The 2007 Blue Square Greyhound Derby took place during June & July with the final being held on 7 July 2007 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Westmead Lord received £100,000.[1]
Final result
At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]
| Position | Name of Greyhound | Breeding | Trap | Sectional | SP | Time | Trainer |
| 1st | Westmead Lord | Droopys Kewell – Mega Delight | 6 | 4.79 | 6-1 | 28.47 | Nick Savva (Henlow) |
| 2nd | Loyal Honcho | Top Honcho – Midway Crystal | 5 | 4.91 | 6-4f | 28.51 | Seamus Graham (Ireland) |
| 3rd | Forest Scholes | Droopys Scholes – Colorado Tina | 1 | 5.00 | 8-1 | 28.54 | Fraser Black (Ireland) |
| 4th | Dilemmas Flight | Droopys Vieri – Early Flight | 3 | 5.03 | 2-1 | 28.62 | Nick Savva (Henlow) |
| 5th | Ullid Connor | Late Late Show – Tyrur Gillian | 2 | 4.90 | 5-1 | 28.63 | Paul Hennessy (Ireland) |
| 6th | Caulry Fast Trap | Spiral Nikita – Queen Survivor | 4 | 5.05 | 33-1 | 28.77 | Liz McNair (Private) |
Distances
½, neck, 1, short head, 1¾ (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]
Race Report
The final was won by Westmead Lord in a time of 28.47 seconds. The winner, who was trained by Nick Savva and was a half brother to former two-time winner Westmead Hawk, dominated the race from the very start. 6–4 favourite Loyal Honcho improved as the race progressed, but just missed out on the ultimate prize by half a length. It was the second time that a Seamus Graham trained runner had finished second in as many years.
Quarter finals
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| Heat 1 (26 Jun) | | Pos | Name | SP | Time | | 1st | Dilemmas Flight | 5-2 | 28.68 | | 2nd | Directors Chair | 12-1 | 29.00 | | 3rd | Ballymac Charley | 16-1 | 29.18 | | 4th | Blonde Dino | 5-1 | 29.19 | | 5th | Full Bloom | 25-1 | 29.29 | | 6th | Droopys Robinho | 4-6f | 29.41 | | | Heat 2 (26 Jun) | | Pos | Name | SP | Time | | 1st | Farloe Premier | 5-1 | 28.52 | | 2nd | Forest Scholes | 5-1 | 28.82 | | 3rd | Greenwell Storm | 5-2f | 28.86 | | 4th | Zigzag Dutchy | 7-2 | 28.89 | | 5th | Bens Court | 3-1 | 28.90 | | 6th | Lenson Express | 7-1 | 28.98 | | | Heat 3 (26 Jun) | | Pos | Name | SP | Time | | 1st | Kanes Blue | 10-1 | 28.83 | | 2nd | Ullid Conor | 8-1 | 28.99 | | 3rd | Blakes World | 50-1 | 29.02 | | 4th | Fear Me | 9-2 | 29.16 | | 5th | Blonde Jeannie | 8-1 | 29.24 | | 6th | Phoenix Paddy | 1-2f | 00.00 | | | Heat 4 (26 Jun) | | Pos | Name | SP | Time | | 1st | Loyal Honcho | 9-4 | 28.46 | | 2nd | Westmead Lord | 9-4 | 28.76 | | 3rd | Caulry Fast Trap | 25-1 | 28.88 | | 4th | Calzaghe Boyo | 50-1 | 29.08 | | 5th | Express Ego | 2-1f | 29.18 | | 6th | Nervous Woody | 5-1 | 29.62 | |
Semi finals
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| First Semi Final (30 Jun) | | Pos | Name of Greyhound | SP | Time | Trainer | | 1st | Ullid Conor | 2-1 | 28.90 | Hennessy | | 2nd | Forest Scholes | 5-1 | 28.93 | McKenna | | 3rd | Westmead Lord | 4-5f | 29.15 | Savva | | 4th | Ballymac Charley | 10-1 | 29.41 | Lister | | 5th | Blakes World | 16-1 | 29.65 | Burridge | | N/R | Farloe Premier | | | Lister | | | Second Semi Final (30 Jun) | | Pos | Name of Greyhound | SP | Time | Trainer | | 1st | Dilemmas Flight | 7-2 | 28.74 | Savva | | 2nd | Loyal Honcho | 10-11f | 28.94 | Graham | | 3rd | Caulry Fast Trap | 25-1 | 29.02 | McNair | | 4th | Greenwell Storm | 6-1 | 29.20 | Flaherty | | 5th | Kanes Blue | 14-1 | 29.26 | Allsopp | | 6th | Directors Chair | 4-1 | 29.32 | Wallis | | |
See also
2007 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
References
- ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ^ "2007". Greyhound Data.
- ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p. 310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
- ^ a b The British Greyhound Racing Board Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 74-88. Raceform, Compton. 2008. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
- ^ "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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