Rough Habit Plate

Ladbrokes Tip: The Rough Habit Plate is a key lead-up into the Queensland Derby each winter

The latest edition of the Rough Habit Plate ran on Saturday, May 16, 2026 as part of the Doomben 10,000 Day race card in Brisbane and was won in a brilliant front-running display by the Chris Waller-trained Kilman ($26).

2026 Rough Habit Plate Results

The official Rough Habit Plate 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be provided below once the race takes place at Doomben Racecourse on 2026.

Chris Waller’s progressive Super Seth gelding Kilman ($26) posted an impressive all-the-way upset to lead from barrier to box and score boilover in the 2026 Rough Habit Plate results. Jockey Ryan Maloney produced a perfectly measured front‑running steer to lift Kilman to victory, snapping a year‑long drought and delivering the three-year-old just the second win of his career. Kilman improved on a lead-up fourth in the Queensland Guineas to beat Beauty Swift by over a length with Providence in third. The youngster has subsequently firmed in from $26 to $15 in futures Queensland Derby betting.

2026 Rough Habit Plate Odds

The Rough Habit Plate 2026 odds on the Queensland Derby-bound three-year-old winter gallopers will be provided below the week of the race so stay tuned for access to the best Brisbane racing markets followed by the official Rough Habit Plate finishing order after the event.

Rough Habit Plate Tips

Rough Habit Plate tips include looking for three-year-olds with previous Group winning form over the 1800m in either Sydney or Brisbane and for the stand-out young stayers of the season in the mix.

Locals have a strong record in the race, but Sydney trainer Chris Waller has also dominated the recent Rough Habit results preparing six winners since 2012 most recently the New Zealand import Special Swey (2023), 60/1 outsider Imperialist (2025) and another upset hope in Kilman ($26 in 2026).

2026 Rough Habit Plate Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Rough Habit Plate 2026 betting tips and Brisbane racing selections on the Group 3 event will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the three-year-olds to back and sack in the early winter feature.

The Rough Habit Plate is a Group 3 race for three-year-olds held on a Saturday in mid-May at Doomben Racecourse on Doomben 10,000 Day during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival. Offering an increased $250,000 in total prize money as of 2021, the 2000m showdown for young staying types is run at set weights and is a traditional lead-up to the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) over the mile and a half at Eagle Farm.

The feature race at the meeting is the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m), with the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic for two-year-olds and the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate for three-year-olds the major support acts on the Doomben card.

The 2020 Rough Habit Plate took place over 2200m at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day offering a reduced $175,000 with no Group 1 Queensland Derby scheduled for the carnival due to COVID-19.

The three-year-olds racing in the Rough Habit Plate are usually eyeing a Queensland Derby run over further and Dark Dream (2018) was the last horse to do the double and the seventh since the Rough Habit was first contested in 1993.

In 2022 the Rough Habit Plate ran at Eagle Farm Racecourse over 2143m.

Rough Habit Plate Race Info

• Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
• Track: Doomben Racecourse
• Distance: 2000m
• Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000 
• First Run: 1993

Rough Habit Plate Betting

Rough Habit Plate betting odds are usually led by three-year-olds with proven ability in Group class races. Sydney raiders with Group winning form or that were Group 1 performed during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival before coming to Queensland often feature high up the Rough Habit Plate betting markets.

Rough Habit Plate betting usually favours proven young stayers with winning form over at least 1,800m or even previous 2400m performers who are down in distance at the 2000m.

Ballistic Boy ($2.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Rough Habit Plate betting to get the job done.

The biggest recent upset was in 2021 with $71 outsider Criminal Defence won.

There was another notable upset in 2023 with Special Swey saluting for Chris Waller first-up down under at Rough Habit Plate odds of $26, again in 2025 with another Waller outsider Imperialist at $61 and in 2026 with yet another Waller-trained champ in Kilman ($26).

