# Golden Crest

The Golden Crest was a greyhound racing competition held annually at Poole Stadium.
It was inaugurated in 1937 at Eastville Stadium in Bristol. Eastville closed in 1997 and the event was suspended until Poole resurrected it in 2000.
With the closure of the track on 22 September 2020 the competition was discontinued.

## Venues & Distances

* 1937-1939 (Eastville, Bristol, 525 yards)
* 1941-1957 (Eastville, Bristol, 500 yards)
* 1958-1997 (Eastville, Bristol, 525 yards)
* 2014-2014 (Poole, 640 metres)
* 2000–2019 (Poole, 450 metres)

## Sponsors

* 2011-2013 (Dave Lawrance)
* 2019-2019 (Racing Post TV)

## Past winners

| Year | Winner | Breeding | Trainer | Time | SP | Notes/ref |
| 1937 | Wily Captain | Lawyers Fee – Whirlwave | Joe Harmon (Wimbledon) | 30.48 | 9/2 | |
| 1938 | Glen Ranger | Mick the Miller – Great Ranee | Les Parry (White City - London) | 30.02 | 1/2f | |
| 1939 | Saucy Moon | | Tal Parker (Hall Green) | 30.77 | 7/4f | |
| 1940 | not held due to World War II | not held due to World War II | not held due to World War II | not held due to World War II | not held due to World War II | not held due to World War II |
| 1941 | Prince Norroy | Castledown Lad – Ruddy Mutton | Paddy Fortune (Wimbledon) | 29.11 | 3/1 | |
| 1942 | Irish Choice | | Tal Parker (Bristol) | 29.31 | 1/1f | |
| 1943 | Wireless Delight | Wireless Rally – Erin Green | Sidney Orton (Wimbledon) | 29.01 | 3/1 | |
| 1944 | Fair and Handsome | Cremeary Border – Gows Pride | Mrs Renie McKay (Coventry) | 28.96 | 1/2f | |
| 1945 | Shannon Shore | Well Squared - Second Row | Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) | 28.76 | 13/8 | Track record |
| 1946 | Rimmells Black | Manhattan Midnight - Drishogue | Stanley Biss (Clapton) | 28.69 | 5/2jf | |
| 1947 | Funny Mick | Ruby Border – Olives Idol | Bob Burls (Wembley) | 28.81 | 11/4 | |
| 1948 | Freckled Major | Fair Major – White Tempest | Leslie Reynolds (Wembley) | 29.34 | 4/1 | |
| 1949 | Flintfield Grosvenor | Grosvenor Flexion - Blue Fire | D Hayes (Coventry) | 28.83 | 11/8jf | |
| 1950 | Behattans Choice | Bahs Choice - Behattan | Bob Burls (Wembley) | 28.58 | 15/8f | |
| 1951 | Palm Beach | The Grand Fire – Don't Bet | Stan Martin (Wimbledon) | 29.02 | 7/2 | |
| 1952 | Rushton Smutty | Mad Tanist - Summer Frock | Frank Johnson (Private) | 28.52 | 7/2 | |
| 1953 | Parkroe Bob | Disputed Dick – Beechwood | Jack Young (Oxford) | 28.68 | 10/11f | |
| 1954 | Wayside Abbey | Bellas Prince – Wayside Peg | Joe Farrand (Reading) | 28.79 | 10/11f | |
| 1955 | Kensington Bramble | Black Invasion – Lambourn Firefly | Marjorie Phipps (Oxford) | 28.76 | 6/1 | |
| 1956 | Darkies Son | Slaney Record – C.Last | F McCarthy (Arms Park, Cardiff) | 28.03 | 20/1 | |
