1966 GREYHOUND DERBY

This race was run at the White City.

Pos.

Greyhound

Sire

dam

Price

Time/Dist.

1

Faithful Hope (3)

Solar Prince

Millie Hawthorn

8/1

28.52

2

Greenane Flash (6)

Prairie Flash

Greenane Item

4/1

4 1/4

3

Dusty Trail (5)

Printers Present

Dolores Daughter

6/1

1

4

I'm Quickest (1)

Skips Choice

Gratton Star

5/2

4 3/4

5

Maryville Hi (4)

Knockhill Chieftan

Hi Hook

13/8 fav

1 3/4

6

Kilbeg Kuda (2)

Knockrour Again

Bermudas Glory

4/1

4 3/4

 

 

 

 

Bella’s Prince

 

 

Champion Prince

 

 

 

 

Sallywell

 

Solar Prince

 

 

 

 

 

Sandown Champion

 

 

Lisabelle

 

 

 

 

Miss Nu Look

FAITHFUL HOPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Grand Champion

 

 

The Grand Fire

 

 

 

 

Quare Fire

 

Millie Hawthorn

 

 

 

 

 

Glittering Look

 

 

Glittering Millie

 

 

 

 

Millies May

THE FINAL by Steve McClenn

Owned jointly by Miss Pauline Wallis and Sir Robert Adeane, Faithful Hope, trained by Paddy Keane, completely upset all the form books when romping home by four and a quarter lengths. A strong finishing railer he had made slow starts in all the previous rounds and coupled with the fact he had drawn the "bogey hole" (trap three) he wasn't given much chance against his early paced rivals , of which the Irish flyer Maryville Hi, was a strongly fancied favourite.

Few could believe their eyes when the traps opened, for the the first to show was the white jacket of Faithful Hope followed by Dusty Trail and Kilbeg Kuda.

At the first turn it was "Dusty" who took up the running holding a slender lead to the second bend, where for no apparent reason he moved wide allowing "Hope" to get on terms once again.

Along the back straight Faithful Hope increased his lead and hit the final bend with plenty in hand to score in great style, recording 28.52, the fastest ever for a Derby Final. 

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