Neville Sellwood Stakes

The Neville Sellwood Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Rosehill Gardens in late March during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Results

  • 1st: #6 Zeyrek
  • 2nd: #5 Sunshine Rising
  • 3rd: #4 Gear Up



The Neville Sellwood Stakes is a Group 3 race run at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in late March (early April for 2021) each Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival as part of the Tancred Stakes Day.

Contested over a 2000m staying distance, the set weights plus penalties clash is open to horses aged four-years-old and upwards and offers $200,000 in total prize money as of 2023. Autumn gallopers may come into the Neville Sellwood Stakes field a run in the Group 2 Ajax Stakes (1500m) at the track a fortnight earlier and the last horse to complete the double was It’s Somewhat (2016). The Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m) is another nice lead-up and in 2016 Messene ran second in both races.

In 2023 Zeyrek improved on a lead-up second in the Sky High Stakes to win the Neville Sellwood.

After the Neville Sellwood Stakes next-up options include the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) on the second Saturday of April at Royal Randwick or the Group 3 JRA Plate (2000m) a week later on All Aged Stakes Day. In 2016 Sir John Hawkwood won the Sky High Stakes, finished third in the Neville Sellwood and then second in the JRA Cup.

In 2018 the Neville Sellwood Stakes winner Arbeitsam went on to finish third in the Doncaster Mile results.

The form of the 2021 Neville Sellwood Stakes was franked when the runner-up Entente went on to place second in that spring’s Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m).

The Neville Sellwood Stakes 2023 ran on Saturday March 25, 2023 and was won by the progressive Hawkes Racing-trained Zeyrek ($3.60F) who saluted for the punters. 

2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes
Date: Saturday March 25, 2023
Track: Rosehill Racecourse
Distance: 2000m
Race Type: Set Weights + Penalties – 4YO&Up
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $200,000

2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Results

  • 1st: #6 Zeyrek ($3.60F)
  • 2nd: #5 Sunshine Rising
  • 3rd: #4 Gear Up

Zeyrek ($3.60F) put in a sensational performance at Rosehill with jockey Tim Clark guiding the progressive Sea The Stars six-year-old to a comprehensive one-length victory for the punters in the 2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes results ahead of tougher targets this autumn.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 6 ZEYREK (FR) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tim Clark 9 55kg $3.60F
2 5 SUNSHINE RISING (FR) Mark Newnham Nash Rawiller 0.99L 8 55kg (cd 56kg) $4.60
3 4 GEAR UP (IRE) Annabel Neasham Tom Marquand 2.54L 4 55.5kg $7.50
4 9 BENAUD John O’Shea Brett Prebble 3.26L 6 55kg $13
5 1 HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 3.7L 5 58kg $6.50
6 3 MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) Chris Waller Regan Bayliss 3.77L 10 56kg $41
7 11 ATHABASCAN (FR) John O’Shea Kerrin McEvoy 4.37L 3 55kg $16
8 7 FANCY MAN (IRE) Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 4.47L 7 55kg $17
9 10 CADRE DU NOIR (USA) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Zac Lloyd (a) 5.88L 2 55kg $21
10 8 THIRD REALM (GB) Anthony & Sam Freedman Brenton Avdulla 9.06L 1 55kg $7.50
2 NO COMPROMISE (NZ) Chris Waller Joshua Parr 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Betting Odds

The Neville Sellwood Stakes 2023 betting odds will be listed below courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as markets on the Group 3 Tancred Stakes Day support act are available in the autumn.

Zeyrek ($3.60 in 2023) was the last favourite in Neville Sellwood Stakes betting to salute for the punters.

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2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Form

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2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Tips

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  • To Win: #4 Gear Up ($10 at time of publish) 

Going for a touch of value fresh with Gear Up resuming for star young trainer Annabel Neasham. This Irish-bred Teofilo entire was good last prep back in Ireland winning a Group 3 over the mile and a half and placing second in the Group 2 Curragh Cup (2816m). The international expat now debuts for his new stable down under on Saturday with 55.5kg from a good gate in a small field over 2000m. This race looks an ideal starting point for the proven stayer formerly with Joseph O’Brien. No doubt he’ll improve on whatever he does here with an eye on the longer-distanced features, but looks terrific value to show up the locals early.

2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Field

The Neville Sellwood Stakes field attracts a quality line-up of middle-distance stayers each autumn and is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday prior to Tancred Stakes Day in March.

The official 2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes final field and barrier draw is set for release on Wednesday March 22, 2023 and will be published below.

The Neville Sellwood Stakes 2023 final field features a smart line-up of autumn staying types led in betting by the Mark Newnham-trained Sunshine Rising coming off a close third at the track and distance in the Group 3 Sky High Stakes and the Hawkes Racing-trained runner-up in that same key lead-up from March 11 Zeyrek.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x3418x8x06 HUETOR (FR) Peter & Paul Snowden Mark Zahra 5 58kg 107
2 x536107x20 NO COMPROMISE (NZ) Chris Waller Joshua Parr (late alt) 11 58kg 107
3 7x2115x0x0 MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) Chris Waller Regan Bayliss (late alt) 10 56kg 104
4 54x451214x GEAR UP (IRE) Annabel Neasham Tom Marquand 4 55.5kg 104
5 43x5x40x33 SUNSHINE RISING (FR) Mark Newnham Nash Rawiller 8 55kg 107
6 147x000x12 ZEYREK (FR) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tim Clark 9 55kg 104
7 x135x5302x FANCY MAN (IRE) Annabel Neasham Chad Schofield 7 55kg 103
8 74x319x64x THIRD REALM (GB) Anthony & Sam Freedman Brenton Avdulla 1 55kg 102
9 2x64260x99 BENAUD John O’Shea Brett Prebble 6 55kg 100
10 3x051128x0 CADRE DU NOIR (USA) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Zac Lloyd (a) 2 55kg 98
11 162334×853 ATHABASCAN (FR) John O’Shea Kerrin McEvoy 3 55kg 88

