Greenwich Cup Explained

Surface:Sand
Class:Category 1
Horse Race:Greenwich Cup
Location:New Cross Stadium
Catford Stadium
Inaugurated:1938
Last Run:2003
Distance:555 metres

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

Sponsors

Past winners

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Congleton Lord[5] 32.25 TR 4/6f
Happy Squire[6] Happy Favourite – Happy Hest 11/8f
Trev's Castle Castledown Lad – Maries Treasure Fred Trevillion (Private) 24.25 1/1f
Trev's Castle Castledown Lad – Maries Treasure Fred Trevillion (Private) 24.31 2/1
1948Bridget O'Leer Train – Baytown Daisy P Currie (Private) 24.28 20/1
Cameo Corner Tanimon – Lovers Loan G Scadgell (Private) 24.65 100/6
Belingas Fancy Grosvenor Flexion - Belinga Ron Chamberlain (Private) 24.44 5/2
1951Monachdy Mondays Flirt Daring Flash – Mondays Luck 24.60 5/1
1952Cinderellas Favourite Bahs Choice – Printers Cinderella Paddy McEvoy (Private) 24.72 3/1
Judy Luck Trevs Cutter – Queens Wood 24.13 7/2
1954Cree Dusk Heavy Swell – Gala Beauty 24.24 5/4f
Clever Slipper Ballylanigan Tanist – Smiling Amy 24.54 3/1
Lady Linnett Ollys Pal – Pride Of Castlerea 24.10 5/1
Silver Strand Hurry Abdul – Moody Dreamer 24.21 9/4
Precious Princess Champion Prince - Babsie 23.98 4/1
1959Miss Cheerful Cheerful Chariot – Miss Mink 24.44 1/2f
Collettes Champion Thaumaturgas – Freckled Lady 24.92 100/6
Glideaway Colleen Solar Prince – Glenaree Bluebell 24.34
Beauties Dash Romantic Slievenamon – Bright Shock John Haynes (Private) 24.23
1963Rosina Irish Quarter – Barbara Joan 24.07
Lady Dumper The Grand Final – Susies Luck G Jackson (Private) 23.77 11/4
Ballyloo Hind Hi There – Craan Majestic Sid Ryall (Private) 34.90
Laughing Flame Prairie Flash - Leading RosePeter Collett (Private)36.248/11f
Bettystown LassWonder Valley - Dunstown MayoressTerry O'Sullivan (Crayford)35.0910/1
1968Shady BunnyCrazy Parachute - Shady ContemperaAdam Jackson (Clapton)35.18 8/1
AnnahopeToast Again - Princess HopePaddy McEllistrim (Wimbledon)35.24 7/2jf
Wee GarryduffNewdown Heather - MarjorieTom Johnston Jr. (Wembley)34.585/2
1972Mini MooseMoose Jet - Small IdeaCharlie Coyle (Private)24.40 10/11f
By DesignKilbeg Kuda - Yellow TapeEmil Kovac (Private)23.77 4/1
High PriestessRussian Gun - Woodbrook BlondeJohn Horsfall (Catford)35.39 1/1f
Mystery CarelessCareless Black - Silly Monet35.816/1
Paradise PegCommutering - Rit Peg PrincessTed Griffin (Private)34.82 8/11f
1977Weston WonderfulKilbelin Style - Trojan Silver35.12 4/1
1978Loyal KatieLoyal Expert - Merry Pixie35.01 2/5f
How Much [7] Miles Apart - Wheatfield CrowPat Mullins (Private)36.09 3/1
Weston BluebellClear Reason - Weston StarBarry Austin (Coventry)35.40 8/1
ProhibitionMoonshine Bandit - Glorious Day35.85 11/8f
Apapa SongLacca Champion - Lassinagh Style34.83 1/1f
Ceili LassCeili Band - Small PandaAdam Jackson (Wembley)35.37 3/1
If SoBlushing Spy - Ladys PalSam Sykes (Wimbledon)35.5011/4f
Velvet VickyIvy Hall Solo - Check StyleSam Sykes (Wimbledon)35.00 11/10f
Ballyhaden QueenKnockrour Street - Sweeping BallyStan Gudgin (Harringay)35.18 11/4
Anneka [8] Spartacus - Cobbling RoseTerry Dartnall (Wembley)34.84 9/4jf
Catch RubyEasy And Slow - Catch MintHarry White (Maidstone)34.96 15/8
Alley BallyAlleys Blue - PenmaricTerry Dartnall (Wembley)34.59 4/7f
Rock On JohnCaptain Miller - Stakehill FancyPaul Tompsett (Crayford)33.05 10/1
1991Express MailCurryhills Fox - Queen Of HeartsJohn Coleman (Walthamstow)35.13 1/1f
Liberal GirlEasy And Slow - Ballinvard RoseDerek Knight (Hove)34.84 11/10f
1993UnlikelyTapwatcher - Mninga MultibetJohn McGee Sr. (Reading)34.92 7/4
Wexford Minx[9] Manorville Major - Ballarue SuzyDerek Knight (Hove)34.70 4/9f
1995Deenside JoeWillie Joe - Deenside SunsetJohn Honeysett (Wembley)34.784/1
Barefoot HeixFrightful Flash - Barefoot MandyPaddy Milligan (Catford)34.716/1
1997Roses Opinion [10] Leaders Best - YagoodthingMick Puzey (Walthamstow)35.046/4f
1998Lenson Billy [11] Slaneyside Hare - Ballydaly FlyerNorah McEllistrim (Wimbledon)34.851/1f
1999Westmead Leo [12] Shanless Slippy - Celtic LadyNick Savva (Milton Keynes)34.77 20/1
Allez Viera [13] Frightful Flash - Cool RhythmJohn McGee Sr. (Private)35.07 10/1
Koko Casino [14] Small Fortune - Sonic BluebellGerry Ballentine (Milton Keynes)34.869/2
Droopys Candice [15] Come On Ranger - Droopys ChloeBrian Clemenson (Hove)34.53 10/1
Shevchenko [16] Toms The Best - All Up Front35.04 9/2

Notes and References

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