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1955 English Greyhound Derby

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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 Pauls Fun now trained by Joe Booth also succumbed to injury being withdrawn from his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 Johnson litter brothers Rushton Mac and Rushton Spot. The
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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 Rushton Mac following a tough battle with
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The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1950 one length was equal to 0.08 of one second.
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winner Golden Sail failed to gain selection in the 48 runner event resulting in his owner Mr Hughes quitting the sport.
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The ante-post favourite was Hi There trained by Paddy McEvoy and a winner of the National Sprint in
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heat. Duet Leader a fawn dog trained by Tom Reilly won easily and Barrowside remained unbeaten.
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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 Barrowside and the
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Index

English Greyhound Derby
White City Stadium
1954
1956
White City Stadium
Rushton Mac
Jack Harvey
(Wembley)
Jack Harvey
(Wembley)
Jack Harvey
(Wembley)
(White City - London)
(Walthamstow)
Ireland
Trafalgar Cup
Grand National
Laurels
Wembley
1955 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year
ISBN
978-1-905153-53-4
ISBN
07207-1106-1
"1955"
ISBN
0-7207-1804-X


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