1951 Irish Greyhound Derby

1951 Irish Greyhound Derby 17 August £500 (winner) Harold's Cross Stadium Dublin 1950 1952 The 1951 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 17 August 1951.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X The winner Carmodys Tanist won a reduced prize of £500 and was trained by Dicky Myles and owned by Frances Chandler.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltd Final result At Harold's Cross, 17 August (over 525 yards): +PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainerNotes1st Carmodys Tanist Mad Tanist - Castletown Skinner 3 4-1 29.64 Dicky MylesTrack record2nd Locht Seal Ballyhennessy Seal - Linda 6 fav 29.72Tom Lynch3rdMiss Genei Bella's Prince - Captured Confey 1 4-1 30.20Henry Lalor4th Noble Greason unknown 5 Tom Lynch5thDaring Prince unknown 4 Mary D'Arcy6thDooneen Miss Mad Tanist - Imperial Girl 2 10-1 Tom Lynch Distances 1, 6 (lengths) Competition Report A disappointing fact regarding the 1951 Derby was the reduction in prize money for the winner from £1,000 to just £500. The leading greyhound in Ireland at the time Champion Prince owned by Dan Maher was a notable absentee when the first round began.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd Trainer Tom Lynch steered three hounds through to the final; he had previously trained a runner-up in Down Signal and had been devastated at Imperial Dancer's exit the previous year. Lynch would later marry the sister of Gay McKenna.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 The first semi-final was won by Locht Seal from Miss Gemnei and Carmodys Tanist in 29.85, despite the fact that Sterope had led by three lengths in the home straight before suffering cramp and finishing last. The second semi-final saw Daring Prince beat Noble Greason and Dooneen Miss in 29.84. In the final Carmodys Tanist led all the way holding off Locht Seal, the other four runners found trouble at the first bend and were never in contention. Carmodys Tanist, a black dog, had been knocked out of the English Greyhound Derby in the second round when trained by Noreen Collin. His owner Mrs Frances Chandler then sent the greyhound to Dublin trainer Dickie Myles for the Irish Derby. At the presentation Frances was in Italy so her brother in law Ronnie Chandler accepted the trophy, Ronnie was the only member of the famous Chandler family to train greyhounds. See also 1951 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby