Ladbrokes Tip: The Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes is a nice lead-up for Cox Plate types each spring
The latest edition of the Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes took place on Friday September 26, 2025 as part of the Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes Night card at The Valley and saw Ciaron Maher’s front-running queen Pride Of Jenni ($3.60) return to racing with a bang going back-to-back in the event.
2025 John F Feehan Stakes Results
Stay tuned for the official 2025 Feehan Stakes results and finishing order and to see what horses might be on the Ladbrokes Cox Plate path this spring!
- 1st: #5 Pride Of Jenni
- 2nd: #6 Treasurethe Moment
- 3rd: #2 Attrition
Ciaron Maher’s briefly retired, front-running queen Pride Of Jenni ($3.60) made a brilliant return to racing leading all-the-way when reuniting with jockey Declan Bates for an impressive successful title defence in the 2025 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes results at The Valley on Manikato Stakes Night.
2025 John F. Feehan Stakes Odds
The season’s top John F. Feehan Stakes 2025 odds will be provided below as soon as betting on the Cox Plate lead-up opens.
| 5. Pride Of Jenni (2) J: Declan Bates 57kg 1910xT: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 6. Treasurethe Moment (1) J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg 111x1T: Matt Laurie | ||
| 2. Attrition (6) J: Beau Mertens 59kg 28x93T: Mitchell Freedman | ||
| 1. Tom Kitten (5) J: Ben Melham 59kg 573x5T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 4. Flying Valley (4) J: Jamie Mott 59kg x4211T: Julius Sandhu | ||
| 3. Alenquer (3) J: Blake Shinn 59kg 0590xT: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
John F. Feehan Stakes Tips
Sticking with horses under $10 for the win with experience in Group 1 company, proven form at Moonee Valley Racecourse and that have ability in weight-for-age races are good Feehan Stakes tips.
Looking at runners that finished in the top four in the Memsie Stakes and that contested the previous year’s race are also helpful tips when it comes to Place and Exotic bets on the Group 2 feature.
2025 Feehan Stakes Tips
Our insider John F. Feehan Stakes 2025 best bet will be published below the week of the race so stay tuned.
To Win: No. 6 Treasurethe Moment
TREASURETHE MOMENT (1) returns to the Feehan Stakes after a minor colic setback, and there’s no concern from the camp as she resumes her dominant run as a short-priced favourite. The four-year-old daughter of Alabama Express, trained by Matt Laurie, has won her last nine starts with dazzling versatility and class, and while this marks her first outing at The Valley, she’s earned every bit of her quote. Her fresh win in the Memsie Stakes was emphatic—putting a gap on Mr Brightside, who then claimed the Makybe Diva for a third time—and she’ll only improve stepping up in trip. Already two-from-two at the mile, she drops in grade, draws perfectly on the rails, and with Mark Zahra taking over, she’s poised to stalk the speed and pounce late. Expect fireworks—she’s the one to beat.
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6. Treasurethe Moment (1)
J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg
111×1T: Matt Laurie
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The Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes – now known as the John F. Feehan Stakes and previously as the Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes due to sponsorship – is a Group 2 race held in September at Moonee Valley Racecourse during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.
In 2024 the Feehan Stakes date moved to late September running under the lights on Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes Night.
A mile clash contested over 1600m under weight-for-age conditions, the race ran as the John F Fehan Stakes from 1984 – 2004 and has reverted back to its original name.
The John Feehan Stakes offers a total of $500,000 in prize money having had its stakes doubled in 2021 and currently runs on the same program as the Group 1 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m), Group 2 Stutt Stakes (1600m), Group 2 Stocks Stakes (1600m), and the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m).
It is a nice spring starting point for gallopers targeting Australasia’s weight-for-age championship, the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) back at Moonee Valley in late October.
The last winner to go on and take out the Cox Plate was El Segundo (2007).
Dual Cox Plate winners Fields Of Omagh (2002), Northerly (2001) and the mighty New Zealand-trained mare Sunline (2000) also all have their name on the John F. Feehan Stakes winners’ list.
The John F. Feehan Stakes previously served as a key lead-up into the Group 1 Underwood Stakes (1800m) held at Caulfield before being moved in 2024. Homesman (2nd in 2018) was the last Underwood Stakes winner to come out of the John F. Feehan Stakes, a race he won the following year (2019) before a second in the Underwood.
In 2020 dual Cox Plate placegetter Humidor made a stunning return in his first run for Chris Waller to win the John F. Feehan Stakes before a next-up Underwood Stakes second and third in that year’s Caulfield Stakes results.
Pride Of Jenni (2024 & 2025) became history’s sixth dual Feehan Stakes champion.
