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Townsville track guide
Townsville is a right-handed country track in Queensland with a 1,680m circuit and a home straight of about 310m. We have tipped 334 races here since February 2025.
About Townsville
Favourites have won 36% of races here, close to the 36% across all the tracks we cover.
In races of 1301 to 1600m (68 here), barriers 9 and wider have won only 57% of their fair share of wins.
By distance
| Distance | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| ≤1100m | 126 | 40% |
| 1101–1300m | 117 | 41% |
| 1301–1600m | 68 | 26% |
| 1601–2000m | 53 | 28% |
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 | 126 | 0.96× | 1.08× | 0.98× |
| 1101–1300m | 117 | 1.16× | 0.88× | 0.92× |
| 1301–1600m | 68 | 0.82× | 1.44× | 0.57× |
| 1601–2000m | 53 | 0.91× | 0.94× | 1.24× |
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 | 106 | 19% | 31% | 31% | 19% |
| 1101–1300m | 100 | 25% | 22% | 38% | 15% |
| 1301–1600m | 59 | 12% | 27% | 36% | 25% |
| 1601–2000m | 48 | 15% | 23% | 40% | 23% |
By track condition
| Going | Races | Favourites won |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 125 | 34% |
| Soft | 233 | 36% |
Leading jockeys and trainers
Jockeys
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Wiggins | 48 | 230 | 21% |
| Aidan Holt | 32 | 198 | 16% |
| Sean Cormack | 29 | 203 | 14% |
| Ashley Butler | 20 | 114 | 18% |
| Ivo Fry | 20 | 217 | 9% |
Trainers
| Name | Wins | Rides | Strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgie Holt | 32 | 162 | 20% |
| S Massingham | 30 | 203 | 15% |
| T Button | 26 | 140 | 19% |
| S J Royes | 24 | 164 | 15% |
| Graham R Hughes | 22 | 210 | 10% |
Recent meetings
Sun 25 Oct
2026Soft 5 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Sun 18 Oct
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sun 4 Oct
2026Soft 5 · 9 races
Tips and results ›Fri 18 Sept
2026Soft 5 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Tue 8 Sept
2026Good 4 · 8 races
Tips and results ›Sun 30 Aug
2026Soft 5 · 6 races
Tips and results ›Tue 18 Aug
2026Good 4 · 7 races
Tips and results ›Sat 8 Aug
2026Good 4 · 8 races
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