The 1990 Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Greyhound Derby took place in May and June[1] with the final being held on 30 June 1990 at Wimbledon Stadium.[2] The winner was Slippy Blue and the winning owner Mrs Eileen Fenn received £40,000. The competition was sponsored by the Sporting Life and Daily Mirror. [3] Slippy Blue was bred by William McAllister from Scotland.
3¼, head, ¾, 13½, neck (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.[6]
Competition ReportEdit
The leading contender for the 1990 Derby was Druids Johno half owned by Prince Edward. The half share of the black dog had been given to the prince by Patsy Byrne during a charity meeting at Canterbury; all prize money would go to the Royal Marines Benevolent Fund.[7]
John McGee's main hope Aghadown Timmy set the fastest qualifying heat win in 28.56 sec whilst Ger McKenna had two first round winners in Itsallovernow and Beau Ami. Lyons Dean set the fastest first round time with a 28.70 and Druids Johno made it two from two.[7]
During the second round the ante-post favourite Aghadown Timmy went out after finishing lame whilst Westmead Lodge from the Savva kennels recorded a speedy 28.77. Fires of War trained by Tony Meek lit up the third round with a fast 28.67 only to be bettered one heat later by Druids Johno in 28.66. McGee's bad luck continued when his Irish Greyhound Derby and Laurels finalist Yes Speedy was eliminated after trouble.[7]
The quarter-finals started badly as Westmead Lodge was knocked over; this was followed by Druids Johno catching Slippy Blue to win heat two with Shanavulin Bingo and Slippys Quest taking the remaining quarter-finals. Prince Edward watched Druids Johno win his semifinal at odds on from outsiders Burnt Oak Champ and Slippy Blue before the second decider ended with Galtymore Lad beating Fires of War and Fair Hill Boy.[7]
Patsy Byrne now a trainer in his own right after having previous finalists Easy Prince and Stouke Whisper as an owner had brought Irishman Pa Fitzgerald to run his kennel and the pair trained Druids Johno, the odds on favourite for the Derby final. As the traps rose Slippy Blue trained by Kenny Linzell and owned by Eileen Fenn went into an early lead and maintained it to the finish. The blue dog had been backed ante post at 100-1 and 20-1 on course during the first show of the final. Druids Johno finished runner-up.[7]
^ ab"Fair Hill is Derby Hope". Sunday Life. 17 June 1990. Retrieved 11 September 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN0-7207-1804-X.
^ abcdeDick, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 204/205/206/207/208/209. Ringpress Books. ISBN0-948955-36-8.
August 25, 2023
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The 1990 Daily Mirror Sporting Life Greyhound Derby took place in May and June 1 with the final being held on 30 June 1990 at Wimbledon Stadium 2 The winner was Slippy Blue and the winning owner Mrs Eileen Fenn received 40 000 The competition was sponsored by the Sporting Life and Daily Mirror 3 Slippy Blue was bred by William McAllister from Scotland 1990 English Greyhound DerbyLocationWimbledon StadiumStart date24 MayEnd date30 JuneTotal prize money 40 000 winner 19891991 Contents 1 Final result 1 1 Distances 2 Competition Report 3 Quarter finals 4 Semifinals 5 See also 6 ReferencesFinal result EditAt Wimbledon 4 over 480 metres Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer1st Slippy Blue Im Slippy Valoris 4 8 1 28 70 Kenny Linzell Walthamstow 2nd Druids Johno Whisper Wishes Hotsauce Mistake 6 4 7f 28 96 Patsy Byrne Canterbury 3rd Fair Hill Boy Tico Echo Duchess 1 4 1 28 98 Geoff De Mulder 5 Norton Canes 4th Fires of War Dipmac Marys Silver 5 10 1 29 04 Tony Meek Oxford 5th Galtymore Lad Fearless Champ Westmead Glenda 2 20 1 30 10 Geoff De Mulder Norton Canes 6th Burnt Oak Champ Moral Support Borris Chat 3 14 1 30 14 Paul Owens Swindon Distances Edit 3 head 13 neck lengths The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths One length is equal to 0 08 of one second 6 Competition Report EditThe leading contender for the 1990 Derby was