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Canterbury track guide
Canterbury is a right-handed metropolitan track in New South Wales with a 1,567m circuit and a home straight of about 308m. We have tipped 245 races here since February 2025.
About Canterbury
Favourites have won 36% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
27% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: speed is an advantage here.
In races of 1601 to 2000m (36 here), barriers 1–4 have won only 64% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 45 | 42% |
| 1101–1300m | 91 | 37% |
| 1301–1600m | 46 | 37% |
| 1601–2000m | 36 | 25% |
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 | 45 | 1.22× | 0.72× | 1.11× |
| 1101–1300m | 91 | 1.07× | 0.94× | 0.93× |
| 1301–1600m | 46 | 1.34× | 0.58× | 1.08× |
| 1601–2000m | 36 | 0.64× | 1.44× | 0.86× |
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 | 41 | 22% | 27% | 32% | 20% |
| 1101–1300m | 89 | 31% | 35% | 20% | 13% |
| 1301–1600m | 46 | 24% | 30% | 28% | 17% |
| 1601–2000m | 34 | 24% | 21% | 24% | 32% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 96 | 38% |
| Soft | 111 | 36% |
| Heavy | 34 | 38% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Berry | 21 | 115 | 18% |
| Tim Clark | 19 | 74 | 26% |
| James Mc Donald | 18 | 77 | 23% |
| Zac Lloyd | 16 | 119 | 13% |
| Kerrin Mc Evoy | 13 | 74 | 18% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| C J Waller | 41 | 359 | 11% |
| G Waterhouse & A Bott | 25 | 112 | 22% |
| Bjorn Baker | 15 | 91 | 16% |
| John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | 12 | 52 | 23% |
| Peter Snowden | 12 | 56 | 21% |
Recent meetings
Wed 16 Sept
2026Good 4 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Wed 26 Aug
2026Soft 7 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Wed 12 Aug
2026Soft 5 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Wed 5 Aug
2026Good 4 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Wed 22 July
2026Soft 7 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Wed 8 July
2026Heavy 9 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Wed 17 June
2026Soft 6 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Mon 8 June
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
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