2012 Irish Greyhound Derby

2012 edition of the annual Irish Greyhound Derby race November 2023 November 2023 2012 Ladbrokes Irish Greyhound Derby 4 August 8 September €120,000 (winner) Shelbourne Park Dublin 2011 2013 The 2012 Ladbrokes Irish Greyhound Derby Final took place on 8 September 2012 at Shelbourne Park.Racing Posthttp://www.igb.ie/results/view-results/?track=SPK&date=08-Sep-12#race9 Derby Final Irish Greyhound Board The winner Skywalker Puma won €120,000 and was trained by Frances O'Donnell, owned by Ray Patterson and bred by Paddy Purtill.http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=3242588 Irish Derby Final Greyhound Datahttps://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/arid-20207057.html Skywalker Puma swoops to conquer in Derby thriller Irish Examiner 10 September 2012 25 November 2023 Final result At Shelbourne Park (over 550 yards): PosNameBreedingTrapSectionalOddsTimeTrainer1stSkywalker Puma Royal Impact - Dianas Ranger23.452/1f29.39Frances O'Donnell2ndCuil Cougar Droopys Vieri - Mays Princess33.363/129.41 (hd)Dolores Ruth3rdRazldazl George Kinloch Brae - Razldazl Pearl13.449/229.65 (3)Dolores Ruth4thCoolykereen Imp Rumble Impact - Lady Leona53.4510/129.71 (3/4)John Byrne5thTyrur Sugar Ray Top Honcho - Maireads Fantasy43.487/229.78 (3/4)Conor Fahy6thCamas Head Bound - Accelerate63.498/129.80 (hd)Owen McKenna Competition Report Dolores Ruth entered her four Razldazl greyhounds for the 2012 Irish Derby still trying to recover from her bad luck experience during the 2012 English Greyhound Derby final. The Razldazl team of Jayfkay, Rioga, Bugatti and her defending champion George led the ante-post betting followed closely by Scottish Greyhound Derby champion Barefoot Allstar, Northern Irish Derby champion Captain Scolari, Champion Stakes winner & runner-up Droopys Jet and Ballymac Vic and the Tyrur brothers Big Mike & McGuigan, the latter was the 2010 champion.http://www.igb.ie/results/greyhound-search/greyhound-details/?gid=Skywalker%20Puma Derby results Irish Greyhound Board In the preliminary round Razldazl George only finished fourth and Captain Scolari fifth but the pair were lucky because they still qualified for the next round. Ballymac Vic and Tyrur Big Mike both won well but Razldazl Jayfkay was a shock elimination. After round two Phil Gough's Sparta Maestro became the new favourite after two fast wins but Tyrur Big Mike finished lame and Tyrur McGuigan, Rockchase Bullet and Captain Scolari were all eliminated. There were further surprises in the third round as Sparta Maestro, Barefoot Allstar and Razldazl Rioga were all defeated but Ballymac Vic recorded a fast 29.44 success. In the quarter-finals Droopys Jet beat Razldazl George by a short head before Laughil Billy won the second in 29.61. Ballymac Vic was eliminated in a troubled heat won by Kilbarry Rover and the fourth and final heat was taken by Tyrur Sugar Ray who set the fastest time of 29.29. In the semi-finals Skywalker Puma overtook early leader Razldazl Bugatti and pulled clear of the field by over six lengths, Bugatti faded badly finishing last with Camas and Coolykereen Imp qualifying for the final. The second semi was won by Cuil Cougar from Tyrur Sugar Ray and Razldazl George with Droopys Jet failing to get to final. Skywalker Puma trained by Frances O'Donnell finished the race very strongly to catch early leader Cuil Cougar. Cougar had led for most of the race and just failed to hold off Skywalker Puma who went on to win by a head. Defending champion Razldazl George performed well to take third place but finished lame and retired.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-when-september-3/ Remember When - September 2012 22 September 2018 Greyhound Star Quarter finals https://www.igb.ie/results/view-results/?track=SPK&date=25-Aug-12#race11 Quarter-final results Irish Greyhound Board 18em start Heat 1 (Aug 25)PosNameSPTime1st Droopys Jet 5-4f 29.772nd Razldazl George 5-2 29.783rd Newlawn Tock 5-1 29.854th Razldazl Apollo 7-2 30.235th Clydal Spirit 12-1 30.34N/R Stay Thirsty 18em break Heat 2 (Aug 25)PosNameSPTime1st Laughil Billy 4-1 29.612nd Razldazl Bugatti 7-2 29.783rd Coolykereen Imp 7-2 30.174th Confident Rankin 6-4f 30.18N/R Sawpit Sensation N/R Broadstrand Lad 18em break Heat 3 (Aug 25)PosNameSPTime1st Killbarry Rover 5-1 29.972nd Cuil Cougar 4-1 30.043rd Airforce Diva 7-1 30.074th Ballymac Vic 4-5f 30.115th Tyrur Micko 16-1 30.136th Düsseldorf 33-1 30.30 18em break Heat 4 (Aug 25)PosNameSPTime1st Tyrur Sugar Ray 9-4f 29.292nd Skywalker Puma 5-2 29.603rd Camas 3-1 29.884th Razldazl Luke 10-1 29.925th Bridge Ruth 6-1 30.236th Danmar Benny 8-1 30.29 end Semi finals https://www.igb.ie/results/view-results/?track=SPK&date=01-Sep-12#race10 Semi-final results Irish Greyhound Board 22em start First Semi-final (Sep 1)PosName of GreyhoundSPTime1st Skywalker Puma 5-2jf 29.452nd Camas 9-2 29.903rd Coolykereen Imp 8-1 29.914th Laughil Billy 4-1 30.025th Airforce Diva 6-1 30.166th Razldazl Bugatti 5-2jf 30.17 22em break Second Semi-final (Sep 1)PosName of GreyhoundSPTime1st Cuil Cougar 7-2 29.692nd Tyrur Sugar Ray 2-1f 29.973rd Razldazl George 5-1 30.114th Killbarry Rover 10-1 30.395th Droopys Jet 7-2 30.566th Newlawn Tock 10-1 30.67 end See also 2012 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References External links Irish Greyhound Board Greyhound Data Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby, 2012