▁his ▁race ▁but ▁fell ▁af oul ▁of ▁the ▁ste wards ▁and ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁fighting ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁fourth ▁place ▁grey h ound ▁G . R ▁Arch du ke ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁Junior ▁Classic ▁was ▁also ▁elimin ated ▁at ▁this ▁stage . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁semi - final ▁went ▁to ▁Ke el ▁C ream ery ▁( 4 - 1 ) ▁from ▁D una ▁Tax ma id ▁and ▁favour ite ▁R oving ▁Youth ▁in ▁ 2 9 . 6 9 . ▁GR ▁Arch du ke ▁born ▁at ▁the ▁G RA ▁Hook ▁k enn els ▁at ▁North aw ▁was ▁a ▁shock ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁semi - final ▁at ▁odd s ▁of ▁ 1 0 - 1 ; ▁Rock ▁Call an ▁a ▁strong ▁ 5 - 4 f , ▁finished ▁half ▁a ▁length ▁behind ▁with ▁Irish ▁R amb ler ▁another ▁half ▁back . ▁ ▁GR ▁Arch du ke ▁soon ▁led ▁Irish ▁R amb ler ▁around ▁the ▁first ▁b end ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁the ▁pair ▁challeng ed ▁until ▁the ▁fourth ▁b end ▁when ▁Irish ▁R amb ler ▁f aded ▁and ▁D una ▁Tax ma id ▁showed ▁and ▁challeng ed ▁on ▁the ▁run ▁in , ▁GR ▁Arch du ke ▁moved ▁wide ▁towards ▁D una ▁Tax ma id ▁but ▁held ▁on ▁by ▁a ▁neck . ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁opinion ▁that ▁GR ▁Arch du ke , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁dis qual ified ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁had ▁fought ▁again , ▁a ▁view ▁opposed ▁by