Essex Vase

Essex Vase

The legendary Ballyregan Bob won the event in 1985 and broke the track record.
Class	Category 1
Location	Romford Stadium
Inaugurated	1939
Sponsor	Coral
Race information
Distance	575 metres
Surface	Sand
Purse	£10,000 (winner)

The Essex Vase is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Romford Greyhound Stadium. It was inaugurated in 1939 and ran until 1949. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It was decided to bring the race back in 1959. ^[4]

The 2017 version of the event was delayed and held in March 2018, the winner Murrys Act is officially listed as the 2017 winner. ^{[5] [6]} Mark Wallis has won the competition a record six times.

Venues & distances

• 1940–1940 (Romford 550y)
• 1946–1949 (Romford 460y)
• 1966–present (Romford 650y/575m)

Sponsors

• 1979–1980 (Coral)
• 1981–1981 (Bass Brewery)
• 1983–1989 (Charrington Brewery)
• 1993–1993 (Stadium Bookmakers)
• 2002–2025 (Coral)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time (sec)	SP	Notes/ref
1939	Happy Squire	Happy Favourite - Happy Jest	Stan Gray (Southend)	27.75	4/1	[7]
1940	Shamrock Peggy	Suil King - Musical Bride	Cornelius Crowley (Park Royal)	32.75	7/2	[8]
1946	Humming Bee	April Burglar - Maesydd Maywest	Stanley Biss (Clapton)	26.12	7/2
1947	Humming Bee	April Burglar - Maesydd Maywest	Stanley Biss (Clapton)	26.27	4/6f
1948	Trev's Idol	Trev's Despatch - G R Bexhill	Fred Trevillion (Private)	26.26	9/1
1949	Reynold's Maiden	Lone Seal - Odell's Light	Jack Pinborough (Private)	27.19	1/1f
1966	Mel's Talent	Buffalo Bill - Nice Talent	Paddy Keane (Clapton)	36.74	11/10f
1967	Shamrock Clipper	Jerrys Clipper - Shangri	Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon)	36.76	4/5f
1968	Dicks Dilemma	Ashtown Tanist - Shanlyre	Gordon Hodson (White City - London)	36.49	3/1
1969	Tarry's Gay Lady	Low Pressure - Tarry No Gain	Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon)	36.54	3/1
1970	Quail's Glory	Westpark Quail - Glory Flash	Ted Parker (West Ham)	36.38	8/1
1971	Dolores Rocket	Newdown Heather - Come On Dolores	Herbert White (Private)	36.06	1/1f	Track record [9]
1972	Fit Me In	Myross Again - No Mabel	Jim Singleton (Harringay)	36.59	8/1
1973	Kenneally Moor	Moordyke Spot - Kenneally's Tune	Clare Orton (Wimbledon)	36.91	4/1
1974	Cowpark Yank	Yanka Boy - Cowpark Late	Terry Duggan (Romford)	36.70	5/2
1975	Handy High	Handy Valley - Black Highbird	Paddy Milligan (Private)	36.62	11/10f
1976	Westmead Myra	Myrtown - Westmead Silver	Natalie Savva (Bletchley)	36.69	7/4f
1977	Xmas Holiday	Supreme Fun - Marys Snowball	Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon)	37.40	6/1
1978	Bermuda's Fun	Supreme Fun - Avondhu Lass	Ken Usher (Romford)	35.15	4/1	Track record [10]
1979	Black Haven	Blackwater Champ - Ahaveen Hunter	Peter Payne (Romford)	35.55	6/1
1980	Taranaki	Sole Aim - Honeymoon Band	Peter Rich (Ramsgate)	35.82	20/1
1981	Shandy Edie	Chain Gang - Out Of My Way	David Ingram-Seal (Private)	35.48	5/1
1982	Glenmoy Raven	Black Legend - Glenmoy Lily	Arthur Hitch (Private)	36.03	12/1
1983	Winning Line	Some Skinomage - Small Bend	Bill Foley (Private)	35.36	2/1f
1984	Wheelers Tory	Glen Rock - Sandhill Fawn	Paul Wheeler (Private)	35.45	4/1	[11]
1985	Ballyregan Bob	Ballyheigue Moon - Evening Daisy	George Curtis (Hove)	35.15	1/2f	Track record [12]
1986	Rosehip Trish	Knockrour Slave - Rosehip Queen	Ernie Wiley (Hackney)	35.49	11/10f
