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The race towards the $6 million Ladbrokes Cox Plate steps up a notch with a key 2000m Caulfield feature on Saturday, and Races.com.au have our insider Might And Power 2026 predictions, preview and betting tips for the $1 million showdown right here.
Formerly the Caulfield Stakes, the Group 1 Might And Power field features a diminutive line-up of just six middle-distance gallopers this Caulfield Guineas Day with super mare Sheza Alibi scaring away the bulk of her rivals.
One of the two best mares in the country right now, the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained Saxon Warrior four-year-old has proved a marvel for the stable winning eight from 12 to date and firmly stamping herself as a champion miler.
She’s bagged a trio of elite level wins over 1600m already having done the Randwick Guineas – Doncaster Mile double in Sydney as a filly in the autumn before improving on her game but distant Winx Stakes second to Autumn Glow when travelling south for the Makybe Diva at her latest.
Phenomenal at Flemington beating Autumn Boy home in that by nearly three lengths, she’ll have zero issues stretching out in distance at one of her pet tracks now.
Sheza Alibi has a terrific Caulfield strike-rate, faces just five rivals and the way she hit another level to charge home with authority at her latest explain her prohibitive $1.35 offering in the latest Might And Power odds at Ladbrokes.
The danger and only horse the bookies see as a genuine threat to Sheza Alibi collecting her fourth Group 1 on Saturday is the Chris Waller-trained Birdman ($3.70) who comes off his own impressive lead-up victory at the top level.
With an eye on the Ladbrokes Cox Plate on October 24, the consistent six-year-old improved on his sixth fresh at 40/1 over the unsuitably short Memsie Stakes to score an eye-catching 1.75 length win in the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) when powering over the top of Cosmic Crusader with ease.
The form of that was franked last weekend with the runner-up taking out the Turnbull Stakes in style, which bodes well for Birdman also up in trip now this weekend.
His last run at 2000m could not have been better winning Brisbane’s Doomben Cup over the winter by a runaway margin, he’s hitting his peak at the right time, and he’s got the turn of foot to match motors and perhaps make Sheza Alibi sweat a little the closing stages.
The early Might And Power market mover into $10 now is another smart mare, Treasurethe Moment, with Matt Laurie’s Alabama Express five-year-old lining-up as the Caulfield specialist in the mix (8:4-2-1).
She’s winless since March, but after things went amiss for her in the Makybe Diva in an uncharacteristically flat performance to cross last, she was quick to bounce back when second to Pride Of Jenni here in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes.
Kingswood meanwhile is the next best at $14 Might And Power odds with Ladbrokes and the lead-up runs from the Gavin Bedggood-trained Group 1 winner across the Tasman is hard to knock.
He took out the Zabeel Classic over this distance last Boxing Day in New Zealand, was a first-up Black-Type winner at Caulfield at huge odds in late August and lost few admirers when fourth in the Underwood.
Maher’s rails-drawn stayer Land Legend ($91) who is just ticking over ahead of the Caulfield Cup and last year’s Caulfield Cup champ Torranzino ($101) having only his second start since finishing fifth in the 2026 Melbourne Cup results complete the field.
The 2026 Might And Power is scheduled as Caulfield Race 7 at 3:50pm (AEDT) on the bumper 10-race Caulfield Guineas Day card.
