[1] The winner Lone Keel received a first prize of £1,250 [2] and was trained by Sydney W Wright and owned by Jack Walsh and William Hill.
[6] Wattle Bark returned to defend the title he won in 1937 but had suffered a serious shoulder injury early in the year and was not considered a contender.
They were both very fast greyhounds but Lone Keel despite breaking many track records had failed to win any of the five major finals he had appeared in.
[6] In the first semi-final the Northern Flat and London Cup champion Demotic Mack took the early lead before Manhattan Midnight overtook him to win in 29.38.
[6] The kennelmates had reached the final unbeaten with semi-final wins just one spot (0.01 sec) apart but the bookies sent Manhattan Midnight off at 7-4 favourite.