Epsom Handicap Tips & Betting Guide 2025

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Chad Schofield riding Ceolwulf wins the Epsom Handicap

Epsom Handicap Tips & Preview

The Epsom Handicap can be a difficult race to assess given the favourites have failed to fire in recent times.

Expert tips and Espom Handicap race preview will be available in the days leading up to the event. Check back to see who our tipsters have on top.

Espom Handicap 2025 Schedule


Epsom Handicap
2025
DateSaturday, October 4
TimeTBA
TrackRoyal Randwick
Distance1600m
Prize Money$1,500,000
ConditionsHandicap
Age3YO & Upwards

Final Field & Barrier Draw

The 2025 Epsom Handicap field and barrier draw will be declared at 9:00am on October 1, and this page will be updated shortly after. 

Epsom Handicap Betting Sites & Offers

Betting sites deliver promotions leading into the Group 1 with promotions and bonus bet specials on the agenda.

We provide you with a full list of promotions and specials for the race in the build up as well as the top betting sites to be using below.

Epsom Handicap Form Guide

The Epsom Handicap has been a hard race to guage in recent years with double figure winners taking out the event but thankfully our team of experts pride themselves on delivering results in the difficult races.

Traditionally it is a race where a quality miler can turn back the clock and deliver a stellar performance. Boban and Hartnell in recent times have won when it seems like their best is behind them, so never write off an old-timer.

Epsom Handicap History

The Epsom Handicap is one of Sydney's best spring races and has over 150 years of history on the Australian sporting landscape.

The race has been over the mile journey for the majority of its lifetime, with a brief period of five years where the Epsom was run at 1800m.

Named in honour of the famous Epsom Downs racecourse in England, the mile contest has seen some of the country's absolute best fight it out with Imposing, Winx, Nightmarch among the gallopers to claim the prize.

Alongside the $1 million prize pool, the winner gets a ballot exempt run into the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, making a win in the Epsom all the more valuable for the field.

Epsom Handicap Previous Winners


Year
Winner
2024Ceolwulf
2023Rediener
2022 Ellsberg & Top Ranked (Dead Heat)
2021Private Eye
2020Probabeel
2019Kolding
2018Hartnell
2017Happy Clapper
2016Hauraki
2015Winx
2014He's Your Man
2013Boban
2012Fat Al
2011Secret Admirer
2010Captain Sonador
2009Rock Kingdom
2008Theseo
2007Race Not Held
2006Racing To Win
2005Desert War
2004Desert War
2003Clangalang
2002Excellerator
2001Final Fantasy
2000Shogun Lodge

Espom Handicap 2024 Results

Pos.
Horse
Trainer
Jockey
Margin
Barrier
Weight
SP
1CEOLWULF (NZ)Joseph PrideChad SchofieldWinner1454kg$4 
2TOM KITTENJames CummingsTommy Berry1.17L1954kg$12 
3ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR)Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottTim Clark1.9L1756kg$6.50 
4KOVALICA (NZ)Chris WallerJames McDonald2.02L155.5kg$7.50 
5ARCTIC GLAMOURGerald Ryan & Sterling AlexiouAndrew Adkins2.08L650kg$41 
6MY OBERON (IRE)Annabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldNash Rawiller3.16L2056.5kg$16 
7MAJOR BEEL (NZ)Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottMs Winona Costin3.7L951.5kg$17 
8DEMOCRACY MANIFESTChris WallerKerrin McEvoy3.95L1055kg$31 
9KINTYREGary PortelliMs Cejay Graham4.23L750kg$19 
10BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB)Ciaron MaherAshley Morgan4.25L853kg$41 
11FIRESTORM (NZ)Chris WallerMark Du Plessis4.34L1350kg$26 
12NUGGET (GB)Ciaron MaherDylan Gibbons4.56L1154kg$31 
13GALERON (IRE)Annabel Neasham & Rob ArchibaldMs Alysha Collett4.85L450kg$51 
14MCHALEChris WallerMs Rachel King5.22L1550kg$31 
15CHRYSAORChris WallerCraig Williams5.8L551.5kg (cd 52kg)$15 
16MOLLY BLOOM (NZ)Chris WallerZac Lloyd (a0/48kg)7.24L350.5kg$31 
17REDIENERChris WallerJoshua Parr7.25L1255.5kg$31 
18AUSBRED FLIRTBrad WiddupReece Jones7.3L250kg$61 
19LOCH EAGLEKris LeesJay Ford9.25L1852.5kg$151 
20DETONATOR JACK (NZ)Ciaron MaherJason Collett9.65L1656kg$21 
ScrFLOATINGMatthew SmithReece Jones0000

Espom Handicap 2024 Replay



Epsom Handicap Live Streaming

Punters can live stream the Epsom Handicap at Dabble or Ladbrokes. The Australian-based bookmakers shows all Australian and New Zealand racing live and all you need to do is have a positive account balance. 

For the full guide on how to stream, see our racing live streaming guide.

Epsom Handicap FAQs

When is the 2025 Epsom Handicap?

The 2025 Epsom Handicap will be run on Saturday October 4, 2026.

How long is the Epsom Handicap?

The Epsom Handicap is run over 1600m.

Where is the Epsom Handicap held?

The Epsom Handicap is held at Royal Randwick, which is located in Sydney, Australia.

What time does the 2025 Epsom Handicap run?

The Epsom Handicap takes place at 3:00pm.

Who won the 2024 Epsom Handicap?

Ceolwulf took out the 2024 running of the Epsom Handicap.

What is the prize money for the Epsom Handicap?

The total prize money of the Epsom Handicap is $1,500,000

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