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New Plymouth Raceway track guide
New Plymouth Raceway is a left-handed country track in New Zealand with a 1,600m circuit and a home straight of about 375m. We have tipped 60 races here since June 2025.
About New Plymouth Raceway
Favourites have won 23% of races here, fewer than the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
28% of winners led, against 20% elsewhere: speed is an advantage here.
In races of 1601 to 2000m (32 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 71% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 7 | 14% |
| 1101–1300m | 23 | 26% |
| 1301–1600m | 52 | 23% |
| 1601–2000m | 32 | 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+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101–1300m | 23 | 0.98× | 1.10× | - |
| 1301–1600m | 52 | 0.87× | 1.02× | 1.19× |
| 1601–2000m | 32 | 1.06× | 1.06× | 0.71× |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301–1600m | 14 | 36% | 14% | 29% | 21% |
| 1601–2000m | 10 | 40% | 30% | 30% | 0% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 13% |
| Soft | 24 | 21% |
| Heavy | 35 | 23% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dell | 10 | 36 | 28% |
| Craig Grylls | 10 | 41 | 24% |
| Elle Sole | 7 | 33 | 21% |
| Toni Davies | 6 | 46 | 13% |
| Samantha Collett | 5 | 26 | 19% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Patterson | 14 | 88 | 16% |
| S A Sharrock | 10 | 73 | 14% |
| Ms J Millar | 8 | 23 | 35% |
| P W Lock | 7 | 23 | 30% |
| Bill Thurlow And Sam O'malley | 5 | 17 | 29% |
Recent meetings
Fri 23 Oct
2026Good 4 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 5 Sept
2026Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 15 Aug
2026Heavy 10 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Sat 18 July
2026Heavy 10 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Fri 12 June
2026Abandoned
Tips and results ›Sat 23 May
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sat 7 Mar
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Fri 13 Feb
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
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