2017 English Greyhound Derby

Location| Towcester Greyhound Stadium
Start date| 1 June
End date| 1 July
Total prize money| £175,000 (winner)

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The 2017 Star Sports Greyhound Derby took place during June and July and the final was held on 1 July 2017 at Towcester Greyhound Stadium.

It was the first time since 1984 that the event was held away from Wimbledon Stadium and the first time in its history that it was held outside of London.[1] The competition was sponsored by bookmaker Star Sports for the first time with a winner's prize of £175,000.[2] The winner was Astute Missile who was the outsider at 28-1, [3] his owner Geoff Hill won £175,000.[4]

## Contents

* 1 Final
* 1.1 Distances
* 1.2 Race Report
* 2 Semi finals
* 3 Quarter finals
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Final[edit]

At Towcester (over 500 metres):[5]

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

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1st  | Astute Missile | Kinloch Brae - China Doll | 4 | 5.18 | VQAw,Bmp&Led3 | 28-1 | 28.92 | Seamus Cahill (Hove)
2nd  | Tyrur Shay | Big Daddy Cool - Black Eyed Boss | 5 | 5.28 | RanOn | 7-4 | 28.98 | Patrick 'PJ' Fahy (Ireland)
3rd  | Clares Rocket | Confident Rankin - Lemon Madrid | 3 | 5.27 | EP,Bmp4 | 6-4f | 29.35 | Graham Holland (Ireland)
4th  | Murrys Act | Tullymurry Act - Brave Meave | 6 | 5.44 | VSAw | 14-1 | 29.46 | Kevin Boon (Yarmouth)
5th  | Droopys Acrobat | Tullymurry Act - Droopys Blossom | 2 | 5.28 | Blk2&3 | 8-1 | 29.60 | Seamus Cahill (Hove)
6th  | Hiya Butt | Hondo Black - Hather For Pat | 1 | 5.23 | Led1To3,Bmp,Bmp4 | 9-2 | 29.64 | Hayley Keightley (Private)

### Distances[edit]

¾, 4½, 1¼, 1¾, ½ (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.[6]

### Race Report[edit]

Astute Missile broke very well from the traps alongside Hiya Butt, who produced his trademark early pace, to lead from the first bend until the third bend. Astute Missile then forced his way inside Hiya Butt at the third bend, the latter received a small bump at this stage and then tired into last place. Astute Missile went on to win from a strong finishing Tyrur Shay and the previously unbeaten Clares Rocket finished third after failing to make the fast start that was expected of him.

## Semi finals[edit]

| First Semi Final (Jun 24, £5,000)

Pos  | Name of Greyhound  | SP  | Time  | Trainer
1st  | Hiya Butt | 5-2jf | 29.17 | Keightley
2nd  | Droopys Acrobat | 6-1 | 29.23 | Cahill
3rd  | Murrys Act | 10-1 | 29.25 | Boon
4th  | Droopys Buick | 10-1 | 29.37 | Harrison
5th  | Bruisers Bullet | 5-2jf | 29.54 | Wallis
6th  | Forest Con | 11-2 | 29.68 | Cahill
| Second Semi Final (Jun 24, £5,000)

Pos  | Name of Greyhound  | SP  | Time  | Trainer
1st  | Clares Rocket | 10-11f | 28.83 | Holland
2nd  | Tyrur Shay | 13-8 | 28.96 | Fahy
3rd  | Astute Missile | 20-1 | 28.98 | Cahill
4th  | Sallows Ford | 50-1 | 29.25 | White
5th  | Swithuns Brae | 9-1 | 29.42 | Cronin
6th  | Coolavanny Mason | 10-1 | 29.56 | Buckley

## Quarter finals[edit]

| Heat 1 (Jun 20, £1,000)

Pos  | Name  | SP  | Time
1st  | Clares Rocket | 13-8f | 28.99
2nd  | Astute Missile | 12-1 | 29.35
3rd  | Bruisers Bullet | 7-4 | 29.69
4th  | Shaneboy Freddie | 13-2 | 29.78
5th  | Fweshfromthesesh | 7-1 | 29.89
6th  | Ballinakil Clare | 10-1 | 29.96
| Heat 2 (Jun 20, £1,000)

Pos  | Name  | SP  | Time
1st  | Swithins Brae | 9-2 | 29.29
2nd  | Forest Con | 2-1 | 29.63
3rd  | Droopys Buick | 5-4f | 29.66
4th  | Newinn Blitz | 20-1 | 29.69
5th  | Crossfield Hugo | 20-1 | 30.13
6th  | Carn Brea | 7-1 | 30.16
| Heat 3 (Jun 20, £1,000)

Pos  | Name  | SP  | Time
1st  | Droopys Acrobat | 4-1 | 29.02
2nd  | Sallows Ford | 12-1 | 29.28
3rd  | Murrys Act | 4-1 | 29.49
4th  | Danzey Exception | 5-2jf | 29.55
5th  | Cable Bay | 6-1 | 29.97
6th  | Pacey Bambi | 5-2jf | 30.01
| Heat 4 (Jun 20, £1,000)

Pos  | Name  | SP  | Time
1st  | Tyrur Shay | 4-5f | 29.02
2nd  | Hiya Butt | 3-1 | 29.07
3rd  | Coolavanny Mason | 6-1 | 29.09
4th  | Airport Jumbo | 50-1 | 29.33
5th  | Jaytee Jet | 9-2 | 29.36
6th  | Slaheny King | 25-1 | 30.05

## See also[edit]

* 2017 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Towcester set for green light to stage Greyhound Derby". Racing Post.
2. ^ "Four against the field". At the Races. Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
3. ^ "Missile strikes at 28-1". Greyhound Star.
4. ^ "There's no place like home as Towcester triumphs on Derby debut". Racing Post.
5. ^ "The 2017 Greyhound Derby final". Greyhound Star.
6. ^ Genders, Roy (1990). NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X.

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