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March On Freddie, Julie Mullins (Assistant Trainer) and Owner George Watson
March On Freddie, Julie Mullins (Assistant Trainer) and Owner George Watson

The Puppy Classic

The Group 1 Puppy Classic started in 1995 and has produced a number of classic winning greyhounds and is arguably still the best puppy race in the GBGB calendar.

Year
Winner
SP
Trainer
Time
1995
Elliots Gem
7-1
Chambers (Nottingham)
30.09
1996
Buchari
14-1
Meek (Hall Green)
30.29
1997
Jaspers Boy
11-10F
Pruhs (Peterborough)
30.17
1998
Sarah Dee
9-1
Savva (Milton Keynes)
30.58
1999
Kit Kat Kid
10-11F
Lister OBE (Unattached)
30.56
2000
Westmead Woofa
4-5F
Savva (Unattached)
29.87
2001
Top Savings
2-1
Adams (Unattached)
29.67
2002
Jurassic Jack
7-4F
Meek (Hall Green)
30.24
2003
Droopys Shearer
2-9F
Soppitt (Unattached)
29.47
2004
Ballmac Niloc
6-4F
Philpott (Unattached)
30.37
2005
Ronnies Champion
9-4
Wallis (Walthamstow)
30.41
2006
Fear Robben
6-4F
Wallis (Walthamstow)
30.19
2007
Sibsey Showtime
7-2
Crapper (Sheffield)
29.96
2008
Farloe Merlin
6-4
Lister OBE (Unattached)
30.19
2009
Eye Onthe Storm
6-1
Wallis (Walthamstow)
30.00
2010
Droopys Oscar
1-1F
Cahill (Hove)
30.18
2011
Farloe iceman
9-4
Dartnall (Hove)
30.09
2012
Ballymac Eske
1-6F
Draper (Sheffield)
29.83
2013
Droopys Odell
6-4F
Cahill (Hove)
29.68
2014
Newinn Yolo
5-4F
Rosney (Unattached)
29.71
2015
Crossfield Cesar
9-4
Cahill (Hove)
29.87
2016
Bubbly Bluebird
4-5F
Young (Romford)
29.75
2017
Wildfire Lord
12-1
Young (Romford)
29.66
2018
Blue Trooper
4-1
Saunders (Belle Vue)
30.29
2019
Ice On Fire
4-5F
Fenwick (Newcastle)
29.39
2020
NOT RAN DUE TO COVID
2021
Bubbly Apache
2/1
Young (Romford)
29.53
2022
Distant Podge
5/6F
Draper (Sheffield)
30.09
2023
Glenvale Bill
6/4F
Graham Rankin (Monmore)
29.49
2024
March On Freddie
1/5F
David Mullins (Romford)
29.28
2025
Romeo Alliance 
4/9F
Patrick Janssens (Towcester) 
29.24

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