Ladbrokes Tip: Sydney stayers have a dominant recent record in The Metropolitan over interstate runners!
This season The Metropolitan Handicap ran on Saturday October 4, 2025 as part of Epsom Handicap Day in Sydney and was won by the Ciaron Maher trained Royal Supremacy ($7.50) on his way to the Melbourne Cup.
2025 The Metropolitan Handicap Results
The official The Metropolitan 2025 results and race finishing order will be provided below once the race takes place on Saturday October 4, 2025.
- 1st: No. 13 Royal Supremacy
- 2nd: No. 9 Soul Of Spain
- 3rd: No. 18 Juja Kibo
The Ciaron Maher trained Royal Supremacy ($7.50) was impressive turning the tables on his last start conqueror in the Newcastle Gold Cup, Soul Of Spain, when storming home for a 0.77 length win in the 2025 The Metropolitan results ahead of a shot at the $10 million Melbourne Cup over the two miles at Flemington on November 4.
2025 The Metropolitan Odds
The season’s updated The Metropolitan 2025 betting odds and links to our markets will be available below so make sure you stay tuned for access to the best Group 1 Randwick racing odds online.
| 13. Royal Supremacy (9) J: Robbie Dolan 50kg 00112T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. Soul Of Spain (10) J: Zac Lloyd 50.5kg 1x111T: Chris Waller | ||
| 18. Juja Kibo (14) J: Reece Jones 50kg 11612T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 3. More Felons (18) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 12x09T: Chris Waller | ||
| 1. Vauban (7) J: Tim Clark 58.5kg 30x36T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 17. Travolta (1) J: Ben Thompson 50kg 12123T: Chris Waller | ||
| 7. Birdman (16) J: Kerrin McEvoy 51.5kg 9x251T: Chris Waller | ||
| 11. Piggyback (13) J: Andrew Adkins 50kg 43411T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 14. Wyclif (6) J: Louise Day 50kg 00564T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 16. Flying Bandit (5) J: Brock Ryan 50kg 17x64T: Kerry Parker | ||
| 15. Don Diego De Vega (11) J: Alysha Collett 50kg 541x6T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 10. Etna Rosso (2) J: Jay Ford 50kg 22x03T: Chris Waller | ||
| 12. Glory Daze (4) J: Anna Roper 50kg 13323T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 6. Athabascan (3) J: Dylan Gibbons 52kg 59x00T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 2. Arapaho (12) J: Rachel King 58kg 1x364T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 8. Son Of Sun (15) J: Molly Bourke 51kg 98x18T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | ||
| 19. Sun 'N' Sand (17) J: Winona Costin 50kg x7054T: B Joseph & P & M Jones | ||
| 4. Changingoftheguard (8) J: Ethan Brown 54.5kg 2x821T: Kris Lees |
The Metropolitan Handicap Tips
The Metropolitan tips are often a mixed affair with the race know to attract a big field.
Winners of the race in recent years have come via a host of different lead-ups and the only last start winners to back up and take out The Metropolitan since Railings (2005) are Glencadam Gold (2012) and Just Fine (2023).
Just Fine was Gai Waterhouse’s ninth champion in the event making Waterhouse-trained runners a good The Metropolitan Handicap tip each spring.
Other key The Metropolitan betting tips include looking for horses weighted 55.5kg and under and those coming off a Sydney lead-up run.
2025 The Metropolitan Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive The Metropolitan 2025 tips and Randwick exotic betting selections will be detailed for punters below the week of Epsom Handicap Day.
2025 The Metropolitan Same Race Multi Selections ($41 at time of publish)
- Top 3 – No. 9 Soul Of Spain
- Top 4 – No. 4 Changingoftheguard
- Top 4 – No. 11 Piggyback
SOUL OF SPAIN (10) has surged to favouritism in what’s shaping as one of the most open editions of The Metrop in years, and it’s easy to see why punters are following the money on this flying Chris Waller-trained improver. The progressive five-year-old is chasing his fifth straight win, having dominated in Queensland with a three-length romp at Doomben over 2020m carrying 53kg, before stepping up to Group 3 level and claiming the Newcastle Gold Cup over 2300m with 54kg. With proven staying credentials from his European form over two miles and beyond, he now drops to just 50.5kg under the in-form Zac Lloyd, who retains the ride. Set to settle midfield, Soul Of Spain looks primed to outstay many of these late and is hard to fault despite stepping into Group 1 company for the first time.
CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (8) arrives in strong form following a confident lead-up win over this track and trip, where he carried 59kg to claim the Listed Tatt’s Cup by nearly a length. Dropping to a more favourable 54.5kg and presenting fit third-up, he looks well placed to build on that effort. Last spring, he ran second in the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality behind First Light with 58kg, and his recent performances suggest he’s come back even better this prep. With Ethan Brown stepping in for James McDonald, who’s riding in Melbourne, this seasoned stayer should be right in the mix.
PIGGYBACK (13) may be a long shot to complete the hat-trick, but this Ciaron Maher-trained Trapeze Artist mare holds genuine Top 4 claims at value. Backing up quickly after a gritty win in the Colin Stephen over 2400m at Rosehill, she showed toughness to outstay her better-fancied stablemate Juja Kibo while carrying 55.5kg. Exempt from penalty, she drops to a featherweight 50kg for Saturday’s test, and if she can find a spot from the wide draw, she’s well placed to run a cheeky race and sneak into the placings.
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9. Soul Of Spain (10)
J: Zac Lloyd 50.5kg
1×111T: Chris Waller
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11. Piggyback (13)
J: Andrew Adkins 50kg
43411T: Ciaron Maher
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4. Changingoftheguard (8)
J: Ethan Brown 54.5kg
2×821T: Kris Lees
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The Metropolitan is a well-known handicap race conducted at Randwick Racecourse in early October each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Worth $750,000 in prize money, the staying classic is conducted over 2400m and The Metropolitan winner takes out over $430,000 in prize money.
Held on Epsom Handicap Day that features three Group 1 races The Metropolitan Handicap was first run in 1863 and has held elite level status since 1979. Originally called the Great Metropolitan Stakes it was run on the Labour Day holiday on the first Monday in October until 2004. Many top stayers have enjoyed success in The Metropolitan over the years including Magic Hurricane (2015), Railings (2005), Ming Dynasty (1978) and Redcraze (1956).
Each spring The Metropolitan winner is exempt from ballot for the following autumn’s $5 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes race in Sydney.
The winner of the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) race run a fortnight earlier meanwhile earns a The Metropolitan ballot exemption and Herculian Prince (2010) followed by the fellow Tulloch Lodge-raced Just Fine (2023) are the latest to do the double.
The Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) also offers the winner a The Metropolitan ballot exemption. In 2023 Spirit Ridge ran second in both the Newcastle Gold Cup and The Metropolitan when nearly scoring an upset in the latter at 40/1 after a huge run.
Royal Supremacy (2nd in 2025) was the last Newcastle Gold Cup graduate to win The Metropolitan when turning the tables on Soul Of Spain who won the Newcastle race before a second in the Group 1 at Randwick.
The Metropolitan Race Info
- Date: Saturday October 4, 2025
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 2400m
- Conditions: Handicap
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $750,000
- First Run: 1863
The Metropolitan Betting
The Metropolitan Handicap betting markets open as soon as the nominations for the mile and a half classic close in late August each Sydney Spring Racing Carnival. Futures betting on Group 1 races like The Metropolitan give you the chance to lock in juicy prices on potential runners.
Many punters however prefer to wait until the field is released and The Metropolitan odds are often led by horses that ran well in races like the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup, the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality or Caulfield’s Group 3 Naturalism Stakes.
Horses that come off nice lead-up runs in Sydney, are well-weighted in The Metropolitan weights and older gallopers traditionally sit at the top of The Metropolitan odds each season.
Just Fine ($1.75 in 2023) was the last The Metropolitan favourite to salute for the punters.
The Metropolitan Handicap Field
The Metropolitan field has a capacity of 18 starters but hadn’t had the maximum number of runners line up on race day since 2005 when Railings won from barrier 14 of 18 until 2020 when Mirage Dancer saluted.
