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The Group 2 2017 Chelmsford Stakes is a 1600m mile race which is held at Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival and it is the first mile weight-for-age race held during the carnival.

Worth a lucrative $250,000 in prize money, the Chelmsford Stakes makes a solid lead-up for horses heading towards races like the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) and Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Royal Randwick in early October.

The ideal lead-up race to the event is the Group 2 Warwick Stakes (1400m) however many horses will go on to race in the Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m) held three weeks later. The Chelmsford Stakes Day card also features the Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m), Group 2 Furious Stakes (1200m), Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) and Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality Hanidcap (1400m).

Chelmsford Stakes
Date:	September 2, 2017
Track:	Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO+ Weight-For-Age
Status:	Group 2
Prize Money:	$250,000

2017 Chelmsford Stakes Field

The 2017 Chelmsford Stakes field and barrier draw was released on Wednesday August 31 and is dominated by the Chris Waller-trained super mare Winx who will jump odds-on favourite in Chelmsford Stakes betting at Ladbrokes.com.au.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	4x12x3361x	SENSE OF OCCASION	Kris Lees	Corey Brown	2	59kg	113
2	13311255×4	RED EXCITEMENT	Gerald Ryan	Joshua Parr	5	59kg	108
3	7255x3642x	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Christian Reith	1	59kg	108
4	112x8746Px	LIBRAN (IRE)	Chris Waller	Glyn Schofield	8	59kg	107
5	x5543321x8	ALLERGIC	James Cummings	Tim Clark	12	59kg	106
6	112x1240x5	ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tye Angland	10	59kg	103
7	121x37301x	CHOCANTE (NZ)	Stephen Marsh	Rory Hutchings	9	59kg	101
8	3x1412x3x5	SARRASIN (GB)	Chris Waller	Michael Walker	4	59kg	98
9	1841x122x2	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	11	59kg	92
10	1212652×57	HARPER’S CHOICE	Gerald Ryan	Brenton Avdulla	6	58.5kg	89
11	111x1111x1	WINX	Chris Waller	Hugh Bowman	3	57kg	132
12	1x027530x0	LASQUETI SPIRIT	Lee Curtis	Jay Ford	7	56.5kg	102

2017 Chelmsford Stakes Nominations

The 2017 Chelmsford Stakes nominations closed on Monday, August 29th and are headlined by Chris Waller’s reigning Cox Plate winner Winx.

#	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	111x1111x1	WINX	M	6	Chris Waller	1	57kg	132
2	4x12x3361x	SENSE OF OCCASION	G	7	Kris Lees	2	59kg	113
3	14x24141x2	FOXPLAY	M	4	Chris Waller	3	56.5kg	112
4	13311255×4	RED EXCITEMENT	G	8	Gerald Ryan	4=	59kg	108
5	7255x3642x	WHO SHOT THEBARMAN (NZ)	G	9	Chris Waller	4=	59kg	108
6	560x2612x7	ZANBAGH	M	7	John P Thompson	4=	57kg	108
7	110x8747x4	HE’S OUR ROKKII (NZ)	G	5	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	7=	59kg	107
8	112x8746Px	LIBRAN (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	7=	59kg	107
9	x5543321x8	ALLERGIC	G	6	James Cummings	9	59kg	106
10	112x1240x5	ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ)	G	5	Chris Waller	10	59kg	103
11	1x027530x0	LASQUETI SPIRIT	M	4	Lee Curtis	11	56.5kg	102
12	121x37301x	CHOCANTE (NZ)	G	5	Stephen Marsh	12	59kg	101
13	3x1412x3x5	SARRASIN (GB)	H	6	Chris Waller	13=	59kg	98
14	223x6905x2	TOM MELBOURNE (IRE)	G	7	Chris Waller	13=	59kg	98
15	1841x122x2	LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)	G	6	Chris Waller	15	59kg	92
16	1212652×57	HARPER’S CHOICE	H	4	Gerald Ryan	16	58.5kg	89

Follow the link for the full 2017 Chelmsford Stakes nominations.

Chelmsford Stakes History

First held in 1895 and won by Newman, the Chelmsford Stakes has been won by several big names including the legendary Phar Lap in 1930 and by Tulloch in 1960. The triple winners of the race are Limerick in 1926-28, Roman Consul in 1967-69 and Delta in 1950-52. The double winners include The Chief in 1898-99, Prince Foote in 1909-10, Duke Foote in 1912-13, Rogilla in 1933-34, Prince Darious in 1957-58, Kingston Town in 1980-81, Stargazer in 1990-91 and Lonhro in 2002-03.

Recent Chelmsford Stakes Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2017 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 34.1 seconds
	2nd	Red Excitement
	3rd	Chocante
2016 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Hartnell	1 minute 39.1 seconds
	2nd	Grand Marshal
	3rd	Storm The Stars
2015 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Complacent	1 minute 37.68 seconds
	2nd	Kermadec
	3rd	Royal Descent
2014 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Hawkspur	1 minute 39.32 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Bagman
2013 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Hawkspur	1 minute 34.79 seconds
	2nd	Beaten Up
	3rd	Lightinthenite
2012 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Danleigh	1 minute 36.42 seconds
	2nd	Secret Admirer
	3rd	Lamasery
2011 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Trusting	1 minute 37.12 seconds
	2nd	My Kingdom Of Fife
	3rd	Strike The Stars
2010 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Theseo	1 minute 39.61 seconds
	2nd	Metal Bender
	3rd	Purple
2009 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	O’Lonhro	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Miss Marielle
	3rd	Triple Honour
2008 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Gallant Tess	1 minute 39.38 seconds
	2nd	Triple Honour
	3rd	Kishkat
2007 Chelmsford Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Eremein	1 minute 35.15 seconds
	2nd	Newton’s Rings
	3rd	Aqua d’Amore
2005 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Nevis	1 minute 35.73 seconds
	2nd	Sir Dex
	3rd	Natural Blitz
2004 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Unearthly	1 minute 37.93 seconds
	2nd	So Assertive
	3rd	Niello
2003 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 35.06 seconds
	2nd	Platinum Scissors
	3rd	Excellerator
2002 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 36.3 seconds
	2nd	Platinum Scissors
	3rd	Republic Lass
2001 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Brave Prince	1 minute 24.51 seconds
	2nd	Zabeels Angel
	3rd	The Man
2000 Chelmsford Stakes	1st	Pasta Express	1 minute 30.26 seconds
	2nd	Celestial Choir
	3rd	Al Mansour