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Ballina track guide

Ballina is a right-handed country track in New South Wales with a 1,600m circuit and a home straight of about 350m. We have tipped 90 races here since October 2025.

Right-handed1,600m circuit350m straightTurf

Races93since October 2025

Favourites won46%

Meetings13we have tipped

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About Ballina

Favourites have won 46% of races here, more than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

30% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: speed is an advantage here.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	29	55%
1101–1300m	25	48%
1301–1600m	26	31%
1601–2000m	12	50%

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	29	1.24×	0.96×	-
1101–1300m	25	1.19×	0.86×	-
1301–1600m	26	0.75×	1.11×	-
1601–2000m	12	1.49×	0.59×	-

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	26	38%	42%	12%	8%
1101–1300m	22	23%	45%	27%	5%
1301–1600m	24	25%	33%	29%	13%
1601–2000m	12	33%	25%	33%	8%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Good	49	49%
Soft	20	50%
Heavy	24	38%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Andrew Mallyon	11	38	29%
Dylan Turner	9	28	32%
Grady Spokes	6	15	40%
Bella Youngberry	5	28	18%
Jai Williams	4	13	31%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
M J Dunn	15	51	29%
S B Lee	6	44	14%
Jordan Lee	4	20	20%
Marcus Wilson	4	23	17%
Allan Chau	4	27	15%

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