| 1957 | Brooklands Hunter | Fly Prince – Brooklands Rose | H Harding (Private) | 28.50 | 5/2 | |
| 1958 | Lovely Cobh | Fire Prince - Inlo | F McCarthy (Arms Park, Cardiff) | 29.89 | 5/2 | |
| 1959 | Monnow Wizzard | Endless Gossip – Monnow Vee | Stan Raymond (Bristol) | 30.23 | 7/1 | |
| 1960 | Hack Up Friend | The Grand Fire – Hack Up Nell | Mrs E.Eade (Private) | 29.81 | 4/1 | |
| 1961 | Yes Man | Officer Pete – Fast Enough | Brian Jay (Perry Barr) | 29.79 | 11/4 | |
| 1962 | Fealeside Bridge | Broadway Darkie II – Fealeside Hill | Brian Jay (Perry Barr) | 29.39 | 4/6f | |
| 1963 | Collateral | Hi Con – Maries Slipper | John Drown (Private) | 29.46 | 1/1f | |
| 1964 | Rattle The Man | Jungle Man – Red Hot | Ronnie Mills (Gloucester) | 29.81 | 2/1jf | |
| 1965 | Tony's Blaze | Hop It Rory – Tony's Flame | Frank White (Private) | 29.78 | 7/2 | |
| 1966 | Clahane Mick | Knock Hill Chieftain – Clahane Girl | Brian Jay (Perry Barr) | 29.54 | 5/1 | |
| 1967 | Mystic Prairie | Prairie Flash – Real Whitesocks | Jim Todd (Kings Heath) | 29.40 | 7/4f | |
| 1968 | Discretions | Prairie Flash – Sheila At Last | Dave Geggus (Walthamstow) | 27.90 | 4/7f | |
| 1969 | Brookfield Earl | Greenane Flash – Lady Earl | Ron Chamberlain (Private) | 28.63 | 8-1 | |
| 1970 | Moordyke Spot | Newdown Heather – Nelsons Farewell | Stan Martin (Wimbledon) | 28.74 | 9/4 | |
| 1971 | Clonarrow Piper | Stoneview Jet – Lovely Present | Hazel Walden (Private) | 28.83 | 10/1 | |
| 1972 | Royal Spitfire | Newdown Heather – Ardine Guest | Mick Hawkins (Private) | 28.86 | 2/1 | |
| 1973 | Maureen's Ben | Yanka Boy – Susie Dean | Janet Tite (Private) | 28.61 | 11/2 | |
| 1974 | Last Rocket | Monalee Champion – Rylane Glory | Ray Burton (Arms Park, Cardiff) | 28.75 | 3/1 | |
| 1975 | Daemonic Gambol | Don't Gambol – Dusk Gambol | Paddy McEvoy (Wimbledon) | 28.74 | 1/3f | |
| 1976 | Country Man | Kilbelin Style – More Knocks | John Coleman (Wembley) | 28.78 | 6/4f | |
| 1977 | Rathduff Spring | Quiet Spring – Tudor Reflection | Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green) | 28.58 | 9/2 | |
| 1978 | DollaArkle | Monalee Arkle – Lively Air | John Coleman (Wembley) | 28.62 | 1/2f | |
| 1979 | Our Rufus | Rail Ship – Geraldine Gold | John Coleman (Wembley) | 28.39 | 4/5f | |
| 1980 | Jack's Asleep | Fast Asleep – Herons Highlight | Paul Garland (Bristol) | 28.25 | 5/2f | |
| 1981 | Astral Cloud | Ceili Band – Cherry Band | Jerry Fisher (Private) | 28.34 | 5/2jf | |
| 1984 | Too Ton Tony | Pecos Jerry – Feet First | Mervyn Osborne (Bristol) | 28.65 | 7/4f | |
| 1985 | Go Eddie Flat Cap | Sams Effort – Dark Bird | P Stanley (Norton Canes) | 28.57 | 5/4f | |
| 1986 | Slim Figure | Key Figure – Blonde Peruvian | Geoff De Mulder (Oxford) | 28.77 | 7/1 | |
