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The Group 2 2018 Perth Cup is one of the premier features of the annual Perth Summer Racing Carnival and after traditionally being run on New Year’s Day has changed dates a number of times in recent years. The Perth Cup is now run in either late December or early January.

Held at Ascot Racecourse in Western Australia, the 2400m event is an open handicap that attracts the top local and interstate stayers and offers a lucrative $500,000 in total prize money to its entrants. It is joined on the Perth Cup Day card by the Group 3 La Trice Classic (1800m) and the Listed Summer Scorcher (1000m).

Horses come into the Perth Cup field each summer via traditional WA lead-up races including the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) and Group 2 C.B. Cox Stakes (2100m) (now the Ted Van Heemst Stakes). The last winner of the CB Cox Stakes – Perth Cup double in a single season was Delicacy (December 2015 & January 2016), while the 2018 Perth Cup winner Material Man improved on a lead-up second in both the Kingston Town and Ted Van Heemst Stakes.

Graduates out of the Perth Cup may continue onto the autumn’s Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) and the 2014 Perth Cup winner Black Tycoon finished second in that year’s Adelaide Cup over the two miles.

After two editions of  of the 2016 Perth Cup, one run in January and the other on New Year’s Eve in December, there was no 2017 Perth Cup.

The Perth Cup 2018 ran on New Year’s Day, Monday January 1, 2018 at Ascot Racecourse in WA and was narrowly won by the $3.60 favourite Material Man.

Perth Cup 2018
Date:	Monday January 1, 2018
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	2400m
Race Type:	Open Handicap
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$500,000

2018 Perth Cup Results

• 1st: #2 Material Man
• 2nd: #1 Pounamu
• 3rd: #13 Royal Star

See below for the official Perth Cup 2018 Results & Finishing Order, the summer staying showdown won by the favourite Material Man ($3.60) who improved on a lead-up second in the Ted Van Heemst Stakes to narrowly hold off his last start conqueror Pounamu ($4.80), while the Grant & Alana Williams-trained filly Royal Star ($14) finished just over two lengths further back in a surprise third.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Weight	SP
1	2	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	–	3	56.5kg	$3.60F
2	1	POUNAMU	Alan Mathews	Patrick Carbery	0.05L	8	59kg	$4.80
3	13	ROYAL STAR	Grant & Alana Williams	Clint Johnston-Porter	2.25L	5	53kg	$14
4	7	COSMIC STORM	Grant & Alana Williams	Shaun Mc Gruddy	2.5L	2	53kg	$19
5	9	DARK MUSKET	Graeme Ballantyne	Daniel Staeck	2.5L	14	53kg (cd 54kg)	$151
6	3	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Lindsey Smith	Alan Kennedy	3.5L	4	54.5kg	$6.50
7	15	STAR VALUE	Daniel O’Connor	Lee Newman	4.75L	6	53kg	$11
8	14	SHINTA MANI	Sharon Miller	Jason Whiting	5L	11	53kg	$101
9	8	DARK ALERT	Joe Miller	Peter Knuckey	5L	1	53kg	$14
10	4	ZARANTZ	Adam Durrant	Chris Parnham	7L	9	54.5kg	$10
11	11	JUICING CARROTS	Raquel Reid	Mr Craig Staples	7L	16	53kg	$201
12	6	BOLLYWOOD BLITZ	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	8.5L	13	53kg	$101
13	10	FALCON CREST	Grant & Alana Williams	Joseph Azzopardi	11.25L	12	53kg	$26
14	16	TOPPA DAWOZZA	Gary Crispin	Jason Brown	25L	7	53kg (cd 53.5kg)	$201
15	5	ANGOLA	Justin Warwick	Troy Turner	33.25L	15	53kg	$41
16	12	NOT AGAIN KEN	Mark Wright	Shaun O’Donnell	36L	10	53kg	$41
–	17e	SUNSET SUPERMAN	Brett Pope	–	–	0	–	–

2018 Perth Cup Tips

• 1st: #4 Zarantz
• 2nd: #3 Trap For Fools
• 3rd: #8 Dark Alert

Read our full Perth Cup 2018 Tips & Betting Preview now.

2018 Perth Cup Betting Odds

The latest Perth Cup 2018 odds will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back the best Perth Cup Betting Tips at the hottest summer racing prices.

2018 Perth Cup Field

The Perth Cup field is usually comprised of some very talented stayers. The majority of the Perth Cup field is comprised of local gallopers, with some eastern stayers coming over most years to have a crack at the race.

The 2018 Perth Cup field and barriers will be provided here the week of the race and published below once released by Perth Racing.

The official Perth Cup 2018 Final Field attracted a full 16 starters plus an emergency, the line-up and weights led by Kingston Town Classic – Ted Van Heemst Stakes double winner Pounamu (59kg). Runner-up in the same two lead-ups, Material Man is the key danger along with the flying Perth Cup favourite Trap For Fools chasing a seventh straight win in barriers three and four respectively.

