1964 Irish Greyhound Derby

None 1964 Irish Greyhound Derby 8 August £1,500 (winner) Shelbourne Park Dublin 1963 1965 The 1964 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 8 August 1964.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X The winner Wonder Valley won £1,500 and was owned and trained by Jack Mullan.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltd Final result At Shelbourne, 8 August (over 525 yards): PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Wonder Valley Pigalle Wonder - Racing Millie 3 4-5f 29.30Jack Mullan2nd Granada Chief The Grand Prince - Mankoya Rose 2 100-8 29.58Tommy Barrett3rd Picture Reply True Picture - Please Reply 13-1 29.61Tommy Kane4th Jet Control Crazy Parachute - Shrewd Toss 4 33-1 E Stewart5th Gleaming There Hi There - Glittering Gleam 5 9-1 Gay McKenna6th Chubby Crackers The Grand Fire - Patsy's Sister 6 5-1 Mrs M.McGranaghan Distances 4½, neck (lengths) Competition Report In the first round, Jack Mullan’s 77 pound Wonder Valley recorded an extremely fast 29.47, propelling himself to competition favourite. The dark brindle dog had not performed well in the 1964 English Greyhound Derby going out in the first round but he followed up his first round win with an even faster time of 29.27 in round two.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd The Derby looked destined to go to Wonder Valley who was described by some of the press as one of the fastest greyhound's that they had ever seen. The best of the others in round two were Chubby Crackers (29.44), Gleaming There (29.55) and Granada Chief (29.71), Rex Again (29.83) and Bannside King (29.95).Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 In the semi-finals Wonder Valler missed the break stumbling out of the traps and looked destined to be knocked out but he recovered a ten length deficit to qualify for the final in second place. Chubby Crackers beat Picture Reply and Jet Control beat Granada Chief in the other two semi-finals. In the final Wonder Valley soon took the lead from Picture Reply by the second bend and his back straight pace pulled him clear as he crossed the line to win in 29.30. Wonder Valley never had the chance to win further competitions because he was retired to stud in the United States. See also 1964 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby