Ladbrokes Tip: Chris Waller trained runners often dominate the Chelmsford Stakes odds!
The latest edition of the Chelmsford Stakes took place on Saturday September 6, 2025 as a lead-up to the spring Group 1 races in Sydney and Melbourne and was won in a narrow upset by Lindermann ($11) who handed trainer Chris Waller his eighth win in the race.
2025 Chelmsford Stakes Results
The official Chelmsford Stakes 2025 Results & Finishing Order will be announced below once the race is run and won on Saturday September 6, 2025.
- 1st: #4 Lindermann
- 2nd: #5 Sir Delius
- 3rd: #3 Vauban
Chris Waller’s former Rosehill Guineas winner Lindermann ($11) returned to winning form in style posting a narrow second-up win in the 2025 Chelmsford Stakes results at Randwick defeating the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained Melbourne Cup bound imports Sir Delius and Vauban.
2025 Chelmsford Stakes Odds
The best Chelmsford Stakes 2025 betting odds and market links to the milers contesting the Group 2 spring event at Royal Randwick will be provided below as soon as released.
| 4. Lindermann (9) J: Nash Rawiller 59kg 490x0T: Chris Waller | ||
| 5. Sir Delius (10) J: Tim Clark 59kg 28x1xT: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 3. Vauban (6) J: Adam Hyeronimus 59kg x130xT: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 2. Ceolwulf (2) J: Chad Schofield 59kg 315x4T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 10. Birdman (1) J: Tommy Berry 59kg 529x2T: Chris Waller | ||
| 1. Arapaho (4) J: Rachel King 59kg 241x3T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 11. Robusto (7) J: Jason Collett 59kg x0217T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 8. Adelaide River (12) J: Dylan Gibbons 59kg 404x8T: Kris Lees | ||
| 7. Land Legend (11) J: James McDonald 59kg 768x3T: Chris Waller | ||
| 12. Full Count Felicia (3) J: Tyler Schiller 57kg 7x4x8T: Chris Waller | ||
| 9. Athabascan (8) J: Zac Lloyd 59kg 2959xT: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 6. Huetor (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy 59kg x200xT: Peter Snowden |
The Chelmsford Stakes is a Group 2 race conducted at Royal Randwick Racecourse in early September during the annual Sydney Spring Racing Carnival the day after the Listed Wyong Gold Cup (2100m) takes place on the Friday.
It is one of three Group 2 races on the card along with the Furious Stakes for three-year-old fillies and the Tramway Handicap. The other key support act on the program is the $1 million Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) for potential The Everest horses.
Offering $300,000 in total prize money the Chelmsford Stakes is run over 1600m, and the weight-for-age clash is open to gallopers aged three-years-old and over.
The race is a nice lead-up to tougher events in both Sydney and Melbourne during the spring including the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1600m) – formerly the George Main Stakes – which now runs in mid-October on The Everest Day race card.
The last horse to complete the Chelmsford Stakes – George Main Stakes (now King Charles III Stakes) double was Winx in 2017. In 2015 Kermadec ran second in the Chelmsford Stakes before winning the George Main at his next start, while stablemate Royal Descent ran third and second in the same two races respectively that year.
Chelmsford Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Weight-for-age
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1895
Chelmsford Stakes Betting
Chelmsford Stakes odds are dominated by proven Sydney milers coming off a good run in the Group 1 Winx Stakes at the same track two weeks before.
In-form horses from the stables of Chris Waller also feature prominently in Chelmsford Stakes betting as he has a strong recent record in the race with victories from the likes of two-time champion Hawkspur (2013-14), Winx (2017) and Unforgotten (2018).
Upsets are not uncommon however and the last double-figure winners were Complacent ($31 in 2015), Navajo Peak ($41 in 2023) and Lindermann ($11 in 2025).
In 2020 Waller celebrated his sixth win in nine years with Mister Sea Wolf ($5EF) becoming the latest Chelmsford Stakes favourite to salute leading an all-Waller trifecta in the event.
Waller won the Chelmsford for a seventh time in 2024 with Buckaroo who started at Chelmsford Stakes odds of $8 then secured his eighth success in 2025 with 10/1 winner Lindermann.
Chelmsford Stakes Field
The Chelmsford Stakes race field attracts a line-up of the season’s exciting milers and middle-distance weight-for-age performers.
The traditional lead-up to the race is the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) run at Randwick a fortnight earlier.
Hartnell (2016) ran second in the then Group 2 Warwick Stakes before his Chelmsford success and would continue on to finish third in the Melbourne Cup trifecta that spring. The next spring the world’s best mare did the Warwick Stakes – Chelmsford Stakes double, before in 2018 her stablemate Unforgotten improved on a lead-up sixth in the Winx Stakes to take out the Group 2.
In 2019 Samadoubt became the latest horse to complete the Winx Stakes – Chelmsford Stakes double.
Other recent Chelmsford Stakes winners to come off a Winx Stakes run include dual champion Hawkspur (7th in 2013 and 5th in 2014), Danleigh (3rd in 2012), Trusting (5th in 2011), and Theseo (5th in 2010).
