| Surface: | Sand |
| Class: | Category 1 |
| Horse Race: | The Eclipse |
| Location: | Nottingham Stadium |
| Inaugurated: | 1938 |
| Sponsor: | Premier Greyhound Racing |
| Distance: | 500 metres |
| Purse: | £20,000 (winner) |
The Eclipse is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium.
It was inaugurated in 1938 at Lythalls Lane Stadium in Coventry.[1] [2] Following the closure of the stadium in 1964 the competition ended for a period of three years before briefly being re-introduced at Kings Heath Stadium.[3]
Kings Heath closed down in 1971 which led to Hall Green Stadium acting as a temporary host before the race returned to its roots in Coventry at the Brandon Stadium. Coventry stopped greyhound racing in 1986, which resulted in Nottingham taking the event and holding it since.[4]
In 2022, the prize money increased with the sponsorship of Premier Greyhound Racing and the winners purse was £20,000.
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Winner | width=300 | Breeding | width=250 | Trainer | width=80 | Time | width=50 | SP | width=100 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderella of Waterhall[5] | Beef Cutlet | Bill Cowell (Wembley) | 28.87 | 20-1 | dead-heat | ||||||||
| Demotic Mack | Beef Cutlet - Kaiti Hill | 28.87 | 10-11f | dead-heat | |||||||||
| Selsey Cutlet | Future Cutlet – Happy Freda | 30.65 | 5-2 | ||||||||||
| 1942 | Mr Moon – Banriogan Dann | 29.60 | 1-2f | ||||||||||
| Model Dasher | Model Whiskey - Dashing Comet | 29.81 | 9-2 | ||||||||||
| 1944 | Winnie of Berrow | Beef Cutlet – Jubilee Joan | 30.40 | 6-1 | |||||||||
| Robeen Printer | Dans Leg - Deoc Deireannach | 4-5f | dead-heat | ||||||||||
| Prancing Kitty | Tanist - Be Careful Kitty | 4-1 | dead-heat | ||||||||||
| Castletown Tiptoes | Castledown Lad - Hotcap | 29.46 | 2-1 | ||||||||||
| 1948 | Whiterock Abbey | Farloe Cutlet – Acetone | 42.45 | 11-4jf | |||||||||
| Behattan Marquis [6] | Countryman - Behattan | 29.49 | 4-1 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | Whistling Laddie | Lone Seal – Whistling Rum | 29.58 | 10-1 | |||||||||
| Noble Greason | Mad Tanist – Imperial Girl | 29.88 | 100-8 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | Crowned Champion | Paddy the Champion – Tanist More | Ron Chamberlain (Private) | 29.65 | 11-8 | ||||||||
| 1953 | Marsh Harrier | Mad Tanist - Misty | Paddy McEvoy (Private) | 29.76 | 6-1 | ||||||||
| Duke Of Alva | Ballymac Ball - Marchioness Minnie | 29.60 | 4-5f | ||||||||||
| Galbally Airways | Imperial Airways – Brenda From Ards | Dr Dennis O'Brien (Private) | 29.74 | 5-4f | |||||||||
| 1961 | Faithful Charlie [7] | Glittering Look – Lady Artic | Jim Irving (Private) | 29.25 | |||||||||
| 1962 | Moyne Rocket | The Grand Fire – Moyne Dancer | 29.31 | ||||||||||
| Piper Apache | The Grand Genius – Wee Look | Eric Adkins (Private) | 29.69 | ||||||||||
| Shotblast | Knockrour Again – Cleggan Lady | 29.86 | 3-1 | ||||||||||
| Nancys Flash | Prairie Flash – Biddy Mulligan | Paddy Coughlan (Private) | 26.24 | ||||||||||
| Winter Hope | Newdown Heather – Final Score | Des Dare (Private) | 26.55 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | Golf Ball Again | Newdown Heather – Lovely Ransom | Noreen Collin (Private) | 26.79 | 5-2 | ||||||||
| Cool Breeze | Handy Valley – Alley Rose | 27.19 | 3-1 | ||||||||||
| Gypsy Jim | Myross Again – Longstown Lassie | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | Mels Pupil | Monalee King – Ella's Rocket | 28.12 | 2-1 | |||||||||
| Sarahs Bunny | Jimsun - Sugarloaf Bunny | 28.74 | 4-6f | ||||||||||
| Inca Boy | Kilbelin Style - Anhid Express | 28.42 | 7-4f | ||||||||||
