The 2012 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during April and May with the final being held on 26 May 2012 at Wimbledon Stadium.
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): PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSectionalSPTimeTrainer1stBlonde Snapper Droopys Kewell - Rough Charley 64.778-128.65Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 2ndFarloe Ironman Premier Fantasy - Farloe Reserve 14.956-4f28.79Matt Dartnall (Swindon)3rdCoolavanny Bert Where's Pedro - Mercury Queen24.847-229.08John Gardner (Private) 4thTaylors Sky Westmead Hawk - Rising Angel 44.767-229.09Charlie Lister OBE (Private)5thWestmead Adonis Droopys Vieri - Westmead Aoifa 34.8710-129.14 Nick Savva (Private) 6thJudicial Ruling Duke Special - Best Fast Lady 54.763-129.21Michael O'Donovan (Ireland)
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.
Quarter finals
Heat 1 (May 15)PosName SP Time 1st Razldazl Rioga 5-2 28.482nd Taylors Sky 9-4 28.653rd Razldazl Bugatti 2-1f 28.824th Droopys Lorenzo 7-1 29.095th Trewmount Snap 33-1 29.636th Longwood Hawk 14-1 00.00
Heat 2 (May 15)PosName SP Time 1st Coolavanny Bert 2-1f 28.482nd Farloe Ironman 7-1 28.653rd Judicial Rising 3-1 28.664th Shelbourne Geoff 5-1 28.905th Tinas Nova 12-1 28.946th Young Sid 7-2 28.99
Heat 3 (May 15)PosName SP Time 1st Razldazl Jayfkay 11-10f 28.412nd Droopys Loner 7-1 28.843rd Bubbly Phoenix 11-4 28.914th Mill Maximus 7-1 29.205th Longwood Days 40-1 29.426th Boher Paddy 7-1 29.62
Heat 4 (May 15)PosName SP Time 1st Droopys Jet 5-2 28.522nd Blonde Snapper 7-4f 28.653rd Westmead Adonis 8-1 28.674th Mark My Words 16-1 28.945th Graigues Orchard 4-1 29.316th Bucks Blade 6-1 29.36
Semi finals
First Semi Final (May 19)PosName of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Farloe Ironman 16-1 28.16 Dartnall2nd Coolavanny Bert 9-2 28.44 Gardner3rd Judicial Ruling 12-1 28.54 O'Donovan4th Razldazl Jayfkay 11-8f 28.68 Ruth5th Bubbly Phoenix 9-2 28.78 Young6th Razldazl Rioga 7-2 28.92 Ruth
Second Semi Final (May 19)PosName of Greyhound SP Time Trainer1st Blonde Snapper 6-1 28.41 Wallis2nd Taylors Sky 7-4f 28.42 Lister3rd Westmead Adonis 12-1 28.49 Savva4th Droopys Loner 14-1 28.53 Childs5th Droopys Jet 7-2 28.73 Black6th Razldazl Bugatti 11-4 29.00 O'Connell
See also 2012 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
References
External links Greyhound Board of Great Britain Greyhound Data