Eclipse (greyhounds)

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The Eclipse
Category 1 race
1940 Ballynennan Moon.jpg
1942 winner, Ballynennan Moon
Location Nottingham Stadium
Inaugurated1938
SponsorPremier Greyhound Racing
Race information
Distance500 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse£20,000 (winner)

The Eclipse is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium.

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It was inaugurated in 1938 at Lythalls Lane Stadium in Coventry. [1] [2] Following the closure of the stadium in 1964 the competition ended for a period of three years before briefly being re-introduced at Kings Heath Stadium. [3]

Kings Heath closed down in 1971 which led to Hall Green Stadium acting as a temporary host before the race returned to its roots in Coventry at the Brandon Stadium. Coventry stopped greyhound racing in 1986, which resulted in Nottingham taking the event and holding it since. [4] In 2022, the prize money increased with the sponsorship of Premier Greyhound Racing and the winners purse was £20,000.

Venues

Past winners

YearWinnerBreedingTrainerTime SP Notes/ref
1938 Cinderella of WaterhallBeef CutletBill Cowell (Wembley) 28.8720/1dead-heat [5]
1938 Demotic Mack [5] Beef Cutlet - Kaiti HillCharles Cross (Clapton) 28.8710/11fdead-heat
1939 Selsey CutletFuture Cutlet – Happy Freda Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) 30.655/2
1942 Ballynennan Moon Mr Moon – Banriogan Dann Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) 29.601/2f
1943 Model DasherModel Whiskey - Dashing CometTom Baldwin (Perry Barr) 29.819/2
1944 Winnie of BerrowBeef Cutlet – Jubilee JoanJoe Farrand (Oxford) 30.406/1
1945 Robeen PrinterDans Leg - Deoc DeireannachGeorge McKay (Coventry) 4/5fdead-heat
1945 Prancing KittyTanist - Be Careful KittyPaddy Fortune (Wimbledon) 4/1dead-heat
1946 Judge's Nip30.267/2 [6]
1947 Castletown TiptoesCastledown Lad - HotcapD Hayes (Coventry) 29.462/1
1948 Whiterock AbbeyFarloe Cutlet – Acetone Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) 42.4511/4jf
1949 Behattan MarquisCountryman - BehattanBob Burls (Wembley) 29.494/1 [7]
1950 Whistling LaddieLone Seal – Whistling RumStan Martin (Wimbledon) 29.5810/1
1951 Noble GreasonMad Tanist – Imperial Girl Jack Harvey (Wembley) 29.88100/8
1952 Crowned ChampionPaddy the Champion – Tanist MoreRon Chamberlain (Private)29.6511/8
1953 Marsh HarrierMad Tanist - MistyPaddy McEvoy (Private)29.766/1
1956 Duke Of AlvaBallymac Ball - Marchioness MinnieTed Brennan (Owlerton) 29.604/5f
1960 Galbally AirwaysImperial Airways – Brenda From ArdsDr Dennis O'Brien (Private)29.745/4f
1961 Faithful CharlieGlittering Look – Lady ArticJim Irving (Private)29.25 [8]
1962 Moyne RocketThe Grand Fire – Moyne Dancer Jack Harvey (Wembley) 29.31
1963 Piper ApacheThe Grand Genius – Wee LookEric Adkins (Private)29.69
1964 ShotblastKnockrour Again – Cleggan LadyLes Brown (Wolverhampton) 29.863/1
1967 Nancys FlashPrairie Flash – Biddy MulliganPaddy Coughlan (Private)26.24
1968 Winter HopeNewdown Heather – Final ScoreDes Dare (Private)26.55
1969 Golf Ball AgainNewdown Heather – Lovely RansomNoreen Collin (Private)26.795/2
1970 Cool BreezeHandy Valley – Alley Rose John Coleman (Romford) 27.193/1
1971 Gypsy JimMyross Again – Longstown Lassie John Coleman (Romford)
1972 Mels PupilMonalee King – Ella's RocketFrank Baldwin (Perry Barr) 28.122/1
1979 Sarahs BunnyJimsun - Sugarloaf Bunny Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green) 28.744/6f
1980 Inca BoyKilbelin Style - Anhid ExpressLeo Pugh (Hall Green) 28.427/4f
1981 Red PrimBallybeg Prim - Red RosetteJim Barrett (Cradley Heath) 28.949/4
