Another strong contender was Shove Halfpenny trained by Jack Harvey; the fawn dog had won the first ever Pall Mall Stakes and held the track record equally with Fine Jubilee in addition to earning a runners up spot in the St Leger and reaching the Cesarewitch final.
[1] On the opening night Wattle Bark won his first round heat in 29.77 from favourite Wise Carey, a race in which a greyhound called Lone Keel failed to progress.
On a wet second night of heats a huge shock ensued when Fine Jubilee priced at 2-5f was eliminated after finding trouble and finishing last.
[1] In the second round Wattle Bark broke the track record in a time of 29.36 beating Hexham Bridge by 7 lengths.
The second semi-final was won by Top of the Carlow Road by a head from Grosvenor Bob with Avion Ballerino taking the final place.