The 1928 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 18 August 1928.[ 1] [ 2] [ 2]
The winner was Tipperary Hills, owned and trained by Billy Quinn.[ 3]
At Harolds Cross, 18 August (over 525 yards):
Position
Winner
Breeding
Trap
SP
Time
Trainer
1st
Tipperary Hills
Melksham Tom - Na Boc E
Billy Quinn
?
Curristown
Kashmir Kipper - Lady Peggy II
John Shannon
?
Battle Island
unknown
PJ Graham
?
Happy Man
unknown
M Hammond
?
False Favourite
unknown
C Forde
?
Gilly Gooly
unknown
D O'Neill
Heat 1 (Aug 16)
Pos
Name
SP
Time
1st
Tipperary Hills
30.72
2nd
Battle Island
30.80
Heat 2 (Aug 16) six ran
Pos
Name
SP
Time
1st
Curristown
4-1
30.95
2nd
Gilly Gooly
1-1f
31.15
Heat 3 (Aug 16) five ran
Pos
Name
SP
Time
1st
Happy Man
6-4f
31.10
2nd
False Favourite
7-1
31.42
1 length calculated at 0.08 sec
^ Fortune, Michael. Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 . Victory Irish Promotions Ltd. ^ a b Fortune, Michael. The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby . Irish Greyhound Review. ISSN 0332-3536 . ^ Comyn, John. 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland . Aherlow Publishers Ltd.
