Run home time is the time a greyhound takes from a race's last timing point to the finishing line: its finishing time minus its time at that point. It is the late-race partner of the first split, and it shows how strongly a dog finished rather than how quickly it began. Greyhound racing betting covers the box draw, run style and grades you read it alongside.
Which point it starts from depends on the results. Greyhound Racing Victoria's race data page lists three traditional splits at its two metropolitan tracks: first, back (the middle split) and run home. Greyhound Racing NSW's results print a first and a second sectional before the finish (both checked 8 October 2026). Where only a first split is printed, the run home covers everything after it, so note which version a figure uses.
How to work out a run home time
run home time = finishing time - time at the last timing point
Two illustrative dogs in the same race at Track B, each timed at the second timing point:
| Dog C | Dog D | |
|---|---|---|
| Time at the second timing point | 13.30 | 13.51 |
| Finishing time | 26.18 | 26.25 |
| Run home time | 26.18 - 13.30 = 12.88 | 26.25 - 13.51 = 12.74 |
At 0.07 seconds a length (rule 113 of the Greyhounds Australasia Rules), Dog D was:
- (13.51 - 13.30) / 0.07 = 3 lengths behind at the second point;
- (12.88 - 12.74) / 0.07 = 2 lengths quicker over the run home;
- (26.25 - 26.18) / 0.07 = 1 length behind Dog C at the finish.
Run home time against the first split
| First split | Run home time | |
|---|---|---|
| Covers | The boxes to the first timing point | The last timing point to the finish |
| Shows | How quickly a dog begins | How well it holds or gains speed late |
| Most useful for | Who leads into the first turn | Who suits a longer trip |
| Distorted by | A slow start or an early check | Trouble late, or a tiring dog in front |
Lean on the first split for a short trip and an inside draw, and on the run home for a step up in distance. Neither compares across tracks or trips; greyhound sectional times combines both.
What a strong run home can and cannot tell you
It can tell you a dog was still running at the end and may suit a longer trip. It cannot tell you:
- that it will win next time: Dog D ran home quicker than Dog C and still lost;
- whether the time is quick for the track, until you set it beside other run home times there;
- whether its whole run was good, because a dog that drops back early saves energy and can run home quickly from well behind;
- much about a dog checked after the last point, whose time measures its trouble.
Tracking figures are another measure: Greyhound Racing Victoria's race data page says its Isolynx times, such as the last 100 metres, are not official and have no impact on results. How to read greyhound form shows where the official splits sit in a form line.
Where B337 fits
B337 does not time races or rate dogs, so reading run home times is your part. The Terminal shows the prices of each bookmaker that covers a race, dog by dog, beside exchange back and lay. Its closing lines, the last prices before the jump, let you set the price you took against where a dog closed. It carries 40+ bookmakers across racing and sports and reads them on a repeating cycle, so confirm a price in your bookmaker account before you bet. A free account opens a limited view of the Terminal with live odds.
Risk: Betting involves risk. A strong run home describes a race already run, the next one can unfold differently, and there is no guarantee of profit. See responsible gambling for limits and support.