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Grafton track guide

Grafton is a right-handed country track in New South Wales with a 1,940m circuit and a home straight of about 400m. We have tipped 273 races here since May 2025.

Right-handed1,940m circuit400m straightTurf

Races290since May 2025

Favourites won38%

Meetings38we have tipped

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Grafton

NSW

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About Grafton

Favourites have won 38% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

In races of 1601 to 2000m (41 here), barriers 9 and wider have won 1.5 times their fair share of wins.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	60	43%
1101–1300m	81	41%
1301–1600m	71	38%
1601–2000m	41	39%
2001m+	37	19%

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	60	1.26×	0.89×	0.74×
1101–1300m	81	1.04×	1.27×	0.59×
1301–1600m	71	0.79×	1.36×	0.83×
1601–2000m	41	1.13×	0.48×	1.52×
2001m+	37	1.02×	1.00×	0.98×

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	57	35%	28%	23%	14%
1101–1300m	72	24%	36%	25%	15%
1301–1600m	64	16%	28%	38%	19%
1601–2000m	40	18%	23%	33%	28%
2001m+	35	9%	37%	29%	26%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Good	101	47%
Soft	158	34%
Heavy	31	29%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Ben Looker	23	184	13%
Andrew Mallyon	20	89	22%
Jett Newman	20	115	17%
Matthew Mc Guren	14	57	25%
Danny Peisley	12	107	11%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
M J Dunn	39	163	24%
Shane Everson	12	82	15%
J D Shelton	11	105	10%
S B Lee	9	81	11%
Adam Campton	7	23	30%

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