Ladbrokes Tip: The Nivison makes a nice lead-up for mares targeting the $2 million The Invitation race in the spring
The latest edition of The Nivison ran on Saturday October 11, 2025 at Rosehill Gardens as part of Hill Stakes Day 2025 card in Sydney and saw the Team Hawkes trained favourite Gangsta Granny ($2.10F) narrowly hold on for the win.
2025 The Nivison Results
The official 2025 The Nivison Results & Finishing Order will be published below once the race takes place on Saturday October 11, 2025.
- 1st: No. 6 Gangsta Granny
- 2nd: No. 14 Monte Supreme
- 3rd: No. 10 More Territories
Team Hawkes’ consistent four-year-old, Gangsta Granny ($2.10F), continued her strong spring campaign narrowly holding on to deny the late flying Monte Supreme to salute for the punters in the 2025 The Nivison results and secure a deserved Group 3 victory.
2025 The Nivison Odds
The updated The Nivison 2025 betting odds for the Group 3 Rosehill event will be available right here leading up to the race so stay tuned for links to our top The Nivison markets.
| 6. Gangsta Granny (4) J: Zac Lloyd 54kg 13x23T: M, W & J Hawkes | ||
| 14. Monte Supreme (9) J: Jason Collett 54kg 0x111T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 10. More Territories (10) J: Dylan Gibbons 54kg 562x8T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 3. In Flight (6) J: Jay Ford 56kg 21116T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 8. Overriding (3) J: Ashley Morgan 54kg 4x727T: Nathan Doyle | ||
| 13. Cosmonova (1) J: Andrew Adkins 54kg 32358T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 7. Dark Glitter (12) J: Reece Jones 54kg x5255T: Mick Van Gestel | ||
| 1. Infancy (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy 57kg 1556xT: Kris Lees | ||
| 9. Lady Extreme (11) J: Regan Bayliss 54kg 11651T: Blake Ryan | ||
| 16. Husk (7) J: Tyler Schiller 54kg 90x31T: M, W & J Hawkes |
The Nivison Tips
Good The Nivison tips to take are to look for local Sydney-trained mares with form at the track and distance.
Backing the four-year-old mares in the field is a key The Nivison tip as from 2013-2025 10 of the 13 winners were four-year-olds.
Looking for mares drawn an inside barrier is also a top The Nivison betting tip as no mare has won the race from wider than gate nine since Balmont (barrier 10 in 2011).
2025 The Nivison Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider The Nivison 2025 betting tips and Rosehill betting selections on the Group 3 event his spring will be detailed in full below the week of the race so stay tuned for the mares to back and sack.
To Win: No. 3 In Flight
While favourite Gangsta Granny brings strong form into The Nivison, I’m siding with the ever-consistent IN FLIGHT (7) as the value runner in this year’s edition. The Flying Artie mare from the Joe Pride stable has been ultra-reliable and boasts a terrific record at Rosehill, winning two of five starts at the track. Although she’s yet to score over 1200m, this looks an ideal opportunity to tick that box. In Flight was outstanding through the winter, stringing together three consecutive wins across three different states, showcasing her adaptability across varying conditions — including a tough victory in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield over New York Lustre. She resumed with a solid effort against The Everest-bound sprinters in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m), finishing a midfield sixth to Headwall but beaten less than two lengths in a race stacked with elite speed. She’ll strip much fitter second-up, drops back to her own sex, and faces a more suitable assignment this time around. Kept ticking over nicely with a recent trial, she stays on 56kg with Jay Ford retaining the ride and just needs to handle the extra furlong to be right in the mix. Genuine mare with strong Rosehill stats and plenty of upside — great value to upset the favourite.
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3. In Flight (6)
J: Jay Ford 56kg
21116T: Joseph Pride
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The Nivison is a Group 3 race for mares aged four-years-old and above run and won in early October during the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival.
For 2023 the race moved from Randwick to Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and now takes place as a support act on Hill Stakes Day.
