2024 Epsom Handicap Results
The official Epsom Handicap 2024 Results and Finishing Order will be detailed below when the $1.5 million Sydney event runs on .
- 1st: #7 Ceolwulf ($4F)
- 2nd: #9 Tom Kitten
- 3rd: #2 Royal Patronage
Big things could be in store for the Joe Pride-trained four-year-old Ceolwulf ($4F) who overcame a tardy start to charge down the outside late and win the Epsom Handicap 2024 pulling away in a victory for favourite backers.
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| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Chad Schofield | 14 | 54kg | $4F | |||
| 2 | 9 | TOM KITTEN | James Cummings | Tommy Berry | 1.17L | 19 | 54kg | $12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 1.9L | 17 | 56kg | $6.50 | ||
| 4 | 4 | KOVALICA (NZ) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 2.02L | 1 | 55.5kg | $7.50 | ||
| 5 | 15 | ARCTIC GLAMOUR | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | Andrew Adkins | 2.08L | 6 | 50kg | $41 | ||
| 6 | 1 | MY OBERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Nash Rawiller | 3.16L | 20 | 56.5kg | $16 | ||
| 7 | 12 | MAJOR BEEL (NZ) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Ms Winona Costin | 3.7L | 9 | 51.5kg | $17 | ||
| 8 | 6 | DEMOCRACY MANIFEST | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 3.95L | 10 | 55kg | $31 | ||
| 9 | 18 | KINTYRE | Gary Portelli | Ms Cejay Graham | 4.23L | 7 | 50kg | $19 | ||
| 10 | 10 | BERKSHIRE SHADOW (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Ashley Morgan | 4.25L | 8 | 53kg | $41 | ||
| 11 | 19 | FIRESTORM (NZ) | Chris Waller | Mark Du Plessis | 4.34L | 13 | 50kg | $26 | ||
| 12 | 8 | NUGGET (GB) | Ciaron Maher | Dylan Gibbons | 4.56L | 11 | 54kg | $31 | ||
| 13 | 20 | GALERON (IRE) | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Ms Alysha Collett | 4.85L | 4 | 50kg | $51 | ||
| 14 | 16 | MCHALE | Chris Waller | Ms Rachel King | 5.22L | 15 | 50kg | $31 | ||
| 15 | 13 | CHRYSAOR | Chris Waller | Craig Williams | 5.8L | 5 | 51.5kg | $15 | ||
| 16 | 14 | MOLLY BLOOM (NZ) | Chris Waller | Zac Lloyd (a) | 7.24L | 3 | 50.5kg | $31 | ||
| 17 | 5 | REDIENER | Chris Waller | Joshua Parr | 7.25L | 12 | 55.5kg | $31 | ||
| 18 | 17 | AUSBRED FLIRT | Brad Widdup | Reece Jones | 7.3L | 2 | 50kg | $61 | ||
| 19 | 11 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Jay Ford | 9.25L | 18 | 52.5kg | $151 | ||
| 20 | 3 | DETONATOR JACK (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 9.65L | 16 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 21e | FLOATING | Matthew Smith | Reece Jones | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Epsom Handicap Betting
The season’s updated Epsom Handicap 2024 betting odds will be available to race fans below once released complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au.
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2024 Epsom Handicap Betting Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Epsom Handicap 2023 tips on the $1.5 million mile showdown this spring.
- To Win: #5 Rediener ($27 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Going for a blowout in the Epsom this year with Waller’s Group 1 winner and noted Randwick performer, Rediener, looking forgotten at $27 at time of publish despite his killer form last prep and promising return last time out. This five-year-old son of Redoute’s Choice boasts a 50% winning strike rate at the track from four previous Randwick runs and is proven at the mile. He completed the Bill Ritchie – Epsom Handicap double with light weights at big odds this time last year before things went amiss in the King Charles III Stakes. He had time off and came back at Rosehill on September 14 catching the eye fresh in the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes when fourth only 1.55 lengths beaten by Encap carrying 58kg over the 1300m. That would have blown out the cobwebs, he returns to his preferred course now fitter second-up ready to defend his title. Will relish the 1600m, drawn okay in gate 12 for Josh Parr and the 55.5kg is actually manageable. Overs.
