Scottish Greyhound Derby

Scottish Greyhound Derby
Original Classic race (discontinued)
Dusty Trail (far left)
LocationCarntyne Stadium (1928–1968)
Shawfield Stadium (1970–2019)
Inaugurated1928
Last run2019
Race information
SurfaceSand

The Scottish Greyhound Derby was an original classic greyhound competition held from 1928 to 2019, at Carntyne Stadium and then Shawfield Stadium.[1]

History

The competition was inroduced at Carntyne Stadium in 1928.[2] It was held until 1968 at the track but with the closure of Carntyne the race switched at Shawfield from 1970 until 1985.[3]

In 1988, the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA), moved the race to Powderhall Stadium in Edinburgh because they had the rights to the event and wanted it to take place at one of their tracks.[4] After just two years it returned to Glasgow and Shawfield following the sale of Powderhall by the GRA.[5]

Westmead Harry and trainer Nick Savva in 1990

Venues & Distances

  • 1928–1968 (Carntyne 525 y)
  • 1969 (Cancelled)
  • 1970–1974 (Shawfield 525 y)
  • 1975 (Shawfield 485 m)
  • 1976 (Shawfield 505 m)
  • 1977 (Shawfield 480 m)
  • 1978–1985 (Shawfield 500 m)
  • 1987–1988 (Powderhall 465 m)
  • 1989–1994 (Shawfield 500 m)
  • 1995–2019 (Shawfield 480 m)

Sponsors

Past winners

[6]

