1988 Irish Greyhound Derby

1988 Respond Irish Greyhound Derby Greyhound Make History with John Quigley in 1987.jpg Make History with John Quigley 17 September £30,000 (winner) Shelbourne Park Dublin 1987 1989 The 1988 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August and September with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 17 September 1988.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-XHobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 177-178 2008 Raceform 978-1-905153-534 The winner Make History won £30,000 and was trained by Johnny Quigley, owned by Paul McKinney & John Kelly and bred by Ramie Dowling (a former Kilkenny hurling star). The race was sponsored by the Kerry Group's dog food product 'Respond' for the first time.Barnes Julia Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File 343–344 1988 Ringpress Books 0-948955-15-5Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When 1988) September edition 2012 Greyhound Star Final result At Shelbourne, 17 September (over 550 yards): PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Make History Game Ball -Raymonds Pride 6 5-1 30.26 Johnny Quigley2nd Manorville Magic Manorville Sand - Black Vision 5 5-1 30.32 Paddy Doran3rd Randy Aulton Villa - Melanie 1 5-4f 30.38 Christy Daly4th Ardfert Sean Easy and Slow - Keilduff Fun 3 5-2 30.64 Matt O'Donnell5th Chicita Banana Sail On II - Bonita Banana 2 12-1 30.67 Pat Quinn6th Odell Schooner Sail On II - Odell Tansy 4 16-1 31.23 Ron Peckover Distances ¾, ¾, 3¼, neck, 5¾ (lengths) Competition Report After many years of Carrolls sponsorship the Kerry Group took over advertising their Respond dog food product so the event would be known as the Respond Irish Derby. Leading the entries was the 1987 Puppy Derby champion and 1988 English Greyhound Derby finalist Make History (trained by Johnny Quigley) and the 1987 Irish Greyhound Derby finalists Randy and Ardfert Sean.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 In the first round Randy was fastest in 30.36 sec, justifying large ante-post bets but there was bad news for Satharn Beo who had to be retired following a serious wrist injury. In the second round it was the turn of Ardfert Sean to impress timed at 30.08. Randy and Make History also won. In round three Make History, Randy and Ardfert Sean all completed another victory. The three semi-finals saw Randy catch Make History on the line in 30.32 and then Ardfert Sean defeated Manorville Magic in 30.44. The last semi resulted in the 1,025 yards TV trophy runner-up Chicita Banana come home ahead of the English challenger Odell Schooner in 30.33. Chicita Banana had been bought by Harry Findlay and would soon be on the way to John 'Ginger' McGee. In the final Make History showed first from Randy and Manorville Magic whilst Ardfert Sean missed his break. Randy challenged Make History at the third bend but was cut off allowing Manorville Magic to overtake Randy but it was too late for him to catch Make History. See also 1988 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby