Ramornie Handicap

The latest edition of the Ramornie Handicap ran on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 as part of the popular Grafton Cup Carnival and was won in style by the Matthew Dunn-trained favourite Band Of Brothers ($5F).

The Ramornie Handicap stands as one of Grafton’s premier sprint features, and punters chasing Ramornie tips, form guides, betting previews, and value runners are in for a cracking edition this year. As one of the key highlights of the Grafton Carnival, the Ramornie consistently attracts high‑class sprinters, proven country specialists, and fresh winter form lines that make this race a favourite for value‑hunters. With fast tempos, wide draws, and pressure from the jump shaping every outcome, the Ramornie Handicap is a dream race for punters who love analysing speed maps, spotting overs, and finding runners capable of producing a peak performance at the right time. Below, we break down the latest Ramornie Handicap betting insights, key contenders, and expert picks to give Ladbrokes punters the strongest possible edge heading into one of the carnival’s most bet‑on races.

2026 Ramornie Handicap Results

The official Ramornie Handicap 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be available below once the Listed Grafton race is run and won on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Band Of Brothers ($5F) proved the punters right at Grafton on Wednesday, rolling in as the favourite and digging deep to claim victory in the 2026 Ramornie Handicap results in tough, on‑pace fashion. Matthew Dunn’s talented Omaha Beach gelding bounced back from a luckless Glasshouse run, pushed forward from the draw, controlled the race, and kept finding when the challengers loomed — turning away late surges from Pereille and Givemethebeatboys to notch his second black‑type win and add the Ramornie to his G3 Vain Stakes trophy. A genuine fighter who handles all conditions, Band Of Brothers continues to build a strong record and confirm the promise he’s shown from day one, giving Dunn his first Ramornie success and delivering another quality performance for Hesket Bloodstock.

2026 Ramornie Handicap Odds & Finishing Order

The latest Ramornie Handicap 2026 betting odds will be provided below as soon as markets on the mid-winter carnival event on Ramornie Day over the winter are announced followed by the official finishing order after the event.

Ramornie Handicap Tips

Ramornie Handicap tips include looking for in-form winter sprinters coming off a win in a Brisbane race, graduates that finished in the money in their lead-up assignment and tipping single-figure fancies.

Ladbrokes Tip: Peter Snowden has an excellent record in the Ramornie Handicap winning his sixth in 2024 with Ka Bling so watch for his runners in the Ramornie Handicap odds this year!

2026 Ramornie Handicap Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Ramornie Handicap 2026 betting tips on the Listed race during the winter racing season will be detailed below the week of the race so, stay tuned for those to back and sack this season.

The Ramornie Handicap is held at the tail-end of the New South Winter Racing Carnival the Wednesday after Caulfield’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes Day in Melbourne, and it takes place at Grafton Racecourse as one of two Black-Type features run by the Clarence River Jockey Club.

The mid-week Listed event is the feature race on Ramornie Handicap Day, which is the opening meeting of the two-day Grafton Cup Carnival that concludes on the Thursday with Grafton Cup Day.

A quality handicap race contested over 1200m, the Ramornie Handicap offers $200,000 in prize money and a ballot exemption into that year’s Group 3 Cameron Handicap contested at Newcastle.

The Ramornie Handicap attracts a strong line-up of winter sprinters each year and there are a host of lead-up races that offer a ballot exemption into the field including Brisbane’s Group 3 WJ Healy Stakes (1200m) held on Tattersall’s Tiara Day at Eagle Farm. Big Money (2014) was the last horse to complete the WJ Healy – Ramornie double.

Ka Bling (6th) for his 2024 upset meanwhile was the last Ramornie Handicap winner to come via a WJ Healy Stakes lead-up.

Ramornie Handicap Race Info

• Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2026
• Track: Grafton Racecourse
• Distance: 1200m
• Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Status: Listed
• Prize Money: $200,000
• First Run: 1910 (as the Newmarket Handicap)

Ramornie Handicap Betting

The Ramornie Handicap betting markets are dominated by in-form sprinters coming off good lead-up runs in events during the lead-up winter races in both Sydney and Brisbane.

There are usually short Ramornie Handicap odds offered on any quality Snowden-trained horses with Peter Snowden boasting six past victories in the race most recently with Signore Fox (2020), Ranges (2022) and Ka Bling (2024) who scored a big upset at $19.

