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The Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup is a Listed event shortened from 2025m to 1600m in 2021 held at Cranbourne Racecourse each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
The Cranbourne Cup is a Listed staying event held at Cranbourne Racecourse during October or November every Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Results
Stay tuned for the official Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup 2025 results and finishing order this November.
- 1st: No. 15 Sabaj ($3.30F)
- 2nd: No. 14 Enxuto
- 3rd: No. 6 Holymanz
Winning Margin: 0.75 lengths
Winning Time: 1:34.89 (R)
Sabaj ($3.30F) stormed home to head the 2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup results delivering trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr back-to-back victories in the $500,000 feature. The lightly-raced four-year-old gelding overcame a wide barrier and produced a powerful finishing burst under jockey Beau Mertens to defeat Enxuto and Holymanz by three-quarters of a length. Exploding at the 200m mark, Sabaj hit the front with 100m to go and proved too strong in the run to the line, notching his fifth win from just eight starts and confirming his status as a horse on the rise. The victory marked Price’s fourth Cranbourne Cup success, having previously won with Pakal (2013), Octabello (2018), and Globe (2024), while also giving the stable consecutive Cups following Globe’s triumph last year. Connections now have their sights set on the Group 1 Doncaster Mile in Sydney next autumn, with Price confident Sabaj has plenty more improvement to come and the potential to develop into a genuine Group 1 contender heading into 2026.
| 15. Sabaj (12) J: Beau Mertens54kg 22x61T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 14. Enxuto (3) J: Patrick Moloney54kg x7534T: Robbie Griffiths | ||
| 6. Holymanz (6) J: Michael Dee57kg 237x8T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 17. Pondalowie (1) J: Luke Currie54kg 54676T: Emma-Lee & David Browne | ||
| 1. Warnie (9) J: Ethan Brown60kg 57421T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 3. Air Assault (4) J: Jason Holder58.5kg 4x811T: Andrew Gluyas | ||
| 2. Steparty (7) J: Craig Williams59.5kg 88349T: Paul Preusker | ||
| 12. St Lawrence (13) J: Logan Bates55kg 665x7T: Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 10. Bank Maur (11) J: Celine Gaudray55kg 677qxT: Richard Laming | ||
| 18. Scheelite (2) J: Jordan Childs54kg 25x62T: Ken & Kasey Keys | ||
| 8. Charterhouse (10) J: Lachlan Neindorf56kg 38410T: Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 9. Jennilala (5) J: Declan Bates55.5kg x8240T: Gavin Bedggood | ||
| 13. Statuario (8) J: Dean Yendall55kg x3452T: Emma-Lee & David Browne |
Previously taking place on the Sunday after Melbourne hosts a four-Group 1 race meeting for Caulfield Guineas Day, in 2021 Cranbourne Cup Day was moved to mid-November running after the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
The event now takes place in late November after the Melbourne Cup Carnival majors have been run and won.
Held under open handicap conditions, the Cranbourne Cup distance was also reduced in 2021 from 2025 to just 1600m making it a mile event.
The Cranbourne Cup prize money was boosted to $500,000 in 2021 making it one of the richest Listed races in Victoria.
In recent years the Group 3 Naturalism Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield and Flemington’s Group 3 Bart Cummings (2500m) have served as good Cranbourne Cup lead-ups.
In 2021 however the event attracted more of the miler types that may have run in tougher races earlier in the carnival including the Group 1 Kennedy Cantala (1600m) on Derby Day including the winner King Magnus who improved on a lead-up fifth in the Kennedy Cantala Stakes – a race now run as the Champions Mile.
Previously, Cranbourne Cup runners would have gone on contest later major cup events such as the Group 2 Moonee Valley Cup or even the Caulfield Cup or Melbourne Cup. In 2004 the Cranbourne Cup winner On A Jeune went on to finish second in the 2005 Melbourne Cup quinella behind three-time champion Makybe Diva. Four years later the 2008 runner-up Barbaricus franked the Cranbourne Cup form finishing third next race in the Caulfield Cup and second during the Melbourne Cup Carnival in the Mackinnon Stakes.
The 2022 Cranbourne Cup winner Uncle Bryn came off a lead-up fifth in Sydney’s $2 million The Five Diamonds race.
The upset 2023 Cranbourne Cup winner Charterhouse was down in grade off a lead-up 15th when second last the month prior in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield.
The 2024 Cranbourne Cup winner, Globe, would go on to win the following year’s Group 1 Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield in the spring of 2025 by three lengths.
The 2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup ran on Saturday November 22, 2025 offering $500,000 in prize money and was won in a strong late run by the favourite Sabaj ($3.30F) for last year’s winning trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr.
| Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday November 22, 2025 |
| Track: | Cranbourne |
| Distance: | 2025m (1600m in 2021) |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Listed |
| Prize Money: | $500,000 |
2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Betting
The season’s latest Cranbourne Cup 2025 betting odds and market links to the spring feature races lead-up will be detailed here at Races.com.au the week of the race, pricing provided by Ladbrokes.com.au.
