The 2019 Star Sports, ARC & LPS Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 29 June 2019 at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium.[1]
It was the first time that the event was held at Nottingham following the unexpected closure of Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2018.[2] The event was sponsored by Star Sports, ARC and LPS (Local Parking Security Services).
The winner Priceless Blake won £100,000 and was trained by Paul Hennessy, owned by Bryan and Kathleen Murphy.[3]
The dates of the competition were:[4] First round (24/25 May), Second round (31 May/1 June), Third round (7 June), Quarter-finals (15 June), Semi-finals (22 June) and final (29 June).
There were 209 entries of which 44 were from Ireland and the high number resulted in 17 greyhounds standing as reserves because the entry was restricted for the first time in over 30 years. The ante-post favourite was the defending champion Dorotas Wildcat at 12-1, followed by All England Cup and Dundalk International winner Droopys Verve (14-1), Lenson Blinder, Shelbourne 600 champion Clonbrien Prince and Irish Derby finalist Jaytee Taylor (all 20-1). A notable absentee was Easter Cup winner Clona Blaze.[5]
The first round got underway on 24 May with a 29.71 race win for Sporting Dave, a time bettered by Droopys Trapper in heat 3 (29.60). Three Irish winners then impressed; Clonbrien Prince eased to victory in heat 5 (29.70) before Lemon Shane recorded 29.59 in heat 6 and Droopys Davy recorded 29.46. It was not until heat 15 that Droopys Expert appeared and he survived a scare when qualifying in third place after suffering in an incident packed race. The final heat of the night was arguably the best as Graham Holland's Wolfe defeated Dorotas Wildcat by 1½ lengths, with the benefit of being drawn inside the defending champion in a time of 29.54.[6] The second batch of first round heats started with the shock defeat of Droopys Verve behind Desperado Dan but the black dog still progressed. Verve's kennelmate Droopys Nadal then impressed by setting a best time of 29.32, a time that was beaten by Queen Beyonce (29.27) one heat later. Irish hope Jaytee Taylor won heat 22 before Patrick Guilfoyle's Skywalker Logan broke the track record in heat 23 setting a new Nottingham record of 29.05. The brilliant King Turbo won his heat as did major contenders Ballyanne Sim (the Irish Derby champion), Boylesports Xtra and Lenson Blinder. Despite many troubled heats (caused by the large amount of greyhounds seeded rails) all of the major contenders made it through to round two and the trophy looked destined for an Irish victory at this stage.[7]
The second round started on 31 May with 8 heats; Magical Bale bounced back to winning ways in a very fast 29.30 comprehensively beating Ballyanne Sim. Second wins were sealed for Liberty Hawk, Clonbrien Prince who recorded the second fastest time of 29.42 for the first night of the second round, Desperado Dan, Lemon Shane and Queen Beyonce but Lenson Blinder and Boylesports Xtra both crashed out. Scottish Derby Champ Braveheart Bobby and King Sheeran completed the night's winners. The following night the big guns Dorotas Wildcat, Skywalker Logan and Droopys Expert all sealed wins but Wolfe seemed to stop chasing which left Roxholme Jim free to win by over ten lengths. Remarkably Droopys Trapper and Jaytee Taylor became the ninth and tenth greyhounds to remain unbeaten.[8]
Braveheart Bobby was withdrawn from the event before the third round and it was the defending champion Dorotas Wildcat who got the third round underway with a very fast time of 29.28, Droopys Expert qualified in third. Droopys Verve continued his good form winning heat 2 in a sparkling 29.14 and Clonbrien Prince remained unbeaten when winning heat 3 in 29.19, Ballyanne Sim qualified in third place. Desperado Dan and Droopys Trapper were both eliminated. The fourth heat saw the appearance of Skywalker Logan and after finding significant trouble and looking as though he was out he just managed to recover and qualify in third place behind Dower Rory who won despite being interfered with by Swift Jim on the run-in. Next Priceless Blake defeated Jaytee Taylor before Queen Beyonce won again. The final two heats went to Nice Charmer and Magical Bale. By a twist of fate a dead heat for third place between Front Edge and Trafalgar Cup champion King Sheeran would normally have required a run off but because Swift Jim had been disqualified both would enter the quarter-final draw. Previously the run off loser would have stood as reserve.[9]
