbledon) 35.24 7/2jf
1970 Wee Garryduff Newdown Heather - Marjorie Tom Johnston Jr. (Wembley) 34.58 5/2
1972 Mini Moose Moose Jet - Small Idea Charlie Coyle (Private) 24.40 10/11f
1973 By Design Kilbeg Kuda - Yellow Tape Emil Kovac (Private) 23.77 4/1
1974 High Priestess Russian Gun - Woodbrook Blonde John Horsfall (Catford) 35.39 1/1f
1975 Mystery Careless Careless Black - Silly Monet Frank Melville (Harringay) 35.81 6/1
1976 Paradise Peg Commutering - Rit Peg Princess Ted Griffin (Private) 34.82 8/11f
1977 Weston Wonderful Kilbelin Style - Trojan Silver Reg Young (Bletchley) 35.12 4/1
1978 Loyal Katie Loyal Expert - Merry Pixie John Honeysett (Crayford) 35.01 2/5f
1979 How Much [7] Miles Apart - Wheatfield Crow Pat Mullins (Private) 36.09 3/1
1980 Weston Bluebell Clear Reason - Weston Star Barry Austin (Coventry) 35.40 8/1
1981 Prohibition Moonshine Bandit - Glorious Day Pat Mullins (Cambridge) 35.85 11/8f
1982 Apapa Song Lacca Champion - Lassinagh Style Linda Mullins (Cambridge) 34.83 1/1f
1983 Ceili Lass Ceili Band - Small Panda Adam Jackson (Wembley) 35.37 3/1
1984 If So Blushing Spy - Ladys Pal Sam Sykes (Wimbledon) 35.50 11/4f
1985 Velvet Vicky Ivy Hall Solo - Check Style Sam Sykes (Wimbledon) 35.00 11/10f
1986 Ballyhaden Queen Knockrour Street - Sweeping Bally Stan Gudgin (Harringay) 35.18 11/4
1987 Anneka [8] Spartacus - Cobbling Rose Terry Dartnall (Wembley) 34.84 9/4jf
1988 Catch Ruby Easy And Slow - Catch Mint Harry White (Maidstone) 34.96 15/8
1989 Alley Bally Alleys Blue - Penmaric Terry Dartnall (Wembley) 34.59 4/7f
1990 Rock On John Captain Miller - Stakehill Fancy Paul Tompsett (Crayford) 33.05 10/1
1991 Express Mail Curryhills Fox - Queen Of Hearts John Coleman (Walthamstow) 35.13 1/1f
1992 Liberal Girl Easy And Slow - Ballinvard Rose Derek Knight (Hove) 34.84 11/10f
1993 Unlikely Tapwatcher - Mninga Multibet John McGee Sr. (Reading) 34.92 7/4
1994 Wexford Minx[9] Manorville Major - Ballarue Suzy Derek Knight (Hove) 34.70 4/9f
1995 Deenside Joe Willie Joe - Deenside Sunset John Honeysett (Wembley) 34.78 4/1
1996 Barefoot Heix Frightful Flash - Barefoot Mandy Paddy Milligan (Catford) 34.71 6/1
1997 Roses Opinion [10] Leaders Best - Yagoodthing Mick Puzey (Walthamstow) 35.04 6/4f
1998 Lenson Billy [11] Slaneyside Hare - Ballydaly Flyer Norah McEllistrim (Wimbledon) 34.85 1/1f
1999 Westmead Leo [12] Shanless Slippy - Celtic Lady Nick Savva (Milton Keynes) 34.77 20/1
2000 Allez Viera [13] Frightful Flash - Cool Rhythm John McGee Sr. (Private) 35.07 10/1
2001 Koko Casino [14] Small Fortune - Sonic Bluebell Gerry Ballentine (Milton Keynes) 34.86 9/2
2002 Droopys Candice [15] Come On Ranger - Droopys Chloe Brian Clemenson (Hove) 34.53 10/1
2003 Shevchenko [16] Toms The Best - All Up Front Seamus Cahill (Wimbledon) 35.04 9/2

References

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  1. ^ "Go greyhound racing at New Cross". South London Observer. 22 April 1938. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  3. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 89. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  5. ^ "Yesterday's greyhound results". Daily Herald. 27 April 1938. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Happy Squire for the Berkeley Cup". South London Observer. 3 March 1939. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Remember When series (March 2020)". Greyhound Star. March 2020.
  8. ^ "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1987) April edition". Greyhound Star. 2012.
  9. ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. p. 23. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  10. ^ "1997 Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  11. ^ "1998 Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  12. ^ "1999 E.Coomes Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  13. ^ "2000 Greenwich Cup final". Greyhound Data.
  14. ^ "2001 Result". Greyhound Data.
  15. ^ "2002 Result". Greyhound Data.
  16. ^ "Results". Greyhound Data.