Razldazl Rioga and Coolavanny Bert conquer Wimbledon on 15th May, 2012
Wimbledon had a streak of exciting races on 15th May, 2012, which ended well for some and not so pleasantly for others.
The Grade OR Williamhill.com Greyhound Derby 1st 1/4 Final took place at 20:35 GMT and it was dominated by the D. Ruth trained Razldazl Rioga, who used his speed and skill to take the track, and leave the rest of the hounds behind.
The son of Brett Lee, out of Razldazl Pearl, raced with a chance of 5-2, and defeated the C. Lister trained hound, Taylors Sky, by 2 lengths in an impressive 28.48 seconds.
The runner-up, who raced with odds of 9 to 4 finished in 28.64 seconds.
The third place was secured by the race favourite, Razldazl Bugatti, who comes from the same pedigree as the winner.
The son of Brett Lee, out of Razldazl Pearl, lost his pace and could not keep up, as he fell 2 ¼ lengths behind the runner-up and completed the race in 28.82 seconds.
Droopys Lorenzo, Trewmount Snap and Longwood Hawk finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
This was the winner’s third consecutive victory at Wimbledon since he previously scored on 12th May, 2012, where he defeated, Mill Maximus, by ¾ of a length in the Grade OR Williamhill.com Greyhound Derby 3rd Rnd Heat 4.
The Grade OR Williamhill.com Greyhound Derby 2nd 1/4 Final ended as it was predicted, as the race favourite, Coolavanny Bert, stole the show, and proved himself worthy of the prize.
Racing with odds of 2 to 1, the son of Wheres Pedro, out of Mercury Queen, brought his best and defeated, Farloe Ironman, by 2 lengths.
The winner completed the race in 28.48 seconds, whereas the runner-up completed the 480 metre course in 28.64 seconds.
The victory completed the hat-trick for the J. Gardner trained hound, who secured his previous victories on 4th May, 2012, and 12th May, 2012.
Judicial Ruling, who is under the training of M. O'Donovan, raced with a 3-1 shot, stood third in this race as he narrowly missed the victory by a short-head and finished the race in 28.64 seconds.
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