Rough Habit Plate Field

The Rough Habit Plate race field attracts the winter’s best three-year-old hopefuls from both local Brisbane stables and interstate. The bulk of the Rough Habit Plate field continue onto the Queensland Derby field run two weeks later at Eagle Farm.

Youngsters in the Rough Habit Plate field often come off a run in the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1800m) run in Brisbane during late April.

Belmonte (2006) is the last horse to complete the Gunsynd Classic – Rough Habit Plate double.

The Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) over the mile at Eagle Farm in late April is another key lead-up race into the Rough Habit Plate field each season. Dark Destroyer (2nd in 2022), Imperialist (9th in 2025) and Kilman (4th in 2026) are the latest Queensland Guineas graduates to back-up and win the Rough Habit Plate.

Rough Habit Plate nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday.

2026 Rough Habit Plate Field

The official Rough Habit Plate 2026 Final Field & Barrier Draw will be published below on the Wednesday leading up to Doomben 10,000 Day so check back to see the three-year-olds that make the line-up.

The 2026 Rough Habit Plate field features a capacity line-up of potential Queensland Derby hopes including Chris Waller’s Frank Packer Plate runner-up Providence to be ridden by James McDonald, the stable’s Queensland Guineas fourth placed Kilman drawn wide out and the in-form Ciaron Maher-trained Accident Bid chasing a hat-trick.

Doomben R9 - Hkjc World Pool Rough Habit Plate (G3)

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	Entrant	Last 6	Sex	Barrier	Weight
	1. One Step Closer J: Mark Zahra T: Tom Charlton	4x0346	G	6	57kg
	2. Providence J: James McDonald T: Chris Waller	5x1772	C	8	57kg
	3. Kilman J: Ryan Maloney T: Chris Waller	8x4424	G	16	57kg
	4. Tambeloa J: Cejay Graham T: Kristen Buchanan	3330x8	C	15	57kg
	5. Southern Prince J: Mark Du Plessis T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	115x36	G	3	57kg
	6. O'Sheamus J: Zac Purton T: Tom Charlton	9x5584	G	12	57kg
	7. Defendant J: Tim Clark T: Chris Waller	x33113	G	2	57kg
	8. Accidental Bid J: John Allen T: Ciaron Maher	20x11	C	14	57kg
	9. Special Artist J: Vlad Duric T: Kelly Schweida	01x300	G	7	57kg
	10. Viewpoint (11)  Scratched:
	11. Freddie Bassett (20)  Scratched:
	12. Falcon Lair J: Ben Thompson T: Annabel & Rob Archibald	x33213	G	5	57kg
	13. Mr Worthington J: Damien Boche T: Joe Gleeson	062x08	C	10	57kg
	14. Inspired Legend J: Ben Melham T: Les Bridge	28x314	C	11	57kg
	15. Soverato (15)  Scratched:
	16. Solid Gold J: Tommy Berry T: Roger James & Robert Wellwood	3x4311	F	13	55kg
	17. Castello Grande J: Daniel Moor T: Robert Heathcote	x70361	G	9	57kg
	18. Certify J: Jag Guthmann-Chester T: Paul Shailer	30x711	C	4	57kg
	19. Beauty Swift J: Michael Rodd T: Matthew Smith	41x621	G	1	57kg
	20. Toby's Trusty (10)  Scratched:
	21. Summation (5)  Scratched:

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2026 Rough Habit Plate Nominations

Rough Habit Plate Form Guide

The Rough Habit Plate form guide features all the must know info on the runners in the field including saddlecloth numbers, barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form. Looking for three-year-olds with previous Group race experience or winning form over 1800m is important when doing the Rough Habit Plate form.

The Rough Habit Plate form has also stacked up in better Brisbane two-years-old races in recent years including the Queensland Derby with seven horses having done the double Tenor (1994), Dodge (1998), De Gaulle Lane (2001), Empires Choice (2007), Brambles (2012), Hawkspur (2013), and Dark Dream (2018).

