Waterloo Cup 1943

The Waterloo Cup of 1943 began on Wednesday 24th February 1943 at Altcar. The entry conditions for the race required 64 subscribers to subscribe their nomination at £25 each. The winner received £500 and a trophy (valued at £100) donated by the Earl of Sefton. The runner-up received £200, while the losing semi-finalists each received £50. The winner, Countryman, was the youngest ever entry in the race being whelped in July 1941 making him just 21 months old. He was owned by Mr T Cronopolis and trained by John Wright whose daughter is shown opposite. The runner-up, String, was owned by the Dowager Countess of Sefton.
WATERLOO CUP WINNER:- COUNTRYMAN (by Chancellor out of Constellation)
The Plate saw Mr F W Horlock's Dew Rodney beat Mr G R Graham's Good Sport
The Purse saw Mr James V Rank's Jealous Retort beat Mrs J A Dewar's Dutton Sword

1. Cranna Soldier	Jibe O'Rigger 4/9
2. Jibe O'Rigger 1/3		Jibe O'Rigger
3. Bigot (Bye)	Bigot
4. Hendon			Countryman 4/9
5. Dazzling Diamond	Countryman 1/4
6. Countryman 8/11		Countryman 4/7
7. Holystone Outline	Broughton Fay
8. Broughton Fay 7/2				Countryman 8/15
9. Good Sport 1/2	Good Sport
10. Wood Regis		Ranch Kruschen 10/11
11. Sign Post	Ranch Kruschen (NB)
12. Ranch Kruschen 4/1			Ranch Kruschen
13. Jubilant Ruler (NB)	Jubilant Ruler
14. Mount Royal		Junior Cossack
15. Bendecular	Junior Cossack 6/4
16. Junior Cossack 5/4
17. Dutton Swordfish					Countryman 4/9
18. Lord Lieutenant 2/9	Lord Lieutenant 5/2
19. Regulus 1/4		Lord Lieutenant 9/4
20. Dee Kestrel	Regulus
21. Bryn Scarborough			Lord Lieutenant
22. Doulton Dolly 4/6	Doulton Dolly
23. Circular 4/7		Circular
24. Heddon Command	Circular 1/4
25. Brandy				Rock Agility
26. Benson 2/1	Benson
27. Peer		Rock Agility 2/9
28. Rock Agility (NB)	Rock Agility 1/4
29. Toftwood Marine 6/4			Rock Agility 2/9
30. Dee Kite	Toftwood Marine 11/8
31. Forest Kitten 6/1		Toftwood Marine
32. Bryn Blackpool	Forest Kitten					Countryman
33. Swinging Light 10/11
34. Jealous Retort	Swinging Light
35. John Reaper		Dew Prince 2/7
36. Dew Prince (NB)	Dew Prince 21/20
37. Romford 1/2			Dew Prince
38. Cloverhill Patrick	Romford
39. Ballyhoo		Castle in the Air
40. Castle in the Air 5/6	Castle in the Air 1/2
41. Senecio 2/9				Rare Rebel
42. Halghton Antic	Senecio
43. Delightful Dingles		Trade Test
44. Trade Test 4/7	Trade Test 5/6
45. Reason			Rare Rebel 4/1
46. Rare Rebel 1/3	Rare Rebel 5/4
47. Hard Warfare		Rare Rebel 5/4
48. Lenient Sentence 4/5	Lenient Sentence
49. Skid					String
50. Cherry Ribbon 5/6	Cherry Ribbon 5/6
51. Sherwood Forest 10/11		Cherry Ribbon 1/3
52. Wood Ranger	Sherwood Forest
53. Skyline			Cherry Ribbon
54. Dew Rodney 4/5	Dew Rodney
55. Husky Words 7/4		Husky Words
56. Celebrated	Husky Words 4/7
57. Sea Lion 4/5				String 4/7
58. Right Ahead	Sea Lion 4/5
59. Wonderful Reality 9/4		Sea Lion
60. Filibuster	Wonderful Reality
61. Precious Sight			String 2/5
62. Border Jane (NB)	Border Jane
63. String 1/3		String 1/2
64. Jury Recalled	String 1/4

I am very grateful to Gavin Purdon for forwarding the extract shown below from the diary of Mr Merryweather, of New Shildon, who had a keen interest in the Waterloo Cup. Robert William Merryweather (1890 – 1957), son of a railwayman, worked for the London & North Eastern Railways as a bricklayer's labourer at the Shildon Railway Wagon Works and kept a meticulous diary about coursing and horse racing.