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time (sec) SP Notes/ref
1928 Glinger Bank Jamie - Wafer John Snowball (Powderhall) 30.39 100/6
1929 Clevaralitz Irish Brigade II - Hall Queen Alf Mulliner (Wembley) 30.87 3/1
1930 Captured Half Loafer - Rock Doe Stan Biss (West Ham) 30.30 1/5f
1931 Sister Olive Lenin - Dulcinette Mrs P. Collins (White City Glasgow) 30.65 3/1 [7]
1932 Laverock Golden Seal - Melksham Quite Happy Unknown (White City Glasgow) 30.10 8/1
1933 S.L.D Gaulsmill - Kitty Kelly Jack Tallantire (Powderhall) 30.30 4/9f
1934 Olive's Best Deemster - Sister Olive Arthur'Doc'Callanan (Wembley) 29.90 7/4jf
1935 Olive's Best Deemster-Sister Olive Arthur'Doc'Callanan (Wembley) 30.16 4/7f
1936 Diamond Glory Kilnagory-Ten Diamonds Ronnie Melville (Private) 29.99 1/1f
1937 Jesmond Cutlet Beef Cutlet-Lady Eleanor Dal Hawkesley (Catford) 29.83 9/4jf
1938 Roeside Scottie Creamery Border-Deemsters Olive Michael Downey (Private) 29.53 1/1f
1939 Misty Law II Dee Rock-Devon's Shade James Anderson (Powderhall) 29.60 5/1
1940 Ballycurren Soldier Noras Cutlet-Sergeants Wife H.Irving (Carntyne) 29.65 4/5f
1941 Lights O'London Creamery Border-Life of Luxury Joe Harmon (Wimbledon) 29.75 1/1f [8]
1942 Ballycurren Soldier Noras Cutlet-Sergeants Wife Michael Conroy (Carntyne) 29.94 1/1f
1943 Bilting Hawk Beef Cutlet-Bilting Talespin Cecil Askey (Catford) 29.25 9/4 [9]
1944 Gladstone Brigadier Woodstock Darkie-Silver Gilt Ken Newham (Warrington) 29.55 2/1f
1945 Mondays Son Orlucks Best-Monday Next P.Moore (South Shields) 29.19 5/2jf
1946 Lattin Pearl Melksham Nobody-Come On Biddy M.Gemmell (Shawfield) 29.53 11/10f
1947 Trev's Perfection Trevs Despatch-Friar Tuck Fred Trevillion (Private) 29.25 9/4f
1948 Western Post Luck Post-Lonesome Sister Frank Davis (Private) 29.45 8/1
1950 Behattans Choice Bahs Choice-Behattan Bob Burls (Wembley) 29.35 4/6f
1951 Rushton Smutty Mad Tanist-Summer Froc Frank Johnson (Private) 29.08 9/4 [10]
1954 Rushton Mac Rushton News-Rushton Panda Frank Johnson (Private) 29.20 5/2 [11]
1956 Quick Surprise Champion Prince-Quick Enough Pat Mullins (Portsmouth) 29.44 1/1f
1957 Ballypatrick The Grand Champion - D West Cyril Beaumont (Belle Vue) 29.53 7/1
1958 Just Fame Colebreene Bell - More Fame Tom Johnston Sr. (Carntyne) 29.36 4/1
1959 Mile Bush Pride The Grand Champion - Witching Dancing Jack Harvey (Wembley) 29.41 2/7f [12]
1960 Rostown Genius The Grand Genius - Rostown Lady Joe Pickering (White City) 28.92 5/4f
1961 Hey There Merry Hi There - Merry Champion Hugo Spencer (Portsmouth) 29.11 12/1
1962 Dromin Glory Hi There - Dromin Jet John Bassett (Clapton) 29.09 4/1
1963 We'll See Knock Hill Chieftain - Bunnykins Tom Johnston Jr. (Carntyne) 28.91 6/1
1964 Hi Imperial Hi There - Last Of The Lassies Tom Johnston Jr. (Carntyne) 29.13 20/1
1965 Clonmannon Flash Prairie Flash - Dainty Sister Jim Hookway (Owlerton) 29.00 2/1f [13]
1966 Dusty Trail Printers Present - Dolores Daughter Paddy Milligan (Private) 28.59 4/5f
1967 Hi Ho Silver Hurry There - Silver Isle Norman Oliver (Brough Park) 28.90 5/2
1968 Lisamote Precept Hi Spark - Lisamote Queen Joe Kelly (Leeds) 28.93 5/1
1970 Brilane Clipper Faithful Hope - Brilane Parachute Joe Kelly (Leeds) 29.06 9/4f
1972 Patricias Hope Silver Hope - Patsicia Adam Jackson (Clapton) 29.22 9/2
1973 Dashalong Chief Monalee Champion - Hopeful Glen Adam Jackson (White City) 29.60 11/2
1974 Cosha Orchis Own Pride - Monalee Wizard Jimmy Meechan (Shawfield) 29.20 12/1 [14]
1975 Dromlara Master Own Pride - Monalee Last Bertie Gaynor (Perry Barr) 29.30 7/1
1976 Flip Your Top Own Pride - Whittle Off Bob Young (Private) 30.56 11/10f
1977 Amber Sky Bright Lad - Quite Efficient Peter Beaumont (Private) 29.08 6/4f
1978 Pat Seamur Tullig Rambler - Dainty Black Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green) 30.52 11/4
