Greyhound St Leger Betting Guide

Greyhound St Leger 2025: Final

The Final of the 2025 Greyhound St Leger will take place at 9.11pm on Monday 22nd September. Full TV coverage on the Sky Sports Racing Channel and the PGR website

The field is as follows:

1. Droopys Flare 
2. Garfiney Blaze 
3. Mongys Wild 
4. Daring Moaner 
5. Fabulous Heka 
6. Vhagar 

St Leger Preview:

A terrific competition so far and a superb final in prospect at Nottingham this evening.

The current favourite for the race is the Sean Parker trained Droopys Flare who was very impressive in the semi-final when blasting from the traps and leading all the way for her first victory since coming back from injury and season. Two and a half lengths behind was Mongys Wild, who is also challenging for favouritism in tonight’s race. The Mark Wallis trained October 2022 dog was crowded early in the race, coming from a long way back and, in the circumstances, did exceptionally well to get as close as he did to Droopys Flare. Mongys Wild had reeled in that same bitch in the first round heat, only just overhauling her on the run-in, but as that was Droopys Flare’s first run since March her improvement in the semi-finals was not a major surprise. That said, Droopys Flare recorded the same calculated time in both races so perhaps her status as favourite is more to do with Mongys Wild finding trouble rather than Droopys Flare building on her first-round win.

The second Mark Wallis trained runner is dual Cesarewitch winner Garfiney Balze, who was the winner of the second semi-final, but he has a lot to find on times with the top two in the betting. He is a powerful finisher though and could figure if this was to be a messy race. 

Also in the field is Fabulous Heka who equalled the track record when defeating Mongys Wild in a trial stakes at this track at the end of August. That run would give her major claims here but she was disappointing in the semi-finals when finishing five lengths behind Droopys Flare. There didn’t seem to be any excuses for her that day and her draw in Trap Five will not help her cause tonight either. 

Mark Wallis has three dogs in the Final, the last being Vhagar, who is a Category One winning bitch in her own right but she seems to be struggling to see out this 730 metres trip having beaten at odds-on in both her races at Nottingham so far. She does though have enough early speed that she could tussle with Droopys Flare on the run to the first bend and if any trouble occurs this could set the race up for Mongys Wild. 

The other runner is rank outsider Daring Moaner and she too has good early speed so this may not be plain sailing for Droopys Flare to negotiate an early lead.

A great race to look forward to with the edge just given to Mongys Wild whose strong finish could be the key to taking this £20,000 first prize.

Grreyhound St Leger 2025: Semi-Final Results

The results of the two St Leger semi-finals were as follows:

Semi-Final One (first three qualify for the Final):

1. Dropys Flare 15/8 44.48
2. Mongys Wild 11/10F 44.68
3. Febulous Heka 3/1 44.88
4. Savana Regimental 33/1 45.80
5. Droopys Flotilla 12/1 45.90
6. Coffee Time Guys 33/1 46.38

Semi-Final Two (first three qualify for the Final):

1. Garfiney Blaze 7/2 45.20
2. Vhagar 8/13F 45.40
3. Daring Moaner 20/1 45.82
4. Trickys Buttons 33/1 45.94
5. Deadly Disco 4/1 46.02
6. Beatties Electra 10/1 46.06

St Leger 2025: First Round Results and Review

The first round of the St Leger took place at the race's new venue, Nottingham, on Monday 8th September.

The qualifiers for Monday 15th September's semi-finals are as follows:

Heat One (20.54):

1. Trap 3 Beatties Electra 7/1 45.28
2. Trap 4 Garfiney Blaze 11/8 45.31
3. Trap 2 Droopys Flotilla 8/11F 45.49

Heat Two (21.11):

1. Trap 4 Daring Moaner 10/1 45.42
2. Trap 6 Deadly Disco 1/9F 45.62
3. Trap 3 Trickys Buttons 6/1 45.65

Heat Three (21.28):

1. Trap 3 Mongys Wild 8/15F 44.42 (track record)
2. Trap 1 Droopys Flare 6/4 44.48
3. Trap 5 Savana Regimental 20/1 45.36

Heat Four (21.46):

1. Trap 2 Fabulous Heka 13/8 44.60
2. Trap 4 Vhagar 4/5F 44.84
3. Trap 1 Coffee Time Guys 33/1

First Round Review:

Ante-post favourite, Mongys Wild, lived up to his big reputation when breaking the track record in Heat Three of the first round of the St Leger at Nottingham and cemented his place at the top of the market. Mark Wallis’ dog did not have things his own way though as he was involved in a protracted battle with long-time leader Droopys Flare, eventually prevailing by three-quarters of a length. Connections of the runner-up must be delighted as this was the Sheffield based bitch’s first run since March and they will surely think their charge will have a great chance of overturning this result in next Monday’s semi-final.

The first heat provided the first shock of the evening as 7/1 shot Beatties Electra blasted out of the traps and led all the way, seeing off the late drive of Garfiney Blaze by a neck with the odds-on Droopys Flotilla also qualifying for the semi-finals after a disappointing performance.

If Beatties Electra provided an unexpected result that was nothing compared to the overturning of 1/9 favourite Deadly Disco in the second heat. Richard Rees’ recent Stayers Trophy winner at Hove never looked happy on his first sighting of the Nottingham track and was comfortably repelled by just under three lengths by another all the way leader in Daring Moaner. The winner recently won an Open Race at Doncaster but this was a major step-up in form despite recording the slowest winning time of the four heats.

