Gilgandra

About this course

1663m circumference · 200m straight · clockwise

Gilgandra, in the central west between Dubbo and the plains beyond, has a real reputation as a speed track — a loam base under a thick Kikuyu cover and a short run home mean tempo counts for more here than it does at a roomier course. A closer needs more than most to overcome the shape of the place.

Racing is clockwise in NSW. We hold 32 races from the course, where fields have averaged 9.4 runners and 1100 metres is the most frequently programmed trip. B.Robb has 4 wins from 14 runners here.

Course stats

Favourite

won 13 of 32 races (40.6%)

Barrier

1-4 15.9% (126 runs)5-8 8.6% (116 runs)9+ 3.4% (58 runs)

Distances

1100m (8)1280m (7)1600m (5)

Going

Good (25)Soft (7)

From our own results database. Figures appear only where the sample carries them; a missing row means the data is too thin to say.