1979 Greenville Boy Tullig Rambler - Greenville Lass Pat Mullins (Cambridge) 30.49 6/4f
1980 Decoy Sovereign Westmead County - Ka Boom Joe Cobbold (Ipswich) 30.68 4/1
1981 Marbella Sky Weston Blaze - Maries Kate Ray Andrews (Belle Vue) 30.66 12/1 [15]
1982 Special Account Westmead County - Ka Boom Natalie Savva (Milton Keynes) 29.99 1/1f Track record
1983 On Spec Westmead County - On Pot Harry Crapper (Sheffield) 30.50 2/1f
1985 Smokey Pete Smokey Flame - Smokey Cotton Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) 30.29 7/2
1987 Princes Pal Cronins Bar - Ballea Oshkosh Matt Travers (Ireland) 27.58 1/1f
1988 Killouragh Chris Moreen Rocket - Moreen Honey Pete Beaumont (Sheffield) 28.75 6/4f
1989 Airmount Grand Daleys Gold - Airmount Jewel Gerald Kiely (Ireland) 30.03 1/1f
1990 Westmead Harry Fearless Champ - Westmead Move Natalie Savva (Milton Keynes) 29.62 5/4f Track Record
1991 Phantom Flash Flashy Sir - Westmead Seal Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon) 29.77 1/4f
1992 Glideaway Silver Echo Spark - Cute Betty Michael Compton (Norton Canes) 30.26 25/1
1993 New Level Murlens Slippy - Well Plucked Harry Williams (Sunderland) 30.22 3/1
1994 Droopys Sandy Ardfert Sean - Droopys First Francy Murray (Ireland) 29.39 1/1f Track Record
1995 Solar Symphony Live Contender - Cill Dubh Villa Stuart Ray (Stainforth) 28.97 5/2jf Track Record[16]
1996 Burnpark Lord Airmount Grand - Burnpark Lisa Dave Hopper (Sheffield) 29.32 5/2
1997 Some Picture Slaneyside Hare - Spring Season Charlie Lister OBE (Nottingham) 29.02 1/1f
1998 Larkhill Jo Staplers Jo - Westmead Flight Nick Savva (Milton Keynes) 29.01 5/4f [17]
1999 Chart King Trade Official - Clarinka Sand Ralph & Karl Hewitt (Ireland) 28.98 4/5f
2000 Knockeevan Star Slaneyside Hare - Rubys Bridge Tom Flaherty (Private) 29.19 3/1
2001 Sonic Flight Frightful Flash - Westmead Flight Nick Savva (Private) 29.19 5/4 [18]
2002 Priceless Rebel Staplers Jo - Tinas Beauty Paul Hennessy (Ireland) 29.08 5/2
2003 Micks Mystic Come On Ranger - Tracys Lady Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 29.07 4/6f
2004 Farloe Verdict Droopys Vieri - She Knew Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 28.79 11/4 Track Record
2005 Droopys Marco Droopys Kewell - Little Diamond UK Frazer Black (Ireland) 29.05 4/1 [19]
2006 Fear Me No Tail Told - Femme Fatale Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 29.21 7/4jf [20]
2007 Fear Haribo Larkhill Jo - Yamila Diaz Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 28.76 10/11f Track Record[21]
2008 Tyrur Kieran Honcho Classic – Tyrur Lee Paul Hennessy (Ireland) 29.02 6/4jf [22]
2009 Cabra Cool Big Daddy Cool – Cabra Dancer Pat Buckley (Ireland) 28.83 4/1 [23]
2010 Nambisco Big Daddy Cool – Airport Boss Carly Philpott (Private) 28.98 7/4f [24]
2011 Taylors Cruise Royal Impact-Dairyland Sue Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 28.99 5/2 [25]
2012 Barefoot Allstar Droopy Scolari – Newmarket Way Paul Hennessy (Ireland) 28.76 7/4f [26]
2013 Ballymac Eske Burnpark Champ – Ballymac Penske Barrie Draper (Sheffield) 28.75 4/7f [27]
2014 Holdem Spy Hondo Black – Have One More Carol Weatherall (Private) 28.87 2/1f [28]
2015 Swift Hoffman Makeshift – Swift Erin Pat Rosney (Private) 28.98 6/4f [29]
2016 Hot Pipe Head Bound - Sillott Mo Jim 'Scotchie' Brown (Private) 29.09 25/1 [30]
2017 Dorotas Woo Hoo Ballymac Vic - Droopys Daneel Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 28.77 7/4 [31]
2018 The Other Reg Razldazl Jayfkay - The Other Peach Pat Rosney (Belle Vue) 28.87 5/2 [32]
2019 Braveheart Bobby Secreto - Leigh Fancy Pat Buckley (Ireland) 28.88 3/1 [33]
2020 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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