1999 English Greyhound Derby

The 1999 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 26 June 1999 at Wimbledon Stadium.^[1] The winner Chart King^[2] received £50,000 and returned to Ireland as the newly crowned English and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion.

1999 English Greyhound Derby
Location	Wimbledon Stadium
End date	26 June
Total prize money	£50,000 (winner)
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Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):^[3]

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Chart King	Trade Official - Clarinka Sand	6	8-11f	28.67	Ralph Hewitt (Ireland)
2nd	Frisby Full	Frightful Flash - Centenarys Dream	5	66-1	28.79	Harry Crapper (Sheffield)
3rd	Deerfield Sunset	Vintage Prince - Sunset Blonde	1	11-10	28.81	Ger McKenna (Ireland)
4th	Secret Crystal	Summerhill Gift - Creole Lady	4	25-1	29.01	Linda Jones (Romford)
5th	Pottos Storm	Droopys Fintan - Certain Way	3	66-1	29.02	David Mullins (Romford)
6th	Pure Patches	Arrigle Buddy - Pure Princess	2	66-1	00.00	Dinky Luckhurst (Crayford)

Distances

1½, head, 2½, short head, Dis (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.^[4]

Race Report

The rank outsider Frisby Full was first from the traps and led the two Irish runners Chart King and Deerfield Sunset until the third bend. Chart King and Deerfield Sunset then drew alongside, with the former getting the room at the bend and going on to win by just over a length from Frisby Full with Deerfield Sunset finishing third. Pottos Storm finished a creditable fifth, a good achievement for a greyhound associated with hurdling, he had won the 1999 Grand National. Pure Patches was knocked over and finished last.

Quarter finals

Heat 1 (Jun 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Secret Crystal 2-1 28.71 2nd Farloe Storm 20-1 29.07 3rd Listen to This 33-1 29.15 4th Mustang Melody 7-1 29.18 5th Time N Tide 3-1 29.24 6th Farloe Bramble 5-4f 29.36

Heat 2 (Jun 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Deerfield Sunset 1-5f 28.51 2nd Dower Leader 6-1 28.85 3rd Pottos Storm 14-1 28.93 4th Clondara Hiker 16-1 29.29 5th Athea Storm 100-1 29.47 6th Gurranebeg Dan 33-1 29.53

Heat 3 (Jun 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Stay For Tony 16-1 28.72 2nd Stouke Tim 4-1 28.82 3rd Race First 7-2 28.92 4th El Hombre 11-8f 29.10 5th Lung of Iron 20-1 29.40 6th First Issue 8-1 29.42

Heat 4 (Jun 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Chart King 2-5f 28.67 2nd Pure Patches 4-1 28.89 3rd Frisby Full 7-1 29.07 4th Kerwex Rose 8-1 29.09 5th Curley Tresa 25-1 29.19 6th Winter Ray 25-1 00.00

Semi finals

First Semi Final (Jun 19)[5] Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time 1st Pure Patches 7-2 29.07 2nd Secret Crystal 7-4f 29.13 3rd Frisby Full 6-1 29.15 4th Stouke Tim 8-1 29.18 5th Race First 5-1 29.23 6th Stay For Tony 5-1 29.53

Second Semi Final (Jun 19)[6] Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time 1st Chart King 5-4 28.63 2nd Deerfield Sunset 4-6f 28.85 3rd Pottos Storm 25-1 29.11 4th Dower Leader 20-1 29.31 5th Listen to This 100-1 29.33 6th Farloe Storm 100-1 29.43

See also

• 1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year