2000 English Greyhound Derby

The 2000 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 3 June 2000 at Wimbledon Stadium.[1] The winner Rapid Ranger received £75,000. One of the finalists Smoking Bullet was owned by Vinnie Jones.[2]

2000 English Greyhound Derby
Location	Wimbledon Stadium
Start date	5 May
End date	3 June
Total prize money	£75,000 (winner)

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[3]

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Rapid Ranger	Come On Ranger - Rapid Vienna	2	7-4f	28.71	Charlie Lister (Private)
2nd	Rackethall Jet	Mountleader Peer - Tracys Lady	3	7-1	28.97	Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)
3rd	Greenfield Deal	Spiral Nikita - Dainty Model	4	14-1	29.11	Linda Jones (Walthamstow)
4th	Deerfield Sunset	Vintage Prince - Sunset Blonde	1	2-1	29.13	Owen McKenna (Ireland)
5th	Smoking Bullet	Joyful Tidings - Aggies Vixen	5	8-1	29.65	Derek Knight (Hove)
6th	Farloe Club	April Trio - Farloe Dancer	6	3-1	29.81	Graeme Frew (Private)

Distances

3¼, 1¾, head, 6½, 2 (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

Four greyhounds were installed as 16-1 joint favourites in the ante post lists; they were Juvenile and Byrne International winner Knockanroe Rover, Laurels, All England Cup and Birmingham Cup champion Derbay Flyer, Eclipse champion Mumble Swerve and the Nick Savva trained Sonic Flight.[5] In the final Rapid Ranger vied for the lead with Deerfield Sunset on his inside before Rapid Ranger pulled clear and won easily.

Quarter finals

Heat 1 (May 23) Pos Name SP Time 1st Rapid Ranger 10-11f 28.61 2nd Rackethall Jet 9-4 28.77 3rd Judicial Pride 3-1 28.99 4th Woodbrook Wine 50-1 29.49 5th No Matter How 20-1 29.65 6th Now Its Official 50-1 29.67

Heat 2 (May 23) Pos Name SP Time 1st Blue Tex 6-1 28.69 2nd Dilemmas Lad 14-1 29.19 3rd Rio Riccardo 4-5f 29.25 4th Reactabond Rebel 6-4 29.29 5th Who Knows 66-1 29.33 6th El Verdi 20-1 29.49

Heat 3 (May 23) Pos Name SP Time 1st Smoking Bullet 5-2 29.03 2nd Derbay Flyer 4-6f 29.37 3rd Basils Picture 14-1 29.39 4th Concorde Rascal 16-1 29.40 5th Munroe Pride 50-1 29.44 6th Jicky 6-1 29.58

Heat 4 (May 23) Pos Name SP Time 1st Farloe Club 5-1 28.98 2nd Greenfield Deal 5-1 29.00 3rd Deerfield Sunset 11-8f 29.04 4th Barefoot Ridge 6-1 29.16 5th Vintage Cleaner 7-2 29.22 6th Coolfadda Flyer 16-1 29.26

Semi finals

First Semi Final (May 27) Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time 1st Farloe Club 6-1 28.97 2nd Rapid Ranger 5-4f 29.01 3rd Greenfield Deal 9-2 29.07 4th Dilemmas Lad 25-1 29.37 5th Derbay Flyer 8-1 29.45 6th Blue Tex 3-1 29.55

Second Semi Final (May 27) Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time 1st Deerfield Sunset 5-2 28.79 2nd Rackethall Jet 7-2 28.95 3rd Smoking Bullet 3-1 28.95 4th Rio Riccardo 9-4f 28.96 5th Basils Picture 14-1 29.06 6th Judicial Pride 14-1 29.30

See also

• 2000 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

References

1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. "Lock, stock and a smoking bullet". The Guardian.
3. "2000". Greyhound Data.
4. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
5. "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 2000) February edition". Greyhound Star.