Racing at the meeting is headlined by the lucrative Group 2 $2 million Hill Stakes (1900m). Other key races on the card include the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes (1400m), $500,000 Tapp-Craig (1400m), and the Group 2 $300,000 Roman Consul Stakes (1200m) for potential The Everest-bound sprinters.
The Nivison is a 1200m sprint race offering $250,000, and it is contested at set weights plus penalties.
The race was inaugurated in 1994 and was originally known as the Tarien Quality Handicap (1994-1996) before being renamed in 1997, and it gained its current Group 3 status in 2013.
Mares in The Nivison field may be heading towards the $2 million The Invitation race run on The Everest Day at Randwick later in the month.
In 2023 Magic Time won The Nivison, ran third in The Invitation and then won November’s Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) as well as the 2024 All Aged Stakes the following autumn.
The Nivison Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
- Track: Rosehill Gardens
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Mares 4YOs & Upwards – Set Weights + Penalties
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $250,000
- First Run: 1994
The Nivison Betting
The Nivison betting markets are led each year by in-form mares with proven form at the distance and good records at the track.
Resin ($4.60 in 2018), Magic Time ($2.50 in 2023), Olentia ($2.70 in 2024), and Gangsta Granny ($2.10 in 2025) are the latest favourites in The Nivison betting to win.
The Nivison Field
The Nivison race field attracts a quality line-up mares that may be eyeing a run in a tougher spring target later in the season including the $2 million The Invitation.
Potential lead-up races into The Nivison field include the Group 2 Golden Pendant (1400m) and Newcastle’s Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m).
A potential next-up option for mares out of The Nivison field is the Group 3 Begonia Belle Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Derby Day and Minhaaj (2021) was the last to do the double.
In 2025, Gangsta Granny won The Nivison off lead-up placings in the Group 3 Toy Show Quality (2nd) and Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (3rd).
The Nivison nominations are taken the Monday of race week with final acceptances revealing the official The Nivison final field taken on the Wednesday.
2025 The Nivison Field
The official The Nivison 2025 Final Field & Barrier draw will be released on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below so bookmark this page to see the starting line-up.
The Nivison 2025 final field features a strong line-up of mares led in betting by the Team Hawkes trained Gangsta Granny coming off a third in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes at the track and trip.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Infancy
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Kris Lees |
x1556x | M | 5 | 57kg | |
| 2. Pounce (4) Scratched: | |||||
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3. In Flight
J: Jay Ford
T: Joseph Pride |
221116 | M | 6 | 56kg | |
| 4. Gumdrops (8) Scratched: | |||||
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5. Danny's St Darci
J: Chad Schofield
T: Matthew Dale |
9x9769 | M | 8 | 55kg | |
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6. Gangsta Granny
J: Zac Lloyd
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
113x23 | M | 4 | 54kg | |
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7. Dark Glitter
J: Reece Jones
T: Mick Van Gestel |
9x5255 | M | 12 | 54kg | |
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8. Overriding
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Nathan Doyle |
54x727 | M | 3 | 54kg | |
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9. Lady Extreme
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Blake Ryan |
x11651 | M | 11 | 54kg | |
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10. More Territories
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
8562x8 | M | 10 | 54kg | |
| 11. Waimarie (9) Scratched: | |||||
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12. Bonita Queen
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
46x856 | M | 13 | 54kg | |
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13. Cosmonova
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Joseph Pride |
632358 | M | 1 | 54kg | |
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14. Monte Supreme
J: Jason Collett
T: Bjorn Baker |
20x111 | M | 9 | 54kg | |
