Coral Romford Puppy Cup – semi-final draw and outright betting update

Coral Romford Puppy Cup – semi-final draw and outright betting update

The Category One Coral Romford Puppy Cup semi-finals take place on Friday, September 12, with the £10,000 to the winner final taking place a week later. 

Coral Romford Puppy Cup - key information and dates

· Final date: September 19, 2025

· Venue: Romford Greyhound Stadium

· Distance: 400 meters

· Prize: £10,000 to the winner

· Sponsor: Coral

The first-round heats saw wins for Ted On Fire, Bowmers Sheeran, Aero Najem, Magical Luka, Blackburnybullet and March On Luna. You can read all about the first-round results – here. 

March On Luna - Coral Romford Puppy Cup first-round winner. Image - Romford Dogs X

Following on from a thrilling night's action, we now have the semi-final draws and the betting markets have had a chance to settle. Let’s take a look at the outright market from sponsor Coral:

Magical Luka 1/4, Crafty Santino 10, Vermithor 12, Jacktavern Don 20, Droopys Alldeway 20, Ted On Fire 20, Aero Najem 22, Tasty Turkish 28, Jazzy George 33, Stormy Pat 33, March On Luna 40, Bowmers Sheeran 40, Underground Fizz 50, Feeling The Love 66, Scooby Diamond 66, Blackburnbullet 80, Bluey Bullet 80, Droopys Tiffany 125.

Speaking to George Smith from Coral, he had this to say about the Coral Romford Puppy Cup: “It looks like only Magical Luka could possibly beat himself in the Puppy Cup after equaling the track record on Friday, now at 1/4 to win the comp, it looks like the others will be playing for places.

Magical Luka in winning action during the first-round heats of the Coral Romford Puppy Cup

Speaking about the first round, Smith went onto say: “Only two winning favourites on the card made it a good night for Coral with Ted On Fire opening the comp in good style and was liked by the punters going second fastest of the heats in 23.84 and was followed up by Bowmers Sheeran and Aero Najem also going under the 24-second barrier but nothing came close to the performance of Magical Luka clocking 23.26, equaling Roxholme Nidge’s long-standing track record. Crafty Santino caught the eye only losing half a length to Blackburnybullet after a costly stumble out the traps that looked to even cost him qualifying.

George Smith from Coral added: “A fairly quiet ante post book with the short price of Luka, but many still took the 1/2 available to boost multis elsewhere. In the first semi-final, Magical Luka is priced at 2/13 with the others looking for the second qualifying spot. The other semis are more open, with 5/2 3-way joint favourite in the second semi and 11/8 fav Crafty Santino in the last. We expect the markets to liven up on Friday.’’

The Kevin Hutton-trained flying machine Magical Luka is clearly the one they all have to beat. Speaking on www.kevinhuttonracing.com, Hutton said: “Once again, he flew the lids and ran right away from his rivals to win by just over 8 lengths in a track record-equalling time of 23.26.

 “You’d have to say the 400m Romford record is one of the strongest in the sport, so to have a pup equal it really was something very special.

“Thankfully, Luka has taken his race very well and will be in good shape come Friday's semi-final.”

Coral Romford Puppy Cup semi-final draw. Image - Romford Dogs X

Romford Greyhound Stadium recently advertised that they have restaurant availability ahead of the Coral Romford Puppy Cup semi-finals on Friday, September 12. You can check out the various offers - here. 

Romford Greyhound Stadium facilities include:

Free car parking - spaces available on a first come, first served basis. Cash machine. Baby change facilities - situated in the disabled toilet in the Coral Stand. Off-course betting facilities with intertrack betting. Pavilion Restaurant Exclusive Hire (minimum numbers apply) plus a defibrillator on site.

Disabled parking spaces directly outside the Stadium entrance. Lift access to the first floor of the main stand and Paddock restaurant.

Disabled toilets on-site - in the restaurant and in the Coral Stand.

Friday - General Admission £7 / Under 18's £5 / Owners free (guests £7)
Experience the thrill of greyhound racing every Friday and Saturday evening! Doors open at 6:00pm. 

Further information or to book simply click - Here