1982 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year

1982 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
Huberts Shade, dual classic winner

The 1982 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year was the 56th year of greyhound racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[1]

Roll of honour

Major Winners
Award	Name of Winner
1982 English Greyhound Derby	Lauries Panther [2][3]
1982 Irish Greyhound Derby	Cooladine Super [4]
1982 Scottish Greyhound Derby	Special Account [5]
Greyhound Trainer of the Year	Adam Jackson
Greyhound of the Year	Lauries Panther
Irish Greyhound of the Year	Supreme Tiger
Trainers Championship	Adam Jackson

Summary

The National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) released the annual returns, with totalisator turnover down 15%, at £63,233,040 and attendances down 10%, recorded at 4,311,554 from 5432 meetings. Attendances had decreased significantly for the third successive year to a new record low. Track tote retention increased slightly from 17% to 17.5%.[6] One attempt to increase attendances was a 15% increase in advertised open races.

Lauries Panther, a black and white dog was voted Greyhound of the Year.[7] He won the 1982 English Greyhound Derby at White City and the Laurels at Wimbledon Stadium.[2][8]

Tracks

White City Stadium in Manchester closed, the track had been sold to developers by the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) the previous year. The Cock o' the North and Manchester Cup both switched to Belle Vue Stadium. Ladbrokes closed Leeds on 15 March, they had also sold to developers the previous year, trainer Peter Beaumont joined Belle Vue.[9]

News

Bob Rowe relinquished his position as White City Racing Manager to take up the role of Chief Racing Manager of the GRA, the previous year Hugh Richardson had vacated that job after retiring. John Collins was brought in to replace Bob Rowe at White City. Jim Woods formerly Charlie Boulton's assistant at Harringay Stadium took up the position of Racing Manager at Perry Barr.[9]

Trainers Joe Pickering and Colin West retired leaving White City two trainers short, they appointed Graham Mann (son of Sid Mann) and Frank Melville from Harringay as replacements. Powderhall Stadium replaced Mann with their first ever female trainer Jane Glass.[9]

Five rival totalisator companies featured at the W.G.R.F exhibition, they were - Data Tote systems, United totalisator company, Stadia systems, Control systems Ltd (Bell Punch) and Amtote from the United States. World of Sport transmitted live races at the Ladbrokes Golden Jacket meeting at Harringay.[9]

Competitions

Irish Grand National champion Face The Mutt, now with Norah McEllistrim won the Grand National to complete a double.[10] [11][8]

Lauries Panther won the Laurels before being retired to stud. A brindle dog called Yankee Express won the Scurry Gold Cup at Slough Stadium for trainer George Curtis and Special Account won the Scottish Greyhound Derby for the Savvas, breaking the track record twice in the process during the semis and final. Huberts Shade trained by Adam Jackson at Wembley sealed a classic double by winning the St Leger at his home track and the Grand Prix at Walthamstow Stadium.[10][11][8]

Mount Vernon Sports Stadium near Glasgow offered a first prize of £6,000 for the Ashfield Derby, the same prize as the official Scottish Derby.[8]

Ireland

After winning the Alpha Abrasive Puppy Stakes in Ireland a white and black greyhound called Game Ball was sold to English owners Brian Smith and Jerry Fisher for the large sum of £8,000.[9]

Principal UK races

BBC TV Trophy, Belle Vue (Mar 3, 815m, £2,500) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Alfa My Son Leon Steed 52.41 9-2 5 2nd Trytravelscene Arnold Mobley 52.71 7-2 6 3rd Bridgetown Milly 52.79 50-1 4 4th Spinney Lass 52.89 1-1f 3 5th Sergeant Yorke 53.05 11-2 2 6th Roystons Annie Adam Jackson 53.15 7-1 1

Grand National, White City (April 3 500m h, £4,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Face The Mutt [12] Norah McEllistrim 11-10f 30.71 6 2nd Westmead Prince Theo Mentzis 6-1 30.85 3 3rd Cons Verity Frank Melville 25-1 30.89 4 4th Westlands Bridge Gunner Smith 9-4 30.93 5 5th Macintosh Matty Colin West 6-1 31.21 1 6th Sutton Light 33-1 32.09 2

Laurels, Wimbledon (May 21, 460m, £5,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Lauries Panther Terry Duggan 9-2 27.79 4 2nd Decoy Ranch Joe Cobbold 9-4f 27.85 1 3rd Gan on George Eric Pateman 3-1 28.13 6 4th Real Good Nora Gleeson 4-1 28.21 2 5th Plough Gold 25-1 28.24 5 6th Night Miller 5-1 28.56 3

