Sydney Cup 2023 Race Details
Race 7 at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday the 8th of April 2023.
The Sydney Cup is a Group 1 race held at Randwick Racecourse and is run over 3200 metres. It is run under handicap conditions for horses aged three-years-old and older. The total prize money is $2,000,000 this year.
You can read more about the race history, lead-up races, and past winners on the Sydney Cup page.
Sydney Cup 2023 Preview
Track: Good Weather: Fine
No one missed the first up run of Cleveland who is a winner over further trips than this over in the UK. It looks a weighted moral here and will only need cover from barrier 17 to be winning. Really like its chances. Nerve Not Verve and Gin Martini are both in form and should be around the mix while High Emocean was an eye catching run last start and can run into a place. This looks all about Cleveland.
Sydney Cup 2023 Runner by Runner
1. Gold Trip (16)
Been around the mark this prep and should enjoy any cut out of the ground. Always a hope in a race like this with luck in running.
2. Knights Order (12)
Should plonk on the speed and give a good kick. Loves Randwick and 1/1 over this track and trip. Ready to peak 4th up and is a major player in this field.
3. Baron Samedi (20)
Quality stayer who looks a nice chance despite the wide barrier. Its overseas form is good for this and should have enough time to find an okay position. Keep safe.
4. Stockman (5)
Wants a swamp. Every hope last start and may be looking for wetter.
5. Arapaho (8)
Strong winner last start but not suited at the weights in this. Tough horse that will be in it for a long way.
6. Selino (14)
Can’t have.
7. Surefire (6)
Broke through for a deserving win last start and gets a similar set up here. Can find a nice spot from the draw and is a major player.
8. Explosive Jack (4)
Would have to lift on form but Dylan Gibbons gets aboard, the kind draw, soft ground and racing at Randwick helps. Right in this with those factors in mind.
9. Sir Lucan (15)
Got all the favours first up with some stable riding. Won’t get that here with plenty of these going forward. Prefer others.
10. Torrens (1)
Prefer in something easier.
11. Cleveland (17)
Declaring it despite the wide draw & Mcevoy on who can be hard to catch these days. Zoomed to the line fresh and has won over longer trips than this overseas. If the form around Cleveland last start is right for this then it is the horse I want to be with out of that race and the market agrees. Very well in at the weights, loves cut in the ground, provided Mcevoy gives it a half decent steer this time and there is no second up syndrome it should be winning and winning well.
12. High Emocean (19)
Eye catching run last start and spoiled stay the trip. Yet to place at the track but rarely runs a poor race. Big chance and good odds.
13. Amade (10)
Can’t have.
14. King Frankel (11)
Every hope last start and meets some of these again. Far too short given a few factors but still in the mix to win.
15. Nerve Not Verve (2)
Tough horse that has hit form and will be hard to get past. Should set the tempo and give a bold sight.
16. Gin Martini (18)
Excellent last start and goes in the mix again off the effort. Tricky draw and do prefer others out of its race but hard to knock the prep it is having. In the mix.
17. Timour (3)
Prefer others.
18. Alakahan (13)
Can’t have.
19. Pesto (9)
Prefer in something easier.
20. True Marvel (7)
Needs to lift.
Sydney Cup 2023 Tips
The following are the top 4 selections for this years race.
Bryce Parker’s Tips
|
Jo Jackson’s Tips | |
11 Cleveland | 11 Cleveland | |
12 High Emocean | 1 Gold Trip | |
7 Surefire | 3 Baron Samedi | |
3 Baron Samedi | 5 Arapaho |
Previews for other races this week
Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2023 (Randwick 2000m)
Group 1 Australian Oaks 2023 (Randwick 2400m)
Group 1 Coolmore Legacy/Queen Of The Turf Stakes 2023 (Randwick 1600m)
Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 2023 (Randwick 1200m)
Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes 2023 (Randwick 1200m)
Group 2 Sapphire Stakes 2023 (Randwick 1200m)
Listed Fernhill Handicap 2023 (Randwick 1600m)
Listed South Pacific Stakes 2023 (Randwick 1400m)
Group 2 WATC Derby 2023 (Ascot 2400m)
Listed Old Comrade Stakes 2023 (Ascot 1600m)
Group 3 Victoria Handicap 2023 (Sandown 1400m)
Group 3 Easter Cup 2023 (Sandown 2100m)
Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes 2023 (Sandown 1200m)
Listed Hills Railway Stakes 2023 (Oakbank 1100m)
Sydney Cup 2023 Race Results
Result | Horse | Margin |
1st | 8 Explosive Jack | |
2nd | 20 True Marvel | 0.83 lengths |
3rd | 2 Knights Order | 2.06 lengths |
4th | 5 Arapaho | 2.84 lengths |
The track was rated as Soft 7.
Scratchings: 10. Torrens, 16. Gin Martini.