2015 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

none 2015 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year 2014 2016 2015 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 90th 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 89th 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 Trainer Kevin Hutton secured a last race success with El Pedro that helped him lift his first Trainers Championship.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=127313 Trainers Championship results/ Greyhound Board of Great Britain 2017-09-20 2018-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505065710/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=127313 dead The English Greyhound Derby attracted 273 entries and was won by Rio Quattro while the Irish equivalent was won by Ballymac Matt. Barry Faulkner the Chief Executive of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain who explained that the projected budget from the bookmakers for the fund for the year would be well below £7 million. This meant that it was over 40% lower than 2008 and the seventh consecutive annual decrease was blamed on reduced betting shop greyhound turnover.http://www.gbgb.org.uk/news/2/2015/5/129/GBGB-appoints-new-Chair GBGB appoint new chair/ Greyhound Board of Great Britain 2017-09-20 2017-07-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20170725171746/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/news/2/2015/5/129/GBGB-appoints-new-Chair dead Online streaming of BAGS (Bookmakers’ Afternoon Greyhound Service) racing started via SIS and Mediastream was announced by BAGS chairman Dominic Ford as a possible new revenue source that could benefit the industry.http://www.bosmag.co.uk/dominic-ford-on-bags-and-the-abb/ https://web.archive.org/web/20161124115932/http://www.bosmag.co.uk/dominic-ford-on-bags-and-the-abb/ dead 2016-11-24 Dominic Ford on Bags and the ABB BOS Magazine Two trainers George Andreas and Tony Collett switched back to Sittingbourne from Wimbledon and Patsy Cusack handed over his licence to head man Mark Fenwick. Former Racing Manager Jim Layton and trainer Henry Chalkley both died. At Wimbledon the Merton Council passed the AFC Wimbledon plans for a new football stadium meaning that help was now required from London mayor Boris Johnson. The GRA lease ended in July, which brought the end of greyhound racing in London ever nearer. The year ended with Towcester's team manager Andy Lisemore steering the track to the BAGS/SIS Championship after winning the final at Perry Barr.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/excitement-launch-2016-bags-track-championship/ EXCITEMENT AT LAUNCH OF 2016 BAGS TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP 21 July 2016 Greyhound Star Swift Hoffman was named Greyhound of the Year and Mark Wallis picked up the champion trainer accolade and in the process equalled the record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr. Roll of honour Major Winners Award Name of Winner2015 English Greyhound Derby Rio Quattro2015 Irish Greyhound Derby Ballymac MattGreyhound Trainer of the YearMark Wallis (Towcester)Greyhound of the YearSwift HoffmanIrish Greyhound of the YearBallymac Matt GTA Chelsea Glass Trainers Championship, Sittingbourne (23 March)http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=127313 Trainers Championship results/ Greyhound Board of Great Britain 2017-09-20 2018-05-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505065710/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=127313 