2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

none February 2018 February 2018 2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year 120px Arthur Hitch was one of four prominent trainers that died during 2010. 2009 2011 2010 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 85th year of greyhound racing in the United KingdomGreyhound Racing South Gloucestershire Gazette 24 Jul 1926 9 March 2026 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004065/19260724/015/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription and the 84th year of greyhound racing in Ireland.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001542/19270419/075/0003 Belfast's New Sport Northern Whig 19 April 1927 British Newspaper Archive subscription 9 March 2026 Summary Levy payments for greyhound racing went down again from £10 million to £8.5 million. Betting exchanges were impacting major bookmakers which in turn affected greyhound racing.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/uploads/greyhounds-donoughue-report.pdf INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE GREYHOUND INDUSTRY IN GREAT BRITAIN Greyhound Board of Great Britain 3 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170608110648/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/uploads/greyhounds-donoughue-report.pdf 8 June 2017 dead Jimmy Lollie finished the year with a remarkable 35 open-race wins after winning the semi-final of the Scurry Cup at Belle Vue. Trained by Seamus Cahill the brindle dog went on to be voted greyhound of the year which was unusual for a sprinter. He was withdrawn from the final of the Scurry but did win the National Sprint, set four new track records http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1561486&z=MEK4Dx Jimmy Lollie Greyhound Data and passed 50 career wins.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-when-september-4/ Remember When - September 2010 30 September 2018 Greyhound Star Tracks Portsmouth Stadium under the control of manager Eric Graham closed under controversial circumstances. Within weeks of the unsuccessful application for a lease renewal Graham stated that the company would be wound up with immediate effect.http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/portsmouth-greyhound-track-set-to-close-for-redevelopment-1-1252767 Portsmouth greyhound track set to close for redevelopment The Newshttp://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/ex-greyhound-staff-say-they-are-owed-thousands-of-pounds-1-1250409 Ex-greyhound staff say they are owed thousands of pounds The Newshttp://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/demolition-of-the-tipner-greyhound-stadium-begins-1-3391272 Demolition of the Tipner greyhound stadium begins The News There was a new track in Limerick when the Limerick Greyhound Stadium was opened in October by minister of agriculture, fisheries and food Brendan Smith. It was built on the site of the old Greenpark Racecourse costing €18 million. The Irish Greyhound Board's latest showpiece had the facilities and comforts of a world-class stadium. The new venue was also served by a new tunnel linking Clare and Limerick.http://www.audgen.gov.ie/documents/vfmreports/VFM86_Limerick_Greyhound.pdf Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report audgen.gov.ie Competitions Toomaline Jack was an unlucky loser in the Grand National final, the Dolores Ruth trained Irish entry set a new hurdle track record but went lame leaving Plane Daddy to win the first prize.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsRace.aspx?id=694784 Grand National Final Greyhound Board of Great Britain 3 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073030/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsRace.aspx?id=694784 4 January 2018 dead The Greyhound Racing Association decline continued with open race prize money decreases including the St Leger; the event was won by Droopys Bradley. News Champion trainer Mark Wallis joined Yarmouth from Harlow; Yarmouth had just undergone track improvements at the cost of £190,000. Matt Dartnall joined Swindon and Patrick Curtin joined Monmore. Seamus Cahill won his first trainers championship held at Doncaster and Carol Evans was sacked from Sheffield after being fined by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain following investigations into unusual betting patterns on Betfair accounts.