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Epsom Handicap Field News
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.
Epsom Handicap 2026 Results
| 16. God’s Window (12) J: Siena Grima 50kg 123×5 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 1. Ceolwulf (7) J: Chad Schofield 59kg 6×523 T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 2. Tom Kitten (4) J: Adam Hyeronimus 57.5kg 17×00 T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 15. Plymouth (11) J: Jackson Radley 50kg 031×6 T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | ||
| 19. Mr Miller (5) J: Tyler Schiller 50kg 2×113 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 6. Well Written (3) J: Zac Lloyd 55kg 111×1 T: Stephen Marsh | ||
| 3. Autumn Boy (1) J: James McDonald 55.5kg 12×82 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 10. Fully Lit (8) J: Winona Costin 51kg 0x341 T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 8. Attica (6) J: Kerrin Mcevoy 51.5kg 80×23 T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 7. Militarize (16) J: Tim Clark 53.5kg 623×6 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 13. Matcha Latte (13) J: Robbie Dolan 50kg 13×32 T: Nacim Dilmi | ||
| 17. Declichy Boulevard (2) J: Andrew Adkins 50kg 15×31 T: Chris Waller | ||
| 9. Vivy Air (9) J: Reece Jones 51kg 300×8 T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 4. Idle Flyer (15) J: Jason Collett 55kg 1×644 T: Matthew Smith | ||
| 18. Encap (10) J: Mollie Fitzgerald 50kg 29×04 T: Gary Portelli | ||
| 12. Perfumist (14) J: Rachel King 50kg 071×1 T: Bjorn Baker |
The2026 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 2 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.
The 2026 Epsom Handicap field has attracted a near capacity line-up of 19 class milers led in betting by Chris Waller’s rails-drawn Autumn Boy back in Sydney third-up off a brave second in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Ceolwulf
J: Chad Schofield
T: Joseph Pride |
66×523 | G | 7 | 59kg | |
|
2. Tom Kitten
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
117×00 | G | 4 | 57.5kg | |
|
3. Autumn Boy
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
212×82 | H | 1 | 55.5kg | |
|
4. Idle Flyer
J: Jason Collett
T: Matthew Smith |
11×644 | M | 15 | 55kg | |
| 5. Lady Shenandoah (16) Scratched: | |||||
|
6. Well Written
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Stephen Marsh |
1111×1 | M | 3 | 55kg | |
|
7. Militarize
J: Tim Clark
T: Chris Waller |
3623×6 | G | 16 | 53.5kg | |
|
8. Attica
J: Kerrin Mcevoy
T: Joseph Pride |
380×23 | G | 6 | 51.5kg | |
|
9. Vivy Air
J: Reece Jones
T: Ciaron Maher |
x300x8 | M | 9 | 51kg | |
|
10. Fully Lit
J: Winona Costin
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
20×341 | G | 8 | 51kg | |
| 11. Hellsing (12) Scratched: | |||||
|
12. Perfumist
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
x071x1 | M | 14 | 50kg | |
|
13. Matcha Latte
J: Robbie Dolan
T: Nacim Dilmi |
613×32 | G | 13 | 50kg | |
| 14. Panova (14) Scratched: | |||||
|
15. Plymouth
J: Jackson Radley
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
2031×6 | G | 11 | 50kg | |
|
16. God’s Window
J: Siena Grima
T: Chris Waller |
4123×5 | G | 12 | 50kg | |
|
17. Declichy Boulevard
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Chris Waller |
x15x31 | M | 2 | 50kg | |
|
18. Encap
J: Mollie Fitzgerald
T: Gary Portelli |
029×04 | G | 10 | 50kg | |
|
19. Mr Miller
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Chris Waller |
22×113 | G | 5 | 50kg | |
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 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 152221x04x | AHHA AHHA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 2 | 3844211551 | ALL STAR | H | 4 | Fabio Martino | 65 |
| 3 | 411855×211 | ALTHOFF | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 98 |
| 4 | 3172253214 | ANEMACORE (NZ) | G | 7 | Shaun Dwyer | |
| 5 | 11x4380x23 | ATTICA | G | 4 | Joseph Pride | |
| 6 | 271x3212x8 | AUTUMN BOY | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 7 | 1415×6 | BERZELIUS | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 86 |
| 8 | 8x411521x6 | BIRDMAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | |
| 9 | 5111x4114x | BRAVE MONARCH | G | 4 | Chris & Corey Munce | |
| 10 | 1x213x919x | BRAVE ONE | G | 5 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | |
| 11 | 62111x66x1 | BUCCLEUCH | G | 4 | Patrick Payne | |
| 12 | 32320x25x5 | BUCKAROO (GB) | G | 8 | Chris Waller | |
| 13 | 14 | CASTILLO KING | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 69 |
| 14 | 3611x66x52 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | |
| 15 | 2134126x | CHISPA (NZ) | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 77 |
| 16 | x00x311147 | COEUR VOLANTE (NZ) | M | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 17 | 13×2220653 | COTE ATLANTIQUE (IRE) | G | 6 | Henry Dwyer | |
| 18 | x7633x15x3 | DECLICHY BOULEVARD | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 91 |
| 19 | 21x119x1 | DECORUM | G | 4 | Michael Freedman | 82 |
| 20 | x4004x09x8 | EL CASTELLO | G | 5 | John Thompson | |
| 21 | 497x60029x | ENCAP | G | 6 | Gary Portelli | 98 |
| 22 | 16222x640x | ESTADIO MESTALLA (IRE) | G | 8 | Joseph Pride | 108 |
| 23 | 33x4299x31 | EVAPORATE (NZ) | G | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 24 | x049x2250x | FEDERALIST | G | 4 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | |
| 25 | 6380x272x5 | FEROCE (NZ) | G | 5 | Dominic Sutton | 107 |