Uncle Bryn ($3.10 in 2022), Globe ($4.40 in 2024) and Sabaj ($3.30 in 2025) are the latest favourites in Cranbourne Cup betting to win.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Charterhouse winning at Cranbourne Cup odds of $16.
2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Form
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2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup 2025 Tips on the late spring showdown this season.
To Win: No. 3 Air Assault
Open edition of the Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup but have landed on Adelaide raider AIR ASSAULT (4) who is drawn a dream and comes off back-to-back wins.
The in-form Andrew Gluyas trained Justify gelding drops back to a mile after a last start 1800m victory at home by a runaway margin of nearly seven lengths.
He was enormous in that and now gets his chance back in Victoria boasting a strong 1600m record (7:3-1-0).
Easily accounted for Sir Kingsford in his Melbourne Cup Day win at Morphettville with 58.5kg and sticks on the same weight this weekend with regular rider Jason Holder sticking in the saddle.
Gawler Cup winner two back with more weight and he’s out to go one better than a close second behind Globe in this race last year.
Set to sit on speed and think he’ll outstay them.
Can win.
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3. Air Assault (4)
J: Jason Holder58.5kg
4×811T: Andrew Gluyas
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2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Field
The Cranbourne Cup field has in the past attracted some top-quality stayers, but as of 2021 features a field of shorter-distance mile types.
The 2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup field will be published here once announced on the Wednesday leading-up to Cranbourne Cup Day.
The Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup 2025 final field features a capacity line-up of gallopers including Air Assault who chases a hat-trick and Ciaron Maher’s 60kg topweight Warnie coming off a win in the Group 2 The Damien Oliver at Flemington on Derby Day.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x435457421 | WARNIE (IRE) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 12 | 60kg | 104 | ||
| 2 | 2235×88349 | STEPARTY | Paul Preusker | Craig Williams | 8 | 59.5kg | 103 | ||
| 3 | x30464x811 | AIR ASSAULT | Andrew Gluyas | Jason Holder | 4 | 58.5kg | 101 | ||
| 4 | 45×2765825 | CASINO SEVENTEEN | Gavin Bedggood | Luke Currie | 18 | 58.5kg | 101 | ||
| 5 | 0821126310 | EL ROCKO | John McArdle | Jamie Mott | 10 | 57.5kg | 99 | ||
| 6 | 1x308237x8 | HOLYMANZ (NZ) | Ciaron Maher | Michael Dee | 6 | 57kg | 98 | ||
| 7 | 2115428×50 | REGAL ZEUS | John McArdle | Daniel Stackhouse | 7 | 56.5kg | 97 | ||
| 8 | x085838410 | CHARTERHOUSE (GB) | Gavin Bedggood | Lachlan Neindorf | 13 | 56kg | 96 | ||
| 9 | x1607x8240 | JENNILALA | Gavin Bedggood | Declan Bates | 5 | 55.5kg | 99 | ||
| 10 | 400x1677Dx | BANK MAUR | Richard Laming | Ben Melham | 14 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 11 | 4033x5211x | SABAN | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 11 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 12 | 679x0665x7 | ST LAWRENCE (NZ) | Gavin Bedggood | Logan Bates (a) | 16 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 13 | 03120×3452 | STATUARIO | Emma-Lee & David Browne | Dean Yendall | 9 | 55kg | 94 | ||
| 14 | 11118×7534 | ENXUTO | Robbie Griffiths | Patrick Moloney | 3 | 54kg | 92 | ||
| 15 | 1x1122x61 | SABAJ | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Beau Mertens | 15 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 16 | 2x371813x7 | VERDAD | Robbie Griffiths | Ms Celine Gaudray | 17 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 17e | 446×054676 | PONDALOWIE | Emma-Lee & David Browne | Logan Bates (a) | 1 | 54kg | 88 | ||
| 18e | 4x75125x62 | SCHEELITE | Ken & Kasey Keys | Jordan Childs | 2 | 54kg | 84 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Nominations
Early nominations for the Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup for 2025 close the Monday before the race and will be updated below once released.
Cranbourne Cup History
The Cranbourne Cup was inaugurated in 1898 and has enjoyed an illustrious history since then. A fair number of well-known stayers have gone through the Cranbourne Cup at some point in their careers.
Cranbourne Cup Day has grown into one of the bigger days of racing in the region. It hosts a Myer Fashions in the Field heat, as well as rides and entertainment for kids. Cranbourne Cup Day is touted as a day everyone can enjoy, and that usually seems to be the case.