There was also a notable upset in 2022 with The Big Goodbye winning at Ramornie Handicap odds of $15, while the 2025 winner Sha Of Gomer jumped at $10.

Band Of Brothers ($5 in 2026) was the last favourite in Ramornie Handicap betting to salute for the punters.

Ramornie Handicap Field

The Ramornie Handicap race field draws a quality line-up of winter sprinters from both local and interstate stables.

Runners may come via a number of different lead-up races including the Group 3 WJ Healy Stakes in Brisbane on Tiara Day with Ranges (3rd in 2022), The Big Goodbye (2nd in 2023) and Ka Bling (6th in 2024) are the latest Ramornie Handicap champions to come via that Eagle Farm lead-up. Ranges also fought hard before finishing third in his failed but brave 2023 Ramornie run as the defending champion.

Brisbane’s Hinkler Handicap also serves as a potential lead-up into the Ramornie with Southern Lad (2nd in 2021) the last Ramornie winner to come out of that event.

Ramornie Handicap nominations close the Thursday before race week with final acceptances revealing the field released on the Monday before the race runs on the Wednesday.

2026 Ramornie Handicap Field

The official Ramornie Handicap 2026 field of final acceptors is announced by the Clarence River Jockey Club on the Monday of race week and will be published below along with the confirmed jockeys and barriers.

2026 Ramornie Handicap Nominations

Early Ramornie Handicap 2026 Nominations close the Thursday leading up to Ramornie Handicap Day, which is one of two feature meetings during the Grafton Cup Carnival and will be provided in full below.

The 2026 Ramornie Handicap nominations attracted 27 winter sprinters led in all-in betting by Billy Healey’s resuming four-year-old Cosmic Fire who has previous winning form at the track and the flying John Carlton Cup winner My Mum’s Toyboy chasing a sixth win on the trot.

Ramornie Handicap Form Guide

The Ramornie Handicap form guide lists for punters all the crucial pre-betting information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the female sprinters in the field.

Runners trained out of Brisbane have a credible recent record the race, so looking at the visiting Queensland runners with a lead-up run in a Brisbane event is essential when doing the Ramornie Handicap form.

The Robert Heathcote-trained The Big Goodbye (2023) followed by the Jeff Dunn-trained Sha Of Gomer (2025) from Beaudesert are the latest Queensland-trained Ramornie Handicap winners.

Jockey Robert Thompson has an excellent recent record in the race with four wins most recently Big Money (2014).

The Ramornie Handicap form has held up in tougher races, most famously with the 2004 winner Takeover Target going on to win eight Group 1 events.

The 2022 Ramornie Handicap form was franked with the runner-up Gem Song running third next-up in Sydney’s Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m). The third-placed Fender meanwhile further franked the form going on to also run third in that spring’s $2 million The Kosciuszko race.

The 2023 Ramornie form was franked with Far Too Easy (2nd) running third in The Kosciuszko results that year.

2026 Ramornie Handicap Form

A link to our comprehensive Ramornie Handicap 2026 form guide and race betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the event.

Past Ramornie Handicap Results

Recent Ramornie Handicap results have been dominated by two stables with Queensland’s Toby Edmonds enjoying back-to-back wins with Havasay (2018-19); while Sydney’s Team Snowden enjoying four victories with Calanda (2017), Signore Fox (2020), Ranges (2022), and Ka Bling (2024) in the past eight years.

There have been seven multiple Ramornie Handicap winners throughout history with Cuban Song (1933-36); Trovatore (1955-56); (Develope (1970-71); High Classic (1980,1982); Credit Again (1986-87); The Jackal (2007-08); and Havasay (2018-19).

Eight-time Group 1 champion Takeover Target (2004) is the most notable Ramornie Handicap winner of the time-honoured event.

Jerezana (2011) was the last Ramornie Handicap winning mare.

Calanda (2017) was the last three-year-old Ramornie Handicap winner.

Calanda also holds the current Ramornie Handicap race record winning over 1200m in 2017 in a time of 1 minute 07:56 seconds.

