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Overview
Barry Campbell doesn’t need a big team at Devonport to make an impact. He’s got one runner on today’s four-race card, Alpine Trout in the Farewell Winter (Bm60), and the numbers behind that booking are the kind you build a Devonport racing tips column around: 18 wins from 46 runners at this circuit, and when he legs up T Baker specifically, the strike rate climbs even further. That’s the spine of today’s card, but it’s far from the only story. Four races run from 12:25pm to 2:14pm on the all-weather track, two sprints over 1258m to open and two staying tests over 1804m to close, and there’s a genuine placegetter in the Kevin Sharkie Mdn Plate still chasing her first win. Read on for the full breakdown, race by race, plus the trainers and jockeys worth following.
Devonport racing tips: what the track gives us today
Course form at Devonport skews toward a handful of repeat performers rather than one-off runners, which makes the numbers worth trusting rather than dismissing as small-sample noise. Ten of today’s runners carry three or more starts at the track, so a horse table earns its place. So does a trainer table — four of today’s connections have three or more runners on the card, and their Devonport splits vary widely. Jockey bookings are worth a look too, with several riders well past the five-ride threshold that turns a stat into something you can actually use.
Barry Campbell sits above the rest of the trainer group by some margin: 39% winners and 65% placegetters from 46 runners here, figures nobody else on this card gets near. G J Stevenson is next best on the placings column, over 51% from a heavier volume of 47 runners, and he saddles up three across today’s meeting. Behind the barrier gate, C Newitt and D M Ganderton are the standout riders on place strike rate, each clearing more than half their Devonport rides finishing in the money.
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outbush | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Alpine Trout | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16.7% | 50.0% |
| Wild Dancer | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| Guber | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Gym Princess | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Al Maximus | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Kireina Marubrah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Newitt | 16 | 5 | 10 | 31.3% | 62.5% |
| D M Ganderton | 26 | 3 | 15 | 11.5% | 57.7% |
| A Darmanin | 36 | 10 | 20 | 27.8% | 55.6% |
| Kirra-Lee Lane | 51 | 7 | 25 | 13.7% | 49.0% |
| E Byrne Burke | 70 | 10 | 28 | 14.3% | 40.0% |
| Chloe Wells | 52 | 6 | 17 | 11.5% | 32.7% |
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G J Stevenson | 47 | 12 | 24 | 25.5% | 51.1% |
| Adam Trinder | 43 | 7 | 16 | 16.3% | 37.2% |
| Trent Wells | 42 | 5 | 15 | 11.9% | 35.7% |
| J K Blacker | 107 | 10 | 32 | 9.3% | 29.9% |
Barry Campbell isn’t in that trainer table — he’s only got the one runner today — but his numbers dwarf everyone in it, which is exactly why Alpine Trout gets a long look further down the page.
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Race-by-race
Race 1: Ladbrokes Switch Plate (C3) — 12:25PM, 1258m
Wild Dancer has been building a real record at this track without much fanfare: four starts, two wins, two more placings, which is the profile of a horse that simply goes well here regardless of what else is happening in her form line. Her most recent runs elsewhere have been patchier — a win and a placing sit alongside a couple of finishes well down the field, dragging her average position out to sixth — but that’s the story away from Devonport, not at it. Trainer G J Stevenson backs that up as the strongest placegetter of any trainer with runners on this card, over half his 47 Devonport starters finishing in the money. The one soft spot is the booking: D M Ganderton hasn’t won on a Stevenson runner in five combined rides, though two of those did place. It’s not a partnership with a track record to lean on, but the stable’s own numbers at Devonport carry enough weight regardless.
Outbush is the each-way risk to that logic. Three from four runs have ended in the placings recently, including three of her last four everywhere, and she’s already shown she handles this circuit with a win and a placing from three tries. Trainer J F Luttrell’s overall Devonport figures are modest, which is probably why she’ll drift wider than the profile deserves. One from the field, Alpine Fury, appears without a confirmed rider as we go to press — worth checking the card again closer to the jump before including her in anything. Win bet on Wild Dancer, save an exacta with Outbush underneath.