| 1987 | Woodman | Badge of Hickory – Fancy Slipper | Fred Wiseman (Milton Keynes) | 28.48 | 4/5f | |
| 1988 | Peasedown Slippy | Im Slippy – Lannon Lass | Tony Mann (Swindon) | 28.49 | 7/4f | |
| 1989 | Handsome Dan | Manorville Sand – Scarriff Slave | Geoff De Mulder (Norton Canes) | 28.84 | 4/7f | |
| 1990 | Plough Jack | Kyle Jack – Caherlean Rose | Tony Meek (Oxford) | 29.11 | 11/10f | |
| 1991 | Bangor Reel | Curryhills Fox – Bangor Bran | Terry Kibble (Bristol) | 28.71 | 11/4 | |
| 1992 | Pitter Patter | Shanagarry Duke – Smokey Snowdrop | Vernon Clapp (Bristol) | 28.04 | 7/1 | |
| 1993 | Ginger Jenny | Lodge Prince – Garryduff Lassie | Peter Swadden (Bristol) | 28.19 | 6/4f | |
| 1994 | Gunsmoke | Druids Johno- Kalamity Kelly | Tony Meek (Hall Green) | 28.11 | 13/8 | |
| 2000 | Arleswood Spirit | Shanless Slippy – Midas Blue | Owen McKenna (Wimbledon) | 27.30 | 9/4 | |
| 2001 | Docs Arizona | Trade Official – Lisnak Slippy | Owen McKenna (Wimbledon) | 27.24 | 13/8jf | |
| 2002 | Blue Gooner | Staplers Jo - Code Dancer | Brian Clemenson (Hove) | 26.90 | 6/4 | |
| 2003 | Palacemews Lad | Roanokee - Lisnak Slippy | John Mullins (Walthamstow) | 27.03 | 8/1 | |
| 2004 | Foxcover Jed | Come On Ranger - Covert Blossom | Daphne Mann (Poole) | 27.39 | 9/4Jf | |
| 2005 | Pennys Cadet | Top Honcho - Droopys Valencia | Brian Clemenson (Hove) | 27.12 | 7/2 | |
| 2006 | Farloe Stormy | Top Honcho - Flashing Storm | Paul Foster (Swindon) | 27.27 | 6/4f | |
| 2007 | Rhyzome Wizard | Toms The Best - Shanroe Jewel | Graham Cleverley (Swindon) | 26.71 | 3/1 | |
| 2008 | Black Taxi | Larkhill Jo - Lagile Ash | John Mullins (Yarmouth) | 26.96 | 7/4f | |
| 2009 | Outandgoodnight | Honcho Classic – Droopys Perlena | Mark Grady (Poole) | 26.56 | 11/10f | |
| 2010 | Lynnwood Bolt | Razldazl Billy-Darkeyed Girl | Graham Cleverley (Poole) | 26.53 | 5/4f | |
| 2011 | Fifis Rocket | Brett Lee-Droopys Ruby | Chris Allsopp (Monmore) | 26.46 | 4/5f | |
| 2012 | Out In Chil | Bit Chilli – Miss Shauna | Phil Chatfield (Poole) | 26.99 | 9/4 | |
| 2013 | Daddy Knowsbest | Big Daddy Cool – Bridie Knowsbet | Chris Allsopp (Monmore) | 26.20 | 5/2f | Track record |
| 2014 | Romantic Rambo | Crash – Moment of Time | Kevin Cobbold (Henlow) | 38.79 | 11/8f | |
| 2015 | Aimnfire | Central City – Droopys Solange | June Harvey (Poole) | 26.57 | 2/1 | |
| 2016 | Castlehyde King | Hondo Black – Goosabyrnes Solange | Bill Black (Poole) | 26.36 | 9/2 | |
| 2017 | Crossfield Giles | Sparta Maestro - Crossfield Betty | Seamus Cahill (Hove) | 26.27 | 9/2 | |
| 2018 | Headford Kev | Iso Octane - Tyrur Tulisa | Kevin Hutton (Towcester) | 26.81 | 5/2 | |
| 2019 | King Elvis | Tullymurry Act - Skate On | Liz McNair (Private) | 26.70 | 4/6f | |
Discontinued