TS Carlyon Cup

The TS Carlyon Cup runs in February during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival on CF Orr Stakes Day.

2023 TS Carlyon Cup Results

  • 1st: #12 Pounding
  • 2nd: #7 So Si Bon
  • 3rd: #6 Sunshine Rising



The TS Carlyon Cup is a Group 3 status race for milers run at Caulfield Racecourse* on C.F. Orr Stakes Day in February.

*In 2023 the 2023 TS Carlyon Cup and C.F. Orr Stakes Day card ran at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown. 

CF Orr Stakes Day is the first Group 1 race meeting of the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival and is headlined by the CF Orr Stakes (1400m). A number of Group 2 and 3 status races also take place on the card including the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m), Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m), the two Blue Diamond Prelude races and the TS Carlyon Cup.

Contested over 1600m the Carlyon Cup is an open set weights plus penalties event offering $200,000 in total prize money. Horses may come into the Carlyon Cup field via an earlier summer – autumn lead-up or contest the event first-up.

Possible later targets for TS Carlyon Cup graduates include the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes (1800m) back at the track a fortnight later before the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington in early March.

Miss Siska (2020) and Avilius (2019) are the latest runners to complete the TS Carlyon Cup – Peter Young Stakes double. Aviilus also franked the form later in the autumn taking out Sydney’s Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) – Tancred Stakes (2400m) double at Rosehill. The last Carlyon Cup – Australian Cup double winner meanwhile was Manighar (2012).

The 2022 Carlyon Cup form was franked with the runner-up Callsign Mav returning in the spring to win the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m). Spanish Mission meanwhile ran third in both the 2022 Carlyon Cup and Group 1 Australian Cup results that autumn.

The TS Carlyon Cup 2023 ran on Saturday February 11, 2023 at Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown and saw the Peter Moody-trained Pounding ($8) secure a third win on the trot. 

2023 TS Carlyon Cup
Date: Saturday February 11, 2023
Track: Caulfield Racecourse (Ladbrokes Park Hillside, Sandown in 2023)
Distance: 1600m
Race Type: Set Weights + Penalties / Open
Status: Group 3
Prize Money: $200,000

2023 TS Carlyon Cup Results

  • 1st: #12 Pounding ($8)
  • 2nd: #7 So Si Bon
  • 3rd: #6 Sunshine Rising

The Peter Moody-trained Exceed And Excel four-year-old Pounding ($8) handled a rise in class to keep the wins coming with a third straight turf triumph dominating Saturday’s 2023 TS Carlyon Cup results with a big two length victory over 25/1 outsider So Si Bon while Sunshine Rising ($3.30EF) ran third as the beaten equal favourite.

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 12 POUNDING Peter G Moody Ms Jamie Kah 14 57kg $8
2 7 SO SI BON Ben & JD Hayes Jye McNeil 2L 12 57kg $26
3 6 SUNSHINE RISING (FR) Mark Newnham Blake Shinn 2.1L 4 57kg $3.30EF
4 13 KEATS (IRE) Gavin Bedggood Craig Williams 2.2L 7 57kg $41
5 15 DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) Michael Kent Josh Richards 3.45L 11 56.5kg $21
6 9 YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 3.55L 9 57kg $10
7 8 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 3.65L 6 57kg $41
8 1 SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ethan Brown 3.75L 8 60kg $15
9 3 CROSSHAVEN Ben & JD Hayes Michael Dee 3.85L 10 58.5kg $13
10 5 CORNER POCKET Lindsey Smith Damien Oliver 4.05L 1 58kg $3.30EF
11 10 MANKAYAN (IRE) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 5.05L 3 57kg $17
12 14 NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Allen 7.55L 13 57kg $51
13 2 DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 8.8L 2 59kg $101
14 11 SUBCONSCIOUS (USA) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 14.8L 5 57kg $91
4 SUREFIRE (GB) Chris Waller Michael Dee 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 TS Carlyon Cup Betting Odds

The week of CF Orr Stakes Day the TS Carlyon Cup 2023 betting odds and market links will be available below.

Miss Siska ($2.20 in 2020) followed in 2021 by Best Of Days ($2.90) are the last favourites in TS Carlyon Cup betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 CARLYON CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Carlyon Cup Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 CARLYON CUP FORM GUIDE

2023 Carlyon Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider TS Carlyon Cup 2023 Tips on the Orr Stakes Day support act this season.

  • To Win: #7 So Si Bon ($20 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Tipping an upset in the Carlyon and have So Si Bon on top at $20 at time of publish. Ben & JD Hayes’ nine-year-old veteran showed he still has a zest for racing with a last start win over 1700m at the Sandown Hillside track last month. Carried 59.5kg to victory in that BM100 and is down to 57kg for the Group 3 on the weekend. Career start number 87 here, has beaten better than these at his best and can surprise a few here at odds.

2023 Carlyon Cup Field

The Carlyon Cup field attracts a good type of middle-distance galloper each autumn and is released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday before CF Orr Stakes Day.

The official 2023 TS Carlyon Cup field and barriers will be announced on Wednesday February 8, 2023 and published in full below.

The Carlyon Cup 2023 final field features a smart line-up of milers led in betting by the rails-drawn Lindsey Smith-trained Corner Pocket

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 19x921177x SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ethan Brown 8 60kg 109
2 1213x0706x DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) Phillip Stokes Daniel Moor 2 59kg 102
3 7248×56153 CROSSHAVEN Ben & JD Hayes Michael Dee 10 58.5kg 101
4 20x155021x SUREFIRE (GB) Chris Waller Michael Dee 14 58.5kg 102
5 135x3x2412 CORNER POCKET Lindsey Smith Damien Oliver 1 58kg 102
6 x143x5x40x SUNSHINE RISING (FR) Mark Newnham Blake Shinn 4 57kg 107
7 6042357341 SO SI BON Ben & JD Hayes Luke Nolen 12 57kg 96
8 113x9500x7 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace John Allen 6 57kg 103
9 x528x4300x YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) Danny O’Brien Damian Lane 9 57kg 105
10 14x112159x MANKAYAN (IRE) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Melham 3 57kg 102
11 1115x23x09 SUBCONSCIOUS (USA) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Teo Nugent 5 57kg 99
12 x251258211 POUNDING Peter G Moody Ms Jamie Kah 15 57kg 89
13 770141210x KEATS (IRE) Gavin Bedggood Craig Williams 7 57kg 86
14 12x470x8x8 NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ben Allen 13 57kg 92
15 6x4619x241 DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) Michael Kent Josh Richards 11 56.5kg 86

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Carlyon Cup Nominations

The TS Carlyon Cup 2023 nominations close on Monday February 6, 2023 and will be released below as soon as available.

Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x1x701161x DURSTON (GB) G 7 Chris Waller 1 60kg 109
2 19x921177x SMOKIN’ ROMANS (NZ) G 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2 60kg 109
3 1213x0706x DAQIANSWEET JUNIOR (NZ) G 5 Phillip Stokes 3 59kg 102
4 x8101x447x PRIX DE TURN (NZ) H 4 Matthew Brown 4 59kg 86
5 7248×56153 CROSSHAVEN G 5 Ben & JD Hayes 5 58.5kg 101
6 121x2146x1 GENTLEMAN ROY G 6 Ben & JD Hayes 6 58.5kg 104
7 20x155021x SUREFIRE (GB) G 5 Chris Waller 7 58.5kg 102
8 6x4619x241 DENY KNOWLEDGE (IRE) M 5 Michael Kent 8 56.5kg 86
9 135x3x2412 CORNER POCKET G 6 Lindsey Smith 9 58kg 102
10 x143x5x40x SUNSHINE RISING (FR) G 9 Mark Newnham 10 57kg 107
11 6x413316x7 SUPERSTORM G 6 John Leek (Jnr) 11 57kg 111
12 6042357341 SO SI BON G 9 Ben & JD Hayes 12 57kg 96
13 113x9500x7 EXPLOSIVE JACK (NZ) G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 13 57kg 103
14 x528x4300x YOUNG WERTHER (NZ) G 5 Danny O’Brien 14 57kg 105
15 14x112159x MANKAYAN (IRE) G 7 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 15 57kg 102
16 1115x23x09 SUBCONSCIOUS (USA) G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 16 57kg 99
17 x251258211 POUNDING G 4 Peter G Moody 17 57kg 89
18 7x2511x315 EAST INDIAMAN G 7 Darren McLeod 18 57kg 72
19 770141210x KEATS (IRE) G 6 Gavin Bedggood 19 57kg 86
20 291x24142x YAPHET G 4 Cliff Brown 20 57kg 84
21 8x0x016613 ASCENSION (GB) G 6 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 21 57kg 89
22 12x470x8x8 NORMANDY BRIDGE (FR) G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 22 57kg 92
23 222x748x80 CATCH TWENTYTWO (SAF) G 5 Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock 23 57kg 95

