The 1999 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 26 June 1999 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Chart King received £50,000 and returned to Ireland as the newly crowned English and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion.
Final result At Wimbledon (over 480 metres): PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1stChart KingTrade Official - Clarinka Sand68-11f28.67Ralph Hewitt (Ireland)2ndFrisby FullFrightful Flash - Centenarys Dream566-128.79Harry Crapper (Sheffield)3rdDeerfield SunsetVintage Prince - Sunset Blonde111-1028.81Ger McKenna (Ireland)4thSecret CrystalSummerhill Gift - Creole Lady425-129.01Linda Jones (Romford)5thPottos StormDroopys Fintan - Certain Way366-129.02 David Mullins (Romford)6thPure PatchesArrigle Buddy - Pure Princess266-100.00 Dinky Luckhurst (Crayford)
Distances 1½, head, 2½, short head, Dis (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.
Race Report The rank outsider Frisby Full was first from the traps and led the two Irish runners Chart King and Deerfield Sunset until the third bend. Chart King and Deerfield Sunset then drew alongside, with the former getting the room at the bend and going on to win by just over a length from Frisby Full with Deerfield Sunset finishing third. Pottos Storm finished a creditable fifth, a good achievement for a greyhound associated with hurdling, he had won the 1999 Grand National. Pure Patches was knocked over and finished last.
Quarter finals
Heat 1 (Jun 15)PosName SP Time 1st Secret Crystal 2-1 28.712nd Farloe Storm 20-1 29.073rd Listen to This 33-1 29.154th Mustang Melody 7-1 29.185th Time N Tide 3-1 29.246th Farloe Bramble 5-4f 29.36
Heat 2 (Jun 15)PosName SP Time 1st Deerfield Sunset 1-5f 28.512nd Dower Leader 6-1 28.853rd Pottos Storm 14-1 28.934th Clondara Hiker 16-1 29.295th Athea Storm 100-1 29.476th Gurranebeg Dan 33-1 29.53
Heat 3 (Jun 15)PosName SP Time 1st Stay For Tony 16-1 28.722nd Stouke Tim 4-1 28.823rd Race First 7-2 28.924th El Hombre 11-8f 29.105th Lung of Iron 20-1 29.406th First Issue 8-1 29.42
Heat 4 (Jun 15)PosName SP Time 1st Chart King 2-5f 28.672nd Pure Patches 4-1 28.893rd Frisby Full 7-1 29.074th Kerwex Rose 8-1 29.095th Curley Tresa 25-1 29.196th Winter Ray 25-1 00.00
Semi finals
First Semi Final (Jun 19) PosName of Greyhound SP Time 1st Pure Patches 7-2 29.072nd Secret Crystal 7-4f 29.133rd Frisby Full 6-1 29.15 4th Stouke Tim 8-1 29.18 5th Race First 5-1 29.23 6th Stay For Tony 5-1 29.53
Second Semi Final (Jun 19) PosName of Greyhound SP Time 1st Chart King 5-4 28.63 2nd Deerfield Sunset 4-6f 28.85 3rd Pottos Storm 25-1 29.11 4th Dower Leader 20-1 29.315th Listen to This 100-1 29.33 6th Farloe Storm 100-1 29.43
See also 1999 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
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