2012 English Greyhound Derby

The 2012 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during April and May with the final being held on 26 May 2012 at Wimbledon Stadium.^[1]

2012 English Greyhound Derby
Location	Wimbledon Stadium
Start date	27 April
End date	26 May
Total prize money	£125,000 (winner)
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Blonde Snapper trained by Mark Wallis won the final missing the trouble encountered by most of the field, he won after holding off a challenge from Farloe Ironman to take the £125,000 first prize. Defending champion Taylors Sky was well placed when being baulked.

Irish entry Razldazl Jayfkay trained by Dolores Ruth had broken the track record in the second round with a 28.08sec performance but suffered in a messy semi final race and was eliminated along with her other two leading runners Razldazl Rioga and Razldazl Bugatti.

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):^[2]

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	Sectional	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Blonde Snapper	Droopys Kewell - Rough Charley	6	4.77	8-1	28.65	Mark Wallis (Yarmouth)
2nd	Farloe Ironman	Premier Fantasy - Farloe Reserve	1	4.95	6-4f	28.79	Matt Dartnall (Swindon)
3rd	Coolavanny Bert	Where's Pedro - Mercury Queen	2	4.84	7-2	29.08	John Gardner (Private)
4th	Taylors Sky	Westmead Hawk - Rising Angel	4	4.76	7-2	29.09	Charlie Lister OBE (Private)
5th	Westmead Adonis	Droopys Vieri - Westmead Aoifa	3	4.87	10-1	29.14	Nick Savva (Private)
6th	Judicial Ruling	Duke Special - Best Fast Lady	5	4.76	3-1	29.21	Michael O'Donovan (Ireland)

Distances

1¾, 3½, short head, ½, 1 (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.^[3]

Quarter finals

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Heat 1 (May 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Razldazl Rioga 5-2 28.48 2nd Taylors Sky 9-4 28.65 3rd Razldazl Bugatti 2-1f 28.82 4th Droopys Lorenzo 7-1 29.09 5th Trewmount Snap 33-1 29.63 6th Longwood Hawk 14-1 00.00

Heat 2 (May 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Coolavanny Bert 2-1f 28.48 2nd Farloe Ironman 7-1 28.65 3rd Judicial Rising 3-1 28.66 4th Shelbourne Geoff 5-1 28.90 5th Tinas Nova 12-1 28.94 6th Young Sid 7-2 28.99

Heat 3 (May 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Razldazl Jayfkay 11-10f 28.41 2nd Droopys Loner 7-1 28.84 3rd Bubbly Phoenix 11-4 28.91 4th Mill Maximus 7-1 29.20 5th Longwood Days 40-1 29.42 6th Boher Paddy 7-1 29.62

Heat 4 (May 15) Pos Name SP Time 1st Droopys Jet 5-2 28.52 2nd Blonde Snapper 7-4f 28.65 3rd Westmead Adonis 8-1 28.67 4th Mark My Words 16-1 28.94 5th Graigues Orchard 4-1 29.31 6th Bucks Blade 6-1 29.36

Semi finals

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First Semi Final (May 19) Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time Trainer 1st Farloe Ironman 16-1 28.16 Dartnall 2nd Coolavanny Bert 9-2 28.44 Gardner 3rd Judicial Ruling 12-1 28.54 O'Donovan 4th Razldazl Jayfkay 11-8f 28.68 Ruth 5th Bubbly Phoenix 9-2 28.78 Young 6th Razldazl Rioga 7-2 28.92 Ruth

Second Semi Final (May 19) Pos Name of Greyhound SP Time Trainer 1st Blonde Snapper 6-1 28.41 Wallis 2nd Taylors Sky 7-4f 28.42 Lister 3rd Westmead Adonis 12-1 28.49 Savva 4th Droopys Loner 14-1 28.53 Childs 5th Droopys Jet 7-2 28.73 Black 6th Razldazl Bugatti 11-4 29.00 O'Connell

See also

• 2012 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year