Race 2: Goodstone Group Mdn Plate — 1:02PM, 1258m
Does anyone in this maiden actually want to win it? Course form is almost non-existent across the seven runners — most have raced here once or not at all — and Awesome Orphan, the one with real mileage at the track, has never placed better than once in nine attempts. Jock Rock is the one worth a second look: a placing from her only start, ridden by Kirra-Lee Lane, who places on nearly half her Devonport rides, for trainer Yassy Nishitani, whose runners hit the frame close to 59% of the time here despite not having found a winner’s circle yet. Out Of The Sphere carries a similar single-run placing under a leading yard in Adam Trinder. Hard to have a confident view on either finding the winning post first, but if forced, Jock Rock on the strength of the rider and stable placing numbers. Each-way interest only, this is a watch race for the win market.
Race 3: Kevin Sharkie Mdn Plate — 1:39PM, 1804m
Lyrebird Lady keeps finding the frame without breaking through, and the question with her is whether today’s the day that changes. She’s placed in both her runs at Devonport and three of her last five starts everywhere, a place rate over 60% that’s built on genuine volume, not a lucky sample. Trainer Trent Wells has three runners on the card and a workmanlike overall record here — nothing spectacular, but consistent — while Christopher Pang, the rider, has managed only one win from 54 Devonport mounts, which is the one number in this piece that doesn’t fit the story. The danger is Guber, who has run at this track nine times for three placings and zero wins; that’s a lot of course experience banked, but it’s also nine chances to break through that haven’t landed. Lyrebird Lady each-way is the way to play this, with a small saver on Guber for minor money if the tempo suits him.
Race 4: Farewell Winter (Bm60) — 2:14PM, 1804m
Barry Campbell doesn’t send a runner to Devonport without knowing exactly what he’s doing, and today that runner is Alpine Trout with T Baker in the saddle. The two of them together at this specific track have combined for four wins and five placings from six rides — a 67% win rate and better than 83% in the placings — and that’s before factoring in that Campbell’s stable-wide Devonport numbers are the best of any trainer on the entire card, 39% winners from 46 runners. Alpine Trout’s own record here stands on its own too: six runs, a win, three placings, half of them finishing in the money. Her most recent form has cooled slightly, with one placing from four runs away from Devonport, but horses that specifically improve for this circuit under this stable tend to find another gear once they’re back on it.
The danger is Al Maximus, fresher through his recent form with a win and two placings from five runs, running for J K Blacker’s high-volume but lower-strike-rate Devonport operation — good enough to worry the placings market but not obviously good enough to beat the Campbell/Baker combination on its home track. Kireina Marubrah, another Adam Trinder runner with a moderate but genuine course record, rounds out the each-way calculations without threatening the top of the market. This is the best betting heat on the card: win bet on Alpine Trout, with Al Maximus the each-way cover if you want to hedge.
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Devonport racing tips: the plays
The NAP is Alpine Trout in the Farewell Winter at 2:14pm — not because her own Devonport record is spectacular in isolation, but because the stable and the rider both have specific, repeatable form doing exactly this together at this circuit, and that combination is hard to bet against. The value sits with Outbush in Race 1: three placings from her last four runs and a clean record at this track, running under connections whose broader Devonport numbers are modest enough to keep her price honest rather than short. For the banker leg of a multi, Wild Dancer’s own two-from-four course record backed by the day’s strongest placing trainer is the safest each-way inclusion on the card. Each-way money is best spent on Lyrebird Lady, who has placed in every Devonport start and more than 60% of her runs everywhere without yet finding the winner’s stall. The course angle to file away is the Campbell/Baker partnership — six rides, four wins, five placings at this track alone. If that combination keeps turning up on the entries sheet, it’s worth backing on sight until it stops working.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Devonport today?
The first of four races, the Ladbrokes Switch Plate, jumps at 12:25pm, with the card running through to the Farewell Winter (Bm60) at 2:14pm.
Who are the leading trainers and jockeys at Devonport today?
Barry Campbell leads all trainers with runners on the card, winning 39% and placing 65% of his 46 Devonport starters. Among trainers with multiple runners today, G J Stevenson’s the standout on placings at 51%. C Newitt tops the jockey stats, placing on 62.5% of his 16 Devonport rides.
What are the best bets at Devonport today?
Alpine Trout in Race 4 heads the card. Trainer Barry Campbell owns the best Devonport figures of anyone with a runner today, and his booking of T Baker has been close to unbeatable at this specific track this campaign.
Is there value anywhere on the Devonport card?
Outbush in Race 1 looks the value proposition — three placings from her last four runs and a clean record across three Devonport starts, without the market profile her rivals in that trainer table carry.
Where can I find the best odds for Devonport races?
Devonport odds hadn’t opened with local bookmakers at the time this was written, so it’s worth shopping around closer to the jump — check the offers above for current markets before placing anything.
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