2020 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

2020 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
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The 2020 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year is the 95th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

The year was best known for the major disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 English Greyhound Derby was postponed and the Arena Racing Company tracks announced a behind closed doors policy from 24 March. ^{[3] [4]} ARC's rivals SIS took advantage of the horse racing cancellations by increasing its own schedule by an extra 54 races per week to 532 in total. Henlow increased to eight meetings per week. ^[5] Racing in Ireland was seriously affected with the industry banning the public from attending meetings. The Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) enforced the ban from Thursday 12 March, with racing continuing with a behind closed doors policy. ^[6]

The situation worsened and following increased government restrictions all betting shops were closed from March and the open race calendar was suspended, meaning that only graded racing would take place until further notice. Following further announcements by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 23 March racing in the UK was suspended and this was followed by Ireland the following day. ^[7] The industry united with many tracks announcing financial help for every racing and retired greyhound attached to their track, the payments were in addition to the financial help pledged by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB). ^[8]

When trials returned (18 May) following the lock-down Peterborough announced that they would not be re-opening until they sought further clarification from the GBGB. ^[9] The concerns over the financial implication of racing behind closed doors was evident and the following day (20 May) the Perkins family announced the permanent closure of the track. ^{[10] [11]} Although UK racing finally returned on 1 June (at Perry Barr) it was behind closed doors and both Poole Stadium and Belle Vue Stadium remained closed with the possibility of not re-opening being a serious consideration. Then on 1 August, Belle Vue announced that it had closed for good and this was followed by Poole on 22 September. Three tracks had now closed permanently, two of them as a consequence of the pandemic. ^[12]

As 2020 came to a close the pandemic continued to dramatically affect the industry with no immediate sign of crowds being allowed to return. One positive consequence of the pandemic was that many homing organisations including the Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Portsmouth Greyhound Trusts were reporting that all retired greyhounds were being homed and that there was a shortage. The shortage was caused by a combination of higher demand for pets and less race tracks, however concerns were raised that if the shortage of retired greyhounds continued it could force some homing organisations to close. ^[13]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
2020 English Greyhound Derby	Deerjet Sydney
2020 Irish Greyhound Derby	Newinn Taylor
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	Patrick Janssens
UK Greyhound of the Year	Aayamza Royale
Irish Greyhound of the Year	Newinn Taylor

Gain Nutrition GTA Trainers Championship, Sheffield (6 Apr) Pos Name of Trainer Points N/A cancelled due to COVID-19 N/A

Summary

News not dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic included the Belle Vue Stadium scenario. Following the demise of the GRA in 2019 the industry waited for imminent closure of Belle Vue Stadium. The first track to be built in the United Kingdom (1926) had been approved for housing planning permission and awaited the official closure date. ^[14] The stadium remained closed when racing returned following the virus ban, the economical impact of racing behind closed doors was quoted and then permanent closure was confirmed on 1 August. ^[12]

The Arena Racing Company (ARC) became the UK's largest greyhound racing operator following the purchase of Nottingham Greyhound Stadium from Nottingham Greyhound Stadium Ltd. ^{[15] [16]}

2020 was noticeable for the continued recent trend of Irish greyhounds out performing their British opposition, a fact highlighted during the 2020 English Derby. Despite a reduced Irish entry, four greyhounds made the final for the second year in a row and third time in the history of the competition (2016, 2019 and 2020). The Irish duly won both of the sport's premier events with Deerjet Sydney taking the English Derby and Newinn Taylor winning the Irish Derby. ^{[17] [18]}

Patrick Janssens won his maiden Trainer of the Year title ending the eight-year reign of Mark Wallis. ^[19] Wallis gained some compensation when his marathon star Aayamza Royale (a black bitch) won the 2020 Greyhound of the Year award, held as a virtual event in February 2021, due to the lockdown that was in place as a consequence of COVID-19. ^[20]

News

The sport lost two of its most famous names when trainers George Curtis and Ernie Gaskin both died, Gentleman George as he was known died on 17 April ^[21] and Gaskin died on 24 February. ^[22]

Towcester Greyhound Stadium due to re-open on 20 March with a trial session had to wait until the end of the Coronavirus before finally opening with a trial session on 22 May. ^[23] The GBGB expressed its disappointment with the Greyhound Trust in an open letter, the Trust was reportedly on the verge of insolvency following a move to new offices that has cost somewhere in the region of £1.7 million. The GBGB were upset at the money used for new offices and argued that the money should have gone to re-homing greyhounds and warned that they could divert their £1.3 million funding to other homing areas. ^[24] Leading performer Ice on Fire was retired following an unsuccessful attempt to return from injury, the decision came after a September trial for the Derby.