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/document/106 Disciplinary Committee Inquiries GBGB 3 January 2018 24 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180624071432/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/document/106 dead Bad weather during December resulted in many meetings cancelled all over the country. The Henlow Gold Cup suffered when several attempts to run the event were cancelled. Elsewhere huge numbers of greyhounds were required to grade on again (re-qualify) at many tracks, after they ran out of time under the sport's 28 day rule. Temperatures on Boxing Day (daytime) meetings were held at temperatures of minus 7 Celsius and below. Four current and former leading trainers died. Philip Rees Jr., a long-time successful Wimbledon trainer died aged 67. Pam Heasman 85, Arthur Hitch 77 and Terry Duggan 77 also died during 2010.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-november-2-2/ Remember When - November 2010 4 November 2018 Greyhound Starhttp://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-when-may-5/ Remember When - May 2020 3 May 2020 Greyhound Star A former leading on-course bookmaker Tony Morris also died in March, aged 73.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-march-7/ Remember When series (March 2020) Greyhound Star March 2020 Roll of honour Major Winners Award Name of Winner2010 English Greyhound Derby Bandicoot Tipoki2010 Irish Greyhound Derby Tyrur McGuigan Greyhound Trainer of the Year Seamus CahillGreyhound of the Year Jimmy LollieIrish Dog and Bitch of the Year Tyrur McGuigan / Dalcash Dvinsky Betfair Trainers Championship, Doncaster (23 Mar)http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=64252 Trainer's Championship meeting Greyhound Board of Great Britain 3 January 2018 24 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180224113757/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=64252 dead Pos Name of Trainer Points1stMark Wallis 492nd Charlie Lister OBE 473rd Barrie Draper 304th Dean Childs 284th Seamus Cahill 276th Chris Allsopp27 Principal UK finals Bettor.com Scottish Derby, Shawfield (17 Apr, 480m, £25,000)PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP TimeTrap 1st Nambisco Carly Philpott 7-4f 28.98 32nd Ballymac Rebound Craig Dawson 9-2 29.32 13rd Westmead Scolari Nick Savva 6-1 29.36 64th Ardera Monarch Craig Dawson 2-1 29.40 25th Greenwell Viper Patrick Flaherty 4-1 29.56 56th Aero Ardiles Nick Savva 12-1 29.68 4 William Hill Grand National, Wimbledon (29 Jun, 480mH, £7,500) PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Plane Daddy Gemma Davidson 8-1 29.80 32nd Nebuchadnezzar Lorraine Sams 9-2 29.81 23rd Sizzlers Spirit Norah McEllistrim 12-1 29.94 14th Romeo In Miami Ricky Holloway 33-1 30.20 45th Lenson Flash Tony Collett 33-1 30.24 66th Toomaline Jack Dolores Ruth 2-5f 30.56 5 Betfair TV Trophy, Kinsley (15 June, 844m, £6,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Midway Skipper Henry Chalkley 5-1 52.91+ 42nd Taylors Riviera Ted Soppitt 5-4f 52.97 63rd Bubbly Eagle Paul Young 9-1 53.21 24th Oran Joker David Acott 20-1 53.38 55th Ministry Magpie Lorraine Sams 8-1 53.50 16th Tyrur Dream Charlie Lister OBE 9-4 53.51 3 + track record William Hill Grand Prix, Sunderland (15 Jul, 640m, £15,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st England Expects Jimmy Wright 7-4f 39.50 32nd He Went Whoosh Claude Gardiner 8-1 39.68 53rd Kinda Easy Mark Wallis 2-1 39.77 64th Anfi Gem Colin Redden 8-1 39.89 45th Fatboyz Diva Chris Allsopp 5-2 39.90 26th Hesley Dingo Jimmy Wright 16-1 40.25 1 William Hill Classic, Sunderland (15 Jul, 450m, £25,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Target Classic Craig Dawson 7-2 26.94 52nd Ballymac Ace Chris Allsopp 4-1 26.95 43rd Mario Gomez James Fenwick 10-1 27.14 64th Fear Zafonic Charlie Lister OBE 5-2 27.26 35th Lyreen Mover Gabor Tenczel 6-4f 27.28 16th Romeo Reason Liz McNair 7-1 27.68 2 Betfair East Anglian Derby, Yarmouth (16 