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The 1998 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May & June with the final being held on 27 June 1998 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Toms The Best received £50,000. The competition was sponsored by William Hill following the demise of the famous Sporting Life newspaper.
Contents
Final result
At Wimbledon (over 480 metres):
Distances
4¼, 4¾, short head, 1 (lengths)
Race Report
Toms The Best added the English Derby crown to his 1997 Irish Greyhound Derby success becoming one of a very select group to have won both the English and Irish Derby. The race was won with relative ease by the hot favourite in a crowded race which featured only five greyhounds (the first time since 1970) after Greenwood Flyer was disqualified by the stewards in the semi-finals for fighting*.
* Deliberate interference with other greyhounds in running.References
1998 English Greyhound Derby Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA