1957 Irish Greyhound Derby

1957 Irish Greyhound Derby 9 August £500 (winner) Harold's Cross Stadium Dublin 1956 1958 The 1957 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during July and August with the final being held at Harold's Cross Stadium in Dublin on 9 August 1957.Genders Roy NGRC book of Greyhound Racing 261 1990 Pelham Books Ltd 0-7207-1804-X The winner Hopeful Cutlet won £500 and was trained by Jack Mullan and owned by Rostrevor veterinary surgeon Chris Farrelly.Comyn John 50 Years of Greyhound Racing in Ireland Aherlow Publishers Ltd Final result At Harold's Cross, 9 August (over 525 yards): +PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer1st Hopeful Cutlet Imperial Dancer - Katie the Duck 6 7-2 29.60Jack Mullan2nd The Grand Fire The Grand Champion - Quare Fire 2 30.02Paddy Dunphy3rd Country Boy unknown 4 30.38unplaced Tullaherin Twinkle unknown 5 unplaced Romola's Dante Ollys Pal - Im Yours 1 Doyleunplaced Howardstown Ranger unknown 3 J Garfinkle Distances 5¼, 4½ (lengths) Competition Report The ante-post favourite was Solar Prince who had arrived for the Derby after winning the Callanan Cup final where he beat Romola's Dante by six lengths.http://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-september-5/ REMEMBER WHEN: SEPTEMBER Greyhound Star September 2019 He duly won his first round heat in the fastest first round time of 29.47. However he was withdrawn before the second round and later that evening Noisy Sam set a new track record of 29.41. The other second round winners were Hopeful Cutlet, Bugatti and Red Riot.Fortune Michael Irish Greyhound Derby 1932–1981 Victory Irish Promotions Ltd In the first semi-final The Grand Fire sealed an easy win at odds of 4-9 in 29.58, but bruised a leg in running. The second semi-final resulted in Hopeful Cutlet beating Tullaherin Twinkle but favourite Noisy Sam stumbled badly and failed to get through to the final.Fortune Michael The 75 Years History of the Irish Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Review 0332-3536 In the final Hopeful Cutlet vied with Tullaherin Twinkle before taking a decisive lead and winning by three lengths. The Grand Fire was slow away and found trouble before running on well for second place. See also 1957 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References Greyhound Derby Irish Greyhound Derby