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The Toorak Handicap is held midway through the premier racing carnival in Australia, the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. Taking place on a Saturday in early – mid October each year on Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Day, this 1600m middle distance event is one of four elite Group 1 races held at Caulfield at the meeting along with the Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas (1600m), Thousand Guineas (1600m) and Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes (2000m). Worth $500,000 in total prize money and run under open handicap conditions, it is a fantastic lead up to some of the other middle distanced carnival races like the Group 2 Crystal Mile (1600m) on Cox Plate Day or the Group 1 Myer Classic (1600m) at Flemington on Victoria Derby Day for fillies and mares.

There are a number of excellent races runners can compete in prior to the Toorak Handicap that will give punters a good guide for the race. Entries may come via earlier handicap events like the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) a fortnight before. The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes produced all four Toorak Handicap winners from 2012-2015 including Trust In A Gust (2014) who was the last to do the double, and in 2017 Tosen Stardom improved on a Sir Rupert Clarke sixth for his Toorak Handicap success. It is a race that attracts the best in form sprinters and is considered one of the leading mile races in the Spring Carnival.

The Toorak Handicap 2018 ran on Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Day – Saturday October 13, 2018 .

Toorak Handicap 2018
Date:	Saturday October 13, 2018
Track:	Caulfield Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Conditions:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 1
Prizemoney:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1881

2018 Toorak Handicap Results

• 1st: #5 Land of Plenty 
• 2nd: #1 Hartnell
• 3rd: #11 Siege of Quebec

See below for the full Toorak Handicap 2018 Results & Finishing Order, following the immediate conclusion of the race.

Toorak Handicap Betting Odds

The latest Toorak Handicap odds and betting markets complete with links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below for you to back your Toorak Handicap tips at the right price this spring.

2018 Toorak Handicap Field

The Toorak Handicap field features a host of smart spring milers, some looking to step-up in distance next race in the Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m). Runners in the Toorak Handicap field come via lead-up races including the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at the track a fortnight earlier or Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).

The official Toorak Handicap 2018 Final Field & Barriers will be announced by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday of race week and listed in full below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	0x1304x241	HARTNELL (GB)	James Cummings	James McDonald	7	59kg	–	117
2	2106x111x1	JUNGLE CAT (IRE)	Charlie Appleby	James Doyle	4	58.5kg	–	116
3	3529×49687	BLACK HEART BART	Darren Weir	John Allen	9	56kg	–	111
4	076x462x44	SHILLELAGH (NZ)	Chris Waller	Michael Walker	10	53.5kg	–	110
5	x51311x213	LAND OF PLENTY	Darren Weir	Damian Lane	19	53kg	–	105
6	11329×1022	DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR	Tony McEvoy	Luke Currie	13	52.5kg	–	104
7	223113x3x7	HELLOVA STREET	Scott Brunton	Dean Holland	14	52.5kg	–	104
8	77100×4311	I AM A STAR (NZ)	Shane Nichols	Dwayne Dunn	15	52.5kg	–	108
9	5111319020	LITE’N IN MY VEINS	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Linda Meech	12	52.5kg	–	104
10	112x412x21	NOIRE	Chris Waller	Michael Dee	2	52kg	–	105
11	x1295x2717	SIEGE OF QUEBEC	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Stephen Baster	8	52kg	–	103
12	127158×071	CLIFF’S EDGE	Darren Weir	Craig Williams	16	52kg	–	101
13	6537513×52	KINGSGUARD (NZ)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Patrick Moloney	3	52kg	–	100
14	36717×6315	MURAAQEB	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Cory Parish	1	52kg	–	95
15	25x2347x88	RADIPOLE (IRE)	Michael Moroney	Jye McNeil	5	52kg	–	95
16	7x750x008x	LORD LANGLEY (JPN)	Darren Weir	Dean Yendall	18	52kg	–	94
17	18x1214x35	WAGING WAR	Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas	Ben Thompson	6	52kg	–	92
18	580×910133	AL PASSEM	Ken Keys	Beau Mertens	17	52kg	–	86
19e	20634x31x2	FIERCE IMPACT (JPN)	Matthew Smith	–	11	52kg	–	78

2018 Toorak Handicap Nominations

The Toorak Handicap nominations feature the season’s top milers and Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes graduates. The Toorak Handicap nominations close on the Monday leading-up to Ladbrokes Caulfield Guineas Day and will be available for punters below once announced.

Toorak Handicap History

First run in 1881, Josephine won the first running of the Toorak Handicap. The race has been known as a few different names over the years. From 1981-1984 it was called The IXL, then from 1985-1989 the name was changed to The Elders Mile. From 1990 onwards the event has been registered under its current title, the Toorak Handicap. The race started as a Principal event run over eight furlongs until 1890. In 1891 the race distance was increased to nine furlongs for one year and then in 1892 it reverted back to the original eight furlongs. When the metric system came to Australia the length was converted to 1600m in 1972. The Toorak reached Group 1 status not long after in 1979.

Toorak Handicap Results

The Group 1 Toorak Handicap winners and placegetters since 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 Toorak Handicap	1st	Land of Plenty	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Siege of Quebec
2017 Toorak Handicap	1st	Tosen Stardom	1 minute 35.86 seconds
	2nd	Sovereign Nation
	3rd	Petrology
2016 Toorak Handicap	1st	He’s Our Rokkii	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Great Esteem
	3rd	Tivaci
2015 Toorak Handicap	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Disposition
	3rd	Stratum Star
2014 Toorak Handicap	1st	Trust In A Gust	1 minute 35.2 seconds
	2nd	Speediness
	3rd	Desert Jeuney
2013 Toorak Handicap	1st	Solzhenitsyn	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Trevieres
	3rd	Blackie
2012 Toorak Handicap	1st	Solzhenitsyn	1 minute 35.25 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Song
	3rd	Yosei
2011 Toorak Handicap	1st	King Mufhasa	1 minute 36.29 seconds
	2nd	King’s Rose
	3rd	Luen Yat Forever
2010 Toorak Handicap	1st	More Joyous	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	We’re Gonna Rock
	3rd	Proud Judge
2009 Toorak Handicap	1st	Allez Wonder	1 minute 35 seconds
	2nd	Gold Salute
	3rd	Rock Kingdom
2008 Toorak Handicap	1st	Alamosa	1 minute 36.9 seconds
	2nd	Rockwood
	3rd	Pillar Of Hercules
2007 Toorak Handicap	1st	Divine Madonna	1 minute 37.3 seconds
	2nd	Niconero
	3rd	Wonderful World
2006 Toorak Handicap	1st	Red Dazzler	1 minute 37.5 seconds
	2nd	Rewaaya
	3rd	Niconero
2005 Toorak Handicap	1st	Barely A Moment	1 minute 37.9 seconds
	2nd	Super Kid
	3rd	Calveen
2004 Toorak Handicap	1st	Regal Roller	1 minute 37.4 seconds
	2nd	Oscar Warrior
	3rd	Infinite Grace
2003 Toorak Handicap	1st	Roman Arch	1 minute 36 seconds
	2nd	Fields Of Omagh
	3rd	Umrum
2002 Toorak Handicap	1st	Shot Of Thunder	1 minute 36.1 seconds
	2nd	Umrum
	3rd	Pernod
2001 Toorak Handicap	1st	Show A Heart	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	La Zagaletta
	3rd	Shot Of Thunder
2000 Toorak Handicap	1st	Umrum	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Go Flash Go
	3rd	Crawl