1970 English Greyhound Derby

April 2022 1970 English Greyhound Derby 1970 English Greyhound Derby Runner Up Little County.jpg 150 px Runner Up Little County 13 June 27 June £9,861 (winner) White City Stadium 1969 1971 The 1970 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 27 June 1970 at White City Stadium.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 The winner was John Silver and the winning owner received £9,861.Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 110 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 John Silver was owned, bred and reared by Reg Young, who later went on to take out a trainer's licence in his own right.Genders Roy The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound 1975 Page Brothers (Norwich) 0-85020-0474 1981 Competition Report The 1970 derby attracted 187 entries and the market leaders were Cals Pick the 1969 Greyhound of the Year, Trafalgar Cup winner Sherwood Glen, Moordyke Spot, Valiant Ray the Select Stakes champion and Hack It Lee. In addition trainer Geoff DeMulder had a greyhound called Little County that was subject to significant ante-post wagers.Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 133/134/135/136 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 The qualifying races were a series of races with no betting to determine which greyhounds would line up as the final 48. On the Monday before the competition got underway 125 hounds took part and Cals Pick, Valiant Ray and Sherwood Glen all failed to progress through. John Silver was the fastest qualifier in 28.94 sec and subsequently became one of the favourites alongside Moordyke Spot. During the first round Moordyke Spot went quickest in 28.74 with John Silver and Little County also winning. The second round pitted Moordyke Spot with John Silver and the latter came out on top in 28.56; Little County remained unbeaten which attracted a £5,000 bet by B.J. Patel to win the event. The semi-finals arrived and DeMulder's Little County won again going into the final unbeaten whilst Moordyke Sport gained quick revenge over John Silver in the second heat. On the run up to final night Little County was backed once again in London bookmakers shops and the bookies now had £25,000 liabilities against the greyhound. The bookmakers made Little County 7-4 favourite for the final but he missed the break as the lids went up. Recovering well he showed good early pace to get into contention by the second bend and then led by the third bend but John Silver, who was involved in early bunching was always in contention before passing Little County to claim a one length victory. The success enabled Barbara Tompkins to claim responsibility for a Derby winner one year after her involvement with Sand Star. John Silver, a British-bred son of 1966 winner Faithful Hope was bred and owned by Reg Young, who later became a promoter at the Milton Keynes track. Final result At White City (over 525 yards):http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2042 1971 Greyhound Data PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1stJohn Silver Faithful Hope - Trojan Silver 211-429.01Barbara Tompkins (Private)2ndLittle County The Grand Silver - No Toast 47-4f29.08 Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green)3rdCorral Romeo Printer's Present - Corral Del 350-129.48Nora Gleeson (Wimbledon)4thHymus Silver Oregon Prince - Little Scamp 6100-729.58Paddy Milligan (Private)5thSirius Shane's Legacy - Jersey Queen 511-229.72 George Curtis (Hove)6thMoordyke Spot Newdown Heather - Nelsons Farewell 19-429.92 Stan Martin (Wimbledon) Distances 1, 5, 1¼, 1¾, 2½ (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Quarter finals Open Races (16 July 1970), page 4 1970 Greyhound Owner 18em start Heat 1 (June 18)PosNameSPTime1st Sirius 10-11f 29.262nd Faithful Dick 11-2 29.273rd Hymus Silver 9-1 29.374th Killinarden Jet 16-129.675th Westpark Toots 10-330.27N/R Shady Shuffle 18em break Heat 2 (June 18)PosNameSPTime1st Kinloch Jewel 7-2 28.992nd Clorinka Castle 20-1 29.393rd Sole Aim 9-229.514th Cash For Dan 11-10f 29.735th Legane Glory 8-129.936th Brillane Clipper 6-1 30.17 18em break Heat 3 (June 18)PosNameSPTime1st John Silver 6-4 28.562nd Moordyke Spot 4-5f 28.783rd Gun Black 12-1 29.244th Star Cheatha 33-1 29.485th Idle Thought 33-1 29.506th Curraroe 40-1 29.90 18em break Heat 4 (June 18)PosNameSPTime1st Little County 2-5f 28.842nd Heather Lad 16-1 29.483rd Corral Romeo 16-129.524th Healthy 7-1 29.645th Mayfield Dan 7-1 29.706th Chicks Chic Chic 10-1 29.76 end Semi finals 25em start First Semi Final (Jun 20)PosName of GreyhoundSPTimeTrainer1st Moordyke Spot 5-4 29.26 Martin2nd John Silver 11-10f 29.36 Tompkins3rd Corral Romeo 66-1 29.50 Gleeson4th Clorinka Castle 33-1 29.64 Geggus5th Gun Black 16-1 29.65 Hodson6th Faithful Dick 20-1 29.85 25em break Second Semi Final (Jun 20)PosName of GreyhoundSPTimeTrainer1st Little County 1-1f 28.74 De Mulder2nd Sirius 7-2 28.84 Curtis3rd Hymus Silver 16-1 29.18 Milligan4th Kinloch Jewel 4-1 29.34 Hookway5th Sole Aim 10-1 29.42 Geggus6th Heather Lad 25-1 29.64 Kovac end See also 1970 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby Category:English Greyhound Derby