The 1975 Spillers Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 28 June 1975 at
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock car ...
.
The winner was Tartan Khan and the winning owner Derek Law received £15,000. The competition was sponsored by the
Spillers
Spillers Ltd was a British company that owned flour milling operations, operated bakeries and also sold pet food and equine feeds.
History
The business originated in 1829 from the establishment of a flour mill in Bridgwater, Somerset, by Joel Sp ...
.
Competition report
Ante-post favourites for the 1975 running of the Derby included Pineapple Grand and Myrtown. Ireland was well represented by
Irish Greyhound Derby
The Irish Greyhound Derby held at Shelbourne Park, is the premier greyhound racing competition in Ireland.
First held at Harold's Cross in 1928, the event was unofficial until 1932 and called the National Derby. The first winner in 1928 was T ...
champion Lively Band and Shamrock Point.
A new metric distance of 500 metres saw new best times recorded by first round winners Shamrock Point (29.46) and Myrtown (29.43). The second round produced a new track record mark when Sallys Cobbler pipped Foreign Exchange and Shamrock Point in a time of 29.31. Outsider Slippery Slave then went five spots better in a later second round heat when defeating Lively Band. The only market leader to be eliminated was 'That Silver' who had been second in ante-post lists.
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Myrtown won the first semi-final in yet another best time of 29.23 from Pineapple Grand and Tartan Khan. The second semi-final ended dramatically when around the last bend Lively Band swerved towards Shamrock Point and forced him near the hare rail. Sallys Cobbler and Foreign Exchange slipped through to take the first two places with Lively Band finishing third before being disqualified for fighting+. The rules (changed since the 1968 incident) meant that Lively Band would not be replaced by Shamrock Point in the final. Instead only a five-runner race would ensue.][
In the final Sallys Cobbler led Tartan Khan to the first bend before moving off, 25-1 shot Tartan Khan then challenged until taking a decisive third bend lead. Tartan Khans owner Derek Law was a permit trainer Law and had placed his greyhound with trainer Gwen Lynds for the competition because he was not allowed to train for the Derby under permit rules.][
+ Deliberate interference with other greyhounds in running.
]
Final result
At White City (over 500 metres):
Distances
1¼, 1, 1¾, 1¼ (lengths)
See also
*1975 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
The 1975 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 49th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Roll of honour
Summary
The National Greyhound Racing Club officially went metric from 1 January, which would mean all races be ...
References
{{English Greyhound Derby
Greyhound Derby
English Greyhound Derby
The English Greyhound Derby is the most prestigious race on the British Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing calendar, with a history stretching back to 1927.
It was first held at White City Stadium, but moved to Wimbledon ...
English Greyhound Derby
The English Greyhound Derby is the most prestigious race on the British Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing calendar, with a history stretching back to 1927.
It was first held at White City Stadium, but moved to Wimbledon ...
English Greyhound Derby