2003 Ericas Equity beats a top class field to land the TV Trophy at Wimbledon. Paul Young’s bitch will finish fourth in the 2004 decider before bouncing back to win the 2005 final.
WILLIAM HILL TV TROPHY
Wimbledon 872m £6,000 October 7
- ERICAS EQUITY (Smooth Rumble-Mosney Flyer) (T3) 6-4
- SHELBOURNE STAR (Eyeman-Rapid Passion) (T1) 7-1
- CREAMERY EURO (Spiral Nikita-Creamery Profit) (T2) 7-1
- ICEMAN YANK (Toms The Best-Dash For Home) (T4) 1-1f
- VIGOROUS BROOK (Carlton Bale-New Memory) (T5) 16-1
NR SIMILAR COLOUR (lame)
54.62 (+40) 1⁄2, 2, 11⁄2, 23⁄4, nk Owner: Mr N Ryan Trainer: Paul Young
2004 William Hill launch their new TV channel 425. The first meeting comes from Sunderland and kicks off with a graded race worth £425 to the winner plus four open races. Hills report a 400 per cent increase on normal non-televised dog betting. The channel will also feature Brough Park and Coventry.
2000 Eric Vine, former promoter at Long Eaton and Wisbech dies aged 69.
1968 The final of the Leinster Champion Puppy Stake at Enniscorthy, draws a large crowd to see if Mrs I Coree’s Free Brand can go unbeaten through the four rounds. But second favourite Monalee Jet (Prairie Flash-Sheila At Last, Mar’67) steals the race at the first. Racing into a clear lead and wins from Free Brandy in 30.00
1999 In a surprising case, NGRC stewards made no order against anyone following the inquiry into the positive test for cocaine of Nicki Chambers Smiffys Errand in an open at Nottingham. The stewards were told that the sample was contaminated with the drug but that it had not passed through the greyhound.
1977 Paddy O’Shaughnessy who trained the last winner at Wandsworth, Theres Robin, dies suddenly while on holiday in Ireland. He was a trainer at Wandsworth for 21 years until its closure. He then moved to Charlton until that closed, and then to Nick and Natalie Savva’s, where he was a kennelhand until his death, aged 68.
1866 October Master McGrath (Dervock-Lady Sarah) is whelped. Two years later he wins the first of his three Waterloo Cups.
1970 October 26. After the closure of The Greyhound Express in 1969, some of the ex-staff get together to publish “The Greyhound”, covering all the NGRC tracks. It is a compact paper which gives an excellent results service,
1940 October 31. Future Cutlet (pictured below), winner of the 1931 Cesarewitch and Laurels, the 1932 Cesarewitch and the 1933 Derby dies aged 12. Sired by Mutton Cutlet-Wary Guide, the April ‘29 brindle, was purchased b y Mr V A Evershed for £600, and was trained at Wembley by Sidney Probert. In his racing career Future Cutlet won over £6,000 in prize money, and was only out of the first three places once. After finishing runner up by a neck to Wild Woolley in the 1932 Derby, Future Cutlet became the oldest greyhound at four years and two months to win the event, when he beat Beef Cutlet by a short head in the 1933 final.
2003 Tims Crow (Lenson Lad-Churchtown Spice) breaks one of the oldest track records on the books with a 14.73 run for Milton Keynes’ 245m, three spots inside the previous best held by Westfield Earl for 23 years.
1971 Laurels winner Black Andrew (pictured with trainer Randy Singleton) wins the Blue Riband at Wembley from After The Show, Merry Colonel, Cobbler, Eoins Punter and Whisper Billy. Two days later in the 38th International at Wimbledon, Black Andrew is withdrawn off colour, and Eions Punter takes advantage of the vacant trap to score a fine win from Dactars Speed, Short Cake, Clonarrow Piper and Whisper Billy.
2004 Buisnessman Kevin Boothby takes over at Henlow. He immediately invests in the stadium, upgrading facilities, increasing prize money and adding a third race night.