The Epsom Handicap is one of the key feature races of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival, the $1.5 million Group 1 mile classic taking place at Royal Randwick Racecourse in late September or early October annually. Epsom Handicap betting is open months out from the 1600m feature with all-in Epsom Handicap odds on the likely contenders popular with the punters at bookmakers like Ladbrokes.com.au.
Epsom Handicap odds online are dominated by local Sydney spring racing stars with good form over the track / distance. There are a host of nice lead-up races, the results of which also affect the early Epsom Handicap betting markets, including the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes and Group 2 Shannon Stakes.
Favourites in Epsom Handicap betting have a strong recent record in the race with the latest to salute for the punters being the super mare Winx (2015), Happy Clapper (2017), and Kolding ($5.50 in 2019) who narrowly defeated the equal favourite Te Akau Shark, and the Joe Pride-trained Ceolwulf ($4 in 2024).
Sydney-based trainer Chris Waller also usually has a stranglehold on the Epsom Handicap betting odds in the spring as he prepared three of the four winners of the race between 2013-16. Waller won again in 2019 with Kolding.
There is often value to be had further down the Epsom Handicap betting markets as well however. In 2018 the winner Hartnell jumped at juicy Epsom odds of $20.
Epsom Handicap Quinella
A quinella is a popular wager that can see the bettor collect big money simply by picking the first two horses past the line correctly. This type of bet is often popular on horses that are favourites to win, but who may be unreliable. A quinella bet is simply a wager on which two horses will finish first – it doesn’t matter which horse finishes first or second, as long as both of your selections complete the race in the top two.
An Epsom Handicap quinella is undoubtedly a popular selection amongst horse racing fans and can net punters an incredible return on even the most casual of Epsom Handicap betting. The 2024 Epsom Handicap quinella was:
- #7 Ceolwulf ($4F)
- #9 Tom Kitten
Despite Ceolwulf finishing first and Tom Kitten finishing second, if you had made an Epsom Handicap quinella on both horses you would have won a pay-out even had their positions been the other way around.
Epsom Handicap Exacta
In contrast to a quinella, many fans would prefer to bet on an Epsom Handicap exacta due to its higher pay-out. An exacta is simply the correct prediction of which horses will finish first and second in a race. Unlike a quinella, which allows variations of the horses’ finishing positions, an exacta requires the correct pick of first and second.
The 2024 Epsom Handicap exacta looked very similar to the Epsom Handicap quinella:
1st – #7 Ceolwulf ($4F)
2nd – #9 Tom Kitten
However, as you can see, first and second places play an integral part in the success of the bet. While a quinella bet would have allowed either horse to finish first or second, an exacta needs the placings to be correct in order to earn a pay-out.
Epsom Handicap Trifecta
A trifecta is a standard horse racing betting option and allows punters the chance to win big pay-outs for correctly choosing the first three horses past the line. While an Epsom Handicap trifecta is a potentially lucrative wager, it can be difficult to accurately select all three horses in order and is one of the greatest challenges of Epsom Handicap betting. For this reason alone, many bettors choose instead to place a wager on a three-horse box trifecta, which allows any combination of your chosen horses.
If you are looking to make an Epsom Handicap trifecta bet, there are numerous options available to you.
The following is the winning Epsom Handicap trifecta from 2024:
1st – #7 Ceolwulf ($4F)
2nd – #9 Tom Kitten
3rd – #2 Royal Patronage
In terms of an Epsom Handicap trifecta, a correct pick for these three horses could potentially earn bettors several thousands of dollars for every one dollar wagered.
Epsom Handicap First Four
A First Four bet is one of the toughest horse racing bets to pull off, but still extremely popular thanks to its lucrative pay-out odds. While not all that much Epsom Handicap betting is on First Four bets, punters after massive pay-outs love to try their hand at picking this bet type. There are several variations of a first four wager, including standout, multiple, box, etc., and in that respect it is similar to a trifecta.
For an Epsom Handicap First Four bet to pay out, the punter must correctly select the first four horses that will cross the finishing line. A standard first four bet requires the order of the horses as well, hence the heightened odds, although a first four box wager is popular thanks to its allowance of any combination of finishing positions, so long as you have picked the first four horses.
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