1978 Irish Greyhound Derby

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1978 Irish Greyhound Derby
Venue Shelbourne Park
Location Dublin
End date29 July
Total prize money£20,000 (winner)
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The 1978 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 29 July 1978. [1]

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The winner Pampered Rover won £20,000 and was trained by Paddy Keane and owned and bred by Joe Phelan. [2] The competition was sponsored by Carrolls.

Final result

At Shelbourne, 29 July (over 525 yards):

PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stPampered RoverTime Up Please - Pampered Peggy110-129.23Paddy Keane
2ndHeres TatHere Sonny - Spiral Dash215-8f29.35 Ger McKenna
3rdMalangeBroadford Boy - Paper Cracker410-129.51 Matt O'Donnell
4thAhaveen SpitfireItsachampion - Ivy Hall Joy610-129.63Dan Curtin
5thIvy Hall SoloTime Up Please - Kilcox Damsel55-129.79Denis Hoctor
6thHunday DookHunday Champion - She's Knocking32-129.87Francie Murray

Distances

1½, 2, 1½, 2, 1 (lengths)

Competition Report

Ger McKenna was once again the trainer of the ante-post favourite for the Irish Derby, this time it was with Here's Tat. With no Welsh Greyhound Derby there was a bigger gap to the start of the event than usual. [3]

When the first round got underway it was National Produce Stakes champion Always Kelly that was the fastest heat winner in 29.15. [4]

Here's Tat went fastest in round two after recording 29.04, followed by Hunday Dook in 29.05 and English Derby finalist Glenroe Hiker (29.09). Glenroe Hiker attracted support and went into the quarter finals on a par in the ante-post lists with Here's Tat. During the quarter finals Glenroe Hiker recorded 29.08 and Hunday Dook won again in 29.10, there were also heat successes for Pampered Rover and Killaclug Jet. [3]

Two strong looking semi-finals then took place, firstly Ivy Hall Solo and Here's Tat vied with each other in a battle that ending in a sensational winning time of 28.85 for Ivy Hall Solo. In the second decider Hunday Dook continued to impress and crossed the line in 28.93 ahead of Malange. The third semi was a slower heat with Ahaveen Spitfire beating Pampered Rover in 29.35. [3]

The first prize of £20,000 equalled the English Derby prize and went to the outsider Pampered Rover after he was very fast out of the traps and took the decisive lead at the first bend from Hunday Dook and trouble behind ensured that the rest of the field could not make inroads into the leader. Pampered Rover's success meant that trainer Paddy Keane became the first trainer to lift the Irish and English Derby. [3]

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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 3 4 Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  4. ↑ Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN   0332-3536.
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