In 2018 the Warwick Stakes was renamed the Winx Stakes and elevated to a Group 1 event in honour of the race’s multiple champion Winx.
It remains an excellent lead-up into the Chelmsford Stakes field having produced the 2018 winner with another Chris Waller-trained mare, Unforgotten, improving on a lead-up sixth to her star stablemate in the Group 1 to win the Chelmsford for the stable.
More recently the 2021 Chelmsford Stakes winner Think It Over improved on a lead-up Winx Stakes sixth, while in 2023 Navajo Peak ran 13th in the Winx Stakes before a massive Chelmsford upset at $41 with Think It Over third that year.
Buckaroo (8th in 2024) and Lindermann (10th in 2025) are the latest Chelmsford Stakes winners to come via a lead-up Winx Stakes run.
2025 Chelmsford Stakes Field
The official Chelmsford Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers will be announced by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week, the full list of runners to be published below.
The Chelmsford Stakes 2025 final field has drawn a class line-up of 12 spring hopefuls including a number of Melbourne Cup nominated stayers including Vauban and Sir Delius for Waterhouse & Bott.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1. Arapaho
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
5241x3 | G | 4 | 59kg | |
|
2. Ceolwulf
J: Chad Schofield
T: Joseph Pride |
5315x4 | G | 2 | 59kg | |
|
3. Vauban
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
0x130x | G | 6 | 59kg | |
|
4. Lindermann
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Chris Waller |
2490x0 | G | 9 | 59kg | |
|
5. Sir Delius
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
x28x1x | H | 10 | 59kg | |
|
6. Huetor
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Peter Snowden |
0x200x | G | 5 | 59kg | |
|
7. Land Legend
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
x768x3 | G | 11 | 59kg | |
|
8. Adelaide River
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: Kris Lees |
x404x8 | G | 12 | 59kg | |
|
9. Athabascan
J: Zac Lloyd
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
82959x | G | 8 | 59kg | |
|
10. Birdman
J: Tommy Berry
T: Chris Waller |
2529x2 | G | 1 | 59kg | |
|
11. Robusto
J: Jason Collett
T: Bjorn Baker |
2x0217 | G | 7 | 59kg | |
|
12. Full Count Felicia
J: Tyler Schiller
T: Chris Waller |
17x4x8 | M | 3 | 57kg |
2025 Chelmsford Stakes Nominations
The early Chelmsford Stakes 2025 nominations close the Monday of the race and will be announced below as soon as released.
2025 Chelmsford Stakes nominations extended until 11:00am (AEST) – 02/09/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9300×00612 | ABERLOUR (NZ) | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 83 |
| 2 | 1x90x404x8 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | 104 |
| 3 | 51x55241x3 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 9 | Bjorn Baker | 115 |
| 4 | 01x782959x | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 7 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 101 |
| 5 | x0x42529x2 | BIRDMAN (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 97 |
| 6 | 11x45315x4 | CEOLWULF (NZ) | G | 5 | Joseph Pride | 115 |
| 7 | 6x4117x4x8 | FULL COUNT FELICIA (USA) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | 110 |
| 8 | 01540x200x | HUETOR (FR) | G | 9 | Peter Snowden | 107 |
| 9 | 6138x768x3 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 106 |
| 10 | x2332490x0 | LINDERMANN | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 111 |
| 11 | 3x2121x0x4 | MOIRA (CAN) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | 112 |
| 12 | 1113x28x1x | SIR DELIUS (GB) | H | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 108 |
| 13 | 11x21642x7 | SUN ’N’ SAND | M | 4 | Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones | 90 |
| 14 | 43120x130x | VAUBAN (FR) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 114 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Chelmsford Stakes Tips
Good Chelmsford Stakes betting tips include looking at the form coming out of the Winx Stakes, runners that have good records over the mile, proven weight-for-age performers, and horses with a liking for the Randwick track.
Backing in-form Chris Waller-trained mares and any Group 1 performers dropping in grade are other top Chelmsford Stakes betting tips to take to the bookies this spring.
2025 Chelmsford Stakes Tips
Our exclusive Ladbrokes’ Chelmsford Stakes 2025 tips with the runners to back and sack in the feature race on Chelmsford Stakes Day will be detailed below following final acceptances the week of the race.
- Each Way: #1 Arapaho ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Yes, CEOLWULF (2) is the deserving favourite, but for a value Each Way play I loved the return of Bjorn Baker’s versatile Sydney Cup winner ARAPAHO (4) who I think has been underrated by bookies and punters alike again second-up. The evergreen nine-year-old showed he still had plenty of racing left in him running out of his skin in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) on a Heavy (10) track here a fortnight ago to go down just 1.8 lengths behind the Australian Racehorse of the Year Via Sistina. That’s elite form and he’ll only improve off that with another rain-affected track. The conditions turned the Winx into a bit of a stamina test and that suited. The 1600m now puts him in the frame for another great run and gate four helps. Rachel King sticks with and she knows this old guy so well. Look, he is currently winless from seven runs at a mile, but he’s showing zest and can surprise again.
