2005 Irish Greyhound Derby

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2005 Paddy Power Irish Greyhound Derby
Venue Shelbourne Park
Location Dublin
Start date11 August
End date17 September
Total prize money€150,000 (winner)
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The 2005 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 17 September 2005. [1]

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The winner He Said So won €150,000 and was trained by Tim O'Donovan, owned by Jim Hennessy & Tim O'Donovan and bred by Mick O'Donovan. The race was sponsored by the Paddy Power. [2]

Final result

At Shelbourne, 17 September (over 550 yards):

PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer
1stHe Said SoTop Honcho - You Said So110-129.66Tim O'Donovan
2ndDroopys MaldiniDroopys Kewell - Little Diamond UK24-5f30.01Fraser Black
3rdBilly PlaybackSmooth Rumble - Nikitas Song325-130.36Francie Murray
4thDroopys MarcoDroopys Kewell - Little Diamond UK45-130.37Fraser Black
5th Westmead Hawk Sonic Flight - Mega Delight69-430.39 Nick Savva (England)
6thSpiral CitrateTop Honcho - Ullid Citrate533-130.53Eileen Gleeson

Distances

4½, 4½, short-head, head, 1¾ (lengths)

Competition Report

The 2005 Irish Derby was highly anticipated after the inclusion of the English Greyhound Derby champion Westmead Hawk. In addition to the ante-post favourite were the returning 2004 Irish Greyhound Derby finalists Droopys Marco and Droopys Maldini. [3]

First round winners included Droopys Marco and Droopys Maldini both winning in 29.77 but it was Ancient Title that put the fastest run of 29.49. Ardfert Billy set the best second round time of 29.69 even though he had just finished runner up in the Irish Sprint Cup at Dundalk Stadium in between the two rounds. [3]

Droopys Maldini defeated Westmead Hawk in an impressive third round time of 29.50 and litter brother Droopys Marco also won again. The quarter final round resulted in another win for both Droopys Maldini and Droopys Marco. Westmead Hawk finally came good winning in 29.66 and Digital won the remaining heat. [3]

The semi-finals went to plan with Droopys Maldini once again inflicted a defeat on Westmead Hawk in a very fast 29.47, He Said So did well to qualify behind the pair. Droopys Marco took the second heat from Billy Playback, with Spiral Citrate edging Mineola Farloe for the final place in the decider. [3]

Droopys Maldini and Droopys Marco had unblemished records going into the final, the former was installed as the hot favourite. When the traps opened He Said So, drawn in trap one, broke well but ominously Westmead Hawk made a good break, with Droopys Maldini making a poor start. He Said So went round the first bend in the lead just one length ahead of Westmead Hawk which meant that the latter looked a certainty. However Droopys Maldini recovering from his bad start made the first bend at the same time as the others which caused a domino effect of trouble in which Billy Playback, Spiral Citrate and Westmead Hawk collided. He Said So was left clear and had a big lead from Droopys Maldini that was enough to seal a second successive 10-1 Irish Derby winner. Droopys Maldini and Droopys Marco finished second and fourth, exactly the same positions as the previous year and Westmead Hawk came home fifth with his chances ended by an uncustomary good start. [3]

Quarter finals

[4]

Semi finals

[5]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2008). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 177-178. Raceform. ISBN   978-1-905153-534.
  2. ↑ "Irish Derby Final". Greyhound Data.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN   0332-3536.
  4. ↑ "Quarter Final results". Irish Greyhound Board.
  5. ↑ "Semi Final results". Irish Greyhound Board.
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