2024 Group 1 National Distance Championship: The final word
The 2024 Group 1 National Distance Championship will be run and won as race six on tonight’s Angle Park greyhound racing meeting on Saturday, August 24.
In contrast to the National Straight Track Championship, the greyhound betting odds around the National Distance final have been very calm since markets opened on Monday.
Online bookmakers and greyhound punters have supported the 2024 VIC National Distance Champion, Aunt Virginia, into +240 race favourite after opening as the +270 second favourite.
In contrast, early race favourite Valpolicella has drifted from a +250 race favourite out to being +320 equal second favourite with Raider’s Guide.
Once Tasmanian representative, Raider’s Guide’s 33.86 595 metre trial at Angle Park was brought to the attention of punters, the Gary Fahey-trained greyhound was backed in from an opening quote of +500 to be an equal second favourite with Queenslander Valpolicella at +320.
Similarly, local 2024 SA National Distance Champion Zinfandel Trace has continued to find support at the best Australian greyhound betting sites, being backed in from +1400 to now be a +850 chance in tonight’s $85,000 to-the-winner final.
All other greyhounds in tonight’s Group 1 final have drifted out from their National Distance Championship greyhound betting opening quotes.
Zipping Neutron has drifted from +1400 out to +1600, West Australian representative West On Boonie has drifted from +380 out to +500, Fahey’s Magic has drifted from +800 out to +1100, and Ritza Piper has drifted from +500 out to +600.
2024 National Distance Championship Ratings
Looking at the 2024 Group 1 National Distance Championship with the benefit of the proprietary greyhound ratings alongside, the three greyhounds at the top of the market are all over bet.
While the ratings agree that Victorian greyhound Aunt Virginia is deserving of her place at the top of the market, all three greyhounds, including Valpolicella and Raiders’s Guide, are under the odds needed to get involved.
The two best betting opportunities present in the 2024 Group 1 Distance final are Greyhound Clubs Australia (GCA) wildcard runner, Fahey’s Magic, and WA National Distance Champion West On Boonie.
Despite being backed in from +1400 to +850, SA National Distance Champion, Zinfandel Trace still represents value at that shorter quote and has more upside potential than all the other finalists.
Best Bet
National Distance Championship – 
West On Boonie (2)
Form: 2411| Career: 42: 18-9-4 | Trainer: Chris Halse
Best Value
National Distance Championship – 
Fahey’s Magic (3)
Form: 2224 | Career: 52: 21-15-5 | Trainer: Tyson Barton
Best Roughie
National Distance Championship – 
Zinfandfel Trace (5)
Form: 2111 | Career: 10: 7-3-0 | Trainer: Gavin Harris
2024 Group 1 National Distance Championship Final
2024 National Distance Championship Final Box Draw & Field Angle Park 730m $85,000 to-the-winner Saturday, August 24, 2024
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1 Zipping Neutron
T: Tim Aloisi F: 3222 Career: 82: 38-12-10 Prizemoney: $215,455 A/Park Best: 42.59 Staying: 38: 31-8-4
+1600
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2 West On Boonie
T: Chris Halse F: 2411 Career: 42: 18-9-4 Prizemoney: $349,645 A/Park Best: 29.29 (B2B 730m) Staying: 4: 3-0-0
+550
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3 Fahey’s Magic
T: Tyson Barton F: 2224 Career: 52: 21-15-5 Prizemoney: $352,365 A/Park Best: 34.50 (595m) Staying: 7: 1-5-0
+1100
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4 Aunt Virginia
T: John Paraskevas F: 2311 Career: 30: 19-3-3 Prizemoney: $118,648 A/Park Best: 34.02 (595m) Staying: 4: 2-1-1
+240
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5 Zinfandel Trace
T: Gavin Harris F: 2111 Career: 10: 7-3-0 Prizemoney: $53,160 A/ParkBest: 42.85 Staying: 1: 1-0-0
+850
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6 Valpolicella
T: Tony Zammit F: 1711 Career: 59: 32-8-11 Prizemoney: $1,046,838 A/Park Best: 42.97 Staying: 35: 21-2-8
+320
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7 Ritza Piper
T: Joe Scerri F: 1121 Career: 53: 19-13-6 Prizemoney: $368,120 A/Park Best: 29.47 (B2B 730m) Staying: 38: 13-11-4
+600
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8 Raider’s Guide
T: Gary Fahey F: 1111 Career: 61: 33-13-3 Prizemoney: $301,200 A/Park Best: 33.86 (595m) Staying: 6: 4-0-0
+320
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Odds correct at time of publication