The Cranbourne Turf Club has grown into one of the busiest in the country, hosting 102 race meetings a year across greyhound, trots and flat racing, and with around 800 horses training out of their facilities.
The race has maintained a strong profile for quality fields, and the Cranbourne Cup results have proved a decent guide to better races in recent years including in 2013 when the runner-up Sertorious went on to win the Sandown Classic.
Some of the more notable Cranbourne Cup winners include Celtic Spirit (1988), Big Barron (1992), Brave Chief (2000), On A Jeune (2004), Emerald Jack (2007), and Pakal (2013).
The increased prize money and position on the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival have seen some quality stayers featuring in the mix from 2017 onwards including international visitors over the for the Spring Cup races. In 2016 the Cranbourne Cup was postponed due to unsafe, windy conditions track side and ran in March of 2017 over a decreased distance of a mile (1600m).
In 2017 the Cranbourne Cup results were dominated by the Godolphin-raced international raider from the UK, Folkswood.
In 2021 the Cranbourne Cup was moved to mid-November and run over 1600m (reduced from 2025m).
Sabaj (2025) holds the current Cranbourne Cup race record winning in a sharp time of 1:34.89 seconds.
The Cranbourne Cup results and winning times since 2000 are listed below.
Cranbourne Cup Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Sabaj | 1 minute 34.89 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Enxuto | ||
| 3rd | Holymanz | ||
| 2024 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Globe | 1 minute 35.81 seconds |
| 2nd | Air Assault | ||
| 3rd | Dashing | ||
| 2023 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Charterhouse | 1 minute 37.32 seconds |
| 2nd | Foxy Cleopatra | ||
| 3rd | Just Folk | ||
| 2022 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Uncle Bryn | 1 minute 35.34 seconds (R) |
| 2nd | Callsign Mav | ||
| 3rd | Visinari | ||
| 2021 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | King Magnus | 1 minute 40.76 seconds(Distance reduced from 2025m to 1600m) |
| 2nd | Our Playboy | ||
| 3rd | So Si Bon | ||
| 2020 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Future Score | 2 minutes 4.75 seconds |
| 2nd | Odeon | ||
| 3rd | Dr Drill | ||
| 2019 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Dr Drill | 2 minutes 5.08 seconds |
| 2nd | Naivasha | ||
| 3rd | Captain Cook | ||
| 2018 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Octabello | 2 minutes 6.04 seconds |
| 2nd | Sully | ||
| 3rd | Furrion | ||
| 2017 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Folkswood | 2 minutes 3.92 seconds |
| 2nd | Berisha | ||
| 3rd | Grey Lion | ||
| 2016 Cranbourne Cup(Run in March 2017) | 1st | Master Reset | 1 minute 37.1 seconds (run over 1600m) |
| 2nd | Adirondack | ||
| 3rd | Great Esteem | ||
| 2015 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Digitalism | 2 minutes 8.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Kareeming | ||
| 3rd | Index Linked | ||
| 2014 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Mourinho | 2 minutes 6.5 seconds |
| 2nd | More Than Sacred | ||
| 3rd | Le Roi | ||
| 2013 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Pakal | 2 minutes 6.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Sertorius | ||
| 3rd | Mourinho | ||
| 2012 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Midnight Martini | 2 minutes 6.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Streets Away | ||
| 3rd | Streaky Fella | ||
| 2011 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Boom N Zoom | 2 minutes 6.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Paddy O’Reilly | ||
| 3rd | Ginga Dude | ||
| 2010 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Starmon | 2 minutes 6.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Mr Bentley | ||
| 3rd | Tube | ||
| 2009 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Sermon | 2 minutes 4.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Stormhill | ||
| 3rd | The Sportsman | ||
| 2008 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Majestical | 2 minutes 3.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Barbaricus | ||
| 3rd | Chantal Sally | ||
| 2007 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Emerald Jack | 2 minutes 5.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Blue Collar Jack | ||
| 3rd | El Pretender | ||
| 2006 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Blue Collar Jack | 2 minutes 6.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Octrivia | ||
| 3rd | Professional Lady | ||
| 2005 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Show Barry | 2 minutes 4.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Tosen Dandy | ||
| 3rd | Irish Crusader | ||
| 2004 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | On A Jeune | 2 minutes 3.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Da Capo | ||
| 3rd | Bedouin | ||
| 2003 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Kattavia | 2 minutes 7.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Out Of Options | ||
| 3rd | Pinstripe | ||
| 2002 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Eagle Rhythm | 2 minutes 3.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Adolescence | ||
| 3rd | Hail | ||
| 2001 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Bush Padre | 2 minutes 4.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Captivator | ||
| 3rd | Spirit Of Westbury | ||
| 2000 Cranbourne Cup | 1st | Brave Chief | 2 minutes 2.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Yammer | ||
| 3rd | Figurehead | ||
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