When is greyhound derby final 2017

Greyhound Derby. May June July. Event Date. Event Name. Gates Opening Time. First Race Time. Last Race Time. English Derby Round 1.

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Learn more. His first win came in with Rural Hawaii, while Lenson Bocko and Newinn Taylor won the last two renewals of the Derby for the Golden based handler. In truth, not much. Explosive Boy and Susie Sapphire will head the market but, be warned, anything can happen in a Derby decider. The Cappawhite handler claimed his previous success some twelve years ago with the legendary College Causeway going unbeaten through the Derby.

The Derby roll of honour tells a different story, however. Susie Sapphire will bid to become the first greyhound to go unbeaten through the Derby since College Causeway. Amazingly, no bitch has won the blue riband this century and only eight, in total, have claimed Derby glory since the inaugural running in For the record, the last female to come home in front was Spring Time in Own Pride was a son of Derby winner Always Proud who, to this day, is the only greyhound to both win the classic and sire a Derby champion.

That record is under threat this evening as both Carrigeen North and Explosive Boy are sons of Derby champions. Since Spring Time, ten bitches have reached the final and attempted to end the drought but all have failed, although Holycross Leah and Mustang Mega went close, finishing second in and respectively, while Meenagh Miracle ran an incredible race to finish a close second twelve months ago.

Carrigeen North is a son of Derby winner Skywalker Puma, who only passed away in recent months, while Explosive Boy is a son of champion Good News.

If Explosive Boy is to win the Derby, he would be providing Pat Guilfoyle with his second success as he also trained his sire. Princess, Ballymac Ariel and Explosive Boy had the honour of going fastest as all three stopped the clock in There was a hugely exciting start to the Derby some five weeks ago with the judge unable to separate Scooby Princess and Craggon Mor in the opening heat.

It set the tone for what was to come in the following weeks. So too were the likes of Jackslittlething and Deadly Destroyer. Posting Just fifteen minutes later, the hottest ante-post favourite for many years, Explosive Boy, got his Derby campaign off to a winning start. A chance, he duly obliged with minimum fuss, stopping the clock in a fastest of the night Ballymac Ariel and Penylane Sheba impressed for the ladies on the same night winning in Susie Sapphire and Jacob Tashadelek displayed massive early speed to impress for the second week running.

Susie Sapphire was electric from boxes as she dictated throughout to stop the clock in There were also fine displays from Athlacca Zette and Deerjet Sydney as both emerged triumphant in Just behind them on the clock was All About Ted.

He displayed notable improvement from his opening round effort to record To highlight the quality of the run, Athlaca Zette, who was second to Jackslittlething was the joint second fastest qualifier from the opening round. Droopys Good was also starting to gain some followers after he displayed massive early speed to win in With a couple of the big names making their exit at this point of the competition, it was clear that any mistakes, however small, were going to prove costly in the coming weeks.

Jacob Tashadelek was the second fastest winner on the night, showing tremendous early speed to emerge a superb winner in a rapid Early speed was also the key to success for Macho Pride as he recorded Little did we know then that she would be virtually flawless for the next four weeks.

The undoubted star was Ballymac Ariel as she produced one of the truly greatest runs ever seen at Shelbourne Park. Our Guest Judge Mick Murphy will select the greyhound in each race that is deemed to be the best presented, and that handler will receive a hamper of goodies! He breeds and shows Hovawarts and enjoyed considerable success both at local and national level.

Mick is better known to the Irish greyhound community as the owner of The Canine Hydrotherapy and Rehabilitation Centre. He also played host to the largest Retired Greyhound Show held in Ireland which were held at his premises in Co.

Making all, she contained the withering late challenge of Scooby Princes by a head in Explosive Boy was razor-sharp at boxes but Ballymac Ariel flew into the turn to take over before leaving her rival standing. It was also evident that, after seasonal rest, Singalong Sally was starting to return to her very best as she took the remaining heat in In victory, Susie Sapphire made it three from three in the competition. Again, displaying awesome early speed to score in Skywalker Cilla won in different fashion, picking up Ballymac Fairone to win in Dominating from the start, the Peter Cronin trained star came home clear in Singalong Sally displayed great determination to grab a pitch on the rails in the early yards before going on to finish second, while Carrigeen North dug in to grab the all-important third qualifying spot.

All About Ted continued to show improvement as he ran out a very easy winner in Jackslittlething made it three from three as he won in comfortable fashion in Susie Sapphire, Ballymac Ariel and Jackslittlething were all defending their unbeaten record in the competition in the second heat.

When the dust settled, however, it was all about Susie Sapphire. Explosive Boy again hit the ground running but Susie Sapphire flew up the fence to dictate from the early yards.

She extended her lead to halfway before containing the late charge of Explosive Boy by a head. Behind Susie Sapphire and Explosive Boy, Jackslittlething held on for third spot and he will seek to give Graham Holland a third Derby title in three years, a feat only ever achieved by the late great Tom Lynch back in the s. Ballymac Ariel and Explosive Boy met for the second week running with the former again coming out on top despite being under a cloud for much of the week.

It was a much tighter affair than the previous week with Ballymac Ariel only mastering Explosive Boy into the third turn before holding on for a half-length success in All About Ted also ran a big race in third.

Owner: Peter Comerford, Co. Tipperary Breeder: Peter Comerford, Co. Kildare The youngest finalist and bidding to become the first female winner since Already the Irish Oaks and Puppy Oaks champion, this brilliant bitch has stunning early speed and has yet to be headed in the Derby.

If she does win tonight, she will become the first Derby winner to go unbeaten through the classic since College Causeway in Probable S. P: Tipperary As with Susie Sapphire, she is bidding to become the first female winner of the Derby this century. A wonderful winner of the Juvenile Classic at Tralee, she also reached the final of the Kirby Memorial. After a seasonal rest, she came back for the Derby and has improved with each outing.

A good starter with fine pace, she will look to find a pitch on the fence in the early yards. Owner: Dara Patterson, Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow Another youngster with a big future. He was lightly raced ahead of the Derby but has shown real progression through the classic. The step up to yds has really suited and, while he is a big price to win this evening, he thoroughly deserves his place in the final.

He is a first Derby finalist for Thomas Buggy, who had a semi-finalist in , and The Produce Stakes and Race of Champions winner was one of the shortest priced ante-post Derby favourites of all time. Blessed with brilliant early speed and the strength to see out yds strongly, he is destined to make a bold bid for Derby glory. Ahead of the Derby, he was a superb winner of the Champion Plate and has since gone from strength to strength.

A fast starter with a big engine, he suffered his first defeat in almost two months in the semis. Should he win, he will hand Graham Holland an incredible third Derby victory in a row and a fourth in total.

Since debuting in a fast Lightly raced in , he has really thrived for racing this year, reaching the quarter finals of the English Derby before returning to Shelbourne Park. A steady improver with each outing through the Derby, he posted one of the fastest runs of the classic in the semis when stopping the clock in Blessed with huge pace throughout, he has very obvious claims. P: Ian Fortunes Selection: Photos courtesy of Imelda Graeur. Can she get across? Canthe rocket from and a rocket likely favourite T1 Special lady bidding tobe goPrizefund through unbeaten.

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