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2012 English Greyhound Derby

2012 English Greyhound Derby

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The 2012 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during April and May with the final being held on 26 May 2012 at Wimbledon Stadium.[1]

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Blonde Snapper trained by Mark Wallis won the final missing the trouble encountered by most of the field, he won after holding off a challenge from Farloe Ironman to take the £125,000 first prize. Defending champion Taylors Sky was well placed when being baulked.

Irish entry Razldazl Jayfkay trained by Dolores Ruth had broken the track record in the second round with a 28.08sec performance but suffered in a messy semi final race and was eliminated along with her other two leading runners Razldazl Rioga and Razldazl Bugatti.

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]

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Distances

1¾, 3½, short head, ½, 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]

Quarter finals

[4]

More information Heat 1 (May 15), Pos ...

Semi finals

[5]

More information First Semi Final (May 19), Pos ...

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. [2]
    "2012". Greyhound Data.
  3. [3]
    Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  4. [4]
    "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.
  5. [5]
    "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.
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