The Ben Truman Stakes was a greyhound racing competition held primarily at New Cross Stadium and Catford Stadium from 1962 to 1988.
History The competition was held at New Cross Stadium from 1962 until 1968 but when New Cross Stadium closed on 3 April 1969 it switched to Charlton Stadium before finding a permanent home at Catford Stadium in 1971. The event changed the sponsor in 1988 and was discontinued after the 1988 running.
Track & race distances 1962–1968 (New Cross Stadium, 600 yards) 1969–1970 (Charlton Stadium, 600 yards) 1971–1982 (Catford Stadium, 610 yards/555 metres) 1983–1988 (Catford Stadium, 781 metres)
Sponsors 1962–1987 (Truman's Brewery) 1988–1988 (Webster's Yorkshire Bitter)
Past winners YearWinnerBreedingTrainerTime (sec)SPNotes/Ref1962 Greenane Boulevarde Champion Prince – Lady ItemDennis Hannafin (Wimbledon) 34.86 1963 Riobally Chum Riobally Shaun – Ivys Torment B.Saunders (New Cross)34.94 1964 Little Baytown Baytown Drone – Little PussG A Harding (Private) 34.6411/8f1965Feakles Foot Feakles Luck – Oxgrove Dinkie Ernie Butler (Private)35.36 1966 Galtymore Fire The Grand Fire – Nancys Twilight Norman Chambers (New Cross) 35.02 1967 Wattlehurst Riot Wattlehurst Rocket – Charity Ball Sid Ryall (Private) 35.10 1968 Wheatfield Sheba Charlie Smoothy (New Cross) 5/4f1969 Meanus Donal Movealong Donal – Today's Best Wilf France (Harringay) 34.69 5/2jf1970 Sing The Song Lovely Chieftain – Much Obliged Tim Forster (Harringay) 34.43 2/11971 Pepper Joe Shanes Legacy – Kirbys Turn Charlie Coyle (Private) 35.34 1/2f1972 Ramdeen StuartSallys Story – Any Streak Norman Oliver (Brough Park) 35.03 11/8f1973 Case Money Booked Out – Jamboree Ted Parker (Harringay) 35.44 1/4f 1974 Gay Kathy Monalee Champion – Kals Kathy Tom Johnston Jr. (Wembley) 35.30 2/11975 Portlairge Tipp Spectre – Hack It Tipp Mike Smith (Catford) 36.42 4/11976 Kings Comet Cobbler – Robins Silver Mike Smith (Catford) 35.30 4/9f1977 Glenvale Prince Empty Pride – April Lee Terry Duggan (Romford) 35.18 2/11978 Quakerfield FunSupreme Fun – Menace Stan Gudgin (Harringay) 35.30 28/11979 Quest For Gold Faction Fighter – Noble Lynn John Cox (Slough) 36.00 7/21980Dans Arrow Itsachampion – Ivy Hall Sally Pat Mullins (Cambridge) 35.11 2/5f1981 Metalina Gaily Noble – Double Disaster Jim Sherry (Reading) 35.82 20/11982 Coomlogane Style Satori Style – Mountleader Inca John Horsfall (Catford) 34.90 6/41983Double Handful Glin Fane – Solieado Arthur Hitch (Oxford) 46.51 9/21984 Lakefield Blue Xmas Holiday – Sheila Alone Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) 46.26 7/11985 Rosewood GirlSail On II – Leafy Glade Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) 45.98 5/11986Lamalighter Brief Candle – Andreas Blue Jenny March (Peterborough) 46.37 7/11987 Winsor Way McKays Way – Lady Sunday Fred Wiseman (Milton Keynes) 46.37 4/5f1988 Exile Energy Gambling Fever – Princess Nora Gary Baggs (Walthamstow) 45.60 1/2f
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