1995 English Greyhound Derby

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1995 English Greyhound Derby
Location Wimbledon Stadium
End date 24 June
Total prize money £50,000 (winner)
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The 1995 Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Greyhound Derby Final took place on 24 June 1995 at Wimbledon Stadium. [1] The winner Moaning Lad received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by the Sporting Life and Daily Mirror.

Wimbledon Stadium greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England

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Contents

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres): [2]

PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stMoaning LadKyle Jack - Lady Bellamy35-228.66Theo Mentzis (Private)
2ndSummerhill JoyLow Sail - Grange Joy63-128.70Michael Enright (Ireland)
3rdCurryhills FancyDeenside Spark - Westpark Schull550-128.82 Linda Mullins (Walthamstow)
4thPearls GirlFlashy Sir - Desert Pearl12-1f28.98Sam Sykes (Wimbledon)
5thMustang JoeArdfert Sean - Yairs Gold25-129.14Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)
6thHeres SeanieArdfert Sean - Mindys Miracle45-129.15Pat Ryan (Perry Barr)

Distances

½, 1½, 2, 2, short head (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second. [3]

Competition Report

The ante-post favourite was Heres Seanie, winner of the Coronation Cup at Romford and Blue Riband at Wembley but by the time the final came around he had lost the favourites tag after failing to secure a heat win throughout the competition. Byrne International winner Pearls Girl was installed the favourite for the final after drawing her favoured red box, the British bred fawn and white bitch had only been beaten once and was the only one to defeat Moaning Lad during the competition. It was however Moaning Lad that deservedly won by just half a length after being chased down well by the Irish hope Summerhill Joy.

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References

  1. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN   978-1-905153-53-4.
  2. ↑ "1995". Greyhound Data.
  3. ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN   0-7207-1804-X.
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