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1928 Irish Greyhound Derby

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Irish greyhound race
1928 National Derby
VenueHarold's Cross Stadium
LocationDublin
End date18 August
1929 →

The 1928 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 18 August 1928. It was the inaugural edition of the event. The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club.

The winner was Tipperary Hills, owned and trained by Billy Quinn.

Final result

At Harolds Cross, 18 August (over 525 yards):

Position Winner Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer
1st Tipperary Hills Melksham Tom - Na Boc E Billy Quinn
? Curristown Kashmir Kipper - Lady Peggy II John Shannon
? Battle Island unknown PJ Graham
? Happy Man unknown M Hammond
? False Favourite unknown C Forde
? Gilly Gooly unknown D O'Neill

Semi finals

Heat 1 (Aug 16)
Pos Name SP Time
1st Tipperary Hills 30.72
2nd Battle Island 30.80
Heat 2 (Aug 16) six ran
Pos Name SP Time
1st Curristown 4-1 30.95
2nd Gilly Gooly 1-1f 31.15
Heat 3 (Aug 16) five ran
Pos Name SP Time
1st Happy Man 6-4f 31.10
2nd False Favourite 7-1 31.42

  • 1 length calculated at 0.08 sec

See also

References

  1. Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  2. ^ Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0332-3536.
  3. Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
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