Ballyregan Bob - Memorabilia!

Was there that Night , have the Programme ,Place was Mobbed ,Still think Champ seen Bob ,and thought fook this for a game of Soldiers , A unique Piece of History Blackbarn
About a very Unique Greyhound , Can honestly say I was at the don on the Cheapside one night the speed of the dog down the back Straight Was unreal ..  Where is the Auction being held Make sure its well Promoted , Right Time right people could fetch anything .

Without a shadow of doubt the best six bend dog of all time.

Thanks chaps. The plan is to try to get it into the Graham Budd Sports Memorabilia sale on the 6th/7th June in London. Will keep the forum informed.

Email RPGTV the week before Black ,they will promote it a couple of times ,hopefully , Don't see why not TBH ,a very special ITEM imo

Send them a Pic of the Jacket as well Might help .

Agreed sparrow.  Apparently the dog was forward planned to go in the Derby but when White City was sold and closed they didn't fancy the tight turns of Wimbledon.

.... Just a shame interest in the sport is at an all time low, whatever it achieves will be nothing compared to what it would of fetched a year or two after the race. On the subject of George Curtis, what a proper Gent he was, his book being a must for any greyhound enthusiast.

I was at Wimbledon the night he beat Jet Circle a distance, didn't know much about Bob at the time, I  just was stunned the way he won, I believe Jet Circle [ Ithink that was his name] went on and won the St Leger, memory not so good. cheers.

the bairn, Jet Circle won the St Leger in 1985.

St Leger, Wembley (Aug 30, 655m, £8,000)
Pos    Name of Greyhound    Trainer    SP    Time    Trap
1st    Jet Circle    Ted Dickson    11-4    40.14    4
2nd    Evening Light    Carol Aymes    12-1    40.20    1
3rd    Comment    D Shaw    4-1    40.30    6
4th    Special Bran    Paddy Hancox    10-11f    40.36    2
5th    Nursery Breeze    Gordon Hodson    33-1    40.80    3
N/R    Ballyregan Bob    George Curtis        Lame    5

The prize of £8,000 in 1985 would be worth £ 30,616.18  in todays money.

I was there that night Bairn, my mate had a runner in the Derby Final, ....

     

   Happy Days  Good luck with the Pup.

brilliant stuff there guys, brings back memories,me and my mates went to all the derby finals from I'm Slippy through to Nottingham, just go to the 1st rnd now at Towcester, by the way does anybody know how far  Bob won by that night. cheers.

Graham Budd Auction on October 16th at the National Horseracing Museum.  Lot 1 is the Bob jacket. Lot 2 is ours too - Some of you will remember Glin Bridge. Mostly a Horseracing sale but a few Greyhound Racing lots.

https://bidlive.grahambuddauctions.co.uk/auctions/8692/srgrah10059

glin bridge  brilliant dog, oddly enough wasn't great sire. greatest track craft of any dog ever,  made his way through the field as if  piloted

Sep 28, 2023 -- 3:08PM, blackbarn wrote:

Graham Budd Auction on October 16th at the National Horseracing Museum.

Bob's winning Jacket sold for £750 this morning.

I've wondered what time B.B. would have clocked at Catford over the 718 trip.
Scurlogue Champ held the clock with 45.58 on 20-10-84.

A grader, namely Lone Keel, won by 15 lengths on his 8 bend debut in 46.15. A time that was way beyond any other S1 at the track. Bob would surely have beaten that track record , if he handled the track of course.

Hi Blackburn any idea what the oil painting of Sir Henry Cecil made, thanks.

On the Bob jacket doesn't sound much really considering the amazing dogs talent, would of thought Hove would of bid and put it on show.

that lot passed JJ as didn't make the reserve......

Shame, a meagre amount for a once iconic item, you had 2 things against you, firstly the Greyhound game is at an all time low, secondly selling and buying at auction now has become near on impossible with the Huge commission rates, some wanting another third on top of the selling price. Shame it wasn't on the market about 20 yrs ago when it would have made loads more.