All England Cup Explained

Surface:Sand
Class:Category 1
Horse Race:All England Cup
Location:Newcastle Stadium
Inaugurated:1938
Sponsor:Premier Greyhound Racing
Distance:480 metres
Purse:£20,000 (winner)

The All England Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually. It was inaugurated in 1938 at Brough Park later known as Newcastle[1] [2] and replaced the Northumberland Stakes as the primary event at the stadium.[3]

History was made during the 1946 running when four of the entries were the four nations Derby winners. The English Greyhound Derby winner Mondays News, the Irish Greyhound Derby champion Lilac Lady, Welsh Greyhound Derby winner Negro's Lad and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion Lattin Pearl all competed. The hope that all four would progress to the final failed to materialise but two of them Monday's News and Lattin Pearl did make the final and duly finished first and second.[4] [5]

In 2022, the first prize was increased to £20,000 under the sponsorship of Premier Greyhound Racing.

Venues

1938–present (Brough Park/Newcastle 480m)

Sponsors

Past winners

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Ballyjoker[6] Beef Cutlet - Jeanne Of Waterhall 29.84 1/3f
Ballycurreen Soldier[7] Noras Cutlet - Sergeants Wife 29.94 66/1
1946Monday's News Orlucks Best – Monday Next Fred Farey (Private) 29.55 7/2
1949Intelligent Joe Rare Rebel - Silver Midnight 29.58 9/4
Olivers Lad Bellas Prince - Light Scent 29.60 7/1
Fancy Hero Trabolgan Prince - Carriganea Lass 29.50 10/3
Priceless Border - Narrogar Ann 29.22 4/11f
Leafy Ash Mad Tanist - Ash Shaggy 29.50 6/4f
Templenoe Rebel Ballymac Ball - Templenoe Medora 29.65 5/1
Paracelsus Quare Customer - Poobah's Pet Noreen Collin (Private) 29.30 5/1
Simmer Down Pal Olly's Pal - Ballygortagh Girl Joe Booth (Private) 29.57 4/1
Just Fame Colebreene Bell - More Fame 29.51 3/1
Quare Flash Quare Customer - Newhill Primrose 29.36 7/2
Amys Pal Baytown Coak - Lovely Tara 29.68 8/1
West Bermuda Prince Of Bermuda - Orelino 29.54 6/1
1963Atomic Rake Man Of Pleasure - Atomic Smart 29.37 20/1
Total Barber Brook Prancer - Belville Lass 29.23 20/1
Booked Out Knock Hill Chieftain - Direct Lead Eric Adkins (Private) 29.25 4/6f
Kilbeg Kuda Knockrour Again - Bermudas Glory John Bassett (Private) 29.40 5-1
Home Grown The Grand Canal - Wild Countess 29.75 4/1
Pools Punter Oregon Prince - Wild Countess 30.57 20/1
Jackpot Painter Red Factor - Stuake Rose Bryce Wilson (Private) 30.54 5/1
Allied Banker Greenane Flash - Glenogue Bryce Wilson (Private) 30.64 3/1
Spectre Jockey Spectre - Jockeys Dream David Power (Private) 30.54 4/5f
Proud Tack Newdown Heather - Annaglaive Queen 30.20 5/2
1973Fly Dazzler Kilbeg Kuda - Nualas Lovely 30.63 7/2
Show Man Monalee Champion - Crefogue Dancer 29.21 4/5f
Houghton Rip Spectre - Call Me Swallow 29.93 2/1f
Prince Hill Own Pride - Dainty Beauty 29.37 1/1f
1978Champers Club Patricias Hope - Ballypierce Girl Paddy Milligan (Private) 29.30 5/4f
1979Burniston Jet Jimsun - Davids Black 29.45 5/1
Jon Barrie Clashing - Famous Heart 30.37 5/2
Long Spell Downing - Moss Drain Joe Booth (Private) 30.92 4/6f
Squire Cass Yellow Ese - Minus 30.15 11/4
Moneypoint Coal Yellow Band - Queens Hotel Seamus Graham (Ireland) 30.08 5/4f
Lavally Oak I'm Slippy - Lavally Time 30.39 8/11f
Killouragh Chris Moreen Rocket - Moreen Honey 30.57 4/5f
Pond Hurricane Lindas Champion - Soda Pop II 30.56 6/4f
Slippy Blue I'm Slippy - Valoris 30.39 11/4
1990Alans Luck I'm Slippy - Lindas Pleasure 31.02 4/1
Monaree Tommy Ninth Wave - Maglass Model 30.75 3/1
1992New Level Murlens Slippy - Well Plucked Harry Williams (Private) 28.73 8/11f
Toms Lodge Druids Lodge - Grannys Black 29.20 6/4f
Moral Director[8] Double Bid - Moral Shadow 28.97 4/1
Just Right Jumbo I'm Slippy - Chini Chin Chin 27.94 12/1
Greenwell Eagle Manx Treasure - Cahills Gate 28.97 5/1
Endon Tiger Slaneyside Hare - Kevalnig Kwik 29.10 4/6f
Stephens Hero Next Move (UK) - Pennys Sweetness Ted Soppitt (Private) 29.16 6/1
Derbay Flyer Ayr Flyer - Brown Missile Charlie Lister (Private) 28.97 4/6f
Toblermorey Boy Spiral Nikita - Lemon Polly Charlie Lister (Private) 28.68 1/2f
Barney The Bold Iceni Regent - Cashel Walk Janis Carmichael (Private) 28.63 2/1f=Track record
Let It Slip Spiral Nikita - Always Dancing 28.57 10/1
Full Cigar Frisby Full - Have A Cigar Liz McNair (Private) 28.67 5/2
Tally Ho Shimmer Fast Fit Stag-Tally Ho Flyer Jimmy Little (Private) 28.57 1/1f
Bell Devotion [9] Kiowa Shawnee So - Droopys Kristin Charlie Lister (Private) 28.29 5/2
Geordie Parker [10] Brett Lee - Lydpal Louise Charlie Lister (Private) 28.83 1/1f
Wright Signal [11] Hondo Black - Farloe Signal 28.62 9/4
Boherna Best [12] Pacific Mile - Always On Air 28.32 4/7f
Boherna Best [13] Pacific Mile - Always On Air 28.86 2/1f
Mill Pinpoint [14] Hallucinate-Saleen Chloe 28.35 5/2
Mill Bling Bling [15] Bombastic Shiraz – Respect For Lee 28.88 7/4f
Mags Gamble [16] Crash – Movealong Rose 28.20 6/4
Calzaghe Davy [17] Crash – Our Favourite Ted Soppitt (Private) 28.28 5/2
Newinn Yolo [18] Crash – Little Flutter 28.44 4/1
Farloe Nutter [19] Hondo Black - Wontbelong George Power (Private) 28.61 6/1
Oscar Whisky [20]
||Droopys Oscar – Droopys Danneel ||Charlie Lister OBE (Private) ||28.26 ||5/4f|||-!2017 |Droopys Expert[21] ||Greenwell Hawk – Droopys Rhiona ||Angela Harrison (Newcastle) ||28.10||6/4f|||-!2018 |Droopys Verve[22] ||Loughteen Blanco – Droopys Cyclone ||Angela Harrison (Newcastle) ||28.24||1/2f|||-!2019 |Ice on Fire[23] ||Crash – Bigmans Grainne||James Fenwick (Newcastle) || 28.16 || 4/5f || |-!2020|Bower Luke[24] ||Droopys Sydney – Droopys Blossom ||Pat Rosney (Belle Vue) || 28.23 || 11/2 || |-!2021|Moanteen Mikey[25] ||Droopys Buick – Moanteen Golden|| Angela Harrison (Newcastle)|| 28.72||11/4f|||-!2022|Mickys Barrett[26] ||Out Of Range ASB – The Other Tessa||Jason Gray (Nottingham)|| 28.55||7/4|||-!2023|Swift Silly[27] ||Pestana – Swift Magnetic||Raymond Hale (Newcastle)|| 28.48||13/8f|||}

