| 1935 Irish Greyhound Derby | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Shelbourne Park |
| Location | Dublin |
| End date | 10 August 1935 |
The 1935 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on August 10. [1] [2]
The winner was Roving Yank [3] who was owned by Billy Dunne and trained by Tom Harty. [4]
At Shelbourne Park, 10 August (over 525 yards):
| Position | Name of Greyhound | Breeding | Trap | SP | Time (sec) | Trainer |
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| 1st | Roving Yank | Roving Bunty – Yankey Land | 3 | 1/1f | 30.18 | Tom Harty |
| 2nd | Roving Spring | Roving Bunty – Housekeeper | 1 | 4/1 | 30.60 | T C Ryan |
| 3rd | Tullyglass Bramble | Ormac – Ballyring Lass | 2 | 7/2 | 30.62 | K O'Callaghan |
| 4th | Received With Thanks | Egyptian Bank – Carnahalla | 5 | 10/1 | Joe McKenna | |
| 5th | Swift Brown Lady | Mutton Cutlet - Swift Lady | 4 | 8/1 | J Landy | |
| 6th | Lisnagree | Runaway – Romom's Pet | 6 | 8/1 | J Daly |
6, head, (lengths) 0.07 sec = length
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In the first two semi-finals on 3 August Roving Spring beat his half-brother Roving Yank in a time of 30.46 and Tullyglass Bramble won by two lengths from Lisnagree in 30.60. On 5 August Received With Thanks and Swift Brown Lady took the remaining two final places. The final resulted in an easy win for Roving Yank leading early and stretching his lead to six lengths at the finish. Tullyglass Bramble finished well to take third place behind Roving Spring in second place. [5] [6]