1989 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

1989 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

The 1989 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 63rd year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
1989 English Greyhound Derby	Lartigue Note
1989 Irish Greyhound Derby	Manorville Magic
1989 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Airmount Grand
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	John McGee Sr.
Greyhound of the Year	Waltham Abbey
Irish Greyhound of the Year	Manorville Magic

Principal UK races

Daily Mirror Grand National, Hall Green (April 1, 474m h, £3,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Lemon Chip	Philip Rees Jr.	1-1f	29.84	5
2nd	Blazing Home	Philip Rees Jr.	3-1	29.85	1
3rd	Gizmo Pasha	Linda Mullins	9-1	29.91	6
4th	Columbkille Jet	Paddy Hancox	6-1	29.97	2
5th	Indianna Scarlet	Terry O'Sullivan	14-1	30.00	3
6th	Belmore Captain	Tom Foster	14-1	30.34	4

BBC TV Trophy, Catford (April 11, 850m, £8,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Proud To Run	Harry White	4-5f	55.25+	4
2nd	Catunda Flame	Russ Kinsey	6-1	55.95	2
3rd	Jet Streamer		10-1	56.15	5
4th	Clydes Dolores		8-1	56.43	3
5th	Manx Sky	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	16-1	56.71	6
6th	Dunait		7-1	56.81	1

+Track Record

Ladbrokes Scottish Derby, Shawfield (May 13, 500m, £10,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Airmount Grand	Gerald Kiely	1-1f	30.03	6
2nd	Galtymore Lad	Geoff De Mulder	6-4	30.07	4
3rd	Atlantic Jet	Harry Crapper	7-1	30.25	1
4th	Alley Bally	Terry Dartnall	8-1	30.33	2
5th	Arrow House	B Wilson	12-1	30.53	3
N/R	Decoy Regan Lass	Kevin Cobbold

Scurry Gold Cup, Catford (Jul 16, 385m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Nans Brute	Bill Masters	16-1	23.59	3
2nd	Angelo Carlotti	Terry Munslow	10-1	23.73	2
3rd	Lissadell Tiger	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	5-1	23.77	6
4th	Pure Gold	Bill Masters	10-1	23.78	5
5th	Pretty Magic	David Ingram-Seal	10-1	23.86	4
6th	Hello Blackie	Roger York	4-6f	24.06	1

Gold Collar, Catford (Sep 16, 555m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Burgess Ruby	Arthur Boyce	11-8f	34.72	1
?	Festival Wonder	John McGee Sr.
?	Risky Friend	Dinky Luckhurst
?	Fennessys Gold	Ray Peacock
?	Peaceful Spring
?	Sard	John McGee Sr.

Track Bookmakers Cesarewitch, Belle Vue (Sep 23, 853m, £3,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Minnies Siren	Kenny Linzell	5-4f	56.03	6
2nd	Saquita	Dennis Jewell	4-1	56.06	5
3rd	Catunda Flame	Russ Kinsey	9-4	56.12	2
4th	Manx Jet	Nigel Saunders	10-1	56.32	4
5th	Spring Flower	Linda Mullins	20-1	56.50	3
6th	Benedene Rose	Peter Payne	10-1	56.53	1

Laurent-Perrier Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 7, 640m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Waltham Abbey	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	2-1	39.91	4
2nd	Chicita Banana	John McGee Sr.	7-4f	39.99	5
3rd	Hello Blackie	Roger York	16-1	40.05	1
4th	Sard	John McGee Sr.	9-1	40.47	2
5th	Hot Fluff	Arthur Hitch	8-1	40.51	3
6th	Exile Energy	Gary Baggs	8-1	40.81	6

St Georges Hospital Oaks, Wimbledon (Oct 28, 480m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Nice And Lovely	Derek Tidswell	9-4	29.02	6
2nd	Glengiblin Flash	T Batterbee	8-1	29.18	4
3rd	Nans Brute	Bill Masters	2-1f	29.19	2
4th	Crohane Lucy	Tony Lucas	5-1	29.22	1
5th	Blend of Magic	Molly Redpath	8-1	29.38	5
6th	Alley Bally	Terry Dartnall	5-1	29.50	3

St Leger, Wembley (Nov 17, 655m, £8,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Manx Marajax	Nigel Saunders	33-1	39.87	5
2nd	Chiltern Sarah	Peggy Cope	16-1	39.93	4
3rd	Trans Mercedes	Mal Thomas	5-2	39.99	1
4th	Crohane Lucy	Tony Lucas	11-4	40.09	2
5th	Chicita Banana	John McGee Sr.	2-1f	40.29	6
6th	Murlens Panther	Geoff De Mulder	6-1	40.47	3

Ike Morris Laurels, Wimbledon (Dec 23, 460m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Parquet Pal	Arthur Hitch	9-4	27.68	2
2nd	Daring Duke	John Honeysett	7-1	27.84	1
3rd	Westmead Havoc	Natalie Savva	14-1	27.88	4
4th	Yes Speedy	John McGee Sr.	7-4f	27.89	3
5th	Glenvale Boy	Geoff De Mulder	7-1	27.90	5
6th	Slippy Blue	Kenny Linzell	5-1	27.94	6