The final field of The Metropolitan acceptances is out on the Tuesday before the race runs on the Saturday and is considered a nice lead-up for Melbourne-bound hopefuls that could back-up in the Group 1 Caulfield Cup. The Metropolitan nominations meanwhile close in early September with up to 100 runners making up the early entries.
Horses come into The Metropolitan field via a number of different lead-up races, a number of which offer a ballot exemption to the winner into the Group 1 including the Newcastle Gold Cup. The last galloper to complete the Newcastle Cup – The Metropolitan double without another run in between was Glencadam Gold (2012).
A fortnight prior to the Newcastle Gold Cup, the Listed Wyong Gold Cup (2100m) also serves as a potential early The Metropolitan lead-up race and The Verminator (2011) was the last to do the double.
Rosehill’s Group 3 Premier’s Cup (1900m) run in late August is another good early The Metropolitan lead-up race and recent horses to do the double include Railings (2005), Glencadam Gold (2012) and Magic Hurricane (2015).
2025 The Metropolitan Field
The official The Metropolitan 2025 Final Field & Barrier Draw is set for release the Tuesday of race week and will be published in full below, so stay tuned to see what spring stayers make the starting line-up in the mile and a half feature.
The Metropolitan 2025 final field has drawn a capacity line-up of spring stayers led in betting by Chris Waller stablemates Birdman and Soul Of Spain coming off wins in the Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes and Newcastle Gold Cup respectively.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Vauban
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
130x36 | G | 7 | 58.5kg | |
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2. Arapaho
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
41x364 | G | 12 | 58kg | |
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3. More Felons
J: Tommy Berry
T: Chris Waller |
x12x09 | G | 18 | 55kg | |
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4. Changingoftheguard
J: Ethan Brown
T: Kris Lees |
42x821 | G | 8 | 54.5kg | |
| 5. Adelaide River (18) Scratched: | |||||
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6. Athabascan
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
959x00 | G | 3 | 52kg | |
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7. Birdman
J: Kerrin McEvoy
T: Chris Waller |
29x251 | G | 16 | 51.5kg | |
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8. Son Of Sun
J: Molly Bourke
T: Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley |
598x18 | G | 15 | 51kg | |
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9. Soul Of Spain
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Chris Waller |
31x111 | G | 10 | 50.5kg | |
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10. Etna Rosso
J: Jay Ford
T: Chris Waller |
222x03 | G | 2 | 50kg | |
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11. Piggyback
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Ciaron Maher |
343411 | M | 13 | 50kg | |
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12. Glory Daze
J: Anna Roper
T: Ciaron Maher |
013323 | G | 4 | 50kg | |
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13. Royal Supremacy
J: Robbie Dolan
T: Ciaron Maher |
x00112 | G | 9 | 50kg | |
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14. Wyclif
J: Louise Day
T: Ciaron Maher |
x00564 | G | 6 | 50kg | |
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15. Don Diego De Vega
J: Alysha Collett
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
4541x6 | G | 11 | 50kg | |
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16. Flying Bandit
J: Brock Ryan
T: Kerry Parker |
417x64 | G | 5 | 50kg | |
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17. Travolta
J: Ben Thompson
T: Chris Waller |
712123 | G | 1 | 50kg | |
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18. Juja Kibo
J: Reece Jones
T: Ciaron Maher |
311612 | G | 14 | 50kg | |
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19. Sun 'N' Sand
J: Winona Costin
T: B Joseph & P & M Jones |
2x7054 | M | 17 | 50kg | |
| 20. Strathtay (10) Scratched: | |||||
2025 The Metropolitan Nominations & Weights
Early nominations for The Metropolitan 2025 are taken by Racing NSW on Monday the 8th of September 2025 followed by the official The Metropolitan weights on September 15.
