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The HE Tancred Stakes – formerly The BMW –  is one of Australia’s richest weight-for-age events that is run as part of the esteemed Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Taking place the week before “The Championships” at Royal Randwick Racecourse over the first two Saturdays in April, The BMW is one of two Group 1 races held on the day. The other Group 1 event is the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) for three-year-old fillies.

In 2018, the HE Tancred Stakes ran on Saturday March 31, 2018 and was won by the 2016 Melbourne Cup winner Almandin.

HE Tancred Stakes 2018
Date:	Saturday March 31, 2018
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1,500,000
Inaugurated:	1963

The HE Tancred Stakes is a staying event run over a distance of 2400m and is worth $1.5 million in prize money. Runners in the race may have previously contested other Melbourne & Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival events including the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) in March at the same track, which has been a good guide to the race formerly known as The BMW in recent years.

Horses to take out the Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes double include Silent Achiever (2014), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Eremein (2006) and Tie The Knot (2000). The Tancred Stakes attracts the finest competitors locally, interstate and from overseas as well with New Zealand raiders often having a strong presence in the race.

Another possible lead-up into the HE Tancred Stakes field is held at Flemington in Melbourne – the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m). That double was recently achieved by Preferment (2016) who won the first leg on protest over Awesome Rock, while in 2017 The BMW winner Jameka backed-up from a second in the Australian Cup and Almandin improved on a fourth in the Australian Cup to win the 2018 Tancred Stakes.

Quality horses who perform well in the Tancred Stakes often continue on to compete in some of the high status races held later in the year in spring both at the Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals. Caulfield and Melbourne Cup runs can be on the agenda for the highest echelon stayers. Many elite gallopers have claimed victory in this race including Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002), Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Might And Power (1998), Octagonal (1996 & 1997) and Our Poetic Prince (1989).

2018 Tancred Stakes Results

• 1st: #2 Almandin
• 2nd: #3 Ambitious
• 3rd: #5 Who Shot Thebarman

See below for the official Tancred Stakes 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the link to read more on the win by the Lloyd Williams-raced 2016 Melbourne Cup champion Almandin who reunited with his winning hoop in the two mile classic Kerrin McEvoy for a big win over Japanese import Ambitious and the always-honest Chris Waller-trained nine-year-old stayer Who Shot Thebarman – the three to clash again in the 2018 Sydney Cup field.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	2	ALMANDIN (GER)	Liam Howley	Kerrin McEvoy	–	9	59kg	$3
2	3	AMBITIOUS (JPN)	Anthony Freedman	Craig Williams	1.3L	3	59kg	$21
3	5	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	1.4L	8	59kg	$61
4	1	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	1.6L	7	59kg	$2.30F
5	9	SINGLE GAZE	Nick Olive	Ms Kathy O’Hara	2L	1	57kg	$7
6	6	AUVRAY (FR)	Richard Freedman	Jason Collett	2.3L	2	59kg	$21
7	4	HARLEM (GB)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	3.2L	6	59kg	$21
8	8	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	5.4L	4	59kg	$21
9	10	LASQUETI SPIRIT	Lee Curtis	Jay Ford	6.7L	5	56.5kg	$151
–	7	LIBRAN (IRE)	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	–	0	–	–

2018 Tancred Stakes Tips

The Races.com.au team’s insider Tancred Stakes betting tips will be available below the week of the race.

• 1st: #9 Single Gaze
• 2nd: #6 Auvray
• 3rd: #1 Gailo Chop

Check out our insider 2018 Tancred Stakes Tips & Odds Update now.

2018 Tancred Stakes Form Guide

Our comprehensive Tancred Stakes Form Guide Analysis & Betting Preview will be available the week of the race – check it out by following the link!

2018 Tancred Stakes Betting

The Tancred Stakes is one of the most popular betting races during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival because favourites have an excellent record in the Group 1 event. The race previously run and won as the Tancred Stakes generally draws some of the best horses Australia and the honour roll for the Group 1 event includes equine superstars Hyperno (1978), Kingston Town (1980), Bonecrusher (1986), Octagonal (1996 and 1997), Might And Power (1998), Tie The Knot (1999 and 2000), Makybe Diva (2005) and Tuesday Joy (2008) – all of whom won the race at short odds in an excellent result for punters.

The latest 2018 Tancred Stakes betting odds complete with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be provided below.

2018 Tancred Stakes Field

The 2018 Tancred Stakes field is released Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race and generally attracts weight-for-age horses out of either Melbourne’s Australian Cup or Sydney’s Ranvet Stakes.

The official Tancred Stakes 2018 Final Field attracted just 10 hopefuls but has been reduced to nine weight-for-age hopefuls with the early scratching of the Chris Waller-trained Libran (6). Waller will still saddle-up nine-year-old Sydney Cup-bound Who Shot Thebarman, while the hot favourite Gailo Chop comes in from barrier eight to seven on the quick back-up after taking out last weekend’s Ranvet Stakes.

Read more on the 2018 Tancred Stakes Field Led by Gailo Chop.

