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Hartman has won every single start it has had at Devonport. Three from three, each one a genuine performance rather than a lucky sprint home, and it lines up in Race 3 for a trainer who wins better than a third of everything he sends to this track. That is the number worth building your Tuesday around, and it is the headline act in this set of Devonport racing tips covering all five races on the card.
Devonport runs five races on its all-weather surface today, starting just before midday and wrapping up mid-afternoon. Two maidens open proceedings with fields still finding their feet, then the class lifts through a Benchmark 76, a competitive Class 1 handicap and a Benchmark 60 to close. Below is a race-by-race breakdown built off today’s runners, their course history and recent form, plus the plays worth backing your money on.
Reading the Devonport card
Every race today is run on the all-weather track, which tends to even out some of the ground-condition guesswork you get on turf and puts more weight on raw ability and how a horse has performed at this specific circuit before. That’s the foundation these Devonport racing tips are built on, and there is plenty of course form to work with today.
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One name dominates that conversation. Hartman has started three times at Devonport and won all three, with an average finishing position of exactly first. Behind it, a handful of runners have built genuine, if more modest, records at the track. Here is how today’s better-credentialed runners stack up on their Devonport history.
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Party Day | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Thoros Of Myr | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Stardarmus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| Kireina Marubrah | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Alpine Blast | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14.3% | 42.9% |
| Equivaster | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Guber | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 28.6% |
The trainers’ table tells a similar story. Barry Campbell is the number to know, with 13 wins from 37 runners at this track and a runner in three of today’s five races. Devonport isn’t a track he visits occasionally and hopes for the best, it’s one he clearly targets.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Campbell | 37 | 13 | 22 | 35.1% | 59.5% |
| G J Stevenson | 37 | 9 | 18 | 24.3% | 48.6% |
| Adam Trinder | 35 | 6 | 13 | 17.1% | 37.1% |
| Jessie Bazan | 19 | 3 | 12 | 15.8% | 63.2% |
| Trent Wells | 39 | 5 | 13 | 12.8% | 33.3% |
| MS L Gaffney | 40 | 5 | 13 | 12.5% | 32.5% |
| S Gandy | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10.0% | 30.0% |
| J K Blacker | 80 | 7 | 26 | 8.8% | 32.5% |
J K Blacker’s numbers look modest at a glance, but that is a function of volume rather than weak form, 80 runners through this track will drag any win rate down. He still has six runners on today’s card, more than anyone else, so his horses are worth watching purely on weight of numbers.
On the jockey side, D M Ganderton and A Darmanin are the two to follow. Ganderton hits the frame close to two-thirds of the time he rides at Devonport, and Darmanin isn’t far behind at just over half. Both have booked rides that matter today.
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D M Ganderton | 22 | 3 | 14 | 13.6% | 63.6% |
| A Darmanin | 24 | 6 | 13 | 25.0% | 54.2% |
| Kirra-Lee Lane | 41 | 6 | 21 | 14.6% | 51.2% |
| T Baker | 27 | 4 | 11 | 14.8% | 40.7% |
| E Byrne Burke | 55 | 9 | 22 | 16.4% | 40.0% |
| Chloe Wells | 42 | 4 | 12 | 9.5% | 28.6% |
Race by race
Race 1: #gottluvtassieracing Mdn Plate — 11:43am, 1476m
Does anything in this maiden actually want to win right now? That is the honest question with an eight-horse field where nobody has strung together a run of form worth getting excited about. Chef’s Kiss gets the vote by process of elimination as much as anything else. G J Stevenson trains close to a quarter of his Devonport runners into the winner’s stall, and A Darmanin rides at better than a 50 percent place strike rate here, so the combination has real substance behind it even though the horse’s own recent efforts, minor placings fading out to a last-start seventh, aren’t screaming improvement.
Guber is the each-way alternative. Seven runs at this track have produced two places and no wins, and the same pattern shows up in its last five runs everywhere, two minor placings and nothing better, a horse that keeps arriving without ever quite delivering. Unfiltered also holds some appeal on turnstile placings without a win to show for it.
This is a watch-the-fence maiden more than a betting proposition. Small each-way stake on Chef’s Kiss if you’re playing, otherwise there are stronger chances later on the card.
Race 2: Kevin Sharkie Mdn Plate — 12:17pm, 1258m
Ten runners and a genuine tempo question mark, with four of them yet to record a placing and one first starter, Deer Power, drawing plenty of attention purely because Kirra-Lee Lane and a 57 percent placing trainer in Yassy Nishitani are combining on it fresh. That’s interesting without being a clear signal either way.
Equivaster is the more workable form horse. Four runs at Devonport have produced two placings without a win, and the same shape shows up across its runs everywhere this campaign, consistently there or thereabouts without quite getting the job done. MS L Gaffney’s stable ticks over at a moderate but real rate at this track. Peninsula Rose gets some credit purely for T Baker’s booking, a jockey who places better than 40 percent of his Devonport rides, even though the horse’s own recent form (774554) doesn’t inspire confidence.
Hard to have a strong view here. If forced, Equivaster each-way on the strength of its consistency, with Deer Power watched as the one that could upset if the debut goes to plan.