The 2025 The Metropolitan nominations attracted 79 early entries with 21 for Chris Waller including his defending champion Land Legend.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
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| 1 | x90x404x88 | ADELAIDE RIVER (IRE) | G | 6 | Kris Lees | |
| 2 | x651540x37 | AGE OF SAIL (GB) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 87 |
| 3 | 122x1110x6 | ALALCANCE (GB) | M | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 111 |
| 4 | x1x139x0x6 | ANISETTE (GB) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 111 |
| 5 | 4x00x80020 | ANTRIM COAST (NZ) | G | 5 | Steve Richards | |
| 6 | 1x55241x36 | ARAPAHO (FR) | G | 9 | Bjorn Baker | |
| 7 | 914x7650x0 | ASTERIX (NZ) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | 103 |
| 8 | 1x782959x0 | ATHABASCAN (FR) | G | 7 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 101 |
| 9 | 64211372×0 | BANKERS CHOICE (NZ) | G | 8 | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | |
| 10 | 84112×9202 | BELVEDERE BOYS | G | 6 | Matthew Dunn | 95 |
| 11 | 0x42529x25 | BIRDMAN (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 12 | 6x07344x74 | BRAYDEN STAR (GB) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 13 | 231x721x72 | BUR DUBAI (GB) | G | 5 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | 78 |
| 14 | 33x742x821 | CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD (IRE) | G | 7 | Kris Lees | 106 |
| 15 | 2122x310x | CHIEF LITTLE ROCK (IRE) | G | 5 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 16 | 00x80x48x4 | CLEVELAND (IRE) | G | 8 | Kris Lees | 99 |
| 17 | 0x009242x0 | CONVERGE | G | 7 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 98 |
| 18 | 1225326×0 | DEEP FOCUS (NZ) | G | 4 | Paul Shailer | |
| 19 | 1x70x4541x | DON DIEGO DE VEGA (FR) | G | 6 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 93 |
| 20 | 21x1112x1x | ELAMAZ (IRE) | G | 6 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | 104 |
| 21 | 1x8370x615 | ENCODER | G | 5 | Michael Freedman | |
| 22 | x0698222x0 | ETNA ROSSO (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 96 |
| 23 | x5121213x7 | FERNAO (IRE) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 24 | 11x31417x6 | FLYING BANDIT | G | 5 | Kerry Parker | 93 |
| 25 | 0x5x760326 | FORGOT YOU (NZ) | G | 7 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 95 |
| 26 | x4117x4x80 | FULL COUNT FELICIA (USA) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 27 | 423185291x | GALILAEUS (GB) | G | 6 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 28 | 00×5013323 | GLORY DAZE (IRE) | G | 7 | Ciaron Maher | 95 |
| 29 | 14502346×7 | GOD’S WINDOW (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 88 |
| 30 | 2248377×32 | GOLDEN CENTURY (NZ) | G | 4 | Chris Waller | |
| 31 | 533×476123 | GOOD BANTER (NZ) | M | 5 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 88 |
| 32 | 4321253×08 | GRAND PIERRO | G | 6 | Jason Warren | |
| 33 | 117×211215 | HALF YOURS | G | 5 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 95 |
| 34 | 5631131×06 | HUTCHENCE (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 81 |
| 35 | 68×8586214 | INDIFFERENCE | G | 7 | Brett Cavanough | |
| 36 | 86202763×0 | INTERPRETATION (IRE) | G | 8 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 37 | 91x6x23116 | JUJA KIBO (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 77 |
| 38 | 42111x70x0 | KADAVAR (NZ) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 92 |
| 39 | 2131210×42 | KINGS VALLEY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 40 | 138x768x39 | LAND LEGEND (FR) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 106 |
| 41 | x513100x99 | LASPIRIT DEELER | M | 5 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | 70 |
| 42 | 11x90317x0 | MEHZEBEEN (NZ) | M | 6 | Chris Waller | 103 |
| 43 | 28x50x12x0 | MORE FELONS (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 44 | 3400×76213 | MORMONA (FR) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | |
| 45 | 6x423142x0 | MR MONACO (GB) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | |
| 46 | 1343122323 | MUKTAMIL (IRE) | G | 6 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | 86 |