Ireland

The Easter Cup was run behind closed doors and Wolfe made amends for his 2019 English Greyhound Derby problems by claiming the event for trainer Graham Holland. The quality of the competition was high with two Derby champions Priceless Blake and Ballyanne Sim both being eliminated in the semi-finals. ^[25] After the lockdown the Champion Stakes attracted a superb entry which resulted in a shock win for Pestana, the blue brindle dog's fast break was the decisive factor for winning the event. Derby champion Lenson Bocko had a bad start and encountered trouble in the final that included three Liam Dowling runners. ^[26]

A new star was seen in the final of the Larry O'Rourke National Produce, Newinn Taylor won his 12th successive race, the May 2018 whelp provided his trainer Graham Holland a third Produce champion in five years and then headed for the Irish Derby which he went on to win as well. ^[27] Unfortunately during the Race of Champions night on 5 December, at Shelbourne Park, Newinn Taylor broke down after suffering a serious injury and the very next race on the card saw Lenson Bocko win his farewell race. The two Derby champions were retired and sent to stud by trainer Graham Holland. ^[28]

The Social Democrat party campaigned to withdraw funding to greyhound racing but it came under criticism after it transpired that the abandoned greyhounds used part of the campaign to discredit the industry were found to be a lurcher and whippet (the latter from Denmark). The bill was defeated on the first motion vote. ^{[29] [30]}

Newinn Taylor was named Irish Greyhound of the Year. ^[31]

Competitions

The current Greyhound of the Year Ice On Fire continued his good form by winning the Juvenile at Sheffield. ^[32] The revised schedule of racing after COVID-19 lockdown resulted in a strange calendar events because of the rearranged English and Irish Derby competitions. Kilara Lion won the East Anglian Derby but no greyhound had won more than one major event in England going into the delayed Derby. However, after the Derby had finished Kilara Lion won the Kent Derby in November, winning the final by over 6 lengths. ^[33]

Smallmead trained by John Mullins had won both the Champion Stakes and St Leger by December and looked like a serious contender for greyhound of the year but suffered a major setback when a positive sample was returned which resulted in him being stripped of the Champion Stakes title. The Champion Stakes title was handed to runner-up Desperado Dan. ^[34] The greyhound of the year title would go to the Mark Wallis trained Aayamza Royale following two major successes towards the latter part of the year. After winning the returning Cesarewitch in September she went on to win the Coral TV Trophy in December.

Principal UK finals

Ladbrokes Golden Jacket, Crayford (23 Feb, 714m, £17,500) [35] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Skilful Sandie 4 7-2 44.87 Patrick Janssens 2nd Antigua Fire 6 5-4f 44.99 Mark Wallis 3rd Aayamza Express 3 16-1 45.37 Mark Wallis 4th Avastorm 2 8-1 45.45 Mark Wallis 5th Sheldan 1 6-1 45.73 Kevin Boon 6th Roxholme Poppy 5 3-1 45.79 Hayley Keightley

RPGTV East Anglian Derby, Yarmouth (16 Sep, 462m, £10,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Kilara Lion 1 6-1 27.62 Patrick Janssens 2nd Droopys Carat 4 15-2 27.84 Angela Harrison 3rd Troy Firebird 6 7-2 28.02 David Mullins 4th Lenson Whelan 2 5-1 28.08 Patrick Janssens 5th Lastfortheroad 3 7-2 28.11 Paul Burr 6th Levante Beach 5 9-4f 28.53 Angela Harrison

Cesarewitch Romford (25 Sep, 925m £8,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Aayamza Royale [36] 3 15-8jf 59.35 Mark Wallis 2nd Micks Little Gem 6 4-1 59.41 Michelle Brown 3rd Affirmed 5 14-1 59.51 Pat Doocey 4th Three Ems 1 10-3 59.69 Paul Young 5th Mays Sweetpea 2 80-1 59.79 Martyn Wiley 6th Zascandil 4 15-8jf 59.83 Kevin Boon

Colossus Bets Grand National, Central Park (8 Nov, 480mH, £7,500) [37] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Roxholme Biscuit 2 5-4f 29.50 Ricky Holloway 2nd Nomansland Flyer 6 6-4 29.68 Ricky Holloway 3rd Lenson Wilson 3 8-1 29.79 Ricky Holloway 4th Toughest Test 5 12-1 29.97 Jim Reynolds 5th Roxholme Butt 1 9-2 30.18 Ricky Holloway 6th Subterfuge 4 33-1 30.52 James Turner