1987	Silver Walk	Noble Brigg - Annaghmore Slave	Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Private)	35.56	5/1
1988	Double Bid	Skelligs Tiger - Tipsy Hostess	Philip Rees Jr. (Wimbledon)	35.27	10/11f
1989	Poker Prince	Whisper Wishes - Proud Chill	Philip Rees Jr. (Wimbledon)	35.44	8/1	[13]
1990	No Doubt	Oran Jack - Sipreme Cut	Peter Payne (Romford)	24.02	8/1
1991	Vics Snowdrop	Daleys Gold - White Ranger	Philip Rees Jr. (Wimbledon)	24.34	5/1
1992	Frost Hill	Glencorbry Celt - Ballycrine Spots	Linda Mullins (Walthamstow)	24.05	5/1
1993	Up And Off	I'm Slippy - Cheerful Beauty	Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Walthamstow)	24.70	2/1f
1994	Lisa My Girl	Murlens Slippy - Long Valley Lady	John Coleman (Walthamstow)	35.69	1/1f	[14]
1996	El Tenor	Ratify - Ballygar Rose	Linda Mullins (Walthamstow)	35.96	4/1
1997	Lenson Billy	Slaneyside Hare - Ballydaly Flyer	Norah McEllistrim (Wimbledon)	35.50	4/9f
1998	El Loco	Slaneyside Hare - Moral Park	Linda Mullins (Walthamstow)	35.77	9/2
1999	Honky Tonk Gal	Itsallovernow - Camagh Whistler	Linda Jones (Romford)	36.44	8/1
2000	Ardera Laura	Right Wish - Clocks Perry	Kay Wyatt (Sittingbourne)	35.98	11/2	[15]
2001	Willowgrove Pal	Top Honcho - False Creek	Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)	36.05	2/1f	[16]
2002	Top Power	Top Honcho - Able Ivy	Linda Jones (Walthamstow)	35.60	4/1	[17]
2003	Orient Ron	Judicial Pride - Oriel Girl	Brian Clemenson (Hove)	36.61	5/4f	[18]
2004	Loughteen Flyer	Larkhill Jo - Loughteen Velvet	Johnny Faint (Rye House)	35.76	8/1	[19]
2006	Eye Onthe Veto	Kiowa Sweet Trey - Pennys Cloud	Mark Wallis (Walthamstow)	35.99	4/5f	[20]
2007	Eye Onthe Veto	Kiowa Sweet Trey - Pennys Cloud	Mark Wallis (Walthamstow)	35.30	4/9f	[21]
2008	Brickfield Dream	Boherduff Lite - Kehers Friend	Ernest Gaskin Jr. (Private)	35.67	8/1	[22]
2009	Boolavogue	Razldazl Billy-Ahover Rachel	Chris Cronin (Private)	36.03	6/1	[23]
2010	Judicial Pause	Brett Lee-Miss Freckles	John Gammon (Hove)	35.51	7/2	[24]
2011	Westmead Maldini	Droopys Maldini – Mega Delight	Nick Savva (Private)	35.25	2/1f	[25]
2012	Star Cash Simon	Kinloch Brae – Starcash Gracie	Kevin Boon (Yarmouth)	35.08	20/1	[26]
2013	Reel Trickyone	Ninja Jamie – Lively Jubbley	Mark Wallis (Yarmouth)	34.84	11-/4jf	[27]
2014	Adoremus	Kinloch Brae – Ballymac Misty	Maxine Locke (Romford)	35.37	7/1	[28]
2015	Adageo Bob	Hondo Black – Blonde Pearl	Mark Wallis (Towcester)	35.05	2/1	[29]
2016	Bubbly Torpedo	Razldazl George - Spioraid Cath	Paul Young (Romford)	35.24	3/1	[30]
2017	Murrys Act	Tullymurry Act - Brave Meave	Kevin Boon (Yarmouth)	35.34	2/1	delayed, held in 2018 [31]
2018	Prime Time	Head Bound – Story Time	Phil Simmonds (Romford)	35.34	7/1	[32]
2019	Droopys Aoife	Droopys Sydney – Droopys Hilda	Ernest Gaskin Jr. (Private)	35.08	9/2	[33]
2020	Kilmessan Puma	Skywalker Puma – Talitas Girl	David Mullins (Romford)	35.47	16/1	[34]
2021	Antigua Romeo	Romeo Recruit – Kilara Cher	Mark Wallis (Henlow)	34.66	8/1	[35]
2022	Coolavanny Aunty	Droopys Sydney – Yahoo Katie	Angela Harrison (Newcastle)	35.25	10/11f	[36]
2023	Aayamza Magic	Laughil Blake – Carefree Grace	Mark Wallis (Henlow)	35.32	10/3	[37]
2024	Roxys Bullet	Eden The Kid – Roxys Lass	Paul Burr (Yarmouth)	35.28	12/1	[38]
2025	Droopys Eunice	Dorotas Wildcat – Droopys Charm	Maxine Locke (Romford)	35.21	9/2	[39]

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