| What | Tancred Stakes Day 2025 |
| Where | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse |
| When | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 |
| First Race | 12:35pm AEDT |
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Group 1 action returns to Rosehill Gardens on Tuesday, with the Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) and Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) sharing top billing on a massive 10-part program.
The meeting was due to be run on Saturday, but due to substantial rain, the meeting was postponed by 72 hours.
The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit this time around, and with the track rated a Heavy 9 and with rain forecast in the days leading in, punters can expect a genuine Heavy deck come race-day.
2025 Tancred Stakes Day is scheduled to get underway at 12:35pm local time.
Race 1: BM72 Midway Handicap (1300m)
Mahogany Girl goes in search of a hat-trick of wins in the opening event and represents good each-way value with horse racing bookmakers. The six-year-old mare has been sensational in her two wins this time in and particularly caught the eye in her latest effort at Hawkesbury on March 8, fending off the late challenge of Well Timed as she made every post a winner. She looks to be a new horse this preparation, and although she must lug 60.5kg to victory, Mahogany Girl only needs to hold her form to be fighting out the finish in the opener.
1
MAHOGANY GIRL
7
GLOUNTHUANE
3
SUPER BRIGHT
4
SO GOOD SO COOL
Race 2: Group 3 Baillieu (1400m)
The Group 3 Baillieu (1400m) is restricted for the two-year-olds, where the Brad Widdup-trained Savvy Hallie gets the verdict at a good price with . The daughter of Hellbent is winless heading into start three but has had clear excuses to kick-off the campaign, bombing the start in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes (1200m) before surging in the final furlong to get within 4.3 lengths of Tempted. The same form produced the 2025 Golden Slipper winner, Marhoona, and with Savvy Hallie set to relish stepping out to 1400m, watch for her to be flashing over the top in the Baillieu.
10
SAVVY HALLIE
2
NEPOTISM
5
TUPAKARA
3
SANCTIFIED
Baillieu
Race 2 – #10 Savvy Hallie (5)
2yo Filly | T: Brad Widdup | J: Jay Ford (54kg)
Race 3: Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m)
The Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) will help shape the Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m) picture as the Tony Pike-trained Golden Century makes the trip across the Tasman. The son of Pierro was far from disgraced in the Group 1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) at Ellerslie on March 8, closing to within 2.5 lengths of Willydoit in what turned out to be a slowly run affair. The sting out of the ground only bolsters his chances leading into the weekend, and with a few of these key rivals questionable over the 2000m, Golden Century should have no issues outstaying them in the testing conditions.
2
GOLDEN CENTURY
5
CONFETTI GARDEN
4
KING OF THUNDER
3
MUSTANG MORGAN
Tulloch Stakes
Race 3 – #2 Golden Century (11)
3yo Gelding | T: Tony Pike | J: Nash Rawiller (56kg)
Race 4: Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m)
Ceolwulf looks supremely placed in the Group 2 Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) on the one-week backup. He closed into third in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) on March 22, with only Gringotts and Fangirl getting the upper hand in a slowly run race. The son of Tavistock should be peaking fourth-up over the 2000m, and if the Joseph Pride-trained gelding wants to be considered a major player in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) against the likes of Via Sistina, Ceolwulf must put this lot away and justify the short price.
1
CEOLWULF
14
OUR GOLD HOPE
6
POST IMPRESSIONIST
4
ZARAKEM
Next Best
Race 4 – #1 Ceolwulf (10)
4yo Gelding | T: Joseph Pride | J: Chad Schofield (59.5kg)
Race 5: Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m)
The fillies & mares step out in the Group 2 Emancipation Stakes (1500m), where the Chris Waller-trained Scarlet Oak can return to her brilliant best. She was outclassed in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) and chased home Lady Shenandoah on the worst part of the track, unsuited by the genuine Good 4 surface. Back onto rain-effected ground is her go, and with James McDonald back in the saddle, expect her to be a dramatic improver third-up in the Emancipation Stakes.