Read more on the 2018 Perth Cup Field & Horses.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp. Rating
1	x4963x1611	POUNAMU	Alan Mathews	Patrick Carbery	8	59kg	107
2	1114×14522	MATERIAL MAN	Justin Warwick	Ms Lucy Warwick	3	56.5kg	102
3	6112111111	TRAP FOR FOOLS	Lindsey Smith	Alan Kennedy	4	54.5kg	98
4	26122×0753	ZARANTZ	Adam Durrant	Chris Parnham	10	54.5kg	98
5	x417x07x02	ANGOLA	Justin Warwick	Troy Turner	16	53kg	90
6	x111895554	BOLLYWOOD BLITZ	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	14	53kg	87
7	1511×46004	COSMIC STORM	Grant & Alana Williams	Shaun Mc Gruddy	2	53kg	93
8	4×50537272	DARK ALERT	Joe Miller	Peter Knuckey	1	53kg	90
9	356×008546	DARK MUSKET	Graeme Ballantyne	Daniel Staeck	15	53kg	74
10	22×1892723	FALCON CREST	Grant & Alana Williams	Joseph Azzopardi	13	53kg	90
11	0806672027	JUICING CARROTS	Raquel Reid	Mr Craig Staples	17	53kg	70
12	419×879183	NOT AGAIN KEN	Mark Wright	Shaun O’Donnell	11	53kg	84
13	612×152265	ROYAL STAR	Grant & Alana Williams	Clint Johnston-Porter	5	53kg	84
14	4322216568	SHINTA MANI	Sharon Miller	Jason Whiting	12	53kg	84
15	1×21145321	STAR VALUE	Daniel O’Connor	Lee Newman	6	53kg	75
16	251×453403	TOPPA DAWOZZA	Gary Crispin	Jason Brown	7	53kg	70
17e	27×9979885	SUNSET SUPERMAN	Brett Pope	TBA	9	53kg	62

2018 Perth Cup Nominations

The Perth Cup nominations are usually released around two weeks prior to the race. Usually, the Perth Cup nominations include a majority of western horses along with some particularly talented eastern types looking to engage in the Perth Summer Racing Carnival.

The 2018 Perth Cup nominations will be published below as soon as available from Perth Racing.

The Perth Cup 2018 Nominations attracted 27 early entries including the upset Kingston Town Classic winner Pounamu for six-time Perth Cup winning trainer Alan Mathews.

Perth Cup History

First held in 1887 and won by First Prince, the Perth Cup has a long history of winners with several horses adding a second Perth Cup win to their name. The double winners include Wandering Willie (1890,92), Scarpia (1893-94), Artesian (1911,13), Cueesun (1934-35), Fairetha (1958-59), Fait Accompli (1970,72) and Magistrate (1981-82).

The race has also undergone several distance changes starting as a two mile event to two miles and 11 yards and then 3200 metres and finally in 2009 it became a 2400m event.

The continued change of Perth Cup Day dates has a number of “double-up” editions. There were two official 2016 Perth Cups, one run in January and one in December the same as in 2011. That saw no running of the 2017 Perth Cup.

See below for the Perth Cup results dating back to 2000.

Recent Perth Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2019 Perth Cup	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2018 Perth Cup	1st	Material Man	2 minutes 28.50 seconds
	2nd	Pounamu
	3rd	Royal Star
DEC 2016* Perth Cup	1st	Star Exhibit	2 minutes 29.42 seconds
	2nd	Neverland
	3rd	Tradesman
JAN 2016* Perth Cup	1st	Delicacy	2 minutes 30.01 seconds
	2nd	Neverland
	3rd	Real Love
2015 Perth Cup	1st	Real Love	2 minutes 29.94 seconds
	2nd	Red Blast
	3rd	Kirov Boy
2014 Perth Cup	1st	Black Tycoon	2 minutes 31.27 seconds
	2nd	God Has Spoken
	3rd	Ask Me Nicely
2013 Perth Cup	1st	Talent Show	2 minutes 29.78 seconds
	2nd	Mr Moet
	3rd	Global Flirt
DEC 2011* Perth Cup	1st	Western Jewel	2 minutes 28.24 seconds
	2nd	God Has Spoken
	3rd	Senhor Da Gama
JAN 2011* Perth Cup	1st	Guest Wing	2 minutes 27.5 seconds
	2nd	Admiring
	3rd	Big Ted
2010 Perth Cup	1st	Lords Ransom	2 minutes 30.63 seconds
	2nd	Ma Chienne
	3rd	Largo Lad
2009 Perth Cup	1st	Gunyo	2 minutes 25.9 seconds
	2nd	The Fuzz
	3rd	Ballack
2008 Perth Cup	1st	Cats Fun	3 minutes 21.6 seconds
	2nd	Exhilerating
	3rd	Westerly Breeze
2007 Perth Cup	1st	Respect	3 minutes 21 seconds
	2nd	Bay Story
	3rd	Rossam
2006 Perth Cup	1st	Black Tom	3 minutes 18.8 seconds
	2nd	Master Minx
	3rd	Early Express
2005 Perth Cup	1st	Crown Prosecutor	3 minutes 21.4 seconds
	2nd	Free At Last
	3rd	Black Tom
2004 Perth Cup	1st	King Canute	3 minutes 23.7 seconds
	2nd	Indigo King
	3rd	Higgins Gold
2003 Perth Cup	1st	Tumeric	3 minutes 23 seconds
	2nd	So Canny
	3rd	Bold Mirage
2002 Perth Cup	1st	Cardinal Colours	3 minutes 25.9 seconds
	2nd	Give Me A Chance
	3rd	Shoeless
2001 Perth Cup	1st	Lottila Bay	3 minutes 25.6 seconds
	2nd	Moonrise
	3rd	King Brian
2000 Perth Cup	1st	Lunar Tudor	3 minutes 21 seconds
	2nd	Victory Morn
	3rd	Matriculate

* In 2011 the Perth Cup was held twice due to the race date moving from January 2 to December 31 for the 2011/2012 racing season.

*In 2016 the Perth Cup was held twice due to the race date moving from early January to December 31 for the 2016/17 racing season meaning there was no 2017 Perth Cup.