Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes

Ladbrokes Tip: Four-year-olds have the best recent record in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results

The latest edition of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes ran on Saturday September 20, 2025 alongside the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse and saw Cliff Brown’s in-form four-year-old Sepals ($3.50) salute from a wide gate in a huge second-up performance.

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results

The official Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results for 2025 will be available in full below once the race is run and won on Saturday September 20, 2025.

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Sepals
Sepals was brave to hold on and win his first Group 1 trophy in the 2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
  • 1st: #16 Sepals
  • 2nd: #15 Miss Roumbini
  • 3rd: #6 Feroce

The Group 1 $1 million Toorak Handicap (1600m) on October 11 could be on the cards for new co-favourite Sepals ($3.50) after Cliff Brown‘s progressive four-year-old broke his elite level maiden status with an outstanding win in Saturday’s 2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results at Caulfield overcoming a wide barrier to salute.

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Odds

Caulfield R8 - Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)
Final Race time: 
1st
16. Sepals (14)
J: Craig Williams 52kg
114x1T: Cliff Brown
3.50WIN
1.55PLACE
2nd
15. Miss Roumbini (13)
J: Beau Mertens 52kg
311x2T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
14.00WIN
3.80PLACE
3rd
6. Feroce (10)
J: Billy Egan 56kg
316x6T: Dominic Sutton
35.00WIN
7.50PLACE
4th
9. Angel Capital (12)
J: Damian Lane 53.5kg
6x1x1T: Chris Waller
3.00WIN
1.50PLACE
5th
3. Pinstriped (5)
J: Jamie Mott 56.5kg
97x79T: Enver Jusufovic
81.00WIN
14.00PLACE
6th
17. Zou Sensation (4)
J: Luke Currie 52kg
51114T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin
31.00WIN
6.50PLACE
7th
10. Damask Rose (15)
J: Michael Dee 52kg
611x5T: Mark Walker
23.00WIN
5.50PLACE
8th
13. Jennilala (2)
J: Harry Coffey 52kg
1607xT: Gavin Bedggood
91.00WIN
15.00PLACE
9th
2. Here To Shock (6)
J: Daniel Stackhouse 58kg
12x37T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
31.00WIN
6.50PLACE
10th
5. Arkansaw Kid (1)
J: Blake Shinn 56kg
6x221T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
9.50WIN
2.90PLACE
11th
8. Port Lockroy (3)
J: Jye McNeil 54.5kg
897x0T: Annabel & Rob Archibald
91.00WIN
15.00PLACE
12th
12. Is It Me (8)
J: Patrick Moloney 52kg
11x48T: Daniel Bowman
41.00WIN
8.50PLACE
13th
1. Another Wil (7)
J: Jamie Melham 59kg
146x6T: Ciaron Maher
8.50WIN
2.70PLACE
14th
7. Zarastro (11)
J: Angela Jones 56kg
x52x4T: Tony Gollan
27.00WIN
6.00PLACE
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 01/06/2026 12:53:08 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes tips favour the shorties in the markets with the favourite saluting plenty of times in the past decade including three times on the trot with Moment Of Change (2012), Rebel Dane (2011) and Trust In A Gust (2014) all getting the job done for the punters, along with Begood Toya Mother in 2019 and Behemoth in 2020 followed in 2023 by Magic Time. 

Many Sir Rupert Clarke tipsters also like to predict Craig Williams’ mount to run well as the top hoop has ridden eight Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winners since 2005, most recently aboard Kimochi (2024) and Sepals (2025).

Other key Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting tips include backing the in-form four-year-olds in the field with seven four-year-olds with Sepals (2025) the last four-year-old to get the job done.

Only three winners have finished worse than fourth in their lead-up run from 2002 – 2021 including the internationally-trained 2018 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Jungle Cat who came off a lead-up win in Dubai’s Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) that March.

In 2023 Magic Time became the latest Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winning mare coming off a third in Sydney’s $2 million The Invitation before the mares were on top again in 2024 with 25/1 outsider Kimochi. 

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ insider Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025 betting tips will be detailed in full below the week of the race so bookmark this page for the horses to back and sack in the spring racing feature this season.