More recently in 2021 the Rough Habit Plate runner-up Kukeracha went on to win the Queensland Derby next start, while Senor Toba finished third in the Rough Habit and second in the Queensland Derby that season.

The 2022 Rough Habit Plate form was franked with the winner Dark Destroyer running a next-up fourth in the Queensland Derby results before returning home to New Zealand to win the Group 1 Tarzino Trophy. Paternal further franked the form running second in both the Rough Habit and Queensland Derby that winter.

The 2025 Rough Habit Plate third placed King Of Thunder franked the form with a next-up second in that year’s QLD Derby quinella.

2026 Rough Habit Plate Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Rough Habit Plate 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR FULL 2026 ROUGH HABIT PLATE FORM GUIDE

Past Rough Habit Plate Results

Rough Habit Plate race results in recent years show an even mix of local and interstate-trained three-year-olds.

Some of the better-known Rough Habit Plate winners include Hawkspur (2013), Dark Dream (2018), Ballistic Boy (2020), and New Zealand raider Dark Destroyer (2022).

Fillydelphia (2011) was the last Rough Habit Plate winning filly.

Recent Rough Habit Plate Winners

Recent Rough Habit Plate winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Second	Third
2026	Kilman	Beauty Swift	Providence
2025	Imperialist	Deep Focus	King Of Thunder
2024	Tannhauser	Autumn Angel	Kintyre
2023	Special Swey	The Vowels	Stroke Of Luck
2022	Dark Destroyer	Paternal	Menazzi
2021	Criminal Defence	Kukeracha	Senor Toba
2020	Ballistic Boy	Supergiant	Navy Cross
2019	Purple Sector	A Man To Match	Dealmaker
2018	Dark Dream	Higher Ground	California Turbo
2017	Shocking Luck	Order Again	Veladero
2016	Mackintosh	Cylinder Beach	Brazen
2015	Sadler’s Lake	Upham	Jumbo Prince
2014	Amexed	Telepathic	Glorious Lad
2013	Hawkspur	Survived	Usainity
2012	Brambles	Margins	Poste Restante
2011	Fillydelphia	Hour of Peril	Chateau Fort
2010	The Hombre	Tee Emar	Sanderson
2009	Rockdale	Rezyana	Larry’s Never Late
2008	Mission Critical	Moatize	My Limit
2007	Empires Choice	Sands Of Time	Ready When You Are
2006	Belmonte	Master Denis	Beauty Watch
2005	Activation	Eremein	Roving Owl
2004	Russian Pearl	Reclaim	Set Up
2003	Bobs Boy	King Of Them All	Half Hennessy
2002	Distinctly Secret	Tellson	Vega Sicilia
2001	De Gaulle Lane	Pimpala Player	Altiero
2000	Kincourt	Bear Raid	Vallant Road

FAQ

Who won the 2026 Rough Habit Plate?

The 2026 Rough Habit Plate was won in an all-the-way upset by three-year-old Super Seth gelding Kilman at $26 for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Ryan Maloney aboard on 57kg from barrier 16 to win by 1.21 lengths on a Soft (7) track in a time of 2:05.56.

Who won the 2025 Rough Habit Plate?

The 2025 Rough Habit Plate was won by three-year-old Churchill gelding Imperialist at $61 for trainer Chris Waller with jockey Tommy Berry aboard on 57kg from barrier 14 to win by 1.37 lengths in a time of 2:08.45.

When is the Rough Habit Plate 2026?

Saturday, May 16, 2026

What is the prize money for the Rough Habit Plate 2026?

$250,000

Where is the Rough Habit Plate 2026?

Doomben Racecourse, 75 Hampden Street, ASCOT, QLD 4007.

How do I bet on the 2026 Rough Habit Plate?

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Which horse will win the 2026 Rough Habit Plate?

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