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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
11th	8. El Castello (1) J: Andrew Adkins51kg 115x4T: Joseph Pride	16.00WIN 3.60PLACE
12th	9. Depth Of Character (6) J: Rachel King50kg 12x03T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	35.00WIN 6.50PLACE

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)

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2025 Epsom Handicap Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Epsom Handicap 2025 tips on the $1.5 million mile showdown this spring.

2025 Epsom Handicap Stakes Same Race Multi Selections ($41 at time of publish)

Epsom Handicap tips are insider selections provided by bookmakers and racing specialists on which horses to back and sack in that spring’s edition of the $1.5 million mile feature at Randwick Racecourse. Consulting Epsom Handicap betting tips before placing a punt on the race in early October can help give you a winning pay-out on the classic race and win big at the bookies!

Epsom Handicap tips usually favour the shorter-priced runners in the race who have a stellar record in the race including recent wins by favourites Winx (2015), Happy Clapper (2017), Kolding (2019) and Autumn Glow.

Epsom Handicap Favourite

No matter what you wager on, whether it’s horses, greyhounds, or sport, almost every contest you come across will be offering one particular competitor as “favourite”. Horse racing is no different, and a lot of the time punters will only get their tips from online bookmakers, such as Ladbrokes.com.au.

Epsom Handicap tips flow in thick and fast during the lead-up to the event, and the Epsom Handicap favourite is often the result of whatever horse the majority of tips point to. However, backing the favourites isn’t the only option. The Epsom Handicap favourite will have the shortest odds – and therefore smallest pay-out opportunities – while an outside chance who has had a good lead up to the race could be sitting in lucrative odds.

That said, Epsom Handicap favourites have a strong recent record in the race, so a good tip is to stick with the shortest-priced runners in the Epsom Handicap odds.

The most recent favourites in Epsom Handicap betting to win were Chris Waller’s four-year-old Kolding ($5.50 in 2019) who beat home the equal $5.50 top fancy Te Akau Shark in a tight result, the promising Joe Pride-trained Ceolwulf ($4 in 2024), and Chris Waller’s boom mare Autumn Glow ($1.75 in 2025).

Before Kolding, the last Epsom Handicap favourite to win was Winx ($3 in 2015) who was the third straight Epsom Handicap winner for successful Sydney trainer Chris Waller, until the 2017 success of short-priced favourite Happy Clapper ($2.40).

Epsom Handicap Lead Up Races

Lead up races are a fantastic opportunity for punters to build their own Epsom Handicap tips. Watching horses that are set to compete in the Epsom Handicap is a great way to see what sort of form the favoured thoroughbreds are in, and whether any outside favourites are looking to challenge for the win.

Good lead-up races to keep an eye on when doing your Epsom Handicap tips including the Group 2 Theo Marks Stakes and Group 2 Shannon Stakes, both run earlier in the spring at Rosehill Gardens.

Autumn Glow (2025) was the last runner to complete the Theo Marks Stakes – Epsom Handicap double.

Preparation is vital to getting the best Epsom Handicap tips, and in this way it is always a smart move to bet on early odds whenever you get a hot tip. Online bookmakers like Ladbrokes.com.au have fixed odds released weeks and even months in advance, so as soon as you know who you will be backing, head over to the bookie and take advantage of the exceptional odds.

The longer you wait to make a bet, the shorter the odds will become, so speed is key when taking advantage of Epsom Handicap tips.

Epsom Handicap Bets at Online Bookmakers

Finally, joining an online bookmaker is one of the easiest ways to get regular horse racing tips including those for the Epsom Handicap. Reliable bookies such as Ladbrokes.com.au and bookmaker.com.au are your one-stop-shops when it comes to horse racing betting, so if you are looking for Epsom Handicap tips, as well as regular bonuses and promotions, then joining a trusted online bookmaker is an ideal way to enjoy your horse racing bets.