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Same Race Multi Selections ($14.50 at time of publish)

  • Top 3 – No. 9 Angel Capital
  • Top 3 – No. 16 Sepals
  • Top 4 – No. 10 Damask Rose

ANGEL CAPITAL (9) is a very promising four-year-old from the Waller team chasing a third straight win, having already proven himself over this track and trip with a strong victory in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes back in February. He returned in style to launch his spring campaign, delivering a dominant 3.75-length win in the Listed Chautauqua Stakes (1200m) at The Valley — a performance that stamped him as one to watch. With two wins from three starts at Caulfield, Angel Capital looks primed to improve second-up and should appreciate the rise to 1400m at this stage of his preparation. Waller, notably, is still chasing his first win in this event. He drops to a favourable 53.5kg after carrying 56kg last start, though he’ll need to overcome a wide draw in barrier 13. Damian Lane retains the ride, which is a plus. Progressive type with upside — a genuine contender if he gets the right run.

SEPALS (16) is saddled up by Mornington trainer Cliff Brown and faces a wide draw in barrier 16 — potentially coming into gate 15 if the sole emergency, Zou Sensation, doesn’t gain a start. The lightly raced Calyx gelding made a statement first-up as a four-year-old, blitzing his rivals by 4.25 lengths over 1400m at Caulfield on August 30 in a Benchmark 100 — a powerful return that turned heads. As a three-year-old, Sepals showed his class with a dominant win in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes and backed it up with a strong fourth in the Group 1 Australian Guineas behind Feroce, confirming his ability to match it with top-tier company. While barrier 15 hasn’t produced a winner since Stratum Star in 2015, Sepals gets in light at just 52kg — a key advantage — and will be partnered by Craig Williams, who boasts an outstanding record in this race with seven wins over the past two decades. Lightly weighted, proven at the track, and guided by a master jockey — Sepals is a genuine threat despite the draw.

DAMASK ROSE (17) adds lovely value to our SRM on the Sir Rupert with this talented Kiwi expat having her second start down under. Mark Walker’s four-year-old daughter of Savabeel is a $2 million earner and she’s won four of her eight starts to date including most notably getting a dream run in the inaugural $3.5 million The Kiwi slot race at Ellerslie in March to defeat Evaporate by 1.5 lengths That came on the back of her Karaka Millions 3YO win so she’s got ability. First-up in Australia she didn’t run in the money when fifth in the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) here on August 30, but she was only 1.5 lengths off Magic Time and caught the eye. She’ll only improve. Up in grade but will relish the extra distance being proven up to a mile and also comes right back in weight from 57kg to 52kg with Michael Dee in the saddle. Yes, she’s got a nasty gate to overcome, but I think she’ll be able to finish strongly and get into the Top 4.

Caulfield R8 – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)
Final Race time: 
1st
16. Sepals (14)
J: Craig Williams 52kg
114×1T: Cliff Brown
3.50WIN
1.55PLACE
4th
9. Angel Capital (12)
J: Damian Lane 53.5kg
6x1x1T: Chris Waller
3.00WIN
1.50PLACE
7th
10. Damask Rose (15)
J: Michael Dee 52kg
611×5T: Mark Walker
23.00WIN
5.50PLACE
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 01/06/2026 12:53:08 PM (Australia/Brisbane)

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a handicap clash for middle distance sprint types held at Caulfield Racecourse.

In a calendar adjustment to the 2025/26 Australian Racing Season, the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m), a significant spring handicap, moves back from mid-November to its former position on Underwood Day in September. This relocation will once again make the September meeting a feature Group 1 double-header with the Underwood Stakes and renew its established link with the Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m), which takes place three weeks later on Caulfield Guineas Day.

2022 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Callsign Mav
2022 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner Callsign Mav. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Raced over 1400m and worth $1 million in prize money, the race again now serves as a good lead-up into the Toorak Handicap with Trust In A Gust (2014) was the last galloper to complete the popular Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes – Toorak Handicap double before the former was moved to after the Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Inaugurated in 1951 when Jovial Lad scored the race was originally known as the Invitation Stakes and it has held Group 1 status since a 1979 upgrade. It was renamed in honour of former Victorian Amateur Turf Club chairman Sir Rupert Clarke after his death in 2005.

