The 1928 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 18 August 1928.[1] It was the inaugural edition of the event.[2] The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club.[2]
The winner was Tipperary Hills, owned and trained by Billy Quinn.[3]
Final result
At Harolds Cross, 18 August (over 525 yards):
| Position |
Winner |
Breeding |
Trap |
SP |
Time |
Trainer |
| 1st |
Tipperary Hills | Melksham Tom - Na Boc E | | | | Billy Quinn |
| ? |
Curristown | Kashmir Kipper - Lady Peggy II | | | | John Shannon |
| ? |
Battle Island | unknown | | | | PJ Graham |
| ? |
Happy Man | unknown | | | | M Hammond |
| ? |
False Favourite | unknown | | | | C Forde |
| ? |
Gilly Gooly | unknown | | | | D O'Neill |
|
Semi finals
| Heat 1 (Aug 16) |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Tipperary Hills | | 30.72 |
| 2nd |
Battle Island | | 30.80 |
|
| Heat 2 (Aug 16) six ran |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Curristown | 4-1 | 30.95 |
| 2nd |
Gilly Gooly | 1-1f | 31.15 |
|
| Heat 3 (Aug 16) five ran |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Happy Man | 6-4f | 31.10 |
| 2nd |
False Favourite | 7-1 | 31.42 |
|
- 1 length calculated at 0.08 sec
References
- ↑ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
- 1 2 Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0332-3536.
- ↑ Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.