Druids Johno half owned by Prince Edward The half share of the black dog had been given to the prince by Patsy Byrne during a charity meeting at Canterbury all prize money would go to the Royal Marines Benevolent Fund 7 John McGee s main hope Aghadown Timmy set the fastest qualifying heat win in 28 56 sec whilst Ger McKenna had two first round winners in Itsallovernow and Beau Ami Lyons Dean set the fastest first round time with a 28 70 and Druids Johno made it two from two 7 During the second round the ante post favourite Aghadown Timmy went out after finishing lame whilst Westmead Lodge from the Savva kennels recorded a speedy 28 77 Fires of War trained by Tony Meek lit up the third round with a fast 28 67 only to be bettered one heat later by Druids Johno in 28 66 McGee s bad luck continued when his Irish Greyhound Derby and Laurels finalist Yes Speedy was eliminated after trouble 7 The quarter finals started badly as Westmead Lodge was knocked over this was followed by Druids Johno catching Slippy Blue to win heat two with Shanavulin Bingo and Slippys Quest taking the remaining quarter finals Prince Edward watched Druids Johno win his semifinal at odds on from outsiders Burnt Oak Champ and Slippy Blue before the second decider ended with Galtymore Lad beating Fires of War and Fair Hill Boy 7 Patsy Byrne now a trainer in his own right after having previous finalists Easy Prince and Stouke Whisper as an owner had brought Irishman Pa Fitzgerald to run his kennel and the pair trained Druids Johno the odds on favourite for the Derby final As the traps rose Slippy Blue trained by Kenny Linzell and owned by Eileen Fenn went into an early lead and maintained it to the finish The blue dog had been backed ante post at 100 1 and 20 1 on course during the first show of the final Druids Johno finished runner up 7 Quarter finals Edit 1 Heat 1 Jun 12 Pos Name SP Time1st Demesne Chance 7 2 28 792nd Burnt Oak Champ 16 1 29 193rd Little Spot 33 1 29 274th Itasllovernow 7 2 29 815th Westmead Lodge 11 8f 00 006th Choice of Game 9 2 00 00 Heat 2 Jun 11 Pos Name SP Time1st Druids Johno 11 10f 28 822nd Slippy Blue 6 1 29 023rd Attractive Son 25 1 29 104th Bawnard It 20 1 29 225th Lyons Dean 5 4 29 236th Beau Ami 20 1 29 39 Heat 3 Jun 11 Pos Name SP Time1st Shanavulin Bingo 3 1 28 842nd Fair Hill Boy 11 8f 28 963rd Daring Duke 33 1 29 084th Barefoot Band 5 1 29 285th Moral Success 4 1 29 546th Kilcannon Bullet 8 1 29 84 Heat 4 Jun 11 Pos Name SP Time1st Slippys Quest 6 4f 28 832nd Fires Of War 3 1 28 953rd Galtymore Lad 8 1 29 114th Gulleen Whisper 25 1 29 125th Swing The Mood 7 4 29 306th Ballybrown Model 20 1 29 72Semifinals Edit 1 First Semifinal Jun 15 Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Druids Johno 4 11f 28 79 Byrne2nd Burnt Oak Champ 25 1 29 05 Owens3rd Slippy Blue 7 1 29 19 Linzell4th Daring Duke 40 1 29 41 Honeysett5th Shanavulin Bingo 9 2 29 49 Gaskin Sr 6th Little Spot 33 1 29 55 Kinchett Second Semifinal Jun 15 Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Galtymore Lad 20 1 29 12 De Mulder2nd Fires Of War 5 1 29 13 Meek3rd Fair Hill Boy 10 1 29 23 De Mulder 5 4th Demesne Chance 7 4 29 31 Smith5th Slippys Quest 5 4f 29 61 McEllistrim6th Attractive Son 25 1 29 65 McKennaSee also Edit1990 UK amp Ireland Greyhound Racing YearReferences Edit a b c The Daily Mirror Fact File Vol Two 1991 pages 128 134 Ringpress 1991 ISBN 0 948955 61 9 Hobbs Jonathan 2007 Greyhound Annual 2008 page 91 Raceform ISBN 978 1 905153 53 4 Dack Barrie 1990 Greyhound Derby the first 60 years pages 204 209 Ringpress Books ISBN 0 948955 36 8 1990 Greyhound Data a b Fair Hill is Derby Hope Sunday Life 17 June 1990 Retrieved 11 September 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Genders Roy 1990 NGRC book of Greyhound Racing Timekeeper p310 Pelham Books Ltd ISBN 0 7207 1804 X a b c d e Dick Barrie 1990 Greyhound Derby the first 60 years pages 204 205 206 207 208 209 Ringpress Books ISBN 0 948955 36 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1990 English Greyhound Derby amp oldid 1144051444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