Sep, 462m, £17,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Fear Zafonic Charlie Lister OBE 1-3f 27.46 32nd Ocean Star Hazel Kemp 25-1 27.91 63rd Ten Large Down Diane Henry 7-1 27.97 44th Chicago Prince David Pruhs 14-1 28.04 55th Roo Come On Liz McNair 11-2 28.16 16th Guinness Time Seamus Cahill 10-1 28.17 2 Stan James Laurels, Belle Vue (5 Oct, 470m, £6,000)PosName of GreyhoundTrainerSP Time Trap 1st Elwick Chris Michael Walsh 3-1 27.50 32nd November Weather Otto Kueres 8-1 27.72 63rd Yahoo Jamie Charlie Lister OBE 3-1 27.78 54th Bucks Yahoo Chris Lund 5-2f 28.02 25th Hello Dino Paddy Curtin (UK) 8-1 28.04 46th Magna Buddy Jimmy Wright 3-1 28.56 1 William Hill St Leger, Wimbledon (26 Oct, 687m, £8,000) PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Droopys Bradley Paul Donovan 1-2f 41.48+ 12nd Bower Hawk Pat Rosney 12-1 41.87 33rd He Went Whoosh Claude Gardiner 6-1 41.91 54th Shaws Dilemma Liz McNair 6-1 42.07 45th Blonde Blitz Tony Collett 12-1 42.17 66th Razzmatazz Nathan McDonald 33-1 42.18 2 + Track record William Hill Oaks, Wimbledon (8 Dec, 480m, £6,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Freedom Emma Richard Yeates 5-2 28.40 52nd Snowy Skye Paul Garland 10-1 28.90 33rd Rebellious Queen Pat Rosney 4-1 28.93 14th Sylvanna Crystal Bernie Doyle 8-1 29.09 65th Shaws Dilemma Liz McNair 6-4f 29.10 26th Big Pair George Andreas 16-1 29.16 4 Principal Irish finals College Causeway/Killahan Phanter Easter Cup, Shelbourne (17 Apr, 550y, €20,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Thurlesbeg Joker Owen McKenna 6-4f 29.55 22nd Toomaline Jack Dolores Ruth 5-2 29.62 33rd Tyrur Chris PJ Fahy 6-1 29.97 14th Shaneboy Lee Denis Kiely 7-1 30.04 55th Faypoint Man Owen McKenna 8-1 30.11 66th Olympic Double Pat Buckley 16-1 30.13 4 Red Mills Produce, Clonmel (2 May, 525y, €25,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Faypoint Dave Owen McKenna 5-2 28.64 42nd Valais Mover Declan Byrne 7-1 28.81 53rd Bockos Boozer Beverley Lochead 5-2 28.8214th Local Flawless Dolores Ruth 10-1 29.00 25th Thorn Brae Brett Aidan Robinson 7-4f 29.03 36th Droopys Lennon Nicola Downes 8-1 29.14 6 Sporting Press Oaks, Shelbourne (26 Jun, 525y, €21,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Dalcash Dvinsky Jack Meade 9-4f 28.41 42nd Skywalker Queen Frances O'Donnell 7-2 28.43 63rd Clearview Kelly Michael Frayne 5-1 28.50 54th Shelbourne Dawn Brian King 4-1 28.85 35th Razldazl Alice Dolores Ruth 4-1 28.95 26th Casual Steps Reggie Roberts 14-1 28.98 1 Townviewfoods.com Champion Stakes, Shelbourne (24 Jul, 550y, €20,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap1st Makeshift Dolores Ruth 5-2jf 29.90 32nd Tyrur Big Mike Conor Fahy 5-2jf 29.92 63rd Farley Blitz Owen McKenna 4-1 29.97 24th Mesedo Blue Seamus Graham 4-1 30.04 45th Fatboyz Tyson Pat Gordon 5-1 30.08 56th Sevenheads Bay Graham Holland 8-1 30.10 1 HX Bookmakers Puppy Derby, Harolds Cross (8 Oct, 525y, €25,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap 1st Melodys Royal Pa Fitzgerald 8-1 28.78 62nd Dream Walker Tom O'Neill 6-1 28.85 13rd Mill Bling Bling Frances Gleeson 8-1 28.90 44th Lolos Joe John McGee Sr. 1-1f 29.04 35th Kerrydale Lar Brian McCann 9-4 29.11 56th Kielduff Merc Marie Shanahan33-1 29.13 2 Pat Hennerty Sales Laurels, Cork (16 Oct, 525y, €35,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap1stTyrur Enda Conor Fahy 4-6f 28.72 22nd Tubbertelly Dubh Owen McKenna 7-4 28.77 13rd Kiowa Myth Mossie O'Connor 10-1 29.12 34th Took The Okee James O'Donnell 25-1 29.23 55thHuckabees Kid William Kelleher 12-1 29.37 46thKid Billzer Seamus Shealy 20-1 29.58 6 Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger, Limerick (18 Dec, 550y, €25,000)PosName of Greyhound TrainerSP Time Trap1st Farley Turbo Owen McKenna 3-1 29.57+ 42nd Hare Mack Robert Gleeson 4-1 30.09 63rd Judicial Academy Michael O’Donovan 5-2jf 30.44 54th Westmead Bolt Fraser Black 5-1 30.5525th Beaming Dilemma Pat Buckley 5-2jf 30.62 16th Nicken Shaw Ken Duce 8-1 30.63 3 + Track record References 30em Category:Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom Category:Greyhound racing in the Republic of Ireland Category:2010 in British sport Category:2010 in Irish sport