Going into the quarter-finals there were just two undefeated greyhounds left Clonbrien Prince and Queen Beyonce. In the first heat Priceless Blake ran well to hold off King Sheeran and Roxholme Glory but Droopys Verve could not overcome another bad trap draw and found trouble. Magical Bale made a blistering start and recorded a very fast 29.14, Droopys Expert finished second but could not make ground on the winner and Ballymac Tas took third. A competitive third heat saw Queen Beyonce come from behind to win and remain unbeaten, Clonbrien Prince battled with Paganini Show on the run-in but took second after overtaking the early leader Ballyanne Sim who claimed third. The champion Dorotas Wildcat completed the night with a 29.38 win from Jaytee Taylor and the strong finishing Skywalker Logan.[10]
The first semi-final was arguably the strongest semi final in Derby history and favourite Magical Bale broke well ahead of the champion Dorotas Wildcat and Droopys Expert, the three inside traps looked to have final places sealed especially as the Irish champion Ballyanne Sim and King Sheeran found trouble. However Priceless Blake nipped in behind the trio and slowly gained on the leaders and caught the fading Dorotas Wildcat for third. The defending champion ran under par but retired with a great reputation. The second heat resulted in a comfortable win for Clonbrien Prince from track record holder Skywalker Logan and Ballymac Tas (who held of Jaytee Taylor); the unbeaten Queen Beyonce failed to get any sort of run and got tangled up with Roxholme Glory.[11]
In the final Priceless Blake made a great start and as predicted with an all rails line-up there was trouble behind. Magical Bale recovered from a poor start and moved into second position at the first bend but failed to take the bend clean moving off and ending his chances and that of Clonbrien Prince and Droopys Expert. Ballymac Tas and Skywalker Logan both ran on strongly but could not catch Priceless Blake who led a 1-2-3 for Ireland.
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The 2019 Star Sports ARC amp LPS Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 29 June 2019 at Nottingham Greyhound Stadium 1 2019 English Greyhound DerbyLocationNottingham Greyhound StadiumStart date24 MayEnd date29 JuneTotal prize money 100 000 winner 20182020 It was the first time that the event was held at Nottingham following the unexpected closure of Towcester Greyhound Stadium in 2018 2 The event was sponsored by Star Sports ARC and LPS Local Parking Security Services The winner Priceless Blake won 100 000 and was trained by Paul Hennessy owned by Bryan and Kathleen Murphy 3 The dates of the competition were 4 First round 24 25 May Second round 31 May 1 June Third round 7 June Quarter finals 15 June Semi finals 22 June and final 29 June Contents 1 final result 1 1 Final Distances 1 2 Final report 2 Quarter finals 3 Semi finals 4 Competition Review 5 See also 6 Referencesfinal result EditAt Nottingham over 500 metres Winner 100 000 Pos Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap Sectional Race comment SP Time Trainer1st Priceless Blake Laughil Blake What A Diva 3 4 90 EP ALed Rls 29 32 6 1 Paul Hennessy Ireland 2nd Ballymac Tas Droopys Sydney Ballymac Razl 2 5 03 ClrRun Rls Mid 29 36 12 1 Liam Dowling Ireland 3rd Skywalker Logan Tarsna Havana Sizzling Sarah 4 5 11 Crd 1 Rls Mid 29 38 7 2 Patrick Guilfoyle Ireland 4th Magical Bale Zero Ten Sizzling Sarah 1 4 96 Blk 1 Rls Mid 29 68 11 10f Kevin Hutton Monmore 5th Droopys Expert Greenwell Hawk Droopys Rhiona 5 4 97 Blk 1 amp 2 Rls Mid 29 82 12 1 Angela Harrison Newcastle 6th Clonbrien Prince Confident Rankin Mongys Rach 6 5 09 SAw Blk 2 Rls 30 04 4 1 Graham