Ladbrokes Tip: Four-year-olds have the best recent record in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results
The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a handicap clash for middle distance sprint types held at Caulfield Racecourse in late September. Having previously been run on Underwood Stakes Day each Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, the race is now the feature on its own Caulfield race meeting that also features two Group 3 support acts.
Raced over 1400m and worth $500,000 in prize money it serves as a good lead-up into the Toorak Handicap held back at the track over 1600m. Trust In A Gust (2014) was the last galloper to complete the popular Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes – Toorak Handicap double.
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 latest edition of the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes ran on Saturday September 19, 2020 and was won in a brilliant effort by the top-weight Behemoth.
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday September 19, 2020
- Track: Caulfield Racecourse
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: Open Handicap
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 1951
2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results
The official Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results for 2020 will be available in full below once the race is run and won on Saturday September 19, 2020.
- 1st: #1 Behemoth
- 2nd: #6 Dollar For Dollar
- 3rd: #13 Pretty Brazen
Memsie Stakes winner Behemoth ($3.80F) was too good again, the top-weight bursting through off a luckless run to take out the 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results for the punters.
Colour |
Finish |
No. |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Margin |
Bar. |
Weight |
Penalty |
Starting Price |
 |
1 |
1 |
BEHEMOTH |
David Jolly |
Craig Williams |
|
5 |
60kg |
|
$3.80F |
 |
2 |
6 |
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
Luke Nolen |
1L |
7 |
56.5kg |
|
$26 |
 |
3 |
13 |
PRETTY BRAZEN |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
Luke Currie |
1.1L |
10 |
54.5kg |
|
$10 |
 |
4 |
10 |
ACHERNAR STAR |
Lindsey Smith |
Jamie Mott |
1.4L |
1 |
55.5kg |
|
$51 |
 |
5 |
9 |
REYKJAVIK |
Lindsey Smith |
Dean Yendall |
1.6L |
11 |
56kg |
|
$41 |
 |
6 |
15 |
TAGALOA |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
Michael Walker |
1.8L |
12 |
54kg |
|
$11 |
 |
7 |
16 |
BANQUO |
Danny O’Brien |
Jye McNeil |
1.9L |
6 |
54kg |
|
$7 |
 |
7 |
7 |
MADAM ROUGE |
Chris Waller |
Ben Melham |
1.9L |
16 |
56kg |
|
$21 |
 |
9 |
8 |
MANDELA EFFECT |
Scott Brunton |
Craig Newitt |
2.4L |
2 |
56kg |
|
$51 |
 |
10 |
11 |
AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ) |
Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
Damian Lane |
2.5L |
13 |
55.5kg |
|
$10 |
 |
11 |
4 |
CASCADIAN (GB) |
James Cummings |
Damien Oliver |
2.8L |
8 |
58kg |
|
$8.50 |
 |
12 |
5 |
SUPERSTORM |
Grant & Alana Williams |
William Pike |
3.2L |
15 |
57kg |
|
$11 |
 |
13 |
3 |
BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER |
Daniel Bowman |
Declan Bates |
3.4L |
4 |
58kg |
|
$26 |
 |
14 |
17e |
HARLECH (NZ) |
Michael Moroney |
Michael Dee |
3.5L |
9 |
54kg |
|
$26 |
 |
15 |
2 |
STREETS OF AVALON |
Shane Nichols |
Daniel Stackhouse |
6.25L |
14 |
58.5kg |
|
$41 |
 |
16 |
12 |
DEBT AGENT (NZ) |
Jim Conlan |
Billy Egan |
21.25L |
3 |
54.5kg |
|
$101 |
 |
|
19e |
GOLD FIELDS |
Logan McGill |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
 |
|
20e |
RUNSON |
Leon & Troy Corstens |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
 |
|
14 |
ROHERYN |
James Cummings |
John Allen |
|
0 |
|
|
|
 |
|
18e |
I AM SUPERMAN (IRE) |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Odds
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting odds are usually dominated by in-form four-year-old horses in the field with four-year-olds winning all seven editions of the race from 2010 – 2018.
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 the 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, but there have also been notable upsets including Santa Ana Lane ($26 in 2017) and the European raider Jungle Cat ($11 in 2018).
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.
2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Odds
The season’s top Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 betting odds and market links to the Caulfield Group 1 will be available below once released.
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field
The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes final field has 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.
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.
Begood Toya Mother (6th in 2019) was the last Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winner to come out of the Memsie, held at the same track and distance, before Behemoth (2020) became the first to do the double since Regal Roller (2004).

Trust In A Gust (2014) saluted for the punters in Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting. Photo: Race Horse Photos Australia.
2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Field
The official Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 Final Field & Barriers are announced the Wednesday of race week with the full line-up to be published below.
David Jolly’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes winner Behemoth heads a capacity 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes field for Saturday carrying the 60kg top weight as the punters’ pick.
