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The ATC Chairman's Handicap is a staying event held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival at Royal Randwick on Day 1 of 'The Championships - Doncaster Mile Day.
The ATC Chairman’s Handicap is a 2600m staying event held at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse on the first Saturday in April* as part of the opening day of ‘The Championships’.
*In 2021 the Chairman’s Handicap ran on the second Saturday of April with all race meetings of the autumn in Sydney from Slipper Day onwards postponed a week due to the weather.
Doncaster Mile Day features four Group 1 status races led by the Group 1 $3 million Doncaster Mile (1600m) as well as a number of Group 2 and 3 status races including the Chairman’s Handicap, also known as the Chairman’s Quality.
Worth $300,000 in prize money, the Group 2 quality handicap has a minimum weight of 52kg and a high weight of 61kg. It is a lead-up race to the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) and the winner of the Chairman’s Handicap is exempt from ballot and penalty for the Sydney Cup.
The Sydney Cup is run one week later at the same Royal Randwick track and The Offer (2014) was the latest horse when becoming the eighth to complete the Chairman’s Handicap – Sydney Cup double.
In 2016 the Chairman’s Handicap winner Libran went on to run second next-up in the Sydney Cup, while in 2017 Big Duke won the Chairman’s before a third in the Sydney Cup. More recently, the 2019 Sydney Cup winner Shraaoh improved on a lead-up Chairman’s Quality second before taking out the two mile classic. The following year, the 2020 Chairman’s winner Raheen House backed-up and finished a brave third in the Sydney Cup trifecta.
The 2021 Chairman’s Quality form was franked with the runner-up Rondinella going on to finish second in that year’s Sydney Cup quinella.
The Chairman’s Quality 2022 ran on Saturday April 2, 2022 and was won in an upset by the Michael Moroney-trained Nerve Not Verve ($26).
2022 ATC Chairman’s Handicap | |
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Date: | Saturday April 2, 2022 |
Track: | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney |
Distance: | 2600m |
Race Type: | Quality Handicap |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
The Michael Moroney-trained Shocking mare Nerve Not Verve ($26) was gutsy late in the 2022 Chairman’s Quality results, moving up to fight it out the closing stages with the pacemaker Knights Order before pushing past to post a narrow upset ahead of a field of Sydney Cup hopefuls.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 7 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Regan Bayliss | 7 | 54kg | $26 | |||
2 | 5 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 0.31L | 10 | 55.5kg | $7 | ||
3 | 11 | LUNCIES (GB) | Kris Lees | Robbie Dolan | 3.54L | 15 | 53kg | $8 | ||
4 | 13 | ALAKAHAN (IRE) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Craig Williams | 4.2L | 13 | 53kg | $17 | ||
5 | 19 | FEEL THE RUSH (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Linda Meech | 4.32L | 14 | 53kg | $31 | ||
6 | 4 | SHE’S IDEEL | Bjorn Baker | James McDonald | 6.36L | 16 | 55.5kg | $5 | ||
7 | 6 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | William Pike | 6.75L | 3 | 54.5kg | $4.80F | ||
8 | 2 | GREAT HOUSE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 6.93L | 1 | 57.5kg | $6 | ||
9 | 17 | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | Matthew Smith | Jay Ford | 7.27L | 8 | 53kg | $101 | ||
10 | 14 | KAAPFEVER (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Tyler Schiller (a) | 8.72L | 11 | 53kg | $41 | ||
11 | 3 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | Gavin Bedggood | Nash Rawiller | 11.91L | 2 | 56.5kg | $8 | ||
12 | 18 | TRUE MARVEL (FR) | Matthew Smith | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 11.93L | 5 | 53kg | $151 | ||
13 | 8 | SOUTH PACIFIC (GB) | Richard Litt | Teodore Nugent (a) | 14.77L | 9 | 54kg | $151 | ||
14 | 20 | OLYMPIC GAZE | Paul Perry | Jean Van Overmeire | 15.99L | 12 | 53kg | $201 | ||
15 | 9 | AVION FURY | Ian Finn | Tom Sherry (a) | 17.72L | 4 | 54kg | $151 | ||
16 | 16 | SAVVY VALENTINO (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 29.88L | 6 | 53kg | $51 | ||
1 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Ms Alysha Collett | 0 | ||||||
10 | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Brock Ryan | 0 | ||||||
12 | CHALK STREAM (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 0 | ||||||
15 | LE BAOL (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Jamie Kah | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The season’s latest ATC Chairman’s Handicap 2022 betting odds online provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below for Races.com.au readers complete with market links.
There was a notable upset in 2022 with Nerve Not Verve winning the event at Chairman’s Quality odds of $26!
The Chairman’s Handicap field attracts a smart line-up of Sydney Cup-bound stayers and many horses come via an earlier Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival run in a traditional lead-up race like Rosehill’s Group 3 NE Manion Cup (2400m) held a fortnight before.
