1947 English Greyhound Derby

1947 English Greyhound Derby
Location	White City Stadium

The 1947 Greyhound Derby took place during June with the final being held on 28 June 1947 at White City Stadium. The winner Trev's Perfection received a first prize of £1,400. ^{[1] [2]}

Final result

At White City (over 525 yards):^[3]

Position	Name of Greyhound	Breeding	Trap	SP	Finish Time	Trainer
1st	Trev's Perfection	Trev's Despatch - Friar Tuck	2	4-1	28.95	Fred Trevillion (Private)
2nd	Mondays News	Orlucks Best - Monday Next	5	9-4f	29.11	Fred Farey (Private)
3rd	Slaney Record	Rare Record - Honey Gale	6	100-7	29.23	Jack Toseland (Perry Barr)
4th	Trev's Jackie	Mad Tanist - Lady Lavender	4	10-1	29.31	Fred Trevillion (Private)
5th	Lacken Invader	Munster Hills - Murex	3	4-1	29.47	L Hague (White City - Manchester)
6th	Patsys Record	Patsy Bogoak - Sunmount View	1	7-2	29.67	Stanley Biss (Clapton)

Distances

2, 1½, 1, 2, 2½ (lengths)

References

1. Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years. Ringpress Books. pp. 83–86. ISBN 0-948955-36-8.
2. ""Racing." Times [London, England] 30 June 1947". The Times Digital Archive.
3. "1947". Greyhound Data.