Shelbourne Gold Cup

Shelbourne Gold Cup

Shelbourne Park, home of the Gold Cup
Class	Feature
Location	Shelbourne Park
Inaugurated	1998
Sponsor	Tote
Race information
Distance	525 yards
Surface	Sand
Purse	€16,000 (winner)

The Gold Cup is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park in Dublin. ^{[1] [2]}

Venues and distances

• 1998–2010 (Shelbourne Park, 525y)
• 2011–2012 (Shelbourne Park, 550y)
• 2013–present (Shelbourne Park, 525y)

Sponsors

• 1998–2011, 2014–2015, 2024 (Tote)
• 2012–2013 (Satellite Information Services (SIS))
• 2016–2021 (Best Car Parks)
• 2022–2022 (Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System)
• 2023–2023 (Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings)

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	SP	Time (sec)	Notes/ref
1998	Real Branch	Right Move UK – New Branch	Denis Shanahan	4/5f	28.98
1999	April Surprise	Beaming Surprise – Serene Lady	Paul Hennessy	5/2jf	28.85
2000	Joannestown Cash	Cry Dalcash – Ali Sheba	Paul Hennessy	6/4f	29.00
2001	Late Late Show	Spiral Nikita – Ullid Citrate	Paul Hennessy	1/2f	28.77
2002	Jet Spray	Kilmessan Jet – Roving Mindy	Francie Murray	7/4	28.77
2003	Clover Hare	Vintage Prince – CailinDilis	Michael O'Donovan	2/1	28.52
2004	First Charter	Jamella Prince – Newbridge Girl	Reggie Roberts	5/2	29.66
2005	Tyrur Ted	Top Honcho – Watch the Market	Paul Hennessy	11/8	28.25
2006	Mineola Farloe	Top Honcho – Farloe Dingle	Seamus Graham	9/4f	28.38
2007	Ballyhoe Marble	Mustang Yank – Ballyhoe Pivotal	Francie Murray	1/1f	28.32
2008	Tyrur Kenny	Top Honcho – Tyrur Pearl	Paul Hennessy	25/1	28.86
2009	Swords Prince	Head Bound – Katie King	Brian Madigan	2/1f	28.44
2010	De Ex Factor	Crash – Late Delivery	Paul Hennessy	6/1	28.38
2011	Slippery Bob	Top Honcho – Steamy Windows	Larry Dunne	3/1	29.86
2012	Piercestown Sand	Ace Hi Rumble – Tyford Blackie	Shanks Whelan	8/1	29.71
2013	Priceless Sky	Royal Impact – Priceless Pearl	Paul Hennessy	7/1	28.91
2014	Kilgraney Tomson	Aries Son – Lady Kilgraney	Mary Buggy	5/1	28.48	[3]
2015	Fiery Splendour	Tubbertelly Dubh – Any Time Again	Owen McKenna	5/4f	28.38	[4]
2016	Slippery Fred	Brett Lee – Steamy Windows	Larry Dunne	6/4f	28.62	[5]
2017	cancelled due to protests by the DGOBA over the February closure of Harold's Cross Stadium					[6]
2018	Chespirito	Vulturi – Coolavanny Angie	Liam Dowling	7/1	28.53	[7]
2019	Music Toour Ears	Droopys Jet – Glideaway Marina	Patrick Guilfoyle	7/2	28.33	[8]
2020	Ballymac Anton	Ballymac Best – Coolavanny Angie	Liam Dowling	7/4f	28.87	[9] [10]
2021	Inforapenny	Farloe Rumble – Rios Girl	Kieran Lynch	5/1	28.97	[11]
2022	Skywalker Barry	Droopys Jet – Calzaghe Jan	Michael J O' Donovan	2/1	28.36	[12]
2023	Bogger Hunter	Skywalker Farloe – Bottle of Banter	Ian Reilly	9/1	28.52	[13]
2024	Boylesports Coco	Droopys Sydney – Barn Swallow	Dolores Ruth	7/4f	28.52	[14]

References

1. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 308. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   07207-1106-1.
2. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN   978-1-905153-53-4.
3. "2014 Gold Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
4. "2015 Gold Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
5. "2016 Result". Irish Greyhound Board.
6. "Irish Oaks advertised for Shelbourne Park". Irish Independent. 19 April 2017.
7. "2018 Gold Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
8. "2019 Gold Cup Final". Irish Greyhound Board.
9. "2020 Best Car Park Gold Cup final". Irish Greyhound Board.
10. "Irish Performances of the Week". Greyhound Star. 9 February 2020.
11. "Gold Cup final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
12. "The 2022 RCETS Gold Cup Open 525 Final (Grade : AA0) Flat 525". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
13. "Paddy Kehoe Suspended Ceilings Gold Cup Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
14. "The 2024 Tote Gold Cup 525 Final". Greyhound Racing Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2024.