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Victoria Derby Form Guide News
2025 Victoria Derby Form Guide
The official Victoria Derby 2025 Form Guide will be published below once the field is announced on the Tuesday of race week.
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| 1. Observer (4) J: Mark Zahra57kg 5x231T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 8. Arcora (11) J: John Allen57kg 31005T: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 16. Deal Done Fast (1) J: Daniel Stackhouse57kg 244T: Matt Cumani | ||
| 13. One Step Closer (2) J: Jye McNeil57kg x5104T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 6. Providence (12) J: Craig Williams57kg 60382T: Chris Waller | ||
| 14. Savisanta (3) J: Ben Melham57kg 2223T: Chris Waller | ||
| 4. Miewa (8) J: Jordan Childs57kg 44122T: Nick Ryan | ||
| 3. Autumn Mystery (15) J: Blake Shinn57kg 52211T: Rory Hunter | ||
| 9. O'sheamus (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy57kg x4613T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 5. Options (7) J: Harry Coffey57kg 11315T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | ||
| 11. Engine Of War (9) J: Tommy Berry57kg 3x127T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 2. Highvol (13) J: Jamie Mott57kg 76402T: Nick Ryan | ||
| 10. Amazake (6) J: Declan Bates57kg 7x673T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 15. Mcwoody (14) J: Jamie Melham57kg 15T: Mark Walker | ||
| 12. Matsuda (16) J: Thomas Stockdale57kg 24814T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 7. Azazel (10) J: Michael Dee57kg 141T: Mark Walker |
Run on the opening day of the annual Melbourne Cup Carnival at Flemington Racecourse, the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) attracts a field of the season’s best three-year-old stayers and the best way to back the winner is to study the Victoria Derby form guide.
The Victoria Derby form guide can be found alongside the Victoria Derby odds at an online bookmaker like Ladbrokes.com.au and provide punters with all the need-to-know betting info like the lead-up form of the runners in the Victoria Derby field and their strike rate over the track / distance.
What’s in a Victoria Derby Form Guide
A good, detailed Victoria Derby form guide will list all the crucial facts and stats on the runners in the field.
Basic Victoria Derby form information includes:
- Saddlecloth numbers
- Jockeys
- Trainers
- Barriers
- Weight
- Lead-up runs (Last 6 or Last 10)
Delving deeper into the Victoria Derby guide and form lines punters can find out key things on each runner to help with their Victoria Derby tips including:
- Track / Distance form
- Win / Place rates
- Form on all track conditions
- First-up / Second-up form
- Winning distance range
- Recent starting prices
Victoria Derby Form Guide: Facts & Key Stats
Looking back over recent Victoria Derby history reveals a number of key Victoria Derby form guide trends and facts to look out for when doing the form for this year’s edition of the classic.
Last-Start Winners: The last Victoria Derby champion to come off a win was Goldrush Guru (2024) who won the Listed Hill Stakes (1800m) at Adelaide.
Best Form Race: From 2001 – 2024 nine of the VRC Derby winners came off a run in the Group 2 Moonee Valley Vase (2040m) with the last to complete the double being Efficient (2006).
Favourites: Victoria Derby betting favourites have a poor recent record with just four winners since 2006 – Tarzino (2015), Ace High (2017), Hitotsu (2012), and Riff Rocket ($2.20 in 2023).
Trainers: Lee Freedman is the most successful VRC Derby trainer in the past 30 years with three winners.
Jockeys: Damien Oliver and Hugh Bowman have ridden more Victoria Derby winners than any other jockeys in the past three decades. Oliver celebrated his record sixth Victoria Derby victory in 2019 aboard Warning.
Barriers: Barrier 1 has produce the most VRC Derby winners in the past 30 years.
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