East Anglian Derby (greyhounds)

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East Anglian Derby
Category 1 race
LocationYarmouth Stadium
Inaugurated1975 (licensed)
SponsorBresBet
Race information
Distance462 metres
SurfaceSand
Purse£15,000 (winner)

The East Anglian Derby is a greyhound competition held at Yarmouth Stadium.[1] It was first run under NGRC (National Greyhound Racing Club) rules in 1975 and is worth £15,000 to the winner today.[2] The prize money level paid today rates the competition as one of the major races on the greyhound calendar.

The competition was also previously held when the track raced as an independent.[3] Charlie Lister OBE has won the event a record twelve times.[4]

Past winners[]

Year Winner Breeding Trainer Time SP
1975 Another Gear Cricket Bunny - Clipalong Ron Wilding (Bletchley) 28.36 sec 2-1
1976 Huberts Town Ivy Hall Flash - Cryptic Message Ron Wilding (Bletchley) 28.57 sec 6-1
1977 Westmead Dance Mels Pupil - Cricket Dance John Wells (Yarmouth) 28.24 sec 1-1f
1978 Our Rufus Rail Ship - Geraldine Gold John Coleman (Wembley) 28.30 sec 7-2
1979 Our Rufus Rail Ship - Geraldine Gold John Coleman (Wembley) 28.44 sec 2-1
1980 Kilrickle Star Nameless Star - Gurtroe Grand Noreen Simmons (Private) 28.44 sec 6-4f
1981 Swift Band [5] Yellow Band - Swift Lass Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 28.33 sec 7-4
1982 Swift Rapier Lindas Champion - Ballinderry Moth Barney O'Connor (Walthamstow) 28.24 sec 6-4
1983 Creamery Cross Knockrour Slave - Creamery Alice Allen Briggs (Private) 28.29 sec 5-4jf
1984 Blueberry Gold Instant Gambler - High Old Time I Parker (Peterborough) 28.88 sec 9-1
1985 Ballygroman Jim Knockrour Tiger - Lee View Lady Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Peterborough) 28.51 sec 5-1
1986 Short Answer [6] You Genius - Jo Jos Girl Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) 28.34 sec 2-1
1987 Money Matters Glenroe Hiker - Money Rings Geoff De Mulder (Private) 28.27 sec 4-11f
1988 Curryhills Gara Lindas Champion - Moygara Soda Ernie Gaskin Sr. (Private) 28.35 sec 8-13f
1989 Castleivy Mick Moral Support - Rambling Florist Freda Greenacre (Private) 28.27 sec 7-2
1990 Artie Joe I'm Slippy - Warm Jenny Charlie Lister (Private) 28.57 sec 3-1
1991 Dempsey Duke Shanagarry Duke - Willowbrook Peg Terry Kibble (Bristol) 27.68 sec 7-4
1992 Murlens Abbey Daleys Gold - Murlens Toe John Copplestone (Portsmouth) 28.19 sec 4-6f
1993 Just Right Kyle Kyle Jack - Im A Duchess Charlie Lister (Private) 28.30 sec 10-11f
1994 Franks Doll[7] Kilbarry Slippy - Come On Mandy Justin Scott (Private) 29.38 sec 5-1
1995 Dragon Prince Whisper Wishes - Supreme Miss Charlie Lister (Nottingham) 28.56 sec 11-4
1996 Blue Murlen Murlens Abbey - Lovely Lovely Gary Harding (Yarmouth) 28.10 sec 11-10f
1997 Terrydrum Kate Amidus Slippy - Rathbeg Crystal Charlie Lister (Nottingham) 28.28 sec 11-4
1998 Ceekay Cry Dalcash - Supa Plan Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 28.27 sec 7-2
1999 Caseys Shadow Droopys Sandy - Queen Panther Russell Samson (Reading) 27.93 sec 11-2
2000 Courts Legal Always Good - Carrowkeal Mandy Linda Jones (Walthamstow) 28.27 sec 15-8f
2001 Hanover Peer Mountleader Peer - Frightful Flyer Raymond Pleasants (Yarmouth) 28.48 sec 16-1
2002 Larkhill Bullet Staplers Jo - Annies Bullet Charlie Lister (Private) 28.22 sec 6-4f
2003 Burberry Boy Top Honcho - Faultless Quest Charlie Lister (Private) 28.01 sec 1-1f
2004 Fire Height Dan Carlton Bay - September Mist Mick Puzey (Walthamstow) 28.06 sec 9-4
2005 Fear No One [8] Toms the Best - Step and Go Mark Wallis (Walthamstow) 28.73 sec 3-1
2006 Geordie Parker [9] Brett Lee - Lydpal Louise Charlie Lister (Private) 27.94 sec 1-1f
2007 Blackrose Mars [10] Larkhill Jo - Christmas Holly Eric Cantillon (Private) 27.71 sec 11-2
2008 Ninja Jamie [11] Droopys Maldini - Farloe Oyster Charlie Lister (Private) 27.40 sec 11-10f
2009 Fear Zafonic [12] Premier Fantasy – Farloe Oyster Charlie Lister (Private) 27.57 sec 9-2
2010 Fear Zafonic [13] Premier Fantasy – Farloe Oyster Charlie Lister (Private) 27.46 sec 1-3f
2011 Ballymac Ace [14] Ace Hi Rumble – Ballymac Mir Chris Allsopp (Monmore) 27.89 sec 7-2
2012 Bubbly Phoenix [15] College Causeway – Droopys Top Gal Paul Young (Romford) 27.36 sec 4-5f
2013 Any Dak [16] Hondo Black – River Dancer Hazel Kemp (Henlow) 27.34 sec 4-6f
2014 Swift Keith [17] Vans Escalade – Swift Sandy John Mullins (Yarmouth) 27.81 sec 9-4f
2015 Do It For Twiggy [18] Droopys Scolari – Rackethall Holly Erica Samuels (Yarmouth) 27.82 sec 13-8f
2016 Clondoty Alex [19] Razldazl Jayfkay – Castlehill Alex Mark Wallis (Towcester) 27.79 sec 9-2
2017 Newinn Shadow [20] Kinloch Brae – Newinn Expert Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 27.23 sec 8-1
2018 Affane Party [21] Sparta Maestro – Affane Katie John Lambe (Perry Barr) 27.32 sec 9-4
2019 Roxholme Nidge[22] Droopys Nidge – Silver Dollar Hayley Keightley (Doncaster) 27.89 sec 4–11f
2020 Kilara Lion[23] Droopys Jet – Kilara Lizzie Patrick Janssens (Central Park) 27.62 sec 6–1
2021 Antigua Storm[24] Droopys Jet – Basket Of Trumps Mark Wallis (Henlow) 27.78 sec 7–4f

Location[]

  • 1975–present - Yarmouth, 462 metres

Sponsors[]

  • 2008–2010 Betfair
  • 2012–2012 Ladbrokes
  • 2014–2015 Totepool
  • 2017–2017 Sunbets
  • 2018–2020 Racing Post Greyhound TV
  • 2021–2021 BresBet

References[]

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  2. ^ "The Greyhound Board of Great Britain". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
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  6. ^ "Remember When - September 2019". Greyhound Star. 29 September 2019.
  7. ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. pp. 32–33. ISBN 186054-010-4.
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  13. ^ "2010 Betfair final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  14. ^ "2011 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  15. ^ "2012 final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
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  17. ^ "2014 Results". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  18. ^ "2015 Results". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
  19. ^ "2016 result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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  24. ^ "2022 BreBet East Anglian Derby Final". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
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