Caulfield Cup 2027 Betting Tips - 3 long-range predictions for the 2027 Caulfield Cup

The spring programs and weights are a long way from being settled, which makes this a race where we’re happy to look beyond the top line of betting. 

Kingswood won the 2026 edition at double figures and there are a few horses further down this market who could improve enough to have their say next spring.

Aethelwulf won five of his first nine starts and showed what he could do over a staying trip with a dominant Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) win. He then sat handy and ran second to Juja Kibo in The Metropolitan (2400m), form that held up when the winner took out the Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m) and finished third in the Melbourne Cup. Aethelwulf was sixth in the Gold Cup at the end of an eight-start campaign and may simply have come to the end of his preparation. The Matthew Smith-trained son of Saxon Warrior still has room to improve, and his ability to race handy and run out a strong 2400m makes the Caulfield Cup a natural fit.

Billycart won her maiden at Kilmore by 2.8 lengths and went straight to Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day, where she won the Listed Batman Handicap (1800m) by 2.3 lengths at just her second start. The way she quickened late on soft ground was the feature of that performance. She’s by Dundeel out of a Sea The Stars mare, so there’s enough in the pedigree to think she can get further as she matures. She’ll have to make a sizeable jump to take on seasoned stayers over 2400m, but what she did in two starts is enough to put her on the radar as a four-year-old mare next spring.

Kings Valley’s best run of the spring came when he finished second to subsequent Melbourne Cup placegetter Juja Kibo in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup. That run came a week after a Caulfield Cup affected by interference, and he backed up four days later to finish fourth in the Bendigo Cup (2400m). That was a demanding stretch for a horse whose connections were trying to get him into the Melbourne Cup. The Ciaron Maher-trained import had already won the Mornington Cup (2400m) in the autumn, and a preparation aimed squarely at Caulfield could see him produce a better run there next year. At $101, he’s the one we want at big odds.