Update: Hugh Bowman misses the Tancred Stakes due to illness with Tye Angland a late replacement on the Chris Waller-trained veteran Who Shot Thebarman.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	43150×1121	GAILO CHOP (FR)	Darren Weir	Mark Zahra	8	59kg	116
2	1x21402x24	ALMANDIN (GER)	Liam Howley	Kerrin McEvoy	10	59kg	113
3	x24x45x0x9	AMBITIOUS (JPN)	Anthony Freedman	Craig Williams	3	59kg	110
4	15867×2816	HARLEM (GB)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Michael Walker	7	59kg	109
5	2x94491x67	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland (late alt)	9	59kg	109
6	412127×561	AUVRAY (FR)	Richard Freedman	Jason Collett	2	59kg	107
7	x616528x42	LIBRAN (IRE)	Chris Waller	Brenton Avdulla	6	59kg	107
8	x76200x437	VENTURA STORM (IRE)	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	4	59kg	106
9	54420×2252	SINGLE GAZE	Nick Olive	Ms Kathy O’Hara	1	57kg	109
10	7530x00x78	LASQUETI SPIRIT	Lee Curtis	Jay Ford	5	56.5kg	99

2018 Tancred Stakes Nominations

The 2018 Tancred Stakes nominations are announced on the Monday before the race and can feature around 20 or more early weight-for-age hopefuls.

The 2018 Tancred Stakes nominations will be available below as soon as released on March 26, 2018.

The early Tancred Stakes 2018 Nominations attracted a dozen hopefuls led by the previous Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes winner Gailo Chop and runner-up Single Gaze. The top two out of the Sky High Stakes also feature in the early entries – extended until 11am (AEDT) on 27/03/2018 – with the winner Auvray and runner-up Libran both seven-year-olds.

Read more on the Gailo Chop-led 2018 Tancred Stakes Nominations.

HE Tancred Stakes History

First run in 1963, the inaugural HE Tancred Stakes race was won by Maidenhead. The event was originally a principal race run over 12 furlongs. For one year in 1964 the race was held over 10 furlongs, before reverting back to 12 furlongs the following year. In 1973 the distance was converted to 2400m and then in 1980 the BMW Stakes reached Group 1 status. This event has been known under a number of different names.

It is officially registered as the H E Tancred Stakes, In honour of the Sydney Turf Club’s former Chairman Henry Eugene Tancred, but was best known as The BMW from 2002 – 2017 due to sponsorship.

The BMW Records
Time Record:	2:25.78 set by Grand Zulu in 2004
Most Successful Jockey:	R.S. Dye won five times with Dr. Grace (1991), Stony Bay (1995), Octagonal (1997) and Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000).
Multiple Winners:	Tie The Knot (1999 & 2000), Octagonal (1996 & 1997).

Recent Tancred Stakes / The BMW Winners

The BMW Stakes winners and The BMW results dating back to 2000 are listed in the table below on the race now known as the HE Tancred Stakes.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Tancred Stakes	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Tancred Stakes	1st	Almandin	2 minutes 30.11 seconds
	2nd	Ambitious
	3rd	Who Shot Thebarman
2017 BMW Stakes	1st	Jameka	2 minutes 35.65 seconds
	2nd	Humidor
	3rd	Exospheric
2016 BMW Stakes	1st	Preferment	2 minutes 28.6 seconds
	2nd	WhoShotTheBarman
	3rd	Grand Marshal
2015 BMW Stakes	1st	Hartnell	2 minutes 29.5 seconds
	2nd	To The World
	3rd	Beaten Up
2014 BMW Stakes	1st	Silent Achiever	2 minutes 34.29 seconds
	2nd	It’s A Dundeel
	3rd	Fiorente
2013 BMW Stakes	1st	Fiveandahalfstar	2 minutes 33.79 seconds
	2nd	Silent Achiever
	3rd	Sangster
2012 BMW Stakes	1st	Manighar	2 minutes 28.3 seconds
	2nd	Americain
	3rd	Drunken Sailor
2011 BMW Stakes	1st	Cedarberg	2 minutes 29.7 seconds
	2nd	Mourayan
	3rd	Linton
2010 BMW Stakes	1st	Littorio	2 minutes 29.38 seconds
	2nd	Zavite
	3rd	No Wine No Song
2009 BMW Stakes	1st	Fiumicino	2 minutes 34.2 seconds
	2nd	Thesio
	3rd	Viewed
2008 BMW Stakes	1st	Tuesday Joy	2 minutes 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Princess Coup
	3rd	Sirmoine
2007 BMW Stakes	1st	Blutigeroo	2 minutes 26.5 seconds
	2nd	Railings
	3rd	Gorky Park
2006 BMW Stakes	1st	Eremein	2 minutes 27 seconds
	2nd	Railings
	3rd	Our Smoking Joe
2005 BMW Stakes	1st	Makybe Diva	2 minutes 26.9 seconds
	2nd	Grand Armee
	3rd	Vouvray
2004 BMW Stakes	1st	Grand Zulu	2 minutes 25.7 seconds
	2nd	Mummify
	3rd	Makybe Diva
2003 BMW Stakes	1st	Freemason	2 minutes 26.8 seconds
	2nd	Northerly
	3rd	Republic Lass
2002 BMW Stakes	1st	Ethereal	2 minutes 29.3 seconds
	2nd	Universal Prince
	3rd	Rain Gauge
2001 BMW Stakes	1st	Curata Storm	2 minutes 27.7 seconds
	2nd	Kaapstad Way
	3rd	Giovana
2000 BMW Stakes	1st	Tie The Knot	2 minutes 30.8 seconds
	2nd	Arena
	3rd	Showella