Easter Cup (greyhounds)

This page is about the Irish greyhound race. For the Australian horse Race, see Easter Cup.

The Easter Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park in Dublin. ^[1]

It was inaugurated in 1928. ^[2]

The event was won by the great Spanish Battleship on twice in 1954 and 1955.^[3]

In 2017 the event was postponed following protests by the DGOBA which resulted in a suspension of racing at Shelbourne Park for five months. The protest was over the February closure of Harold's Cross Stadium. ^[4] ^[5]

Past winners

^[6]


Year	Winner	Breeding	Time	SP	Trainer	Notes
1928	Odd Blade	Hidden Joke - Chordstriker	30.64
1929	Odd Blade	Hidden Joke - Chordstriker	30.71
1930	Hannahs Pup	Guiding Hand – Ocean Haze	30.59
1931	Lions Share	Lenin – Saucy Nell	30.71
1932	Monologue	Mutton Cutlet - High Force	30.78
1933	Rustic Martin	Real Rustic - Martive	30.59
1934	Brilliant Bob	Other Days – Birchfield Bessie	30.29
1935	Khun Khan	Roast Rib – Kilgarriffe Pride	30.54
1936	Mooncoin Captain	Mutton Cutlet – Treaty Bound	30.54
1937	Cardinal Puff	Gaelic Rover – Cross Counter	30.50
1938	Pagan Miller	Meadow Fescue – Breffini Molly	30.27
1939	Abbeylara	Prudent Turn – That’s The Why	30.27
1940	Shy Sandy	White Sandhills – Sheevra More	30.34
1941	Prince Norroy	Castledown Lad – Ruddy Mutton	30.32
1942	Wayside Clover	Gale Side Sliver – Slaney Beauty	30.39
1943	Monarch of the Glen	Carolina Prince – Turn of the Glen	30.43
1944	Empor Lassie	Castledown Lad – Signal Post	30.35
1945	Astra	Tanist – Mad Darkie	29.86
1946	Astra	Tanist – Mad Darkie	30.40
1947	Patsys Record	Patsy Bogoak – Sunmount View	30.15		Jack Davis
1948	Castlecoman	Mad Tanist – Smartly There	29.90
1949	Flashy Prince	Glenview Shaggy – Spa Cherry	29.85
1950	Sandown Champion	Mad Tanist – Good Record	29.85
1951	Clogher McGrath	Tanist – Clogher Cross	30.03
1952	Wee Chap	Mad Fair – Laveybeg	30.12
1954	Spanish Battleship	Spanish Chestnut – Ballyseedy Memory	30.17		Tom Lynch
1955	Spanish Battleship	Spanish Chestnut – Ballyseedy Memory	29.72		Tom Lynch
1956	Baytown Duel	Ollys Pal – Baytown Brunette	29.67
1957	Doon Marshall	Hurry Abdul – Dooniskey Lass	30.41
1958	Sharavogue	Ballinclea Dancer – Deuce of Diamonds	29.96
1959	War Dance	The Grand Champion – Witching Dancer	29.76
1960	Springvalley Grand	The Grand Champion – Springvalley Lady	29.92
1961	Tinys Trousseau	The Grand Fire – Kilcomney Tiny	29.66
1962	The Grand Canal	Champion Prince – The Grand Duchess	29.93		Paddy Dunphy
1963	General Courtnowski	Man of Pleasure - Yoblstrap	29.98
1964	Ballet Dante	Romolas Dante – Havana Miss	30.27		M Kirwan
1965	The Grand Time	Hi There – The Grand Duchess	29.50
1966	Clomoney Grand	The Grand Fire – Last Landing	29.50
1967	Tinys Tidy Town	Mothel Chief – Kitty’s Fire	29.59
1968	It's A Mint	Prairie Flash – Cranog Bet	29.63		Leslie McNair
1969	Move Gas	Dandy Man – Move Sally	30.29		Ger McKenna
1970	Monalee Gambler	Prairie Flash – Sheila At Last	29.52
1971	Postal Vote	Dusty Trail – Paddistarr	29.36		Gay McKenna
1972	Catsrock Daisy	Fantastic Prince – Truly Silver	29.01		Sammy Easton
1973	Newpark Arkle	Monalee Arkle – Little Playgirl	29.40
1974	Aqueduct Rosie	Myross Again – Monalee Leader	29.52
1975	Tantallons Flyer	Monalee Champion – Jaime Wonder	29.60
1976	Cindys Spec	Spectre II – Cyndys Hope	29.20
1977	Weigh In First	Ritas Choice – Silent Treatment	29.58
1978	Rokeel Light	Yanka Boy – Rokeel Rebel	29.50
1979	Shady Bunch	Bright Lad – Shady Primrose	29.42
1980	Indian Joe	Brave Bran – Minnatonka	29.16
1981	Murrays Mixture	Brush Tim – Stylish Heather	29.15		Francie Murray
1982	Speedy Wonder	Shamrock Sailor – Queen of Moray	29.40
1983	Wicklow Sands	Sand Man – Smart Spy	29.64
1984	Spartacus	Knockrour Slave – I’m A Star	29.22		Matt O'Donnell
1985	Oran Express	Oran Jack – Thank You Ken	29.67
1986	Baby Doll	Lindas Champion – Sineads Zest	29.37
