Cock o' the North (greyhounds)

The Cock o' the North was a greyhound racing competition held annually at the White City Stadium Manchester and later Belle Vue Stadium in Manchester.^[1]

Cock o' the North

Black Pear (trap 4) was the 2004 champion
Location	White City Stadium (Manchester) Belle Vue Stadium
Inaugurated	1960
Final run	2012
Sponsor	Wafcol C & T Bookmakers
Race information
Distance	670 metres
Surface	Sand

It was inaugurated in 1960 at the White City Stadium and was held annually until the track closed in 1981.^[2] The race switched to fellow Manchester track Belle Vue in 1982 but was discontinued after 2012.^[3]

Venue

• 1960-1981 (White City, Manchester)
• 1982-2005 (Belle Vue, 647m)
• 2006-2012 (Belle Vue, 670m)

Sponsors

• 1998-2009 Wafcol
• 2010-2012 C&T Bookmakers

Past winners

Year	Winner	Breeding	Trainer	Time	SP	Notes
1960	Anglesboro Playmate	Ballymac Ball – Anglesboro Princess	Ron Chamberlain (Private)	41.03	7-2
1961	Desert Rambler	Champion Prince – Imperial Peg	Joe Booth (Private)	40.60
1962	Strelka	War Dance – Imperial Astra	Jim Irving (Private)	41.80
1963	Mighty Kern	Kilcaskin Kern – Golden Plover	L.Hague – (White City, Man)	41.90
1964	Boothroyden Larry [4]	Crazy Parachute – Kockmullagh Lady	Harry Bamford (Private)	50.40
1965	Greenane Flash	Prairie Flash - Greenane Item	Jimmy Quinn (Perry Barr)	42.46
1966	Guest House II	Chieftains Guest – Ballygoughlan Fire	W.Holland (Belle Vue)	41.80
1967	Country Duchess	Crazy Parachute – The Grand Duchess	Ted Brennan (Owlerton)	42.83
1968	Forward King	Crazy Parachute – Supreme Witch	Ted Brennan (Owlerton)	42.12
1969	Shady Begonia	Pigalle Wonder - Castle Swan	Gordon Hodson (White City, Lon)	41.58	7-4
1970	Seafield Flash	Crazy Parachute – Seafield Min	Stan Mitchell (Belle Vue)	41.74	11-8f
1971	Brookside Prince	Tell Nobody – Brookside Louise	Frank Melville (Harringay)	41.42	5-2
1972	Waggy Champion	Maryville Hi – No Tea	Colin McNally (Perry Barr)	42.03	7-1
1973	Thomond Girl	Yanka Boy - Kitty True	Eddie Moore (White City, Man)	41.89	2-1
1974	Chickery Tip	Supreme Fun – Jula Flash	Godfrey (Private)	42.33	8-11f
1975	Wow	Sole Aim – Ardnalee Gallant	Ron Saunders (White City, Man)	41.91	6-4f
1976	Dear Charmer	Butchers Tec – Newhouse Blue	Ken Reynolds (Private)	42.50	4-5f
1977	Ballybeg Grand	The Grand Silver – Ballybeg Lady	Tom Chamberlain (Private)	41.27	4-6f
1978	Sheskburn Mint	Westpark Mint – Pride of Dundee	Joe Booth (Private)	41.55	8-11f
1979	Remarkable Lad	Tain Mor – Alice Silver	Harry Bamford (Belle Vue)	41.99	5-1
1980	Honeygar Kid [5]	Itsachampion – Moorstown Fog	Ray Andrews (Leeds)	41.36	6-4f
1981	Honeygar Kid [6]	Itsachampion – Moorstown Fog	Ray Andrews (Leeds)	41.70	5-1
1982	Decoy Dorothy	Westown Adam – Ka Boom	Joe Cobbold (Cambridge)	39.63	1-2f
1983	Bally Star	Ballydonnell Sam – Got the Turn	Linda Mullins (Cambridge)	38.99	5-4f
1984	Sollom Joker	Prince Champion – Lasting Fame	Morgan (Private)	40.75	5-2
1985	Moorside Girl	Brainy Prince – Caves Girl	Trevor Draper (Sheffield)	40.34	5-2
1986	Special Sally	Gambling Fever – Moorstown Peg	Carol Evans (Belle Vue)	40.37	9-2
1987	Slaneyside Point	San Man – Prince of Rocks	Melvin Baker (Norton Canes)	40.81	4-5f
1988	Hot News	Hatton News – Hot Primrose	Pete Beaumont (Sheffield)	40.95	4-1
1989	Catunda Flame	Easy and Slow – Catunda Slave	Russ Kinsey (Norton Canes)	40.77	2-5f
1990	Viking Champ	Fearless Champ – Bretton Lassie	Paul Owens (Swindon)	40.44	9-2
1991	Blind Joe	Come on Ranger – Hazelbrook Haven	Jimmy Gibson (Belle Vue)	40.69	8-1
1992	Wait Slippy	Im Slippy – Cleonas Style	Jimmy Gibson (Belle Vue)	40.75	10-1
1993	Monard Wish	Whisper Wishes – Solas An Maidin	Charlie Lister (Peterborough)	40.01	11-10f
1994	Saints Charlie	Aussie Flyer – Saints Tania	Mrs Pat Branagh (Belle Vue)	40.76	14-1
1995	Justright Melody	Farloe Melody – Farloe Mineola	Tom Robinson (Private)	40.38	3-1
1996	Thornfield Dino	Fearless Mustang – Thonrfield Sophi	Ron Coulton (Private)	40.32	4-1
1997	Winetavern Tiger	Double Bid – Nice One Zoe	James Costello (Perry Barr)	40.61	9-4f
1998	Millstream Lad	Come On Ranger – Wise Up Jim	Andrew O'Flaherty (Stainforth)	40.24	4-11f
1999	Blind Joe	Come On Ranger – Hazelbrook Haven	Jimmy Gibson (Belle Vue)	40.69	8-1
2000	Ruby Willows	Some Gamble – Gypsy Lass	Paul Stringer (Private)	39.57	9-2
2001	Blackrock Issue	Slaneyside Hare – Pennys Issue	John Walton (Belle Vue)	40.40	2-1
2002	Illinois Icon	Toms The Best – Super Rhythm	John Mullins (Walthamstow)	40.13	7-4f
2003	Ali Qapu Oak	Roanokee – Mustang Starsky	Richard Ward (Milton Keynes)	39.68	8-1
2004	Black Pear	Kilmessan Jet – Time For Chips	Wayne Wrighting (Hove)	39.50	11-8
2005	Droopys Sporty [7]	Droopys Kewell – Droopys Gaf	Barrie Draper (Sheffield)	39.42	8-1
2006	Roxholme Boy [8]	Droopys Woods – Tree Climber	Carly Philpott (Private)	40.77	1-1f
2007	Charlies Dream [9]	Jamella Prince – Micks Top Lass	Otto Kueres (Belle Vue)	40.60	12-1
2008	Ballymac Weeshie [10]	True Honcho - Ballymac Floss	Sam Poots (Private)	40.34	1-1f
2009	Hurleys Hero [11]	Daves Mentor – Sound Lassie	Jimmy Wright (Newcastle)	40.18	1-2f	Track record
2010	England Expects [12]	Westmead Hawk – Move Over Marie	Jimmy Wright (Newcastle)	40.99	7-4
2011	Droopys Arshavin [13]	Droopys Maldini – Droopys Seville	Stuart Mason (Private)	40.97	100-30
2012	Ballyard Buddy [14]	Westmead Hawk – Oranmore Beauty	Stuart Mason (Private)	40.68	9-4