Ladbrokes Tip: Favourites have a poor recent record in the Robert Sangster Stakes
The latest edition of the Robert Sangster Stakes ran on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Morphettville Racecourse as a lead-up into The Goodwood and was claimed in a stunning boilover by the Mark Walker‑trained Geegees Mistruth at $31.
2026 Robert Sangster Stakes Results
The complete Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 race results and full finishing order will be available right here once the race is run and won on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
- #12 Geegees Mistruth
- #6 Bridal Waltz
- #2 Charm Stone
Mark Walker’s four-year-old Wordsmith mare Geegees Mistruth ($31) ran out of her skin to secure her maiden Group 1 win when ending her run of luckless performances to score a boilover in the 2026 Robert Sangster Stakes results at Morphettville. Ridden by Jodan Childs, Geegees Mistruth came from a midfield spot at the top of the straight to charge home late and narrowly deny Bridal Waltz with last year’s winner Charm Stone third in a photo thriller.
2026 Robert Sangster Stakes Odds
The autumn’s top Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 odds will be available here once markets on the Group 1 Adelaide Carnival sprint classic are out followed by the official Robert Sangster Stakes finishing order after the event, so, stay tuned.
| 12. Geegees Mistruth (5) J: Jordan Childs 56.5kg x3072T: Mark Walker | ||
| 6. Bridal Waltz (8) J: Ben Melham 56.5kg 23×17T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 2. Charm Stone (12) J: Mark Zahra 56.5kg x16x4T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 7. Flying For Fun (9) J: Zac Lloyd 56.5kg 71×19T: Bryce Heys | ||
| 17. Point Barrow (13) J: Daniel Stackhouse 54.5kg 11×51T: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 3. Generosity (1) J: James McDonald 56.5kg 37×15T: Chris Waller | ||
| 16. My Gladiola (6) J: Jamie Mott 54.5kg 3×204T: John Mcardle | ||
| 5. Super Smink (7) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg 105×1T: Daniel Morton | ||
| 14. Bossy Benita (10) J: Billy Egan 56.5kg x3146T: Michael Mehegan | ||
| 4. Benedetta (3) J: Jamie Melham 56.5kg 8×368T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 11. Ameena (4) J: Todd Pannell 56.5kg 5580xT: Anthony & Sam Freedman | ||
| 9. Stretan Angel (2) J: Lachlan Neindorf 56.5kg 190×3T: Phillip Stokes | ||
| 1. Skybird (11) J: John Allen 56.5kg 69×53T: Mitchell Freedman |
Robert Sangster Stakes Tips
Robert Sangster Stakes tips favour the three and four-year-olds in the field as they have a remarkable record in the Adelaide Group 1 feature.
Interstate fillies and mares with good lead-up form in earlier autumn Group 1 races also make excellent Robert Sangster Stakes tips with the visitors beating the locals more often than not in the past decade or so.
Wide barrier draws have been a non-issue in the race with 14 of the Robert Sangster Stakes winners from 2007 – 2026 getting the job done from a double-digit gate.
With the top fancies in betting having a poor recent record, laying the Robert Sangster Stakes favourite can be another good tip.
2026 Robert Sangster Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 betting tips on the fillies and mares to back and sack in the lucrative Adelaide Group 1 sprint will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page.
| 17. Point Barrow (13) J: Daniel Stackhouse 54.5kg 11×51T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
| 1. Skybird (11) J: John Allen 56.5kg 69×53T: Mitchell Freedman |
| 5. Super Smink (7) J: Craig Williams 56.5kg 105×1T: Daniel Morton |
The Robert Sangster Stakes is one of the major Group 1 South Australian races held at Morphettville Racecourse during the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival.
Held on the same day as the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) on a Saturday in late April or early May, the Robert Sangster Stakes is a sprint feature conducted over 1200m.
It is open only to fillies and mares and is run under weight-for-age conditions with four-year-old mares dominating the Robert Sangster Stakes results over the past 30 years.
The key support races on the Robert Sangster Stakes Day card are the Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m), Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes – formerly the Euclase Stakes – (1200m) and the Group 3 DC McKay Stakes (1100m) for The Goodwood-bound sprinters.
