[4] Spectre II was the ante-post favourite leading into the 1967 Derby and his owner Nat Pinson refused a £5,000 offer for the greyhound before the competition started.
[6] Irish interest ended in the second round and despite a troublesome race both Spectre II and Silver Hope survived the same heat to progress.
[5] After taking a bump in the first semi-final Tric-Trac ran on well to claim third behind Mels Talent, Ambiguous another son of Crazy Parachute qualified in second place.
During the final both Mels Talent and Shady Parachute swung wide baulking Silver Hope and Ambiguous and forcing Spectre II wider.
Tric-Trac held on to the win from his fast finishing brother Spectre II in a time of 29.00 sec.