All England Cup

All England Cup
Category 1 race
1992 winner, New Level
LocationNewcastle Stadium
Inaugurated1938
SponsorPremier Greyhound Racing
Race information
Distance480 metres
SurfaceSand
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 & distances

  • 1938–1953 (Brough Park/Newcastle 520 yards)
  • 19??–present (Brough Park/Newcastle 480 metres)

Sponsors

Past winners

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time (sec) SP Notes/ref
1938 Ballyjoker Beef Cutlet - Jeanne Of Waterhall Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) 29.84 1/3f [6]
1939 Ballycurreen Soldier Noras Cutlet - Sergeants Wife Patrick McKinney (Carntyne) 29.94 66/1 [7]
1946 Monday's News Orlucks Best – Monday Next Fred Farey (Private) 29.55 7/2
1949 Intelligent Joe Rare Rebel - Silver Midnight Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 29.58 9/4
1950 Olivers Lad Bellas Prince - Light Scent Paddy Brennan (Shawfield) 29.60 7/1
1951 Fancy Hero Trabolgan Prince - Carriganea Lass Jack Harvey (Wembley) 29.50 10/3
1952 Endless Gossip Priceless Border - Narrogar Ann Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 29.22 4/11f Track record[8]
1953 Leafy Ash Mad Tanist - Ash Shaggy Jim Syder Jr. (Wembley) 29.50 6/4f
1954 Templenoe Rebel Ballymac Ball - Templenoe Medora D J Davis (Bristol) 29.65 5/1
1956 Paracelsus Quare Customer - Poobah's Pet Noreen Collin (Private) 29.30 5/1
1958 Simmer Down Pal Olly's Pal - Ballygortagh Girl Joe Booth (Private) 29.57 4/1
1959 Just Fame Colebreene Bell - More Fame Tommy Johnston Sr. (Carntyne) 29.51 3/1
1960 Quare Flash Quare Customer - Newhill Primrose Jim Hookway (Owlerton) 29.36 7/2
1961 Amys Pal Baytown Coak - Lovely Tara Jack Brennan (Darnall) 29.68 8/1
1962 West Bermuda Prince Of Bermuda - Orelino Jim Hookway (Owlerton) 29.54 6/1
1963 Atomic Rake Man Of Pleasure - Atomic Smart Randy Singleton (Belle Vue) 29.37 20/1
1964 Total Barber Brook Prancer - Belville Lass Alf Prentice (Monmore) 29.23 20/1
1965 Booked Out Knock Hill Chieftain - Direct Lead Eric Adkins (Private) 29.25 4/6f
1966 Kilbeg Kuda Knockrour Again - Bermudas Glory John Bassett (Private) 29.40 5-1
1967 Home Grown The Grand Canal - Wild Countess Ted Brennan (Owlerton) 29.75 4/1
1968 Pools Punter Oregon Prince - Wild Countess Ted Brennan (Owlerton) 30.57 20/1
1969 Jackpot Painter Red Factor - Stuake Rose Bryce Wilson (Private) 30.54 5/1
1970 Allied Banker Greenane Flash - Glenogue Bryce Wilson (Private) 30.64 3/1
1971 Spectre Jockey Spectre - Jockeys Dream David Power (Private) 30.54 4/5f
1972 Proud Tack Newdown Heather - Annaglaive Queen Gordon Hodson (White City - London) 30.20 5/2
1973 Fly Dazzler Kilbeg Kuda - Nualas Lovely Norman Oliver (Brough Park) 30.63 7/2
1975 Show Man Monalee Champion - Crefogue Dancer Bill Raggatt (Brough Park) 29.21 4/5f
1976 Houghton Rip Spectre - Call Me Swallow Barbara Tompkins (Bletchley) 29.93 2/1f
1977 Prince Hill Own Pride - Dainty Beauty Joe Kelly (Leeds) 29.37 1/1f
1978 Champers Club Patricias Hope - Ballypierce Girl Paddy Milligan (Private) 29.30 5/4f
1979 Burniston Jet Jimsun - Davids Black Jim Hookway (Sheffield) 29.45 5/1
1980 Jon Barrie Clashing - Famous Heart Ray Andrews (Leeds) 30.37 5/2
1982 Long Spell Downing - Moss Drain Joe Booth (Private) 30.92 4/6f
1983 Squire Cass Yellow Ese - Minus Terry Dartnall (Reading) 30.15 11/4
1985 Moneypoint Coal Yellow Band - Queens Hotel Seamus Graham (Ireland) 30.08 5/4f
1986 Lavally Oak I'm Slippy - Lavally Time Jane Glass (Powderhall) 30.39 8/11f
