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140 entries at £5 were received for the first acceptance stage of the Derby. The ante-post favourite Mile Bush Pride failed to win his first round heat for the second consecutive year. However, despite encountering crowding he safely made it through to round two; the race was won by Irish entry Sir
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The second round resulted in a fast win for Mile Bush Pride (28.57), a time that could not be matched by any greyhound left in the competition. The Irish hope Sir
Frederick was knocked over ending his hopes and he would have to settle for finishing second behind Dunmore Rocco in the Consolation
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In the final Snub Nose made a good start from the traps with
Dancing Sheik just behind. Early pace by Crazy Parachute saw him pass Dancing Sheik and then Snub Nose by the second bend. By the third bend Mile Bush Pride who had been last out of the traps had caught Dancing Sheik to take up third
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Mile Bush Pride followed his second round win with a seven length semi-final victory. The second semi-final was more competitive and ended with a first dead heat for a semi-final in Derby history when Snub Rose ran on well to catch leader Crazy
Parachute.
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Parachute was vying with Snub Nose around the last bend and home straight when Crazy Parachute left a gap on the rails. This was enough for Mile Bush Pride to take advantage and run on strongly to win the race by a neck.
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Frederick. Three greyhounds broke 29 seconds in the first set of qualifiers; they were Crazy
Parachute, Dunmore Rocco and the previous year's finalist Gentle Touch.
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104:and the winning owner Noel Purvis received £1,500.
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419:NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310
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516:English Greyhound Derby
318:Stakes on final night.
200:Hi There - Mad Prospect
23:English Greyhound Derby
238:Reg Holland (Private)
1013:1959 in English sport
463:Dack, Barrie (1990).
417:Genders, Roy (1990).
378:Genders, Roy (1981).
421:. Pelham Books Ltd.
382:. Pelham Books Ltd.
94:1959 Greyhound Derby
467:. Ringpress Books.
100:. The winner was
309:Competition Report
121:Name of Greyhound
98:White City Stadium
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445:. Greyhound Star.
406:. Greyhound Data.
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291:(Sheffield)
246:Bryans Hope
162:Jack Harvey
1007:Categories
340:References
212:Bob Burls
51:Start date
299:Distances
265:(Wembley)
214:(Wembley)
174:Snub Nose
165:(Wembley)
124:Breeding
118:Position
330:See also
136:Trainer
59:End date
41:Location
62:27 June
54:13 June
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133:Time
127:Trap
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