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UK greyhound racing competition

Horse race
Golden Crest
Defunct - Category 2 race (discontinued)
1988 winner Peasedown Slippy
LocationEastville Stadium /Poole Stadium
Inaugurated1937
Last run2019
Race information
Distancevarious
SurfaceSand

The Golden Crest was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Poole Stadium.

It was inaugurated in 1937 at Eastville Stadium in Bristol. Eastville closed in 1997 and the event was suspended until Poole resurrected it in 2000.

With the closure of the track on 22 September 2020 the competition was discontinued.

Venues & Distances

  • 1937-1939 (Eastville, Bristol, 525 yards)
  • 1941-1957 (Eastville, Bristol, 500 yards)
  • 1958-1997 (Eastville, Bristol, 525 yards)
  • 2014-2014 (Poole, 640 metres)
  • 2000–2019 (Poole, 450 metres)

Sponsors

Past winners

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP Notes/ref
1937 Wily Captain Lawyers Fee – Whirlwave Joe Harmon (Wimbledon) 30.48 9/2
1938 Glen Ranger Mick the Miller – Great Ranee Les Parry (White City - London) 30.02 1/2f
1939 Saucy Moon Tal Parker (Hall Green) 30.77 7/4f
1940 not held due to World War II
1941 Prince Norroy Castledown Lad – Ruddy Mutton Paddy Fortune (Wimbledon) 29.11 3/1
1942 Irish Choice Tal Parker (Bristol) 29.31 1/1f
1943 Wireless Delight Wireless Rally – Erin Green Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) 29.01 3/1
1944 Fair and Handsome Cremeary Border – Gows Pride Mrs Renie McKay (Coventry) 28.96 1/2f
1945 Shannon Shore Well Squared - Second Row Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 28.76 13/8 Track record
1946 Rimmells Black Manhattan Midnight - Drishogue Stanley Biss (Clapton) 28.69 5/2jf
1947 Funny Mick Ruby Border – Olives Idol Bob Burls (Wembley) 28.81 11/4
1948 Freckled Major Fair Major – White Tempest Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 29.34 4/1
1949 Flintfield Grosvenor Grosvenor Flexion - Blue Fire D Hayes (Coventry) 28.83 11/8jf
1950 Behattans Choice Bahs Choice - Behattan Bob Burls (Wembley) 28.58 15/8f
1951 Palm Beach The Grand Fire – Don't Bet Stan Martin (Wimbledon) 29.02 7/2
1952 Rushton Smutty Mad Tanist - Summer Frock Frank Johnson (Private) 28.52 7/2
1953 Parkroe Bob Disputed Dick – Beechwood Jack Young (Oxford) 28.68 10/11f
1954 Wayside Abbey Bellas Prince – Wayside Peg Joe Farrand (Reading) 28.79 10/11f
1955 Kensington Bramble Black Invasion – Lambourn Firefly Marjorie Phipps (Oxford) 28.76 6/1
1956 Darkies Son Slaney Record – C.Last F McCarthy (Arms Park, Cardiff) 28.03 20/1
1957 Brooklands Hunter Fly Prince – Brooklands Rose H Harding (Private) 28.50 5/2
1958 Lovely Cobh Fire Prince - Inlo F McCarthy (Arms Park, Cardiff) 29.89 5/2
1959 Monnow Wizzard Endless Gossip – Monnow Vee Stan Raymond (Bristol) 30.23 7/1
1960 Hack Up Friend The Grand Fire – Hack Up Nell Mrs E.Eade (Private) 29.81 4/1
1961 Yes Man Officer Pete – Fast Enough Brian Jay (Perry Barr) 29.79 11/4
1962 Fealeside Bridge Broadway Darkie II – Fealeside Hill Brian Jay (Perry Barr) 29.39 4/6f
1963 Collateral Hi Con – Maries Slipper John Drown (Private) 29.46 1/1f
1964 Rattle The Man Jungle Man – Red Hot Ronnie Mills (Gloucester) 29.81 2/1jf
1965 Tony's Blaze Hop It Rory – Tony's Flame Frank White (Private) 29.78 7/2
1966 Clahane Mick Knock Hill Chieftain – Clahane Girl Brian Jay (Perry Barr) 29.54 5/1
1967 Mystic Prairie Prairie Flash – Real Whitesocks Jim Todd (Kings Heath) 29.40 7/4f
1968 Discretions Prairie Flash – Sheila At Last Dave Geggus (Walthamstow) 27.90 4/7f
1969 Brookfield Earl Greenane Flash – Lady Earl Ron Chamberlain (Private) 28.63 8-1