John F. Feehan Stakes Race Facts
- Date: Friday September 26, 2025
- Track: Moonee Valley Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Weight-for-age
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 1948
John F. Feehan Stakes Betting
John F. Feehan Stakes betting odds are led by proven weight-for-age performers racing first or second-up in the mile showdown who have good records when fresh.
Previous experience at the tight Moonee Valley circuit and runners that have a strong record over 1600m – 2000m also feature highly up the Feehan Stakes betting markets each spring.
Single-figure hopefuls have a strong record in the event including the recent wins by Homesman ($5 in 2019), Superstorm ($6 in 2021), and Pinstriped ($8 in 2023).
There was a notable upset in 2020 however when two-time Cox Plate placegetter Humidor won the event at Feehan Stakes odds of 17/1.
Mr Brightside ($1.65 in 2022) and Pride Of Jenni ($1.90 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Feehan Stakes betting to salute for the punters.
Pride Of Jenni returned to win again in 2025 at $3.60 defeating the beaten favourite Treasurethe Moment ($1.50).
John F. Feehan Stakes Field
The John F. Feehan Stakes race field features a classy line-up of weight-for-age, Cox Plate hopes.
Many are kicking off their spring campaigns in the mile clash and are heading towards tougher spring assignments including the Cox Plate.
One lead-up into the race is the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) run at Caulfield in mid-August. Mr Brightside (2022) was the last horse to complete the PB Lawrence Stakes – Feehan Stakes double.
Pinstriped (2nd in 2023) meanwhile was the last Feehan Stakes winner to come off a run in the PB Lawrence Stakes which was won that year by the previous season’s Feehan champ Mr Brightside.
Another possible lead-up run into the Group 2 is the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in late August, a race the 2013 Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes winner Fiorente ran sixth in first-up. Fiorente went on to place third in that year’s Cox Plate before his victory in the iconic Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on the first Tuesday of November.
2025 John F. Feehan Stakes Field
The official John F. Feehan Stakes 2025 Field & Barriers are released the Wednesday leading-up to The Valley feature, the full line-up to be published below.
The 2025 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes final field features a diminutive but class line-up of just six Cox Plate bound gallopers including Matt Laurie’s Memsie Stakes winning mare Treasurethe Moment chasing her 10th win on the trot and last year’s champion Pride Of Jenni racing first-up for Ciaron Maher.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Tom Kitten
J: Ben Melham
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
1573x5 | G | 5 | 59kg | |
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2. Attrition
J: Beau Mertens
T: Mitchell Freedman |
828x93 | H | 6 | 59kg | |
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3. Alenquer
J: Blake Shinn
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes |
x0590x | G | 3 | 59kg | |
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4. Flying Valley
J: Jamie Mott
T: Julius Sandhu |
4x4211 | G | 4 | 59kg | |
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5. Pride Of Jenni
J: Declan Bates
T: Ciaron Maher |
x1910x | M | 2 | 57kg | |
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6. Treasurethe Moment
J: Mark Zahra
T: Matt Laurie |
1111x1 | M | 1 | 56.5kg |
2025 John F. Feehan Stakes Nominations
The early John F. Feehan Stakes 2025 Nominations are out on the Monday of race week and will be announced in full below.
2025 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes nominations extended until 10:00AM (AEST) – 23/09/2025
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 9x00x0590x | ALENQUER (FR) | G | 8 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 105 |
| 2 | 140x828x93 | ATTRITION | H | 6 | Mitchell Freedman | 110 |
| 3 | 1x8x4x4211 | FLYING VALLEY | G | 5 | Julius Sandhu | 76 |
| 4 | 49121217×6 | MARBLE ARCH (NZ) | M | 6 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | 105 |
| 5 | 1280x1910x | PRIDE OF JENNI | M | 8 | Ciaron Maher | 119 |
| 6 | 43x21573x5 | TOM KITTEN | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | 115 |
| 7 | 111x1111x1 | TREASURETHE MOMENT | M | 4 | Matt Laurie | 115 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Feehan Stakes Form Guide
The Feehan Stakes form guide features all the crucial information for punters including saddlecloth numbers, jockeys, trainers, barriers and the lead-up runs of the horses in the field. The John F. Feehan Stakes form has held up in many Group 1 spring races in recent years including the Cox Plate.
In 2013 Fiorente won the race before a third in the Cox Plate. Other winners to finish third in the Cox Plate in the same season include Rekindled Interest (2011) and Whobegotyou (2010).
The 2021 John F Feehan Stakes form was franked with the winner Superstorm running third in both the Underwood Stakes and Toorak Handicap before winning the Cantala Stakes – now known as the Champions Mile – that spring.
