2014 English Greyhound Derby

2014 English Greyhound Derby
Location Wimbledon Stadium

The 2014 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during April & May with the final being held on 31 May 2014 at Wimbledon Stadium. The final worth a record £200,000 was won by a competition outsider called Salad Dodger. [1]

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]

Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap Sectional SP Finish Time Trainer
1st Salad Dodger Crash - Airforce Stacey 24.8016-128.37Bruno Berwick (Private)
2nd Droopys Ward Westmead Hawk - Droopys Orleans 34.906-128.47Paul Young (Romford)
3rd Crokers Champ Kinloch Brae - Honey Shine14.775-228.48Peter Cronin (Ireland)
4th Kincraig Rory Hondo Black - Kincraig Brindle 54.9220-128.60Tony Collett (Sittingbourne)
5th Mind the Net Westmead Hawk - Black Biscuit 44.831-1f28.73 Pat Buckley (Ireland)
6th Farloe Trent Hondo Black - Final Pearl 64.847-128.93Liz McNair (Private)

Distances

½, short head, 2, ¾, 1¼ (lengths)

Race Report

As the lids lifted it was Crokers Champ with his customary early pace that took up the running. Salad Dodger also broke well and was well positioned as Droopys Ward began to make progress with his strong finish. The British bred Salad Dodger caught the Irish leader on the run in to claim the huge prize with Droopys Ward just failing to catch Salad Dodger after overtaking Crokers Champ for second place. Trainer Bruno Berwick had recently left Coventry following its closure and this had influenced his decision when deciding whether to enter Salad Dodger for the event.

See also

References

  1. "result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  2. "2014". Greyhound Data.
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