The official 2022 Chairman’s Quality Field is set for release on Wednesday March 30, 2022 and will be published in full below.
A bumper line-up of Sydney Cup-bound stayers faces off in the Chairman’s Quality 2022 final field in the wet at Randwick this weekend including the Chris Waller-trained Chalk Stream coming off a Queen’s (NE Manion) Cup third and the French-bred Zeyrek who ran fourth in the same lead-up for Team Hawkes.
2022 Chairman’s Quality Scratchings:
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 1x0244x012 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Ms Alysha Collett | 10 | 59kg | 107 | ||
2 | 7515510×43 | GREAT HOUSE (IRE) | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 2 | 57.5kg | 104 | ||
3 | 5x290x9x47 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | Gavin Bedggood | Nash Rawiller | 3 | 56.5kg | 102 | ||
4 | 71970×0208 | SHE’S IDEEL | Bjorn Baker | James McDonald | 20 | 55.5kg | 104 | ||
5 | 1x90970x35 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 12 | 55.5kg | 100 | ||
6 | 5x6443x414 | ZEYREK (FR) | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | William Pike | 4 | 54.5kg | 98 | ||
7 | 836×722512 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | Michael Moroney | Regan Bayliss | 8 | 54kg | 88 | ||
8 | 176×676340 | SOUTH PACIFIC (GB) | Richard Litt | Teodore Nugent (a) | 11 | 54kg | 85 | ||
9 | 510x4899x2 | AVION FURY | Ian Finn | Tom Sherry (a) | 5 | 54kg | 67 | ||
10 | x08673x533 | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | Matt Cumani | Brock Ryan | 17 | 53kg | 93 | ||
11 | x57482x529 | LUNCIES (GB) | Kris Lees | Robbie Dolan | 19 | 53kg | 93 | ||
12 | 1241112×73 | CHALK STREAM (GB) | Chris Waller | Tommy Berry | 1 | 53kg | 90 | ||
13 | 2110x07x64 | ALAKAHAN (IRE) | Richard & Michael Freedman | Craig Williams | 15 | 53kg | 88 | ||
14 | 7×77973187 | KAAPFEVER (NZ) | Joseph Pride | Tyler Schiller (a) | 13 | 53kg | 88 | ||
15 | 0x10x8x835 | LE BAOL (FR) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Jamie Kah | 16 | 53kg | 87 | ||
16 | 611529×876 | SAVVY VALENTINO (NZ) | Bjorn Baker | Ms Rachel King | 7 | 53kg | 86 | ||
17 | 260043×000 | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | Matthew Smith | Jay Ford | 9 | 53kg | 86 | ||
18 | 411612×070 | TRUE MARVEL (FR) | Matthew Smith | Ms Kathy O’Hara | 6 | 53kg | 82 | ||
19 | x053840x53 | FEEL THE RUSH (NZ) | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Ms Linda Meech | 18 | 53kg | 76 | ||
20 | 68042×7038 | OLYMPIC GAZE | Paul Perry | Jean Van Overmeire | 14 | 53kg | 66 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The ATC Chairman’s Handicap nominations 2022 will be published below as soon as released by Racing NSW on Monday March 28, 2022.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 2110x07x64 | ALAKAHAN (IRE) | G | 6 | Richard & Michael Freedman | 88 |
2 | 510x4899x2 | AVION FURY | G | 5 | Ian Finn | 67 |
3 | 1241112×73 | CHALK STREAM (GB) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 90 |
4 | 793×632125 | DESERT ICON (FR) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 93 |
5 | 31x2753x35 | EMISSARY (GB) | G | 5 | Michael Moroney | 90 |
6 | x053840x53 | FEEL THE RUSH (NZ) | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 76 |
7 | 531141 | FOREVER YOU (IRE) | M | 4 | Annabel Neasham | 72 |
8 | x08673x533 | FUTURE SCORE (IRE) | G | 7 | Matt Cumani | 93 |
9 | 7515510×43 | GREAT HOUSE (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 104 |
10 | 7×77973187 | KAAPFEVER (NZ) | G | 7 | Joseph Pride | 88 |
11 | 1x90970x35 | KNIGHTS ORDER (IRE) | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 100 |
12 | 0x10x8x835 | LE BAOL (FR) | G | 6 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 87 |
13 | x57482x529 | LUNCIES (GB) | G | 5 | Kris Lees | 93 |
14 | 4112121716 | MIGHTYBEEL (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 100 |
15 | 836×722512 | NERVE NOT VERVE (NZ) | M | 6 | Michael Moroney | 88 |
16 | 1636×33251 | NO COMPROMISE (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 97 |
17 | 68042×7038 | OLYMPIC GAZE | G | 4 | Paul Perry | 66 |
18 | 611529×876 | SAVVY VALENTINO (NZ) | G | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 86 |
19 | x3321x0x64 | SHERAZ (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 99 |
20 | 371970×020 | SHE’S IDEEL | M | 6 | Bjorn Baker | 106 |
21 | 176×676340 | SOUTH PACIFIC (GB) | G | 6 | Richard Litt | 85 |
22 | 11x0244x01 | STOCKMAN (NZ) | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 106 |
23 | 91x211x12 | SUREFIRE (GB) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | 92 |
24 | 5x290x9x47 | SURPRISE BABY (NZ) | G | 7 | Gavin Bedggood | 102 |
25 | 260043×000 | SWEET THOMAS (GER) | G | 10 | Matthew Smith | 86 |
26 | 01091811×8 | TORRENS | H | 5 | Marc Chevalier | 98 |
27 | 411612×070 | TRUE MARVEL (FR) | G | 6 | Matthew Smith | 82 |
28 | 5x6443x414 | ZEYREK (FR) | G | 5 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | 98 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Chairman’s Handicap first recorded win was in 1979 by Lady Dignitas. Since then, No Wine No Song has been the only horse to win the event in two consecutive years in 2007 and 2008. Steel Phoenix has also won the event twice in 1999 and 2001, as did Tremec (2013 & 2015).
