Originally Posted by
wholelotasound
Hey Roger, The Devonport at Spreyton race meetings are run on the tapeta surface (Carpet based) same track as the gallopers do there. Its a thick surface that definately makes the horses work much harder. The carts sink into the surface as well. Tasracing is currently trialling the pacers there but seems to favor front runners and horses that have been trained on the track. Very hard to bet on from a punters prospective, also the slow mile rates make it hard to follow form. There are alot of tired horses at the finish so they definately wouldnt need to increase the distances. Some horses seem to do well consistently but others dont run well on it at all. Will be intereseting to see what prospects Tasracing have to continue racing at this venue.