dead Pos Name of Trainer Points1st Kevin Hutton 532ndMark Wallis 463rdSeamus Cahill 384th Paul Young325thJohn Mullins 296thDean Childs26 BAGS/SIS Track Championship, Perry Barr (23 December) Pos Track Points1st Towcester 672nd Newcastle573rd Hall Green 514th Belle Vue 375th Romford 376th Monmore 31 Principal UK finals Ladbrokes Golden Jacket, Crayford (24 February, 714m, £17,500)http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsRace.aspx?id=1738541 Golden Jacket final Greyhound Board of Great BritainSeptember 2026 InternetArchiveBot PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stWiki Waki Woo46-144.99Angie Kibble2ndBubbly Time35-145.07Tony Gifkins3rdRacenight Jenny11-1f45.41Tony Collett4thBlack Francis25-145.42Mark Wallis5thMillwards Amy520-145.60Paul Young6thMalls Pride68-145.86Paul Young Racing Post Scottish Derby, Shawfield (12 April, 480m, £20,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stSwift Hoffman 6 6-4f 28.98 Pat Rosney2ndCashen Maureen 5 10-1 29.24 June McCombe3rdCoolavanny Jap 1 7-2 29.58 Pat Buckley4thLenson Sanchez 3 6-1 29.66 Pat Buckley5thLa Cuchilla 2 3-1 29.74Steve Race6thSave The Don 4 7-1 00.00 Fraser Black William Hill Classic, Sunderland (15 July, 450m, £25,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stNo But 2 5-2 27.00 Julie Calvert2ndPinpoint Finas 1 7-2 27.07Kelly Macari3rdBubbly Ninja 3 5-1 27.14 Paul Young4thConna Trigger6 2-1f 27.37 Kelly Macari5thJolly Tricks 4 7-2 27.42 Kevin HuttonN/RLaughing Gravy5 Lame David Pruhs William Hill Grand Prix, Sunderland (15 July, 640m, £15,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stBubbly Gold1 4-1 39.79 Paul Young2ndDinzeo5 7-2 39.84 Harry Crapper3rdFarley Rio4 5-2 39.86 Kevin Boon4thToottoottootsie 6 6-4f 39.97 Paul Prior5thTeejays Panther 2 4-1 39.98 Paul YoungN/RJaytee China 3 LamePaul Young Colossus Bets TV Trophy, Towcester (18 August, 906m, £8,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stBallymac Bonnie4 2-1jf 55.44 Liam Dowling2ndBubbly Time1 9-2 55.72 Tony Gifkins3rdRibble Atom2 5-1 55.80 Mark Wallis4thDroopys Cottage 5 2-1jf 55.86 Dean Childs5thDroopys Tamera 6 8-1 55.95 Dean Childs6thAlma Prince 3 20-1 56.00 Alec Stone Totepool 69th East Anglian Derby, Yarmouth (16 September, 462m, £15,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stDo It For Twiggy 113-8f 27.82 Erica Samuels2ndSouthfield Jock 4 3-1 27.88 Seamus Cahill3rdCalco Flyer 3 9-2 28.01 Mark Wallis4thUrban Road 5 20-1 28.06 Ray Pleasants5thFarloe Brae 2 20-1 28.26 Richard Devenish6thBallymac Brogan6 2-1 28.32 Seamus Cahill Chelsea Glass Grand National, Sittingbourne (6 October, 480mH, £8,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stMo's Bullet4 7-1 29.80 Ricky Holloway2ndJulius George1 7-2 29.82 Tony Taylor3rdSoviet Jackson 6 7-4f 29.89 John Mullins4thBizarro 2 20-1 29.99 Tony Taylor5thAffane Duke 3 6-1 30.12 Tony Taylor6thCastlelyons Cofi 5 5-2 30.51 Tony Taylor William Hill St Leger, Wimbledon (10 November, 687m, £25,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stFizzypop Buddy 3 9-2 41.49 June Harvey2ndDroopys Tamera 5 10-1 41.88 Dean Childs3rd Roxholme Dream 2 7-2 41.99 Hayley Keightley4th Teejayspowerhawk1 16-1 42.06 Paul Young5th Ferryforth Fran6 33-1 42.31 Mark Wallis6th Diego Flight4 8-11f 42.45 Liz McNair ECC Timber Oaks, Belle Vue (9 December, 470m, £15,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stDomino Storm 3 5-2 27.59 Mark Wallis2ndEvanta Evita5 5-1 27.85 Mark Wallis3rdBromwich Sue1 12-1 27.93 Lynn Cook4thTyrur Caroline2 1-1f 28.06 Charlie Lister OBE5thRoxholme