1959 English Greyhound Derby

April 2022 1959 English Greyhound Derby File:1959 English Greyhound Derby champion Mile Bush Pride.jpg Mile Bush Pride 13 June 27 June £1,500 (winner) White City Stadium 1958 1960 The 1959 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 27 June 1959 at White City Stadium.Hobbs Jonathan Greyhound Annual 2008 page 90 2007 Raceform 978-1-905153-53-4 The winner was Mile Bush Pride and the winning owner Noel Purvis received £1,500.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=2053 1959 Greyhound Data PositionName of GreyhoundBreedingTrapSPTimeTrainer 1stMile Bush Pride The Grand Champion - Witching Dancer 41-1f28.76 Jack Harvey (Wembley)2ndSnub Nose Racing Snob - Black Toes 65-128.79Jimmy Purnell (Private)3rdCrazy Parachute Hi There - Mad Prospect 1100-3028.81Bob Burls (Wembley)4thCoolkill Racket Coolkill Nigger - Tennis Racket 3100-729.37 Reg Holland (Private)5thBryans Hope Disabled Leader - Only Atomic 210-129.57 Leslie Reynolds (Wembley)6thDancing Sheik Imperial Dancer - Delias Green 533-100.00 Ted Brennan (Sheffield) Distances Neck, Head, 7, 2½, Dis (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 140 entries at £5 were received for the first acceptance stage of the Derby.https://greyhoundstar.co.uk/remember-when-may-2/ Greyhound Star (Remember When - May 1959) 5 May 2019 Greyhound Star 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 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.Dack Barrie Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years pages 106/107 1990 Ringpress Books 0-948955-36-8 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 Stakes on final night. 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. 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 position. Crazy 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. See also 1959 UK & Ireland Greyhound Racing Year References English Greyhound Derby English Greyhound Derby Category:English Greyhound Derby