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Neville Sellwood Stakes Nominations

Early nominations for the Neville Sellwood Stakes in 2023 close the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 314x7106x7 ALEGRON G 4 James Cummings 104
2 123820×771 ARAPAHO (FR) G 6 Bjorn Baker 106
3 162334×853 ATHABASCAN (FR) H 4 John O’Shea 88
4 2x64260x99 BENAUD G 4 John O’Shea 100
5 3x051128x0 CADRE DU NOIR (USA) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 98
6 x135x5302x FANCY MAN (IRE) H 5 Annabel Neasham 103
7 54x451214x GEAR UP (IRE) H 5 Annabel Neasham 104
8 x3418x8x06 HUETOR (FR) G 6 Peter & Paul Snowden 107
9 8x835593x5 LE BAOL (FR) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 85
10 7x2115x0x0 MAGICAL LAGOON (IRE) M 4 Chris Waller 104
11 0389180385 MARSABIT (IRE) G 5 Danny Williams 71
12 x536107x20 NO COMPROMISE (NZ) G 6 Chris Waller 107
13 x470x8x808 NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 92
14 211x2250x4 NUMERIAN (IRE) G 7 Annabel Neasham 110
15 15×4611412 RIVERINA CYCLONE M 4 Matt Laurie 72
16 43x5x40x33 SUNSHINE RISING (FR) G 9 Mark Newnham 107
17 155021×889 SUREFIRE (GB) G 5 Chris Waller 100
18 74x319x64x THIRD REALM (GB) H 5 Anthony & Sam Freedman 102
19 x24142x565 YAPHET G 4 Cliff Brown 84
20 147x000x12 ZEYREK (FR) G 6 Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes 104

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Neville Sellwood Stakes History

The Neville Sellwood Stakes was first run in 1980 and won by Iko. The race is named after former champion jockey Neville Sellwood (1922 – 1962) who rode the first Golden Slipper Stakes winner Todman. For one year in 2010 the event took place at Canterbury Racecourse over 1900m. After starting out as a Listed race it gained its current Group 3 status in 2011.

Notable Neville Sellwood Stakes winners include Lights Of Heaven (2013) and Junoob (2014). French import Pornichet won the race in 2015 and went on to take out that winter’s Doomben Cup in Brisbane.

Recent Neville Sellwood Stakes Winners

See below for a full list of Neville Sellwood Stakes results and winners going back to 2000.

Year Place Horse Time
2023
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Zeyrek 2 minutes 4.15 seconds
2nd Sunshine Rising
3rd Gear Up
2022
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Mount Popa 2 minutes 13.28 seconds
2nd Polly Grey
3rd Marroni
2021
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Shared Ambition 2 minutes 2.19 seconds
2nd Entente
3rd Master Of Wine
2020
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Night’s Watch 2 minutes 5.57 seconds
2nd Aliferous
3rd Shadow Flight
2019
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Taikomochi 2 minutes 8.54 seconds
2nd Libran
3rd Goathland
2018
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Arbeitsam 2 minutes 4.37 seconds
2nd Maurus
3rd Almost Court
2017
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Assign 2 minutes 7.29 seconds
2nd Astronomos
3rd Single Gaze
2016
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st It’s Somewhat 2 minutes 02.1 seconds
2nd Messene
3rd Sir John Hawkwood
2015
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Pornichet 2 minutes 02.4 seconds
2nd Our Voodoo Prince
3rd Hawkspur
2014
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Junoob 2 minutes 06.3 seconds
2nd Hippopus
3rd Lucky Lago
2013
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Lights Of Heaven 2 minutes 07.3 seconds
2nd Hoylonny
3rd Said Com
2012
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Western Symbol 2 minutes 02.9 seconds
2nd Southern Skye
3rd Snow Alert
2011
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Syreon 2 minutes 02.7 seconds
2nd Beijing Boy
3rd Base
2010
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Herculian Prince 1 minute 56.1 seconds
2nd Tobique
3rd Albertinelli
2009
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Ausbred King 2 minutes 06.0 seconds
2nd Sussman
3rd Absent Friends
2008
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Nuclear Sky 2 minutes 06.6 seconds
2nd Fort ‘N’ Won
3rd Emerald Jack
2007
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Coalesce 2 minutes 01.1 seconds
2nd Molotov
3rd Ausbred King
2006
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Men At Work 2 minutes 02.5 seconds
2nd Molotov
3rd Evasion
2005
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Jeremiad 2 minutes 03.2 seconds
2nd Havana Wind
3rd Hassle
2004
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Shower Of Roses 2 minutes 00.8 seconds
2nd Zabarra
3rd Country Tyrone
2003
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Heeby Reiby 2 minutes 00.8 seconds
2nd We’re Dancing
3rd Airlie Bird
2002
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Youhadyourwarning 2 minutes 02.0 seconds
2nd Borelli
3rd Able Way
2001
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Inaflury 2 minutes 03.3 seconds
2nd Lawyer
3rd Brave Prince
2000
Neville Sellwood Stakes
1st Gypsy’s Daughter 2 minutes 00.5 seconds
2nd Regal Touch
3rd Lanolin

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