Many notable horses have won the race including Stratum Star (2015), Moment Of Change (2012), Exceed And Excel (2003), dual Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes champ Testa Rossa (1999 & 2000), and Encosta De Lago (1996).

The Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at the same track and distance serves as an early lead-up into the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes with star South Australian galloper Behemoth (2020) the last to do the double.

For the first time in 2023 the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner also earned a guaranteed start in the following autumn’s $4 million The All-Star Mile race held in 2024 on March 16 at Caulfield Racecourse. 

It was the first ‘Win and You’re In’ race for the 2024 All-Star Mile. 

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Race Info

  • Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
  • Track: Caulfield Racecourse
  • Distance: 1400m
  • Conditions: Open Handicap
  • Status: Group 1
  • Prize Money: $1,000,000
  • First Run: 1951

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Betting

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting odds are usually dominated by in-form four-year-old horses in the field.

Kimochi (2024) and Sepals (2025) are the latest four-year-old Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winnesr. 

Wide barriers are a non-issue but a good lead-up run ensures a shorter price in the markets, especially for graduates of the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington, which is a traditional Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes lead-up producing four winners from 2007 – 2018.

Favourites in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting have a solid recent record in the race winning three times on the trot from 2012 – 2014.

There have also been notable upsets including Santa Ana Lane ($26 in 2017), European raider Jungle Cat ($11 in 2018), Sierra Sue ($11 in 2021), talented Kiwi runner Callsign Mav ($16 in 2022), and underrated mare Kimochi ($26 in 2024).

In 2019 the favourite in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting Begood Toya Mother saluted on the back of a lead-up sixth in the Memsie Stakes, while in 2020 Behemoth also won as the top fancy in betting coming off a win in the Memsie.

Magic Time ($4.80 in 2023) is the latest Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes favourite to salute. 

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes race field had a capacity of 18 starters, a number the race has run at a number of times in recent years, most recently in 2015 when Stratum Star beat home 17 rivals from a wide barrier 15 draw but now can have a maximum of 16 starters.

Horses may come into the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field via an earlier Group 1 spring run in the season’s opening elite level race, the Memsie Stakes.

Behemoth (2020) became the first to do the Memsie Stakes – Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes double since Regal Roller (2004).

Callsign Mav (6th in 2022) was the last Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner to come via a lead-up run in the Memsie Stakes.

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field

The official Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025 Final Field & Barriers are announced the Wednesday of race week with the full line-up to be published below.

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025 final field features a capacity line-up of middle-distance gallopers with the early favourites Angel Capital and Sepals both drawing wide out in gates 13 and 16 respectively.

Caulfield R8 - Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)
Final Race time: 
EntrantLast 6SexBarrierWeight
1. Another Wil J: Jamie Melham
T: Ciaron Maher
x146x6 G 7 59kg
2. Here To Shock J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
112x37 G 6 58kg
3. Pinstriped J: Jamie Mott
T: Enver Jusufovic
x97x79 G 5 56.5kg
4. Airman (12)  Scratched:
5. Arkansaw Kid J: Blake Shinn
T: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes
x6x221 G 1 56kg
6. Feroce J: Billy Egan
T: Dominic Sutton
x316x6 G 10 56kg
7. Zarastro J: Angela Jones
T: Tony Gollan
1x52x4 G 11 56kg
8. Port Lockroy J: Jye McNeil
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald
x897x0 H 3 54.5kg
9. Angel Capital J: Damian Lane
T: Chris Waller
16x1x1 H 12 53.5kg
10. Damask Rose J: Michael Dee
T: Mark Walker
1611x5 M 15 52kg
11. Another Prophet (15)  Scratched:
12. Is It Me J: Patrick Moloney
T: Daniel Bowman
111x48 G 8 52kg
13. Jennilala J: Harry Coffey
T: Gavin Bedggood
x1607x M 2 52kg
14. Chorlton Lane J: Celine Gaudray
T: Ciaron Maher
4425x7 G 9 52kg
15. Miss Roumbini J: Beau Mertens
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr
x311x2 M 13 52kg
16. Sepals J: Craig Williams
T: Cliff Brown
1114x1 G 14 52kg
17. Zou Sensation J: Luke Currie
T: L & T Corstens & W Larkin
x51114 G 4 52kg

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Nominations

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025 nominations close the Monday ahead of the event.