Might And Power 2026 Best Bets
Favourite: No. 6 Sheza Alibi
| 6. Sheza Alibi (6) J: Luke Nolen 56kg 11×21 T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |||
| Third-up today and won third-up previously. Resuming came from midfield; 2nd of 11 in the G1 Winx Stakes at Randwick on August 22 over 1400m, slow going 1.4 len behind Autumn Glow carrying 56.5kg at $3.50. Last start favourite; came from midfield and won by 2.75 len in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 12 over 1600m defeating Autumn Boy carrying 56.5kg at $1.60. Superstar mare who only has to run the trip to be winning another G1. | |||
Each Way Danger: No. 1 Birdman
| 1. Birdman (2) J: Ben Melham 59kg 21×61 T: Chris Waller | |||
| Third-up today and won third-up in the past. First-up got back early 6th of 12 in the G1 Memsie Stakes at this track on August 29 over 1400m, on a slow track; 4.5 len behind Beiwacht with 59kg at $61. Second run from a spell won by 1.75 len in the G1 Underwood Stakes at this track on September 19 over 1800m defeating Cosmic Crusader with 59kg at $6. Has proven himself as one of the country’s best and he’s a genuine hope of knocking off the mare. | |||
Best Roughie: No. 5 Treasurethe Moment
| 5. Treasurethe Moment (3) J: Daniel Stackhouse 57kg 3×402 T: Matt Laurie | |||
| Last start 2nd in a small field in the G2 John F Feehan Stakes at this track on September 27 over 1600m, 1.5 len behind Pride Of Jenni carrying 57kg at $8. The race before that raced behind the speed prior to fading to run last of 10 in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 12 over 1600m, 9 len behind Sheza Alibi with 57kg at $13. Better last time and looks a likely candidate for third. | |||
2026 Might And Power Same Race Multi Selections
$4 (at time of publish) through Ladbrokes
- To Win – No. 6 Sheza Alibi
- Top 2 – No. 1 Birdman
- Top 3 – No. 5 Treasurethe Moment
Latest Might And Power 2026 Odds
Might And Power 2026 Odds
| 1. Birdman (2) J: Ben Melham 59kg 21×61 T: Chris Waller | |||
| Third-up today and won third-up in the past. First-up got back early 6th of 12 in the G1 Memsie Stakes at this track on August 29 over 1400m, on a slow track; 4.5 len behind Beiwacht with 59kg at $61. Second run from a spell won by 1.75 len in the G1 Underwood Stakes at this track on September 19 over 1800m defeating Cosmic Crusader with 59kg at $6. Has proven himself as one of the country’s best and he’s a genuine hope of knocking off the mare. | |||
| 2. Land Legend (1) J: Ethan Brown 59kg 29×00 T: Ciaron Maher | |||
| Third-up today and won third-up previously. First-up got back early 10th of 15 in a Hcp at Flemington on September 12 over 1700m, 6 len behind St Lawrence carrying 59.5kg at $18. Second-up 11th of 13 in the G3 JRA Cup at this track on September 27 over 2000m, 9 len behind Royal Supremacy carrying 56.5kg at $12. Will find these too sharp. | |||
| 3. Torranzino (4) J: Celine Gaudray 59kg 215×0 T: Paul Preusker | |||
| Second run back. First-up after 11 months eased back early on 10th of 13 in the G3 JRA Cup at this track on September 27 over 2000m, 8 len behind Royal Supremacy carrying 56.5kg at $61. Previously second-up 13th of 16 in the G3 Naturalism Stakes at this track on September 20 2025 over 2000m, 9 len behind Half Yours with 56kg at $26. Will find these too sharp. | |||
| 4. Kingswood (5) J: John Allen 59kg 25×14 T: Gavin Bedggood | |||
| Third-up today and won third-up in the past. First-up came from midfield and won by 0.8 len in a LR Heatherlie Stakes at this track on August 29 over 1700m on a rain affected track defeating Just Folk carrying 61kg at $21. Last start tracked the speed and boxed on steadily 4th of 8 in the G1 Underwood Stakes at this track on September 19 over 1800m, 4.5 len behind Birdman with 59kg at $16. Going well, can sit on speed and give a kick. | |||
| 5. Treasurethe Moment (3) J: Daniel Stackhouse 57kg 3×402 T: Matt Laurie | |||
| Last start 2nd in a small field in the G2 John F Feehan Stakes at this track on September 27 over 1600m, 1.5 len behind Pride Of Jenni carrying 57kg at $8. The race before that raced behind the speed prior to fading to run last of 10 in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 12 over 1600m, 9 len behind Sheza Alibi with 57kg at $13. Better last time and looks a likely candidate for third. | |||
| 6. Sheza Alibi (6) J: Luke Nolen 56kg 11×21 T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |||
| Third-up today and won third-up previously. Resuming came from midfield; 2nd of 11 in the G1 Winx Stakes at Randwick on August 22 over 1400m, slow going 1.4 len behind Autumn Glow carrying 56.5kg at $3.50. Last start favourite; came from midfield and won by 2.75 len in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September 12 over 1600m defeating Autumn Boy carrying 56.5kg at $1.60. Superstar mare who only has to run the trip to be winning another G1. | |||