Race 3: Save The Greyhounds (Bm76) — 12:52pm, 1258m
Hartman has been to Devonport three times and won three times. That alone would make it interesting; paired with Barry Campbell’s trainer numbers at this track, 13 wins from 37 runners for a 35 percent strike rate and a place rate pushing 60 percent, it becomes close to the standout of the entire card. The recent form line backs it up too, with wins in each of its last two starts on the way into this. Luke Dempsey takes the ride and, while his own Devonport numbers are unremarkable, he’s aboard the horse doing all the winning rather than the other way around.
The strongest danger is Thoros Of Myr. It resumed from a break and won first-up, the sort of form line that suggests the spell has done its job, and it now gets Kirra-Lee Lane, a rider who places better than half his mounts at this track. Adam Trinder actually has two runners in this race, Thoros Of Myr and Cherokee Dancer, which tells you the stable rates its chances here, and Cherokee Dancer has been racing consistently without breaking through, a placing and two wins inside its last four starts. If the Trinder pair combine to press the tempo, that’s exactly the sort of scenario where Hartman, with the class edge, gets to do its best work in behind.
Furneaux and Bold Instinct make up the numbers without the same weight of evidence behind them. This is the best bet of the day: back Hartman to win, with Thoros Of Myr the each-way or exacta alternative if you want to spread the risk.
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Race 4: Goodstone Group Hcp (C1) — 1:29pm, 1103m
Barry Campbell keeps putting A Darmanin on his better chances at this track, and that pattern says plenty about how the stable rates Houlihan today. The pairing has combined for three wins from three runs together at Devonport, every single time out, and while that’s a small sample it’s not a coincidence either, not when the stable’s broader Devonport numbers back it up. Houlihan’s own record at the track (one win and two placings from four runs) and its recent form, a first-up win last time after building through the placings, both point the same direction. At 1103m this is a shorter trip than Hartman’s race, which suits a horse that has shown it can win fresh.
Party Day is the each-way alternative with genuine place claims. Two placings from three runs at Devonport and a trainer in Jessie Bazan who places better than 63 percent of her runners here make it a reasonable staying-on chance in a stacked eleven-horse field, even though its own recent form has been modest. With eleven runners and a lot of unknown quantities further down the market, this is a field where the placings could easily scatter, so treat any bet beyond the top pick with caution.
Win bet on Houlihan, with Party Day the each-way saver if you want cover in a big field.
Race 5: Stables At Spreyton (Bm60) — 2:04pm, 1476m
Kireina Marubrah grinds away for a result; Wolf Junior is the fresher, less proven type getting a leading rider for the first time. Adam Trinder trains Kireina Marubrah and has runners across three races today, including the two live chances in Race 3, so this stable clearly rates its Devonport hand. The horse itself has five runs at the track for one win and one placing, a real if unspectacular record, and Luke Dempsey has the ride.
Wolf Junior is the one to respect regardless. Barry Campbell, the standout trainer at this track all day, teams up with E Byrne Burke, who places 40 percent of his Devonport rides, for the first time together. There’s no course history to lean on for the horse itself, so this is trainer and jockey form doing the talking rather than a proven track record, but that combination is hard to dismiss outright given what Campbell has done elsewhere on this card. Alpine Blast rounds out the each-way calculations with the deepest sample at the track, seven runs for three placings, consistent enough to hit the frame without ever quite winning one.
Each-way Kireina Marubrah is the play, with Wolf Junior the one to note if the market treats it kindly given who’s on board.
The plays
Pulling these Devonport racing tips together into the actual staking plan, Hartman is the bet of the day. Unbeaten in three visits to Devonport, trained by the meeting’s standout conditioner and racing into this off back-to-back wins, it ticks every box a NAP needs to tick without asking you to squint at the form.
Thoros Of Myr is the value angle in the same race, a first-up winner off a spell for a stable sending two runners to this event, with Kirra-Lee Lane’s strong Devonport placing record adding weight.
Houlihan is the banker for anyone building a multi. The Campbell-Darmanin combination hasn’t missed at this track yet, and the horse’s own form is trending the right way into a sprint trip that should suit.
Party Day is the each-way play, backed by a trainer who places better than six in ten runners she brings to Devonport.
The course angle to file away: Barry Campbell. Three runners on today’s card, the best win rate of any trainer at the track, and a jockey booking pattern that keeps producing. If he keeps sending them out at Devonport in this form, he’ll be the name to check first at every meeting here.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Devonport today?
The first of five races jumps at 11:43am, with the card running through to Race 5 at 2:04pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Devonport today?
Barry Campbell leads the trainers with 13 wins from 37 runners at the track, a 35 percent strike rate, and he has three runners on today’s card. D M Ganderton tops the jockeys on placings, hitting the frame in almost two-thirds of his Devonport rides, with A Darmanin close behind at a 54 percent place rate.
What are the best bets at Devonport today?
Hartman in Race 3 is the standout, unbeaten in three starts at the track for the meeting’s leading trainer. Houlihan in Race 4 backs it up as the second-strongest play, riding a perfect Campbell-Darmanin record at this course.
Where can I find the best odds for Devonport races?
Prices firm up closer to the jump, so it’s worth checking a live odds comparison shortly before each race rather than locking in early markets, particularly in the bigger fields like Race 4’s eleven-horse handicap.
How competitive is the Devonport card today?
It varies race to race. The two maidens (Races 1 and 2) are genuinely open with limited proven form, while Race 3 has a clear top pick in Hartman and Race 4 offers strong trainer and jockey evidence behind Houlihan.
