1953
GREYHOUND
This
race was run at the
Pos. |
Greyhound |
Sire |
dam |
Price |
Distances | Time |
1 |
Daws Dancer (5) |
The Daw |
Castleview Dancer |
10/1 |
1/2 yd | 29.20 |
2 |
Galtee Cleo (1) |
Sandown Champion |
Cleopatra |
4/5 fav |
2 1/4 yds | 29.23 |
3 |
Bahs Choice |
Pretty Waltzer |
11/2 |
2 1/4 yds | 29.37 |
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4 |
Tonic (6) |
Sandown Champion |
Simple Bess |
100/8 |
1 1/4 yds | 29.51 |
5 |
Glittering Look (4) |
Glittering Smack |
Knockrour Favourite |
4/1 |
1/2 yd | 29.59 |
6 |
Bahs Choice |
8/1 |
29.62 |
The Winner was owned by Mr D J Fitzgerald
Daws Dancer was trained privately by Paddy McEvoy
Galtee Cleo was trained by Jack Harvey at Wembley
Small Town was trained by Leslie Reynolds at Wembley
Tonic I was trained by Ronnie Melville at Wembley
Glittering Look was trained by Tom (Paddy) Reilly at Walthamstow
Baytown Caddie was trained by Jack Harvey at Wembley
Fishing Smack |
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Tinker’s Smack |
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Tinker’s Hill |
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The Daw |
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Wireless Rally |
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Canovee Princess |
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Fawn Fancy |
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DAW’S DANCER |
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Ballydancer |
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Stepdancer |
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She’s Tidy |
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Castleview Dancer |
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Fairy Mist Star |
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Little Cook |
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Kilvinane Wonder |
THE FINAL
Having dominated early rounds it was Galtee Cleo, from the one box, who was made the odds on 4/5 favourite, with Glittering Look next best at 4/1. However, at trap rise it was the wide running Daw's Dancer who led and made full use of the bumping behind him. Glittering Look came off worse and left his supporters with little hope, while the favourite Galtee Cleo recovered and ran on strongly. Daw's had been allowed to build up a clear lead, and although Galtee ate into the lead at each bend, he never managed to get on terms, failing by half a length at the line, with Small Town running on some two and a quarter lengths further behind in third.
| Semi-Finals Saturday 20th June 1953 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Distance | Time | SP | Trap | Dog | Distance | Time | SP | |
| 3 | Galtee Cleo | 2 1/4 yds | 28.84 | 11/10 f | 5 | Glittering Look | 1 yd | 28.98 | 6/1 | |
| 1 | Baytown Caddie | 1 3/4 yds | 28.98 | 20/1 | 4 | Small Town | 2 yds | 29.05 | 4/1 | |
| 2 | Tonic | 2 yds | 29.08 | 3/1 | 6 | Daw's Dancer | 2 yds | 29.17 | 2/1 f | |
| 5 | Dashing Ash | 2 3/4 yds | 29.20 | 100/7 | 1 | Midnight Charlotte | 7 yds | 29.29 | 33/1 | |
