# 2014 English Greyhound Derby

The 2014 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May with the final being held on 31 May 2014 at Wimbledon Stadium. The final worth a record £200,000 was won by a competition outsider called Salad Dodger.

## Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):
| Position | Name of Greyhound | Breeding | Trap | Sectional | SP | Time | Trainer |
| 1st | Salad Dodger | Crash - Airforce Stacey | 2 | 4.80 | 16-1 | 28.37 | Bruno Berwick (Private) |
| 2nd | Droopys Ward | Westmead Hawk - Droopys Orleans | 3 | 4.90 | 6-1 | 28.47 | Paul Young (Romford) |
| 3rd | Crokers Champ | Kinloch Brae - Honey Shine | 1 | 4.77 | 5-2 | 28.48 | Peter Cronin (Ireland) |
| 4th | Kincraig Rory | Hondo Black - Kincraig Brindle | 5 | 4.92 | 20-1 | 28.60 | Tony Collett (Sittingbourne) |
| 5th | Mind the Net | Westmead Hawk - Black Biscuit | 4 | 4.83 | 1-1f | 28.73 | Pat Buckley (Ireland) |
| 6th | Farloe Trent | Hondo Black - Final Pearl | 6 | 4.84 | 7-1 | 28.93 | Liz McNair (Private) |

### Distances

1⁄2, short head, 2, 3⁄4, 11⁄4 (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

As the lids lifted it was Crokers Champ with his customary early pace that took up the running. Salad Dodger also broke well and was well positioned as Droopys Ward began to make progress with his strong finish. The British bred Salad Dodger caught the Irish leader on the run in to claim the huge prize with Droopys Ward just failing to catch Salad Dodger after overtaking Crokers Champ for second place. Trainer Bruno Berwick had recently left Coventry following its closure and this had influenced his decision when deciding whether to enter Salad Dodger for the event.

## Quarter finals

Heat 1 (Jun 20) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Aero Nemesis | 13-8f | 28.37 |
| 2nd | Brother John | 4-1 | 28.54 |
| 3rd | Salad Dodger | 12-1 | 28.57 |
| 4th | Vanrooney | 6-1 | 28.63 |
| 5th | Thatchers Champ | 10-1 | 28.64 |
| 6th | Fiery Splendour | 5-2 | 28.71 |
Heat 2 (Jun 20) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Crokers Champ | 11-8f | 28.73 |
| 2nd | Kincraig Rory | 16-1 | 28.89 |
| 3rd | Blackrose Vic | 25-1 | 28.91 |
| 4th | Holdem Spy | 7-4 | 28.92 |
| 5th | Sidarian Teejay | 6-1 | 28.93 |
| 6th | Laughil George | 6-1 | 29.40 |
Heat 3 (Jun 20) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Mind The Net | 11-8f | 28.09 |
| 2nd | Metro Jack | 9-2 | 28.58 |
| 3rd | Ecclestone | 3-1 | 28.79 |
| 4th | Ballymac Loch | 12-1 | 28.83 |
| 5th | Jaytee Hawaii | 10-1 | 28.99 |
| 6th | Jet Stream Duke | 7-1 | 29.06 |
Heat 4 (Jun 20) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Salacres Chicken | 5-2 | 28.28 |
| 2nd | Farloe Trent | 8-1 | 28.39 |
| 3rd | Droopys Ward | 10-11f | 28.43 |
| 4th | Up To It | 6-1 | 28.62 |
| 5th | Roxholme Ted | 14-1 | 28.65 |
| 6th | Jordans Brianna | 11-4 | 00.00 |

## Semi finals

First Semi Final (Jun 24) :
| Pos | Name of Greyhound | SP | Time | Trainer |
| 1st | Droopys Ward | 12-1 | 28.24 | Young |
| 2nd | Crokers Champ | 10-11f | 28.36 | Cronin |
| 3rd | Salad Dodger | 16-1 | 28.39 | Berwick |
| 4th | Metro Jack | 3-1 | 28.62 | Cronin |
| 5th | Salacres Chicken | 10-1 | 28.73 | McNair |
| 6th | Ecclestone | 9-2 | 28.76 | Hennessy |
Second Semi Final (Jun 24) :
| Pos | Name of Greyhound | SP | Time | Trainer |
| 1st | Mind The Net | 11-8f | 28.42 | Buckley |
| 2nd | Kincraig Rory | 25-1 | 28.52 | Collett |
| 3rd | Farloe Trent | 14-1 | 28.60 | McNair |
| 4th | Aero Nemesis | 6-4 | 28.75 | Wallis |
| 5th | Brother John | 6-1 | 28.76 | Cahill |
| 6th | Blackrose Vic | 14-1 | 29.15 | Cantillon |