- Scratchings: #14 Roheryn (14), #18e I Am Superman (15), #19e Goldfields (19), #20e Runson (16)
No |
Last 10 |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
Penalty |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
4184x14x11 |
BEHEMOTH |
David Jolly |
Craig Williams |
5 |
60kg |
|
110 |
2 |
x3210x2705 |
STREETS OF AVALON |
Shane Nichols |
Daniel Stackhouse |
17 |
58.5kg |
|
107 |
3 |
161x777x46 |
BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER |
Daniel Bowman |
Declan Bates |
4 |
58kg |
|
106 |
4 |
3x25319x44 |
CASCADIAN (GB) |
James Cummings |
Damien Oliver |
8 |
58kg |
|
106 |
5 |
2154x122x9 |
SUPERSTORM |
Grant & Alana Williams |
William Pike |
18 |
57kg |
|
104 |
6 |
55x2308x85 |
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
Luke Nolen |
7 |
56.5kg |
|
103 |
7 |
011x9702x6 |
MADAM ROUGE |
Chris Waller |
Ben Melham |
20 |
56kg |
|
106 |
8 |
45212111×5 |
MANDELA EFFECT |
Scott Brunton |
Craig Newitt |
2 |
56kg |
|
102 |
9 |
10×3815674 |
REYKJAVIK |
Lindsey Smith |
Dean Yendall |
11 |
56kg |
|
102 |
10 |
440x0223x8 |
ACHERNAR STAR |
Lindsey Smith |
Jamie Mott |
1 |
55.5kg |
|
101 |
11 |
1123x63x23 |
AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ) |
Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
Damian Lane |
13 |
55.5kg |
|
101 |
12 |
x870x4905x |
DEBT AGENT (NZ) |
Jim Conlan |
Billy Egan |
3 |
54.5kg |
|
99 |
13 |
1151x22x71 |
PRETTY BRAZEN |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
Luke Currie |
10 |
54.5kg |
|
103 |
14 |
8x1275x121 |
ROHERYN |
James Cummings |
John Allen |
14 |
54.5kg |
|
99 |
15 |
31x4124x3 |
TAGALOA |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
Michael Walker |
12 |
54kg |
|
102 |
16 |
114x325x72 |
BANQUO |
Danny O’Brien |
Jye McNeil |
6 |
54kg |
|
98 |
17e |
3x1212224x |
HARLECH (NZ) |
Michael Moroney |
Michael Dee |
9 |
54kg |
|
98 |
18e |
13x0x470x1 |
I AM SUPERMAN (IRE) |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
|
15 |
54kg |
|
98 |
19e |
83x45050x6 |
GOLD FIELDS |
Logan McGill |
|
19 |
54kg |
|
97 |
20e |
80x82120x3 |
RUNSON |
Leon & Troy Corstens |
|
16 |
54kg |
|
97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Nominations
The early Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 nominations close the Monday ahead of the event and the full list of entries to be announced below.
The 2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes nominations feature 24 hopefuls led in betting by Grant & Alana Williams’ Showmanship chasing a seventh consecutive win, his All-Star Mile second placed stablemate Superstorm and the defending champion Begood Toya Mother.
|
Last 10 |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
440x0223x8 |
ACHERNAR STAR |
G |
6 |
Lindsey Smith |
101 |
2 |
1123x63x23 |
AGE OF CHIVALRY (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
101 |
3 |
114x325x72 |
BANQUO |
H |
4 |
Danny O’Brien |
98 |
4 |
161x777x46 |
BEGOOD TOYA MOTHER |
G |
6 |
Daniel Bowman |
106 |
5 |
4184x14x11 |
BEHEMOTH |
G |
5 |
David Jolly |
110 |
6 |
x111x0x11x |
BUFFALO RIVER (USA) |
G |
5 |
Michael Moroney |
95 |
7 |
3x25319x44 |
CASCADIAN (GB) |
G |
6 |
James Cummings |
106 |
8 |
x870x4905x |
DEBT AGENT (NZ) |
G |
8 |
Jim Conlan |
99 |
9 |
55x2308x85 |
DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR |
G |
8 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
103 |
10 |
83x45050x6 |
GOLD FIELDS |
G |
8 |
Logan McGill |
97 |
11 |
3x1212224x |
HARLECH (NZ) |
H |
4 |
Michael Moroney |
98 |
12 |
13x0x470x1 |
I AM SUPERMAN (IRE) |
H |
5 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
98 |
13 |
3131037×31 |
JUNIPAL |
G |
5 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
94 |
14 |
011x9702x6 |
MADAM ROUGE |
M |
5 |
Chris Waller |
106 |
15 |
45212111×5 |
MANDELA EFFECT |
G |
6 |
Scott Brunton |
102 |
16 |
1151x22x71 |
PRETTY BRAZEN |
M |
4 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
103 |
17 |
10×3815674 |
REYKJAVIK |
H |
6 |
Lindsey Smith |
102 |
18 |
8x1275x121 |
ROHERYN |
G |
5 |
James Cummings |
99 |
19 |
80x82120x3 |
RUNSON |
G |
8 |
Leon & Troy Corstens |
97 |
20 |
14×111111 |
SHOWMANSHIP (NZ) |
G |
5 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
99 |
21 |
x3210x2705 |
STREETS OF AVALON |
G |
6 |
Shane Nichols |
107 |
22 |
2154x122x9 |
SUPERSTORM |
G |
4 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
104 |
23 |
31x4124x3 |
TAGALOA |
C |
3 |
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
102 |
24 |
x930751721 |
TRAVIMYFRIEND (NZ) |
G |
8 |
Rachael Frost |
97 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
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.
