Greyhound Oaks Betting Tips, Stats and Analysis

Greryhound Oaks: Semi-Final results

The two semi-finals of the greyhound oaks were run on Saturday 19th October:

Semi-Final 1 7.36pm (greyhounds in bold qualified for the Final)

1. T5 Druids Say Go 8/13F 27.86 (winning distance: 5.5 lengths)
2. T2 Droopys Eunice 7/1 28.30
3. T6 Coppice Ella 6/1 28.38
4. T1 Ballyhealy Star 12/1 28.46
5. T4 Catunda Layla 33/1 28.72
6. T3 Distant Cara 7/2 28.90

Semi-Final 2 8.11pm

1. T1 Icemans Girl 11/4 28.30 (winning distance: 4.5 lengths)
2. T5 Front Alice 14/1 28.64
3. T2 Chamberlain Kate 22/1 28.78
   
4. T6 Queen Dusty 8/1 28.88
5. T4 Devilgate Suzi 33/1 28.94
6. T3 Queen Joni 4/9F 00.00

Greyhound Oaks: Round 2 results

There were four second round heats on Saturday 12th October. The first three dogs in each heat qualified for the semi-finals on Saturday 19th October:

Heat 1 7.36pm (sectional time in brackets)

1. T4 Druids Say Go 4/9f (3.42) 28.10
2. T3 Devilgate Suzi 33/1 (3.58) 28.56
3. T2 Droopys Eunice 5/1 (3.55) 28.82

Heat 2 7.53pm

1. T4 Distant Cara 11/4 (3.48) 28.60
2. T6 Queen Dusty 11/10f (3.54) 28.74
3. T3 Chamberlain Kate 6/1 (3.52) 28.82

Heat 3 8.11pm

1. T3 Ballyhealy Star 16/1 (3.44) 28.55
2. T2 Catunda Layla 16/1 (3.52) 29.13
3. T5 Front Alice 8/1 (3.56) 29.39

Heat 4 8.28pm

1. T3 Queen Joni 4/7f (3.48) 28.24
2. T2 Icemans Girl 100/30 (3.53) 28.30
3. T6 Coppice Ella 12/1 (3.57) 28.60

Greyhound Oaks 2024: First round results

There were eight first round heats of the Greyhound Oaks at Perry Barr on Saturday 5th October. The first three dogs from each qualified for the second round on Saturday October 12th. Here are the winning greyhounds and their respective times:

• Heat One: Druids Say Go 27.89
• Heat Two: Leighna's Dream 28.02
• Heat Three: Ballyhealy Star 28.47
• Heat Four: Iceman's Girl 28.14
• Heat Five: Queen Joni 28.25
• Heat Six: Chamberlain Kate 28.31
• Heat Seven: Distant Cara 28.41
• Heat Eight: Queen Dusty 28.18

Greyhound Oaks 2024: Qualifying Details

The Oaks is run over four rounds over 480 metres:

• Round One has eight heats where the first three dogs from each race move forward to Round Two 

• Round Two has four heats with the first three dogs from each race move forward to the Semi-FInals 

• There are three Semi-Finals with the first two dogs from each race qualifying for the Final

Who Are The Trainers To Follow In The Greyhound Oaks?

Monmore based Kevin Hutton has won the Greyhound Oaks three times in the last eleven years:

• 2019 Bull Run Byte
• 2018 Ravenswood Flo
• 2013 Droopys Danneel

Hutton also got bitches through to the Final in 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.

Hutton has the following bitches running this year (dogs in bold are still in the competition):

• Highview Jasman
• Jet Stream Angel
• Rioja Maxi
• Southfield Poppy
• Coppice Ella
• Ballymac Zari
• Southfield Petal

Liz McNair also won the Oaks twice 

• 2012 Droopys Hope
• 2009 Shaws Dilemma

McNair also finished second with Queen Jessiej in 2020

She has the following bitches running this year (dogs in bold are still in the competition):

• Queen Joni
• Queen Shakira
• Queen Dusty

Carol Weatherall won last year's Oaks with No Rush. This year Carol has entered:

• Untold Florin
• Chamberlain Kate

OLBG's Best Greyhound Tipsters are always worth checking out if you need a hand with your greyhound selections

Greyhound Oaks: Previous Winners

Below is a table detailing the last ten winners of the Greyhound Oaks:

Where Can I Watch The Greyhound Oaks?

