Tancred Stakes 2021

Ladbrokes Tip: The Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes is a popular Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival betting double

The HE Tancred Stakes, formerly known as The BMW, is a Group 1 race held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival on a Saturday in late March (early April 2021) at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. Offering an incredible $1.5 million in prize money the weight-for-age feature runs over 2400m and is open to horses aged three-years-old and above.

The mile and a half classic is one of two top level events on the Tancred Stakes Race Day card along with the Vinery Stud Stakes. The Tancred Stakes winner is exempt from ballot from the autumn’s richest race the Group 1 $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes as well as the Group 1 Sydney Cup run over two miles during The Championships in April.

Horses traditionally come into the Tancred Stakes field via an earlier Rosehill autumn run in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) held over 400m shorter, which from 2012- 2017 produced three winners of the then The BMW including Silent Achiever (2014).

The Ranvet Stakes – Tancred Stakes double was then achieved again in 2019 by the Godolphin galloper Avilius, while Verry Elleegant improved on a lead-up Ranvet second before her 4.3 length win in the 2020 Tancred Stakes results. She went on to run second in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes before a huge spring that included a Caulfield Cup victory. 

In 2021 the Ranvet Stakes form again held in the Tancred with the fourth placed Sir Dragonet improving on the quick turnaround to win the latter. 

The latest edition of the Tancred Stakes ran on Saturday April 3, 2021 and saw the spring’s Cox Plate champion Sir Dragonet return to winning form. 

Tancred Stakes Race Info

• Date: Saturday April 3, 2021
• Formerly Known As: The BMW
• Track: Rosehill Racecourse
• Distance: 2400m
• Conditions: Weight-for-age
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1,500,000
• First Run: 1963

TANCRED STAKES ODDS

2021 Tancred Stakes Results

The full Tancred Stakes 2021 results and finishing order will be known on Saturday April 3, 2021 and published below.

• 1st: #1 Sir Dragonet
• 2nd: #12 She’s Ideel
• 3rd: #14 Miami Bound

The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Sir Dragonet ($5.50F) saluted for the punters fourth-up on the quick back-up in the Tancred Stakes 2021 results, the spring’s Cox Plate champion back to his best ahead of the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes. 

Tancred Stakes Odds & Betting

Tancred betting markets are traditionally led by that best Ranvet Stakes performers of the season.

Favourites won the race formerly known as The BMW eight times from 2005 – 2021 including the most recent victories by Avilius (2019) who was odds-on, Verry Elleegant ($2.15 in 2020) and Sir Dragonet ($5.50 in 2021). 

The two longest priced winners in the Tancred Stakes odds during that time were Fiumicino ($31 in 2009) and Cedarberg ($26 in 2011).

The Australian Cup in Melbourne has also provided a number of recent winners, including Preferment (1st in 2016) who did the double, Jameka (2nd in 2017) and Almandin (4th in 2018), and can provide good Tancred Stakes betting opportunities outside of the Ranvet Stakes graduates.

2021 Tancred Stakes Betting

The latest Tancred  Stakes 2021 betting odds will be available below on the race previously run as The BMW for sponsorship purposes, so stay tuned for the best Group 1 Rosehill racing odds on the mile and a half autumn feature.

The Tancred Stakes field features a selection of the season’s best weight-for-age stayers.

Preferment (inside) won the 2016 The BMW for the punters. Photo: Steve Hart.

The Ranvet Stakes winner earlier in the autumn is exempt from Tancred Stakes ballot and the two races often attract similar line-ups.

Of the The BMW / Tancred Stakes winners from 2006 – 2021 ten came via the Ranvet Stakes including five to complete the double most recently achieved by Silent Achiever (2014) and Avilius (2019).

HE Tancred Stakes nominations close the Monday before the race before the final field and barrier draw is conducted on the Wednesday.

2021 Tancred Stakes Field & Barriers

The official HE Tancred Stakes 2021 field and barrier draw is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see what weight-for-age autumn horses make the starting line-up.

The 2021 Tancred Stakes final field is now out with 14 hopefuls led in betting by last year’s Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet and classy Kiwi mare Melody Belle chasing her 15th career Group 1. 

2021 Tancred Stakes Nominations

The official HE Tancred Stakes 2021 Nominations are open until 11am (AEDT) on March 29, 2021 and the full list of early entries for the race formerly known as The BMW will be provided below once released.

The 2021 Tancred Stakes nominations attracted 23 hopefuls including 14-time Group 1 winning mare from NZ Melody Belle and last Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes third placegetter Angel Of Truth. 

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Tancred Stakes Tips

The HE Tancred Stakes tips each carnival favour proven weight-for-age gallopers with good lead-up form in Sydney coming out the traditional Ranvet Stakes lead-up run a fortnight earlier.

Horses with winning form over the distance are also a top Tancred Stakes betting tip as are those aged four-years-old or above with just the one three-year-old winning since 2004 with Fiveandahalfstar (2013).

The spread of Tancred Stakes winning barriers is diverse over the past 30 plus years but the most popular gate with seven winners since 1983 is four so looking for an in-form horse drawn near this barrier makes a top betting tip.

2021 Tancred Stakes Tips

Bookmark this page to view our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Tancred Stakes 2021 tips online the week of the race.

• To Win: #11 Melody Belle ($6.50 at time of publish) 

Jamie Richards’ brilliant mare Melody Belle won her 14th Group 1 title back across the Tasman last start and now she looks to keep that incredible success going back down under. The six-year-old daughter of Commands will be fine out wide (12) with room to overcome the gate and in-form hoop James McDonald in the saddle. Her last Australian performance produced a third to Arcadia Queen in the Mackinnon Stakes at HQ last November. Only one of her elite level victories has been in Australia and the 2400m is a query as she steps up to the distance for the first time, but going out on a limb with her. 

Tancred Stakes Form Guide

The HE Tancred Stakes form guide displays essential field and race information including the trainers, jockeys and barriers of each runner.

Using the form as a guide to Tancred Stakes betting usually means looking for horses coming out of the Ranvet Stakes in Sydney or the Australian Cup in Melbourne, finding the gallopers with proven form at the track and distance and keeping an eye out for the older weight-for-age performers.

Tancred Stakes Form Facts

• Four-year-olds have dominated the Tancred / The BMW results over the past 30 years including seven wins from 2006 – 2021
• The key lead-up race into Tancred Stakes is the Ranvet Stakes with the double recently achieved by Avilius (2019), Silent Achiever (2014) and Manighar (2012)
• Last start winners are the ones to back in Tancred Stakes betting with all three winners from 2014-16 having won their lead-up race

2021 Tancred Stakes Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive HE Tancred Stakes 2021 Form Guide will be provided below for punters the week of the race.

Tancred Stakes / The BMW Results

There have been a number of upset Tancred Stakes results in recent years with the longest priced winner of the past 30 years being Curata Storm for John Hawkes who jumped at 100/1 in 2001.

John Hawkes dominated The BMW results during that time preparing a total of five winners including Fiumicino in partnership with his sons Wayne and Michael in 2009.

Other notable recent Tancred Stakes winners include Sir Dragonet (2021), Verry Elleegant (2020), Jameka (2017), Manighar (2012), Tuesday Joy (2008), Makybe Diva (2005), Ethereal (2002) and dual champion Tie The Knot (1999 – 2000).

Tancred Stakes / The BMW Winners