Ladbrokes Gold Cup

Ladbrokes Gold Cup
Category 1 race
Black Buster, 1998 winner
LocationMonmore Green Stadium
Inaugurated1994
SponsorLadbrokes
Race information
Distance480 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse£10,000 (winner)

The Ladbrokes Gold Cup is a greyhound competition held at Monmore Green Stadium. It was revived in 1994 and was originally known as the Midland Gold Cup. [1]

Winners have included the 1998 English Greyhound Derby champion Toms The Best and the 2011 English Greyhound Derby winner Taylors Sky.[2]

Venues

  • 1994–present (Monmore 480m)

Sponsors

Past winners

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP notes/ref
1994 Droopys Craig Moral Support – Droopys Aliysa Henry Tasker (Private) 29.31 5/2 [3]
1995 Westmead Chick Im Slippy – Westmead Move Nick Savva (Walthamstow) 29.09 4/6f [4]
1996 Chairman Live Contender – Little Witch Jimmy Gibson Belle Vue 29.22 6/4f
1997 Toms The Best Frightful Flash – Ladys Guest Nick Savva (Walthamstow) 28.21 2/1 [5]
1998 Black Buster Joyful Tidings – Little Champagne Ivan Williams (Perry Barr) 28.13 9/2
1999 Crack Off Mountleader Peer – Highsted Rose Brian Clemenson (Hove) 28.13 2/1f
2000 Fervent Flash Frightful Flash – Murtys Fancy Tony Meek (Monmore Green) 28.59 4/1
2001 Potto Knows He Knows – Pottos Way David Mullins (Romford) 28.51 4/1
2002 Lodgeview Chance Top Honcho – Fees Chance Danny Talbot (Kinsley) 28.29 10/1
2003 Farloe Brazil Mr Bozz – Farloe Dingle Charlie Lister (Private) 28.12 9/2
2004 Elderberry Veron Top Honcho – Elderberry Flyer Patricia Cowdrill (Monmore) 28.21 5/2
2005 Loughteen Bandit Larkhill Jo – Loughteen Velvet Michael Harris (Monmore) 27.92 6/1
2006 Westmead Joe Larkhill Jo – Mega Delight Nick Savva (Private) 27.89 6/4
2007 Boherna On Air Kiowa Sweet Trey – Free To Air Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.10 4/7f
2008 Boherna Best Pacific Mile – Always On Air Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.45 3/1
2009 Barbies Man Yeah Man – Barbies Bluebird Julie Bateson (Private) 27.95 12/1
2010 Bucks Yahoo Ballymac Maeve – Mottos Dawn Chris Lund (Doncaster) 28.04 7/2
2011 Taylors Sky Westmead Hawk – Rising Angel Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 27.80 4/6f
2012 Mags Gamble Crash – Movealong Rose Harry Williams (Newcastle) 28.34 7/1
2013 Shaneboy Spencer Droopys Scolari – Shaneboy Maria Liz McNair (Private) 28.37 6/4jf
2014 Viking Jack Vans Escalade – Heroes Last lass Jim Hayton (Private) 27.94 6/4
2015 Swift Hoffman Makeshift – Swift Erin Pat Rosney (Private) 27.70 4/7f [6]
2016 Jaytee Spartacus Scolari Me Daddy – Sizzling Gina Paul Young (Romford) 27.83 5/2 [7]
2017 Droopys Buick Yeah Man – Droopys Hilda Angela Harrison (Newcastle) 27.63 5/4f [8]
2018 King Turbo Leamaneigh Turbo – Wee Tiger Tots Liz McNair (Private) 28.30 5/4f [9]
2019 Seaglass Tiger Drumcrow Obama – Abrakebabra Bee Patrick Janssens (Central Park) 28.28 4/1 [10]
2020 Gonzo Laughil Blake – Rushmoorbeatrice Julie Bateson (Private) 28.31 9/2 [11]
2021 Minglers Popeye Sparta Maestro – Minglers Suarez Stuart Tighe (Newcastle) 28.45 11/2 [12]
2022 Move Over Cha Gaytime Hawk – Move Over Eliza Angela Harrison (Newcastle) 28.59 6/4f [13]
2023 Links Maverick Grangeview Ten – Havana Lottie Tom Heilbron (Newcastle) 27.70 4/6f [14]
2024 Churchfield Syd Droopys Sydney – Millbank Jade Richard Rees (Hove) 28.00 8/13f [15]

References

  1. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 140. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  2. ^ "News-Monday 29th August 2011". Mark Wallis Greyhounds.
  3. ^ "Greyhonud results". Daily Mirror. 9 July 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Chick flies to Gold Cup". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 July 1995. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Only the best good enough". Birmingham Mail. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Results". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  7. ^ "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  8. ^ "2017 result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  9. ^ "2018 Ladbrokes Gold Cup". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Final night meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  11. ^ "2020 Gold Cup & Stayers Classic". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  12. ^ "Saturday 21 August Monmore Green". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. ^ "LADBROKES GOLD CUP FINAL 2022". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Ladbrokes Monmore meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  15. ^ "2024 Ladbrokes Gold Cup final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 25 August 2024.