Waterloo Cup 1944

The Waterloo Cup of 1944 began on Wednesday 23rd February 1944. 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, Dutton Swordfish, was owned by Mrs J A Dewar, wife of the director of Dewar's Distillers. The largest crowd for 20 years attended the event, although 90% of the crowd had to walk due to War transport restrictions. The winner was unique in that he had a broken tail.
WATERLOO CUP WINNER:- DUTTON SWORDFISH (by Mellow Outlook out of Dutton Oak)
The Plate saw Ann's Junior beat Bryn Tritoma
The Purse saw Desert Drive (4/9) beat Castle in the Air

1. Loon 21/20

 Loon      

2. Sale Ring

   Countryman 8/15    

3. Signpost

 Countryman 1/6      

4. Countryman 30/100

     Countryman  

5. Fulcrum 4/5

 Fulcrum      

6. Bilting Beaufort

   Congress    

7. Congress 1/7

 Congress 6/4      

8. Good Offer

       Hylton

9. Valentine Castle 1/2

 Valentine Castle 2/7      

10. Holystone River

   Valentine Castle    

11. Glen Rover 2/1

 Glen Rover      

12. Delightful Design

     Hylton 5/1  

13. Odd Blend

 Hylton 4/1      

14. Hylton 4/5

   Hylton 10/11    

15. Tennis Bank 13/8

 Tennis Bank      

16. Jungle Rhythm

        

17. Peerless Sight 4/6

         Jazz Record  

18. Dew Jolly

 Peerless Sight 1/3          

19. Right Back 4/9

   Peerless Sight        

20. Noted Scotch

 Right Back          

21. Heddon Comet

     Jazz Record 9/4      

22. Freedoms Flight 2/1

 Freedoms Flight          

23. Desert Drive

   Jazz Record 6/4        

24. Jazz Record 6/4

 Jazz Record 2/5          

25. Junior Corvette 2/5

       Jazz Record 4/9    

26. Fernbank

 Junior Corvette 5/4          

27. Bryn Tritoma 10/11

   Junior Corvette        

28. Joyful Rattle

 Bryn Tritoma          

29. Trade Test 1/3

     Trade Test      

30. Longlands Oak

 Trade Test 2/7          

31. Black Hills 4/7

   Trade Test 11/10        

32. Cons Castle

 Black Hills         Dutton Swordfish

33. Lotus Lily 1/7

            

34. Smiling Bob

 Lotus Lily 5/6          

35. Gala Soutar

   Lotus Lily        

36. Peaceful Scene 1/6

 Peaceful Scene          

37. Cherry Ribbon 11/10

     Right Ahead      

38. Good Opinion

 Cherry Ribbon          

39. Castle in the Air

   Right Ahead 13/2        

40. Right Ahead 8/11

 Right Ahead 4/7          

41. Bryn Festival 1/7

       Dutton Swordfish 7/2    

42. Lightning Streak

 Bryn Festival 2/9          

43. Ann's Junior 10/11

   Bryn Festival        

44. Broughton Meddler

 Ann's Junior          

45. Ragwort

     Dutton Swordfish 7/4      

46. Dutton Swordfish 8/13

 Dutton Swordfish 4/11          

47. Jorsebrook 13/8

   Dutton Swordfish 1/2        

48. Canada

 Jorsebrook          

49. Mundey 10/11

         Dutton Swordfish 4/9  

50. Crow's Sound

 Mundey          

51. Cyclopedia 4/6

   Cyclopedia        

52. Nine Hundred

 Cyclopedia 4/7          

53. Shamrock 6/5

     Lord Lieutentant 2/11      

54. Readers Advise

 Shamrock          

55. Lord Lieutenant 1/5

   Lord Lieutenant 1/4        

56. Heddon Storm

 Lord Lieutenant 1/7          

57. Tall Tale 3/1

       Lord Lieutenant    

58. Romford

 Tall Tale          

59. Brooch

   Heddon Water 10/11        

60. Heddon Water 30/100

 Heddon Water 10/11          

61. Buff Rock 11/8

     Heddon Water      

62. Law Lord

 Buff Rock          

63. Shan Van Voght 10/11

   Shan Van Voght        

64. Joint Command

 Shan Van Voght 4/6          
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.