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The Warrnambool Cup is the most anticipated race on the annual Warrnambool May Racing Carnival calendar in Victoria. Run over a staying distance of 2350m, the Warrnambool Cup field attracts a quality line-up of black-type gallopers from mainly local Melbourne-based stables and offers $300,000 in total prize money.

The Warrnambool Cup, traditionally held on the first Wednesday or Thursday in May, is one of Australia’s most renowned country races and it often attracts punting volumes far and above the average Listed status race.

Horses who compete in the Warrnambool Cup often have a decent season behind them already and are looking to wrap up their racing in the southern half of the country before either spelling for winter or heading north for the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.

The 2023 Warrnambool Cup ran on Thursday May 4, 2023 at Warrnambool Racecourse, known as The ‘Bool’, and was won by the local Maddie Raymond-trained Rolls ($11).

2023 Warrnambool Cup
Date:	Thursday May 4, 2023
Track:	Warrnambool Racecourse
Distance:	2350m
Conditions:	Open – Hcp
Status:	Listed
Prize Money:	$300,000
Inaugurated:	1873

2023 Warrnambool Cup Results

• 1st: #13 Rolls ($11)
• 2nd: #6 Not Usual Glorious
• 3rd: #4 Swords Drawn

Maddie Raymond’s locally-trained gelding Rolls ($11) relished a quick back-up off a second on the opening day of the May Carnival with an upset Warrnambool Cup 2023 result beating the equal favourite Not Usual Glorious ($5.50) by a commanding 1.5 lengths.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	13	ROLLS	Maddie Raymond	Harry Grace		11	54kg		$11
	2	6	NOT USUAL GLORIOUS	Travis Doudle	John Allen	1.5L	7	57kg		$5.50EF
	3	4	SWORDS DRAWN	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	1.6L	14	57.5kg		$15
	4	9	LE BAOL (FR)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Carleen Hefel (a)	3.1L	13	54kg		$10
	5	15	GLITTER ’N’ GOLD	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	5.85L	9	54kg		$21
	6	2	THIRD REALM (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Allen	6.05L	10	60kg		$26
	7	11	IRISH BUTTERFLY (NZ)	Henry Dwyer	Ms Celine Gaudray (a)	8.8L	4	54kg		$5.50EF
	8	14	MYSTERY ISLAND (JPN)	Shane Jackson	Beau Mertens	10.05L	8	54kg		$41
	9	8	MAHAMEDEIS	Nick Ryan	Billy Egan	17.05L	3	54.5kg		$16
	10	1	MANKAYAN (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Melham	21.05L	1	60kg		$6.50
	11	17e	ESSENTIAL SKY (NZ)	John Sargent	Michael Dee	36.05L	2	54kg		$13
	12	12	EXTRA ELUSIVE (GB)	Symon Wilde	Ms Linda Meech	48.05L	6	54kg		$71
	13	7	HEART OF PUISSANCE	Maddie Raymond	Declan Bates	56.05L	5	54.5kg		$10
	14	16	BAZINI	Symon Wilde	Craig Newitt	68.05L	12	54kg		$16
		18e	FEUERMOND (GER)	Lindsey Smith	Tom Madden		0
		19e	LORD GOLDBERG	Andrew Bobbin			0
		3	AURORA’S SYMPHONY	Symon Wilde	Nash Rawiller		0
		5	CADRE DU NOIR (USA)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jordan Childs		0
		10	CABOCHE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Patrick Moloney		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Warrnambool Cup Betting Odds

The season’s top Warrnambool Cup 2023 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au will be available for punters below the week of the race.

Too Close The Sun ($2.50 in 2020) was the last favourite in Warrnambool Cup betting to salute for the punters.

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

2023 Warrnambool Cup Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 WARRNAMBOOL CUP FORM GUIDE

2023 Warrnambool Cup Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Warrnambool Cup 2023 Tips on the popular May event this season.

