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The Melbourne Mail: Caulfield – 20th of September 2025

A pair of enticing Group One races await us at Caulfield this Saturday.

ANGEL CAPITAL winning the Orbit Logistics Chautauqua Stakes at Moonee Valley in Australia.
ANGEL CAPITAL winning the Orbit Logistics Chautauqua Stakes at Moonee Valley in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

We're met with a strong ten-race card with numerous betting angles, the first of which may be an obvious one, but one still (as objectively as possible) worth taking.

Angel Capital headlines the market for the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes off a dominant win first up at 1200m and the data backed up the eye to no end.

Racing and Sports rate that 3.8 length win at a mark of 120 and looking at the past ten years of Rupert Clarke winners, that comes out as the equal highest rating posted in the race, tying with Jungle Cat in 2018.

In that time, the mean winning rating is 117 so clearly Angel Capital is already up to winning the race, and that's before factoring in other variables.

He's well weighted with 53.5kg, coming out with the highest last start rating on weight adjusted figures while also boasting the clear best last-start speed figure.

The sectional strength at Moonee Valley said if anything he'd be improving getting to 1400m and if that's the case, it could be a case of times and margins once more.

North of $4 was being shopped early which was rightfully snapped up but having priced the race, I can get him sub- $3 and the current quote still represents great value.

That said, I will be having small bets on Is It Me and Zou Sensation, both of whom have career peaks that are very competitive at the weights and can certainly outperform their price.

For the each-way play we'll roll back to Race 6 where the fillies do battle in the Jim Moloney Stakes.

I'm keen to be against the typical, exposed lead up which was the Atlantic Jewel Stakes at Moonee Valley and instead look to progressive horses through the maidens and midweeks.

Vivid Sun certainly fits that bill having rounded up her rivals at Sandown in good time to win fresh, giving every indication she'd be measuring up to better grade soon.

That said, the market hasn't missed her while I think Lathlain may have plenty to offer at a bigger price.

She only won a Seymour maiden on debut but the late sectionals were very sharp, running a better time figure than Ruska Roma later on the card who is shorter in the market on Saturday.

Tipping she can go right on with it, especially having a better tempo to run at.


The Melbourne Mail

Bet of the day: Race 8 #9 Angel Capital at $3.50

Each-way play: Race 6 #10 Lathlain at $8.50


Racing and Sports

Caulfield

Saturday, 20th September 2025

8
02:20 ET

Sportsbet Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 115lbs Type: OPEN Fastest Time: 1:21.54 Jimmysstar 03 Feb 2024 3yo+ BM84 SOT:G
7 f TURF GOOD 4
8
02:20
(local)
AUD $1,000,000
7 f GOOD 4

Sportsbet Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 115lbs Type: OPEN Fastest Time: 1:21.54 Jimmysstar 03 Feb 2024 3yo+ BM84 SOT:G
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Form
Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
BP
Trainer
WT
1
146x6
ANOTHER WIL (AUS) 6yo G
STREET BOSS (USA) - AROHANUI (AUS)
JAMIE MELHAM
7
CIARON MAHER
59kg
2
12x37
HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) 8yo G
SHOCKING (AUS) - FRESCOES (AUS)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
6
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
58kg

Sales Information

3
97x79
PINSTRIPED (AUS) 7yo G
STREET BOSS (USA) - SNITZEL BLITZ (AUS)
JAMIE MOTT
5
ENVER JUSUFOVIC
56.5kg

Sales Information

4
x50x5
AIRMAN (AUS) 6yo G
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ZARA BAY (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
12
M, W & J HAWKES
56kg

Sales Information

5
6x221
ARKANSAW KID (AUS) 5yo G
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - FLORABELLA (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
1
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
56kg

Sales Information

6
316x6
FEROCE (NZ) 4yo G
SUPER SETH (AUS) - CORINTHIA (NZ)
BILLY EGAN
10
DOMINIC SUTTON
56kg

Sales Information

7
x52x4
ZARASTRO (AUS) 7yo G
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ADRIFT (NZ)
ANGELA JONES
11
TONY GOLLAN
56kg

Sales Information

8
897x0
PORT LOCKROY (AUS) 5yo H
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - FREEZETHEMILLIONS (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
3
ANNABEL & ROB ARCHIBALD
54.5kg

Sales Information

9
6x1x1
ANGEL CAPITAL (AUS) 4yo H
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - BAHAMAS (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
13
CHRIS WALLER
53.5kg

Sales Information

10
611x5
DAMASK ROSE (NZ) 4yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - SOMBREUIL (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
17
MARK WALKER
52kg

Sales Information

11
430x9
ANOTHER PROPHET (AUS) 4yo M
BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - SET TO SKELTER (AUS)
DECLAN BATES
15
CIARON MAHER
52kg
12
11x48
IS IT ME (AUS) 6yo G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - GOSH (IRE)
PATRICK MOLONEY
8
DANIEL BOWMAN
52kg

Sales Information

13
1607x
JENNILALA (AUS) 6yo M
SHALAA (IRE) - ROSARIAN (AUS)
HARRY COFFEY
2
GAVIN BEDGGOOD
52kg

Sales Information

14
425x7
CHORLTON LANE (IRE) 5yo G
MEHMAS (IRE) - ASMEEN (IRE)
CELINE GAUDRAY
9
CIARON MAHER
52kg

Sales Information

15
311x2
MISS ROUMBINI (AUS) 5yo M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - BLEU ROCHE (AUS)
BEAU MERTENS
14
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
52kg

Sales Information

16
114x1
SEPALS (AUS) 4yo G
CALYX (GB) - WHAT'S NEW (NZ)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
16
CLIFF BROWN
52kg

Sales Information

17
51114
ZOU SENSATION (AUS) 6yo G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - DAME CLAIRE (NZ)
LUKE CURRIE
4
L & T CORSTENS & W LARKIN
52kg

Sales Information