Chelmsford Stakes Form Guide
The Chelmsford Stakes form guide gives punters all the information they need to place a well-informed wager on the race like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.
Over the years the Chelmsford Stakes winner has come off a Warwick Stakes – now the Winx Stakes – run more than any other lead-up race. Chris Waller has prepared more horses to finish in the Chelmsford Stakes trifecta in the past decade than any other trainer.
The Chelmsford Stakes form has stacked up in other bigger races during the Spring Carnival in Sydney in recent years.
The 2021 Chelmsford Stakes winner Think It Over ran a next-up third in the George Main Stakes trifecta before winning a host of other races that spring and the following autumn including the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) in 2022.
The Chelmsford Stakes 2022 form held with the winner Knights Order running third later that spring in Melbourne’s Caulfield Cup, while the third placed No Compromise went on to win The Metropolitan on Epsom Day at elite level.
Think It Over failed to defend his title running third in 2023 but still franked that year’s Chelmsford form with a next-up $1 million win in the new 7 Stakes race.
The 2024 Chelmsford Stakes winner Buckaroo franked the form winning Caulfield’s Group 1 Underwood Stakes at his next start. He also ran second in the Turnbull Stakes and that year’s Caulfield Cup trifecta.
2025 Chelmsford Stakes Form
A link to our detailed Chelmsford Stakes 2025 form guide and betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Chelmsford Stakes Results
Local Sydney-trained gallopers under $10 for the win have dominated the Chelmsford Stakes race results in the past 10 years.
Notable recent Chelmsford Stakes winners include Think It Over (2021), Winx (2017), Hawkspur (2013-14), Danleigh (2012), Theseo (2010), and Lonhro (2002-03).
Unforgotten (2018) was the last Chelmsford Stakes winning mare.
Buckaroo holds the current Chelmsford Stakes race record winning in 2024 in a time of 1 minute 33.76 seconds. Winx previously held the record of 1 minute 34:11 seconds in 2017.
Past Chelmsford Stakes Winners
Recent Chelmsford Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lindermann | Sir Delius | Vauban | 1:34.46 |
| 2024 | Buckaroo | Hinged | Nonconformist | 1:33.76 (R) |
| 2023 | Navajo Peak | Major Beel | Think It Over | 1:35.92 |
| 2022 | Knights Order | Numerian | No Compromise | 1:42.57 |
| 2021 | Think It Over | Riodini | Montefilia | 1:35.77 |
| 2020 | Mister Sea Wolf | Yulong Prince | Finche | 1:34.32 |
| 2019 | Samadoubt | Avilius | Girl Tuesday | 1:35.15 |
| 2018 | Unforgotten | Ace High | Libran | 1:35:1 |
| 2017 | Winx | Red Excitement | Chocante | 1:34.3 |
| 2016 | Hartnell | Grand Marshal | Storm The Stars | 1:39.1 |
| 2015 | Complacent | Kermadec | Royal Descent | 1:37.6 |
| 2014 | Hawkspur | Royal Descent | Bagman | 1:39.3 |
| 2013 | Hawkspur | Beaten Up | Lightinthenite | 1:34.7 |
| 2012 | Danleigh | Secret Admirer | Lamasery | 1:36.2 |
| 2011 | Trusting | My Kingdom Of Fife | Strike The Stars | 1:37.1 |
| 2010 | Theseo | Metal Bender | Purple | 1:39.6 |
| 2009 | O’lonhro | Miss Marielle | Triple Honour | 1:34.5 |
| 2008 | Gallant Tess | Triple Honour | Kishkat | 1:39.3 |
| 2007 | Race not run | – | – | – |
| 2006 | Eremein | Newton’s Rings | Aqua d’ Amore | 1:35.5 |
| 2005 | Nevis | Sir Dex | Natural Blitz | 1:35.7 |
| 2004 | Unearthly | So Assertive | Niello | 1:37.9 |
| 2003 | Lonhro | Platinum Scissors | Excellerator | 1:35.1 |
| 2002 | Lonhro | Platinum Scissors | Republic Lass | 1:36.3 |
| 2001 | Brave Prince | Zabeels Angel | The Man | 1:24.5 |
| 2000 | Pasta Express | Celestial Choir | Al Mansour | 1:30.3 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Chelmsford Stakes?
The 2025 Chelmsford Stakes was won by six-year-old Lonhro gelding Lindermann at $11 for the race’s now eight-time winning trainer Chris Waller with jockey Brad Rawiller aboard on 59kg from barrier 9 to win on a Good (4) by 0.16 lengths in a time of 1:34.46.
When is the Chelmsford Stakes 2025?
Saturday September 6, 2025What is the prize money for the Chelmsford Stakes 2025?
$300,000
Where is the Chelsmford Stakes 2025?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2025 Chelmsford Stakes?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android app with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
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Next up, head to the racing page and find the runner that’s right for you.
Which horse will win the 2025 Chelmsford Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Chelmsford Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors).
Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.