Holland Ireland Final Distances Edit head 3 1 2 lengths 0 08 sec one length Final report EditQuarter finals EditHeat 1 June 15 1 000 Pos Name SP Time1st Priceless Blake 6 1 29 492nd King Sheeran 6 1 29 713rd Roxholme Glory 9 2 29 794th Roxholme Jim 11 4 29 935th Wildfire Jimmy 40 1 29 956th Droopys Verve 11 8f 29 99 Heat 3 June 15 1 000 Pos Name SP Time1st Magical Bale 11 10f 29 142nd Droopys Expert 4 1 29 423rd Ballymac Tas 7 1 29 584th Lemon Shane 7 1 29 705th Dower Rory 25 1 29 846th Worseforwear 7 2 29 86 Heat 3 June 15 1 000 Pos Name SP Time1st Queen Beyonce 2 1 29 562nd Clonbrien Prince 5 4f 29 663rd Ballyanne Sim 6 1 29 684th Paganini Show 9 2 29 705th Front Edge 25 1 29 866th Antigua Romeo 16 1 30 04 Heat 4 June 15 1 000 Pos Name SP Time1st Dorotas Wildcat 8 13f 29 382nd Jaytee Taylor 11 2 29 463rd Skywalker Logan 3 1 29 624th Lemon Ronald 25 1 29 645th Nice Charmer 8 1 29 766th Master Reed 50 1 29 90Semi finals EditFirst Semi final June 22 2 500 Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Magical Bale 5 4f 29 42 Kevin Hutton2nd Droopys Expert 11 2 29 82 Angela Harrison3rd Priceless Blake 12 1 29 88 Paul Hennessy4th Dorotas Wildcat 5 2 29 94 Kevin Hutton5th Ballyanne Sim 9 1 30 20 Mark Robinson6th King Sheeran 7 1 30 40 Liz McNair Second Semi final June 22 2 500 Pos Name of greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Clonbrien Prince 2 1f 29 40 Graham Holland2nd Skywalker Logan 4 1 29 42 Patrick Guilfoyle3rd Ballymac Tas 25 1 29 76 Liam Dowling4th Jaytee Taylor 7 2 29 82 Paul Hennessy5th Queen Beyonce 3 1 30 28 Liz McNair6th Roxholme Glory 11 2 30 30 Hayley KeightleyCompetition Review EditThere were 209 entries of which 44 were from Ireland and the high number resulted in 17 greyhounds standing as reserves because the entry was restricted for the first time in over 30 years The ante post favourite was the defending champion Dorotas Wildcat at 12 1 followed by All England Cup and Dundalk International winner Droopys Verve 14 1 Lenson Blinder Shelbourne 600 champion Clonbrien Prince and Irish Derby finalist Jaytee Taylor all 20 1 A notable absentee was Easter Cup winner Clona Blaze 5 The first round got underway on 24 May with a 29 71 race win for Sporting Dave a time bettered by Droopys Trapper in heat 3 29 60 Three Irish winners then impressed Clonbrien Prince eased to victory in heat 5 29 70 before Lemon Shane recorded 29 59 in heat 6 and Droopys Davy recorded 29 46 It was not until heat 15 that Droopys Expert appeared and he survived a scare when qualifying in third place after suffering in an incident packed race The final heat of the night was arguably the best as Graham Holland s Wolfe defeated Dorotas Wildcat by 1 lengths with the benefit of being drawn inside the defending champion in a time of 29 54 6 The second batch of first round heats started with the shock defeat of Droopys Verve behind Desperado Dan but the black dog still progressed Verve s kennelmate Droopys Nadal then impressed by setting a best time of 29 32 a time that was beaten by Queen Beyonce 29 27 one heat later Irish hope Jaytee Taylor won heat 22 before Patrick Guilfoyle s Skywalker Logan broke the track record in heat 23 setting a new Nottingham record of 29 05 The brilliant King Turbo won his heat as did major contenders Ballyanne Sim the Irish Derby champion Boylesports Xtra and Lenson Blinder Despite many troubled heats caused by the large amount of greyhounds seeded rails all of the major contenders made it through to round two and the trophy looked destined for an Irish victory at this stage 7 The second round started on 31 May with 8 heats Magical Bale bounced back to winning ways in a very fast 29 30 comprehensively beating Ballyanne Sim Second wins were sealed for Liberty Hawk Clonbrien Prince who recorded the second fastest time of 29 42 for the first night of the second round Desperado Dan Lemon Shane and Queen Beyonce but Lenson Blinder and Boylesports Xtra both crashed out Scottish Derby Champ Braveheart Bobby and King Sheeran completed the night s winners The following night the big guns Dorotas Wildcat Skywalker Logan and Droopys Expert all sealed wins but Wolfe seemed