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The Ipswich Cup is one of the most popularly attended races in south-east Queensland. Hosted the weekend following the conclusion of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, Ipswich Cup Day draws massive crowds from around the country far in excess of its Listed status. Raced over 2150 metres, the Ipswich Cup presents a staying challenge but leaves enough in the tank for a thunderous finish across the relatively short 300m straight at Ipswich Racecourse.

The Ipswich Cup is open to horses three years old and above and is run under quality handicap conditions. The Ipswich Cup field attracts mainly local Queensland-trained stayers chasing a share in the $200,000 in prize money.

The Ipswich Cup takes place as part of the extended Queensland Winter Racing Carnival program. Horses that run at days during the Brisbane Winter Carnival often make the short journey to Ipswich to extend their campaign and aim for another black-type victory.

The Ipswich Cup also provides a minor step to the Tattersall’s Tiara Day the following weekend. Ipswich Cup Day is also one of the few major race days before the winter break, so several trainers try and get their horses accepted into one final race before breaking for the winter.

The 2022 Ipswich Cup form was franked with the third place-getter Street Dancer returning the following January to finish runner-up at the Gold Coast in the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) in 2023.

The 2023 Ipswich Cup ran on Saturday June 17, 2023 at Ipswich Racecourse and was won in a boil-over by the Annabel Neasham-trained Regal Lion ($21).  

Ipswich Cup
Date:	Saturday June 17, 2023
Track:	Ipswich Racecourse
Distance:	2150m
Conditions:	3YO+ Quality
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$200,000
Inaugurated:	1866

2023 Ipswich Cup Results

• 1st: #8 Regal Lion ($21)
• 2nd: #3 Desert Icon
• 3rd: #7 London Banker

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	8	REGAL LION (NZ)	Annabel Neasham	Ben Thompson		10	54kg		$21
	2	3	DESERT ICON (FR)	Chris Waller	James Orman	0.2L	2	57kg		$3.70F
	3	7	LONDON BANKER (NZ)	Kelly Schweida	Larry Cassidy	1.2L	5	54kg		$20
	4	4	BERDIBEK (FR)	John O’Shea	Ryan Maloney	2.2L	11	55.5kg		$9
	5	9	IRISH PLAYBOY	John Smerdon	Mark Du Plessis	2.3L	13	54kg		$21
	6	1	NUMERIAN (IRE)	Annabel Neasham	Jag Guthmann-Chester	2.8L	9	61kg		$4
	7	14	THE FEARLESS ONE (NZ)	Robbie Patterson	Micheal Hellyer	3.6L	12	54kg		$101
	8	5	SEAT OF POWER (IRE)	Gary Duncan	Nikita Beriman	3.8L	8	54.5kg		$13
	9	11	OTYRAR (GB)	Chris Waller	Damien Thornton	3.9L	1	54kg		$21
	10	13	SNEAK PREVIEW	David Vandyke	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	5.2L	6	54kg		$21
	11	10	WAPITI	Gary Duncan	Taylor Marshall	6.7L	4	54kg		$26
	12	2	DARK DESTROYER (NZ)	Lance O’Sullivan & Andrew Scott	Michael Cahill	7L	7	58kg		$7.50
	13	12	ROUSSEAU	Chris Waller	Jake Bayliss	12L	3	54kg		$18
	14	15	ZADIG	Mark Currie	Ms Angela Jones (a)	14.8L	14	54kg		$31
		6	BARTHOLOMEU DIAS (GB)	Annabel Neasham	Ms Samantha Collett		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Ipswich Cup Betting Odds

The season’s latest Ipswich Cup 2023 betting odds and winter markets will be provided below courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au as soon as released.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Smart Meteor winning at Ipswich Cup odds of $20 defeating the beaten favourite Our Intrigue ($3.50F).

There was another boil-over Ipswich Cup result in 2023 with the Annabel Neasham-trained Regal Lion defeating the beaten favourite Desert Icon ($2.70F) at 20/1.

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2023 Ipswich Cup Form

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2023 Ipswich Cup Tips

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2023 Ipswich Cup Field

The Ipswich Cup field features a capacity of 16 starters plus five emergencies and often interstate raiders already in Queensland for the winter make the starting line-up. Possible lead-up races to the Ipswich Cup each season include the Group 2 Brisbane Cup held the weekend before or the Group 3 Premier’s Cup in late May also run in Brisbane.

Final Ipswich Cup 2023 acceptances close the Tuesday of race week followed by the barrier draw and will be published in full below.

2023 Ipswich Cup Nominations

The official Ipswich Cup 2023 Nominations close the Monday leading up to Ipswich Cup Day and attract a number of horses coming off lead-up runs in Brisbane.

Ipswich Cup History

The Ipswich Cup has a long and colourful history. One of the most popularly attended races in Queensland, and by far the most popular race in the city of Ipswich, the Ipswich Cup has for a long time held a reputation far in excess of its listed status. The Ipswich Cup is the main attraction on Ipswich Cup Day, which draws thousands of people from all around the country. A large proportion of Ipswich also turns out for the Ipswich Cup, making it a full day of racing, fashion, and partying into the night.

There was no Ipswich Cup held in 2020 due to COVID-19 and its impact on the winter carnival in Queensland.

Even though there are plenty of lead-up races in which to analyse form, Ipswich Cup results can still be quite surprising. The Ipswich Cup results since 2000 are listed below.

Ipswich Cup Results

Year	Results			Winning Time
2023	1st Regal Lion	2nd Desert Icon	3rd London Banker	2:12.08
2022	1st Smart Meteor	2nd Our Intrigue	3rd Street Dancer	2:14.18
2021	1st Happy Go Plucky	2nd So You Win	3rd Flash Aah	2:12.74
2020 Race Not Held (COVID-19)	1st –	2nd –	3rd –	–
2019	1st Bergerac	2nd Sampson	3rd Fighting Teo	2:13.55
2018	1st Tradesman	2nd First Crush	3rd All In Vogue	2:13.19
2017	1st Self Sense	2nd Benzini	3rd Jumbo Prince	2:14.27
2016	1st Maurus	2nd Jumbo Prince	3rd Instrumentalist	2:13.74
2015	1st Danchai	2nd Banca Mo	3rd Darci Be Good	2:10.09
2014	1st Brave Ali	2nd Noisy Ocean	3rd Grey Assignment	2:11.59
2013	1st Anagold	2nd High Kin	3rd Za Magic	2:17.61
2012	1st Shenzhou Steeds	2nd Kinnersley	3rd Warrior Within	2:14.02
2011	1st Gold In Dubai	2nd Danagaze	3rd Our Lukas	2:12.35
2010	1st Our Lukas	2nd Frozone	3rd Warrior Within	2:35.3
2009	1st Our Lukas	2nd Macknuckle	3rd Jujulio	2:13.87
2008	1st Bianca	2nd Rampant Lion	3rd Art Success	2:14.32
2007	1st Sculptor	2nd Cold Start	3rd Upstaged	2:13.58
2006	1st Sphenophyta	2nd Rampant Lion	3rd Motivate	2:10.45
2005	1st Forest Jim	2nd Motivate	3rd Classic Karla	2:11.53
2004	1st Portland Singa	2nd Motivate	3rd Forest Jim	2:12.38
2003	1st Mowerman	2nd Mon Mekki	3rd Victory Smile	2:13.07
2002	1st Awesome Weather	2nd Victory Smile	3rd Lord Of The Pines	2:12.32
2001	1st Henderson Bay	2nd British Buska	3rd Go Clinton	2:11.47
2000	1st I Reign Supreme	2nd Director’s Special	3rd Thursday’s Child	2:14.02