Scurry Gold Cup, Slough (Jul 17, 442m, £5,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Yankee Express George Curtis 5-2 27.19 5 2nd Lannon Lass Tony Mann 4-6f 27.21 2 3rd Decoy Ranch Joe Cobbold 7-1 27.23 1 4th Debras Shamrock 20-1 27.47 3 5th Longcross Smokey Phil Rees Jr. 25-1 27.67 6 6th Greenfield Chat Phil Rees Jr. 25-1 27.95 4

Scottish Greyhound Derby, Shawfield (Aug 14, 500m, £6,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Special Account Natalie Savva 1-1f 29.99+ 5 2nd Duke of Hazard John Coleman 6-1 30.37 3 3rd Go Winston Ralph Smith 10-1 30.47 2 4th Decoy Snowy 12-1 30.55 1 5th Cooladine Jet Edna Armstrong 10-1 30.71 6 6th Long Spell Joe Booth 2-1 30.75 4 +Track Record

St Leger, Wembley (Sep 8, 655m, £7,500) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Huberts Shade Adam Jackson 13-2 39.83 5 2nd Donnas Dixie Henry Kibble 7-4f 39.93 6 3rd Westmead Ruby Natalie Savva 2-1 39.99 1 4th Decoy Sport Joe Cobbold 6-1 40.05 2 5th Liga Lad Dave Vass 12-1 40.07 4 6th Gibilisco Mark Sullivan 14-1 40.13 3

Gold Collar, Catford (Sep 25, 555m, £5,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Donnas Dixie Henry Kibble 13-8 35.19 6 2nd Mister Somebody Peter Payne 5-4f 35.27 2 3rd Flying Duke Adam Jackson 5-1 35.30 3 4th Metalina Jim Sherry 6-1 35.34 1 5th Coomlogane Style John Horsfall 25-1 35.60 5 6th Moss Fighter Adam Jackson 16-1 35.62 4

Cesarewitch, Belle Vue (Oct 2, 815m, £3,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Liga Lad Dave Vass 6-4jf 51.83 3 2nd Decoy Lassie Joe Cobbold 7-1 51.97 4 3rd Westmead Ruby Natalie Savva 7-2 52.17 2 4th Decoy Sport Joe Cobbold 25-1 52.33 1 5th Swift Duchess Arthur Hitch 6-4jf 52.39 6 N/R Monalee Treasure Disq in SF 5

The Grand Prix, Walthamstow (Oct 16, 640m, £5,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Huberts Shade Adam Jackson 11-8f 39.73 6 2nd Glenbrien Ranger 10-1 40.09 5 3rd Kylnoe Bob Bill Foley 15-8 40.17 2 4th Gibilisco Mark Sullivan 16-1 40.25 1 5th Apapa Song Linda Mullins 4-1 40.47 3 6th Metalina Jim Sherry 12-1 40.59 4

Oaks, Harringay (Oct 29, 475m, £3,000) Pos Name of Greyhound Trainer SP Time Trap 1st Duchess of Avon Adam Jackson 1-1f 28.72 4 2nd Synone Polly Vicky Holloway 3-1 28.74 6 3rd Lovely Lil 12-1 28.90 5 4th Giselle Richard Steele 8-1 29.10 2 5th Paris Dream Ernie Wiley 9-2 29.14 1 N/R Westlands Jane Gunner Smith

Totalisator returns

Extended content

The totalisator returns declared to the National Greyhound Racing Club for the year 1982 are listed below.[13] Stadium Turnover £ London (Walthamstow) 7,233,226 London (White City) 6,946,295 London (Wimbledon) 4,920,031 London (Harringay) 3,567,491 Romford 3,566,114 Brighton & Hove 3,209,548 London (Catford) 2,815,159 London (Wembley) 2,747,294 Slough 2,569,830 Manchester (Belle Vue) 2,265,974 Birmingham (Hall Green) 1,960,060 Edinburgh (Powderhall) 1,713,552 Crayford & Bexleyheath 1,621,107 Sheffield (Owlerton) 1,318,801 Southend-on-Sea 1,304,955 Newcastle (Brough Park) 1,083,751 Stadium Turnover £ Glasgow (Shawfield) 1,013,486 Wolverhampton (Monmore) 944,914 Yarmouth 859,787 Birmingham (Perry Barr, old) 846,798 Gloucester & Cheltenham 780,546 London (Hackney) 769,114 Ramsgate 761,711 Portsmouth 704,587 Derby 648,275 Maidstone 539,265 Oxford 461,117 Milton Keynes 439,446 Ipswich 429,616 Reading 408,802 Newcastle (Gosforth) 406,029 Bristol 385,374 Stadium Turnover £ Poole 363,552 Nottingham 361,183 Hull (Old Craven Park) 360,962 Middlesbrough 332,503 Cambridge 320,597 Henlow (Bedfordshire) 317,386 Cradley Heath 315,132 Rye House 310,038 Leicester 264,820 Coventry 245,440 Swindon 218,087 Leeds 210,503 Norton Canes 200,000 Chesterton 72,161

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