1974 Irish Greyhound Derby

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1974 Irish Greyhound Derby
Venue Shelbourne Park
Location Dublin
End date27 July
Total prize money£10,000 (winner)
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The 1974 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 27 July 1974. [1]

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The winner Lively Band won £10,000 and was trained by Jack Murphy, owned by Cyril Scotland and bred by Denis Clancy. [2] The competition was sponsored by Carrolls.

Final result

At Shelbourne, 27 July (over 525 yards):

PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stLively BandSilver Hope - Kell's Queen15-4f29.11Jack Murphy
2ndWindjammerSirius - Big Gamble310-129.31 Ger McKenna
3rdMyrtownMyross Again - Longstown Lassie66-429.79Eddie Moore
4thBoolas DuchessOwn Pride - Boola's Countess4James Doran
5thShady WaggerWinter Hope - Shady Donato5Harry Barry
6thQuote MeThe Grand Silver - Gruelling Point210-100.00Moira O'Callaghan

Distances

2½, 6 (lengths)

Competition Report

Myrtown travelled over to Ireland for the 1974 Irish Derby hoping to go one place better than his 1974 English Greyhound Derby campaign but would face Ireland's best greyhounds. Prominent owner Cyril Scotland (owner of 1972 winner Catsrock Daisy) would enter another leading contender called Lively Band, a fawn dog who possessed significant early pace and had won the Derby consolation at White City. [3]

Myrtown was ante-post favourite and progressed through the mandatory first round. Fastest in the round was Tain Rua who recorded 29.30. [4]

The second round featured eight heats run on the same night for the first time and included a formidable race in which Myrtown won from Lively Band in 29.20. Other winners included the Irish TV Trophy winner Waverley Supreme and Nelson Blast but Tommy Astaire was eliminated. [4] In the quarter-finals Myrtown won in 29.00 and still looked like the one to beat. Nelsons Blast set a time of 29.12 before Lively Band recorded 29.05; the remaining heat went to Shady Wagger. [4]

Myrtown suffered his first defeat in the semi-finals losing out to Shady Wagger; Lively Band won the other semi from National Produce Stakes champion Quote Me and Windjammer. [4]

The final draw proved pivotal because Lively Band and Myrtown both broke well from the traps but the latter found trouble trying to get across to the rails which allowed the Jack Murphy trained Lively Band to ease to victory from the strong finishing Windjammer. Quote Me failed to finish with a serious injury. [3]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 261. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
  2. ↑ Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
  3. 1 2 Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN   0332-3536.
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