2000 English Greyhound Derby

2000 English Greyhound Derby
Location Wimbledon Stadium

The 2000 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 3 June 2000 at Wimbledon Stadium. [1] The winner Rapid Ranger received £75,000. One of the finalists Smoking Bullet was owned by Vinnie Jones.[2]

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[3]

Position Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Finish Time Trainer
1st Rapid RangerCome On Ranger - Rapid Vienna27-4f28.71Charlie Lister (Private)
2nd Rackethall JetMountleader Peer - Tracys Lady37-128.97Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)
3rd Greenfield DealSpiral Nikita - Dainty Model414-129.11Linda Jones (Walthamstow)
4th Deerfield SunsetVintage Prince - Sunset Blonde12-129.13Owen McKenna (Ireland)
5th Smoking BulletJoyful Tidings - Aggies Vixen58-129.65Derek Knight (Hove)
6th Farloe ClubApril Trio - Farloe Dancer63-129.81Graeme Frew (Private)

Distances

3¼, 1¾, head, 6½, 2 (lengths)

Race Report

Rapid Ranger vied for the lead with Deerfield Sunset on his inside before Rapid Ranger pulled clear and won easily.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  2. ↑ "Lock, stock and a smoking bullet". The Guardian.
  3. ↑ "2000". Greyhound Data.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.