1982 Ardralla VictorGaily Noble - Gay LadyMaurice Buckland (Norton Canes) 28.677/4
1983 Ballyard McEnroePeruvian Style - Dainty BlackBertie Gaynor (Coventry) 28.833/1
1984 Tinahue BlondBallarat Prince - Tinahue MistBertie Gaynor (Coventry) 28.677/1
1985 Parkers GoldGlenroe Hiker - Parkers PoacherBertie Gaynor (Hall Green) 28.734/1
1987 Holiday HopeTamarac - Bean PhaidinPat Ryan (Monmore) 30.812/1jf
1988 Gulleen WishesWhisper Wishes - Seaway LindaDave Conway (Swaffham) 18.625/2
1989 Westmead HarryFearless Champ - Westmead Move Nick Savva (Private)30.3012/1
1990 Bawnard ItSpecial Merchant - Bawnard Mona John McGee Sr. (Hackney) 30.6912/1
1991 Moyglare KingNinth Wave - Moyglare JipPat McCombe (Belle Vue) 30.4714/1
1992 New LevelMurlens Slippy - Well PluckedHarry Williams (Sunderland) 29.949/4jf
1993 Tromora MayorManorville Major - Born To RaceNorman Johnson (Norton Canes) 29.9920/1
1994 Spit It OutPhantom Flash - IvalogMichael Bacon (Perry Barr) 29.8014/1 [9]
1995 Moyle KnightDaleys Gold - Still KnightDavid Pruhs (Peterborough) 29.859/4
1996 Some Picture Slaneyside Hare - Spring Season Charlie Lister (Nottingham) 29.833/1jf
1997 Larkhill JoStaplers Jo - Westmead Flight Nick Savva (Walthamstow) 30.481/1f [10]
1998 Laughta ManArdraville Bridge - Bibis PrincessBilly Mills (Perry Barr) 30.217/2
1999 Mumble SwerveDruids Wally - Rhincrew Diane Linda Jones (Walthamstow) 30.527/2
2000 Blue TexThorgil Tex - Dons Pride Brian Clemenson (Hove) 30.036/4jf [11]
2001 Bold MossyLarkhill Jo - Annies BulletJim Reynolds (Walthamstow) 30.094/1 [12]
2002 Texan FoxThorgil Tex - Ursulas Fox John McGee Sr. (Private)29.747/2 [13]
2003 Rockforest PrideJudicial Pride - Brandy MandyDavid Pruhs (Peterborough) 30.499/4 [14]
2004 Ballybrazil HeroCarlton Bale - Tycoon Kay Brian Clemenson (Hove) 30.533/1 [15]
2005 Fear MeNo Tail Told - Femme Fatale Charlie Lister (Private)29.474/5f [16]
2006 Clash HarmonicaFortune Mike - Clash Minnie Charlie Lister (Private)29.505/2 [17]
2007 Rev CounterTop Honcho - Curryhills FairyChris Allsopp (Monmore) 29.916/1 [18]
2008 Wise ThoughtClimate Control - Sierra MistMartin White (Private)29.622/5f [19]
2009 Eye Onthe StormDroopys Vieri-Bower Louise Mark Wallis (Harlow) 29.51100/30 [20]
2010 NambiscoBig Daddy Cool-Airport BossCarly Philpott (Private)30.965/2jf [21]
2011 Mill Bling BlingBombastic Shiraz – Respect For LeeKelly Macari (Sunderland) 29.757/4 [22]
2012 Sawpit SensationHead Bound – No Joke SherryDavid Hunt (Perry Barr) 29.1611/2Track record [23]
2013 Bridge HonchoHondo Black – Forest Baby Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 29.293/1 [24]
2014 Fit To WinHondo Black – Have A FitTony Collett (Wimbledon) 29.5310/1 [25]
2015 Pinpoint BoomShaneboy Lee – Newmarket WayKelly Macari (Sunderland) 29.7420/1 [26]
2016 Droopys BuickYeah Man – Droopys HildaJimmy Wright (Newcastle) 30.147/4 [27]
2017 Bubbly BluebirdDroopys Sydney - Broadstrand XolaPaul Young (Romford) 29.624/1
2018 Dorotas Wildcat Ballymac Vic – Droopys Danneel Kevin Hutton (Monmore) 29.354/6f [29]
2019 Ice on FireCrash – Bigmans GrainneJames Fenwick (Newcastle)29.254/9f [30]
2020 No race due to (COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Signet AceLaughil Blake – Forest NataleeKevin Hutton (Towcester)29.4111/10f [31]
2022 Slick SakinaDroopys Sydney – Droopys Ring Patrick Janssens (Towcester)29.772/1f [32]
2023 Newinn SydDroopys Sydney – Newinn MimiMark Wallis (Henlow)29.512/1 [33]
2024 Romeo Command Dorotas Wildcat – Drive On BetsyPatrick Janssens (Towcester)29.873/1 [34]

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  19. ↑ "2008 Betfred Eclipse". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
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