1942 Irish Greyhound Derby

1942 Irish Greyhound Derby
Venue	Cork Greyhound Stadium
Location	Cork
End date	30 May
Total prize money	£175 (winner) 2nd £45, 3rd £25

The 1942 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during May with the final being held at Cork Greyhound Stadium in Cork on 30 May.

The winner Uacterlainn Riac won £175 but despite the poor prize money the track experienced record crowds. John Crowley a local pub owner (Western Star in Cork) trained Uacterlainn Riac and Jerry Crowley from Ovens owned him. Uacterlainn Riac also won the McAlinden Cup the same year. Cork legend states that the pub was closed for days to huge celebratory crowd afterwards. Uacterlainn Riac (meaning Creamery Brindle) had an attempt at hurdling after the Derby but failed to take to them and plans for a Grand National double were scrapped.

Final result

At Cork, 30 May (over 525 yards):

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Uacterlainn Riac	Creamery Border - Roisin Riac	2	1-2f	30.22	John Crowley (Ovens)
2nd	Munster Hills	Munster Vale - Was In It	1	6-1	30.54	M Madden (Clonakilty)
3rd	Bluehill Creamery	breeding unknown	5	4-1	30.70	Mrs K O'Callaghan (Clonmel)
4th	Sheehy’s Star	breeding unknown		10-1
5th	Cottage Luck	Lottys Luck - Champion Rattler		4-1
6th	Decimal Plus	breeding unknown		4-1

Distances

4, 2 (lengths)

Competition Report

In the final Uacterlainn Riac broke well from the traps to lead all the way.

See also

1942 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year