Hottie4 6-1 28.17 Hayley Keightley6thNewinn This Way6 20-1 28.24 Carla Hendy ECC Timber Laurels, Belle Vue (9 December, 470m, £6,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stMillwards Whitey3 6-4f 27.87 Dean Childs2ndTaranis Bolt6 3-1 28.01 Kevin Hutton3rdOn Alert4 3-1 28.18 Hayley Keightley4thBlakes Turbo2 12-1 28.55 Geraldine Kovac 5thRock Me Kewell5 16-1 28.62 Michael Hurst6thBallymac Ricky 1 9-2 28.68 Leonard O'Hanlon Principal Irish finals Dandelion Bar & Nightclub Easter Cup, Shelbourne (21 March, 550y, €25,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1st Sidarian Blaze2 6-4 29.52 Graham Holland2nd Slippery Fred1 5-4f 29.59 Larry Dunne3rdCoran Sky3 5-1 29.83 Graham Holland4thGaytime Hawk4 16-4? 29.85 Graham Holland5thHighview Premier6 14-1 29.96 Gerry Merriman6thLaughil Duke5 10-1 30.13 Patrick Guilfoyle Con & Anne Kirby Memorial Stakes, Limerick (4 April, 525y, €80,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stCable Bay4 6-1 28.11 Brendan Matthews2nd Rural Hawaii6 5-4f 28.25 Graham Holland3rdCountry Legend 1 4-1 28.39 Maurice Heffernan4thDroopys Braedon3 5-2 28.40 Sharlene Higgins5thIvy Hill Bart5 10-1 28.71 Noel Hehir6thBeaming Boost2 5-1 28.82 Pat Buckley Irish Independent Laurels, Cork (9 May, 525y, €30,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stMidtown Raffa2 2-1f 28.31 Maurice O’Connor2ndBurgess Rumble5 7-1 28.69 Sheila Spillane3rdMimis Ace 6 5-1 28.70 John Kiely4thDrive On Royal4 7-2 28.84 Thomas O’Donovan5thSkywalker Echo 1 8-1 29.16 Frances O’Donnell6thKnocktoo Garry 3 5-2 29.17 Neilus O’Connell B.I.F National Produce, Clonmel (14 June, 525y, €30,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1st Ballybough Mondo2 3-1 28.55 Murt Leahy2ndAmazing Dude1 1-2f 28.65 Graham Holland3rdHaughty Slippers5 7-1 28.69 Frank Clune4thJustice Matters3 8-1 28.83 Jerry Griffin5thMaggies Lucy6 7-1 28.90 James Robinson6thBallybough Mike4 5-2 29.11 Murt Leahy Sporting Press Oaks, Shelbourne (20 June, 525y, €25,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stBallydoyle Honey1 1-5f 28.47 Graham Holland2ndHovex Princess 5 8-1 28.52 Graham Holland3rdRavenswood Emily2 14-1 28.70 Gerard Barber4thAwaywitdepixies6 20-1 28.77 Paul Hennessy5thPiercestown Lucy3 8-1 28.87 Thomas ColemanN/RJumeirah Dancer4 Jimmy Buckley Doire Construction Champion Stakes, Shelbourne (25 July, 550y, €15,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stSidarian Vega1 2-1jf 29.64 Graham Holland2ndBudgie Bypass6 8-1 29.81 Paul Hennessy 3rdParadise Maverick4 4-1 29.87 Pat Buckley4thRiverside Pat2 6-1 30.04 Graham Holland5thBarefoot Artist5 14-1 30.64 Paul Hennessy6thMidtown Raffa3 2-1jf 30.85 Maurice O’Connor Dublin Coach Puppy Derby, Harolds Cross (16 October, 525y, €22,500)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stAnopheles 3 10-1 28.54 Liam Dowling2ndHee Haws Sheriff 1 2-1 28.57 Ian Reilly3rdJaytee Dutch 6 4-5f 28.58 Paul Hennessy4thBlack Alder2 6-1 28.76 Peter Comerford5thTrade Freddie4 7-1 28.81 John Touhy6thSkywalker Archie 5 14-1 28.99 Patrick Guilfoyle Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger, Limerick (31 October, 550y, €25,000)PosName of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer1stSkywalker Rory 6 7-2 29.47 Patrick Guilfoyle2ndSidarian Vega4 6-1 29.89 Graham Holland3rdOffshore Bound 1 2-1jf 30.31 Owen McKenna4th Jaytee Valencia 2 6-1 30.59 Paul Hennessy5thPeregrine Falcon3 2-1jf 30.69 Patrick O'Brien6thTyrur Tommy5 7-2 00.00 PJ Fahy References 30em Category:Greyhound racing in the United 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