Easter Cup (greyhounds)

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

Easter Cup

1971 champion Postal Vote
Class	Feature
Location	Shelbourne Park
Inaugurated	1928
Sponsor	Bresbet
Race information
Distance	550 yards
Surface	Sand
Purse	€25,000 (winner)

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]} The 2020 edition was behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6]

Venues and distances

• 1928–2007 (Shelbourne Park 525y)
• 2008–present (Shelbourne Park 550y)
• 2017 (not held)

Sponsors

• 1993–1996 (Daniel J Reilly)
• 2004–2007 (Donal Reilly)
• 2009–2009 (BCR Print Management)
• 2010–2013 (College Causeway/Killahan Phanter)
• 2014–2015 (Dandelion Bar & Nightclub)
• 2016–2021 (Ladbrokes)
• 2022–present (Bresbet)

Past winners

^[7]

Year	Winner	Breeding	Time (sec)	SP	Trainer	Notes/ref
1928	Odd Blade	Hidden Joke - Chordstriker	30.64	1/2f	T. O'Brien	[8]
1929	Odd Blade	Hidden Joke - Chordstriker	30.71	4/1	T. O'Brien	[9]
1930	Hanna's Pup	Guiding Hand – Ocean Haze	30.59		J. McCarthy	[10]
1931	Lion's Share	Lenin – Saucy Nell	30.71		Edward Lyng	[11]
1932	Monologue	Mutton Cutlet - High Force	30.78
1933	Rustic Martin	Real Rustic - Martive	30.59			[12]
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		John Hayes	[13]
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		Bill O'Hare	[14]
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		Fraser Black
1989	Annagh Bar	Cronins Bar – Thoor Ballylee	29.61		Gerry Duffin	[15]
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		O'Neill
1994	Valais Express	Daleys Gold – Carrick Express	29.13		Mary Delmer	[16]
1995	Lacken Prince	Live Contender – Afternoon Blue	29.38		John McGee	[17]
1996	Ballyduag Manx	Manx Treasure – Strange Manner	29.23	9/2		[18]
1997	Park Jewel	Park Minister – Rantogue Queen	29.27	3/1	PJ Fahy	[19]
1998	Mr Pickwick	Trade Union – Terrys Whisper	28.91	1/1f	Paul Hennessy	[20]
1999	Chart King	Trade Official - Clarinka Sand	28.40	5/4f	Ralph Hewitt	Track record [21]
2000	Mr Bozz	Cry Dalcash – Terrys Whisper	28.94	7/4f	Paul Hennessy	[22]
2001	Late Late Show	Spiral Nikita – Ullid Nitrate	28.60	9/10f	Paul Hennessy	[23]
2002	Late Late Show	Spiral Nikita – Ullid Nitrate	28.74	4/9f	Paul Hennessy	[24]
2003	Mobhi Gamble	Spiral Nikita – Chica Chuita	28.47	4/1	Larry Dunne	[25]
2004	Premier Fantasy	Premier County – Nifty Niamh	28.08	4/9f	Seamus Graham	Track record [26]
2005	Mineola Farloe	Top Honcho - Farloe Dingo	28.39	6/1	Seamus Graham	[27]
2006	Ahane Lad	Larkhill Jo – Daffodil Dance	28.21	5/2	Owen McKenna	[28]
2007	Ardkill Jamie	Top Savings – Fast Issue	28.30	4/1	Paul Hennessy	[29]
2008	Tyrur Kenny	Top Honcho – Tyrur Pearl	29.91	2/1	Paul Hennessy	[30]
2009	Droopys Noel	Westmead Hawk – Drive On Buzz	29.91	6/1	Pat Buckley	[31]
2010	Thurlesbeg Joker	Head Bound – Free To Air	29.55	6/4f	Owen McKenna	[32]
2011	Makeshift	Razldazl Billy – Razldazl Pearl	29.59	2/1f	Dolores Ruth	[33]
2012	Tyrur Big Mike	Brett Lee – Tyrur Temptress	29.73	2/1f	Conor Fahy	[34]
2013	North Bound	Head Bound – No Joke Sherry	29.46	4/1	Niall Dunne	[35]
2014	Skywalker Farloe	Skywalker Ace – Final Orchid	29.63	2/1	Frances O'Donnell	[36]
2015	Sidarian Blaze	Kinloch Brae – Silverhill Tina	29.52	6/4	Graham Holland	[37]
2016	Jaytee Jet	Droopys Scolari – Chin Gach Gook	29.45	6/4f	Paul Hennessy	[38]
2018	Colarhouse Gerry	Head Bound – Thongue Hope	29.56	9/2	Owen McKenna	[39] [40]
2019	Clona Blaze	Laughil Blake – Coolavanny Pearl	29.37	5/2f	Graham Holland	[41]
2020	Wolfe	Tyrur Big Mike – Jalingo	29.89	6/4f	Graham Holland	[42]
2021	Knocknaboul Syd	Droopys Sydney – Knocknaboulmadam	29.58	11/4	Pat Buckley	[43]
2022	Susie Sapphire	Droopys Jet – Jetstream Lynx	29.48	1/3f	Owen McKenna	[44]
2023	Swords Rex	Droopys Sydney – Starry Display	29.71	11/8f	Graham Holland	[45]
2024	Clonbrien Treaty	Pestana – Clonbrien Millie	29.77	4/1	Graham Holland	[46]
2025

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