2014 English Greyhound Derby

The 2014 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during 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]

2014 English Greyhound Derby
LocationWimbledon Stadium
Start date1 May
End date31 May
Total prize money£200,000 (winner)

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]

Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap Sectional SP Time Trainer
1st Salad DodgerCrash - Airforce Stacey24.8016-128.37Bruno Berwick (Private)
2nd Droopys WardWestmead Hawk - Droopys Orleans34.906-128.47Paul Young (Romford)
3rd Crokers ChampKinloch Brae - Honey Shine14.775-228.48Peter Cronin (Ireland)
4th Kincraig RoryHondo Black - Kincraig Brindle54.9220-128.60Tony Collett (Sittingbourne)
5th Mind the NetWestmead Hawk - Black Biscuit44.831-1f28.73Pat Buckley (Ireland)
6th Farloe TrentHondo Black - Final Pearl64.847-128.93Liz McNair (Private)

Distances

12, short head, 2, 34, 114 (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.[3]

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.

Quarter finals

[4]

Semi finals

[5]

See also

References

  1. "result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  2. "2014". Greyhound Data.
  3. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  4. "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.
  5. "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.
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