The race currently offers $1 million in prize money as of 2024 and is contested by female gallopers coming out of a host of different lead-up races, the field attracting plenty of interstate hopefuls. From 2006 onwards it has been the sole 1200m Group 1 race for fillies and mares.
The Robert Sangster Stakes serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) at the same track and distance a fortnight later and Black Caviar (2012) and Platelet (2013) completed the double on back-to-back years.
The 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked with the third placed Benedetta going on to win that year’s The Galaxy while the Robert Sangster winner Climbing Star ran third in The Goodwood trifecta.
Robert Sangster Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
- Track: Morphettville Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Weight-for-age
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $1 million
- First Run: 1983
Robert Sangster Stakes Betting
Robert Sangster Stakes betting markets are rarely led by the older mares as three and four-year-olds have dominated over the past three decades.
From 2004 – 2026 seven three-year-old fillies took out the classic including Ruthless Dame (2023), Instant Celebrity (2021) and Shoals (2018).
From 2008 – 2010 all but seven of the Robert Sangster Stakes winners were four-year-old mares.
Charm Stone (2025) and Geegees Mistruth (2026) were the latest four-year-old Robert Sangster Stakes winners.
Robert Sangster Stakes odds traditionally favour fillies and mares with proven Group 1 sprint form earlier in the autumn coming out of races including Melbourne’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap or Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
Favourites have a poor recent record in the race with just two getting the job done for the punters since 2007, most recently Peter Moody’s undefeated superstar Black Caviar (2012).
There was a notable upset in 2020 with Bella Vella saluting at Robert Sangster Stakes odds of 40/1.
Snapdancer also scored an upset in 2022 winning at a price of $17 in Robert Sangster betting, while in 2023 the filly Ruthless Dame also paid double figures of $14 for her victory.
Another double-figure runner saluted in the 2024 Robert Sangster Stakes with the local Phillip Stokes-trained Climbing Star stealing the show as a $26 pop, while in 2025 Charm Stone won the race fresh as an $11 chance in the markets.
In 2026, the Robert Sangster delivered another double‑figure shock, with Geegees Mistruth storming home at $31.
Robert Sangster Stakes Field
The Robert Sangster Stakes race field is made up each season by fillies and mares from right around Australia coming via many different lead-up races.
The traditional lead-up is the Group 3 RN Irwin Stakes (1100m), another weight-for-age sprint held at Morphettville Racecourse a fortnight earlier. The last mare to win the RN Irwin Stakes – Robert Sangster Stakes double was the Gai Waterhouse-trained Driefontein (2014).
In 2024 Climbing Star improved on a second in the RN Irwin to win the Robert Sangster, while the RN Irwin winner that year Benedetta finished third in the Group 1.
Plenty of interstate talent features in the Robert Sangster Stakes field each year and visiting mares from outside of Adelaide boast an excellent record in the race.
Since 1983 no less than 10 horses have lined up in the Robert Sangster Stakes field. The race attracted a record 20 starters in 2016 when Precious Gem scored an upset as a $21 roughie in betting becoming the first six-year-old Robert Sangster Stakes winner in over 30 years.
There was also a capacity 20 starters in the 2017 edition when Secret Agenda won as a $15 shot for the race’s now four-time winning trainer Mick Price. Robert Sangster Stakes nominations close the week before the race with the field out on the Tuesday along with the barrier draw.
Following a run in the Robert Sangster Stakes field runners may choose to drop in grade for a start over the same track and distance a fortnight later in the Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes (1200m).
2026 Robert Sangster Stakes Field
The official Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 final field and barriers are released the Tuesday before the race and will be announced in full below.
The Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 final field features 17 classy fillies and mares led in betting by the widely drawn Anthony & Sam Freedman trained three-year-old Point Barrow coming off a lead-up win in Caulfield’s Group 3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes and the rails-drawn Generosity for the star trainer / jockey combo of Waller and J-Mac.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Skybird
J: John Allen
T: Mitchell Freedman |
x69x53 | M | 11 | 56.5kg | |
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2. Charm Stone
J: Mark Zahra
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
0x16x4 | M | 12 | 56.5kg | |
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3. Generosity
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
937x15 | M | 1 | 56.5kg | |
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4. Benedetta
J: Jamie Melham
T: Ciaron Maher |
58x368 | M | 3 | 56.5kg | |
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5. Super Smink
J: Craig Williams
T: Daniel Morton |
3105x1 | M | 7 | 56.5kg | |
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6. Bridal Waltz
J: Ben Melham
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
x23x17 | M | 8 | 56.5kg | |
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7. Flying For Fun
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Bryce Heys |
271x19 | M | 9 | 56.5kg | |
| 8. Aviatress (17) Scratched: | |||||
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9. Stretan Angel
J: Lachlan Neindorf
T: Phillip Stokes |
0190x3 | M | 2 | 56.5kg | |
| 10. She's Bulletproof (14) Scratched: | |||||
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11. Ameena
J: Todd Pannell
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
x5580x | M | 4 | 56.5kg | |
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12. Geegees Mistruth
J: Jordan Childs
T: Mark Walker |
2x3072 | M | 5 | 56.5kg | |
| 13. Ahha Ahha (7) Scratched: | |||||
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14. Bossy Benita
J: Billy Egan
T: Michael Mehegan |
0x3146 | M | 10 | 56.5kg | |
| 15. Soft Love (2) Scratched: | |||||
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16. My Gladiola
J: Jamie Mott
T: John Mcardle |
23x204 | F | 6 | 54.5kg | |
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17. Point Barrow
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Anthony & Sam Freedman |
311x51 | F | 13 | 54.5kg | |
2026 Robert Sangster Stakes Nominations
The early Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 nominations are released on a Thursday just over a week out from the event and will be published below once announced.
The 2026 Robert Sangster Stakes nominations close on Thursday the 16th of April 2026.
The Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 nominations attracted 33 fillies and mares led in all-in betting by Anthony & Sam Freedman’s last start Group 3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes winning filly Point Barrow, Group 1 Manikato Stakes champ from the spring Charm Stone who ran fourth fresh in the William Reid and Chris Waller’s recent Group 2 Challenge Stakes winner Generosity.
Robert Sangster Stakes Form Guide
The Robert Sangster Stakes form guide provides all the crucial field information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the hopefuls.
Mick Price is now the most successful trainer in the race with five winners, most recently Secret Agenda (2017) who also ran a brave second to Shoals in the 2018 edition followed by Charm Stone (2025) who he trained in partnership with Michael Kent Jnr.
Four-year-olds have the best record in the race.
Wider barrier draws are dominant in the Robert Sangster Stakes history and form guide, however since 1983 with five winners gate nine is the most successful – most recently Response (2011).
The form out of the 2022 Robert Sangster was franked with the winning mare Snapdancer running second at her next start in Brisbane’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) before a spring return in Melbourne taking out the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
The 2023 Robert Sangster Stakes form was franked in The Goodwood with Another Award running second in both events, while Zapateo finished third in both sprints. Zapateo also returned in the autumn of 2024 to win Sydney’s Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m).
Charm Stone franked the 2025 Robert Sangster form in style, returning that spring to claim the Group 1 Manikato Stakes at The Valley.
Robert Sangster Stakes Form Facts
- Four-year-old mares have dominated the Robert Sangster Stakes in the past 30 years including 10 wins from 2008 – 2026, most recently Charm Stone (2025) and Geegees Mistruth (2026).
- Just two favourites in Robert Sangster Stakes betting have saluted since 2007.
- Plenty of Robert Sangster Stakes winners have jumped from a double-digit barrier including Shoals (15 of 17 in 2018), Spright (13 of 13 in 2019), Bella Vella (11 of 16 in 2020), Snapdancer (15 of 15 in 2021), Ruthless Dame (12 of 14 in 2023), Climbing Star (14 of 14 in 2024), and Charm Stone (11 in 2025).
- More winners have come off a Melbourne lead-up run than an Adelaide start leading into the race.
