1972 English Greyhound Derby

The 1972 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 24 June 1972 at White City Stadium.[1] The winner was Patricias Hope and the winning owners Brian Stanley, Gordon Marks and B Marks received £10,952.[2]

1972 English Greyhound Derby
LocationWhite City Stadium
Start date10 June
End date24 June
Total prize money£10,952 (winner)

Final result

At White City (over 525 yards):[3]

Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer
1st Patricias HopeSilver Hope - Patsicia57-128.55Adam Jackson (Clapton)
2nd Bally LanderPowerstown Proper - Peg the Gag416-128.81Tom 'Paddy' Reilly (Walthamstow)
3rd Micks PrideCarry On Oregon - Frank Refusal625-128.83Bob Burls (Wembley)
4th Scintillas GemSpectre II - Scintillas Second17-128.93Paddy Milligan (Private)
5th Super RoryYellow Printer - Laharn Beauty34-9f29.01Noreen Collin (White City - London)
6th Proud LifeAlways Proud - Rich Life28-129.29Max Davis (Ireland)

Distances

3¼, head, 1¼, 1, 3½ (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.[4]

Competition Report

Ante-post favourites were Favourite Rory and Juvenile champion Short Interview. Oaks heroine Decimal Queen and the previous year’s third placed greyhound Leap and Run were two other leading contenders.[5]

The first round consisted of nine heats and three fast winners were Super Rory (28.59), Suburban Gent (28.65) and Westmead County (28.76), both ante-post favourites went out. When round two got underway Super Rory aged (only 20 months) recorded 28.36 to win heat two by five lengths from Patricias Hope; Westmead County was eliminated in the same heat. Irish entry Proud Life, Bally Lander from Walthamstow and Lucky Punter trained by Peter Hawkesley took the other heat wins.[5]

Proud Life won again to claim the first semi-final from Patricias Hope and Micks Pride; hot favourite First Case trained by Tom Johnston Jr could only finish fifth. In the second semi-final Super Rory became the fastest greyhound in the world by setting a time 28.26 sec when winning and bettering his father's (Yellow Printer) time.[5]

An anonymous offer of £12,000 was followed by a £14,000 by Freddie Warrell for Super Rory but both were turned down and he was sent to traps as the 4-9 favourite for the final. Super Rory failed to trap well after being unsettled by the Derby roar* but Patricias Hope did trap well and went on to record a comfortable victory.[5]

Note
Derby roar* (the noise made by the crowd when the electric hare is set in motion)

Quarter finals

[6]

Semi finals

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See also

References
  1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  2. Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 110. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  3. "1972". Greyhound Data.
  4. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  5. Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 140/141/142/143. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
  6. "The Greyhound Magazine (July 1971), page 5". The Greyhound Magazine Company Ltd. 1971.
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