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2025 Epsom Handicap Results

The official Epsom Handicap 2025 Results and Finishing Order will be detailed below when the $1.5 million Sydney event runs on Saturday October 4, 2025.

  • 1st: No. 4 Autumn Glow ($1.75F)
  • 2nd: No. 11 Fully Lit
  • 3rd: No. 2 Pericles

Chris Waller’s boom four-year-old daughter of The Autumn Sun, Autumn Glow ($1.75F), took her career record up to a flawless seven-from-seven relishing her first Group 1 assignment and maiden 1600m trip to easily account for her rivals in a 1.44 length victory for the punters in the 2025 Epsom Handicap results. She will now be aimed at either the $10 million Golden Eagle at Randwick or Group 1 Empire Rose Stakes at Flemington both held on November 1.

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Randwick R8
Final Race time: 
1st
4. Autumn Glow (12)
J: Kerrin McEvoy54.5kg
x1x11T: Chris Waller
1.75WIN
1.12PLACE
2nd
11. Fully Lit (7)
J: Winona Costin50kg
55123T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
31.00WIN
6.00PLACE
3rd
2. Pericles (4)
J: Josh Parr57kg
845x1T: Bjorn Baker
7.50WIN
2.15PLACE
4th
10. Swiftfalcon (3)
J: Alysha Collett50kg
24x66T: M, W & J Hawkes
13.00WIN
3.10PLACE
5th
5. Pier (11)
J: Ethan Brown53.5kg
231x3T: Darryn & Briar Weatherley
11.00WIN
2.70PLACE
6th
1. Ceolwulf (8)
J: Chad Schofield58kg
5x443T: Joseph Pride
12.00WIN
2.90PLACE
7th
14. Lord Penman (9)
J: Zac Lloyd50kg
91x27T: Chris Waller
31.00WIN
6.00PLACE
8th
12. Verona Rose (2)
J: Ben Thompson50kg
68x02T: Gary Portelli
51.00WIN
8.50PLACE
9th
7. Encap (5)
J: Reece Jones52kg
37x64T: Gary Portelli
23.00WIN
4.60PLACE
10th
3. Yellow Brick (10)
J: Andrew Mallyon55.5kg
02x47T: Tony & Maddysen Sears
67.00WIN
10.00PLACE
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 25/03/2026 01:51:17 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

Each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival the $1.5 million Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) attracts a star-studded field of milers, and one of the best ways to pick the winner of the classic is to consult the Epsom Handicap Form Guide.

Punters can find an Epsom Handicap form guide at all top online bookmakers including Ladbrokes.com.au, but the difficulty can be in understanding how to read the guide. This article will provide you with all the information you need to know how to make the best decisions based on the Epsom Handicap form guide.

2025 Epsom Handicap Form Guide

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The official Epsom Handicap 2025 Form Guide will be available below the week of the race, so stay tuned for all the facts & stats to guide your Epsom Handicap betting this spring.

Epsom Handicap Form Facts

  • Trainer Chris Waller boasts an impressive recent record preparing six of the 11 Epsom Handicap winners from 2013 – 25 including co-favourite Kolding (2019), Rediener (2023) who beat home his stablemate Kovalica in an all-Waller quinella, and most recently the odds-on favourite Autumn Glow (2025).
  • Only four mares have won the Epsom Handicap in the past three decades with Secret Admirer (2011), equine superstar Winx (2015), Probabeel (2020), and the then undefeated Autumn Glow (2025).
  • 10 Epsom Handicap winners from 2011 – 2025 jumped from barrier 10 or wider including Secret Admirer (16 of 17 in 2011), Hartnell (10 of 20 in 2018), Kolding (12 of 19 in 2019), Probabeel (15 of 17 in 2020), Ceolwulf (14 of 20 in 2024), and Autumn Glow (12 of 12 in 2025).

Which Epsom Handicap Form Guide to Use?

While online bookmakers will doubtless provide their own Epsom Handicap form guide prior to the event, newspapers and horse racing websites will also offer guides to help out punters. These guides, however, are limited by page space, and won’t give you the in-depth analysis on each horse that an online bookmaker can provide.

Your best option is to use the Epsom Handicap form guide at your favourite online bookmaker. Places like Ladbrokes are ideal for bettors looking to make big money on the upcoming races, so click here to bet with Ladbrokes now!

The internet has made so many things quicker and simpler, and horse racing betting has benefited immensely from online gambling’s popularity. While an average newspaper guide has limited space for analysis, online bookmaker guides are able to go into great detail, as well as provide you with the option to back your favoured horses immediately.

The Epsom Handicap form guide details all the crucial information you need to place a winning bet on the mile classic including: saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers, lead-up runs, track / distance records and the Epsom Handicap weights allocated to each horse in the field.

How To Read an Epsom Handicap Form Guide

The general outlay of a form guide will be similar across the board but depending on which online bookmaker you are using for your Epsom Handicap form guide, you may be privy to more statistics-based analysis, or intricate information on the history of each horse.

The one factor that is common throughout all form guides, however, is terminology. If you aren’t familiar with Epsom Handicap form guide terminology and abbreviations, then make sure that you understand the common terms used before placing a wager. The terminology can range from Saddlecloth Number, which denotes the number of the horse that you will be betting on, to Pedigree, which will inform you of the sire and dam of the horse, as well as suggesting whether the horse is genetically suited to the Epsom Handicap.

Previous Race Results

Over the years, online bookmakers have been able to evolve their racing guides around their users. Perfecting the craft is a continual process, but these days you will find that sites like Ladbrokes.com.au offer an Epsom Handicap form guide unmatched by any other. The ability to go into extreme detail on every horse, their previous races, and the odds offered is a quality that online bookmakers thrive on.

At an online bookie, you won’t just find race results, but thorough reports and predictions as well. For punters looking for a detailed Epsom Handicap form guide, signing up to a top online bookmaker is the only way to guarantee you will have every available betting tool at your disposal.

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