1980 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

The 1980 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 54th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[1]

Summary

Bristol and Monmore join the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS), which is currently supplied by White City Manchester, Hackney, Wembley and Harringay.^[2]

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
1980 English Greyhound Derby	Indian Joe ^[3] ^[4]
1980 Irish Greyhound Derby	Suir Miller ^[5] ^[6]
1980 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Decoy Sovereign ^[7]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	Pat Mullins
Greyhound of the Year	Sport Promoter
Irish Greyhound of the Year	Indian Joe

Grand National, White City (April 5 500m h, £4,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Gilt Edge Flyer	Eric Pateman	4-5f	30.22	1
2nd	Westlands Steve	Gunner Smith	10-1	30.92	4
3rd	Teenage Heather	David Kinchett	20-1	30.95	3
4th	Ballymena Moon	George Curtis	4-1	31.11	6
5th	Scintillas Rock	Frank Melville	16-1	31.63	5
6th	Right Arkle	Ted Dickson	4-1	00.00	2

Scottish Greyhound Derby, Shawfield (Aug 9, 500m, £3,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Decoy Sovereign	Joe Cobbold	4-1	30.68	5
2nd	Coolarota	Ray Andrews	10-1	31.16	3
3rd	Jon Barrie	Ray Andrews	5-4f	31.32	2
4th	Corleish Ron		10-1	31.38	4
5th	Barley Field	Joe Kelly	5-2	31.62	1
6th	Town View Evert	Ray Andrews	7-1	31.66	6

The Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 18, 640m, £5,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Sport Promoter	Pat Mullins	2-1jf	40.17	4
2nd	North Rain	Geoff De Mulder	11-4	40.25	5
3rd	Boys Town	Pat Mullins	6-1	40.33	6
4th	Honeygar Kid	Ray Andrews	66-1	40.63	2
5th	Knockerlay Star	Adam Jackson	2-1jf	40.69	3
6th	Johns Luck	Norah McEllistrim	20-1	41.25	1

↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
↑ "Remember When - September". Greyhound Star.
↑ Dick, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, pages 170/171/172. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
↑ "1980". Greyhound Data.
↑ Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-2006. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0709-0609.
↑ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.

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Greyhound stadiums in Ireland
Current (Republic of Ireland)	Clonmel Cork Dundalk Enniscorthy Galway Kilkenny Lifford Limerick Longford Mullingar Newbridge Shelbourne Park Thurles Tralee Waterford Youghal
Current (Northern Ireland)	Derry Drumbo Park
Former (Republic of Ireland)	Ballybunion Cork (Show Grounds) Cork (Western Road) Dundalk (Ramparts) Harold's Cross Limerick (Markets Field) Navan Newbridge (St Conleth's Park)
Former (Northern Ireland)	Celtic Park Dunmore Stadium