Trainers Championship (greyhounds)

UK greyhound event

Horse race

Trainers' Championship
Trainers' Judgement Night

Charlie Lister OBE (6 times winner)

Class| Feature
Inaugurated| 1977
Sponsor| Premier Greyhound Racing
Race information
Distance| Various distances over six races
Surface| Sand
Qualification| Six leading trainers based on points accumulated throughout the previous year.

The Trainers' Championship currently rebranded as the Trainers' Judgement Night is a competition for the leading greyhound trainers in the United Kingdom.

## History

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The competition was inaugurated in 1977 at (Brough Park) and is contested by the six leading trainers based on points gained from open race success from the previous year.[1]

The competition should not be confused with the Greyhound Trainer of the Year which is awarded to the trainer who achieves the most points for winning open races on the Greyhound Board of Great Britain annual racing calendar.[2] The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] and when it returned in 2021 it was rebranded as the Trainers' Judgement Night following sponsorship by Arc & Entain. The new format was similar but saw a reduction from eight races to six.[4]

## Sponsors

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* 1977–1979 (Ladbrokes)
* 2021–2021 (Arc/Entain)
* 2022–2025 (Premier Greyhound Racing)

## Past winners

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| Year  | Winner  | Championship Venue  | Notes/ref

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1977 | Natalie Savva & Geoff De Mulder | (Brough Park) | tied[5]
1978 | Ted Dickson | (Monmore) | [6]
1979 | John Honeysett | (Crayford & Bexleyheath) | [7]
1980 | Ted Dickson | (Crayford & Bexleyheath) |
1981 | Joe Cobbold | (Crayford & Bexleyheath) | [8]
1982 | Adam Jackson | (White City - London) |
1983 | Natalie Savva | (White City - London) |
1984 | George Curtis | (White City - London) |
1985 | Kenny Linzell | (Walthamstow) |
1986 | Kenny Linzell | (Wembley) |
1987 | Geoff De Mulder | (Wembley) |
1988 | Ernie Gaskin Sr. | (Walthamstow) |
1989 | John McGee Sr. | (Oxford) |
1990 | Bill Masters | (Hove) |
1991 | Linda Mullins | (Reading) |
1992 | John McGee Sr. | (Reading) | [9]
1993 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
1994 | John Coleman | (Walthamstow) |
1995 | John Coleman | (Wimbledon) |
1996 | Ernie Gaskin Sr. | (Hackney) |
1997 | Linda Mullins | (Walthamstow) |
1998 | Ernie Gaskin Sr. | (Sittingbourne) |
1999 | Linda Jones | (Walthamstow) |
2000 | Nick Savva | (Sittingbourne) |
| Year  | Winner  | Championship Venue  | Notes

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2001 | Charlie Lister | (Hove) |
2002 | Brian Clemenson | (Hove) |
2003 | Brian Clemenson | (Sittingbourne) |
2004 | Brian Clemenson | (Coventry) |
2005 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Perry Barr) |
2006 | Mark Wallis | (Wimbledon) |
2007 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Hall Green) |
2008 | Seamus Cahill | (Wimbledon) |
2009 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Sheffield) |
2010 | Mark Wallis | (Doncaster) |
2011 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Wimbledon) |
2012 | Nick Savva | (Perry Barr) |
2013 | Charlie Lister OBE | (Yarmouth) |
2014 | Paul Young | (Sheffield) |
2015 | Kevin Hutton | (Sittingbourne) | [10]
2016 | Kevin Hutton | (Sittingbourne) | [11]
2017 | Kevin Hutton | (Towcester) | [12]
2018 | Mark Wallis | (Towcester) | [13]
2019 | Angela Harrison | (Sheffield) | [14]
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [3]
2021 | Kevin Hutton | (Nottingham) | New name[15]
2022 | Mark Wallis | (Monmore) | [16]
2023 | Patrick Janssens | (Perry Barr) | [17]
2024 | Liz McNair | (Hove) | [18]
2025 | Mark Wallis | Perry Barr | [19]

## Trainer's with 3 or more titles

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Name  | Titles

|

Charlie Lister | 6
Mark Wallis | 5
Nick & Natalie Savva | 4
Kevin Hutton | 4
Ernie Gaskin Sr. | 3
Brian Clemenson | 3

## References

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1. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 109-111. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, page 118-120. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
3. ^ a b "Three Steps Confirmation". Greyhound Star. 20 August 2020.
4. ^ "Trainers' Judgement night competition". Greyhound Star. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
5. ^ "Seven is not so lucky for Geoff". Newcastle Journal. 28 March 1977. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "Odds-On Dickson's Not Real banker". Daily Mirror. 1 April 1978. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Greyhound and Sports Summary". Daily Mirror. 27 March 1979. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "Adam is poised to win". Sandwell Evening Mail. 27 March 1981. Retrieved 2 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "All Those Aprils". Vol. 16, no. 4\. Greyhound Star. 4 April 1998.
10. ^ "Chelsea Glass GTA Trainers Championship". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
11. ^ "Clinical Kev does a Liverpool at Sittingbourne". Greyhound Star. 17 February 2016.
12. ^ "Kevin Hutton Does It Again- Trainers Championship Winner". GB Greyhounds.
13. ^ "Trainers Championship". Greyhound Star. 22 April 2018.
14. ^ "Champion Angela". Greyhound Star. 7 April 2019.
15. ^ "ARC/Entain Trainers' Judgement Night". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
16. ^ "Mark Wallis: 21 Years in Judgement". Greyhound Star. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
17. ^ "Patrick was waiting on final judgement". Greyhound Star. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
18. ^ "Sunday Round Up". Greyhound Star. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
19. ^ "Mark Wallis lands a fifth PGR Trainers Judgement Night win". Greyhound News UK. Retrieved 2 April 2025.

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