1999 GREYHOUND DERBY

Pos.	Greyhound	Sire	dam	Price	Time/Dist.
1	Boher Ash (1)	Over The Water	Honey Bee II	5/1	30.48
2	Fabulous Figure (2)	De Novo	Flash and Flare	11/10 fav	1/2
3	Musical Box (4)	Jamie	Bracelet	5/1	neck
4	Bendeemer (3)	Ballyhannon	Ballyvoyle	100/8
5	Moorland Rover (5)	Cheerful Speed	Moorland Falcon	4/1
6	Baby Elephant (6)	Jamie	Naughty Nivette	20/1

On the first of July 1928 the second Greyhound Derby took place, for the first time over 525 yards, at the White City and was won by Boher Ash in a time of 30.48 secs. Little other detail is known, although the winner did receive £1500, and any details which can be provided would be gratefully received.

By the time of the running of the second Greyhound Derby it had become an established event and was now sought after by all greyhound trainers. The nature of the competition and the prize money changed. The winner’s purse was raised to £1500 and the competition was no longer run as a regional competition in the early rounds. In the event there were 96 entries from around the country, including entries from

Scotland

. Boher Ash won his first round heat by 8 lengths in a time of 30.70 at a price of 8/11. He continued his winning ways in the second round when winning by 5 lengths in an improved time of 30.59 at evens favourite. However, Boher Ash was on offer at 3/1 for his semi final and missed the break, allowing the favourite, Fabulous Figure to win by 3 lengths in a time of 30.76. The winner of the second semi final was Musical Box in a time of 30.80.

The final was made up of 5 greyhounds from London and Boher Ash from Edinburgh. It was not a surprise that Fabulous Figure, from Trap 2, was installed as 11/10 favourite; with the Trap 5 dog Moorland Rover the second favourite at 4/1. From the traps the favourite was boxed in with Boher Ash, running from Trap 1, lying handy. He pounced from half way and held on to win by a half length from the fast finishing favourite. Musical Box was a neck further away in third. The winning time was 30.48

Boher Ash was a brindle dog owned by Molly Stokes from Edinburgh. Four of the six finalists were owned by women, and Molly bought Boher Ash for just £25.

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			Busaco Boy
		Dick The Liar
			Stormy Sea II
	Over The Water
			Merry Andrew II
		Nunagh Whirl
			Catherine Caution
BOHER ASH
			Runswick Lad
		Forecast
			Mercury II
	Honey Bee II
			Such A Moucher
		Rathdangan Flower
			Alimony