The 2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes nominations feature 22 classy middle-distance sprinters led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Group 2 winning four-year-old Angel Capital and Sepals coming off a huge 4.25 length win fresh at the track and trip.

  Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Hcp Rating
1 x6617x50x5 AIRMAN G 6 Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes 108
2 383x6035x0 AL MUBHIR (GB) G 7 Annabel & Rob Archibald 103
3 59x116x1x1 ANGEL CAPITAL H 4 Chris Waller 103
4 21x46430x9 ANOTHER PROPHET M 4 Ciaron Maher 100
5 1712x146x6 ANOTHER WIL G 6 Ciaron Maher 114
6 0022x6x221 ARKANSAW KID G 5 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 108
7 13234425×7 CHORLTON LANE (IRE) G 6 Ciaron Maher 99
8 2x3x1611x5 DAMASK ROSE (NZ) M 4 Mark Walker 104
9 7423x316x6 FEROCE (NZ) G 4 Dominic Sutton 108
10 2110112×37 HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) G 8 Ben, Will & JD Hayes 112
11 x038661412 HOME RULE G 8 Maddie Raymond & Patrick Bell 89
12 3246111×48 IS IT ME G 6 Daniel Bowman 100
13 x478x1607x JENNILALA M 6 Gavin Bedggood 100
14 x211x311x2 MISS ROUMBINI M 5 Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) 99
15 7376x97x79 PINSTRIPED G 7 Enver Jusufovic 109
16 6610x897x0 PORT LOCKROY H 5 Annabel & Rob Archibald 105
17 3337x1420x ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR) H 7 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 114
18 14230x09x3 SEE YOU IN HEAVEN M 6 Matt Laurie 101
19 41114×1 SEPALS G 4 Cliff Brown 98
20 230x1x55x0 TUVALU G 8 Lindsey Smith 109
21 2x271x52x4 ZARASTRO G 7 Tony Gollan 108
22 1270×51114 ZOU SENSATION G 6 Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin 97

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form Guide

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes form guide has all the info punters need to place a well-informed wager on the Caulfield, spring classic like saddlecloth numbers, starting barriers, jockeys and trainers as well as the allocated weights. The form guide also shows the lead-up races horses come via and their record at the track and distance.

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes form guide data from the past decade reveals some key things to consider including the dominant record of four-year-olds in the race and the fact that from 2012 – 2025 seven of the winners jumped from wide barriers including Moment Of Change (15 of 15 in 2012), Magic Time (13 of 16 in 2023), Kimochi (13 of 14 in 2024) and Sepals (14 of 15 in 2025).

The 2021 Sir Rupert Clarke form was franked with the third placed I’m Thunderstruck going on to win the Toorak Handicap – Golden Eagle interstate double at his next two starts.

The 2023 Sir Rupert winner Magic Time franked the form the following autumn with her Sydney Group 1 success in the 2024 All Aged Stakes. 

The form out of the 2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes, held in November, was franked by the runner-up Another Wil who returned the following autumn to win the Group 1 CF Orr Stakes in 2025.

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form Facts

  • Four-year-olds have dominated the recent Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results. 
  • Horses coming off a top three run last time out are the best bets in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field.
  • The Memsie Stakes and Bobbie Lewis Quality have served as top Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes lead-up races.
  • Jockey Craig Williams has ridden eight Sir Rupert Clarke winners since 2005.
  • Single-figure horses in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting have a dominant record in the race over the past 20 years.

2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.

Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results

The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes race results and race finishing order of all the starters is known after the event runs on the Underwood Stakes Day card and also reveals the winning margin, time and starting price of each horse so you can see how the favourites fared.

Exceed And Excel (2003) was the last three-year-old Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner.

Exceed And Excel also holds the current Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes race record winning over 1400m in 2003 in a time of 1 minute 21.20 seconds.

Kimochi (2024) was the last Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winning mare.

Past Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Winners

Past Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winners going back to the year 1951 are detailed in the below table.

