1999 English Greyhound Derby

The 1999 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 26 June 1999 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Chart King received £50,000 and returned to Ireland as the newly crowned English and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion.

Final result

At Wimbledon :

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	SP	Time	Trainer
1st	Chart King	Trade Official - Clarinka Sand	6	8-11f	28.67	Ralph Hewitt
2nd	Frisby Full	Frightful Flash - Centenarys Dream	5	66-1	28.79	Harry Crapper (Sheffield)
3rd	Deerfield Sunset	Vintage Prince - Sunset Blonde	1	11-10	28.81	Ger McKenna
4th	Secret Crystal	Summerhill Gift - Creole Lady	4	25-1	29.01	Linda Jones (Romford)
5th	Pottos Storm	Droopys Fintan - Certain Way	3	66-1	29.02	David Mullins (Romford)
6th	Pure Patches	Arrigle Buddy - Pure Princess	2	66-1	00.00	Dinky Luckhurst (Crayford)

Distances

1½, head, 2½, short head, Dis
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

The rank outsider Frisby Full was first from the traps and led the two Irish runners Chart King and Deerfield Sunset until the third bend. Chart King and Deerfield Sunset then drew alongside, with the former getting the room at the bend and going on to win by just over a length from Frisby Full with Deerfield Sunset finishing third. Pottos Storm finished a creditable fifth, a good achievement for a greyhound associated with hurdling, he had won the 1999 Grand National. Pure Patches was knocked over and finished last.