2016 English Greyhound Derby

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|date_start = 5 May

|date_end = 4 June

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|prize_money = £150,000 (winner)

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|location = Wimbledon Stadium

|prev = 2015

|next = 2017

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The 2016 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 4 June 2016 at Wimbledon Stadium.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=139681|title=The Greyhound Derby|publisher=Greyhound Board of Great Britain|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-date=8 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608024901/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=139681|url-status=dead}} Jaytee Jet won the final and the winning owner John Turner received £150,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/racing/jaytee-jetgives-paul-hennessy-first-english-derby-success-403413.html|title=Jaytee Jet gives Paul Hennessy first English Derby success|date=6 June 2016 |publisher=Irish Examiner}}

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):{{cite web|url=http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=3955010|title=2016|publisher=Greyhound Data}}

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!width=50|Position

!width=180|Name of Greyhound

!width=260|Breeding

!width=50|Trap

!width=70|Sectional

!width=70|Race Comment

!width=50|SP

!width=80|Time

!width=220|Trainer

1st

|Jaytee Jet||Droopys Scolari - Chin Gach Gook||6||4.71||W,RanOn,LedNrLine||15-8f||28.22||Paul Hennessy (Ireland)

2nd

|Droopys Roddick||Droopys Jet - Droopys Start||3||4.86||BmpRnUp&RnIn,RanOn||7-2||28.25||Pat Buckley (Ireland)

3rd

|Hiya Butt||Hondo Black - Hather for Pat||5||4.66||VQAw,LdToRunIn||7-1||28.27||Hayley Keigthley (Private)

4th

|Lenson Rocky||Droopys Scolari - Momentinnewyork||1||4.80||BmpRnUp&1&RnIn||5-2||28.34||Pat Buckley (Ireland)

5th

|Cloran Paddy||Westmead Hawk - Martinstown Rose||2||4.96||FcdToCkStt||7-1||28.54||Charlie Lister OBE (Private)

6th

|Peregrine Falcon||Ace Hi Rumble - Minefield||4||4.78||BmpRnUp||14-1||28.57||Pat Curtin (Ireland)

= Distances =

Neck, short head, 1, ½, neck (lengths)

The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.{{cite book|last=Genders|first=Roy|title=NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310|year=1990|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd|isbn=0-7207-1804-X}}

= Race Report=

Hiya Butt broke well and led until nearing the finishing line before being caught by Jaytee Jet who had stayed wide and ran on strongly. Lenson Rocky moved wide at the start hampering the other three contenders which denied Droopys Roddick the chance of the title after he finished strongly.

Quarter finals

{{cite web|url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=139453|title=Quarter Final results|publisher=British Greyhound Racing Board|access-date=2018-02-14|archive-date=2018-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215024311/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=139453|url-status=dead}}

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|Heat 1 (Jun 24)
width=20|Pos

!width=150|Name

!width=40|SP

!width=40|Time

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!1st

|Cloran Paddy

5-128.02
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!2nd

| Lenson Rocky

15-8f28.03
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!3rd

| Jaytee Dutch

3-128.20
4th

| Ajlo Legalbeagle||14-1||28.54

5th

| Boyneside Fun ||3-1||28.55

6th

| Ballymac Darragh ||16-1 ||28.57

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|Heat 2 (Jun 24)
width=20|Pos

!width=150|Name

!width=40|SP

!width=40|Time

style="background: #f4caf9;"

!1st

|Southfield Jock

7-4f28.24
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!2nd

|Shaneboy Freddie

9-228.35
style="background: #f4caf9;"

!3rd

|Blue Cafu

7-228.81
4th

|Dragon Overlord||16-1||28.89

5th

| Newlawn Ned||14-1||28.92

6th

| Stay Lucky || 3-1 ||29.07

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|Heat 3 (Jun 24)
width=20|Pos

!width=150|Name

!width=40|SP

!width=40|Time

style="background: #f4caf9;"

!1st

| Hiya Butt

11-428.22
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!2nd

|Jaytee Jet

5-4f28.29
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!3rd

|Peregrine Falcon

8-128.46
4th

|Be Up Front||20-1 ||28.48

5th

|Droopys Latina||3-1 ||28.49

6th

|Imperial Express ||25-1||28.77

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|Heat 4 (Jun 24)
width=20|Pos

!width=150|Name

!width=40|SP

!width=40|Time

style="background: #f4caf9;"

!1st

| Bubbly Turbo

5-128.37
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!2nd

| Ballyamc Brogan

3-128.44
style="background: #f4caf9;"

!3rd

|Droopys Roddick

3-128.53
4th

|Lenson Sanchez ||11-4f ||28.55

5th

|California ||6-1||28.70

6th

|Old Joe Golden ||8-1 ||28.73

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Semi finals

{{cite web|url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=139538|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027172052/http://www.gbgb.org.uk/resultsMeeting.aspx?id=139538|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 October 2017|title=Semi Final results|publisher=British Greyhound Racing Board}}

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|First Semi Final (Jun 28)
width=30|Pos

!width=180|Name of Greyhound

!width=50|SP

!width=50|Time

!width=100|Trainer

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!1st

|Lenson Rocky

11-4jf28.13Buckley
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!2nd

|Peregrine Falcon

7-128.37Curtin
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!3rd

|Cloran Paddy

9-228.52Lister
4th

|Southfield Jock|| 7-2||28.54 ||Cahill

5th

|Bubbly Turbo|| 11-4jf||28.84 || Young

6th

| Blue Cafu ||16-1 ||29.07 || Hurley

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class="wikitable"
colspan="6"|Second Semi Final (Jun 28)
width=30|Pos

!width=180|Name of Greyhound

!width=50|SP

!width=50|Time

!width=100|Trainer

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!1st

|Droopys Roddick

4-128.28Buckley
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!2nd

|Jaytee Jet

15-8f28.33Hennessy
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!3rd

|Hiya Butt

9-428.48Keightley
4th

|Shaneboy Freddie ||20-1 ||28.53 || Boon

5th

|Ballymac Brogan || 11-2 ||28.55 || Cahill

6th

|Jaytee Dutch ||10-1 ||28.61|| Hennessy

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See also

References