Australian Turf Club – 2024 Epsom Handicap (1600m) Group 1 $1,500,000 Handicap 159th Running Race first run: Saturday, September 2, 1865; Conducted: On the Kensington circuit over 1400m (2001); 2022*: Dead-Heat for First Notable Winners: Winx (2015) Shannon (1945) Amounis (1926/1928) Gunsynd (1971) Super Impose (1990/1991) Sky High (1961) Nightmarch (1929) Chatham (1932/1933) High Caste (1940) Noholme (1959) Woorak (1915) Triton (1972) Beauford (1921) Wolaroi (1919) Shogun Lodge (2000) Hartnell (2018) Marvel (1891) Desert War (2004/2005) Longest Priced Winners: 100/1 (La Neige-1976) 66/1 (Chanteclair-1986, Citadel-1974); Shortest Priced Winners: $1.70f (Racing to Win-2006) 1/1f (Birmingham-1867) Tramway Stks winners record in the Epsom Hcp: 105 starters for 13 wins (Happy Clapper-2017, Hauraki-2016, Chanteclair-1986, Imposing-1979, High Law-1952, De La Salle-1948, Shannon-1945, Chatham-1932, Amounis-1928, Rostrum-1922, Beauford-1921, Wolaroi-1919, Melodrama-1908), 10 seconds, 8 thirds, 74 unplaced Theo Marks winners record in the Epsom Hcp: 52 starters for 6 wins (Winx-2015, Racing to Win-2006, From the Planet-1989, Ricochet-1970, Cabochon-1967, Hans-1955), 5 seconds, 8 thirds, 33 unplaced Bill Ritchie Hcp winners record in the Epsom Hcp: 31 starters for 5 wins (Rediener-2023, Top Ranked-2022 DH, Probabeel-2020, Kolding-2019, Boban-2013), 4 seconds, 22 unplaced Leading Trainers: Tommy Smith, Gai Waterhouse (7), Chris Waller, Fred Williams (5), Maurice McCarten (4), Bart Cummings, Frank McGrath, James Monaghan (3) Leading Jockeys: Donald Nicholson (5), James Barden, Glen Boss, Jim Munro, Neville Sellwood (4), Darren Beadman, Larry Cassidy, Malcolm Johnston, Des Lake, Bill Williamson (3) Year Winner Trainer Jockey No. Br. SP Wgt A/S Lead-Up Form 2004 DESERT WAR G.WATERHOUSE S.SEAMER 12 12 $6.50 50.5 4G 3rd Show County-3rd Tramway Hcp-4th Shannon Qlty 2005 DESERT WAR G.WATERHOUSE L.CASSIDY 1 7 $14 56.5 5G 7th Concorde Stk-5th Theo Marks-1st Hill Stk 2006 RACING TO WIN J.O’SHEA G.BOSS 2 5 $1.70f 57 4G 2nd Warwick Stk-1st Theo Marks-1st George Main 2007 Race Not Held 2008 THESEO G.WATERHOUSE Z.PURTON 10 18 $10 51.5 5G 5th Concorde Stk-6th Theo Marks-2nd George Main 2009 ROCK KINGDOM G.WATERHOUSE B.SHINN 8 12 $10 54 4G 2nd Theo Marks-6th George Main 2010 CAPTAIN SONADOR R.MILNE G.BOSS 12 8 $15 52 4H 1st E Fm 1200m Hcp-3rd Bill Ritchie 2011 SECRET ADMIRER G.BEGG B.AVDULLA 7 16 $9 52.5 4M 2nd Toy Show Qlty-2nd Tramway Hcp-4th Shannon Qlty 2012 FAT AL G.WATERHOUSE T.BERRY 8 6 $4.60f 52 4G 2nd Theo Marks-3rd Shannon Qlty 2013 BOBAN C.WALLER G.SCHOFIELD 10 10 $6 53 4G 1st Rhil 1300m BM90-1st Bill Ritchie 2014 HE’S YOUR MAN C.WALLER J.MOREIRA 6 10 $5.50 52.5 6H 1st Winter Challenge-3rd Premier’s Cup-1st Kingston Town 2015 WINX C.WALLER H.BOWMAN 4 12 $3.10f 57 4M 1st Theo Marks 2016 HAURAKI J.O’SHEA J.MCDONALD 2 10 $6.50 56 5G 1st Tramway Stk-2nd George Main 2017 HAPPY CLAPPER P.WEBSTER B.SHINN 1 2 $2.40f 57 7G 1st Tramway Stk-2nd George Main 2018 HARTNELL JAMES CUMMINGS H.BOWMAN 1 10 $20 57 8G 2nd Lawrence Stk-4th MV Feehan Stk 2019 KOLDING C.WALLER G.BOSS 9 12 $5.50ef 50.5 4G 5th Tramway Stk-1st Bill Ritchie 2020 PROBABEEL J.RICHARDS K.MCEVOY 11 15 $6.50 52.5 4M 2nd Show County-1st Bill Ritchie 2021 PRIVATE EYE J.PRIDE R.BAYLISS 12 7 $11 52.5 4G 1st Show County-7th Theo Marks-4th Bill Ritchie 2022* TOP RANKED A.NEASHAM H.BOWMAN 1 3 $4.60 56.5 7H 1st Bill Ritchie 2022* ELLSBERG G.A.RYAN & S.ALEXIOU B.AVDULLA 3 2 $16 56 5H 6th Theo Marks-3rd Shannon Qlty 2023 REDIENER C.WALLER K.O’HARA 17 2 $9.50 50 4G 1st Bill Ritchie formfocus.com.au
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