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The TL Baillieu Handicap – also known as The Schweppervescence Handicap – is a Group 3 race conducted at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in late March during the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.

A quality handicap for two-year-old horses run over 1400m, the event offers $150,000 in total prize money and is a key support act on The BMW Day that is headlined by two Group 1 races – The BMW (2400m) and Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m).

Young horses head into the TL Baillieu Handicap field via earlier autumn runs in races including the Group 3 Pago Pago Stakes (1200m) or Group 3 Magic Night Stakes (1200m) a fortnight earlier at the track.

Following a run in the TL Baillieu Handicap, two-year-olds may continue onto the Group 1 ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick or step up to a mile for the Group 1 Champagne Stakes (1600m) in mid-April. In 2016 Prized Icon ran second in the Baillieu Handicap and won the Champagne Stakes two starts later.

The TL Baillieu Handicap 2017 ran on Saturday March 25, 2017 as The Schweppervescence.

TL Baillieu Handicap
Date:	Saturday March 25,
Track:	Rosehill Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	Open Handicap – 2YOs
Status:	Group 3
Prize Money:	$150,000

2017 The Schweppervescence Results

Check out the full The Schweppervescence 2017 Results & Finishing Order below – the race won in an upset by the longest-priced runner in the field The Mission who now heads towards a mile run in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes in a fortnight.

Place	#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Br.	Wgt.	SP
1	6	THE MISSION	Paul Perry	Corey Brown	–	4	56.5kg	$21
2	3	ASTORIA	John O’Shea	James Doyle	2.5L	9	57kg	$3
3	1	MURAAHIB	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	3.3L	3	58kg	$7
4	13	SMOOTH LANDING	John P Thompson	Jay Ford	4L	5	54kg	$8.50
5	5	ALL TOO HUIYING	Gary Moore	Tim Clark	4.5L	1	56.5kg	$9
6	4	MARSUPIAL	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	8.5L	2	57kg	$7
7	10	VILLA CARLOTTA	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	12.7L	8	55.5kg	$7.50
8	12	SHE’S ON QUE	Peter Robl	Regan Bayliss	16.1L	6	54kg	$19
9	2	ALBUMIN	Gerald Ryan	Jason Collett	23.6L	7	57kg	$12
–	7	BIDWEE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Christian Reith	–	0	56kg	$81
–	9	REFLECTIVITY	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Corey Brown	–	0	56kg	–
–	11	FAEGER	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	–	0	55.5kg	–
–	14	WHISPERED SECRET	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	–	0	54kg	–
–	8	MERCHANT NAVY	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	–	0	56kg	–

2017 TL Baillieu Handicap Odds

The season’s latest TL Baillieu Handicap 2017 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available the week of the race.

2017 TL Baillieu Handicap Field

The TL Baillieu Handicap field draws classy two-year-olds showing the potential to run out a strong 1400m or even a mile. Many of the youngsters in the race missed out on a run in the $3.5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) the weekend prior, or were saved for this easy target.

The official 2017 TL Baillieu Handicap Field & Barriers will be released by Racing NSW on Wednesday March 22, 2017 and listed below.

Check out the full 2017 The Schweppervescence TL Baillieu Handicap Final Field below – following the link for more on the top two-year-olds in the mix including Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes sixth placed Muraahib and Villa Carlotta who ran third behind the subsequent Golden Slipper quinella in Group 2 class last time out.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Weight
1	116	MURAAHIB	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig	Damien Oliver	3	58kg
2	21	ALBUMIN	Gerald Ryan	Jason Collett	10	57kg
3	1	ASTORIA	John O’Shea	James Doyle	14	57kg
4	184	MARSUPIAL	John O’Shea	Brenton Avdulla	2	57kg
5	42×6	ALL TOO HUIYING	Gary Moore	Tim Clark	1	56.5kg
6	04×234	THE MISSION	Paul Perry	Ben Melham	4	56.5kg
7	2×3	BIDWEE	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Christian Reith	6	56kg
8	1	MERCHANT NAVY	Ciaron Maher	Mark Zahra	11	56kg
9	2×8	REFLECTIVITY	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Corey Brown	13	56kg
10	13	VILLA CARLOTTA	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	12	55.5kg
11	24	FAEGER	Peter & Paul Snowden	Blake Shinn	9	55.5kg
12	34	SHE’S ON QUE	Peter Robl	Regan Bayliss	8	54kg
13	67	SMOOTH LANDING	John P Thompson	Jay Ford	5	54kg
14e	3×4	WHISPERED SECRET	James Cummings	Glyn Schofield	7	54kg

2017 TL Baillieu Handicap Nominations

The TL Baillieu Handicap 2017 nominations close on Monday March 20, 2017 and will be published here as soon as available.