RPGTV St Leger, Perry Barr (26 Nov, 710m £10,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Smallmead 2 10-1 43.37 John Mullins 2nd Salacres Pippy 4 40-1 43.49 Peter Harnden 3rd Aayamza Royale 6 5-1 43.51 Mark Wallis 4th Ballydoyle Bee 3 16-1 43.59 Hayley Keightley 5th Roxholme Kristof 5 4-11f 43.60 Hayley Keightley 6th Blue Tick George 1 8-1 43.78 Jim Daly

Coral TV Trophy, Hove (19 Dec, 945m £10,000) [38] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Aayamza Royale 4 1-1f 61.05 Mark Wallis 2nd Redzer Renae 3 16-1 61.10 Anthony Gifkins 3rd Droopys Bird 1 28-1 61.59 Simon Harms 4th Roxholme Kristof 2 5-4 61.76 Hayley Keightley 5th Micks Little Gem 5 12-1 61.91 Michelle Brown 6th Antigua Fire 6 12-1 61.95 Mark Wallis

Property 192 Oaks, Swindon (20 Dec, 476m £15,000) [39]
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trap	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Ballymac Trend	3	25-1	28.41	Angie Kibble
2nd	Queen Jessiej	2	5-6f	28.56	Liz McNair
3rd	Lights Out	1	5-1	28.65	Kevin Hutton
4th	Baggios Gem	4	33-1	29.13	Frank Bryce
5th	Newinn Liz	6	15-8	29.31	Ernest Gaskin Jr.
6th	Fantastical	5	16-1	29.49	John Mullins

Principal Irish finals

Ladbrokes Easter Cup, Shelbourne (14 Mar, 550y, €25,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Wolfe 3 6-4f 29.89 Graham Holland 2nd Ballymac Anton 1 7-4 29.99 Liam Dowling 3rd Ballymac Inspeed 6 8-1 30.06 Liam Dowling 4th Murts Boher 2 10-1 30.13 Graham Holland 5th Laughil Josh 4 12-1 30.41 Patrick Guilfoyle 6th Razldazl Peaky 5 25-1 30.45 Neilus O'Connell

Boylesports Champion Stakes, Shelbourne (25 Jul, 550y, €20,000) [26] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Pestana 3 6-1 29.57 Owen McKenna 2nd Ballymac Wild 1 10-1 29.78 Liam Dowling 3rd Ballymac Anton 2 6-1 29.79 Liam Dowling 4th Ballymac Cooper 6 5-2 29.80 Liam Dowling 5th Ballyhimikin Jet 4 7-2 29.97 Graham Holland 6th Lenson Bocko 5 6-4f 30.18 Graham Holland

Larry O'Rourke National Produce, Clonmel (2 Aug, 525y, €17,000) [27] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Newinn Taylor 6 - 28.34 Graham Holland 2nd Jacks Solution 5 - 28.44 Peter Cronin 3rd Doolin Duke 1 - 28.79 Graham Holland 4th Epic Hero 3 - 28.86 Thomas O'Donovan 5th Rathcoole Fox 2 - 29.21 Graham Holland 6th Romeo Speedy 4 - 29.74 Graham Holland

Juvenile Derby, Shelbourne (17 Oct, 525y, €20,000) [40] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Skywalker Barry 1 - 28.13 Mark O'Donovan 2nd Deadly Missile 5 - 28.30 Mark O'Donovan 3rd Knight Tornado 2 - 28.34 Oliver Bray 4th Newinn Sheedy 4 - 28.72 Graham Holland 5th Darth Vader 3 - 28.83 Trevor Cummins/ Padraig Gantley 6th Ballymac Gaybo 6 - 29.04 Garry Dempsey

Irish Laurels, Cork (24 Oct, 525y, €30,000) [41] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Runninta Seeya 2 - 28.48 John Linehan 2nd Blastoff Fire 1 - 28.49 Philip Buckley 3rd Brodys Magic 6 - 28.51 David Murray 4th Witches Ethiopia 4 - 28.58 Edel Twomey 5th Droopys Hamish 5 - 28.68 John Linehan 6th Ballymac Anton 3 - 28.75 Liam Dowling

Sporting Press Oaks, Shelbourne (21 Nov, 525y, €25,000) [42] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Ballymac Beanie 2 28.18 - Declan Byrne 2nd Droopys Curio 4 28.42 - Robert G Gleeson 3rd Ballymac Juliet 5 28.53 - Liam Dowling 4th Swanley Chick 1 28.54 - John McGee Sr. 5th Ballymac Art 3 28.75 - Liam Dowling 6th Nemesis 6 28.77 - Cathal McGhee