Winning Trainers

Notes and References

  1. Book: Genders, Roy. The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. 1981. Pelham Books Ltd. 07207-1106-1.
  2. Book: Hobbs, Jonathan. Greyhound Annual 2008, page 117-118. 2007. Raceform. 978-1-905153-53-4.
  3. News: Brough Park to stage £1,100 race in July . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 23 March 1938 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 9 May 2024.
  4. Book: Genders, Roy. NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. 1990. Pelham Books Ltd. 0-7207-1804-X.
  5. Book: Barnes, Julia. Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, Vol Two. 1991. Ringpress Books. 0-948955-61-9.
  6. News: Duchess' first visit to dog track . Sunday Sun (Newcastle) . 21 August 1938 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 9 May 2024.
  7. News: Duchess presents greyhound trophy . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . 21 August 1939 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 9 May 2024.
  8. Book: Fry, Paul. The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. 1995. 38. Ringpress Books. 186054-010-4.
  9. Web site: 2005 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  10. Web site: 2006 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  11. Web site: 2007 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  12. Web site: 2008 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. Web site: 2009 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. Web site: 2010 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. Web site: 2011 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  16. Web site: 2012 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  17. Web site: 2013 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  18. Web site: 2014 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  19. Web site: 2015 Result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  20. Web site: 2016 result. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  21. Web site: 2017 All England final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  22. Web site: 2018 All England Cup. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  23. Web site: 2019 All England Cup. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  24. Web site: 2020 All England Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  25. Web site: Arena Racing Company All England Cup Final. Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 31 December 2021.
  26. Web site: The Premier Greyhound Racing All England Cup Final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 31 December 2022.
  27. Web site: Premier Greyhound Racing All England Cup Final . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 3 January 2024.