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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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]

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

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At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]

Position  | Name of Greyhound  | Breeding  | Trap  | Sectional  | SP  | Time  | Trainer

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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

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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

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* 2012 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

## References

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1. ^ "result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
2. ^ "2012". Greyhound Data.
3. ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.
4. ^ "Quarter Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.
5. ^ "Semi Final results". British Greyhound Racing Board.

## External links

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* Greyhound Board of Great Britain
* Greyhound Data

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