2016 Irish Greyhound Derby

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2016 Irish Greyhound Derby
Location Shelbourne Park
Start date11 August
End date17 September
Total prize money€240,000
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The 2016 Boylesports Irish Greyhound Derby started on 11 August and culminated with the final held on 17 September at Shelbourne Park. [1]

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The prize money on offer was €240,000 of which €125,000 went to the winner Rural Hawaii. The competition was sponsored by Boylesports.

Produce Stakes & Champion Stakes winner Clares Rocket headed the ante-post lists at a very short 5-1. [2] Other leading contenders included the defending champion Ballymac Matt, Kirby Memorial Stakes & Dundalk International champion Droopys Roddick and the 2016 English Greyhound Derby winner Jaytee Jet.

Final result

At Shelbourne Park (over 550 yards):

PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSectionalSPFinish TimeTrainer
1stRural HawaiiHead Bound - Duck Fat63.404-129.65 Graham Holland
2ndHolycross LeahShaneboy Lee - Good Sarah13.467-129.72James Melia
3rdSonicKnockglass Billy - Vickis Dream43.511-1f29.79 Graham Holland
4thEscapismParadise Madison - Killacolla Glory53.608-129.93Owen McKenna
5thBallymac MattTyrur Big Mike - Ballymac Scarlet33.5010-130.10Liam Dowling
6thSidarian PearlVans Escalade - Rockburst Pearl23.439-230.11 Graham Holland

Distances

1, 1, 2, 2½, short-head (lengths)

Competition race report

The first round consisted of 21 heats and the fastest heat winner was the 2015 Irish Oaks champion Ballydoyle Honey who recorded 29.49. [3] Before the second round there was a major shock with the withdrawals of ante-post favourite Clares Rocket [4] and the English Derby champion Jaytee Jet; both had picked up minor injuries in the first round.

During the second round Laughil Duke set the fastest time of 29.43 but leading contenders Droopys Roddick, Ballydoyle Honey, Peregrine Falcon and track record holder Tyrur Van Gaal all failed to progress. [5] [6]

The elimination of favourites continued in round three as Laughil Duke and Farloe Joey both went out. Defending champion Ballymac Matt finished second in his heat to make the quarter-final stage and Sonic provided the fastest heat win in 29.36. Only Lenson Rocky and Rural Hawaii remained unbeaten. [7]

Sonic beat Ballymac Matt and Rural Hawaii in a very strong quarter-final and Sidarian Pearl recorded 29.71 to register the fastest winning heat. Roxholme Barkley and Gyp Rosetti completed the heat wins but Lenson Rocky failed to make the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals Sonic justified short odds after defeating Escapism in 29.40 with defending champion Ballymac Matt taking third place to qualify for the final and set up an attempt to secure a second successive title. The second semi-final went the way of Rural Hawaii who won from Holycross Leah and Sidarian Pearl which resulted in three Graham Holland trained runners in the final. [8]

Rural Hawaii became the 2016 champion after leading from the traps. [9] Holycross Leah ran on for second with favourite Sonic taking third place.


Quarter finals

[10]

Semi finals

[11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "The Irish Greyhound Board has published the classic & feature events calendar for 2016". Irish Greyhound Board.
  2. ↑ "Clares Rocket favourite to shoot to success". Boyle Sports.
  3. ↑ "result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  4. ↑ "Holland on Clares Rocket". Greyhound Star.
  5. ↑ "result". Irish Greyhound Board.
  6. ↑ "20 Aug results". Irish Greyhound Board.
  7. ↑ "27 Aug results". Irish Greyhound Board.
  8. ↑ "10 Sep results". Irish Greyhound Board.
  9. ↑ "Saturday's round-up: Hawaii lands Irish Derby". Racing Post.
  10. ↑ "Quarter-final results". Irish Greyhound Board.
  11. ↑ "Semi-final results". Irish Greyhound Board.
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