to stop chasing which left Roxholme Jim free to win by over ten lengths Remarkably Droopys Trapper and Jaytee Taylor became the ninth and tenth greyhounds to remain unbeaten 8 Braveheart Bobby was withdrawn from the event before the third round and it was the defending champion Dorotas Wildcat who got the third round underway with a very fast time of 29 28 Droopys Expert qualified in third Droopys Verve continued his good form winning heat 2 in a sparkling 29 14 and Clonbrien Prince remained unbeaten when winning heat 3 in 29 19 Ballyanne Sim qualified in third place Desperado Dan and Droopys Trapper were both eliminated The fourth heat saw the appearance of Skywalker Logan and after finding significant trouble and looking as though he was out he just managed to recover and qualify in third place behind Dower Rory who won despite being interfered with by Swift Jim on the run in Next Priceless Blake defeated Jaytee Taylor before Queen Beyonce won again The final two heats went to Nice Charmer and Magical Bale By a twist of fate a dead heat for third place between Front Edge and Trafalgar Cup champion King Sheeran would normally have required a run off but because Swift Jim had been disqualified both would enter the quarter final draw Previously the run off loser would have stood as reserve 9 Going into the quarter finals there were just two undefeated greyhounds left Clonbrien Prince and Queen Beyonce In the first heat Priceless Blake ran well to hold off King Sheeran and Roxholme Glory but Droopys Verve could not overcome another bad trap draw and found trouble Magical Bale made a blistering start and recorded a very fast 29 14 Droopys Expert finished second but could not make ground on the winner and Ballymac Tas took third A competitive third heat saw Queen Beyonce come from behind to win and remain unbeaten Clonbrien Prince battled with Paganini Show on the run in but took second after overtaking the early leader Ballyanne Sim who claimed third The champion Dorotas Wildcat completed the night with a 29 38 win from Jaytee Taylor and the strong finishing Skywalker Logan 10 The first semi final was arguably the strongest semi final in Derby history and favourite Magical Bale broke well ahead of the champion Dorotas Wildcat and Droopys Expert the three inside traps looked to have final places sealed especially as the Irish champion Ballyanne Sim and King Sheeran found trouble However Priceless Blake nipped in behind the trio and slowly gained on the leaders and caught the fading Dorotas Wildcat for third The defending champion ran under par but retired with a great reputation The second heat resulted in a comfortable win for Clonbrien Prince from track record holder Skywalker Logan and Ballymac Tas who held of Jaytee Taylor the unbeaten Queen Beyonce failed to get any sort of run and got tangled up with Roxholme Glory 11 In the final Priceless Blake made a great start and as predicted with an all rails line up there was trouble behind Magical Bale recovered from a poor start and moved into second position at the first bend but failed to take the bend clean moving off and ending his chances and that of Clonbrien Prince and Droopys Expert Ballymac Tas and Skywalker Logan both ran on strongly but could not catch Priceless Blake who led a 1 2 3 for Ireland See also Edit2019 UK amp Ireland Greyhound Racing YearReferences Edit Major Race Calendar PDF Greyhound Board of Great Britain permanent dead link NOTTINGHAM TO STAGE 2019 ENGLISH DERBY Greyhound Star Priceless Blake lives up to his name with Greyhound Derby win Daily Mirror Derby dates Greyhound Board of Great Britain 4 THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE CONSIDERED ABOUT THE DERBY Greyhound Star 24 May heats Greyhound Board of Great Britain 25 May heats Greyhound Board of Great Britain Second round Greyhound Board of Great Britain Third round Greyhound Board of Great Britain Quarter finals Greyhound Board of Great Britain semi finals Greyhound Board of Great Britain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 English Greyhound Derby amp oldid 1153155520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
