2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

The 2002 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 76th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
2002 English Greyhound Derby	Allen Gift ^[2] ^[3]
2002 Irish Greyhound Derby	Bypass Byway ^[4]
2002 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Priceless Rebel ^[5]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	Linda Jones
Greyhound of the Year	Droopys Rhys
Irish Dog and Bitch of the Year	Bypass Byway / Longvalley Tina

William Hill Grand National, Wimbledon (Mar 19, 460m h, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Ballyvorda Class	Tom Foster	7-4f	28.24	6
2nd	Top Jock	Seamus Cahill	5-2	28.36	1
3rd	Notanotherphoto	Ray Peacock	5-2	28.48	2
4th	Patriot Man	Barry O'Sullivan	8-1	28.58	5
5th	Corelish Cruiser	Tom Foster	10-1	28.64	4
6th	Born To Go	Tom Foster	14-1	29.00	3

Regal Scottish Derby, Shawfield (Apr 13, 480m, £25,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Priceless Rebel	Paul Hennessy	5-2	29.08	1
2nd	Santovita	Charlie Lister	1-1f	29.10	2
3rd	Droopys Rhys	Ted Soppitt	3-1	29.30	3
4th	Seskin Robert	Charlie Lister	10-1	29.64	6
5th	Knockeevan King	Tom Flaherty	10-1	29.78	5
6th	Blonde Countess	John Mullins	66-1	29.80	4

Reading Masters, Reading (Jul 7, 465m, £20,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Aranock Lance	Paul Young	7-1	27.95	4
2nd	Willie Go Fa	Brian Clemenson	3-1	28.05	3
3rd	Bruno	Richard Christie	4-1	28.17	6
4th	Lochbo Hunter	Gary Sallis	16-1	28.29	1
5th	Lozzas Dream	Derek Knight	10-11f	28.33	2
6th	Droopys Omega	Nikki Chambers	33-1	28.47	5

William Hill Cesarewitch, Oxford (Jul 23, 645m, £5,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Cuba	Brian Clemenson	4-5f	40.18	3
2nd	Ali Qapu Oak	Richard Ward	10-1	40.26	1
3rd	Maui Magic	Brian Clemenson	5-1	40.40	6
4th	Toms Monarch	Paul Walden	25-1	40.65	5
5th	Oddser McDuff	Steven Harrison	9-2	40.67	2
6th	Lottys Magic	Brian Clemenson	10-1	40.71	4

William Hill Gold Collar, Catford (Sep 21, 555m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Shevchenko	Seamus Cahill	4-5f	35.13	4
2nd	Cill Dubh Turbo	Nick Savva	11-4	35.39	5
3rd	Ballymac Rumbles	Norah McEllistrim	14-1	35.31	6
4th	Fairhill Star	Maxine Locke	12-1	35.40	2
5th	Bockos the Bizz	Tony Taylor	3-1	35.66	1
N/R	Droopys Candice	Brian Clemenson	i/s		3

Victor Chandler Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 5, 640m, £10,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Sheriff Bow Wow	John Mullins	8-1	40.05	5
2nd	Cuba	Brian Clemenson	7-2	40.19	3
3rd	Alibulk Lad	Dilys Steels	10-3	40.20	6
4th	Blonde Lass	John Mullins	11-4f	40.24	2
5th	Countrywide Mean	Paul Young	10-1	40.54	4
6th	Daphs Babe	Graham Sharp	6-1	40.70	1

William Hill TV Trophy, Wimbledon (Oct 1, 868m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Serious Dog	Paul Young	4-1	55.17	4
2nd	Form of Magic	Brian Clemenson	7-4f	55.18	6
3rd	Downdaniel Jewel	Derek Knight	6-1	55.28	5
4th	Knockaun Tiger	Charlie Lister	7-2	55.38	2
5th	Metric Tiger	John Haynes	6-1	55.54	3
6th	Rosden Chewy	Seamus Cahill	10-1	55.68	1

William Hill Laurels, Belle Vue (Oct 22, 465m, £8,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Full Cigar	Liz McNair	11-4	27.94	2
2nd	April Playboy	Ken Bebbington	11-2	28.34	3
3rd	Droopys Hewitt	Nick Savva	7-4f	28.54	5
4th	Scorched Economy	John Walton	33-1	28.72	4
5th	Lozzas Dream	Derek Knight	5-2	28.89	1
6th	Later	Pat Rosney	14-1	29.04	6

William Hill St Leger, Wimbledon (Nov 5, 660m, £12,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Alibuk Lad	Dilys Steels	10-1	40.95	4
2nd	Sheriff Bow Wow	John Mullins	12-1	41.05	6
3rd	Form of Magic	Brian Clemenson	7-4f	41.08	5
4th	Arun Sky	Derek Knight	3-1	41.11	1
5th	Frisby Fassan	Harry Crapper	3-1	41.13	3
6th	Opus Magic	Pat Thompson	12-1	41.33	2

William Hill Oaks, Wimbledon (Dec 3, 480m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Purley Queen	Norah McEllistrim	8-1	29.14	2
2nd	Simply Vintage	Tom Foster	6-4f	29.32	4
3rd	Knockeevan Hollie	Paul Young	7-4	29.34	6
4th	Armani Pearl	Jim Reynolds	8-1	29.35	3
5th	Southlodge Rage	Nick Colton	8-1	29.38	1
6th	Purely Belter	Cheryl Miller	7-1	29.39	5

↑ Hobbs, Jonathan (2008). Greyhound Annual 2008. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-534.
↑ "2002". 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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

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