1974 English Greyhound Derby

The 1974 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 29 June 1974 at White City Stadium. [1] The winner was Jimsun and the winning owners Joe De Mulder and Miss Lesley Walker received £13,500. The competition was sponsored by the Spillers. [2]

1974 English Greyhound Derby
LocationWhite City Stadium
Start date15 June
End date29 June
Total prize money£13,500 (winner)

Final result

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

Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer
1st JimsunMonalee Champion - Lady Expert15-228.76Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green)
2nd MyrtownMyross Again - Longstown Lassie32-128.86Eddie Moore (White City - Manchester)
3rd BallymacluneYanka Boy - Kitty True65-128.90Ger McKenna (Ireland)
4th Soft LightThe Grand Light - Knockmoylan Kate46-128.92Joe Bennett (Private)
5th Blackwater ChampMonalee Champion - Athnid513-8f29.00Peter Payne (Private)
6th Handy HighHandy Valley - Black Highbird220-129.20Paddy Milligan (Private)

Distances

1¼, ½, head, 1, 2½ (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

Patricias Hope returned for an attempt to win an unprecedented third Derby but he was up against the ante-post favourites that included Juvenile and Wood Lane winner Myrtown, Irish entries Ballymaclune and Lively Band and Laurels victors Black Banjo and Over Protected.[5]

Black Banjo failed to progress from round one but Blackwater Champ, (the Pall Mall Stakes champion) and Jimsun recorded the best times of 28.53 & 28.54 respectively. In a very strong heat two of round two the dream of Patricias Hope ended with his connections retiring him with immediate effect. Myrtown, Jimsun, Blackwater Champ and Acomb Dot all won their heats and remained unbeaten.[5]

The first semi-final saw Soft Light provide a shock when beating Jimsun by a length whilst Acomb Dot finished last. Blackwater Champ took heat two with Myrtown taking the third and the final qualifying place.[5]

A crowd of 33,000 turned up to see the sports premier race and they watched the Irish hope Ballymaclune trap well and take an early lead. Favourite Blackwater Champ lost any chance after missing the break. Jimsun showed good early pace to overtake and impede Handy High when moving up to second place and then challenged along the back straight before going onto win by just over a length in 28.76sec. Myrtown finished well to take second place.[5]

Quarter finals

[6]

Semi finals

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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. "1974". 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 147/148/149/150/151. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
  6. "The Greyhound Magazine (July 1974), page 7". The Greyhound Magazine Company Ltd. 1974.
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