1948 GREYHOUND DERBY

This race was run at the White City.

Pos.

Greyhound

Sire

dam

Price

Time/Dist.

1

Priceless Border (1)

Clonahard Border

Priceless Sandhills

1/2  fav

28.78

2

Local Interprize (5)

Ruby Border

Mythical Daisy

6/1

2

3

Sheevaun (3)

Bellas Prince

Honey Gale

9/2

2

4

Doughery Boy (6)

Farloe Cutlet

Hylton Blackout

100/8

2

5

Rathattan Ben (4)

Starnge Lad

Rathattan Lass

100/1

neck

6

Baytown Stork (2)

Baytown Tulip

Ulster Row

100/1

1 1/2

 

 

 

Creamery Border

 

 

Ruby Border

 

 

 

 

Keel Ruby

 

Clonahard Border

 

 

 

 

 

Royal Tom

 

 

Gill’s Selected

 

 

 

 

Cunning Bird

PRICELESS BORDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eagle’s Beak

 

 

White Sandhills

 

 

 

 

Gambling R

 

Priceless Sandills

 

 

 

 

 

Mount Mahon Cutlet

 

 

Paris Cutlet

 

 

 

 

Turkey Tamer

Priceless.JPG (100861 bytes)

This picture of the champion is dedicated to Eddie McClenn, a lifelong greyhound enthusiast, who even to this day keeps 4 retired greyhounds and rises religiously at 4.30 a.m. to walk them, despite being a sprightly 84 years young. A remarkable bloke!

THE FINAL

Having dominated earlier procedings, Priceless Border, from one, was made the odds on 1/2 favourite with Sheevaun next best at 9/2. When the boxes opened Priceless made his customary early exit and led comfotably around the first. Favourite backers never had a moments hesitation as Priceless went on to win by an easy 2 lengths, with Local Interprize taking second, and the second favourite Sheevaun claiming third spot a further 2 lengths behind.

1948 Front.jpg (365688 bytes)1948 Race.jpg (477551 bytes)

With very grateful thanks to Steve McClenn for the excellent scan of the racecard from his extensive collection.

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