1978 GREYHOUND DERBY

This race was run at the White City on Saturday 24th June 1978.

An excellent clip of the 1978 Greyhound Derby Final lasting 4 minutes 11 seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-s0r3It4fU

Pos.

Greyhound

Sire

dam

Price

 Distances

Time(secs)

1

Lacca Champion (3)

Itsachampion

Highland Finch

6/4 fav

 1 3/4

29.42

2

Backdeed Man (6)

Flaming King

Beechwalk Lady

6/1

 2 1/2

 29.56

3

All Wit (5)

Monalee Champion

Dunally

7/1

 Head

 29.76

4

Superior Model (1)

Right O Myross

Dusty Silver

5/1

 1 ½

 29.78

5

Glenroe Hiker (4)

Monalee Hiker

Glenroe Dasher

9/4

 ¾

 29.90

6

Great Ali (2)

Tartan Khan

Blues Babe

16/1

   29.96

The Winner was owned by Mrs S Pearce

Lacca Champion was trained privately by Pat Mullins

Backdeed Man was trained by David McClenaghan in Ireland

All Wit was trained by Frank Baldwin at Perry Barr

Superior Model was trained privately by Bob Hall

Glenroe Hiker was trained by Colm McGrath in Ireland

Great Ali was trained by Ted Griffin at Bletchley

 

 

 

Crazy Parachute

 

 

Monalee Champion

 

 

 

 

Sheila At Last

 

Itsachampion

 

 

 

 

 

Knockhill Chieftan

 

 

Cranog Bet

 

 

 

 

Don’t Bet

LACCA CHAMPION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baytown Drone

 

 

Little Baytown

 

 

 

 

Little Puss

 

Highland Finch

 

 

 

 

 

Pigalle Wonder

 

 

Martin’s Pigalle

 

 

 

 

Survival

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Semi-Finals run on Saturday 24th June 1978
First Semi-Final   Second Semi-Final
Dog SP Dist Time   Dog SP Dist Time
LACCA CHAMPION (T4) 11/4 3 3/4 29.31   SUPERIOR MODEL (T1) 4/1 1/2 29.72
GLENROE HIKER (T5) 11/8 f 1/2 29.61   BACKDEED MAN (T4) 3/1 3/4 29.76
ALL WIT (T6) 11/4 1 29.65   GREAT ALI (T3) 16/1 1 1/4 29.82
MALANGE (T2) 10/1 1 29.73   LESLEY'S CHARM (T6) 12/1 Neck 29.92
FAIRBOURNE PADDY (T1) 25/1 3 1/2 29.81   MULCAIR ROCKET (T5) 6/4 f 1 29.95
DULL MORNING (T3) 40/1   30.09   DOLLA ARKLE (T2) 8/1   30.03

 

Quarter-Finals run on Thursday 22nd June 1978
Dog SP Dist Time   Dog SP Dist Time
Heat 1   Heat 2
LACCA CHAMPION (T5) 4/6 f Neck 29.48   BACKDEED MAN (T6) 6/1 Head 29.60
ALL WIT (T6) 9/2 1 3/4 29.51   SUPERIOR MODEL (T2) 10/1 3/4 29.62
DULL MORNING (T1) 20/1 1 1/4 29.64   FAIRBOURN PADDY (T4) 50/1 1 1/4 29.68
BUBBLING AWAY (T3) 14/1   29.74   DONAL'S GREATEST (T3)   1 29.76
TIGER JAZZ (T2)         GLEN ROCK (T5) 5/4 f Head 29.78
SOPHRONIA (T4)         ASHCARNE BRONCO (T1)      
Heat 3   Heat 4
MULCAIR ROCKET (T5)   2 1/2 29.55   GLENROE HIKER (T5) 13/8 2 3/4 29.67
LESLEY'S CHARM (T6) 12/1 1 1/4 29.75   DOLLA ARKLE (T4) 40/1 1/2 29.89
GREAT ALI (T1) 6/1   29.85   MALANGE (T3) 12/1   29.93
BYE A MILE (T4)         PARADISE SPECTRE (T1)      
MAN OF TUDOR (T2)         DALE LAD (T2)      
TOM'S CHANCE (T3)         DURFOLD DANDY (T6)      

 

First Round Heats run on Saturday 17th June 1978
Dog SP Dist Time   Dog SP Dist Time
DULL MORNING (T1) 25/1 Head 29.70   SOPHRONIA   3/4 29.38
DONAL'S GREATEST   3/4 29.72   ALL WIT (T5) 11/4 1 29.44
BACKDEED MAN (T6) 7/2   29.78   DOLLA ARKLE (T4) 8/1   29.52
                 
MALANGE (T1) 9/4 3/4 29.53   GLEN ROCK (T5) 9/4 2 1/4 29.38
ASHCARNE BRONCO (T4) 3/1   29.59   BYE A MILE     29.56
                 
BUBBLING AWAY (T3) 3/1 neck 29.82   DALE LAD   3 3/4 29.30
GREAT ALI (T1) 6/1 1/2 29.85   SUPERIOR MODEL (T4) 6/1 2 1/2 29.60
FAIRBOURNE PADDY (T2) 8/1   29.88   LES:EY'S CHARM (T6) 8/1   29.80
                 
LACCA CHAMPION (T6) 7/4 f 3 29.39   GLENROE HIKER (T5) 3/1 3 1/4 29.44
TIGER JAZZ     29.63   TOM'S CHANCE     29.70
                 

IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY (Shelbourne Park)

Dog Sire Dam Time
Pampered Rover Time Up Please Pampered Peggy 29.23
Heres Tat Here Sonny Spiral Drish 29.35
Malange Broadfoot Boy Paper Cracker 29.51
Ivy Hall Solo Itsachampion Ivy Hall Joy  
Ahaveen Spitfire Time Up Please Kilcox Damsel  
Hunday Dook Hunday Champion Shes Knocking  

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