Ladbrokes Tip: Roman Consul Stakes runners often go on to run in the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington
The Roman Consul Stakes is a Group 2 race now held at Rosehill Gardens (moved from Royal Randwick in 2023) for sprinters in early October during the annual Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
The meeting is currently headlined by the lucrative Group 2 $2 million Hill Stakes

2022 Roman Consul Stakes winner Best Of Bordeaux. Photo: Steve Hart.
(1900m).
The $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes (1400m), Group 2 $300,000 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m), Group 3 $250,000 The Nivison (1200m) and the $500,000 Tapp-Craig (1400m) are the other key support acts on the card.
The Roman Consul Stakes race attracts classy young sprinters each spring that may go on to run in Flemington’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) during the Melbourne Cup Carnival. Recent winners of the Roman Consul Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double include Brazen Beau (2014) and Zoustar (2013).
Each season the Roman Consul Stakes winner is also exempt from ballot for the following year’s Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) held at Randwick in April during the autumn.
The latest edition of the Roman Consul Stakes took place at Rosehill Gardens on Hill Stakes Day, Saturday October 12, 2024 and was won in runaway fashion by the Chris Waller-trained Snitzel colt Switzerland ($6) in an improved run.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Results
The official Roman Consul Stakes 2024 Results & Finishing Order will be published below once the race is run and won on Saturday October 12, 2024.
- 1st: #2 Switzerland
- 2nd: #1 Coleman
- 3rd: #9 Yoshinobu
The Chris Waller-trained Snitzel colt, Switzerland ($6), enjoyed another career Group 2 success improving on his dead last fresh in the Run to the Rose to take out the 2024 Roman Consul Stakes results by over two lengths on Hill Stakes Day ahead of potential negotiations for the horse to take over from one of the current The Everest slot holders in next week’s $20 million feature.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Odds
The season’s top Roman Consul Stakes 2024 odds and links to our Sydney racing markets will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned for the best betting on the three-years-old sprint this spring.
Early market betting odds on the 2025 Roman Consul Stakes will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au.
Roman Consul Stakes Race Info
- Date: 2024
- Track: Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 1978
Roman Consul Stakes Betting
Roman Consul Stakes odds favour the in-form local Sydney sprinters in the field coming off a run in a lead-up like the prestigious Golden Rose Stakes. Proven ability over the distance and winning form at the track also help runners sit higher up the Roman Consul Stakes betting markets.
Favourites and single-figure hopefuls in the Roman Consul Stakes betting markets have an outstanding recent record in the race over the past two decades.
Cosmic Force ($2.80 in 2019) followed by Wild Ruler ($1.60 in 2020), Paulele ($1.95 in 2021) and Best Of Bordeaux ($3.40 in 2022) are the latest Roman Consul Stakes favourites to win.
Roman Consul Stakes Field
The season’s top three-year-old sprinters make-up the Roman Consul Stakes race field each spring and the line-up is dominated by local Sydney-trained runners.
Horses in the field may come via a number of earlier Sydney runs including the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes (1400m). The Golden Rose Stakes – Roman Consul Stakes double was most recently achieved by Exosphere (2015) and Zoustar (2013). Exosphere went on to run fourth in the Coolmore Stud Stakes in Melbourne behind that season’s Roman Consul Stakes third place-getter Japonisme.

2021 Roman Consul Stakes winner Paulele. Photo: Steve Hart.
The previous spring Brazen Beau (2014) completed the Roman Consul Stakes – Coolmore Stud Stakes double for the second year on the trot following Zoustar in 2013. In 2014 Delectation ran third in the Roman Consul Stakes before a second to his stablemate in the Coolmore Stud Stakes two runs later.
In 2012 the Roman Consul Stakes winner Jolie Bay ran second next start in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, as did Foxwedge in 2011. The other traditional Roman Consul Stakes lead-up run is Randwick’s Listed Heritage Stakes (1100m) run on George Main Stakes Day in September, which produced the Godolphin-raced Viridine (2017) for his win.
