2005 English Greyhound Derby

English Derby Winner 2005 – Westmead Hawk


2005 English Greyhound Derby
Location Wimbledon Stadium

The 2005 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place in June & July with the final being held on 2 July 2005 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Westmead Hawk received the title and £100,000 in prize money. [1]

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]

Position Greyhound Breeding Trap Sectional SP Finish Time Trainer
1st Westmead HawkSonic Flight - Mega Delight45.115-4f28.56Nick Savva (Private)
2nd Blonde MacCool Performance - Garry Special14.9133-128.71Arthur Hitch (Private)
3rd Blue MajesticTop Honcho - Marinas Tina35.006-128.95Seamus Graham (Ireland)
4th Mineola FarloeTop Honcho - Farloe Dingle54.977-128.99Seamus Graham (Ireland)
5th Ningbo JackHoncho Classic - Pennys Spotlight24.903-129.05Charlie Lister (Private)
6th Geldrops TouchDroopys Vieri - Sporting Cleo64.947-229.06Owen McKenna (Ireland)

Distances

1¾, 3, ½, ¾, short head (lengths)

Race Report

The 2005 title was won by Westmead Hawk. It was the second year in a row that trainer Nick Savva won. After coming last out of the traps and having found trouble in the race, the winner was at the back of the field for most of the final. However, he ran on strong and took the lead just before the finishing line, providing a great climax to the race.

See also

References

  1. Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.
  2. "2005". Greyhound Data.
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