Tramway Stakes Tips & Predictions 2026: Best Bets

We liked the way IDLE FLYER (2) picked up in the second half of the Winx Stakes, which suggests she’ll be tough to beat in the Tramway Stakes.

The 5YO mare is a daughter of Dundeel, so the trip suits, and her unbeaten second-up record speaks for itself. She has yet to lose second-up from four attempts, so she was always going to improve with a run.

Despite being the $2.70 favourite, we feel there is some trepidation with punters. At that price, she is worth having on in your Tramway Stakes predictions, and the late money could come thick and fast on race day.

PRIVATE EYE (8) is a rock-solid gelding, and it’s not hard to see why he is being well-backed with Tramway Stakes odds 2026.

He is a winner of over $12 million, and his second placing behind Cosmic Crusader at Caulfield last start is an excellent form guide. That form has been franked in Melbourne, and coming to Sydney isn’t a worry.

Some of his best wins have come at Randwick, where he boasts three wins and seven placings, and his second-up record is also impressive. It’s tough to rule him out based on statistics, so he’s always a good addition to picks.

We wouldn’t be shocked if he firmed into favouritism. The market is holding steady with the two favourites, but Private Eye is a fancied runner, and his maturity could be enough to sway punters into his corner.

Getting $17 for a runner trained by Chris Waller and ridden by James McDonald is rarely seen, so PANOVA (6) enters our Tramway Stakes tips.

She doesn’t have as much experience as many runners in this field, with only 10 starts for three wins, but Waller has a big opinion of her, and the penny could drop during the Sydney Spring Carnival.

She got the better of a good field at Morphettville last season before placing behind Fireball Miss in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks. Now, it’s not easy to win over 1400m fresh-up, but she can find form quickly.

Include her in picks at $17, and she can add value to same-race multi bets at that price.

Punters get value odds with our Tramway Stakes SRM, which includes our three selected runners.

• Top 2 – No. 7 Idle Flyer
• Top 3 – No. 5 Private Eye
• Top 5 – No. 8 Panova

We have Idle Flyer Top 2, Private Eye Top 3, and Panova Top 5, and punters get $5.10 for our three-runner SRM.

We’re going with a shorter odds multi for this race. There are numerous winning chances, including Headley Grange, so we’re keeping it easy with the two favourites and our roughie hope in Panova to finish in the Top 5.