Friends of Limerick Irish St Leger, Limerick (28 Nov, 550y, €30,000) [43] Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Epic Hero 2 - 29.44 Thomas O'Donovan 2nd Cash Ready 1 - 29.65 Denis Fitzgerald 3rd Meenagh Miracle 5 - 29.75 Michael Corr 4th Oran Don 6 - 29.89 Marie Gilbert 5th Ballymac Wild 4 - 29.91 Liam Dowling 6th Amazing Alice 3 - 29.98 Peter Sutcliffe

UK Category 1 & 2 competitions

Competition	Date	Venue	Winning Greyhound	Winning Trainer	Time	SP	Notes
Coral Coronation Cup	18 Jan	Romford	Antigua Rum	Mark Wallis (Henlow)	35.06	8-1	[44]
Racing Post GTV Juvenile	29 Feb	Sheffield	Ice on Fire	James Fenwick (Newcastle)	29.21	2-5f	[45]
Cearnsport Springbok	1 Mar	Central Park	Burgess Doc	Lee Field (Monmore)	30.06	6-4f	[46] [47]
British Bred Maidens	13 Mar	Romford	Go Pat Go	Nathan Hunt (Romford)	24.21	4-1	[48]
Coral Golden Sprint	13 Mar	Romford	Goldies Hoddle	Patrick Janssens (Central Park)	23.86	3-1	[49]
Ladbrokes Puppy Derby	21 Mar	Monmore	Newinn Jacko	Ernest Gaskin Jr. (Private)	28.72	11-4	[50]
RPGTV Steel City Cup	21 Mar	Sheffield	Headford Ranger	Kevin Hutton (Monmore)	28.63	11-8f	[51]
Colossus Bets Silver Salver	19 Jul	Central Park	Shrewd Call	David Mullins (Romford)	16.12	7-4f	[52]
RPGTV All England Cup	30 Jul	Newcastle	Bower Luke	Pat Rosney (Belle Vue)	28.23	11-2	[53]
Coral Sussex Cup	1 Aug	Hove	Bockos Doomie	Patrick Janssens (Central Park)	29.69	1-1f	[54]
Coral Regency	1 Aug	Hove	Zascandil	Kevin Boon (Yarmouth)	41.74	7-2	[54]
Racing Post GTV Champion Hurdle	2 Aug	Central Park	Swift Loki	James Turner (Crayford)	29.65	6-1	[55]
British Bred Oaks	24 Aug	Doncaster	Fearsome Encore	Chris Akers (Sheffield)	29.58	5-2jf	[56]
Ladbrokes Summer Stayers Classic	29 Aug	Monmore	Kingsbrook Glyn	Kevin Hutton (Monmore)	37.66	5-1	[57]
Ladbrokes Gold Cup	29 Aug	Monmore	Gonzo	Julie Bateson (Private)	28.31	9-2	[57]
British Bred Sprint	30 Aug	Towcester	King Drake	Liz McNair (Private)	16.24	8-15f	[58]
Coral Champion Stakes	18 Sep	Romford	Desperado Dan	Patrick Janssens (Central Park)	34.93	10-3	[59] [34]
Coral Romford Puppy Cup	18 Sep	Romford	Tenpin	David Mullins (Romford)	23.71	9-4	[60]
74th British Bred Produce Stakes	20 Sep	Swindon	Queen Jessiej	Liz McNair (Private)	27.95	8-11f	[61]
Coral Guys and Dolls	25 Sep	Romford	Melodys Secret	Spencer Mavrias (Harlow)	24.32	11-1	[62]
Gain Nutrition 3 Steps to Victory	29 Sep	Sheffield	Roxholme Kristof	Hayley Keightley (Private)	38.57	4-9f	[63]
Henlow Maiden Derby	11 Oct	Henlow	Roxholme Olaf	Hayley Keightley (Private)	27.02	4-5f	[64]
BGBF Scurry Cup	14 Oct	Harlow	Dundee June	David Lewis (Swindon)	26.88	9-1	[65]
BGBF Northern Maiden Standard	15 Oct	Newcastle	Acomb Jenny	Kevin Ferguson (Kinsley)	28.54	1-2f	[66]
Kent National Hurdle	17 Oct	Crayford	Roxholme Biscuit	Ricky Holloway (Central Park)	34.58	2-5f	[67]
Jay & Kay Coach Tours Kent St Leger	17 Oct	Crayford	Droopys Bird	Simon Harms (Private)	45.51	10-1	[67]
Ladbrokes Gold Collar	17 Oct	Crayford	Desperado Dan	Patrick Janssens (Central Park)	33.64	1-2f	[67]
Crayford Rosebowl	17 Oct	Crayford	Signature Callum	Michelle Brown (Henlow)	23.43	6-4f	[67]
Derby Plate	30 Oct	Nottingham	Doolin Duke	Pat Buckley (Ireland)	29.21	10-11f
M Lambe Construction Birmingham Cup	26 Nov	Perry Barr	Droopys Carat	Angela Harrison (Newcastle)	28.74	8-1	[68]
Ladbrokes Kent Derby	29 Nov	Central Park	Kilara Lion	Patrick Janssens (Central Park)	28.90	7-1	[33]
Coral Essex Vase	4 Dec	Romford	Kilmessan Puma	David Mullins (Romford)	35.47	16-1	[69]
BGBF British Bred Derby	15 Dec	Sheffield	Elderberry Sky	Patricia Cowdrill (Monmore)	28.74	5-4f	[70]
Star Sports Puppy Deby	18 Dec	Towcester	Surprising	Seamus Cahill (Hove)	29.35	11-4cf	[71]
Coral Olympic	19 Dec	Hove	Newinn Jacko	Ernest Gaskin Jr. (Private)	31.43	7-2	[38]
Coral Brighton Belle	19 Dec	Hove	Droopys Aoife	Ernest Gaskin Jr. (Private)	31.48	13-8	[38]
RPGTV National Sprint	21 Dec	Nottingham	Loggies Lito	Simon Harms (Private)	17.88	11-8f	[72]
Scottish Greyhound Derby		Shawfield	cancelled+
Golden Crest		Poole	cancelled+
Crayford Vase		Crayford	cancelled+
Classic		Sunderland	cancelled+
Select Stakes		Nottingham	cancelled+
Puppy Classic		Nottingham	cancelled+
British Breeders Stakes		Nottingham	cancelled+
Yorkshire St Leger		Doncaster	cancelled+
Carling Eclipse		Nottingham	cancelled+
Trafalgar Cup		Monmore	cancelled+
Laurels		Newcastle	cancelled+
Northern Puppy Derby		Newcastle	cancelled+

