2016 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 2016 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 91st year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland and commenced with the category 2[1] Coronation Cup at Romford Greyhound Stadium which was shown live on Sky Sports .[2] The final event was the Olympic at Brighton & Hove Greyhound Stadium .
The year was overshadowed by the ongoing saga regarding the uncertain future of the Greyhound Racing Association operated tracks of Wimbledon Stadium and Hall Green Stadium . An announcement was made that Wimbledon would close after the running of the 2016 English Greyhound Derby [3] before a six-month reprieve arrived.[4] However it was announced that the stadium would close in March 2017.
Wimbledon's sister track Hall Green remained in danger of being closed following the 2014 sale to Euro Property Investments Ltd.[5] [6]
The premier competition of the year, the English Greyhound Derby, was won by Jaytee Jet [7] and the Irish Derby was taken by Rural Hawaii. Kevin Hutton secured his second successive trainers championship. Mark Wallis won the champion trainer trophy for a record eighth time passing the previous record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr.[8]
The year ended with two notable successes for Towcester , the first was being crowned BAGS/SIS Track Champions (greyhound racing's equivalent to footballs FA Cup and within days it was announced that the track would host the English Greyhound Derby for five years.[9]
Roll of honour [ edit ] Principal UK finals [ edit ] Ladbrokes Golden Jacket , Crayford (23 February, 714m, £17,500) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Patchys Kerry 1 2-5f 44.94 Mark Wallis 2nd Diesel Flo 2 7-1 45.46 Michael Fawsitt 3rd Oneco Sky 5 5-1 45.86 Kevin Boon 4th Racenight Jenny 3 14-1 46.00 June Harvey 5th Clonmoyle Shane 6 20-1 46.22 Jennifer March 6th Droopys Alberta 4 20-1 46.28 Jim Daly
Racing Post Scottish Derby , Shawfield (9 April, 480m, £20,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Hot Pipe 6 25-1 29.09 Jim Brown 2nd Fair Taxes 5 5-1 29.10 Francie Murray 3rd Ballymac Matt 1 4-5f 29.12 Kelly Macari 4th Eden The Kid 3 3-1 29.29 Liz Mcnair 5th Droopys Buick 4 7-2 29.31 Jimmy Wright 6th Leave At Dawn 2 10-1 29.39 Brendan Matthews
William Hill Classic , Sunderland (13 July, 450m, £25,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Roxholme Scolari 3 8-1 26.75 Hayley Keightley 2nd Coolavanny Rebel 6 7-2 26.90 Elaine Parker 3rd Toolmaker Scot 1 5-4f 27.05 Robert Gleeson 4th Southfield Jock 2 7-2 27.11 Seamus Cahill 5th Baran Jack 5 33-1 27.31 Claude Gardiner 6th Jaytee Spartacus 4 5-1 27.33 Paul Young
William Hill Grand Prix , Sunderland (13 July, 640m, £15,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Pinpoint Boom 1 2-5f 39.27 Kelly Macari 2nd Mustang Golden 3 6-1 39.55 Paul Young 3rd Farley Rio 5 14-1 39.88 Kevin Boon 4th Fearsome Code 6 25-1 40.50 Debbie Calvert 5th Swift Leonard 2 14-1 40.60 Gary Carmichael 6th Zulu Baran 4 5-1 41.06 Claude Gardiner
Colossus Bets TV Trophy , Towcester (3 August, 906m, £8,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Borna Mindy 2 7-2 56.57 Diane Henry 2nd Ballymac Bonnie 5 4-6f 56.68 Liam Dowling 3rd Ribble Atom 4 7-2 57.07 Mark Wallis 4th Lemon Lyric 1 40-1 57.30 Paul Young 5th Spa Road Piper 3 16-1 57.31 Kevin Boon 6th Kilfane King 6 40-1 57.36 Pat Doocey
MTS Grand National , Sittingbourne (4 October, 480mH, £8,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Ballymac Manix 2 9-4 29.32 Seamus Cahill 2nd Razldazl Raidio 6 2-5f 29.41 Ricky Holloway 3rd Coolavanny Bono 1 33-1 29.65 Bob Pattinson 4th Fridays Sean 4 25-1 29.78 Julie Luckhurst 5th Bua Frank 5 40-1 29.93 Barry O'Sullivan 6th Sidarian Blitz 3 33-1 00.00 Heather Dimmock