Recent Ramornie Handicap Winners

Recent Ramornie Handicap winners dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

Year	Winner	Trainer/s	Jockey	Weight	Time
2026	Band Of Brothers	Matthew Dunn	Dylan Turner	55 kgs	1:07.92
2025	Sha Of Gomer	Jeff Dunn	Rikki Jamieson	55 kgs	1:10.02
2024	Ka Bling	Peter & Paul Snowden	Andrew Adkins	56 kgs	1:08.69
2023	The Big Goodbye	Robert Heathcote	Martin Harley	57 kgs	1:09.96
2022	Ranges	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tom Sherry	55.5 kgs	1:10.90
2021	Southern Lad	John O’Shea	Christian Reith	55 kgs	1:08.52
2020	Signore Fox	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jeff Penza	56 kgs	1:08.70
2019	Havasay	Toby Edmonds	Matthew McGillivray	54 kgs	1:10.12
2018	Havasay	Toby Edmonds	Matthew McGillivray	54 kgs	1:08.25
2017	Calanda	Peter & Paul Snowden	Jim Byrne	54 kgs	1:07.56
2016	Smart Volatility	John Sargent	Tye Angland	57.5 kgs	1:08.87
2015	Rock Royalty	Liam Birchley	Chris Whiteley	55.5 kgs	1:07.87
2014	Big Money	Rodney Northam	Robert Thompson	56 kgs	1:08.87
2013	Youthful Jack	Ross Stitt	Robert Thompson	55 kgs	1:08.73
2012	Howmuchdoyouloveme	Con Karakatsanis	Brenton Avdulla	54 kgs	1:08.72
2011	Jerezana	Peter Snowden	Andrew Gibbons	53 kgs	1:09.65
2010	Pinwheel	Peter Snowden	Danny Nikolic	54.5 kgs	1:08.42
2009	Battlefield	Paul Messara	Daniel Ganderton	55 kgs	1:09.14
2008	The Jackal	Paul St Vincent	Robert Thompson	57 kgs	1:08.02
2007	The Jackal	Paul St Vincent	Robert Thompson	58 kgs	1:08.35
2006	For Valour	Mitchell Hudson	Lacey Morrison	54.5 kgs	1:08.45
2005	King Rex	Stephen Hood	Michael Cahill	53.5 kgs	1:09.06
2004	Takeover Target	Joe Janiak	Jay Ford	54.5 kgs	1:08.41
2003	Sir Breakfast	Liam Birchley	Allan Robinson	53 kgs	1:08.51
2002	Citichy	Nick Flouskos	Kim Bell	54 kgs	1:09.19
2001	Juggling Time	Ron Quinton	Mitch Newman	54.5 kgs	1:08.63
2000	Mother’s Gift	John Shelton	Stephen Traecey	55 kgs	1:08.54

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Which horse will win the 2026 Ramornie Handicap?

The best way to pick which horse will win the Ramornie Handicap 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.

When is the Ramornie Handicap 2026?

The 2026 Ramornie Handicap will be run on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, as part of the Grafton July Racing Carnival’s feature sprint program at Clarence River Jockey Club.

What is the prize money for the Ramornie Handicap 2026?

The 2026 Ramornie Handicap prize money is set at $200,000 which is paid from 1st to 10th place including $109,000 going to the Ramornie Handicap winner.

Where is the Ramornie Handicap 2026?

The Ramornie Handicap runs at Grafton Racecourse, which is located at 273 Powell St, Grafton NSW 2460.

What distance is the Ramornie Handicap run over?

The Ramornie Handicap is run over 1200 metres (six furlongs), making it one of the Grafton Carnival’s signature sprint races and a key target for fast, on‑pace sprinters looking to capitalise on the high‑pressure tempo.

How many horses run in the Ramornie Handicap?

The Ramornie Handicap has a field limit size of 16 runners plus 6 emergencies which can gain a start if one of the original 16 final acceptors is scratched.

Who won the 2026 Ramornie Handicap?

The 2026 Ramornie Handicap was won by four-year-old Omaha Beach gelding Band Of Brothers at $5 favouritism for trainer Matthew Dunn with jockey Dylan Turner aboard on 54kg from barrier 6 to win by 1.19 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:07.92.

Who won the 2025 Ramornie Handicap?

The 2025 Ramornie Handicap was won by five-year-old Shalaa gelding Sha Of Gomer at $10 for trainer Jeff Dunn with jockey Rikki Jamieson aboard on 54kg from barrier 5 to win by 1.26 lengths in a time of 1:10.02.