1987	Spartafitz	Spartacus – Cobbling Rose	29.36		Matt O'Donnell
1988	Joannes Nine	Lindas Champion – Emohruo	29.65
1989	Annagh Bar	Cronins Bar – Thoor Ballylee	29.61
1990	Lassana Champ	Sail On II – Moneypoint Peg	29.34		Matt O'Donnell
1991	Farloe Melody	Lodge Prince – Chini Chin Chin	29.53		Matt O'Donnell
1992	Farloe Melody	Lodge Prince – Chini Chin Chin	28.93		Matt O'Donnell
1993	Jacks Well	Kyle Jack – What If	29.54
1994	Valais Express	Daleys Gold – Carrick Express	29.13		J Ryan
1995	Lacken Prince	Live Contender – Afternoon Blue	29.38
1996	Ballyduag Manx	Manx Treasure – Strange Manner	29.23
1997	Park Jewel	Park Minister – Rantogue Queen	29.27	3-1	PJ Fahy
1998	Mr Pickwick	Trade Union – Terrys Whisper	28.91	1-1f	Paul Hennessy
1999	Chart King	Trade Official - Clarinka Sand	28.40	5-4f	Ralph Hewitt	Track record
2000	Mr Bozz	Cry Dalcash – Terrys Whisper	28.94	7-4f	Paul Hennessy
2001	Late Late Show	Spiral Nikita – Ullid Nitrate	28.60	9-10f	Paul Hennessy
2002	Late Late Show	Spiral Nikita – Ullid Nitrate	28.74	4-9f	Paul Hennessy
2003	Mobhi Gamble	Spiral Nikita – Chica Chuita	28.47	4-1	Larry Dunne
2004	Premier Fantasy	Premier County – Nifty Niamh	28.08	4-9f	Seamus Graham	Track record
2005	Mineola Farloe	Top Honcho - Farloe Dingo	28.39	6-1	Seamus Graham
2006	Ahane Lad	Larkhill Jo – Daffodil Dance	28.21	5-2	Owen McKenna
2007	Ardkill Jamie	Top Savings – Fast Issue	28.30	4-1	Paul Hennessy
2008	Tyrur Kenny	Top Honcho – Tyrur Pearl	29.91	2-1	Paul Hennessy
2009	Droopys Noel	Westmead Hawk – Drive On Buzz	29.91	6-1	Pat Buckley
2010	Thurlesbeg Joker	Head Bound – Free To Air	29.55	6-4f	Owen McKenna
2011	Makeshift	Razldazl Billy – Razldazl Pearl	29.59	2-1f	Dolores Ruth
2012	Tyrur Big Mike	Brett Lee – Tyrur Temptress	29.73	2-1f	Conor Fahy
2013	North Bound	Head Bound – No Joke Sherry	29.46	4-1	Niall Dunne
2014	Skywalker Farloe	Skywalker Ace – Final Orchid	29.63	2-1	Frances O'Donnell
2015	Sidarian Blaze	Kinloch Brae – Silverhill Tina	29.52	6-4	Graham Holland
2016	Jaytee Jet ^[7]	Droopys Scolari – Chin Gach Gook	29.45	6-4f	Paul Hennessy
2018	Colarhouse Gerry ^[8]	Head Bound - Thongue Hope	29.56	9-2	Owen McKenna

Venues & Distances

1941-2007 (Shelbourne Park 525y)
2008–present (Shelbourne Park 550y)
2017 (not held)

References

↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 352. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 309. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
↑ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 309. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
↑ "Irish Oaks advertised for Shelbourne Park". Irish Independent.
↑ "IGB confirms closure of Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". IGB.
↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 171-172. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
↑ "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
↑ "Lifford man celebrates €25,000 win - after great victory in less than 30 seconds". Donegal Now.

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[1] Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File, page 352. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.

[2] Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 309. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.

[3] Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 309. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.

[4] "Irish Oaks advertised for Shelbourne Park". Irish Independent.

[5] "IGB confirms closure of Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium". IGB.

[6] Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 171-172. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.

[7] "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.

[8] "Lifford man celebrates €25,000 win - after great victory in less than 30 seconds". Donegal Now.