Guys and Dolls (greyhounds)
| Category 2 race | |
 1978 champion Paradise Spectre | |
| Location | Crayford Stadium |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
| Sponsor | Ladbrokes |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 380 metres |
| Surface | Sand |
| Qualification | Dogs and bitches in separate heats |
| Purse | £5,000 (winner) |
The Guys and Dolls is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Crayford Stadium.[1]
The competition was inaugurated at Harringay Stadium and was unusual in the fact that the heats consisted of separate races for bitches and dogs with heat winners qualifying for the mixed final.[2][3] The event was historically sponsored by bookmakers and featured as a major televised race for the betting shops. It switched to Wmebley from Harringay in 1983, to Powderhall Stadium in 1987 and then Crayford until 2008 before being discontinued. In 2015 the race was brought back alongside the Gold Collar.[4]
The event was held at sister track Romford Greyhound Stadium in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Venues & Distances
[edit]- 1977–1982 (Harringay, 660 metres)
- 1983–1984 (Wembley, 490 metres)
- 1987–1987 (Powderhall, 465 metres)
- 1990–2019 (Crayford, 380 metres)
- 2020–2020 (Romford, 400 metres)
- 2021–present (Crayford, 380 metres)
Sponsors
[edit]- 1977–1984 (Ladbrokes)
- 1987–1987 (William Hill)
- 1990–1993 (Ladbrokes)
- 1994–1995 (Bass Brewery)
- 2002–2005 (Countrywide Steel and Tubes)
- 2006–2006 (Platform Building Materials)
- 2007–2024 (Ladbrokes)
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Breeding | Trainer | Time | SP | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Glen Robin | Monalee Champion – Fit Me In | Randy Singleton (White City - London) | 41.62 | 11/10f | |
| 1978 | Paradise Spectre | Spectre II – Paradise Wonder | Pat Mullins (Private) | 40.85 | ||
| 1979 | Palestine Pride | Sole Aim – Palestine Miss | Bertie Gaynor (Perry Barr) | 4/1 | [6] | |
| 1980 | Decoy Duke | Westmead County – Rip Madam | Joe Cobbold (Private) | 4/1 | [7] | |
| 1981 | Candlemaker | Dempsey Duke – Perfect Rhythm | Gunner Smith (Brighton) | 40.78 | 13/8 | [8] |
| 1982 | Westmead Badger | Wired to Moon – Westmead Satin | Natalie Savva (Cambridge) | 40.48 | 9/4 | |
| 1983 | Athlacca Glitter | Prince of Gold – Athlacca Speech | 16/1 | [9] | ||
| 1984 | Ebony Tim | Brush Tim – Marys Princess | Grace Peppercorn (Private) | 29.47 | 4/5f | [10] |
| 1985–1986, not held | ||||||
| 1987 | Rashane Glory | Brief Candle – Rashane Star | Hugh Davies (Powderhall) | 28.53 | 4/1 | [11] |
| 1988–1989, not held | ||||||
| 1990 | Clonlusk Villa | Storm Villa – Clonluck Dell | Hazel Dickson (Wembley) | 23.56 | 6/4f | |
| 1991 | Gloun Pride | Hurry On Bran – Glour Eden | George Lang (Crayford) | 23.87 | 20/1 | [12] |
| 1992 | Noisey Croppy | Double Bill – Drive On Lucky | 2/1f | [13] | ||
| 1993 | Kind of Magic | Kilshannig Sonny – Daisys Queen | Litzi Miller (Oxford) | 23.71 | 11/10jf | [14] |
| 1994 | Gun Fighter | I'm Slippy – Strange Manner | Bill Masters (Hove) | 23.46 | 8/1 | [15] |
| 1995 | Reckless Champ | Leaders Minstrel – Movealong Una | Lorraine Sams (Rye House) | 23.73 | 9/4f | |
| 1996 | Clean Paws | Arrow House – Must’nt Grumble | Lorraine King (Peterborough) | 23.57 | 9/2 | |
| 1997 | Corpo Election | Tapwatcher – No Thanks | Macmorough Mulkerrin (Private) | 23.76 | 7/2 | |
| 1998 | Wildbriar Hare | Slaneyside Hare – Gold Blossom | Terry Dartnall (Reading) | 23.71 | 11/4 | |
| 1999 | Chief Wigam | Murlens Hawk – Emmjay | Chris Duggan (Walthamstow) | 23.84 | 9/2 | |
| 2000 | Haut Brion | Boyne Walk – Still Seeker | Peter Rich (Romford) | 23.79 | 2/1f | |
| 2001 | Lavender Prince | Come on Ranger – Droopys Juliet | Linda Jones (Walthamstow) | 23.65 | 5/1 | |
| 2002 | Knockeevan Hollie | Knockeevan Star – Knockeevan Lucy | Paul Young (Romford) | 23.22 | 5/4f | |