In 2020 Wild Ruler won the Roman Consul Stakes before a Coolmore Stud Stakes third then Group 1 Moir Stakes win the following spring to earn a slot in the 2021 The Everest field.
The 2021 Roman Consul Stakes winner Paulele ran third to Nature Strip in the following autumn’s TJ Smith Stakes results, and second in the 2022 Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup in Brisbane.
The race’s nominations close on the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday followed by the final field of acceptances and barrier draw on the Wednesday.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Field
The official Roman Consul Stakes 2024 field and barriers are released by Racing NSW the Wednesday of race week and feature a line-up of potential Group 1 runners in Melbourne later that spring.
The autumn’s Golden Slipper runner-up, Coleman, third up off two good Group 1 runs at The Valley against the older horses heads betting on Saturday’s 2024 Roman Consul Stakes final field.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Nominations
The early Roman Consul Stakes 2024 nominations are taken the Monday of race week and will be published below once released.
|
Last 10 |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Ballot |
Weight |
True Weight |
Penalty |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
1x10323x66 |
COLEMAN |
C |
3 |
Matt Laurie |
1 |
56.5kg |
|
|
100 |
2 |
8124313×45 |
ERNO’S CUBE |
F |
3 |
Ciaron Maher |
2 |
54.5kg |
|
|
91 |
3 |
1118×9 |
SWITZERLAND |
C |
3 |
Chris Waller |
3 |
56.5kg |
|
|
92 |
4 |
1245x2x53 |
KING OF ROSEAU |
C |
3 |
Peter Snowden |
4 |
56.5kg |
|
|
78 |
5 |
3x1205x9 |
PROST |
C |
3 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
5 |
56.5kg |
|
|
84 |
6 |
221×61 |
PERSPIRATION |
C |
3 |
Ciaron Maher |
6 |
56.5kg |
|
|
79 |
7 |
14×142 |
GATSBY’S |
C |
3 |
Chris Waller |
7 |
56.5kg |
|
|
81 |
8 |
210×95 |
ALTHOFF |
C |
3 |
Chris Waller |
8 |
56.5kg |
|
|
74 |
9 |
159×34 |
HIGH OCTANE |
C |
3 |
Peter Snowden |
9 |
56.5kg |
|
|
72 |
10 |
1241 |
STOLI BOLLI |
G |
3 |
Ben, Will & JD Hayes |
10 |
56.5kg |
|
|
74 |
11 |
1×3 |
IKASARA |
C |
3 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
11 |
56.5kg |
|
|
74 |
12 |
11 |
SPIRIT OF WEALTH |
F |
3 |
Michael Freedman |
12 |
54.5kg |
|
|
71 |
13 |
7×11 |
YOSHINOBU |
C |
3 |
Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
13 |
56.5kg |
|
|
66 |
14 |
16 |
SAVAGERY VIBE |
F |
3 |
Nick Ryan |
14 |
54.5kg |
|
|
63 |
15 |
54×3 |
STRAAND BEAUTY |
C |
3 |
Anthony Cummings |
15 |
56.5kg |
|
|
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Roman Consul Stakes Tips
Some Roman Consul Stakes tips include backing the odds-on favourite, checking for top four performers coming off a Golden Rose Stakes run and getting behind the proven Sydney performers.
Another useful tip in preparation for the race is that Roman Consul Stakes winners rarely salute at double-figures so backing the favourite and those under the $10 mark for the win is also a nice betting tip.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Roman Consul Stakes 2024 betting tips and Group 2 race selections will be detailed below a few days out from the race so stay tuned for the young sprinters to tip in the Coolmore Stud Stakes lead-up this spring.
- To Win: #1 Coleman ($3.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Deserving favourite still at nice odds, this son of Pierata is a colt going places if his lead-up Group 1 runs against the older horses are anything to go by. Don’t be fooled by the back-to-back sixths, both were very game and he’ll improve leaps and bounds back against the three-year-olds third-up and fit now. Fresh he was only 1.36 lengths off Mornington Glory in the Moir before his Ladbrokes Manikato run over this distance at The Valley had him three lengths off Southport Tycoon and a confirmed The Everest contender in Growing Empire (3rd). This is much easier, his Sydney form from the autumn was excellent including that heartbreak second in the Golden Slipper to Lady Of Camelot. Versatile, handles all going, ready to win.
