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Cairns track guide

Cairns is a right-handed country track in Queensland with a 1,750m circuit and a home straight of about 320m. We have tipped 188 races here since February 2025.

Right-handed1,750m circuit320m straightTurf

Races211since February 2025

Favourites won34%

Meetings23we have tipped

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About Cairns

Favourites have won 34% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.

By distance

Distance	Races	Favourites won
≤1100m	72	35%
1101–1300m	63	29%
1301–1600m	49	37%
1601–2000m	6	17%

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	72	0.97×	1.02×	1.07×
1101–1300m	63	1.06×	0.97×	0.89×
1301–1600m	49	1.01×	0.95×	1.18×

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	62	19%	31%	31%	19%
1101–1300m	50	20%	12%	44%	24%
1301–1600m	40	20%	15%	30%	35%

By track condition

Going	Races	Favourites won
Good	65	35%
Soft	80	33%
Heavy	32	22%

Leading jockeys and trainers

Jockeys

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
Lacey Morrison	27	111	24%
Sean Cormack	26	137	19%
Ryan Wiggins	24	123	20%
Aidan Holt	18	92	20%
Nathan Thomas	15	142	11%

Trainers

Name	Wins	Rides	Strike
S Massingham	29	179	16%
Trevor & Peter Rowe	25	241	10%
F J Wieland	15	111	14%
Bodine Bailey	10	34	29%
O Chillemi	10	48	21%

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