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Carlyon Cup History

The T.S. Carlyon Cup was first run in 1977 when Ngawyni took out the race. A host of top turf stars have since added their names to the TS Carlyon Cup winners list including Hyperno (1978), Super Impose (1989), Veandercross (1993), Northerly (2001), Apache Cat (2007), Smokin’ Joey (2015), Gailo Chop (2018) and Avilius (2019).

The race was contested over 2000m until 1997 and has been run over 1400m, 1600m and 1800m since. It has been kept at a mile (1600m) since 2001. Starting out as a Principal race the Carlyon Cup gained Group 2 status from 1980 – 2002 before being downgraded to a Group 3 race in 2003.

Recent Carlyon Cup Winners

See below for the full Carlyon Cup winners and results going back to 2000.

Year Place Horse Time
2023 Carlyon Cup 1st Pounding 1 minute 35.12 seconds
2nd So Si Bon
3rd Sunshine Rising
2022 Carlyon Cup 1st Earlswood 1 minute 36.09 seconds
2nd Callsign Mav
3rd Spanish Mission
2021 Carlyon Cup 1st Best Of Days 1 minute 37.65 seconds
2nd Miss Siska
3rd Nonconformist
2020 Carlyon Cup 1st Miss Siska 1 minute 36.44 seconds
2nd Odeon
3rd Guizot
2019 Carlyon Cup 1st Avilius 1 minute 37.08 seconds
2nd Sikandarabad
3rd Night’s Watch
2018 Carlyon Cup 1st Gailo Chop 1 minute 38.22 seconds
2nd Harlem
3rd Lord Fandango
2017 Carlyon Cup 1st Burning Front 1 minute 35.98 seconds
2nd Humidor
3rd Tally
2016 Carlyon Cup 1st Burning Front 1 minute 36.9 seconds
2nd Red Excitement
3rd Dances On Stars
2015 Carlyon Cup 1st Smokin’ Joey 1 minute 35.6 seconds
2nd Jacquinot Bay
3rd Backstedt
2014 Carlyon Cup 1st Chase The Rainbow 1 minute 37.7 seconds
2nd Star Rolling
3rd Pakal
2013 Carlyon Cup 1st Budriguez 1 minute 36.1 seconds
2nd Invest
3rd Lord Of Brazil
2012 Carlyon Cup 1st Manighar 1 minute 37.2 seconds
2nd Shadowfax
3rd Veewap
2011 Carlyon Cup 1st Lord Pyrus 1 minute 37.3 seconds
2nd Voile Rogue
3rd Its Prince
2010 Carlyon Cup 1st Rightfully Yours 1 minute 23.0 seconds
2nd Road To Rock
3rd Delayedreaction
2009 Carlyon Cup 1st Time Matters 1 minute 23.0 seconds
2nd Marching
3rd Playright
2008 Carlyon Cup 1st Publishing 1 minute 23.7 seconds
2nd Stillme
3rd The Fuzz
2007 Carlyon Cup 1st Apache Cat 1 minute 22.2 seconds
2nd Bon Hoffa
3rd Lucky Unicorn
2006 Carlyon Cup 1st Live In Vain 1 minute 22.3 seconds
2nd Beautiful Gem
3rd Niconero
2005 Carlyon Cup 1st Niagara Falls 1 minute 36.7 seconds
2nd Lad Of The Manor
3rd Roman Arch
2004 Carlyon Cup 1st La Sirenuse 1 minute 36.2 seconds
2nd Regal Roller
3rd Makybe Diva
2003 Carlyon Cup 1st No Deposit 1 minute 35.6 seconds
2nd Walk On Air
3rd Old Man
2002 Carlyon Cup 1st Piper Star 1 minute 38.0 seconds
2nd The Secondmortgage
3rd It’s Platonic
2001 Carlyon Cup 1st Northerly 1 minute 35.1 seconds
2nd Oval Office
3rd Knockroe
2000 Carlyon Cup 1st Skoozi Please 1 minute 39.0 seconds
2nd Old Man
3rd Streak

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