1957 English Greyhound Derby

April 2022 1957 English Greyhound Derby 15 June 29 June £1,500 (winner) White City Stadium 1956 1958 The 1957 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 29 June 1957 at White City Stadium.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008 page 90 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 The winner was Ford Spartan and the winning owners Frank Hill and Sid Frost received £1,500. Ford Spartan was reared by Robert Bolt.Genders Roy The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing page 110 1981 Pelham Books Ltd 07207-1106-1 Final result At White City (over 525 yards):http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?r=2055 1957 Greyhound Data PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer 1stFord Spartan Polonius - Harrow Glamour 11-1f28.84 Dennis Hannafin (Wimbledon)2ndHighway Tim Magourna Reject - Hunston Bell 211-228.87 Mrs Rosalie Beba (Private)3rdLand of Song Fire Prince - Old Blarney Gift 3100-828.95 Bob Burls (Wembley)4thHighwood Sovereign Westbourne - Pretty Miss Amber 69-229.19 Leslie Reynolds (Wembley)5thGallant And Gay Champion Prince - Consequence 533-129.29 Joe Pickering (White City - London)6thQuare Fool Quare Customer - Racing Fool 43-129.53 Harry Buck (White City - London) Distances Neck, 1, 3, 11 4, 3 (lengths) The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. From 1950 one length was equal to 0.08 of one second.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing (Timekeeper) p310 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X Competition Report Northern King trained by Jack Harvey was installed as ante-post favourite for the 1957 Derby after enjoying a good season previously.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-april-3-2/ Greyhound Star (Remember When - April) 14 April 2019 Greyhound Star The Pall Mall Stakes and newly crowned Gold Collar champion Silent Worship was second on the ante-post list with Puppy Derby Champion Ford Spartan third. Jack McAllister the owner of 1956 champion Dunmore King, sent over Irish entry Scoutbush. A second entry from McAllister was a greyhound called Ricardus and he was put with trainer Paddy McEvoy. Oaks champion First But Last and Grand Prix champion Land of Song were two more leading entries. Kilcaskin Kern a recent track record holder at Cork Greyhound Stadium decided to stay in Ireland.Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years pages 101/102/103/104 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 Before the first nights heats got underway Silent Worship was found to be lame which led to his owners selling him shortly afterwards. The first round provided another surprise when Moyne Rosette beat Northern King in a slow time of 29.45 sec. Ford Spartan impressed recording 28.74 to become the new favourite. Scoutbush who had been purchased by new owners after the first round went out during the next stage but Northern King returned to form with a win and there were successes for First But Last and Ford Spartan. In the semi-finals Quare Fool claimed the first heat leading all the way, Highwood Sovereign and Land of Song also progressed to make the final, leaving strong favourite Northern King fading into last place after encountering a bump at the start. The second heat saw Ford Spartan backed to 2-7f leading throughout and holding off the strong finishing Highway Tim. In the final the first to show was Land of Song but he was soon caught at the first bend by Ford Spartan, who then showed good early pace to take a clear lead. From the fourth bend Highway Tim put in a burst of speed that forced the stewards to call for a photo finish but Ford Spartan had held on to claim the title. See also 1957 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby Category:English Greyhound Derby