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After the eight heats the fastest qualifier was
Barrowside (28.82 sec). Pauls Fun and Hi There both underperformed but progressed. During the second round Hi There finished lame but would become a legendary stud dog. Pauls Fun now trained by Joe Booth also succumbed to injury being withdrawn from his
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trainer Jack Harvey had three of the finalists in his attempt to gain a second Derby title. Barrowside started at very short odds of 1-2 and made a good start followed by Home
Straight and Rushton Mac. Rushton Mac moved towards the rails and took the lead on the back straight only for Barrowside to
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the previous year. Other leading contenders included defending champion Pauls Fun, Barrowside and the Frank
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respond and take the lead by the fourth bend but
Rushton Mac came again to win by three quarters. Coolkill Chieftain ran on well for third place.
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champion was installed as the hot favourite to win the final. The second semi-final was won by
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The ante-post favourite was Hi There trained by Paddy McEvoy and a winner of the
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took place during June with the final being held on 25 June 1955 at
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The semi-finals produced another victory for
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317:champion Coolkill Chieftain.
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378:Genders, Roy (1981).
246:(White City - London)
421:. Pelham Books Ltd.
382:. Pelham Books Ltd.
74:1955 Greyhound Derby
453:. Ringpress Books.
270:Tom 'Paddy' Reilly
290:Competition Report
173:Coolkill Chieftain
97:Name of Greyhound
78:White City Stadium
33:White City Stadium
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84:Final result
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255:Duet Leader
217:Jack Harvey
189:Jack Harvey
161:Jack Harvey
121:Rushton Mac
993:Categories
340:References
145:Barrowside
39:Start date
280:Distances
220:(Wembley)
192:(Wembley)
164:(Wembley)
100:Breeding
94:Position
328:See also
112:Trainer
47:End date
29:Location
321:Wembley
315:Laurels
296:Ireland
50:25 June
42:11 June
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404:"1955"
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241:29.61
238:100-6
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109:Time
103:Trap
21:1955
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