▁Review ▁The ▁Derby ▁finally ▁got ▁the ▁go ▁ahead ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁after ▁problems ▁concerning ▁a ▁possible ▁government ▁ban ▁on ▁racing . ▁Main ▁protagon ists ▁heading ▁for ▁White ▁City ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 ▁included ▁def ending ▁champion ▁High land ▁Rum , ▁Junior ▁Classic ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Irish ▁Grey h ound ▁Derby ▁runner ▁up ▁Irish ▁R amb ler . ▁ ▁The ▁he ats ▁got ▁under way ▁and ▁Rock ▁Call an ▁recorded ▁the ▁fast est ▁time , ▁a ▁fast ▁ 2 9 . 2 6 , ▁High land ▁Rum , ▁Junior ▁Classic ▁and ▁Irish ▁R amb ler ▁all ▁won ▁their ▁he ats . ▁The ▁G RA ▁ban ▁on ▁racing ▁at ▁White ▁City ▁left ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁lim bo ▁because ▁the ▁ban ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁after ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Derby ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁at ▁Harr ing ay ▁which ▁ups et ▁many ▁including ▁MP ' s ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁press . ▁ ▁Just ▁four ▁days ▁later ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁did ▁take ▁place ▁at ▁Harr ing ay . ▁Ke el ▁C ream ery ▁( 5 - 2 ) ▁and ▁Proof ▁Spirit ▁II ▁( 4 - 1 ) ▁trained ▁by ▁W ▁L ace y ▁at ▁W alth am st ow ▁Stadium ▁provided ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁w inners . ▁R oving ▁Youth ▁( 1 1 - 8 f ) ▁claimed ▁the ▁third ▁heat ▁and ▁only ▁Rock ▁Call an ▁( 1 0 - 1 1 f ) ▁progress ed ▁un be aten . ▁Def ending ▁champion ▁High land ▁Rum ▁finished ▁third ▁in