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The Cobb Marathon Bowl was a greyhound racing competition held at Catford Stadium. It was a leading competition run over the longer marathon race distance and was inaugurated in 1942 over 810 yards. The event was introduced by a Catford greyhound owner called Mr Francis Rupert Victor Cobb (a brewer by trade). He died in 1966 which led to the race also being known as a memorial race. The race was discontinued in 1975 because other marathon events such as the TV Trophy surpassed it in regard to importance.