Heat four looked a match between the recent Summer Stayers winner at Monmore, Vhagar, and the in-form bitch, Fabulous Heka and so it proved with the former the clear leader early on but with Fabulous Heka tracking closely. The complexion of the race changed at the fourth bend where Fabulous Heka swept into the lead and quickly put daylight between herself and the early leader. Vhagar stuck to his guns but couldn’t close the gap and Fabulous Heka ran out an impressive three length winner.

All of the above added up to a great evening of racing from these stayers and the semi-finals should be races to savour.

First Round Preview:

Mark Wallis’ Mongys Wild is the 6/4 favourite to lift the St Leger trophy but that price looks short enough considering he was beaten four lengths by second favourite Fabulous Heka when they met over course and distance two weeks ago. Mongys Wild did suffer a small amount of interference that day but it looks a stretch to say he would have won even with a clear round and considering he was a very long odds-on shot to win that day, he looks a risky proposition at such short ante-post odds. 

The aforementioned Fabulous Heka equalled the track record that evening and has since cemented her claims for this event with an eight-length victory over 712m at Towcester. She will be hard to beat and looks a decent bet to take the final heat this evening. 

Another Mark Wallis dog (Garfiney Blaze) is favourite for the first heat but it must be a concern that he was pulled out of a match-up against Mongys Wild at Hove at the start of August as he was lame. He’s had a couple of trials since then but the in-form bitch Droopys Flotilla could replace him as favourite come race time. 

Heat Two sees a very short-price favourite (around ⅕) in Deadly Disco, trained by Richard Rees at Hove. Deadly Disco comes here off the back of two good wins at his home track but is without a trial at Nottingham so might need this race to acclimatise himself. 

Mongys Wild is as short as ¼ to win Heat Three but has a couple of very classy opponents to take care of in the shape of Droopys Flare and Delicate Lass. Droopys Flare has been off since March but recently ran an excellent trial of 44.54 over the course and distance and if she isn’t too ring rusty she could give the favourite a scare. Also involved in this heat is Irish raider Delicate Lass who looks a useful stayer having won three of her last four Open Races over 686m at Limerick. She is another without the benefit of a look at the Nottingham track and she will likely improve for the experience if she can navigate her way through tonight’s heat.

Where can I watch the 2026 Greyhound St Leger?

The St Leger is run at Nottingham which is part of the BAGS service in betting shops and can also be watched on the main Sky Sports Racing channel. 

Live coverage is also available via the Atthraces website or on bookmaker sites such as Betfair or William Hill.

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

Greyhound St Leger - Last Twenty Winners

The Greyhound St Leger was run for the first time at Nottingham over 730m in 2025. Prior to this year the St Leger had been run at the recently closed Perry Barr in Birmingham since 2017. Before Perry Barr the St Leger was run at Wimbledon and Wembley stadiums.

In the last twenty runnings of the St. Leger the final has been won twelve times by the favourite or joint-favourites and eighteen of the last twenty winners returning an SP of 9/2 or shorter.

The last twenty winners of the St Leger are listed below:

Mark Wallis is the trainer to follow in the Greyhound St Leger

Mark Wallis is definitely the trainer to follow in the Greyhound St Leger with six previous wins of this big event.

Wallis won the St Leger in the following years:

• 2025 Mongys Wild
• 2017 Rubys Rascal
• 2016 Ferryforth Fran
• 2012 Blonde Reagan
• 2011 Aero Majestic
• 2009 Kinda Easy

Wallis always has a very strong hand in the St Leger and we will outline the runners here from the Wallis kennel once the runners are published for the 2026 event.

Why not head over to the Best Greyhound Tipsters page to see the top greyhound OLBG tipsters. The higlighted tipsters have shown a profit over the past twelve months for their greyhound tips.

Greyhound St Leger: 2024 Semi-Final results

1st Semi-Final - qualifiers and times:

1. Hurry Up Jordan 43.12
2. Coonough Crow 43.18

2nd Semi-Final:

1. Droopys Clue 42.74
2. Trickyscinderella 42.82

3rd Semi-Final:

1. Clona Curly 42.92
2. Tuono Belle 42.94

The above six dogs have qualified for the Final on Saturday 21st September

2024 St Leger: 1st Round Heat Winners and Winning Times

The first round of the 2024 St Leger took place on Saturday 7th September. The first three from each heat advanced into the draw for the three semi-finals on Saturday 14th September. Below are the details of each heat winner and their winning times:

2024 Greyhound St Leger: Preview

The £20,000 St Leger will take place at Perry Barr in September with six first round heats over 710m.

Take note of any dogs from Ireland that are entered. Only three Irish dogs took part in 2023 and one finished second and one other won it's semi-final only to be withdrawn off colour before the Final

Droopys Clue was an outstanding St Leger winner in 2023, breaking the track record in the Final but no dog has ever retained the St Leger so take that into consideration if thinking of backing Droopys Clue to follow-up in 2024.

Bitches have won three of the last four runnings from a very small entry. The winners were : Havana Lover (2022), Space Jet (2021) and Smallmead (2020).

2023 Greyhound St Leger Final Result

Not sure which dog to back in the Greyhound St Leger? Before placing your bet remember to check out which runners today are being selected on OLBG's Greyhound Tips pages.

Greyhound St Leger 2023: Other Results

There were six first round heats of the St Leger Saturday 9th September and three semi-finals on Saturday 16th September. Below is a table with details for each heat and semi-final winner with their respective winning times:

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