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Arc (greyhounds)

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The Arc
2005 champion Fire Height Dan
ClassCategory 1
LocationWalthamstow Stadium
Swindon Stadium[1][2]
Inaugurated1987
Final run2017
Race information
Distance475/480 metres
SurfaceSand

The Arc was a greyhound racing competition held at Abbey Stadium, Swindon. It was inaugurated in 1987 at Walthamstow Stadium[3] but when the track closed in 2008 the event switched to Swindon.[4]

In 2018, Swindon announced that the event would be staged at a different time due to building work but this never materialised and the competition came to an end.[5]

Venues and distances

  • 1987–2008 (Walthamstow, 475m)
  • 2007–2017 (Swindon, 480m)

Sponsors

Past winners

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time (sec) SP Notes/ref
1987 Funny OysterDebbycot Lad - Cu HelenJohn Sherry (Walthamstow)28.989/2[6]
1988 ForetopBlue Train - Green SlieveKenny Linzell (Walthamstow)28.987/4f[7]
1989 Kilcannon BulletOdell Supreme - Murlens ToeJohn Coleman (Walthamstow)28.5833/1[8]
1990 Brownies OutlookCitizen Supreme - Hardi HostessPeter Payne (Romford)28.945/1
1991 Fires Of WarDipmac - Marys SilverTony Meek (Oxford)28.822/1
1992 Murlens AbbeyDaleys Gold - Murlens ToeJohn Copplestone (Portsmouth)28.613/1
1993 Bonney SevenAirmount Grand - Powerstown PineJohn Coleman (Walthamstow)28.8210/11f[9]
1994 Westmead ChickI'm Slippy - Westmead MoveNick Savva (Hackney)28.738/1[10]
1995 Westmead MerlinMurlens Slippy - Westmead HannahNick Savva (Walthamstow)28.791/1f
1996 Coom CruiserArrow House - Coom CrossDerek Knight (Hove)28.925/1
1997 Blue MurlenMurlens Abbey - Lovely LovelyMick Smith (Private)28.5613/8f
1998 CeekayCry Dalcash - Supa PlanLinda Mullins (Walthamstow)28.8010/1[11]
1999 El HombreFrightful Flash - Fly SmasherLinda Mullins (Walthamstow)28.867/2
2000 Fat Boy SlimSome Picture - Elbony VioletJim Reynolds (Walthamstow)28.627/4f
2001 Scotts KellyDroopys Fintan - Stows ValJohn Mullins (Walthamstow)29.299/4
2002 Vancouver JetSpiral Nikita - Lemon JacksonLinda Jones (Walthamstow)28.943/1
2003 Hopeful MomentStaplers Jo - Ballyhaden GirlErnie Gaskin Sr. (Walthamstow)28.727/2
2004 Airtech RapidJamella Prince - Shining MistPaul Young (Romford)29.217/1
2005 Fire Height DanCarlton Bale - September MistMick Puzey (Walthamstow)28.625/2
2006 Milldean BillyFrisby Flashing - Autumn LeighSeamus Cahill (Wimbledon)29.194/1
2007 Too RiskyDaves Mentor - Micks BozzMick Puzey (Walthamstow)28.707/2
2008 Centaur DecreeKiowa Sweet Trey - Movealong RoseMark Wallis (Walthamstow)28.457/2
2009 Corrig VieriDroopys Vieri – Corrig RebelMark Wallis (Harlow)28.927/2[12]
2010 Farloe TitanElite State – Farloe CharityPaul Sallis (Hall Green)28.387/1[13]
2011 Jolly PoacherDroopys Cahill – Miss ReginaNick Colton (Oxford)/(Swindon)28.505/1[14]
2012 Ballymac CryanRumble Impact – Coolavanny MinorMatt Dartnall (Swindon)28.4711/2[15]
2013 Shaneboy AlleyBallymac Maeve – Shaneboy DorieLiz McNair (Private)28.181/1fTrack Record[16]
2014 King DecEden Brett – Pretty FantasyLiz McNair (Private)28.578/1[17]
2015 Kippers UsainMoveit Jaime – Kippers DollChris Allsopp (Towcester)28.608/1[18]
2016 Ballymac BroganBallymac Vic – Bawna ElsaSeamus Cahill (Hove)28.499/4jf[19]
2017 Garryvoe BobbyKnockglass Billy - Vickis DreamGraham Holland (Ireland)28.3511/10f[20]

References

  1. "Goodbye from boss as Swindon greyhound racing ends". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, page 259. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  3. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  4. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 118. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  5. "NO PLACE FOR THE ARC". Greyhound Star. March 2018.
  6. "Greyhound Results". The People. 15 March 1987. Retrieved 27 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Blaze carries local hopes". Football Post (Nottingham). 16 April 1988. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Tips News Results". Daily Mirror. 19 June 1989. Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Greyhound Racing". Nottingham Evening Post. 6 March 1993. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 17–18. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  11. "Consistency pays off for Ceekay". Vol. 16, no. 4. Greyhound Star. 4 April 1998.
  12. "2009 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  13. "2010 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. "2011 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. "2012 Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  16. "2013 Pin Point Recruitment Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. "2014 Pin Point Recruitment Arc final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  18. "Usain bolts home". Greyhound Star. 29 April 2015.
  19. "It could be a record-breaking summer". Irish Examiner. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  20. "2017 Arc Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.