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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
ET

Sportsbet Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 115lbs Type: OPEN
7 f TURF GOOD
8

(local)
AUD $1,000,000
7 f GOOD

Sportsbet Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (G1)

Age: 3yo and up WT: 115lbs Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 16. SEPALS (AUS) 4yo G
CALYX (GB) - WHAT'S NEW (NZ)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
CLIFF BROWN
$3.5
52kg
C I Brown, H A Brown, Imperial Racing Stable (Mgr: M Harding), G B Whittenbury, D J Cornwell, R A Pegum & T J McGrath

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2nd 15. MISS ROUMBINI (AUS) 5yo M
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - BLEU ROCHE (AUS)
BEAU MERTENS
MICK PRICE & MICHAEL KENT JNR
$14
52kg
Flying Angels (Mgr: C R Kayes), Fire Up (Mgr: T S Rocks), Yu Long Investments (Mgr: Y Zhang), Barragunda Racing (Mgr: A C Lewis), J Rockes, A M Kerr, S R Frost, D W Smith, T J Coloe, Mes Chevaux (Mgr: P Athanasakos) & Mrs E Lovu

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3rd 6. FEROCE (NZ) 4yo G
SUPER SETH (AUS) - CORINTHIA (NZ)
BILLY EGAN
DOMINIC SUTTON
$31
56kg
Sutton Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: D E A Sutton), S Chappell, S S Roth, T M Dickson, P M Hayden, B G Arnel, R & C Racing (Mgr: R J Bresnan), AFL Premiers (Mgr: J Kanga), N Dimitrakis & J Petrakis

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4th 9. ANGEL CAPITAL (AUS) 4yo H
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - BAHAMAS (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
CHRIS WALLER
$2.9
53.5kg

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5th 3. PINSTRIPED (AUS) 7yo G
STREET BOSS (USA) - SNITZEL BLITZ (AUS)
JAMIE MOTT
ENVER JUSUFOVIC
$81
56.5kg

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6th 17. ZOU SENSATION (AUS) 6yo G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - DAME CLAIRE (NZ)
LUKE CURRIE
L & T CORSTENS & W LARKIN
$31
52kg

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7th 10. DAMASK ROSE (NZ) 4yo M
SAVABEEL (AUS) - SOMBREUIL (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
MARK WALKER
$21
52kg

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8th 13. JENNILALA (AUS) 6yo M
SHALAA (IRE) - ROSARIAN (AUS)
HARRY COFFEY
GAVIN BEDGGOOD
$91
52kg

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9th 2. HERE TO SHOCK (NZ) 8yo G
SHOCKING (AUS) - FRESCOES (AUS)
DANIEL STACKHOUSE
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$31
58kg

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10th 5. ARKANSAW KID (AUS) 5yo G
HARRY ANGEL (IRE) - FLORABELLA (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$11
56kg

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11th 8. PORT LOCKROY (AUS) 5yo H
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - FREEZETHEMILLIONS (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
ANNABEL & ROB ARCHIBALD
$101
54.5kg

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12th 12. IS IT ME (AUS) 6yo G
IFFRAAJ (GB) - GOSH (IRE)
PATRICK MOLONEY
DANIEL BOWMAN
$41
52kg

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13th 1. ANOTHER WIL (AUS) 6yo G
STREET BOSS (USA) - AROHANUI (AUS)
JAMIE MELHAM
CIARON MAHER
$8.5
59kg
14th 7. ZARASTRO (AUS) 7yo G
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - ADRIFT (NZ)
ANGELA JONES
TONY GOLLAN
$26
56kg

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LR 14. CHORLTON LANE (IRE) 5yo G
MEHMAS (IRE) - ASMEEN (IRE)
CELINE GAUDRAY
CIARON MAHER
$26
52kg

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