The 2022 Feehan Stakes winner Mr Brightside would go on to win the following year’s then $5 million The All-Star Mile in Melbourne before taking out Sydney’s Group 1 Doncaster Mile for the second time.
In 2023 the Feehan Stakes runner-up, Attrition, went on to take out the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) two starts later franking the form.
The 2024 Feehan Stakes proved to be a key form guide for later Group 1 races. The winner, Pride Of Jenni, went on to run a strong second in Sydney’s $5 million King Charles III Stakes. The runner-up, Mr Brightside, also had a successful campaign, which included a victory in the Group 1 Champions Mile. Further validating the race’s quality, the third-place finisher Antino traveled to Brisbane the following winter to claim the Group 1 Doomben Cup.
2025 Feehan Stakes Form Guide
A link to our detailed John F. Feehan Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Dato Tan Chin Nam / Feehan Stakes Results
Horses under $10 for the win have dominated the John F. Feehan Stakes race results of the past decade.
Notable winners of the Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes – now the Feehan Stakes – include Pride Of Jenni (2024 & 2025), Mr Brightside (2022), dual Cox Plate placegetter Humidor (2020), The Cleaner (2014-15), Fiorente (2013), Whobegotyou (2009-10), and El Segundo (2007).
Pride Of Jenni (2024 & 2025) was the last Feehan Stakes winning mare and the first since Bonneval (2017).
Past Dato’ Tan Chin Nam / Feehan Stakes Winners
Recent John F. Feehan Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Time |
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| 2025 | Pride Of Jenni | Treasurethe Moment | Attrition | 1:35.88 |
| 2024 | Pride Of Jenni | Mr Brightside | Antino | 1:34.67 |
| 2023 | Pinstriped | Attrition | Tuvalu | 1:34.79 |
| 2022 | Mr Brightside | Inspirational Girl | Spanish Mission | 1:39.18 |
| 2021 | Superstorm | Elephant | The Chosen One | 1:38.75 |
| 2020 | Humidor | Surprise Baby | Harbour Views | 1:36.18 |
| 2019 | Homesman | Mahamedeis | Best Of Days | 1:37.04 |
| 2018 | Magic Consol | Homesman | Night’s Watch | 1:36.5 |
| 2017 | Bonneval | Abbey Marie | Rhythm To Spare | 1:37.3 |
| 2016 | Awesome Rock | Real Love | Set Square | 1:37.0 |
| 2015 | The Cleaner | Bagman | Dibayani | 1:36.3 |
| 2014 | The Cleaner | Mourinho | Foreteller | 1:35.9 |
| 2013 | Fiorente | Spacecraft | Lidari | 1:37.2 |
| 2012 | Happy Trails | Green Moon | Rekindled Interest | 1:35.5 |
| 2011 | Rekindled Interest | Alcopop | Whobegotyou | 1:37.6 |
| 2010 | Whobegotyou | Typhoon Tracy | Shoot Out | 1:39.6 |
| 2009 | Whobegotyou | Mic Mac | Jolie’s Shinju | 1:37.3 |
| 2008 | Guillotine | Casual Pass | Tears I Cry | 1:35.9 |
| 2007 | El Segundo | Haradasun | Cinque Cento | 1:36.2 |
| 2006 | Lad Of The Manor | Apache Cat | Spinney | 1:35.8 |
| 2005 | Lad Of The Manor | Makybe Diva | Fields of Omagh | 1:37.6 |
| 2004 | Delzao | Makybe Diva | Studebaker | 1:42.5 |
| 2003 | Natural Blitz | Vocabulary | De Gaulle Lane | 1:36.7 |
| 2002 | Fields Of Omagh | Magical Miss | Le Zagaletta | 1:40.4 |
| 2001 | Northerly | Sunline | Sir Clive | 1:37.1 |
| 2000 | Sunline | Le Zagaletta | Citra’s Prince | 1:37.9 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Ladbrokes Feehan Stakes?
The 2025 Feehan Stakes was won by the defending champion, eight-year-old Pride Of Dubai mare Pride Of Jenni, at $3.60 for trainer Ciaron Maher with jockey Declan Bates aboard on 57kg from barrier 2 to win by 1.75 lengths on a Good (3) track in a time of 1:35.88.
When is the Feehan Stakes 2025?
Friday September 26, 2025What is the prize money for the Feehan Stakes 2025?
$500,000
Where is the Feehan Stakes 2025?
Moonee Valley Racecourse, Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039.
How do I bet on the 2025 John F. Feehan 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!
Once you’ve created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods.
Next up, head to the racing page and find the runner that’s right for you.
Which horse will win the 2025 John F. Feehan Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the John F. Feehan 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.