| Surface: | Sand |
| Class: | Category 1 |
| Horse Race: | Romford Puppy Cup |
| Location: | Romford Stadium |
| Inaugurated: | 1975 |
| Sponsor: | Corals |
| Distance: | 400 metres |
| Qualification: | Puppies only (15-24 months old) |
| Purse: | £10,000 (winner) |
The Romford Puppy Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Romford Greyhound Stadium. [1]
It was inaugurated in 1975.[2] The competition is one of the leading races for greyhounds under the age of two and offers £10,000 to the winner which is the equal second highest prize money purse for puppies behind the Monmore Puppy Derby and equal with The Puppy Derby.[3]
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Winner | width=300 | Breeding | width=250 | Trainer | width=80 | Time | width=50 | SP | width=100 | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Xmas Holiday | Supreme Fun - Marys Snowball | 25.48 | 10/11f | |||||||||
| 1976 | Lyons Skipper | Burgess Heather – Skipping Chick | 26.54 | 5/2 | |||||||||
| 1977 | Gan On Smokey | Laurdella Fun – Midi Robin | 26.25 | 8/1 | |||||||||
| Schofield Fish | Minnesota Miller – Funny Fish | 24.69 | 5/1 | ||||||||||
| Sport Promoter | Breakaway Town - Kensington Queen | 24.13 | 5/2 | ||||||||||
| Coolmakee Hero | Peruvian Style – Nicoles Star | 24.45 | 7/4 | ||||||||||
| Seaway Lady | Paddy Milligan (Private) | 24.72 | 9/4f | ||||||||||
| 1982 | Creamery Cross | Knockrour Slave – Creamery Alice | Allen Briggs (Private) | 24.48 | 5/2jf | ||||||||
| 1983 | Blue Style | 24.02 | 3/1 | Track record | |||||||||
| 1984 | Hong Kong Mike | Knockrour Slave - Almathea | 24.31 | 4/9f | |||||||||
| Cannonroe | Glenroe Hiker - Westmead Rhythm | 24.31 | 6/4f | ||||||||||
| Rhincrew Whisper | Whisper Wishes – Irenes Chick | Jim Wood (Private) | 24.61 | 14/1 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Curryhills Gara | Lindas Champion - Moygara Soda | Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Private) | 24.23 | 4/11f | ||||||||
| 1988 | Brownies Outlook | Citizen Supreme - Hardi Hostess | 24.44 | 10/11f | |||||||||
| Kylehill Zig | Curryhills Fox – Kylehill Magic | 24.79 | 5/2 | [4] | |||||||||
| 1990 | Dempsey Duke | Shanagarry Duke - Willowbrook Peg | 24.55 | 8/1 | |||||||||
| Taringa Bay | Kyle Jack – Nans Brute | 24.89 | 1/1f | ||||||||||
| 1992 | Bonney Seven | Airmount Grand - Powerstown Pine | 24.77 | 10/11f | [5] | ||||||||
| Chakalak Zeus | Im Slippy – Mountleader Emer | 24.47 | 7/1 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | Welfare Panther | Balalika – Sappys Susie | R Wheeler (Private) | 24.17 | 7/2 | ||||||||
| 1995 | Teds Move | Right Move – Rest On Daisy | 24.84 | 16/1 | |||||||||
| Kalko | Perfect Whisper – Gold Doffer | 24.33 | 1/1f | ||||||||||
| Ballyard Recruit | Deenside Spark – Bower Sinead | Charlie Lister (Private) | 24.19 | 7/2 | |||||||||
| Bunker Buster | Doyougetit – Magical Wit | 24.43 | 11/8f | ||||||||||
| Droopys Rivero | Come On Ranger – Droopys Heather | 24.61 | 6/1 | ||||||||||
| Polar King | Trade Official – Kilree Pippin | 24.42 | 15/8f | ||||||||||
| Droopys Survivor | Roanokee – Droopys Juliet | 24.73 | 50/1 | ||||||||||
| Knockeevan Magic | Knockeevan Star – Knockeevan Lucy | 24.70 | 5/4f | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Living Jewel | Mancunian Star – Halfway Do Da | 24.55 | 14/1 | |||||||||
| Vamoose | Potto Knows – Human Nature II | 24.40 | 10/1 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Fear Assassin | Borna Pilot – Borna Castle | 24.74 | 9/2 | [6] | ||||||||
| Roswell Starship | Top Honcho – No Apologies | 24.36 | 7/4 | [7] | |||||||||
| Westmead Keawn | Droopys Kewell – Mega Delight | 24.07 | 11/8f | [8] | |||||||||
| Confident Kermit | Ballymac Maeve – Confident Aoife | 24.21 | 5/4f | [9] | |||||||||
| Lenson Bolt | Royal Impact – Catunda Paris | 24.11 | 5/2 | [10] | |||||||||
| Rayvin Giovanni | Blackstone Gene – Droopys Sporty | 24.08 | 4/5f | [11] | |||||||||
| Eden Star | Top Savings – Aranock Val | 23.60 | 1/1f | [12] | |||||||||
| Glanmire Lad | Ace Hi Rumble – Lead Boots | 24.41 | 11/10f | [13] | |||||||||
| Ballymac Marine | Ballymac Bull – Ballymac Sharon | 24.05 | 9/4f | [14] | |||||||||
| 2014 | Laughing Gravy | Head Bound – Rafas Wee Pet | 23.83 | 6/4f | [15] | ||||||||
| Droopys Brindle | Central City – Droopys Twirl | 24.42 | 7/2 | [16] | |||||||||
| 2016 | Kooga Klammer | Roxholme Bully – Millbrook Gaga | 23.75 | 2/1 | [17] | ||||||||
| 2017 | Roxholme Nidge | Droopys Nidge – Silver Dollar | Hayley Keightley (Private) | 23.70 | 2/5f | [18] | |||||||
| 2018 | Grays Cup Winner | Tyrur Big Mike – Lizzylegit | 24.08 | 2/1 | [19] | ||||||||
| 2019 | Young Princess | Droopys Jet – Droopys Valerie | 24.09 | 12/1 | [20] | ||||||||
| 2020 | Tenpin | Romeo Recruit – Droopys Sarafina | 23.71 | 9/4 | [21] | ||||||||
| 2021 | Brookside Richie | Droopys Sydney – Droopys Greatest | 23.68 | 1/3f | [22] | ||||||||
| 2022 | Romeo Hotshot | Magic Sprite – Buckos Lass | David Mullins (Romford) | 23.59 | 11/4cf | [23] | |||||||
| 2023 | Romeo Crusade | Droopys Sydney – Fabulous Skylar | David Mullins (Romford) | 23.94 | 20/1 | [24] | |||||||
| 2024 | Fire and Ice | Ballymac Cashout – Ballymac Cams | Matt Dartnall (Oxford) | 23.84 | 1/1f | [25] |