# 1997 English Greyhound Derby

The 1997 Daily Mirror/Sporting Life Greyhound Derby took place during May & June with the final being held on 28 June 1997 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Some Picture received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by the Sporting Life and Daily Mirror.

## Final result

At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):
| Position | Name of Greyhound | Breeding | Trap | Sectional | SP | Time | Trainer |
| 1st | Some Picture | Slaneyside Hare - Spring Season | 6 | 5.12 | 8-13f | 28.23 | Charlie Lister (Nottingham) |
| 2nd | He Knows | Polnoon Chief - Polnoon Lane | 4 | 5.23 | 3-1 | 28.73 | Barrie Draper (Sheffield) |
| 3rd | Stows Val | Slaneyside Hare - I Know You | 3 | 5.06 | 10-1 | 28.77 | Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) |
| 4th | Annies Bullet | Slippys Quest - O Hickey Kylie | 5 | | 7-1 | 29.07 | Nick Savva (Walthamstow) |
| 5th | Charpaidon | Cravencottage UK - Kildare Raven | 1 | | 33-1 | 29.09 | Sam Sykes (Wimbledon) |
| 6th | Heres Andy | Polnoon Chief - Minnies Nikita | 2 | | 7-1 | 29.33 | Paul Stringer (Private) |

### Distances

6¼, ½, 3¾, head, 3 (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

Some Picture the recent Scottish Greyhound Derby champion remained unbeaten going into the final. Three greyhounds broke well out of the traps, they were Stows Val, Annies Bullet and Some Picture but as they came to the first bend Annies Bullet was squeezed out and lost all chance of winning. Some Picture and Stows Val led around the first two bends well clear of the pack but the Charlie Lister trained black dog forged ahead down the back straight leading to an comfortable victory. He Knows made up good ground to finish runner up. The winning time was a very fast 28.23 sec, the fastest time ever for a Wimbledon Derby final, and just two spots outside Greenane Squire's rack record.

## Quarter finals

Heat 1 (Jun 17) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Lenson Billy | 9-4 | 28.98 |
| 2nd | Midway Sweep | 20-1 | 29.08 |
| 3rd | Annies Bullet | 2-1f | 29.28 |
| 4th | Nashoba | 8-1 | 29.49 |
| 5th | Powys Prince | 9-4 | 29.52 |
| 6th | Countrywide Stag | 25-1 | 29.72 |
Heat 2 (Jun 17) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Some Picture | 4-7f | 28.83 |
| 2nd | Stows Val | 33-1 | 28.86 |
| 3rd | Capital Cee | 7-1 | 28.91 |
| 4th | Corpo Election | 14-1 | 29.05 |
| 5th | Saradeb | 6-1 | 29.13 |
| 6th | Ladbrook Park | 9-2 | 29.20 |
Heat 3 (Jun 17) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Charpaidon | 20-1 | 28.91 |
| 2nd | Forest Jet | 6-1 | 29.20 |
| 3rd | Airmount Jeff | 8-1 | 29.24 |
| 4th | Eagle Boy | 5-1 | 29.34 |
| 5th | Astrosyn Eulogy | 5-4f | 29.45 |
| 6th | Im Trigo | 9-4 | 29.65 |
Heat 4 (Jun 17) :
| Pos | Name | SP | Time |
| 1st | Toms The Best | 9-2 | 28.41 |
| 2nd | He Knows | 6-4f | 28.90 |
| 3rd | Heres Andy | 4-1 | 29.08 |
| 4th | You Will Call | 5-1 | 29.25 |
| 5th | Cool Dynamite | 66-1 | 29.50 |
| 6th | Pavilion Rock | 5-1 | dnf |

## Semi finals

First Semi Final (Jun 21) :
| Pos | Name of Greyhound | SP | Time |
| 1st | Some Picture | 4-7f | 28.60 |
| 2nd | Stows Val | 9-2 | 29.10 |
| 3rd | Charpaidon | 14-1 | 29.12 |
| 4th | Forest Jet | 8-1 | 29.23 |
| 5th | Midway Sweep | 14-1 | 29.25 |
| 6th | Capital Cee | 4-1 | 29.29 |
Second Semi Final (Jun 21) :
| Pos | Name of Greyhound | SP | Time |
| 1st | Annies Bullet | 12-1 | 28.84 |
| 2nd | He Knows | 7-4 | 28.90 |
| 3rd | Heres Andy | 6-1 | 29.24 |
| 4th | Toms The Best | 5-4f | 29.29 |
| 5th | Airmount Jet | 20-1 | 29.42 |
| 6th | Lenson Billy | 8-1 | 29.51 |