1998 English Greyhound Derby

The 1998 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May & June with the final being held on 27 June 1998 at Wimbledon Stadium.[1] The winner Toms The Best received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by William Hill following the demise of the famous Sporting Life newspaper.

1998 English Greyhound Derby
Location	Wimbledon Stadium
End date	27 June
Total prize money	£50,000 (winner)

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Toms The Best	Frightful Flash - Ladys Guest	4	4-5f	28.75	Nick Savva (Milton Keynes)
2nd	Tuesdays Davy	Phantom Flash - Likely Wish	6	6-1	29.09	Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)
3rd	Tullerboy Cash	Cry Dalcash - Tullerboy Kate	1	8-1	29.47	Brian Clemenson (Hove)
4th	Jaspers Boy	Castlelyons Gem - Polnoon Lane	5	9-4	29.48	David Pruhs (Peterborough)
5th	Honour and Glory	Murlens Slippy - Satharn Lady	2	7-1	29.56	John Coleman (Walthamstow)
N/R	Greenwood Flyer	I'm His - Pendle Witch				Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)

Distances

4¼, 4¾, short head, 1 (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

Toms The Best added the English Derby crown to his 1997 Irish Greyhound Derby success becoming one of a very select group to have won both the English and Irish Derby. The race was won with relative ease by the hot favourite in a crowded race which featured only five greyhounds (the first time since 1970) after Greenwood Flyer was disqualified by the stewards in the semi-finals for fighting*.

* Deliberate interference with other greyhounds in running.

See also

• 1998 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

References

1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. "1998". Greyhound Data.
3. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.