1980 English Greyhound Derby

April 2022 1980 English Greyhound Derby File:1980 English Greyhound Derby champion Indian Joe.jpg Indian Joe 28 June £35,000 White City Stadium 1979 1981 The 1980 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 28 June 1980 at White City Stadium.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 The winner was Indian Joe and the winning owner Alfie McLean (a bookmaker) received £35,000. The competition was sponsored by the Spillers.Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 110 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 Final result At White City (over 500 metres):http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2032 1980 Greyhound Data PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1stIndian Joe Brave Bran - Minnatonka 613-8jf29.68John Hayes (Ireland)2ndHurry On Bran Brave Bran - Hurry On Hostess 513-8jf29.74Eric Pateman (Wimbledon)3rdYoung Breeze Sage - Scorduff Breeze 17-229.82Jack Coker (Oxford)4thFred Flinstone Itsamiller - Lighthouse Bid 27-129.88 Matt O'Donnell (Ireland)5thCorduroy Itsachampion - Cavity Block 314-130.00John Honeysett (Crayford)6thIskagh Ruler Dark Ruler - Bride To Be 420-130.02Barbara Tompkins (Coventry) Distances ¾, 1, ¾, 1½, head (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 Competition Report The 50th anniversary of the competition was marked by the first prize being increased to £35,000 and the event reverted to the previous format where all of the rounds would take place at White City Stadium. There were many entries from Ireland including the Ger McKenna trained Irish Laurels champion and ante-post favourite Knockrour Slave. Other leading Irish entries were the John Hayes trained Irish Greyhound Derby finalist Indian Joe and Matt O’Donnell's Fred Flintstone. The 1979 finalist Desert Pilot was the leading British entry.Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 170/171/172 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 Indian Joe set a very fast time in round one after recording 29.19 (just three spots slower than the track record) justifying the record £25,000 that his new owner Belfast bookmaker Alfie McLean had paid for him. In a later heat Knockrour Slave recorded 29.23 but Dangerous Lad and Desert Pilot were eliminated. After the second round had been completed Knockrour Slave and the English bred Dodford Bill remained unbeaten but Indian Joe only qualified third from his heat. Uneventful quarter-finals were followed by the first semi-final which saw Old Bolshie being withdrawn leaving Hurry on Bran to win from Corduroy and Indian Joe who had struggled once again but claimed the all-important third place. Young Breeze was a shock winner of the second semi winning from Fred Flinstone and Iskagh Ruler; Knockrour Slave and Dodford Bill both went out after encountering trouble. In the final Indian Joe broke well sitting just behind Corduroy but Fred Flinstone soon took the lead with Indian Joe pursuing. Coming out of the second bend Indian Joe took a decisive lead and held off the fast finishing Hurry on Bran to take the trophy back to Ireland. See also 1980 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby Category:English Greyhound Derby