1970 Moordyke Spot Newdown Heather – Nelsons Farewell Stan Martin (Wimbledon) 28.74 9/4
1971 Clonarrow Piper Stoneview Jet – Lovely Present Hazel Walden (Private) 28.83 10/1
1972 Royal Spitfire Newdown Heather – Ardine Guest Mick Hawkins (Private) 28.86 2/1
1973 Maureen's Ben Yanka Boy – Susie Dean Janet Tite (Private) 28.61 11/2
1974 Last Rocket Monalee Champion – Rylane Glory Ray Burton (Arms Park, Cardiff) 28.75 3/1
1975 Daemonic Gambol Don't Gambol – Dusk Gambol Paddy McEvoy (Wimbledon) 28.74 1/3f
1976 Country Man Kilbelin Style – More Knocks John Coleman (Wembley) 28.78 6/4f
1977 Rathduff Spring Quiet Spring – Tudor Reflection Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green) 28.58 9/2
1978 DollaArkle Monalee Arkle – Lively Air John Coleman (Wembley) 28.62 1/2f
1979 Our Rufus Rail Ship – Geraldine Gold John Coleman (Wembley) 28.39 4/5f
1980 Jack's Asleep Fast Asleep – Herons Highlight Paul Garland (Bristol) 28.25 5/2f
1981 Astral Cloud Ceili Band – Cherry Band Jerry Fisher (Private) 28.34 5/2jf
1984 Too Ton Tony Pecos Jerry – Feet First Mervyn Osborne (Bristol) 28.65 7/4f
1985 Go Eddie Flat Cap Sams Effort – Dark Bird P Stanley (Norton Canes) 28.57 5/4f
1986 Slim Figure Key Figure – Blonde Peruvian Geoff De Mulder (Oxford) 28.77 7/1
1987 Woodman Badge of Hickory – Fancy Slipper Fred Wiseman (Milton Keynes) 28.48 4/5f
1988 Peasedown Slippy Im Slippy – Lannon Lass Tony Mann (Swindon) 28.49 7/4f
1989 Handsome Dan Manorville Sand – Scarriff Slave Geoff De Mulder (Norton Canes) 28.84 4/7f
1990 Plough Jack Kyle Jack – Caherlean Rose Tony Meek (Oxford) 29.11 11/10f
1991 Bangor Reel Curryhills Fox – Bangor Bran Terry Kibble (Bristol) 28.71 11/4
1992 Pitter Patter Shanagarry Duke – Smokey Snowdrop Vernon Clapp (Bristol) 28.04 7/1
1993 Ginger Jenny Lodge Prince – Garryduff Lassie Peter Swadden (Bristol) 28.19 6/4f
1994 Gunsmoke Druids Johno- Kalamity Kelly Tony Meek (Hall Green) 28.11 13/8
2000 Arleswood Spirit Shanless Slippy – Midas Blue Owen McKenna (Wimbledon) 27.30 9/4
2001 Docs Arizona Trade Official – Lisnak Slippy Owen McKenna (Wimbledon) 27.24 13/8jf
2002 Blue Gooner Staplers Jo - Code Dancer Brian Clemenson (Hove) 26.90 6/4
2003 Palacemews Lad Roanokee - Lisnak Slippy John Mullins (Walthamstow) 27.03 8/1
2004 Foxcover Jed Come On Ranger - Covert Blossom Daphne Mann (Poole) 27.39 9/4Jf
2005 Pennys Cadet Top Honcho - Droopys Valencia Brian Clemenson (Hove) 27.12 7/2
2006 Farloe Stormy Top Honcho - Flashing Storm Paul Foster (Swindon) 27.27 6/4f
2007 Rhyzome Wizard Toms The Best - Shanroe Jewel Graham Cleverley (Swindon) 26.71 3/1
2008 Black Taxi Larkhill Jo - Lagile Ash John Mullins (Yarmouth) 26.96 7/4f
2009 Outandgoodnight Honcho Classic – Droopys Perlena Mark Grady (Poole) 26.56 11/10f
2010 Lynnwood Bolt Razldazl Billy-Darkeyed Girl Graham Cleverley (Poole) 26.53 5/4f
2011 Fifis Rocket Brett Lee-Droopys Ruby Chris Allsopp (Monmore) 26.46 4/5f
2012 Out In Chil Bit Chilli – Miss Shauna Phil Chatfield (Poole) 26.99 9/4
2013 Daddy Knowsbest Big Daddy Cool – Bridie Knowsbet Chris Allsopp (Monmore) 26.20 5/2f Track record
2014 Romantic Rambo Crash – Moment of Time Kevin Cobbold (Henlow) 38.79 11/8f
2015 Aimnfire Central City – Droopys Solange June Harvey (Poole) 26.57 2/1
2016 Castlehyde King Hondo Black – Goosabyrnes Solange Bill Black (Poole) 26.36 9/2
2017 Crossfield Giles Sparta Maestro - Crossfield Betty Seamus Cahill (Hove) 26.27 9/2
2018 Headford Kev Iso Octane - Tyrur Tulisa Kevin Hutton (Towcester) 26.81 5/2
2019 King Elvis Tullymurry Act - Skate On Liz McNair (Private) 26.70 4/6f

Discontinued

References

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