1996 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

The 1996 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 70th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
1996 English Greyhound Derby	Shanless Slippy ^[2] ^[3]
1996 Irish Greyhound Derby	Tina Marina ^[4]
1996 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Burnpark Lord ^[5]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	Linda Mullins
Greyhound of the Year	Spring Rose
Irish Dog and Bitch of the Year	Mountleader Peer / Tina Marina

Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Grand National, Hall Green (Mar 27, 474m h, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Dynamic Display	Barry O'Sullivan	7-2	29.23	2
2nd	Diamond Hero	Les Lawrence	7-2	29.25	1
3rd	Fear Faire		7-2	29.27	5
4th	Colorado Joker	Maria Nierobisz	5-1	29.39	3
5th	Doctor Fox	David Mullins	3-1f	29.53	4
6th	Ebony Lad	Kim Marlow	9-1	29.61	6

BBC TV Trophy, Walthamstow (Apr 6, 820m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Suncrest Sail	Charlie Lister	7-2	51.75	2
2nd	Martinstown Gem	Patsy Byrne	3-1	51.87	4
3rd	High Knight	Graham Sharp	9-4f	52.11	1
4th	Miss Piggy		5-2	52.23	6
5th	Autumn Tiger	S Brunt	16-1	52.31	3
6th	Dusty Image	C Finch	50-1	52.71	5

Regal Scottish Derby, Shawfield (Apr 27, 480m, £20,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Burnpark Lord	Dave Hopper	5-2	29.32	1
2nd	Carnegie	Robinson Ire	14-1	29.40	5
3rd	Quick Tune	Gordon Hodson	3-1	29.44	6
4th	Heres Andy	Paul Stringer	6-4f	29.54	2
5th	Cill Dubh Sam	Hazel Dickson	20-1	29.74	4
6th	Murlens Link	Willie Frew	3-1	29.94	3

Reading Masters, Reading (May 13, 465m, £20,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Doyougetit	Tony Meek	2-5f	27.99	6
2nd	Come On Royal	Barry McIntosh	6-1	28.11	3
3rd	Mottos Gold	Arthur Hitch	8-1	28.23	2
4th	El Grand Senor	Linda Mullins	11-2	28.29	1
5th	Mi Cooper	Kennerley	7-1		4
N/R	Gold Dempsey	Terry Kibble

Laurent-Perrier Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 5, 640m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Spring Rose	Charlie Lister	4-7f	39.05+	6
2nd	Sadlers Return	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	9-2	39.61	2
3rd	Level Coaster	Bob Hall	9-2	39.71	5
4th	Deenside Sport	Dick Hawkes	25-1	39.87	1
5th	Honest Guv	Chris Duggan	50-1	40.11	3
6th	Hilton Patch	Natalie Savva	14-1	40.31	4

+Track Record

Ike Morris Laurels, Wimbledon (Oct 12, 460m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	El Grand Senor	Linda Mullins	9-4f	27.52	1
2nd	Pavilion Rock	Sam Sykes	11-4	27.94	2
3rd	Sandwichsunshine	Peter Rich	4-1	27.98	5
4th	Im Trigo	Tom Foster	10-1	27.99	4
5th	Killila Johno	Sam Sykes	20-1	28.09	6
6th	Night Trooper	Nikki Adams	7-2	28.29	3

Wendy Fair St Leger, Wembley (Nov 15, 655m, £12,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Spring Rose	Charlie Lister	2-5f	39.29+	6
2nd	Wise Beauty	Patsy Byrne	7-1	39.91	2
3rd	Dinan Wonder	Charlie Lister	10-1	39.93	1
4th	Bonnies Major	Steve Davis	10-1	40.09	5
5th	Level Coaster	Bob Hall	12-1	40.11	4
6th	One For Tarbert	Graham Holland	33-1	40.63	3

+Track Record

↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2008). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-534.
↑ "1996". Greyhound Data.
↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
↑ Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-2006. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0709-0609.
↑ 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