| 26 | 67x603x08x | FIRESTORM (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 98 |
| 27 | 325x11131x | FORMAL DISPLAY (GB) | G | 6 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 101 |
| 28 | 5512320×34 | FULLY LIT | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 97 |
| 29 | 2025x4123x | GOD’S WINDOW (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 95 |
| 30 | x594016111 | GOLDEN CROSS | G | 5 | Bryan Dais | 84 |
| 31 | 2110x924x3 | GRINGOTTS (NZ) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 118 |
| 32 | 0x457510x1 | HEADLEY GRANGE | G | 6 | Joseph Pride | |
| 33 | 722302011x | HELLSING (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 102 |
| 34 | 12x502233x | HYPERBOLIC (NZ) | M | 5 | Brad Widdup | 92 |
| 35 | 210x411x64 | IDLE FLYER | M | 5 | Matthew Smith | |
| 36 | x079x56257 | IT’S A KNOCKOUT | M | 6 | Jason Deamer | 85 |
| 37 | 050×093232 | JUST FOLK | G | 10 | Gavin Bedggood | |
| 38 | 314x320x44 | JUSTADEEL | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 39 | 305x40579x | KOVALICA (NZ) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 105 |
| 40 | 472x3342x4 | LADY SHENANDOAH | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 115 |
| 41 | x1155x212x | LAZZURA | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 115 |
| 42 | 11x3922x91 | LINDERMANN | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 43 | 7x050x0028 | LOCH EAGLE | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 96 |
| 44 | 379x31138x | LORD OF BISCAY (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 95 |
| 45 | 561x44331x | MAGNATEAR | G | 7 | Richard & Will Freedman | 99 |
| 46 | 148x3613x3 | MATCHA LATTE | G | 7 | Nacim Dilmi | 98 |
| 47 | 97×2078061 | MIGHTY ULYSSES (GB) | G | 8 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 93 |
| 48 | 23x453623x | MILITARIZE (NZ) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 107 |
| 49 | 718x5168x1 | MODELLA | M | 5 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | 91 |
| 50 | 120x2125x2 | MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) | G | 9 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 51 | 122×11 | MR MILLER (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 82 |
| 52 | 623512x73x | NEW ENDEAVOUR (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 107 |
| 53 | 7x10113x4 | NIGHT AGENT | G | 4 | Kris Lees | 70 |
| 54 | 1094x074x6 | OH DIAMOND LIL | M | 6 | David Pfieffer | 96 |
| 55 | 51820×67 | OUTSPAN | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 72 |
| 56 | 11x65712x6 | PANOVA | M | 4 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 57 | 04120x071x | PERFUMIST (NZ) | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 96 |
| 58 | 20x442031x | PLYMOUTH | G | 5 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 59 | 7x7838615x | PORTLAND (IRE) | G | 6 | Matthew Smith | 99 |
| 60 | 727242228x | POUNDING | G | 8 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 98 |
| 61 | 180×603042 | PUNCH LANE | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 101 |
| 62 | 486x68007x | QUEEN OF CLUBS | M | 4 | Gary Portelli | 70 |
| 63 | 6682x5548x | RIVELLINO | H | 4 | Kris Lees | 90 |
| 64 | 231240×143 | ROLLING MAGIC (NZ) | G | 6 | Richard & Will Freedman | 84 |
| 65 | 1126x82x1 | RUINATION | G | 4 | Michael Freedman | 76 |
| 66 | 6110x244x0 | SABAJ | G | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 104 |
| 67 | 1x323135x3 | SALTY PEARL | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 68 | 070261546x | SANDPAPER | G | 7 | Bjorn Baker | 104 |
| 69 | 102x47x02x | SEPALS | G | 5 | Cliff Brown | |
| 70 | x311x111x2 | SHEZA ALIBI | M | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 118 |
| 71 | 15x113185x | SIXTIES | H | 4 | Chris Waller | 100 |
| 72 | 345x46121x | SKYHOOK | H | 4 | Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | 103 |
| 73 | 30x2411x22 | SOOTHSAYER | G | 7 | Michael Freedman | |
| 74 | 78x1126x01 | SOVEREIGN HILL | G | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 83 |
| 75 | 0510x944x2 | STARDOM | M | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 88 |
| 76 | 4121513×5 | STORM LEOPARD | G | 4 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 86 |
| 77 | 24431x121x | SUN GOD (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 105 |
| 78 | 10×8 | TANNIN | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 62 |
| 79 | 8791x7866x | TAVI TIME (NZ) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 104 |
| 80 | 6x14x1 | TENENBAUM | C | 3 | Brad Widdup | 70 |
| 81 | 11x | THE MACHINE GUN | C | 3 | Peter Snowden | 76 |
| 82 | 5453x117x0 | TOM KITTEN | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 83 | 2112x450x5 | TRANSATLANTIC | G | 6 | Tony Gollan | |
| 84 | 2841x3150x | VERONA ROSE | M | 5 | Gary Portelli | 104 |
| 85 | 231x3489x9 | VICTORIOUS SPIRIT | G | 4 | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | |
| 86 | 21218x300x | VIVY AIR | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 106 |
| 87 | 7316x5103x | VON HAUKE (NZ) | G | 7 | Cliff Brown | |
| 88 | 1 | WALLACE STATION | C | 3 | Michael Freedman | 60 |
| 89 | 1x100x30x3 | WAR MACHINE (NZ) | G | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 90 | 2151x308x4 | WARNIE (IRE) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 91 | x1145x1544 | WATSON | G | 4 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 80 |
| 92 | 111111x | WELL WRITTEN | M | 4 | Stephen Marsh |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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