The 2007 Blue Square Greyhound Derby took place during June & July with the final being held on 7 July 2007 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Westmead Lord received £100,000.[1]
Final result
At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]
| Position |
Name of Greyhound |
Breeding |
Trap |
Sectional |
SP |
Time |
Trainer |
|---|
| 1st |
Westmead Lord | Droopys Kewell – Mega Delight | 6 | 4.79 | 6-1 | 28.47 | Nick Savva (Henlow) |
| 2nd |
Loyal Honcho | Top Honcho – Midway Crystal | 5 | 4.91 | 6-4f | 28.51 | Seamus Graham (Ireland) |
| 3rd |
Forest Scholes | Droopys Scholes – Colorado Tina | 1 | 5.00 | 8-1 | 28.54 | Fraser Black (Ireland) |
| 4th |
Dilemmas Flight | Droopys Vieri – Early Flight | 3 | 5.03 | 2-1 | 28.62 | Nick Savva (Henlow) |
| 5th |
Ullid Connor | Late Late Show – Tyrur Gillian | 2 | 4.90 | 5-1 | 28.63 | Paul Hennessy (Ireland) |
| 6th |
Caulry Fast Trap | Spiral Nikita – Queen Survivor | 4 | 5.05 | 33-1 | 28.77 | Liz McNair (Private) |
Distances
½, neck, 1, short head, 1¾ (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
The final was won by Westmead Lord in a time of 28.47 seconds. The winner, who was trained by Nick Savva and was a half brother to former two-time winner Westmead Hawk, dominated the race from the very start. 6–4 favourite Loyal Honcho improved as the race progressed, but just missed out on the ultimate prize by half a length. It was the second time that a Seamus Graham trained runner had finished second in as many years.
Quarter finals
[4][5]
| Heat 1 (26 Jun) |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Dilemmas Flight | 5-2 | 28.68 |
| 2nd |
Directors Chair | 12-1 | 29.00 |
| 3rd |
Ballymac Charley | 16-1 | 29.18 |
| 4th |
Blonde Dino | 5-1 | 29.19 |
| 5th |
Full Bloom | 25-1 | 29.29 |
| 6th |
Droopys Robinho | 4-6f | 29.41 |
|
| Heat 2 (26 Jun) |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Farloe Premier | 5-1 | 28.52 |
| 2nd |
Forest Scholes | 5-1 | 28.82 |
| 3rd |
Greenwell Storm | 5-2f | 28.86 |
| 4th |
Zigzag Dutchy | 7-2 | 28.89 |
| 5th |
Bens Court | 3-1 | 28.90 |
| 6th |
Lenson Express | 7-1 | 28.98 |
|
| Heat 3 (26 Jun) |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Kanes Blue | 10-1 | 28.83 |
| 2nd |
Ullid Conor | 8-1 | 28.99 |
| 3rd |
Blakes World | 50-1 | 29.02 |
| 4th |
Fear Me | 9-2 | 29.16 |
| 5th |
Blonde Jeannie | 8-1 | 29.24 |
| 6th |
Phoenix Paddy | 1-2f | 00.00 |
|
| Heat 4 (26 Jun) |
| Pos |
Name |
SP |
Time |
| 1st |
Loyal Honcho | 9-4 | 28.46 |
| 2nd |
Westmead Lord | 9-4 | 28.76 |
| 3rd |
Caulry Fast Trap | 25-1 | 28.88 |
| 4th |
Calzaghe Boyo | 50-1 | 29.08 |
| 5th |
Express Ego | 2-1f | 29.18 |
| 6th |
Nervous Woody | 5-1 | 29.62 |
|
Semi finals
[4][6]
| First Semi Final (30 Jun) |
| Pos |
Name of Greyhound |
SP |
Time |
Trainer |
| 1st |
Ullid Conor | 2-1 | 28.90 | Hennessy |
| 2nd |
Forest Scholes | 5-1 | 28.93 | McKenna |
| 3rd |
Westmead Lord | 4-5f | 29.15 | Savva |
| 4th |
Ballymac Charley | 10-1 | 29.41 | Lister |
| 5th |
Blakes World | 16-1 | 29.65 | Burridge |
| N/R |
Farloe Premier | | | Lister |
|
| Second Semi Final (30 Jun) |
| Pos |
Name of Greyhound |
SP |
Time |
Trainer |
| 1st |
Dilemmas Flight | 7-2 | 28.74 | Savva |
| 2nd |
Loyal Honcho | 10-11f | 28.94 | Graham |
| 3rd |
Caulry Fast Trap | 25-1 | 29.02 | McNair |
| 4th |
Greenwell Storm | 6-1 | 29.20 | Flaherty |
| 5th |
Kanes Blue | 14-1 | 29.26 | Allsopp |
| 6th |
Directors Chair | 4-1 | 29.32 | Wallis |
|
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References
- ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ↑ "2007". Greyhound Data.
- ↑ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p. 310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
- 1 2 The British Greyhound Racing Board Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 74-88. Raceform, Compton. 2008. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ↑ "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.