He was trained by Paddy Moclair (a former Irish Gaelic footballer) and owned by Frank Davis from London.
Paddy Moclair his original owner would train the greyhound for the duration of the competition for Londoner Frank Davis.
Despite the reputation of Western Post, the hot favourite throughout the event had been Harvest King owned and trained by Harry O’Neill.
[4][5] Harvest King from Arklow had impressed during the early rounds including a victory over Western Post and before the semi-finals began he had been sold to Harry O'Neill for £4,000.
In the final Harvest King made a poor start and never showed leaving Western Post to overtake the early leader (a bitch called Canter Home) at the halfway mark.