• To Win: #11 Irish Butterfly ($5 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Tight top-half of the Warrnambool Cup market this season and sticking with one of the best in betting. The Henry Dwyer-trained Irish Butterfly chases a third win on the trot after back-to-back 2400m wins at Sandown recently. The seven-year-old lacks a bit of Black-Type experience and faces some classy rivals, but was huge last start carrying 57kg to a four-length victory. Will be flying back down to 54kg and is at the right distance to keep the wins going.

2023 Warrnambool Cup Field

The Warrnambool Cup field attracts a strong line-up of stayers to The ‘Bool each May, many coming off lead-up runs out of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival races including the Group 2 Chairman’s Quality Handicap (2600m) run at Randwick over ‘The Championships’.

Plenty of the gallopers in the Warrnambool Cup field have contested previous editions of the race and there are also plenty of strong Victorian lead-up races to follow into the popular Listed feature including the Terang Cup (2150m) in mid-April. Too Close The Sun (2020) was the last horse to complete the Terang Cup – Warrnambool Cup double.

The Warrnambool Cup 2023 Final Field & Barriers will be announced below the week of the race.

The 2023 Warrnambool Cup final field features a class line-up of stayers led in betting by the the top-weight Mankayan from the Maher/Eustace stable coming off a fourth in the Easter Cup.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Warrnambool Cup 2023 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	12159×0334	MANKAYAN (IRE)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ben Melham	1	60kg		102
2	4x319x64x0	THIRD REALM (GB)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ben Allen	14	60kg		102
3	83807×1128	AURORA’S SYMPHONY	Symon Wilde	Nash Rawiller (late alt)	5	58.5kg		99
4	00×7522138	SWORDS DRAWN	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	18	57.5kg		97
5	051128×099	CADRE DU NOIR (USA)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Jordan Childs	19	57kg		96
6	11615×7431	NOT USUAL GLORIOUS	Travis Doudle	John Allen	10	57kg		96
7	521x2x2x96	HEART OF PUISSANCE	Maddie Raymond	Declan Bates	7	54.5kg		91
8	1439x0x095	MAHAMEDEIS	Nick Ryan	Billy Egan (late alt)	4	54.5kg		91
9	x835593x59	LE BAOL (FR)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Ms Carleen Hefel (a), (late alt)	17	54kg		85
10	4533×68719	CABOCHE (NZ)	Chris Waller	Patrick Moloney	11	54kg		81
11	56×0421411	IRISH BUTTERFLY (NZ)	Henry Dwyer	Ms Celine Gaudray (a)	6	54kg		81
12	77×7770234	EXTRA ELUSIVE (GB)	Symon Wilde	Ms Linda Meech	9	54kg		78
13	174136×513	ROLLS	Maddie Raymond	Harry Grace	15	54kg		78
14	223518×675	MYSTERY ISLAND (JPN)	Shane Jackson	Beau Mertens	12	54kg		76
15	0x7211x716	GLITTER ’N’ GOLD	Lindsey Smith	Dean Yendall	13	54kg		73
16	6311x326x2	BAZINI	Symon Wilde	Craig Newitt	16	54kg		71
17e	4115×60736	ESSENTIAL SKY (NZ)	John Sargent	Michael Dee	3	54kg		69
18e	97828×7142	FEUERMOND (GER)	Lindsey Smith	Tom Madden	8	54kg		69
19e	434×514126	LORD GOLDBERG	Andrew Bobbin		2	54kg		68

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Warrnambool Cup Nominations

Early nominations for the Warrnambool Cup in 2023 are announced a week out from the race.

Warrnambool Cup History

The Warrnambool Cup had its inaugural run in 1873, when Villiers was first past the post after a gruelling 3200m run. The race distance has changed several times over the years, and today sits at an acceptable staying distance of 2350m, less than the renowned Melbourne Cup distance of 3200m.

