1945 Irish Greyhound Derby

1945 Irish Greyhound Derby 17 August Harold's Cross Stadium Dublin 1944 1946 The 1945 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 17 August. Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X The winner Lilac Lucks was owned by M Coolican and trained by Paddy Byrne.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltd Final result At Harold's Cross Stadium, 17 August (over 525 yards): +PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Lilac Luck Printer - Wilton Sandills 4 7-130.12Paddy Byrne2nd Gun Music Cherokee Border - Magic Drama 2 4-1 30.183rdAstra Tanist - Mad Darkie 3 5-4f 30.22Jack Horan4th Tanner Trail Tanist - Miss Erris 1 4-1 Davis5thHighland Kid breeding unknown 6100-7 6thPrevention breeding unknown 5 100-7 Distances ¾, ½ (lengths) Competition Report Mad Tanist returned for another attempt at the Irish Derby and led the ante-post lists along with his full sister Astra. Astra had defeated Mad Tanist in the recent final of the Easter Cup.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions LtdFortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 In the first round Astra equalled the track record of 29.98 secs held by Jungle Freak before Mad Tanist broke the record by recording 29.91. In the second round Astra then won in 29.88 to take the record away from her brother, who also won his heat but injured a toe in the race and would miss the rest of the competition. Lilacs Luck also remained unbeaten, winning in a time of 29.95. The semi-finals began with Astra recovering from a bad start to catch Highland Kid in 30.24, and this was followed by wins for Lilacs Luck (30.41) and Tanner Trail (30.20). A record attendance of 7,000 turned up at Harolds Cross to watch Lilacs Luck provide a shock and win the final. Astra had found trouble at the first bend, and early leaders Gun Music and Tanner Trail crowded each other at the third bend before Lilacs Luck took the lead. Astra made late ground but could not catch Lilacs Luck. Mad Tanist was retired to stud after the event. See also 1945 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby