JRA Cup

The JRA Cup is a Group 3 event held at Moonee Valley under the lights on Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night.

2023 JRA Cup Results

  • 1st: #5 Ain'tnodeeldun
  • 2nd: #8 Red Sun Sensation
  • 3rd: #3 Forgot You



The JRA Cup is a Group 3 staying event held at Moonee Valley racecourse during the annual Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Currently held at the end of October, the JRA Cup attracts stayers and milers looking to step up in distance. Run over 2040m, it is held over the same track and distance as the coveted Group 1 Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) that takes place the following day.

As an open quality event, the JRA Cup attracts some standout performers and offers $200,000 in total prize money.

The JRA Cup is now held on at twilight meeting at Moonee Valley Racecourse on Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night. Racing on the card is headlined by the Melbourne Cup-bound stayers facing off in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup (2500m).

Those horses which contest the JRA Cup often come via an eclectic mixture of preparations. One of the more common lead up races to the JRA Cup is the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) held at Caulfield a month earlier.

The 2023 JRA Cup ran on Friday October 27, 2023 as part of The Valley’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night on the eve of the Ladbrokes Cox Plate and was won in a final-stride triumph by the in-form favourite Ain’tnodeeldun ($2.80F) for Anthony & Sam Freedman. 

JRA Cup
Date: Friday October 27, 2023
Racecourse: Moonee Valley Racecourse
Distance: 2040m
Conditions: Open Quality
Status: Group 3
Prizemoney: $200,000

2023 JRA Cup Results

  • 1st: #5 Ain’tnodeeldun ($2.80F)
  • 2nd: #8 Red Sun Sensation
  • 3rd: #3 Forgot You

The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained comeback galloper Ain’tnodeeldun ($2.80F) continued his fantastic prep posting his third win on the trot with a final-stride victory in the 2023 JRA Cup results on Cox Plate Eve at The Valley.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 5 AIN’TNODEELDUN Anthony & Sam Freedman Billy Egan 5 56.5kg $2.80F
2 8 RED SUN SENSATION Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Craig Williams 0.1L 2 54kg $6.50
3 3 FORGOT YOU (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Blake Shinn 0.6L 6 59kg $6.50
4 2 SIBAAQ (GB) Annabel Neasham Damian Lane 0.8L 7 60kg $5
5 7 SHAIYHAR (IRE) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 5.05L 3 54kg $5
6 4 HOPEFUL (FR) Annabel Neasham Thomas Stockdale (a) 5.15L 4 58.5kg $41
7 1 BANK MAUR Richard Laming Craig Newitt 11.15L 1 60kg $12
6 BRAYDEN STAR (GB) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Damien Oliver 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 JRA Cup Betting

The latest Ladbrokes JRA Cup 2023 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au are listed below complete with links  to the markets for you to lock in your JRA Cup tips.

Ain’tnodeeldun ($2.80 in 2023) was the last favourite in JRA Cup betting to win.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 JRA CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2023 JRA Cup Form

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2023 JRA Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider JRA Cup 2023 tips on the Cox Plate Carnival showdown.

  • To Win: #5 Ain’tnodeeldun ($4.20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Favourite at time of publish is still at an attractive price chasing a hat-trick. The Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Dundeel six-year-old is two-from-two at Moonee Valley and returns to his pet track. Won here two back over the mile in a Benchmark 90 before saluting at Sandown when defeating Forgot You over 1800m last time out in a surging run. Up in weight and distance but has been excellent against some strong rivals of late and can win again.

2023 JRA Cup Field

The JRA Cup Field attracts a strong line-up of staying types each spring and is a possible target for gallopers stepping down in class of a run in something like the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington earlier in the spring, a race the 2017 JRA Cup winner Jon Snow improved on a lead-up eighth in to win.

The JRA Cup 2023 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday leading-up to race night and will be published in full below.

The 2023 JRA Cup field features a quality line-up of staying types led in betting by the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Ain’tnodeeldun in gate six with Billy Egan to ride.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x27410x890 BANK MAUR Richard Laming Craig Newitt 1 60kg 99
2 2x460x4023 SIBAAQ (GB) Annabel Neasham Damian Lane 8 60kg 99
3 x4430x7629 FORGOT YOU (NZ) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Blake Shinn 7 59kg 97
4 17x0020x00 HOPEFUL (FR) Annabel Neasham Thomas Stockdale (a) 5 58.5kg 96
5 702419×011 AIN’TNODEELDUN Anthony & Sam Freedman Billy Egan 6 56.5kg 92
6 3×21221317 BRAYDEN STAR (GB) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Damien Oliver 3 56.5kg 92
7 x11x716160 SHAIYHAR (IRE) Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 4 54kg 87
8 5x63616x83 RED SUN SENSATION Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman Craig Williams 2 54kg 75

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 JRA Cup Nominations

The official JRA Cup 2023 nominations close on the Monday of race week.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 702419×011 AIN’TNODEELDUN G 6 Anthony & Sam Freedman 92
2 0x8x1470x1 ASGOODASSOBERGETS (FR) G 5 Annabel Neasham 80
3 x27410x890 BANK MAUR H 4 Richard Laming 99
4 3×21221317 BRAYDEN STAR (GB) H 5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 92
5 x4430x7629 FORGOT YOU (NZ) H 5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 97
6 1154×72121 FUTURE HISTORY (GB) G 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 99
7 455x65x635 GARACHICO (GB) G 5 Leon & Troy Corstens 75
8 7x51330x78 HARMYSIAN (GB) G 7 Clayton Douglas 78
9 17x0020x00 HOPEFUL (FR) G 7 Annabel Neasham 96
10 5x63616x83 RED SUN SENSATION G 4 Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman 75
11 x11x716160 SHAIYHAR (IRE) G 5 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 87
12 2x460x4023 SIBAAQ (GB) G 6 Annabel Neasham 99
13 x820200x70 SO DAZZLING (NZ) M 4 John Sargent 88
14 4133509×52 SOPRANO SUPREME (NZ) M 6 Mark Walker 81
15 02330×8541 SUIZURO G 4 Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young 95

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

JRA Cup History

Inaugurated in 1996, the JRA Cup has a relatively short history in comparison to major races across Australia. However, it’s above-grade prize money, usually more-than-impressive field and interim distance have combined to ensure the JRA Cup has experienced rapid growth in prestige and popularity since its inception.

In its short history, the JRA Cup has already seen some impressive horses pass the post. 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking ran third in the JRA Cup in the same year. Master O’Reilly ran third in the JRA Cup before his stunning 2007 Caulfield Cup victory. Prior to the 2010 edition, the JRA Cup ran as a Listed race.

In 2023 the event was moved from Moir Stakes Night in September to run a month later on Moonee Valley Gold Cup Night over the Cox Plate Carnival.

Notable JRA Cup winners include Maldivian (2007), Alcopop (2009), Mourinho (2013), and Jon Snow (2017).

JRA Cup results reaching back to 2006 are listed below.

JRA Cup Results

Year Place Horse Time
2023
JRA Cup
1st Ain’tnodeeldun 2 minutes 05.22 seconds
2nd Red Sun Sensation
3rd Forgot You
2022
JRA Cup
1st Desert Icon 2 minutes 09.17 seconds
2nd Nerve Not Verve
3rd Persan
2021
JRA Cup
1st Secret Blaze 2 minutes 04.31 seconds
2nd Homesman
3rd Rostropovich
2020
JRA Cup
1st Al Galayel 2 minutes 7.94 seconds
2nd Plein Ciel
3rd Levendi
2019
JRA Cup
1st Captain Cook 2 minutes 6.45 seconds
2nd Sully
3rd Mosh Music
2018
JRA Cup
1st The Taj Mahal 2 minutes 5.37 seconds
2nd Gallic Chieftain
3rd Sir Isaac Newton
2017
JRA Cup
1st Jon Snow 2 minutes 7.12 seconds
2nd Ecuador
3rd Boom Time
2016
JRA Cup
1st Real Love 2 minutes 5.76 seconds
2nd Maurus
3rd Tarquin
2015
JRA Cup
1st Escado 2 minutes 5.88 seconds
2nd Magnapal
3rd Velox
2014
JRA Cup
1st The Cleaner 2 minutes 5.99 seconds
2nd Sangster
3rd Mourinho
2013
JRA Cup
1st Mourinho 2 minutes 6.1 seconds
2nd Gris Caro
3rd The Great Snowman
2012
JRA Cup
1st Bianmick 2 minutes 6.7 seconds
2nd Dance With Her
3rd Ironstein
2011
JRA Cup
1st Dream Pedlar 2 minutes 8.7 seconds
2nd Carnero
3rd Domesky
2010
JRA Cup
1st Precedence 2 minutes 5.3 seconds
2nd Rainbow Styling
3rd Linton
2009
JRA Cup
1st Alcopop 2 minutes 8.4 seconds
2nd Field Hunter
3rd Shocking
2008
JRA Cup
1st Cefalu 2 minutes 5.9 seconds
2nd Majestical
3rd Devil Moon
2007
JRA Cup
1st Maldivian 2 minutes 5.8 seconds
2nd Pacino
3rd Master O’Reilly
2006
JRA Cup
1st Pavlova 2 minutes 7.0 seconds
2nd Spinney
3rd Delvecchio

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