RPGTV Oaks , Belle Vue (14 December, 470m, £10,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Forest Twilight 2 6-4f 27.79 Hayley Keightley 2nd Domino Storm 4 7-4 27.91 Mark Wallis 3rd Droopys Two 6 6-1 27.97 Dean Childs 4th Barnagrane Glen 5 14-1 28.30 Chris Allsopp 5th Huarache Madison 3 6-1 28.37 Kevin Hutton 6th Steely Charm 1 10-1 28.43 John Walton
RPGTV Laurels , Belle Vue (14 December, 470m, £6,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Hiya Butt 3 5-4f 27.49 Hayley Keightley 2nd Oscar Junior 4 11-4 27.63 Charlie Lister OBE 3rd Droopys Country 6 4-1 28.30 Jimmy Wright 4th Charity Dragon 5 10-1 28.70 Pat Rosney 5th Killieford Kane 2 25-1 28.78 Neil Black 6th Dorotas Tiger 1 6-1 28.83 Kevin Hutton
Principal Irish finals [ edit ] Ladbrokes Easter Cup , Shelbourne (19 March, 550y, €25,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Jaytee Jet 5 6-4 29.45 Paul Hennessy 2nd Skywalker Rory 4 7-1 29.62 Graham Holland 3rd Lenson Sanchez 3 6-1 30.08 Pat Buckley 4th Slippery Fred 2 7-2 30.09 Larry Dunne 5th Peregrine Falcon 1 3-1 30.14 Pat Curtin 6th Only For Life 6 33-1 30.19 James Melia
Kirby Memorial Stakes , Limerick (9 April, 525y, €80,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Droopys Roddick 4 7-2 28.09 Pat Buckley 2nd Riverside Oscar 5 20-1 28.65 Graham Holland 3rd Witches Belle 3 5-2 28.86 Liam Twomey 4th Riverside Chip 1 20-1 28.87 Graham Holland 5th Clares Rocket 2 4-6f 29.43 Graham Holland 6th Maytown Eclipse 6 8-1 30.20 Peadar Woods
B.I.F National Produce , Clonmel (22 May, 525y, €30,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Clares Rocket 6 1-2f 28.00 Graham Holland 2nd Anopheles 3 10-1 28.45 Liam Dowling 3rd Crohane Ronnie 5 25-1 28.49 Declan Byrne 4th Jo Jo Fantasy 2 5-1 28.50 Graham Holland 5th Escapism 4 4-1 28.81 Owen McKenna 6th Mountaylor Queen 1 14-1 29.09 Jennifer O'Donnell
Sporting Press Oaks , Shelbourne (11 June, 525y, €25,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Witches Belle 6 6-1 28.44 Liam Twomey 2nd Leamaneigh Mags 5 6-1 28.61 Owen McKenna 3rd Sidarian Pearl 2 1-2f 28.79 Graham Holland 4th Holycross Leah 4 4-1 28.81 James Melia 5th High St Jesse 1 14-1 28.86 Rachel Wheeler 6th Ballymac Sarahjo 3 20-1 28.97 Liam Dowling
Irish Independent Laurels , Cork (16 July, 525y, €30,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Skywalker Manner 2 5-1 28.29 Graham Holland 2nd Farloe Rumble 4 2-1f 28.39 Owen McKenna 3rd Ela Alecko 1 5-2 28.50 Peter Cronin 4th Rural Hawaii 6 6-1 28.57 Graham Holland 5th Must Be Jack 5 5-2 28.64 Peter Cronin 6th Borna Candy 3 14-1 28.88 Ruairi Dwan
Dublin Coach Juvenile Derby , Harolds Cross (14 October, 525y, €22,500) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Droopys Wilbury 2 3-1 28.21 Pat Buckley 2nd Mustang Kasco 1 6-1 28.28 Peter Cronin 3rd Bull Run Bolt 5 6-4f 28.38 Patrick Norris 4th Coolio 6 4-1 28.44 Thomas Burke & John Byrne 5th Droopys Smasher 3 9-2 28.72 Pat Buckley 6th Droopys Jack 4 10-1 28.89 John Linehan
Kerry Agribusiness Irish St Leger , Limerick (29 October, 550y, €25,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trap SP Time Trainer 1st Priceless Brandy 4 4-5f 29.30 Paul Hennessy 2nd Native Chimes 2 8-1 29.75 Johnny O'Sullivan 3rd Jaytee Dutch 5 5-1 29.93 Paul Hennessy 4th Swithins Brae 1 2-1 29.96 Peter Cronin 5th Country Legend 3 10-1 30.00 Maurice Heffernan 6th Leave At Dawn 6 6-1 30.07 Brendan Matthews
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