| Red Prim | Ballybeg Prim - Red Rosette | 28.94 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Ardralla Victor | Gaily Noble - Gay Lady | 28.67 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Ballyard McEnroe | Peruvian Style - Dainty Black | 28.83 | 3-1 | ||||||||||
| Tinahue Blond | Ballarat Prince - Tinahue Mist | 28.67 | 7-1 | ||||||||||
| Parkers Gold | Glenroe Hiker - Parkers Poacher | 28.73 | 4-1 | ||||||||||
| Holiday Hope | Tamarac - Bean Phaidin | 30.81 | 2-1jf | ||||||||||
| Gulleen Wishes | Whisper Wishes - Seaway Linda | 18.62 | 5-2 | ||||||||||
| Westmead Harry | Fearless Champ - Westmead Move | Nick Savva (Private) | 30.30 | 12-1 | |||||||||
| Bawnard It | Special Merchant - Bawnard Mona | 30.69 | 12-1 | ||||||||||
| Moyglare King | Ninth Wave - Moyglare Jip | 30.47 | 14-1 | ||||||||||
| New Level | Murlens Slippy - Well Plucked | 29.94 | 9-4jf | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Tromora Mayor | Manorville Major - Born To Race | 29.99 | 20-1 | |||||||||
| Spit It Out[8] | Phantom Flash - Ivalog | 29.80 | 14-1 | ||||||||||
| Moyle Knight | Daleys Gold - Still Knight | 29.85 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Slaneyside Hare - Spring Season | 29.83 | 3-1jf | |||||||||||
| Larkhill Jo [9] | Staplers Jo - Westmead Flight | 30.48 | 1-1f | ||||||||||
| Laughta Man | Ardraville Bridge - Bibis Princess | 30.21 | 7-2 | ||||||||||
| Mumble Swerve | Druids Wally - Rhincrew Diane | 30.52 | 7-2 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | Blue Tex [10] | Thorgil Tex - Dons Pride | 30.03 | 6-4jf | |||||||||
| 2001 | Bold Mossy [11] | Larkhill Jo - Annies Bullet | 30.09 | 4-1 | |||||||||
| Texan Fox [12] | Thorgil Tex - Ursulas Fox | John McGee Sr. (Private) | 29.74 | 7-2 | |||||||||
| Rockforest Pride [13] | Judicial Pride - Brandy Mandy | 30.49 | 9-4 | ||||||||||
| Ballybrazil Hero [14] | Carlton Bale - Tycoon Kay | 30.53 | 3-1 | ||||||||||
| Fear Me [15] | No Tail Told - Femme Fatale | Charlie Lister (Private) | 29.47 | 4-5f | |||||||||
| 2006 | Clash Harmonica [16] | Fortune Mike - Clash Minnie | Charlie Lister (Private) | 29.50 | 5-2 | ||||||||
| 2007 | Rev Counter [17] | Top Honcho - Curryhills Fairy | 29.91 | 6-1 | |||||||||
| Wise Thought [18] | Climate Control - Sierra Mist | Martin White (Private) | 29.62 | 2-5f | |||||||||
| Eye Onthe Storm [19] | Droopys Vieri-Bower Louise | 29.51 | 100-30 | ||||||||||
| Nambisco [20] | Big Daddy Cool-Airport Boss | Carly Philpott (Private) | 30.96 | 5-2jf | |||||||||
| Mill Bling Bling [21] | Bombastic Shiraz – Respect For Lee | 29.75 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Sawpit Sensation [22] | Head Bound – No Joke Sherry | 29.16 | 11-2 | Track record | ||||||||
| 2013 | Bridge Honcho [23] | Hondo Black – Forest Baby | 29.29 | 3-1 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Fit To Win [24] | Hondo Black – Have A Fit | 29.53 | 10-1 | |||||||||
| Pinpoint Boom [25] | Shaneboy Lee – Newmarket Way | 29.74 | 20-1 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Droopys Buick [26] | Yeah Man – Droopys Hilda | 30.14 | 7-4 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Bubbly Bluebird [27] | Droopys Sydney - Broadstrand Xola | Paul Young (Romford) | 29.62 | 4-1 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Dorotas Wildcat[28] | Ballymac Vic – Droopys Danneel | 29.35 | 4/6f | |||||||||
| 2019 | Ice on Fire[29] | Crash – Bigmans Grainne | James Fenwick (Newcastle) | 29.25 | 4/9f | ||||||||
| 2020 | No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic) | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Signet Ace[30] | Laughil Blake – Forest Natalee | Kevin Hutton (Towcester) | 29.41 | 11/10f | ||||||||
| 2022 | Slick Sakina[31] | Droopys Sydney – Droopys Ring | Patrick Janssens (Towcester) | 29.77 | 2/1f | ||||||||
| 2023 | Newinn Syd[32] | Droopys Sydney – Newinn Mimi | Mark Wallis (Henlow) | 29.51 | 2/1 | ||||||||