Oxfordshire Gold Cup
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The Oxfordshire Gold Cup is a greyhound competition held at Oxford Stadium
. The competition was won three times in succession by Jolly Poacher, a remarkable achievement.
Oxford Stadium
Oxford Stadium is the home of greyhound racing and speedway in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley.-History:The stadium was built in 1938 on the site of a 'flapping' track where owners could turn up and run their greyhounds around an oval on the days selected for racing...
. The competition was won three times in succession by Jolly Poacher, a remarkable achievement.
Past winners
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Time | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nippy Law | Geoff De Mulder (Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium is the home of greyhound racing and speedway in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley.-History:The stadium was built in 1938 on the site of a 'flapping' track where owners could turn up and run their greyhounds around an oval on the days selected for racing... ) |
27.04 sec | 13-8f |
| 1986 | Cannon Roe | Mel Bass (Private) | 27.13 sec | 11-2 |
| 1987 | Fairway Wink | Bertie Gaynor (Hall Green Stadium Hall Green Stadium Hall Green Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium located in the Birmingham suburb of Acocks Green, just over the border from Hall Green itself. Opened in August 1927 it was the first greyhound track to be built in the city. It hosted speedway between 1928 and 1938... ) |
27.07 sec | 8-1 |
| 1988 | Money Matters | Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green Stadium Hall Green Stadium Hall Green Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium located in the Birmingham suburb of Acocks Green, just over the border from Hall Green itself. Opened in August 1927 it was the first greyhound track to be built in the city. It hosted speedway between 1928 and 1938... ) |
26.81 sec (Track Record) | 11-2 |
| 1989 | Castleivy Mick | Freda Greenacre (Private) | 27.49 sec | 4-1 |
| 1990 | Kilcurley Coal | John McGee (Hackney Wick Stadium Hackney Wick Stadium Hackney Wick Stadium, Waterden Road, in the London Borough of Hackney, was opened in 1932 and was mainly used for greyhound racing and speedway.In 1994, a £12M stand and restaurant was built and the stadium was renamed the London Stadium, Hackney... ) |
26.97 sec | 13-2 |
| 1991 | Seafield Quest | Marlene Westwood (Peterborough Greyhounds Peterborough Greyhounds -Location:The stadium is located in Fengate, less than a mile from Peterborough city centre.-History:The track has held greyhound racing since 1930. The Perkin’s family invested in the track in 1945 .... ) |
26.80 sec | 3-1 |
| 1992 | Lackabane Tap | Geoff Goodwin (Private) | 27.43 sec | 4-1 |
| 1994 | Freds Flyer | Bill Masters (Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium is a dog track located in the Hove Park area of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.It is a greyhound racing stadium for the purposes of entertainment, usually including gambling on the outcome of a race... ) |
27.29 sec | 2-1 |
| 1995 | Self Made | Maurice Massey (Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium is the home of greyhound racing and speedway in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley.-History:The stadium was built in 1938 on the site of a 'flapping' track where owners could turn up and run their greyhounds around an oval on the days selected for racing... ) |
27.30 sec | 6-4f |
| 1996 | Clean Paws | Lorraine King (Peterborough Greyhounds Peterborough Greyhounds -Location:The stadium is located in Fengate, less than a mile from Peterborough city centre.-History:The track has held greyhound racing since 1930. The Perkin’s family invested in the track in 1945 .... ) |
27.44 sec | 11-8f |
| 1997 | Silver Circle | Andy Heyes (Private) | 27.09 sec | 7-2 |
| 1998 | Reactabond Gold | Paul Young (Harlow) | 26.94 sec | 7-4f |
| 1999 | Crack Off | Brian Clemenson (Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium is a dog track located in the Hove Park area of the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.It is a greyhound racing stadium for the purposes of entertainment, usually including gambling on the outcome of a race... ) |
27.09 sec | 9-2 |
| 2000 | El Boss | Linda Mullins (Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium was a greyhound racing track located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London and was one of a limited number of remaining greyhound race tracks operating in Greater London... ) |
27.15 sec | 1-1f |
| 2001 | El Ronan | Charlie Lister (Private) | 27.10 sec | 4-6f |
| 2002 | Bomber Graham | Jimmy Gibson (Belle Vue Stadium Belle Vue Stadium Belle Vue Stadium is a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester where the very first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It is also used for speedway as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces since 1988 and since 1999 has British Stock Car Association... ) |
26.90 sec | 6-4f |
| 2003 | Knockeevan Magic | Peter Rich (Romford Stadium) | 26.79 sec | 5-2 |
| 2004 | Fire Height Dan | Mick Puzey (Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium was a greyhound racing track located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London and was one of a limited number of remaining greyhound race tracks operating in Greater London... ) |
27.12 sec | 6-4f |
| 2005 | Roswell Spaceman | Mark Wallis (Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium Walthamstow Stadium was a greyhound racing track located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London and was one of a limited number of remaining greyhound race tracks operating in Greater London... ) |
26.74 sec | 7-2 |
| 2006 | Two Cool Cats | Andy Heyes (Belle Vue Stadium Belle Vue Stadium Belle Vue Stadium is a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester where the very first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It is also used for speedway as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces since 1988 and since 1999 has British Stock Car Association... ) |
26.76 sec | 10-1 |
| 2007 | Barnfield Joe | Julie Luckhurst (Crayford) | 26.60 sec | 2-1f |
| 2008 | Barnfield Joe | Julie Luckhurst (Crayford) | 26.90 sec | 4-1 |
| 2009 | Jolly Poacher | Richard Yeates (Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium Oxford Stadium is the home of greyhound racing and speedway in Oxford, located in Sandy Lane, Cowley.-History:The stadium was built in 1938 on the site of a 'flapping' track where owners could turn up and run their greyhounds around an oval on the days selected for racing... ) |
26.53 sec | 4-6f |
| 2010 | Jolly Poacher | Nick Colton (Oxford/Swindon Stadiums) | 26.67 sec | 5-2 |
| 2011 | Jolly Poacher | Nick Colton (Oxford/Swindon Stadiums) | 26.66 sec | 4-1 |