Check out the official 2017 TL Baillieu Handicap Nominations – the race run as The Schweppervescence Handicap – featuring the likes of Lindsay Park’s Blue Diamond Stakes performed Reset colt Muraahib and Sepoy filly Garrard.

#	Form (Last 10)	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer
1	21	ALBUMIN	G	2	Gerald Ryan
2	42×6	ALL TOO HUIYING	C	2	Gary Moore
3	1	ASTORIA	C	2	John O’Shea
4	2×3	BIDWEE	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
5	3×9	EPHESIAN	C	2	Anthony & Edward Cummings
6	31116	ESHTIRAAK	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
7	24	FAEGER	C	2	Peter & Paul Snowden
8	47×433	FENG CHU	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
9	22×12	GARRARD	F	2	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young
10	32×47	LUCKY LOUIE	F	2	Anthony & Edward Cummings
11	184	MARSUPIAL	C	2	John O’Shea
12	1	MERCHANT NAVY	C	2	Ciaron Maher
13	116	MURAAHIB	C	2	David & B Hayes & T Dabernig
14	2×8	REFLECTIVITY	C	2	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
15	34	SHE’S ON QUE	F	2	Peter Robl
16	67	SMOOTH LANDING	F	2	John P Thompson
17	04×234	THE MISSION	C	2	Paul Perry
18	13	VILLA CARLOTTA	F	2	James Cummings
19	3×4	WHISPERED SECRET	F	2	James Cummings
20	52	ZEPPELIN	C	2	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

TL Baillieu Handicap History

The TL Baillieu Handicap has been run and won since 1986 and is named in honour of the Australian Jockey Club’s former Chairman Tom Latham Baillieu. From 2010 – 2016 it ran as The Schweppervescence and after starting out as a Listed race it gained Group 3 status in 2011.

Before the move to Rosehill Racecourse in 2010 the TL Baillieu Handicap was previously contested at a number of other Sydney race tracks including Royal Randwick, Randwick’s Kensington track and Warwick Farm Racecourse.

Recent TL Baillieu Handicap Winners

Below is a full list of TL Baillieu Handicap results and winners going back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2017 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	The Mission	1 minute 27.51 seconds
	2nd	Astoria
	3rd	Muraahib
2016 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Attention	1 minute 23.8 seconds
	2nd	Prized Icon
	3rd	Crafty Cop
2015 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Takedown	1 minute 24.1 seconds
	2nd	Street Rapper
	3rd	Mine Two
2014 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Bachman	1 minute 26.8 seconds
	2nd	Scratch Me Lucky
	3rd	Veuvelicious
2013 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Champollion	1 minute 26.2 seconds
	2nd	Ideal Guide
	3rd	Rightoncue
2012 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Flying Snitzel	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Dear Demi
	3rd	Strength
2011 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Do You Think	1 minute 24.5 seconds
	2nd	Cocky Raider
	3rd	Satirical Boy
2010 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Skilled	1 minute 24.5 seconds
	2nd	Fashion
	3rd	Kudakulari
2009 Ajax Stakes	1st	Onemorenomore	1 minute 25.3 seconds
	2nd	Rogue Warrior
	3rd	Euphemism
2008 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Rhyno Chaser	1 minute 26.8 seconds
	2nd	Polaway
	3rd	Wembley
2007 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Pistols	1 minute 24.8 seconds
	2nd	Switchblade
	3rd	Cigar Royale
2006 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Mentality	1 minute 23.8 seconds
	2nd	Excites
	3rd	Theseo
2005 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Paratroopers	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Astronomia
	3rd	Dower
2004 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Gaze On	1 minute 23.4 seconds
	2nd	Connecticut
	3rd	Dancing Bridges
2003 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Winning Belle	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Yes Boss
	3rd	Sir Dex
2002 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Redwood Falls	1 minute 23.2 seconds
	2nd	Salameh
	3rd	Huit
2001 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Vita	1 minute 25.0 seconds
	2nd	Sircarn Damon
	3rd	Whim Wham
2000 TL Baillieu Handicap	1st	Clonmel	1 minute 26.2 seconds
	2nd	Vampire
	3rd	Restless