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2003 English Greyhound Derby

Field	Value
name	2003 English Greyhound Derby
date_end	28 June
prize_money	£75,000 (winner)
location	Wimbledon Stadium
prev	2002
next	2004

The 2003 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 28 June 2003 at Wimbledon Stadium.

The final resulted in the disqualification of Droopys Hewitt trained by Andy Iaonnou a first season trainer and former head man to Nick Savva. A sample taken by the stewards (the usual practice) in the third round was tested as positive and after a six-month court battle the National Greyhound Racing Club stewards finally prevailed and stripped the Derby title from Droopys Hewitt and awarded it to second place Farloe Verdict. The winner Farloe Verdict received £75,000.

Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	Sectional	SP	Time
Farloe Verdict	Droopys Vieri - She Knew	2	4.99	12-1	29.12	Charlie Lister (Private)
Top Savings	Top Honcho - Too Breezy	6	5.02	4-7f	29.18	Charlie Lister (Private)
Farloe Pocket	Larkhill Jo - Tornaroy Tumble	4	5.00	33-1	29.18	Barrie Draper (Sheffield)
Man of Cash	Cool Performance - Travelling Light	1	4.98	3-1	29.44	Patsy Byrne (Wimbledon)
Larkhill Bullet	Staplers Jo - Annies Bullet	5	5.00	6-1	29.46	Charlie Lister (Private)
Droopys Hewitt	Top Honcho - Droopys Cheryl	3	4.93	16-1	00.00	Andy Iaonnou (Private)

Distances

¾, short head, 3¼, head (lengths)

The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.

Competition report

Wimbledon Stadium underwent £70,000 track improvements following public criticism during and after the 2002 English Greyhound Derby.

The first round consisted of 34 heats and ante-post favourite Top Savings justified his odds by going fastest with a 28.40 win. Micks Mystic the Scottish Derby champion was a notable elimination. Top Savings was fastest again in round two on slower going recording 28.89 beating Larkhill Bullet. Farloe Verdict and Droopys Corleone remained unbeaten. Top Savings was denied a third successive fastest round time by stayer Maxie Rumble. The Prestige champion went ten spots faster in 28.79 sec. Droopys Corleone won again but Farloe Verdict lost his unbeaten record when finishing runner up to Top Savings with Larkhill Bullet in third.

In the quarter-final Man of Cash won his third successive race in a fast 28.53 from Farloe Verdict. Droopys Corleone won heat two before Droopys Hewitt defeated Top Savings in the third quarter. Larkhill Bullet claimed the fourth and final heat. In the first semi-final Top Savings beat Farloe Pocket and Droopys Hewitt in 28.64. Droopys Corleone and Maxie Rumble failed to make the final. Larkhill Bullet claimed the easier semi-final from Farloe Verdict and Man of Cash.

In the final Man of Cash was first to show but moved off allowing Droopys Hewitt inside at the first bend, kennelmates Larkhill Bullet and Top Savings clashed putting paid to their chances and first bend bunching left Droopys Hewitt clear to win. Farloe Verdict and Top Savings both ran on well. Droopys Hewitt was subsequently disqualified following a positive drugs test and stripped of the title and prize money.

Quarter finals

Heat 1 (Jun 17)	Pos	Name
Man of Cash	3-1	28.53
Farloe Verdict	5-2	29.03
Sound Sense	6-1	29.09
Burberry Boy	9-4f	29.11
Larkhill Lo	5-1	29.31
Carrigeen Prince	25-1	29.51

Heat 2 (Jun 17)	Pos	Name
Droopys Corleone	4-7f	28.89
Farloe Forty	6-1	29.03
Lenson Arsenal	9-2	29.05
Talk the Talk	9-2	29.09
Blonde Admiral	8-1	29.43
Coolavanny Euro

Heat 3 (Jun 17)	Pos	Name
Droopys Hewitt	4-1	28.81
Javelin King	12-1	29.15
Top Savings	4-7f	29.21
Droopys Oasis	12-1	29.23
Rhincrew Silver	7-1	29.37
Lark in Flight	12-1	29.49

Heat 4 (Jun 17)	Pos	Name
Larkhill Bullet	6-4jf	29.15
Farloe Pocket	14-1	29.17
Maxie Rumble	6-4jf	29.21
Farloe Style	6-1	29.25
Daleridge Prince	25-1	29.26
Wee Bobby	6-1	29.29

Semi finals

First Semi Final (Jun 21)	Pos	Name of Greyhound	SP
Top Savings	4-5f	28.64	Lister
Farloe Pocket	16-1	29.22	Draper
Droopys Hewitt	7-1	29.50	Ioannou
Droopys Corleone	3-1	29.52	Riordan
Javelin King	33-1	29.70	Draper
Maxie Rumble	5-1	29.71	Mullins J

Second Semi Final (Jun 21)	Pos	Name of Greyhound	SP
Larkhill Bullet	9-4	28.96	Lister
Farloe Verdict	4-1	29.12	Lister
Man of Cash	11-10f	29.14	Byrne
Farloe Forty	20-1	29.44	Lister
Sound Sense	14-1	29.47	Draper
Lenson Arsenal	20-1	29.59	Hitch

References

Hobbs, Jonathan. (2007). "Greyhound Annual 2008, page 91". Raceform.
"2003". Greyhound Data.
Genders, Roy. (1990). "NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310". Pelham Books Ltd.
Hobbs, Jonathan. (2003). "Greyhound Annual 2004, pages 55-65". Raceform.
(2003). "British Greyhound Racing Board Greyhound Annual 2004, pages 55-65". Raceform.

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