1987 Killouragh Chris Moreen Rocket - Moreen Honey Pete Beaumont (Sheffield) 30.57 4/5f
1988 Pond Hurricane Lindas Champion - Soda Pop II Harry Williams (Brough Park) 30.56 6/4f
1989 Slippy Blue I'm Slippy - Valoris Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) 30.39 11/4
1990 Alans Luck I'm Slippy - Lindas Pleasure Ray Andrews (Belle Vue) 31.02 4/1
1991 Monaree Tommy Ninth Wave - Maglass Model John Copplestone (Portsmouth) 30.75 3/1
1992 New Level Murlens Slippy - Well Plucked Harry Williams (Private) 28.73 8/11f
1993 Toms Lodge Druids Lodge - Grannys Black Norman Johnson (Norton Canes) 29.20 6/4f
1994 Moral Director Double Bid - Moral Shadow Jimmy Gibson (Belle Vue) 28.97 4/1 [9]
1995 Just Right Jumbo I'm Slippy - Chini Chin Chin George Miller (Sunderland) 27.94 12/1
1996 Greenwell Eagle Manx Treasure - Cahills Gate Patrick Flaherty Shawfield 28.97 5/1
1997 Endon Tiger Slaneyside Hare - Kevalnig Kwik Charlie Lister (Peterborough) 29.10 4/6f
1998 Stephens Hero Next Move (UK) - Pennys Sweetness Ted Soppitt (Private) 29.16 6/1
1999 Derbay Flyer Ayr Flyer - Brown Missile Charlie Lister (Private) 28.97 4/6f
2000 Toblermorey Boy Spiral Nikita - Lemon Polly Charlie Lister (Private) 28.68 1/2f
2001 Barney The Bold Iceni Regent - Cashel Walk Janis Carmichael (Private) 28.63 2/1f =Track record
2002 Let It Slip Spiral Nikita - Always Dancing David Mullins (Romford) 28.57 10/1
2003 Full Cigar Frisby Full - Have A Cigar Liz McNair (Private) 28.67 5/2
2004 Tally Ho Shimmer Fast Fit Stag-Tally Ho Flyer Jimmy Little (Private) 28.57 1/1f
2005 Bell Devotion Kiowa Shawnee So - Droopys Kristin Charlie Lister (Private) 28.29 5/2 [10]
2006 Geordie Parker Brett Lee - Lydpal Louise Charlie Lister (Private) 28.83 1/1f [11]
2007 Wright Signal Hondo Black - Farloe Signal Elaine Parker (Sheffield) 28.62 9/4 [12]
2008 Boherna Best Pacific Mile - Always On Air Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.32 4/7f [13]
2009 Boherna Best Pacific Mile - Always On Air Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.86 2/1f [14]
2010 Mill Pinpoint Hallucinate-Saleen Chloe Kelly Macari (Sunderland) 28.35 5/2 [15]
2011 Mill Bling Bling Bombastic Shiraz – Respect For Lee Kelly Macari (Sunderland) 28.88 7/4f [16]
2012 Mags Gamble Crash – Movealong Rose Harry Williams (Newcastle) 28.20 6/4 [17]
2013 Calzaghe Davy Crash – Our Favourite Ted Soppitt (Private) 28.28 5/2 [18]
2014 Newinn Yolo Crash – Little Flutter Pat Rosney (Perry Barr) 28.44 4/1 [19]
2015 Farloe Nutter Hondo Black - Wontbelong George Power (Private) 28.61 6/1 [20]
2016 Oscar Whisky Droopys Oscar – Droopys Danneel Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 28.26 5/4f [21]
2017 Droopys Expert Greenwell Hawk – Droopys Rhiona Angela Harrison (Newcastle) 28.10 6/4f [22]
2018 Droopys Verve Loughteen Blanco – Droopys Cyclone Angela Harrison (Newcastle) 28.24 1/2f [23]
2019 Ice on Fire Crash – Bigmans Grainne James Fenwick (Newcastle) 28.16 4/5f [24]
2020 Bower Luke Droopys Sydney – Droopys Blossom Pat Rosney (Belle Vue) 28.23 11/2 [25]
2021 Moanteen Mikey Droopys Buick – Moanteen Golden Angela Harrison (Newcastle) 28.72 11/4f [26]
2022 Mickys Barrett Out Of Range ASB – The Other Tessa Jason Gray (Nottingham) 28.55 7/4 [27]
2023 Swift Silly Pestana – Swift Magnetic Raymond Hale (Newcastle) 28.48 13/8f [28]
2024 Wicky Ned Droopys Sydney – Ballycowen Lucy James Fenwick (Newcastle) 28.05 4/9f [29]

Winning Trainers

  • Charlie Lister 6
  • Angela Harrison 3
  • Harry Williams 3
  • Jim Hookway 3

References

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