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Epsom Handicap Field

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The Epsom Handicap 2026 field showcases the full lineup of runners contesting Randwick’s time-honoured Group 1 mile. Each year’s Epsom field attracts a blend of proven top-level milers, emerging spring talents and horses peaking at the right moment under handicap conditions, making the final field announcement one of the most anticipated updates of the Sydney carnival. The Epsom Handicap field provides crucial insight into race tempo, map, depth, and overall competitiveness, helping punters assess how the race may unfold and which runners are best suited to the pressure of the Randwick 1600m. With barriers, weights, form lines and stable plans for the remainder of the spring all coming into focus once the field is locked in, punters can bet on the Epsom Handicap with more confidence once the nominations and final acceptances are released for one of Australia’s most influential Group 1 handicaps.

Bet on the 2026 Epsom Handicap Field

Epsom Handicap 1600m (All In)
Open Race time: 
1. Autumn Boy
2. Sheza Alibi (Doubtful)
3. Well Written
4. Attica
5. Mr Miller
6. Althoff
7. Skyhook
8. Ceolwulf
9. Gringotts
10. Headley Grange
11. Idle Flyer
12. Decorum
13. Evaporate
14. Fully Lit
15. Lady Shenandoah
16. Mr Brightside
17. Sabaj
18. Sepals
19. Sixties
20. Soothsayer
Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 14/09/2026 04:13:23 PM (Australia/Brisbane)


The 2026 Epsom Handicap field will take to the Royal Randwick track on Saturday, October 3, 2026 during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival on the same day as the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) for the Caulfield Cup types and the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) for three-year-old fillies.

The 2026 Epsom Handicap nominations close in early September and attract the season’s best milers. Following the nominations the official 2026 Epsom Handicap field is released the Tuesday of race week along with the all-important Epsom Handicap barrier draw.

2026 Epsom Handicap Final Field

Each year the Epsom Handicap field is announced on the Tuesday of race week and features the season’s top-class milers coming off lead-up runs in races including the Group 2 Shannon Stakes (1500m) held at Rosehill the week before.

Horses out of the Epsom Handicap field often go onto run in other Group 1 races heading south for the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

The official Epsom Handicap 2026 Final Field & Barriers will be published in full below once announced by Racing NSW on the Tuesday of race week.

2026 Epsom Handicap Nominations & Weights

The 2026 Epsom Handicap nominations are taken on Monday the 7th of September 2026 about four weeks out from the race.

The Epsom Handicap 2026 weights will be declared on Monday the 14th of September 2026.

The 2026 Epsom Handicap nominations have been released and feature 92 hopeful milers including the currently undefeated Stephen Marsh-trained New Zealand mare Well Written who made it six from six in $3 million The Kiwi race across the Tasman in early March and Chris Waller’s reigning Rosehill Guineas champ Autumn Boy.

Click here to read more on the key Epsom Handicap 2026 nominees.

Last 10HorseSexAgeTrainerHcp Rating
1152221x04xAHHA AHHAM5Chris Waller100
23844211551ALL STARH4Fabio Martino65
3411855×211ALTHOFFG5Chris Waller98
43172253214ANEMACORE (NZ)G7Shaun Dwyer
511x4380x23ATTICAG4Joseph Pride
6271x3212x8AUTUMN BOYH4Chris Waller110
71415×6BERZELIUSC3Michael Freedman86
88x411521x6BIRDMAN (IRE)G6Chris Waller
95111x4114xBRAVE MONARCHG4Chris & Corey Munce
101x213x919xBRAVE ONEG5Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
1162111x66x1BUCCLEUCHG4Patrick Payne
1232320x25x5BUCKAROO (GB)G8Chris Waller
1314CASTILLO KINGC3Michael Freedman69
143611x66x52CEOLWULF (NZ)G6Joseph Pride
152134126xCHISPA (NZ)M4Chris Waller77
16x00x311147COEUR VOLANTE (NZ)M6Ben, Will & JD Hayes
1713×2220653COTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE)G6Henry Dwyer
18x7633x15x3DECLICHY BOULEVARDM5Chris Waller91
1921x119x1DECORUMG4Michael Freedman82
20x4004x09x8EL CASTELLOG5John Thompson
21497x60029xENCAPG6Gary Portelli98
2216222x640xESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE)G8Joseph Pride108
2333x4299x31EVAPORATE (NZ)G5Ben, Will & JD Hayes
24x049x2250xFEDERALISTG4Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes
256380x272x5FEROCE (NZ)G5Dominic Sutton107
2667x603x08xFIRESTORM (NZ)M6Chris Waller98
27325x11131xFORMAL DISPLAY (GB)G6Annabel & Rob Archibald101
285512320×34FULLY LITG5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott97
292025x4123xGOD’S WINDOW (GB)G6Chris Waller95
30x594016111GOLDEN CROSSG5Bryan Dais84
312110x924x3GRINGOTTS (NZ)G7Ciaron Maher118
320x457510x1HEADLEY GRANGEG6Joseph Pride
33722302011xHELLSING (IRE)G7Annabel & Rob Archibald102
3412x502233xHYPERBOLIC (NZ)M5Brad Widdup92
35210x411x64IDLE FLYERM5Matthew Smith
36x079x56257IT’S A KNOCKOUTM6Jason Deamer85
37050×093232JUST FOLKG10Gavin Bedggood
38314x320x44JUSTADEELG6Ben, Will & JD Hayes
39305x40579xKOVALICA (NZ)G7Chris Waller105
40472x3342x4LADY SHENANDOAHM5Chris Waller115
41x1155x212xLAZZURAM5Chris Waller115
4211x3922x91LINDERMANNG7Chris Waller
437x050x0028LOCH EAGLEG8Kris Lees96
44379x31138xLORD OF BISCAY (IRE)G7Kris Lees95
45561x44331xMAGNATEARG7Richard & Will Freedman99
46148x3613x3MATCHA LATTEG7Nacim Dilmi98
4797×2078061MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB)G8Annabel & Rob Archibald93
4823x453623xMILITARIZE (NZ)G6Chris Waller107
49718x5168x1MODELLAM5Lee & Cherie Curtis91
50120x2125x2MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ)G9Ben, Will & JD Hayes
51122×11MR MILLER (NZ)G4Chris Waller82
52623512x73xNEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE)G7Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott107
537x10113x4NIGHT AGENTG4Kris Lees70
541094x074x6OH DIAMOND LILM6David Pfieffer96
5551820×67OUTSPANC3Michael Freedman72
5611x65712x6PANOVAM4Chris Waller100
5704120x071xPERFUMIST (NZ)M5Bjorn Baker96
5820x442031xPLYMOUTHG5Ben, Will & JD Hayes
597x7838615xPORTLAND (IRE)G6Matthew Smith99
60727242228xPOUNDINGG8Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman98
61180×603042PUNCH LANEG7Anthony & Sam Freedman101
62486x68007xQUEEN OF CLUBSM4Gary Portelli70
636682x5548xRIVELLINOH4Kris Lees90
64231240×143ROLLING MAGIC (NZ)G6Richard & Will Freedman84
651126x82x1RUINATIONG4Michael Freedman76
666110x244x0SABAJG5Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)104
671x323135x3SALTY PEARLM4Ciaron Maher
68070261546xSANDPAPERG7Bjorn Baker104
69102x47x02xSEPALSG5Cliff Brown
70x311x111x2SHEZA ALIBIM4Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman118
7115x113185xSIXTIESH4Chris Waller100
72345x46121xSKYHOOKH4Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou103
7330x2411x22SOOTHSAYERG7Michael Freedman
7478x1126x01SOVEREIGN HILLG5Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott83
750510x944x2STARDOMM4Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott88
764121513×5STORM LEOPARDG4Ben, Will & JD Hayes86
7724431x121xSUN GOD (GB)G6Chris Waller105
7810×8TANNINC3Michael Freedman62
798791x7866xTAVI TIME (NZ)G7Kris Lees104
806x14x1TENENBAUMC3Brad Widdup70
8111xTHE MACHINE GUNC3Peter Snowden76
825453x117x0TOM KITTENG6Anthony & Sam Freedman
832112x450x5TRANSATLANTICG6Tony Gollan
842841x3150xVERONA ROSEM5Gary Portelli104
85231x3489x9VICTORIOUS SPIRITG4Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
8621218x300xVIVY AIRM6Ciaron Maher106
877316x5103xVON HAUKE (NZ)G7Cliff Brown
881WALLACE STATIONC3Michael Freedman60
891x100x30x3WAR MACHINE (NZ)G6Ben, Will & JD Hayes
902151x308x4WARNIE (IRE)G6Ciaron Maher
91x1145x1544WATSONG4Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott80
92111111xWELL WRITTENM4Stephen Marsh

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

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