2026 Robert Sangster Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Robert Sangster Stakes 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 ROBERT SANGSTER STAKES FORM GUIDE
Past Robert Sangster Stakes Results
Interstate raiders along with three-year-old fillies and four-year-old mares have dominated the Robert Sangster Stakes race results over the years.
Black Caviar (1/20 in 2012) was the last favourite to take it out with plenty of double-digit winners in that time including Geegees Mistruth ($31 in 2026), Charm Stone ($11 in 2025), Climbing Star ($26 in 2024), Snapdancer ($17 in 2021), Bella Vella ($41 in 2020), Precious Gem ($21 in 2016), Rostova ($21 in 2010), and Juste Momente ($21 in 2008).
Along with Black Caviar the other most notable recent Robert Sangster Stakes winners include Shoals (2018), Miracles Of Life (2015), Alinghi (2005), Our Egyptian Raine (2003), and Dantelah (1999).
Recent Robert Sangster Stakes Winners
Recent Robert Sangster Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Geegees Mistruth | Bridal Waltz | Charm Stone | 1:10.03 |
| 2025 | Charm Stone | Ameena | Commemorative | 1:09.10 |
| 2024 | Climbing Star | Learning To Fly | Benedetta | 1:09.75 |
| 2023 | Ruthless Dame | Another Award | Zapateo | 1:09.8 |
| 2022 | Snapdancer | Away Game | September Run | 1:10.1 |
| 2021 | Instant Celebrity | Subpoenaed | Rubisaki | 1:09.6 |
| 2020 | Bella Vella | Lyre | Bam’s On Fire | 1:11.0 |
| 2019 | Spright | Cool Passion | Bella Martini | 1:09.2 |
| 2018 | Shoals | Secret Agenda | Mica Lil | 1:09.1 |
| 2017 | Secret Agenda | Viddora | I Am A Star | 1:09.1 |
| 2016 | Precious Gem | Sheidel | I Love It | 1:09.4 |
| 2015 | Miracles Of Life | Gregers | I Love It | 1:09.7 |
| 2014 | Driefontein | Platelet | Gregers | 1:09.2 |
| 2013 | Platelet | Angelic Light | Yosei | 1:11.0 |
| 2012 | Black Caviar | Sistine Angel | Power Princess | 1:10.6 |
| 2011 | Response | Beaded | Miss Octopussy | 1:09.0 |
| 2010 | Rostova | Velocitea | Sister Madly | 1:09.4 |
| 2009 | Bel Mer | Hidden Energy | Impressive Eagle | 1:09.5 |
| 2008 | Juste Momente | Zipanese | Serious Speed | 1:09.7 |
| 2007 | Universal Queen | Media | Flying Object | 1:08.3 |
| 2006 | Ellicorsam | Social Glow | Truly Wicked | 1:09.7 |
| 2005 | Alinghi | Glamour Puss | Solar Antiquity | 1:08.7 |
| 2004 | French Bid | Fly For Me | Social Glow | 1:09.0 |
| 2003 | Our Egyptian Raine | Brief Embrace | Dama De Noche | 1:08.7 |
| 2002 | Suzy Grey | Regal Kiss | Lady Belvedere | 1:13.2 |
| 2001 | Umaline | Fayrouz | Crixia | 1:08.1 |
| 2000 | Rain Dance Lady | Tapalinga | Daninkling | 1:09.1 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Robert Sangster Stakes?
The 2026 Robert Sangster Stakes was won by four-year-old Wordsmith mare Geegees Mistruth at $31 for trainer Mark Walker with jockey Jordan Childs aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 5 to win by 0.03 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:10.03.
Who won the 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes?
The 2025 Robert Sangster Stakes was won by four-year-old I Am Invincible mare Charm Stone at $11 for trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr with jockey Mark Zahara aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 11 to win by 0.37 lengths in a time of 1:09.10.
When is the Robert Sangster Stakes 2026?
Saturday, April 25, 2026What is the prize money for the Robert Sangster Stakes 2026?
$1,000,000
Where is the Robert Sangster Stakes 2026?
Morphettville Racecourse, 79 Morphett Road. Morphettville SA 5043
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Which horse will win the 2026 Robert Sangster Stakes?
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