Roman Consul Stakes Form Guide
The Roman Consul Stakes form guide features all the need-to-know information for punters like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the three-year-olds in the field.
In recent years the Roman Consul Stakes form has stacked up in tougher spring runs including Melbourne’s Coolmore Stud Stakes, a popular betting double for the season.
The 2022 Roman Consul Stakes form was franked with the winner Best Of Bordeaux finishing a next-up third in Moonee Valley’s Group 1 Manikato Stakes results.
In 2023 the Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Ozzmosis came via a lead-up third in the Sydney Group 2 franking that year’s Roman Consul Stakes form.
2024 Roman Consul Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Roman Consul Stakes 2024 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Roman Consul Stakes Results
Roman Consul Stakes race results for the race have been dominated over the past decade by Golden Rose graduates and runners under $10 in the betting markets.
Notable recent winners include Paulele (2021), Wild Ruler (2020), Exosphere (2015), Brazen Beau (2014), Zoustar (2013), Foxwedge (2011), Buffering (2010), Fastnet Rock (2004), and Exceed And Excel (2003).
Jolie Bay (2012) was the last Roman Consul Stakes winning filly.
Cosmic Force holds the current Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) race record winning in 2019 in a time of 1 minute 08:14 seconds.
Past Roman Consul Stakes Winners
Recent Roman Consul Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
2024 |
Switzerland |
Coleman |
Yoshinobu |
1:09.27 |
2023 |
King’s Gambit |
Mexico |
Ozzmosis |
1:09.1 |
2022 |
Best Of Bordeaux |
Sweet Ride |
Willinga Beast |
1:14.6 |
2021 |
Paulele |
Gleneagles |
King Of Sparta |
1:08.5 |
2020 |
Wild Ruler |
On The Lead |
Doubtland |
1:09.0 |
2019 |
Cosmic Force |
Standout |
Microphone |
1:08.1 |
2018 |
Sesar |
Sandbar |
Spin |
1:09.9 |
2017 |
Viridine |
Single Bullet |
Beau Geste |
1:10.2 |
2016 |
Russian Revolution |
Astern |
Capitalist |
1:09.0 |
2015 |
Exosphere |
Zoutenant |
Japonisme |
1:08.5 |
2014 |
Brazen Beau |
Nostradamus |
Delectation |
1:09.0 |
2013 |
Zoustar |
Barbed |
Open Book |
1:09.4 |
2012 |
Jolie Bay |
Knight Exemplar |
Your Song |
1:09.6 |
2011 |
Foxwedge |
Masthead |
Do You Think |
1:11.1 |
2010 |
Buffering |
Obsequious |
Parriwi |
1:09.0 |
2009 |
Shellscrape |
Honest Truth |
Shadow Assassin |
1:09.9 |
2008 |
Montana Flyer |
Drumbeats |
Silent But Deadly |
1:11.6 |
2007 |
Race Not Run |
– |
– |
– |
2006 |
Reigning to Win |
Gold Edition |
Mute |
1:10.7 |
2005 |
Denmarket |
Stratum |
De Beers |
1:10.5 |
2004 |
Fastnet Rock |
Charge Forward |
Star Cat |
1:09.3 |
2003 |
Exceed and Excel |
Hasna |
Ambulance |
1:09.1 |
2002 |
Snowland |
Force Apollo |
Bollinger |
1:10.6 |
2001 |
Stylish Lass |
Fair Embrace |
Mistegic |
1:04.9 |
2000 |
Kootoomootoo |
Veteran |
Zariz |
1:12.2 |
FAQ
When is the Roman Consul Stakes 2024?
Saturday October 12, 2024
What is the prize money for the Roman Consul Stakes 2024?
$300,000
Where is the Roman Consul Stakes 2024?
Rosehill Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.