| Surface: | Sand |
| Class: | Category 1 |
| Horse Race: | Hunt Cup |
| Location: | Oxford Stadium |
| Inaugurated: | 1931 |
| Sponsor: | Bet365 |
| Distance: | 650 metres |
| Purse: | £10,000 |
The Hunt Cup is a greyhound racing competition held at Oxford Stadium in England.[1] [2]
The race had its inaugural running during 1931 and was held at Reading Stadium (Oxford Road) over 400 yards, initially advertised as a major sprint event.[3]
In 1933, an event at Blackpool Squires Gate Greyhound Stadium, also called the Hunt Cup was won by Beef Cutlet, who broke the world record for 500 yards straight in the semi-finals. However, the event was unrelated to this competition.[4] [5] From 1951 until 1957 the event was not held, but it was brought back in 1958 over 460 yards.[6]
In 1974, the Oxford Road site was closed, and eventually the competition switched to the new Reading Stadium on Bennet Road by permission of the Greyhound Racing Association, who allowed Allied Presentations Ltd to re-introduce the event in 1978.[7] [8] However, once again the race ended because of yet another closure, when the stadium was sold by the council to developers during 2008.
After a 13-year absence, the event was brought back by promoter Kevin Boothby at Towcester Greyhound Stadium and Oxford Stadium.[9] [10]
| width=50 | Year | width=180 | Winner | width=250 | Trainer | width=80 | Time | width=50 | SP | width=170 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 1932 | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 1933 | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 1934 | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 1935 | Unknown | ||||||||||
| 1936 | Light Lucifer[11] | 22.50 | 6/1 | ||||||||
| 1937 cancelled due to insufficient entries | |||||||||||
| 1938 | Produski | 22.11 | 9/4 | ||||||||
| 1939 | Brave Reward[12] | J P Young (Private) | 22.51 | 7/1 | |||||||
| 1940-1944 not held | |||||||||||
| 1945 | Look Out Post | Jack Harvey (Wembley) | 22.14 | 7/2 | |||||||
| 1946 | Ferry Robin | 22.33 | 3/1 | ||||||||
| 1947 | Rowley | 22.32 | 6/1 | ||||||||
| 1948 | Kerry Rally | 22.48 | 5/2jf | ||||||||
| 1949 | Burndennet Brook | 22.05 | 6/4f | ||||||||
| 1950 | Derrycrussan | 22.00 | 4/6f | ||||||||
| 1951-1957 not held | |||||||||||
| 1958 | Knockarea Chancer | Jack Harvey (Wembley) | 25.74 | 4/7f | |||||||
| 1963 | Sir Walter | Jimmy Jowett (Clapton) | 28.05 | ||||||||
| 1964 | Captain Pike | Phil Rees Sr. (Private) | 28.16 | 7/4jf | |||||||
| 1965 | Silver Glory | 28.26 | |||||||||
| 1966 | Shamrock Clipper | 28.40 | |||||||||
| 1967 | Lucky Me | Len Drewery (Private) | 28.33 | ||||||||
| 1968 | Dreaming Prince | Reg Webb (Private) | 27.87 | 5/1 | |||||||
| 1969 | Beaverwood Wind | 27.89 | 7/4jf | ||||||||
| 1970 | Spotted Rory | 28.48 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 24 June | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Houghton Gyp[13] | Barbara Tompkins (Private) | 28.01 | 5/2 | |||||||
| 1973 | 21 June | ||||||||||
| 1974-1977 not held | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Westmead Manor | 39.65 | |||||||||
| 1980 | Mogeely Honour[14] | Terry Dartnall | 42.64 | 4/1 | |||||||
| 1981 | Curragh Bridge | 42.31 | 5/1 | ||||||||
| 1982 | Wolf Cub | 41.24 | 3/1 | ||||||||
| 1983 | Astrosyn Doll | 41.42 | |||||||||
| 1984 | Hot Candy | John Copplestone (Portsmouth) | 42.08 | 8/1 | |||||||
| 1985 | Spill the Beans | Tony Meek (Swindon) | 41.28 | ||||||||
| 1986 | Milltown Genius[15] | 41.71 | 11/4 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Lowerton Susie | (Wimbledon) | 41.14 | ||||||||
| 1988 | Waltham Abbey | 41.17 | |||||||||
| 1989 | Trans Mercedes[16] | Maldwyn Thomas (Reading) | 8/11f | ||||||||
| 1990 | Coloured Panther | 41.55 | 7/2 | ||||||||
| 1991 | Snow Shoes | 41.16 | 2/1f | ||||||||
| 1992 | Airmount Flash | 41.19 | 11/10f | ||||||||
| 1993 | Johns Banana[17] | John McGee Sr. | 8/1 | ||||||||
| 1994 | Sonic Blue | Arthur Hitch (Wimbledon) | 5/2 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 9 Dec | ||||||||||
| 1996 | Liosgarbh Glory[18] | Terry Dartnall | 5/2 | ||||||||
| 1997 | Lydpal Frankie | 41.49 | 9/2 | ||||||||
| 1998 | Palace Issue | 41.10 | 4/7f | ||||||||
| 1999 | Palace Issue | 41.80 | 8/11f | ||||||||
| 2000 | Palace Issue | 41.32 | 1/6f | ||||||||
| 2001 | Southlodge Rage | 41.34 | 5/2 | ||||||||
| 2002 | Princess Manor | 41.15 | 16/1 | ||||||||
| 2003 | Double Take | 40.50 | 7/4f | Track record | |||||||
| 2004 | Shelbourne Lyn | 41.25 | 7/4f | ||||||||
| 2005 | Call Girl | 41.94 | 5/2jf | ||||||||
| 2006 | Well Tutored | Terry Dartnall (Reading) | 41.31 | 4/1 | |||||||
| 2007 | Spankee Moved | 41.18 | 9/4 | ||||||||
| 2008-2020 not held | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Salacres Pippy[19] | Peter Harnden (Towcester) | 42.90 | 9/4 | Track record | ||||||
| 2022 | Chelms Cub[20] | Jason Heath (Hove) | 43.17 | 11/1 | |||||||
| 2023 | Havana Lover[21] | Liz McNair (Central Park) | 39.41 | 11/8f | |||||||
| 2024 | Havana Top Note[22] | Liz McNair (Central Park) | 39.83 | 1/1f | |||||||