| 4 | Dublin Darkie | 2 1/4 yds | 29.36 | 25/1 | 3 | Montego Bay | 2 yds | 29.72 | 13/2 | |
| 6 | Polonius | 29.50 | 3/1 | 2 | Home Luck | 29.84 | 10/3 | |||
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| Second Round Heats Thursday 18th June 1953 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Distance | Time | SP | Trap | Dog | Distance | Time | SP | |
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | SMALL TOWN | 2 1/4 yds | 29.04 | 8/1 | 6 | POLONIUS | 1 3/4 yds | 28.92 | 6/4 | |
| 3 | GLITTERING LOOK | 2 yds | 29.19 | 100/6 | 5 | TONIC | 29.02 | 5/1 | ||
| 4 | DAW'S DANCER | 29.31 | 10/3 | 2 | MIDNIGHT CHARLOTTE | |||||
| 1 | ENDLESS GOSSIP | 1 | JUST QUALITY | |||||||
| 2 | ORIEL IDOL | 3 | SAINTED STRANGER | |||||||
| 5 | BIDDYS BABY | 4 | OLLYS PAL | |||||||
| Heat 3 | Heat 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | MONTEGO BAY | 3/4 yd | 29.42 | 2/1 | 6 | GALTEE CLEO | 6 1/4 yds | 28.76 | 8/11 f | |
| 3 | DUBLIN DARKIE | 1/4 yd | 29.46 | 6/1 | 5 | HOME LUCK | 3 yds | 29.14 | 2/1 | |
| 6 | DASHING ACE | 29.48 | 13/8 f | 3 | BAYTOWN CADDIE | 1/2 yd | 29.33 | 100/6 | ||
| 1 | HALFYER LUCK | 4 | LEAFY ASH | 29.36 | 7/1 | |||||
| 5 | MAGOURNA REJECT | 1 | STRANGE ENNELL | |||||||
| 4 | MONACHDY GIRLIE | 29.70 | 33/1 | 2 | ADRIANS BIRTHDAY | |||||
| First Round Heats Saturday 13th June 1953 | ||||||||||
| Trap | Dog | Distance | Time | SP | Trap | Dog | Distance | Time | SP | |
| Heat 1 | Heat 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | DUBLIN DARKIE | 1 1/4 yds | 29.20 | 20/1 | 4 | OLLY'S PAL | 2 1/4 yds | 29.08 | ||
| 1 | DASHING ASH | 29.28 | 2/1 | 6 | GLITTERING LOOK | 2 3/4 yds | 29.22 | 4/1 | ||
| MIDNIGHT CHARLOTTE | 5 | BAYTOWN CADDIE | 29.38 | 20/1 | ||||||
| 1 | KILCURRY RANGER | |||||||||
| Heat 3 | Heat 4 | |||||||||
| 2 | POLONIUS | 4 yds | 29.08 | 1/3 f | MAGOURNA REJECT | |||||
| 5 | LEAFY ASH | 29.32 | 13/2 | BIDDYS BABY | ||||||
| STRANGE ENNELL | ADRIANS BIRTHDAY | |||||||||
| Heat 5 | Heat 6 | |||||||||
| 1 | GALTEE CLEO | 2 yds | 28.88 | 6/4 f | 2 | MONACHDY GIRLIE | 2 3/4 yds | 29.56 | 9/2 | |
| 4 | SMALL TOWN | 1 1/4 yds | 29.00 | 6/1 | 1 | SAINTED STRANGER | 29.72 | |||
| 6 | TONIC | 1 3/4 yds | 29.08 | 10/3 | HALFYER LUCK | |||||
| 3 | ARDSKEAGH VILLE | 29.18 | 11/4 | ROLLING MIKE | ||||||
| FUNNY WORKER | ||||||||||
| Heat 7 | Heat 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | MONTEGO BAY | 1/4 yd | 29.43 | 7/4 | 6 | DAW'S DANCER | 1 yd | 29.09 | 5/2 | |
| 5 | ORIEL IDOL | 1 yd | 29.45 | 2 | ENDLESS GOSSIP | 29.15 | ||||
| 4 | HOME LUCK | 29.51 | 5/4 f | JUST QUALITY | ||||||
WELSH GREYHOUND DERBY (Cardiff White City)
| Winner | Sire | Dam | Time |
| Glittering Look | Glittering Smack | Knockrour Favourite | 29.39 |
IRISH GREYHOUND DERBY (Harolds Cross)
| Dog | Sire | Dam | Time |
| Spanish Battleship | Spanish Chestnut | Ballyseedy Memory | 29.78 |
| Smokey Glen | Fair Moving | Joanna Verge |
SCOTTISH GREYHOUND DERBY
Not contested this year.
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