Romford Puppy Cup

The Romford Puppy Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Romford Greyhound Stadium. ^[1]

Romford Puppy Cup

Category 1 race
The 1979 champion Sport Promoter
Location	Romford Stadium
Inaugurated	1975
Sponsor	Corals
Race information
Distance	400 metres
Surface	Sand
Qualification	Puppies only (15-24 months old)
Purse	£10,000 (winner)

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]

Venues & distances

• 1975–present (Romford 400 metres)

Sponsors

• 2006–2007 (Stadium Bookmakers)
• 2008–present (Corals)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time	SP	Notes/ref
1975	Xmas Holiday	Supreme Fun - Marys Snowball	Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon)	25.48	10/11f
1976	Lyons Skipper	Burgess Heather – Skipping Chick	Clare Orton (Wimbledon)	26.54	5/2
1977	Gan On Smokey	Laurdella Fun – Midi Robin	Randy Singleton (White City - London)	26.25	8/1
1978	Schofield Fish	Minnesota Miller – Funny Fish	Jack Coker (Oxford)	24.69	5/1
1979	Sport Promoter	Breakaway Town - Kensington Queen	Pat Mullins (Cambridge)	24.13	5/2
1980	Coolmakee Hero	Peruvian Style – Nicoles Star	Tim Foster (Harringay)	24.45	7/4
1981	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		John Honeysett (Wembley)	24.02	3/1	Track record
1984	Hong Kong Mike	Knockrour Slave - Almathea	Ray Andrews (Belle Vue)	24.31	4/9f
1985	Cannonroe	Glenroe Hiker - Westmead Rhythm	Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)	24.31	6/4f
1986	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	Peter Payne (Romford)	24.44	10/11f
1989	Kylehill Zig	Curryhills Fox – Kylehill Magic	Paddy Milligan (Catford)	24.79	5/2	[4]
1990	Dempsey Duke	Shanagarry Duke - Willowbrook Peg	Terry Kibble (Bristol)	24.55	8/1
1991	Taringa Bay	Kyle Jack – Nans Brute	Eric Jordan (Hove)	24.89	1/1f
1992	Bonney Seven	Airmount Grand - Powerstown Pine	John Coleman (Walthamstow)	24.77	10/11f	[5]
1993	Chakalak Zeus	Im Slippy – Mountleader Emer	Kenny Linzell (Romford)	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	Maldwyn Thomas (Reading)	24.84	16/1
1996	Kalko	Perfect Whisper – Gold Doffer	Tony Dennis (Romford)	24.33	1/1f
1997	Ballyard Recruit	Deenside Spark – Bower Sinead	Charlie Lister (Private)	24.19	7/2
1998	Bunker Buster	Doyougetit – Magical Wit	Kenny Linzell (Romford)	24.43	11/8f
1999	Droopys Rivero	Come On Ranger – Droopys Heather	Nikki Chambers (Nottingham)	24.61	6/1
2000	Polar King	Trade Official – Kilree Pippin	Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Walthamstow)	24.42	15/8f
2001	Droopys Survivor	Roanokee – Droopys Juliet	Paul Young (Romford)	24.73	50/1
2002	Knockeevan Magic	Knockeevan Star – Knockeevan Lucy	Peter Rich (Romford)	24.70	5/4f
2003	Living Jewel	Mancunian Star – Halfway Do Da	David Mullins (Romford)	24.55	14/1
2004	Vamoose	Potto Knows – Human Nature II	David Mullins (Romford)	24.40	10/1
2005	Fear Assassin	Borna Pilot – Borna Castle	Mark Wallis (Walthamstow)	24.74	9/2	[6]
2006	Roswell Starship	Top Honcho – No Apologies	Mark Wallis (Walthamstow)	24.36	7/4	[7]
2007	Westmead Keawn	Droopys Kewell – Mega Delight	Nick Savva (Henlow)	24.07	11/8f	[8]
2008	Confident Kermit	Ballymac Maeve – Confident Aoife	John Mullins (Yarmouth)	24.21	5/4f	[9]
2009	Lenson Bolt	Royal Impact – Catunda Paris	Tony Collett (Sittingbourne)	24.11	5/2	[10]
2010	Rayvin Giovanni	Blackstone Gene – Droopys Sporty	Seamus Cahill (Hove)	24.08	4/5f	[11]
2011	Eden Star	Top Savings – Aranock Val	Barrie Draper (Sheffield)	23.60	1/1f	[12]
2012	Glanmire Lad	Ace Hi Rumble – Lead Boots	Mark Wallis (Yarmouth)	24.41	11/10f	[13]
2013	Ballymac Marine	Ballymac Bull – Ballymac Sharon	Norah McEllistrim (Hove)	24.05	9/4f	[14]
2014	Laughing Gravy	Head Bound – Rafas Wee Pet	David Pruhs (Peterborough)	23.83	6/4f	[15]
2015	Droopys Brindle	Central City – Droopys Twirl	Paul Young (Romford)	24.42	7/2	[16]
2016	Kooga Klammer	Roxholme Bully – Millbrook Gaga	David Pruhs (Peterborough)	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	Phil Simmonds (Romford)	24.08	2/1	[19]
2019	Young Princess	Droopys Jet – Droopys Valerie	Paul Young (Romford)	24.09	12/1	[20]
2020	Tenpin	Romeo Recruit – Droopys Sarafina	David Mullins (Romford)	23.71	9/4	[21]
2021	Brookside Richie	Droopys Sydney – Droopys Greatest	David Mullins (Romford)	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]

References

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