YearWinnerJockeyTrainer/sTime
2025SepalsCraig WilliamsCliff Brown1:21.39
2024KimochiCraig WilliamsGary Portelli1:23.56
2023Magic TimeMichael DeeGrahame Begg1:22.51
2022Callsign MavDanny O’BrienJamie Mott1:26.88
2021Sierra SueDaniel MoorTrent Busuttin & Natalie Young1:23.07
2020BehemothCraig WilliamsDavid Jolly1:23.84
2019Begood Toya MotherDeclan BatesDaniel Bowman1:21.98
2018Jungle CatJames DoyleCharlie Appleby1:21.31
2017Santa Ana LaneDean YendellAnthony Freedman1:22.28
2016Bon AurumKerrin McEvoyCiaron Maher1:22.28
2015Stratum StarCraig WilliamsDarren Weir1:23.4
2014Trust In A GustDamian LaneDarren Weir1:22.0
2013Rebel DaneGlen BossGary Portelli1:23.0
2012Moment Of ChangeLuke NolenPeter G Moody1:23.9
2011Toorak ToffCraig WilliamsRick Hore-Lacy1:22.1
2010ResponseCraig WilliamsMathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra1:21.9
2009TurffonteinGlen BossAnthony Cummings1:22.23
2008Orange CountyDamien OliverB Mayfield-Smith1:24.3
2007Bon HoffaVlad DuricWendy Kelly1:22.5
2006RewaayaCraig WilliamsD A Hayes1:23.4
2005Barely A MomentCraig WilliamsTony McEvoy1:25.7
2004Regal RollerM FlahertyClinton McDonald1:24.2
2003Exceed & ExcelC W BrownTim Martin1:21.2
2002PernodKerrin McEvoyMichael Moroney1:22.6
2001Mr MurphyD OliverD L Freedman1:23.5
2000Testa RossaB PrebbleD R Lawson1:21.9
1999Testa RossaD OliverD R Lawson1:22.1
1998Lord LuskinS BasterR N McDonell1:23.3
1997Cut Up RoughS R KingDavid Noonan1:22.9
1996Encosta De LagoS R KingD L Freedman1:24.2
1995Our MaizcayB YorkG L Searle1:22.3
1994Poetic KingD OliverD L Freedman1:23.2
1993Black RougeN WilsonBrendan McCarthy1:23.3
1992MannerismD OliverD L Freedman1:26.2
1991St JudeB YorkB J McLachlan1:27.4
1990SubmarinerD OliverBart Cummings1:23.6
1989PotreroR S DyeDR G Chapman1.23.6
1988Rancho RulerH WhiteG Marconi1.24.0
1987Western pagoJ ScorseWally Mitchell1:23.8
1986Canny LassGreg HallRick Hore-Lacy1:24.2
1985TrichelleR MallyonC S Hayes1:23.4
1984King PhoenixM GorehamT R Howe1:25.8
1983Ranger’s SonM GorehamJ K McIntosh1:26.7
1982Magari1:23.0
1981Soldier of Fortune1:23.0
1980Torbek1:22.8
1979Private Talk
1978Manikato
1977Raffindale
1976Private Talk
1975Cap D’Antibes
1974Ptery’s Son
1973Millefleurs
1972Proud Toff
1971Tauto
1970Tauto
1969Heralding
1968Joking
1967Snub
1966Maritana
1965Nicopolis
1964Ripa
1963Samson
1962Anonyme
1961Anonyme
1960My Peak
1959St. Joel
1958Gay Saba
1957Luire
1956St. Joel
1955Matrice
1954Rio Janeiro
1953St. Joel
1952Fetlar
1951Jovial Lad

FAQ

Who won the 2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes?

The 2025 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes was won by four-year-old Calyx gelding Sepals at $3.50 for trainer Cliff Brown with the race’s now eight-time winning jockey Craig Williams aboard on 52kg from barrier 14 to win by 0.75 lengths on a Good (3) track in a time of 1:21.39.

When is the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025?

Saturday September 20, 2025

What is the prize money for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025?

$1,000,000

Where is the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2025?

Caulfield Racecourse, Gate 22, Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145.

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Which horse will win the 2024 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes?

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