1994 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

1994 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
1994 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
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The 1994 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 68th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
1994 English Greyhound Derby	Moral Standards ^[2] ^[3]
1994 Irish Greyhound Derby	Joyful Tidings ^[4]
1994 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Droopys Sandy ^[5]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	John McGee Sr.
Greyhound of the Year	Westmead Chick
Irish Greyhound of the Year	Joyful Tidings

News

The Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) allowed Slippy Corner to participate in the Ike Morris Laurels at Wimbledon, which signalled the end of their policy on disqualification and brought them in line with National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) rules. Previously any greyhound disqualified was not allowed to compete on a GRA track, whereas under NGRC rules you were allowed a second chance.^[6]

Principal UK races

Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Grand National, Hall Green (Mar 26, 474m h, £5,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Randy Savage	Kevin Connor	8-1	29.50	5
2nd	Heavenly Dream	Linda Mullins	5-2	29.66	6
3rd	Gis A Smile	Phil Rees Jr.	11-10f	29.98	2
4th	Jamesie Cotter	Tom Foster	8-1	30.28	3
5th	Super Spy	Linda Mullins	16-1	30.32	1
6th	Hi Brazil Sam	Tom Lanceman	12-1	30.52	4

BBC TV Trophy, Sunderland (Apr 6, 827m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Jubilee Rebecca	Gordon Rooks	2-1	53.13	1
2nd	Killeenagh Dream		7-2	53.75	4
3rd	Decoy Lynx	Pam Cobbold	4-1	53.83	6
4th	Newry Town		13-8f	53.93	2
5th	Mossfield Fire	Pat McCombe	50-1	54.25	3
6th	Tonduff Susie		12-1	54.33	5

Reading Masters, Reading (Apr 30, 465m, £20,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Druids Elprado	John McGee Jr.	11-8	27.99	1
2nd	Longvalley Manor	John Coleman	10-1	28.11	5
3rd	Farmer Patrick	Terry Dartnall	6-4f	28.15	4
4th	Salthill Champ	Ron Peckover	7-1	28.16	3
5th	Lyons Double	Donna Pickett	7-1	28.34	6
6th	Micks Rover	David Pruhs	14-1	28.35	2

Regal Scottish Derby, Shawfield (May 21, 500m, £20,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Droopys Sandy	Francie Murray	1-1f	29.39+	6
2nd	So I Heard		20-1	30.09	4
3rd	Sure Fantasy	Charlie Lister	6-1	30.15	3
4th	Master Buck	A Watson Ire	7-1	30.23	2
5th	Moral Standards	Tony Meek	5-2	30.25	5
6th	Droopys Evelyn	Harry Williams	25-1	30.39	1

+Track record

Fosters Scurry Gold Cup, Catford (Jul 9, 385m, £2,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Rabatino	John McGee Jr.	7-2	23.57	4
2nd	Highway Leader	Michael Bacon	7-4f	23.71	1
3rd	Decoy Apache	Pam Cobbold	5-1	23.89	6
4th	Libra John	John Gibbons	25-1	23.99	5
5th	Ardream	Richard Yeates	7-2	24.09	3
6th	Rickys Mate	David Puddy	10-1	24.29	2

John Humphreys Gold Collar, Catford (Sep 17, 555m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Pearls Girl	Sam Sykes	7-4jf	34.82	6
2nd	Decoy Cheetah	Pam Cobbold	7-1	34.85	5
3rd	Heres Seanie	Pat Ryan	7-4jf	35.17	2
4th	Decoy Holly	Pam Cobbold	33-1	35.41	4
5th	Westmead Mystic	Nick Savva	20-1	35.63	3
6th	Paradise Slippy	Arthur Boyce	4-1	35.79	1

Fosters Cesarewitch, Belle Vue (Sep 24, 853m, £10,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Sandollar Louie	Kevin Connor	10-1	55.20	6
2nd	Decoy Lynx	Pam Cobbold	1-7f	55.23	1
3rd	First Defence	Mary Harding	8-1	55.35	3
4th	Double Polano	R Wright	14-1	55.45	5
5th	Lone Rider	Jenny Walters	33-1	55.71	4
6th	Mossfield Fire	Pat McCombe	66-1	56.13	2

Laurent-Perrier Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 8, 640m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Redwood Girl	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	2-1	39.74	1
2nd	Twin Rainbow	John McGee Jr.	6-1	39.75	6
3rd	Decoy Lion	Pam Cobbold	13-8f	39.83	2
4th	Pat Brownside	Terry Dartnall	6-1	39.87	5
5th	Sonic Blue	Arthur Hitch	16-1	39.90	3
6th	Speakers Choice	John Honeysett	20-1	40.02	4

Ike Morris Laurels, Wimbledon (Oct 15, 460m, £7,500)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Deenside Dean	Terry Dartnall	5-2	27.97	5
2nd	Dancing Lance		14-1	28.33	6
3rd	Egmont Scoby	Charlie Lister	6-1	28.43	2
4th	Jurassic Park	Patsy Byrne	9-2	28.93	3
5th	Moaning Lad	Theo Mentzis	4-5f	00.00	4
N/R	Parquet Paddy	Arthur Hitch

Wendy Fair St Leger, Wembley (Nov 11, 655m, £12,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Ballarue Minx	Bill Masters	7-2	39.65	4
2nd	Twin Rainbow	John McGee Jr.	3-1	39.73	1
3rd	Decoy Lion	Pam Cobbold	5-1	39.79	3
4th	Clongeel Fern	Ray Peacock	2-1f	40.01	2
5th	Sandanita	Lorraine Sams	5-1	40.03	6
N/R	Coolmona Road	Derek Knight

St Marys Hospital Oaks, Wimbledon (Dec 17, 480m, £6,000)
Pos	Name of Greyhound	Trainer	SP	Time	Trap
1st	Westmead Chick	Nick Savva	8-11f	28.60	1
2nd	Droopys Fergie	Michael Dunphy	7-1	29.08	5
3rd	Egmont Joan	Charlie Lister	7-1	29.09	2
4th	Twin Rainbow	John McGee Jr.	16-1	29.21	4
5th	Not My Line	Hazel Walden	7-2	29.61	3
6th	Coomlogane Euro	John Cox	8-1	29.63	6

References

^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
^ "1994". Greyhound Data.
^ Fry, Paul (1995). NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, pages 104-108. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
^ 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.
^ "Remember When - October 1994". Greyhound Star.

[1] Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.

[2] "1994". Greyhound Data.

[3] Fry, Paul (1995). NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, pages 104-108. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.

[MF1-4] Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby 1932-2006. Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0709-0609.

[5] Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 153-154. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.

[6] "Remember When - October 1994". Greyhound Star.

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v t e Greyhound stadiums in Ireland
Current (Republic of Ireland)	Clonmel Cork Dundalk Enniscorthy Galway Kilkenny Lifford Limerick Mullingar Newbridge Shelbourne Park Thurles Tralee Waterford Youghal
Current (Northern Ireland)	Derry Drumbo Park
Former (Republic of Ireland)	Ardfert Arklow Ballina Ballybunion Blackrock Bray Bundoran Clones Cork (Show Grounds) Cork (Western Road) Dublin (Chapelizod) Dublin (Harold's Cross) Dublin (Santry) Dundalk (Ramparts) Kilkee Kilrush Limerick (Markets Field) Longford Navan Newbridge (St Conleth's Park) Sligo
Former (Northern Ireland)	Ballyskeagh Celtic Park Dungannon Dunmore Stadium Omagh