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Canberra track guide

Canberra is a right-handed country track in Australian Capital Territory with a 1,815m circuit and a home straight of about 400m. We have tipped 193 races here since March 2025.

Right-handed1,815m circuit400m straightTurf

Races208since March 2025

Favourites won33%

Meetings25we have tipped

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About Canberra

Favourites have won 33% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

Only 14% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: horses can win from further back here.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	54	39%
1101–1300m	60	37%
1301–1600m	53	26%
1601–2000m	22	18%

Barriers

Wins against a fair share: 1.00× is what a random draw would give, above it the draw has helped.

Distance	Races	Barriers 1–4	Barriers 5–8	Barriers 9+
≤1100m	54	0.85×	1.15×	1.05×
1101–1300m	60	0.77×	1.16×	1.17×
1301–1600m	53	1.07×	0.87×	1.11×
1601–2000m	22	1.01×	0.97×	1.04×

Where winners raced

Where each winner settled in the run, as a share of the winners at that distance.

Distance	Winners	Led	On pace	Midfield	Back
≤1100m	47	23%	34%	15%	28%
1101–1300m	52	13%	40%	19%	27%
1301–1600m	47	6%	21%	38%	34%
1601–2000m	19	11%	16%	42%	32%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Good	58	34%
Soft	150	32%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Shaun Guymer	14	95	15%
Pierre Boudvillain	14	102	14%
Alysha Collett	11	54	20%
Jean Van Overmeire	9	57	16%
Damon Budler	7	27	26%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
K Dryden & L Snowden	13	92	14%
Luke Pepper	13	103	13%
G P Vella	12	89	13%
Matthew Smith	10	48	21%
Annabel & Rob Archibald	9	32	28%

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