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15. Bauhinia
J: Tommy Berry
T: Lee & Cherie Curtis |
10x552 | M | 2 | 54kg | |
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16. Husk
J: Tyler Schiller
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
290x31 | M | 7 | 54kg | |
2025 The Nivison Nominations
The early The Nivison 2025 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the race.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | 216x10x552 | BAUHINIA | M | 4 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | 80 |
| 2 | 2x1346x856 | BONITA QUEEN | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 82 |
| 3 | 158×632358 | COSMONOVA | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 82 |
| 4 | 23819×9769 | DANNY’S ST DARCI | M | 7 | Matthew Dale | 90 |
| 5 | 45339×5255 | DARK GLITTER | M | 5 | Mike Van Gestel | 95 |
| 6 | 4x94334x83 | EXTRATWO | M | 6 | Ciaron Maher | 90 |
| 7 | 31x113x23 | GANGSTA GRANNY | M | 4 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 98 |
| 8 | 1x21335x93 | GENEROSITY | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 108 |
| 9 | 0x57x458x2 | GUMDROPS | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 87 |
| 10 | x414290x31 | HUSK | M | 4 | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | 80 |
| 11 | 434×221116 | IN FLIGHT | M | 5 | Joseph Pride | 107 |
| 12 | 5560x1556x | INFANCY | M | 5 | Kris Lees | 100 |
| 13 | x5045x13x8 | JUNQUEIRA | M | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 88 |
| 14 | 2222×11651 | LADY EXTREME | M | 6 | Blake Ryan | 84 |
| 15 | x74720x111 | MONTE SUPREME | M | 5 | Bjorn Baker | 82 |
| 16 | 47x18562x8 | MORE TERRITORIES | M | 4 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 84 |
| 17 | 9x8054x727 | OVERRIDING | M | 6 | Nathan Doyle | 85 |
| 18 | 103199248x | POUNCE (USA) | M | 5 | Chris Waller | 99 |
| 19 | 145534x21x | WAIMARIE | M | 5 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 84 |
| 20 | 38x01106x6 | YES LULU | M | 4 | Ciaron Maher | 74 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Nivison Form Guide
The Nivison form guide features all the must know information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the horses in the field.
The Nivison form has gone on to stack-up in better spring races many times in recent history.
2025 The Nivison Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive The Nivison 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
The Nivison Results
The Nivison results detail the winning mare, placegetters, finishing order and winning time.
Some of the more notable The Nivison winners include Spinning Hill (2000), Avoid Lightning (2014), and Madam Rouge (2019).
Quidnunc holds the current The Nivison race record winning over 1200m in 2001 in a time of 1 minute 08:52 seconds.
Past The Nivison Winners
Recent The Nivison winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2011 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Time |
| 2025 | Gangsta Granny | Monte Supreme | More Territories | 1:09.18 |
| 2024 | Olentia | Danny’s St Darci | Royal Merchant | 1:09.49 |
| 2023 | Magic Time | Parisal | Dalchini | 1:08.7 |
| 2022 | Sky Command | Never Talk | Heresy | 1:14.1 |
| 2021 | Minhaaj | Tricky Gal | Belluci Babe | 1:09.9 |
| 2020 | Positive Peace | Wandabaa | Athiri | 1:10.6 |
| 2019 | Madam Rouge | Reelem In Ruby | Ready To Prophet | 1:09.2 |
| 2018 | Resin | Almanzora | Eckstein | 1:11.1 |
| 2017 | White Moss | Zestful | Kinshachi | 1:10.0 |
| 2016 | Egyptian Symbol | Artistry | Rule The River | 1:10.6 |
| 2015 | Nayeli | Peace Force | Miss Cover Girl | 1:09.2 |
| 2014 | Avoid Lightning | Brook Road | Rose Of Choice | 1:10.2 |
| 2013 | Diamond Earth | Plucky Belle | Hidden Kisses | 1:09.6 |
| 2012 | Quidnunc | Capital Commander | Alberton Park | 1:08.5 |
| 2011 | Balmont | Pontiana | Ofcourseican |
1:10.8 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 The Nivison?
The 2025 The Nivison was won by four-year-old Written Tycoon mare Gangsta Granny at $2.10 favouritism for Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes with jockey Zac Lloyd aboard on 54kg from barrier 4 to win by 0.06 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:09.18.
When is The Nivison 2025?
Saturday October 11, 2025What is the prize money for The Nivison 2025?
$250,000
Where is The Nivison 2025?
Rosehill Racecourse, James Ruse Dr, Rosehill NSW 2142.
How do I bet on the 2025 The Nivison?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2025 The Nivison?
The best way to pick which horse will win The Nivison is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.