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William Haggas‘s British raider Dubai Honour is narrow favourite to add another Group 1 win to his CV in the 2025 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill on Tuesday.
The Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival action continues on Tuesday following Saturday’s rescheduled card with Rosehill Gardens host to two elite level features including the Group 1 $1.5 million H E Tancred Stakes (2400m) for the potential Sydney Cup bound stayers.
Current 2025 Tancred Stakes odds online at Ladbrokes.com.au have Pride Of Dubai seven-year-old Dubai Honour as the $3.20 top elect drawn a treat in gate four with Tom Marquand in the saddle.
The talented galloper won the Ranvet back in 2023 during a successful visit to Australia that also saw him beat home the locals in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.
He subsequently won the prestigious Group 1 GB De Saint-Cloud (2400m) last year in and was last seen running second in December’s Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) with Marquand aboard.
The money is now on the globetrotting star to resume off a four-month break with a first-up win in the Tancred on Stakes Day.
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott‘s class import Vauban is the close second favourite in the Tancred Stakes betting markets at $3.70 to continue his success second-up.
The French bred seven-year-old is also the early market mover well backed by the punters after a narrow win fresh in the Group 3 Sky High Stakes (2000m) at the track on March 15.
No horse has completed the Sky High / Tancred Stakes double since Hartnell (2015) a decade ago but there is money on Gailway gelding Vauban to be the next.
The former Willie Mullins trained stayer has contested the past two editions of the iconic Melbourne Cup race finishing 14th in 2024 and 11th last year but is tipped to have an easier time over the mile and a half in Sydney on Tuesday.
Last year’s Irish St Leger runner-up only had 0.07 lengths to spare on the line over Arapaho in the Sky High but presents fitter for the run with improvement expected as he gets out over further.
He boasts winning form overseas up to 3382m, has a great strike-rate at 2400m (3:2-0-0), and comes via a strong form race with the Sky High third placed Lindermann subsequently running second to Via Sistina in last weekend’s Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) here.
Vauban was another big winner in the Tancred Stakes barrier draw and will jump one inside of Dubai Honour from gate three with Tim Clark retaining the ride.
In a tight top-half of the markets another two runners are currently at single figures to win with the Bjorn Baker trained Arapaho ($6) and Ciaron Maher‘s Caulfield Cup champ Duke De Sessa ($7).
Rachel King rides evergreen eight-year-old Arapaho from barrier six with the spring’s Group 2 Zipping Classic winner set to relish the Soft rated Rosehill track.
He is fourth-up on Tuesday and comes off a very close second in the Sky High when only a nose off Vauban in what could prove the key form race to follow into the Tancred.
Duke De Sessa rates highly in an open affair and boats the fitness edge.
His last go at this 2400m distance saw the Lope De Vega gelding was winning the Group 1 Caufield Cup, albeit only carrying 52kg to victory.
This is the six-year-old’s pet distance (5:3-0-1) and he comes off too good autumn lead-ups.
Fresh he won the Group 3 JRA Plate over the Caulfield mile with 60kg on his back then last time out he was second narrowly denied with 59.5kg in the Australian Cup Prelude over 2000m at Flemington.
He heads north for this and is yet to race at Rosehill.
While he is arguably better on his other leg, from gate two with Harry Coffey aboard in such an open race he presents as a definite danger.
The value meanwhile could like in the talented mare La Crique ($18) with Simon & Katrina Alexander‘s New Zealand raider having run top two in her nine most recent runs.
The bonny six-year-old has been the picture of consistency across the Tasman having run four straight Group 1 seconds ahead of her trip down under.
At her latest she was beaten by the barest of margins by the El Vencedor in the Group 1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m), and how she handles the rise to 2400m will be key to her winning chances for the Kiwis.
The rescheduled 2025 Kia Tancred Stakes is set to run as Rosehill Race 8 at 4:40pm (AEDT) on Tuesday’s 10-race card.
H E Tancred Stakes 2025 Odds & Results
Kia Tancred Stakes (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Dubai Honour (3) J: Tom Marquand 59kg
T: William Haggas |
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2nd
4. Duke De Sessa (1) J: Harry Coffey 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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3rd
2. Vauban (2) J: Tim Clark 59kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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4th
3. Arapaho (4) J: Rachel King 59kg
T: Bjorn Baker |
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5th
6. Circle Of Fire (8) J: Jason Collett 59kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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6th
9. Zechariah (5) J: Kerrin McEvoy 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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7th
14. River Of Stars (10) J: Nash Rawiller 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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8th
7. Land Legend (9) J: Damian Lane 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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9th
5. Zarir (6) J: Tommy Berry 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
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10th
11. Warmonger (7) J: Chad Schofield 58.5kg
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
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11th
8. Asterix (11) J: Josh Parr 59kg
T: Chris Waller |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 01:36:55 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
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