Arc (greyhounds)

The Arc
2005 champion Fire Height Dan
ClassCategory 1
LocationWalthamstow Stadium
Swindon Stadium[1][2]
Inaugurated1987
Final run2017
Race information
Distance475/480 metres
SurfaceSand

The Arc was a greyhound racing competition held at Abbey Stadium, Swindon. It was inaugurated in 1987 at Walthamstow Stadium[3] but when the track closed in 2008 the event switched to Swindon.[4]

In 2018, Swindon announced that the event would be staged at a different time due to building work but this never materialised and the competition came to an end.[5]

Venues and distances

  • 1987–2008 (Walthamstow, 475m)
  • 2007–2017 (Swindon, 480m)

Sponsors

Past winners

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time (sec) SP Notes/ref
1987 Funny OysterDebbycot Lad - Cu HelenJohn Sherry (Walthamstow)28.989/2[6]
1988 ForetopBlue Train - Green SlieveKenny Linzell (Walthamstow)28.987/4f[7]
1989 Kilcannon BulletOdell Supreme - Murlens ToeJohn Coleman (Walthamstow)28.5833/1[8]
1990 Brownies OutlookCitizen Supreme - Hardi HostessPeter Payne (Romford)28.945/1
1991 Fires Of WarDipmac - Marys SilverTony Meek (Oxford)28.822/1
1992 Murlens AbbeyDaleys Gold - Murlens ToeJohn Copplestone (Portsmouth)28.613/1
1993 Bonney SevenAirmount Grand - Powerstown PineJohn Coleman (Walthamstow)28.8210/11f[9]
1994 Westmead ChickI'm Slippy - Westmead MoveNick Savva (Hackney)28.738/1[10]
1995 Westmead MerlinMurlens Slippy - Westmead HannahNick Savva (Walthamstow)28.791/1f
1996 Coom CruiserArrow House - Coom CrossDerek Knight (Hove)28.925/1
1997 Blue MurlenMurlens Abbey - Lovely LovelyMick Smith (Private)28.5613/8f
1998 CeekayCry Dalcash - Supa PlanLinda Mullins (Walthamstow)28.8010/1[11]
1999 El HombreFrightful Flash - Fly SmasherLinda Mullins (Walthamstow)28.867/2
2000 Fat Boy SlimSome Picture - Elbony VioletJim Reynolds (Walthamstow)28.627/4f
2001 Scotts KellyDroopys Fintan - Stows ValJohn Mullins (Walthamstow)29.299/4
2002 Vancouver JetSpiral Nikita - Lemon JacksonLinda Jones (Walthamstow)28.943/1
2003 Hopeful MomentStaplers Jo - Ballyhaden GirlErnie Gaskin Sr. (Walthamstow)28.727/2
2004 Airtech RapidJamella Prince - Shining MistPaul Young (Romford)29.217/1
2005 Fire Height DanCarlton Bale - September MistMick Puzey (Walthamstow)28.625/2
2006 Milldean BillyFrisby Flashing - Autumn LeighSeamus Cahill (Wimbledon)29.194/1
2007 Too RiskyDaves Mentor - Micks BozzMick Puzey (Walthamstow)28.707/2
2008 Centaur DecreeKiowa Sweet Trey - Movealong RoseMark Wallis (Walthamstow)28.457/2
2009 Corrig VieriDroopys Vieri – Corrig RebelMark Wallis (Harlow)28.927/2[12]
2010 Farloe TitanElite State – Farloe CharityPaul Sallis (Hall Green)28.387/1[13]
2011 Jolly PoacherDroopys Cahill – Miss ReginaNick Colton (Oxford)/(Swindon)28.505/1[14]
2012 Ballymac CryanRumble Impact – Coolavanny MinorMatt Dartnall (Swindon)28.4711/2[15]
2013 Shaneboy AlleyBallymac Maeve – Shaneboy DorieLiz McNair (Private)28.181/1fTrack Record[16]
2014 King DecEden Brett – Pretty FantasyLiz McNair (Private)28.578/1[17]
2015 Kippers UsainMoveit Jaime – Kippers DollChris Allsopp (Towcester)28.608/1[18]
2016 Ballymac BroganBallymac Vic – Bawna ElsaSeamus Cahill (Hove)28.499/4jf[19]
2017 Garryvoe BobbyKnockglass Billy - Vickis DreamGraham Holland (Ireland)28.3511/10f[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Goodbye from boss as Swindon greyhound racing ends". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, page 259. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 118. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  5. ↑ "NO PLACE FOR THE ARC". Greyhound Star. March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Greyhound Results". The People. 15 March 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Blaze carries local hopes". Football Post (Nottingham). 16 April 1988. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Tips News Results". Daily Mirror. 19 June 1989. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Greyhound Racing". Nottingham Evening Post. 6 March 1993. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 17–18. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  11. ↑ "Consistency pays off for Ceekay". Vol. 16, no. 4. Greyhound Star. 4 April 1998.
  12. ↑ "2009 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. ↑ "2010 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. ↑ "2011 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. ↑ "2012 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  16. ↑ "2013 Pin Point Recruitment Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "2014 Pin Point Recruitment Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  18. ↑ "Usain bolts home". Greyhound Star. 29 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "It could be a record-breaking summer". Irish Examiner. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "2017 Arc Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
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