| 47 | x63646x47x | NAVAL COLLEGE (GB) | G | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 99 |
| 48 | 3230111×78 | NEWLOOK (FR) | G | 5 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 49 | 56x51x17 | NKOSI | G | 4 | Bjorn Baker | 68 |
| 50 | 366×43 | NORTH TERRACE | G | 5 | Edward Cummings | |
| 51 | 4x111140x0 | OUR ANCHORAGE (IRE) | G | 7 | Bjorn Baker | 99 |
| 52 | x865839x53 | OUR GOLD HOPE | M | 5 | Robert & Luke Price | 96 |
| 53 | 21x0x32041 | PARADISE STORM (FR) | G | 5 | Henry Dwyer | |
| 54 | 56×1334341 | PIGGYBACK | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 80 |
| 55 | 8x4x8x112x | POINT KING (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 56 | 8x460x8x8x | POST IMPRESSIONIST (IRE) | G | 7 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
| 57 | 12110x322x | QUIETNESS (GB) | M | 6 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | 93 |
| 58 | 31342x73x7 | RIVER OF STARS (IRE) | M | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 59 | x3232x0011 | ROYAL SUPREMACY (IRE) | G | 5 | Ciaron Maher | 94 |
| 60 | 78×2 | SHADASHI | M | 4 | Edward Cummings | |
| 61 | 113x28x1x2 | SIR DELIUS (GB) | H | 5 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 62 | 51311598×1 | SON OF SUN (NZ) | G | 6 | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | |
| 63 | 413x731x11 | SOUL OF SPAIN (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | |
| 64 | x0x0000x80 | STAR OF INDIA (IRE) | G | 7 | Chris Waller | |
| 65 | 06360405×4 | STRATHTAY (NZ) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 88 |
| 66 | 1x21642x70 | SUN ’N’ SAND | M | 4 | Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones | 88 |
| 67 | 241120×465 | TAJANIS (IRE) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 91 |
| 68 | 71×4213 | TAZIMA (IRE) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 72 |
| 69 | 2316120×7 | THEDOCTOROFLOVE | G | 4 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
| 70 | x76x171212 | TRAVOLTA (GB) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 92 |
| 71 | 44064800×7 | TRUST IN YOU (NZ) | G | 7 | Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley | |
| 72 | 090x0693x0 | VALIANT KING (GB) | G | 6 | Chris Waller | 93 |
| 73 | 3120x130x3 | VAUBAN (FR) | G | 8 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
| 74 | x631103x85 | WHISKY ON THE HILL (GB) | G | 6 | Glen Thompson | |
| 75 | 1212x75x85 | WOOTTON VERNI (FR) | G | 5 | Chris Waller | 93 |
| 76 | 38×4212551 | WUDDZZ (NZ) | G | 8 | Henry Dwyer | 73 |
| 77 | 28220×0056 | WYCLIF (GB) | G | 9 | Ciaron Maher | 96 |
| 78 | 1117x908x0 | WYMARK (NZ) | G | 5 | Michael Freedman | 85 |
| 79 | 54x83230x5 | ZARDOZI | M | 5 | Ciaron Maher |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The Metropolitan Handicap Form Guide
The Metropolitan Handicap form guide lists all of the final acceptors, their barriers, jockeys, trainers and allocated weights. The winning weight range in the race over the past decade ranges from a light 50 kg to 56kg that Opinion (2014) carried to victory for trainer Chris Waller.
Junoob originally won the 2014 race but was later disqualified for a failed drug test. The race favourites meanwhile aren’t always the most likely to win in this spring major with just three saluting since 2005 with plenty of long-priced roughies scoring an upset including Newport (40/1 in 2008) and The Verminator (20/1 in 2011).
The Metropolitan form has stacked-up in other elite level races many times over the years including in 2021 with the winner Montefilia running a next-up fourth in the Caulfield Cup results before returning in the autumn of 2022 to win the Ranvet Stakes.
The 2024 The Metroplitan winner Land Legend franked the form with a next-up third in that year’s Caulfield Cup trifecta, while Zardozi ran second in the race before fourth place runs in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cup races that spring.
The Metropolitan Form Facts
- Mirage Dancer (2020), Foundry (2017), Seville (2013) and Newport (2008) are the only The Metropolitan winners from 2008 – 2025 to come off a non-Sydney lead-up race.
- Since 2005 just three horses have come off a victory before winning The Metropolitan including the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Kingston Town Stakes winner Just Fine in 2023.
