Ireland's leading trainer Ger McKenna had sent a team over that included ante-post favourite Ballybeg Prim and Shamrock Point who had been unfortunate the year before.
[6] During the second round Ballybeg Prim beat Xmas Holiday in 29.47 with Flip Your Top and Westmead Champ setting the fastest times with 29.28 and 29.34 respectively.
Shamrock Point provided a record-breaking quarter-final success in 29.18sec and then Ballybeg Prim (the deposed track record holder) beat Mutts Silver.
Flip Your Top defeated Xmas Holiday before Westmead Myra won the final heat but Sean Na Gaisce went out after trouble.
[5] Mutts Silver (owned by Sporting Life) won a hard semi-final from Jackies Jet and Ballybeg Prim with Flip Your Top and Shamrock Point both failing to make the final.