Warrnambool Cup Race Distance

Period	Distance
1873-78	3200m
1879	2800m
1880-88	2000m
1889-90	2400m
1891-1903	2000m
1904-2001	2200m
2002-07	2350m
2008	2360m
2009-present	2350m

The Warrnambool Cup is one of the oldest races in Victoria, with a long history of great fields and great races. One of the best displays of local pedigree, the Warrnambool Cup field has in recent years included a number of interstate horses and even some New Zealand stayers. Unlike a lot of country cup races, the Warrnambool Cup field is usually made up of genuine talent, with a number of notable horses finding their way onto the honour board.

Warrnambool Cup Results

The Warrnambool Cup winners and results going back to 1970 can be found in the table below.

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2023	Rolls	Not usual Glorious	Swords Drawn
2022	Witchachar Star	Nerve Not Verve	Constantinople
2021	Le Don De Vie	Heart Of Puissance	Moonlight Maid
2020	Too Close The Sun	Mirimar	Sin To Win
2019	Furrion	Sheezdashing	Divanation
2018	Gallic Chieftain	Yogi	Romanesque
2017	High Church	Observational	Unfurl
2016	Master Of Arts	Vilanova	Swacadelic
2015	Tall Ship	Arch Fire	Lucciola
2014	Akzar	Westsouthwest	Shoreham
2013	Banca Mo	Muirfield	Shiny Buttons
2012	Dance With Her	Domesky	Hurdy Gurdy Man
2011	TInamou	Niwot	Streaky Fella
2010	Hissing Sid	Cruyfforme	Light Vision
2009	Hissing Sid	Our Smokin Joe	Joontoo Gemini
2008	Video Star	Sooze	Action Plan
2007	Sarrera	Douro Valley	Sentire
2006	New Kid In Town	Satinspin	Forest Knight
2005	True Courser	Graduated	Pretorius
2004	Monde Special	Riley Redwing	Al Zimer
2003	Gunnamatta	Terminus Prince	The A Train
2002	Majestic Avenue	Condies Fair	Touch The Groom
2001	Samosiera	Loch Torrindon	Collins Street
2000	Majestic Avenue	Collins Street	Showsky
1999	Jamestown	Casino Heights	Flaming Roberto
1998	Asagain	Oregon Star	Kristalero
1997	Seattle Hawk	Sunny Lane	Mrs Krause
1996	Billingsford	True Identity	French Resort
1995	Grey Alex	Sondheim	Big Barron
1994	Placido	Charleston Party	Hoodlum
1993	Favoured Boy	True Symbol	Royal Snack
1992	Bundoor’s Best	Lord Zamazaan	Mystery Adventure
1991	Mantlepiece	Rough Seas	Favoured Boy
1990	Down The Pitch	Pressman’s Choice	Tropine Queen
1989	Friar’s Delight	Durham Rivers	Scarvila
1988	Dandy Andy	Tristaplane	Friar’s Delight
1987	Top Banner	All Spades	Skipton Town
1986	Mint Master	Hollinger	Jo’naree
1985	Nicholas John	Skipton Town	Jamaica Inn
1984	Gun For Fun	Hollinger	Rare Decision
1983	Palomine	Stookland	Show Bag
1982	Little Tipsy	Top Ware	Game Choice
1981	Top Ware	Sarfraz	Durham Town
1980	Sarfraz	Licence Fee	Top Ware
1979	Warri Symbol	Macluen	Off Hand
1978	Puramaka	Mondeverde	Sky Castle
1977	Puramaka	Drumshambo	Devereux
1976	Four Leaf	Puramaka	Java Rose
1975	Latin Reign	Flash Future	Haarle
1974	Scotch & Dry	Sheltara	Norfolk Gem
1973	Arctic Ant	The Sharper	Fair Future
1972	Van Winkle	Tetrabine	Piping Lane
1971 Race Not Held	–	–	–
1970	Princess Camillo	Bay Cobbler	Bojon