- Favourites have a poor recent record in The Metropolitan results with only four saluting from 2006-2025.
- Since Railings (2005) the only The Metropolitan winner younger than five-years-old was Montefilia (4YO mare in 2021).
- Trainer Gai Waterhouse holds the record with nine The Metropolitan winners as of 2024.
2025 The Metropolitan Form
A link to our detailed The Metropolitan 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
The Metropolitan Handicap Results
The Metropolitan race results display the exact finishing order of all the starters, any scratched horses, the winning margin, time, weight and starting price of each galloper.
In recent years The Metropolitan Handicap results have been dominated by Sydney-trained horses coming off lead-up runs in New South Wales. Favourites only have an average record in The Metropolitan results of the past decade, with the last to salute for the punters being Just Fine (2023).
Notable recent The Metropolitan winners include Coco Cobanna (2000), Glencadam Gold (2012), Sir John Hawkwood (2016), and Montefilia (2021).
Montefilia (2021) is the last The Metropolitan winning mare.
Just Fine holds the current The Metropolitan race record winning in 2023 in a time of 2 minutes 26:11 seconds.
Past The Metropolitan Winners
Recent The Metropolitan winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
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| 2025 | Royal Supremacy | Soul Of Spain | Juja Kibo | 2:26.84 |
| 2024 | Land Legend | Zardozi | Unusual Legacy | 2:27.47 |
| 2023 | Just Fine | Spirit Ridge | Kalapour | 2:26.11 (R) |
| 2022 | No Compromise | Le Don De Vie | Realm Of Flowers | 2:38.13 |
| 2021 | Montefilia | Entente | Harpo Marx | 2:27.79 |
| 2020 | Mirage Dancer | Mugatoo | Angel Of Truth | 2:27.52 |
| 2019 | Come Play With Me | Gallic Chieftain | Sir Charles Road | 2:30.61 |
| 2018 | Patrick Erin | Brimham Rocks | Sikandarabad | 2:29.6 |
| 2017 | Foundry | Big Duke | Chocante | 2:27.7 |
| 2016 | Sir John Hawkwood | Antonio Giuseppe | Allergic | 2:27.4 |
| 2015 | Magic Hurricane | Beaten Up | Havana Cooler | 2:28.5 |
| 2014 | Junoob | Opinion | Araldo | 2:26.5 |
| 2013 | Seville | Julienas | Sneak A Peek | 2:32.1 |
| 2012 | Glencadam Gold | Kelinni | Reuben Percival | 2:29.7 |
| 2011 | The Verminator | Hawk Island | Lamasery | 2:33.4 |
| 2010 | Herculian Prince | Mourayan | No Wine No Song | 2:29.9 |
| 2009 | Speed Gifted | Lodge The Deeds | Fiumicino | 2:35.1 |
| 2008 | Newport | Bianca | Get Up Jude | 2:33.0 |
| 2007 | Race Not Run | – | – | – |
| 2006 | Tawqeet | Activation | Vanquished | 2:31.1 |
| 2005 | Railings | Run Rita Run | Men At Work | 2:28.5 |
| 2004 | County Tyrone | Itemise | Don Raphael | 2:33.6 |
| 2003 | Bedouin | Daneborogh | Bodie | 2:34.4 |
| 2002 | Victory Smile | Piachay | Dress Circle | 2:31.3 |
| 2001 | Dress Circle | Danyon | Homewrecker | 2:29.4 |
| 2000 | Coco Cobanna | Pasta Express | Citra’s Prince | 2:44.3 |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 The Metropolitan?
The 2025 The Metropolitan was won by five-year-old Make Believe gelding Royal Supremacy at $7.50 for trainer Ciaron Maher with jockey Robbie Dolan aboard on 50kg from barrier 9 to win by 0.77 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 2:26.84.
When is The Metropolitan 2025?
Saturday October 4, 2025What is the prize money for The Metropolitan 2025?
$750,000
Where is The Metroplitan 2025?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on The Metropolitan 2025?
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Which horse will win The Metropolitan 2025?
The best way to pick which horse will win The Metropolitan 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.