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Always Proud the 5-4 favourite duly obliged in the final to seal a second successive victory for Gay McKenna. The brindle dog had been knocked out of the 1965 Irish Derby in the third round after which his
English owner Albert Lucas put him with Gay McKenna. Failure a year later in the English Derby
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Vals Prince lost his semi-final to
Newrath Dancer the litter brother to Newrath Wonder but still qualified for the final. The remaining two semi-finals went to Tiger Chief from Cairnville Chief and Always Proud from Can Trap. Gay McKenna's Monalee Champion went out at this stage but would become a
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second round was put down to him being off-colour (sick) before he returned to
Ireland. A brilliant three way battle ended with Always Proud beating Tiger Chief and Vals Prince. The Derby trophy was presented by
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In the second round Val's Prince won in an extremely fast 29.10 and Always Proud recorded 29.19, but in a major shock
Newrath Wonder was eliminated.
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trained Always Proud, they won in 29.48 and 29.49 respectively, followed closely by
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Val's Prince gained revenge on Always Proud later in the year when winning the
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The winner Always Proud won £2,000 and was trained by
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319:by three lengths from his rival.
297:finalist Val's Prince in 29.60.
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407:Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981
142:Clonalvy Pride - Always A Rebel
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389:"Remember When - August 2019"
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259:Odd Venture - Russell Ville
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425:Fortune, Michael.
405:Fortune, Michael.
285:Competition Report
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164:Tiger Chief
155:Gay McKenna
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335:References
435:0332-3536
277:Distances
119:Breeding
113:Position
323:See also
256:Can Trap
131:Trainer
50:6 August
47:End date
37:Location
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