Many Sir Rupert Clarke tipsters also like to predict Craig Williams’ mount to run well as the top hoop has ridden six Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes winners since 2005, most recently aboard Behemoth (2020).
Other key Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes betting tips including backing the in-form four-year-olds in the field with seven four-year-olds winning on the trot from 2010 – 2016 and only two winners having finished worse than fourth in their lead-up run from 2002 – 2020 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.
2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 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 Sunday racing feature this spring.
- Best Roughie: #13 Pretty Brazen ($16 at time of publish)
Big field, big value on offer for Tony & Calvin McEvoy’s class Brazen Beau mare Pretty Brazen. No doubt Behemoth deserves top spot in betting after the Memsie, but he’s giving away plenty of weight in a capacity field. This four-year-old was outstanding defeating Arcadia Queen in the Group 2 Let’s Elope at Flemington last start and presents fitter again here. No doubt she prefers HQ to Caulfield, and this is a genuine class rise, but she comes back from 58kg to 54.5kg and can run a cheeky race at odds.
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 – 2020 three of the winners jumped from wide barriers including Moment Of Change (15 of 15 in 2012).
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form Facts
- Four-year-olds have dominated the recent Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results with seven straight wins from 2010 – 2016
- 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 are the top Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes lead-up races
- Jockey Craig Williams has ridden six 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
2020 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes 2020 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Results
The Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes results and race finishing order of all the starters is known after the event runs late on the Sir Rupert Day card and also reveals the winning margin, time and starting price of each horse so you can see how the favourites fared.
Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes Winners
Year |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
Time |
2020 |
Behemoth |
Dollar For Dollar |
Pretty Brazen |
1:23.84 |
2019 |
Begood Toya Mother |
Age Of Chivalry |
Widgee Turf |
1:21.98 |
2018 |
Jungle Cat |
Dollar for Dollar |
Land of Plenty |
1:22.31 |
2017 |
Santa Ana Lane |
Mr Sneaky |
So Si Bon |
1:22.28 |
2016 |
Bon Aurum |
Voodoo Lad |
Fast ‘n’ Rocking |
1:23.4 |
2015 |
Stratum Star |
Disposition |
Under The Louvre |
1:22.0 |
2014 |
Trust In A Gust |
Dissident |
Bull Point |
1:23.0 |
2013 |
Rebel Dane |
Fontelina |
Solzhenitsyn |
1:23.9 |
2012 |
Moment Of Change |
We’re Gonna Rock |
Solzhenitsyn |
1:22.1 |
2011 |
Toorak Toff |
Pinnacles |
Master Of Design |
1:21.9 |
2010 |
Response |
No Evidence Needed |
Woorim |
1:22.23 |
2009 |
Turffontein |
Stickpin |
Raffaello |
1:25.3 |
2008 |
Orange County |
Bon Hoffa |
Turffontein |
1:24.3 |
2007 |
Bon Hoffa |
Niconero |
Wonderful World |
1:22.5 |
2006 |
Rewaaya |
Miss Andretti |
Undue |
1:23.4 |
2005 |
Barely A Moment |
Super Kid |
Sky Cuddle |
1:25.7 |
2004 |
Regal Roller |
Our Egyptian Raine |
Alinghi |
1:24.2 |
2003 |
Exceed & Excel |
Reactive |
Titanic Jack |
1:21.2 |
2002 |
Pernod |
Bel Espirit |
Royal Code |
1:22.6 |
2001 |
Mr Murphy |
Fubu |
Umrum |
1:23.5 |
2000 |
Testa Rossa |
Camarena |
Porto Roca |
1:21.9 |
1999 |
Testa Rossa |
Nina Haraka |
Redoutes Choice |
1:22.1 |
1998 |
Lord Luskin |
Theatre |
Haltermann |
1:23.3 |
1997 |
Cut Up Rough |
Tarnpir Lane |
Delsole |
1:22.9 |
1996 |
Encosta De Lago |
Scenic Royale |
Lochrae |
1:24.2 |
1995 |
Our Maizcay |
Cut Up Rough |
You Remember |
1:22.3 |
1994 |
Poetic King |
Lets Cut Loose |
Subastral |
1:23.2 |
1993 |
Black Rouge |
Lets Hurry |
Primacy |
1:23.3 |
1992 |
Mannerism |
Black Rouge |
Vows |
1:26.2 |
1991 |
St Jude |
Our Dawn Star |
Cole Diesel |
1:27.4 |
1990 |
Submariner |
Plush Embassy |
Crimson Medal |
1:23.6 |