The 1928 National Derby took place during August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 18 August 1928. It was the inaugural edition of the event. The race at this stage was considered unofficial because it had not been ratified by the Irish Coursing Club.
The winner was Tipperary Hills, owned and trained by Billy Quinn.
Final result At Harolds Cross, 18 August (over 525 yards): PositionWinnerBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st 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
Semi finals
Heat 1 (Aug 16)PosName SP Time 1st Tipperary Hills 30.722nd Battle Island 30.80
Heat 2 (Aug 16) six ranPosName SP Time 1st Curristown 4-1 30.952nd Gilly Gooly 1-1f 31.15
Heat 3 (Aug 16) five ranPosName SP Time 1st Happy Man 6-4f 31.102nd False Favourite 7-1 31.42
1 length calculated at 0.08 sec
See also 1928 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
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