The race started in 1979 as a Group 3 race and reached its current Group 2 status for the first time in 2002 when Henderson Bay won. It was run over 2600m from 1979 – 1999, but from 2000 – 2003 ran over a shorter distance of 2400m. It has been back up to 2600m since 2004.
See below for the full list of ATC / AJC Chairman’s Handicap results going back to 2000.
Year |
Place |
Horse |
Time |
2022 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Nerve Not Verve | 2 minutes 51.96 seconds |
2nd | Knights Order | ||
3rd | Luncies | ||
2021 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Quick Thinker | 2 minutes 45.45 seconds |
2nd | Rondinella | ||
3rd | Paths Of Glory | ||
2020 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Raheen House | 2 minutes 47.85 seconds |
2nd | Carif | ||
3rd | Mirage Dancer | ||
2019 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Gallic Chieftain | 2 minutes 47.95 seconds |
2nd | Shraaoh | ||
3rd | Semari | ||
2018 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Sir Charles Road | 2 minutes 41.57 seconds |
2nd | Ventura Storm | ||
3rd | Peribsen | ||
2017 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Big Duke | 2 minutes 52.49 seconds |
2nd | Aloft | ||
3rd | Rock On | ||
2016 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Libran | 2 minutes 48.13 seconds |
2nd | Alegria | ||
3rd | Café Society | ||
2015 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Tremec | 2 minutes 49.40 seconds |
2nd | Sir John Hawkwood | ||
3rd | Grand Marshal | ||
2014 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | The Offer | 2 minutes 51.63 seconds |
2nd | Tremec | ||
3rd | Hippopus | ||
2013 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Tremec | 2 minutes 44.4 seconds |
2nd | Blood Brotha | ||
3rd | Aliyana Tilde | ||
2012 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Permit | 2 minutes 41.9 seconds |
2nd | Older Than Time | ||
3rd | Nextanix | ||
2011 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Once Were Wild | 2 minutes 43.4 seconds |
2nd | Anudjawun | ||
3rd | C’est Le Guerre | ||
2010 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Jessicabeel | 2 minutes 44.6 seconds |
2nd | No Wine No Song | ||
3rd | Harris Tweed | ||
2009 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st |
Divine Rebel |
2 minutes 45.91 seconds |
2nd | Ice Chariot | ||
3rd | Common Objective | ||
2008 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | No Wine No Song | 2 minutes 49.84 seconds |
2nd | Sky Biscuit | ||
3rd | Resolution | ||
2007 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | No Wine No Song | 2 minutes 48.19 seconds |
2nd | Prince Arthur | ||
3rd | Magic Instinct | ||
2006 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Fooram | 2 minutes 45.06 seconds |
2nd | Three Chimneys | ||
3rd | Cross Bar | ||
2005 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Philosophe | 2 minutes 51.13 seconds |
2nd | Padfoot Charlie | ||
3rd | County Tyrone | ||
2004 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Mummify | 2 minutes 47.77 seconds |
2nd | County Tyrone | ||
3rd | Saturday Fever | ||
2003 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Grey Song | 2 minutes 32.44 seconds |
2nd | Honor Babe | ||
3rd | County Tyrone | ||
2002 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Henderson Bay | 2 minutes 29.79 seconds |
2nd | Homewrecker | ||
3rd | Asia | ||
2001 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Steel Phoenix | 2 minutes 32.06 seconds |
2nd | Giovana | ||
3rd | Wellington | ||
2000 Chairman’s Handicap |
1st | Pravda | 2 minutes 31.25 seconds |
2nd | Consolidator | ||
3rd | Regal Touch |