4
SCARLET OAK
15
SNOW IN MAY
2
PULCHRITUDINOUS
9
ARCTIC GLAMOUR
Emancipation Stakes
Race 5 – #4 Scarlet Oak (9)
4yo Mare | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (56kg)
Race 6: Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m)
It’s safe to say Treasurethe Moment will be anchoring plenty of multi’s across the nation as she gears up for more Group 1 glory in the 2025 Vinery Stud Stakes. She’s returned in superb order after claiming the Group 1 VRC Oaks (2500m) in the spring, securing back-to-back wins in stylish fashion to kick-off the autumn campaign. The Sydney way of going is the only query heading into this, and although punters need to stomach the short price with online betting sites, it’s hard to see Treasurethe Moment coming undone in this small field of nine.
- 1
TREASURETHE MOMENT
- 2
MOVIN OUT
5
DECLICHY BOULEVARD
4
REAL CLASS
Best Bet
Race 6 – #1 Treasurethe Moment (5)
3yo Filly | T: Matt Laurie | J: Damien Lane (56kg)
Race 7: Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m)
The Group 3 Star Kingdom Stakes (1200m) sets up as the toughest race to dissect on the Rosehill card, however, Ostraka appears well placed returning from Melbourne. The son of Pariah was tested in Group 1 company in back-to-back starts, and didn’t have much go his way after leading them out at a strong clip in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 8. His run in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) had plenty of merit prior to that failure, and with Ostraka well suited back to the Sydney way of going, expect him to bounce back third-up.
7
OSTRAKA
2
MAZU
13
ESPIONAGE
15
GENERAL SALUTE
Star Kingdom Stakes
Race 7 – #7 Ostraka (8)
4yo Gelding | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Jason Collett (56.5kg)
Race 8: Group 1 Tancred Stakes (2400m)
It’s hard to knock Dubai Honour as the two-time Australian Group 1 winner returns to our shores. The William Haggas-trained gelding continues to race well into his seven-year-old season, and with more luck in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m), could’ve added another international Group 1 win to the resume. Last time he came to Australia he lapped them in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) before dismantling Anamoe in the 2023 Queen Elizabeth, and if he can replicate those performances again, he must be considered the one to beat in the Tancred Stakes.
1
DUBAI HONOUR
13
LA CRIQUE
- 2
VAUBAN
4
DUKE DE SESSA
Tancred Stakes
Race 8 – #1 Dubai Honour (4)
7yo Gelding | T: William Haggas | J: Tom Marquand (59kg)
Race 9: Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m)
New Endeavour caught the eye first-up at this course and distance in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) on March 15. The New Bay gelding was slow away on that occasion and got too far back turning for home, slicing between rivals as he closed to within 2.7 lengths of Iowna Merc. Rachel King should have the five-year-old within striking distance second-up, and with his best figures generally coming at start two of the preparation, New Endeavour can book his ticket to the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m).
6
NEW ENDEAVOUR
5
ENCAP
11
GREBENI
1
JUST FOLK
Doncaster Prelude
Race 9 – #6 New Endeavour (1)
5yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Rachel King (56kg)
Race 10: BM88 Handicap (1400m)
A stack of dual acceptors has the last race a bit of a mystery, however, Rhapsody Chic represents good each-way value as he returns from a 182-day spell. The son of Sacred Falls boasts a terrific first-up record and has never missed the frame across four starts, with two wins and two more minor placings to his name. He’s never been beaten on Heavy decks either and although Tommy Berry needs to overcome barrier 16, Rhapsody Chic warrants respect at the $15 in the Rosehill finale.
9
RHAPSODY CHIC
11
BOJANGLES
6
LES VAMPIRES
13
WELL TIMED
Best Value
Race 10 – #9 Rhapsody Chic (16)
5yo Gelding | T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (57.5kg)
Tancred Stakes Day quaddie tips for Rosehill
Rosehill quadrella selections
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- 2-7-11-13-15
- 1-2-4-13-14
- 1-4-5-6-8-11
- 3-4-6-8-9-11-13
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