| 2012 English Greyhound Derby | |
| Date Start: | 27 April |
| Date End: | 26 May |
| Prize Money: | £125,000 (winner) |
| Location: | Wimbledon Stadium |
| Prev: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during April and May with the final being held on 26 May 2012 at Wimbledon Stadium.[1]
Blonde Snapper trained by Mark Wallis won the final missing the trouble encountered by most of the field, he won after holding off a challenge from Farloe Ironman to take the £125,000 first prize. Defending champion Taylors Sky was well placed when being baulked.
Irish entry Razldazl Jayfkay trained by Dolores Ruth had broken the track record in the second round with a 28.08sec performance but suffered in a messy semi final race and was eliminated along with her other two leading runners Razldazl Rioga and Razldazl Bugatti.
At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):[2]
| width=50 | Position | width=180 | Name of Greyhound | width=260 | Breeding | width=50 | Trap | width=70 | Sectional | width=50 | SP | width=80 | Time | width=220 | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Blonde Snapper | Droopys Kewell - Rough Charley | 6 | 4.77 | 8-1 | 28.65 | |||||||||
| 2nd | Farloe Ironman | Premier Fantasy - Farloe Reserve | 1 | 4.95 | 6-4f | 28.79 | Matt Dartnall (Swindon) | ||||||||
| 3rd | Coolavanny Bert | Where's Pedro - Mercury Queen | 2 | 4.84 | 7-2 | 29.08 | John Gardner (Private) | ||||||||
| 4th | Taylors Sky | Westmead Hawk - Rising Angel | 4 | 4.76 | 7-2 | 29.09 | Charlie Lister OBE (Private) | ||||||||
| 5th | Westmead Adonis | Droopys Vieri - Westmead Aoifa | 3 | 4.87 | 10-1 | 29.14 | Nick Savva (Private) | ||||||||
| 6th | Judicial Ruling | Duke Special - Best Fast Lady | 5 | 4.76 | 3-1 | 29.21 | Michael O'Donovan (Ireland) |
1¾, 3½, short head, ½, 1 (lengths)
The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.[3]
| Heat 1 (May 15) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Name | width=40 | SP | width=40 | Time |
| 1st | Razldazl Rioga | 5-2 | 28.48 | ||||
| 2nd | 9-4 | 28.65 | |||||
| 3rd | Razldazl Bugatti | 2-1f | 28.82 | ||||
| 4th | Droopys Lorenzo | 7-1 | 29.09 | ||||
| 5th | Trewmount Snap | 33-1 | 29.63 | ||||
| 6th | Longwood Hawk | 14-1 | 00.00 | ||||
| Heat 2 (May 15) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Name | width=40 | SP | width=40 | Time |
| 1st | Coolavanny Bert | 2-1f | 28.48 | ||||
| 2nd | Farloe Ironman | 7-1 | 28.65 | ||||
| 3rd | Judicial Rising | 3-1 | 28.66 | ||||
| 4th | Shelbourne Geoff | 5-1 | 28.90 | ||||
| 5th | Tinas Nova | 12-1 | 28.94 | ||||
| 6th | Young Sid | 7-2 | 28.99 | ||||
| Heat 3 (May 15) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Name | width=40 | SP | width=40 | Time |
| 1st | Razldazl Jayfkay | 11-10f | 28.41 | ||||
| 2nd | Droopys Loner | 7-1 | 28.84 | ||||
| 3rd | Bubbly Phoenix | 11-4 | 28.91 | ||||
| 4th | Mill Maximus | 7-1 | 29.20 | ||||
| 5th | Longwood Days | 40-1 | 29.42 | ||||
| 6th | Boher Paddy | 7-1 | 29.62 | ||||
| Heat 4 (May 15) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Name | width=40 | SP | width=40 | Time |
| 1st | Droopys Jet | 5-2 | 28.52 | ||||
| 2nd | Blonde Snapper | 7-4f | 28.65 | ||||
| 3rd | Westmead Adonis | 8-1 | 28.67 | ||||
| 4th | Mark My Words | 16-1 | 28.94 | ||||
| 5th | Graigues Orchard | 4-1 | 29.31 | ||||
| 6th | Bucks Blade | 6-1 | 29.36 | ||||
| First Semi Final (May 19) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=30 | Pos | width=180 | Name of Greyhound | width=50 | SP | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Trainer |
| 1st | Farloe Ironman | 16-1 | 28.16 | Dartnall | |||||
| 2nd | Coolavanny Bert | 9-2 | 28.44 | Gardner | |||||
| 3rd | Judicial Ruling | 12-1 | 28.54 | O'Donovan | |||||
| 4th | Razldazl Jayfkay | 11-8f | 28.68 | Ruth | |||||
| 5th | Bubbly Phoenix | 9-2 | 28.78 | Young | |||||
| 6th | Razldazl Rioga | 7-2 | 28.92 | Ruth | |||||
| Second Semi Final (May 19) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=30 | Pos | width=180 | Name of Greyhound | width=50 | SP | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Trainer |
| 1st | Blonde Snapper | 6-1 | 28.41 | Wallis | |||||
| 2nd | 7-4f | 28.42 | Lister | ||||||
| 3rd | Westmead Adonis | 12-1 | 28.49 | Savva | |||||
| 4th | Droopys Loner | 14-1 | 28.53 | Childs | |||||
| 5th | Droopys Jet | 7-2 | 28.73 | Black | |||||
| 6th | Razldazl Bugatti | 11-4 | 29.00 | O'Connell | |||||