91 4:50pm 9 MELBOURNE 9 1400m Sportsbet Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (Group 1) (76th of Series) 1400m Of $1,000,000 and trophies of $5,000. 1st $600,000 and trophies of $5,000, 2nd $180,000, 3rd $90,000, 4th $45,000, 5th $25,000, 6th $20,000, 7th $20,000, 8th $20,000. Prizemoney contribution totalling 3.5% will be directed to jockey, equine and participant welfare prior to distribution. For Three-Years-Old and Upwards. Handicap. No allowances for apprentices. Track & Class Record: 1-21.07E Hughes (04/04/2026) [Good3] 1 117s0 Tom Kitten (14) Anthony & Sam Freedman (dwc) .............................Mark Zahra 59 2 99s31 Evaporate (NZ) (17) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dw) .................................Blake Shinn 56.5 3 7s02s Sepals (5) Cliff Brown (dwc) ............................................................. Ethan Brown 56.5 4 s30s3 War Machine (NZ) (18) Ben, Will & JD Hayes (dwc) ........................Damian Lane 56.5 5 26s30 Angel Capital (7) Chris Waller (wc) ................................................ Ben Melham 56 6 342s4 Lady Shenandoah (1) Chris Waller (d) .....................................Craig Williams 56 7 08s41 Warnie (IRE) (3) Ciaron Maher (dw) .................................................. Declan Bates 55 8 272s5 Feroce (NZ) (8) Dominic Sutton (wt) ...................................................... Billy Egan 54.5 9 5103s Von Hauke (NZ) (6) Cliff Brown (dw) ................................................Harry Coffey 54.5 10 226s7 Planet Red (10) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (w) ...................... Michael Dee 53.5 11 244s0 Sabaj (13) Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) (w) ............................... Jamie Melham 53 12 3s2s7 Yellow Jersey (FR) (16) Tony & Calvin McEvoy (w) ............Daniel Stackhouse 53 13 3517s Regal Award (4) Phillip & Tommy Stokes (dwt) ................... Lachlan Neindorf 52.5 14 s121s Sun God (GB) (2) Chris Waller (w) ..........................................................Jye McNeil 52.5 15 48s24 Persian Spirit (9) Symon Wilde (dw) ....................................Damien Thornton 52 16 60s60 Recon (12) Pat Carey & Harris Walker ......................................... Patrick Moloney 52 17e234s5 Harry’s Yacht (15) Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin (dwc) ..... Jett Stanley 52 18e11122 Tennessee Bound (11) Ciaron Maher (wt) .......................................................... 52 FORM SUMMARY LADY SHENANDOAH looks ready to add another G1 to her resume. She was terrific against the top class over 1400m fresh and maps to get a soft run here. WARNIE and ANGEL CAPITAL will be charging late. REGAL AWARD will be on pace and hard to run down. Respect TOM KITTEN. TECHFORM’S TOP 5 11 Sabaj 100 2 Evaporate 100 6 Lady Shenandoah 99 3 Sepals 98 10 Planet Red 98 SIR RUPERT CLARKE SIR RUPERT CLARKE served on the Committee of the Club for forty years, sixteen of those as Chairman. He was elected a Life Member in 1990 in recognition of his outstanding service both to the Club and the racing industry.
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