The Oaks is part of the BAGS service in betting shops and can also be watched via bookmaker sites such as Betfair or William Hill.

As Perry Barr is one of the PGR tracks, all races will be shown live on the Attheraces Greyhound Channel

If you are new to betting on greyhound racing or if you just want to check up on greyhound racing knowledge, OLBG has provided a Greyhounds Betting Advice page which outlines the different types of bets available and important considerations to remember when betting on greyhounds.

The Greyhound Oaks 2024: Preview

The Oaks is one of the oldest greyhound competitions still in existence with the original running taking place in 1927.

The first round is on Saturday 5th October with eight first round heats.

The ante-post favourite for the 2024 Oaks is Queen Joni, trained by Liz McNair, who has trained the winner of this event on two previous occasions. Queen Joni was one of the favourites for the Derby but crashed out in the first round after finding trouble in running. Since then she has recorded five straight wins (four at Towcester over 500m and most recently a win over the sprint trip of 285m at Hove). 

Challenging Queen Joni for ante-post favouritism is the Derek Janssens trained, Druids Say Go. This September 2021 bitch has won ten of her last eleven races, including an emphatic five-length victory in the recent 15k East Anglian Derby final, where she recorded a very fast time. Usually a railer, Druids Say Go has drawn Trap 4 in the first round and that may be a potential banana skin. Janssens won this competition in 2022 with Slick Sakina and has three representatives this year but undoubtedly Druids Say Go looks his best chance.

Doncaster based breeder/trainer Phil Milner will be hoping Druids Say Go does struggle from her Trap 4 berth as his charge Avongate Venus is in the same heat as that well-fancied bitch. Avongate Venus goes from trap five and she too has been a model of recent consistency winning eleven of the twelve races she has run for Milner since moving over from Ireland in May of this year. Avongate Venus and Druids Say Go both trialled over the Oaks course and distance on the 26th September with Druids Say Go recording the faster trial time of 28.14 with Avongate Venus returning 28.37.

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Greyhound Oaks 2023: Results

No Rush, trained by Carol Weatherall, won the 2023 £20,000 Greyhound Oaks by half-a-length from Jet Stream Angel, in a calculated time of 28.08.

No Rush was sent off the 15/8 favourite and just prevailed in a thrilling race which saw the first four dogs covered by two lengths.

The Semi-finals of the Oaks took place on Saturday 21st October.

Below are the winning times from the two semi-finals:

• 28.05 Semi-Final Two No Rush
• 28.08 Semi-Final One Starshine Stunner

The second round of the Oaks took place on Saturday 14th October.

Below are the winning times from the six second round heats (times include going allowance where applicable):

• 28.03 Heat Two Droopys Mandolin
• 28.23 Heat One Antigua Bingo
• 28.25 Heat Three Queen Shakira
• 28.26 Heat Six Bellmore Lola
• 28.48 Heat Four Droopys Request
• 28.59 Heat Five Ballyhimkin Mel

Antigua Bingo and Bellmore Lola remain the only unbeaten bitches left in the event

The first round of the Greyhound Oaks took place on Saturday 7th October.

Below are the winning times from all of the twelve heats:

• 27.90 Heat Five Queen Joni
• 27.99 Heat Two Antigua Bingo
• 28.03 Heat Three No Rush
• 28.15 Heat Ten Droopys Ailsa
• 28.19 Heat Four Whats Up Eva
• 28.25 Heat Twelve Allowdale Cazoo
• 28.30 Heat Six Laughil Jess
• 28.30 Heat Nine Keane
• 28.31 Heat Seven Betsys Bullet
• 28.37 Heat Eleven Bellmore Lola
• 28.46 Heat One Jet Stream Angel
• 28.63 Heat Eight Crossfield Maxi

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