1945 Irish Greyhound Derby

The 1945 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 17 August. [1]

1945 Irish Greyhound Derby
VenueHarold's Cross Stadium
LocationDublin
End date17 August

The winner Lilac Lucks was owned by M Coolican and trained by Paddy Byrne.[2]

Final result

At Harold's Cross Stadium, 17 August (over 525 yards):

Position Name of Greyhound Breeding Trap SP Time Trainer
1st Lilac LuckPrinter - Wilton Sandills47-130.12Paddy Byrne
2nd Gun MusicCherokee Border - Magic Drama24-130.18
3rd AstraTanist - Mad Darkie35-4f30.22Jack Horan
4th Tanner TrailTanist - Miss Erris14-1Davis
5th Highland Kidbreeding unknown6100-7
6th Preventionbreeding unknown5100-7

Distances

¾, ½ (lengths)

Competition Report

Mad Tanist returned for another attempt at the Irish Derby and led the ante-post lists along with his full sister Astra. Astra had defeated Mad Tanist in the recent final of the Easter Cup.[3][4]

In the first round Astra equalled the track record of 29.98 secs held by Jungle Freak before Mad Tanist broke the record by recording 29.91. In the second round Astra then won in 29.88 to take the record away from her brother, who also won his heat but injured a toe in the race and would miss the rest of the competition. Lilacs Luck also remained unbeaten, winning in a time of 29.95.[4]

The semi-finals began with Astra recovering from a bad start to catch Highland Kid in 30.24, and this was followed by wins for Lilacs Luck (30.41) and Tanner Trail (30.20).[4]

A record attendance of 7,000 turned up at Harolds Cross to watch Lilacs Luck provide a shock and win the final. Astra had found trouble at the first bend, and early leaders Gun Music and Tanner Trail crowded each other at the third bend before Lilacs Luck took the lead. Astra made late ground but could not catch Lilacs Luck.[3] Mad Tanist was retired to stud after the event.

See Also

1945 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

References
  1. Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. p. 261. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
  2. Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland. Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
  3. Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981. Victory Irish Promotions Ltd.
  4. Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0709-0609.
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