| 2003 | Kingdom Club | Come on Ranger – Queen Nikita | Patsy Cusack (Crayford) | 23.01 | 5/1 | Track record |
| 2004 | Shes Our Star | Knockeevan Star – Shadow Flash | Paul Young (Romford) | 23.17 | 9/4jf | |
| 2005 | Thank You Madam | Roanokee – Churchtown Spice | Graham Brabon (Sittingbourne) | 23.38 | 11/4 | |
| 2006 | Letmekissya | Deenside Dean - Letmeinga | John Davidson (Crayford) | 23.47 | 6/4f | |
| 2007 | Horseshoe Ping | Top Honcho – Lucy May | Jim Reynolds (Romford) | 23.14 | 1/1f | |
| 2008 | Me Buddy | Ballymac Maeve – Ballymac Peg | Matt Dartnall (Private) | 23.26 | 4/6f | |
| 2009–2014, not held | ||||||
| 2015 | Headford Joe | Lughill Jo – Teddy Hoe | Katie O'Flaherty (Crayford) | 23.13 | 9/4 | [16] |
| 2016 | Brick Mansions | Godsend – Castlebride Jane | Katie O'Flaherty (Crayford) | 23.22 | 4/1 | [17] |
| 2017 | Pure Placere | Superior Product – Pure Perception | Arun Green (Crayford) | 23.09 | 3/1cf | [18] |
| 2018 | Kilmore Lemon | Taylors Sky – Lemon Lucy | Patrick Janssens (Towcester) | 22.89 | 1/2f | [19] |
| 2019 | Skip Mayo | Makeshift – Boynepark Brae | Gemma Davidson (Central Park) | 23.11 | 20/1 | [20] |
| 2020 | Melodys Secret | Laughil Blake – Melodys Diamond | Spencer Mavrias (Harlow) | 24.32 | 11/1 | [5] |
| 2021 | Punk Rock Doll | Pat C Sabbath – Highview Jayne | Stuart Maplesden (Hove) | 23.00 | 4/1 | [21] |
| 2022 | Icaals Rocco | Pat C Sabbath – Quivers Duchess | John Mullins (Towcester) | 23.16 | 3/1 | [22] |
| 2023 | Swift Daisy | Broadstrand Bono – Swift Cigarette | Jean Liles (Romford) | 23.18 | 7/2 | [23] |
| 2024 | Mini Eva | Ballymac Bolger – Rappers Molly | David Lee (Crayford) | 23.06 | 5/2f | [24] |
References
[edit]- ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ^ Barnes/Sellers, Julia/John (1992). Ladbrokes Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-948955-22-8.
- ^ "Even Up 7-1 for Mildmay". Daily Mirror. 7 January 1977. Retrieved 21 May 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crayford wait on clearance to bring back the Gold Collar". Greyhound Star. 30 March 2015.
- ^ a b "2020 Guys and Dolls final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
- ^ "Team votes to call off the match". Sports Argus. 6 January 1979. Retrieved 21 May 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A four-timer as Mercury lands Trial". Daily Mirror. 7 January 1980. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gilt tail collared". Daily Mirror. 12 January 1981. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wembley afternoon greyhounds". Daily Mirror. 5 February 1983. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tim roars in". Daily Mirror. 13 February 1984. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Picture feature". Edinburgh Evening News. 23 January 1987. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Greyhound results". Sunday Mirror. 28 July 1991. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Greyhound results". Sunday Mirror. 26 July 1992. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Greyhound results". Sunday Mirror. 25 July 1993. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 112–114. ISBN 186054-010-4.
- ^ "2015 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
- ^ "2016 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "2017 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- ^ "Kilmore Lemon runs away with Guys & Dolls". Racing Post.
- ^ "2019 Guys and Dolls final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
- ^ "Crayford race meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Crayford, Saturday 21 May". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Ladbrokes meeting". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Ladbrokes Guys and Dolls". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Retrieved 19 August 2024.