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Canberra Acton track guide

Canberra Acton is a right-handed, synthetic country track in Australian Capital Territory with a 1,597m circuit. We have tipped 82 races here since May 2025.

Right-handed1,597m circuitSynthetic

Races104since May 2025

Favourites won28%

Meetings12we have tipped

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About Canberra Acton

Favourites have won 28% of races here, fewer than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

31% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: speed is an advantage here.

In races up to 1100m (32 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 56% of their fair share of wins.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	32	28%
1101–1300m	49	27%
1601–2000m	23	30%

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	32	1.26×	0.91×	0.56×
1101–1300m	49	1.41×	0.75×	0.71×
1601–2000m	23	1.18×	0.80×	1.02×

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	30	30%	27%	27%	17%
1101–1300m	42	33%	12%	40%	14%
1601–2000m	22	27%	23%	27%	23%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Synthetic	104	28%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Pierre Boudvillain	10	44	23%
Damon Budler	9	34	26%
Brodie Loy	7	31	23%
Shaun Guymer	7	40	18%
Ms C Keatings	6	24	25%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Rob Potter	12	50	24%
G P Vella	9	82	11%
Luke Pepper	8	55	15%
B Joseph & P & M Jones	7	50	14%
Matthew Kelley	7	52	13%

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