Irish feature competitions

Competition	Date	Venue	Winning Greyhound	Winning Trainer	Time	SP	Notes
Best Car Parks Gold Cup	8 Feb	Shelbourne	Ballymac Anton	Liam Dowling	28.87	7-4f	[73]
Corn Cuchulainn	1 Aug	Shelbourne	Ballymac Kingdom	Liam Dowling	41.41	5-2jf	[74]
Centenary Agri Tipperary Cup	8 Aug	Thurles	Riverside Leo	Graham Holland	28.65	6-4f	[75]
Bar One Racing Irish Sprint Cup	15 Aug	Dundalk	Grangeview Ten	Patrick Guilfoyle	20.88	5-4jf	[76]
Kilkenny Track Champion Open Unraced	11 Sep	Kilkenny	Deadly Samuri	Karol Ramsbottom	28.62	NB	[77]
Emerald Isle Casino Cambridgeshire	12 Sep	Limerick	Skywalker Logan	Patrick Guilfoyle	41.41	NB	Track record [78]
Dave Collins Memorial Munster Oaks	12 Sep	Waterford	Risk of Thunder	Lorraine Moore	28.41	NB	[79]
Irish Cesarewitch	24 Oct	Mullingar	Meenagh Miracle	Michael Corr	32.75	NB	Track record [80]
IGOBF National Puppy	5 Dec	Shelbourne	Ballymac Ariel	Liam Dowling	28.19	13-8	[81]
Irish Grand National	12 Dec	Cork	Razldazl Annie	Neilus O'Connell	29.37	NB	[82]
Kingdom Derby	22 Dec	Tralee	Knocknaboul Syd	Pat Buckley	28.30	4-1	[83]
Kirby Memorial Stakes		Limerick	cancelled+
Dundalk International		Dundalk	cancelled+
Juvenile Classic		Tralee	cancelled+
Shelbourne 600		Shelbourne	cancelled+
McCalmont Cup		Kilkenny	cancelled+
Select Stakes		Waterford	cancelled+
Race of Champions		Tralee	cancelled+
Texacloth Juvenile Derby		Newbridge	cancelled+

+ Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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