Ladbrokes Gold Cup

Ladbrokes Gold Cup
Black Buster, 1998 winner
ClassCategory 1
LocationMonmore Green Stadium
Inaugurated1994
SponsorLadbrokes
Race information
Distance480 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse£10,000 (winner)

The Ladbrokes Gold Cup previously the Ladbrokes Midland Gold Cup is a greyhound competition held at Monmore Green Stadium. It was revived in 1994 and was originally known as the Midland Gold Cup. [1]

Winners have included the 1998 English Greyhound Derby champion Toms The Best and the 2011 English Greyhound Derby winner Taylors Sky.[2]

Venues and distances

  • 1994–present (Monmore 480m)

Sponsors

Past winners

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time (sec) SP notes/ref
1994 Droopys CraigMoral Support – Droopys AliysaHenry Tasker (Private)29.315/2[3]
1995 Westmead ChickIm Slippy – Westmead MoveNick Savva (Walthamstow)29.094/6f[4]
1996 ChairmanLive Contender – Little WitchJimmy Gibson Belle Vue29.226/4f[5]
1997 Toms The BestFrightful Flash – Ladys GuestNick Savva (Walthamstow)28.212/1[6]
1998 Black BusterJoyful Tidings – Little ChampagneIvan Williams (Perry Barr)28.139/2[7]
1999 Crack OffMountleader Peer – Highsted RoseBrian Clemenson (Hove)28.132/1f
2000 Fervent FlashFrightful Flash – Murtys FancyTony Meek (Monmore Green)28.594/1
2001 Potto KnowsHe Knows – Pottos WayDavid Mullins (Romford)28.514/1
2002 Lodgeview ChanceTop Honcho – Fees ChanceDanny Talbot (Kinsley)28.2910/1
2003 Farloe BrazilMr Bozz – Farloe DingleCharlie Lister (Private)28.129/2
2004 Elderberry VeronTop Honcho – Elderberry FlyerPatricia Cowdrill (Monmore)28.215/2
2005 Loughteen BanditLarkhill Jo – Loughteen VelvetMichael Harris (Monmore)27.926/1
2006 Westmead JoeLarkhill Jo – Mega DelightNick Savva (Private)27.896/4
2007 Boherna On AirKiowa Sweet Trey – Free To AirBarrie Draper (Sheffield)28.104/7f
2008 Boherna BestPacific Mile – Always On AirBarrie Draper (Sheffield)28.453/1
2009 Barbies ManYeah Man – Barbies BluebirdJulie Bateson (Private)27.9512/1
2010 Bucks YahooBallymac Maeve – Mottos DawnChris Lund (Doncaster)28.047/2
2011 Taylors SkyWestmead Hawk – Rising AngelCharlie Lister OBE (Private)27.804/6f
2012 Mags GambleCrash – Movealong RoseHarry Williams (Newcastle)28.347/1
2013 Shaneboy SpencerDroopys Scolari – Shaneboy MariaLiz McNair (Private)28.376/4jf
2014 Viking JackVans Escalade – Heroes Last lassJim Hayton (Private)27.946/4
2015 Swift HoffmanMakeshift – Swift ErinPat Rosney (Private)27.704/7f[8]
2016 Jaytee SpartacusScolari Me Daddy – Sizzling GinaPaul Young (Romford)27.835/2[9]
2017 Droopys BuickYeah Man – Droopys HildaAngela Harrison (Newcastle)27.635/4f[10]
2018 King TurboLeamaneigh Turbo – Wee Tiger TotsLiz McNair (Private)28.305/4f[11]
2019 Seaglass TigerDrumcrow Obama – Abrakebabra BeePatrick Janssens (Central Park)28.284/1[12]
2020 GonzoLaughil Blake – RushmoorbeatriceJulie Bateson (Private)28.319/2[13]
2021 Minglers PopeyeSparta Maestro – Minglers SuarezStuart Tighe (Newcastle)28.4511/2[14]
2022 Move Over ChaGaytime Hawk – Move Over ElizaAngela Harrison (Newcastle)28.596/4f[15]
2023 Links MaverickGrangeview Ten – Havana LottieTom Heilbron (Newcastle)27.704/6f[16]
2024 Churchfield SydDroopys Sydney – Millbank JadeRichard Rees (Hove)28.008/13f[17]
2025 Headford DaneBallymac Bolger – Headford HoneyMaxine Locke (Romford)27.793/1[18]

References

  1. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 140. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  2. ↑ "News-Monday 29th August 2011". Mark Wallis Greyhounds.
  3. ↑ "Greyhound results". Daily Mirror. 9 July 1994. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Chick flies to Gold Cup". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 July 1995. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Chairman lifts the big prize". Birmingham Mail. 13 July 1996. Retrieved 31 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Only the best good enough". Birmingham Mail. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Top Dog". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 11 July 1998. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Results". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "2017 result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "2018 Ladbrokes Gold Cup". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Final night meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. ↑ "2020 Gold Cup & Stayers Classic". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. ↑ "Saturday 21 August Monmore Green". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "LADBROKES GOLD CUP FINAL 2022". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Ladbrokes Monmore meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "2024 Ladbrokes Gold Cup final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  18. ↑ "Ladbrokes Gold Cup 2025 Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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