Cameron Handicap

Group Three Betting Guide

Date:	Friday, September 19, 2025
Location:	Newcastle Racecourse – Newcastle, New South Wales
Prize Money:	$250,000
Distance:	1500m

The Cameron Handicap is a Group 3 race held at Newcastle racecourse and is run under handicap conditions for open class horses over 1500m.

Throughout its history, the Cameron Handicap has been run over 1300m, 1350m, 1400m and 1500m; however, since 2011 the race has been run over 1500m, except for 2016 when the Newcastle track was being renovated.

Since the inaugural running of the Cameron Handicap in 1977, it was classified as a Listed race until 2004, before being upgraded to Group 3 status from 2005 onwards.

The winner of the Cameron Handicap is exempt from the ballot for the Group 1 Epsom Handicap, although no horse has done the Cameron Handicap/Epsom Handicap double as of yet.

Notable winners of the Cameron Handicap include Rock (2019, 2020), Hooked (2014), Excellerator (2002), Fitter (1993), Manawapoi (1978), Luskin Star (1977), Romantic Dream (1976, 1979), Without Reproach (1969, 1970) and San Domenico (1953).

2025 Cameron Handicap Betting Odds

Nash Rawiller and Here To Shock after claiming the 2024 Group 3 Cameron Handicap. (Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au)

Odds for Cameron Handicap as of September 17 – Courtesy of Neds

Swiftfalcon Win $4.20 Place $1.90
Tavi Time Win $6.50 Place $2.50
Mchale Win $7.00 Place $2.60
Headley Grange Win $7.50 Place $2.70
Fully Lit Win $8.00 Place $2.60
Magnatear Win $8.50 Place $3.00
Vivy Air Win $14.00 Place $4.20
Depth Of Character Win $15.00 Place $4.50
Grebeni Win $17.00 Place $4.80
Detonator Jack Win $18.00 Place $5.00
Ruby Flyer Win $20.00 Place $5.50
Converge Win $21.00 Place $5.50
Pocketing Win $21.00 Place $5.50
Palmetto Win $23.00 Place $6.00
Berkshire Shadow Win $23.00 Place $6.00
Imperialist Win $26.00 Place $6.50
Al Mubhir Win $41.00 Place $9.50
Inquiring Minds Win $51.00 Place $11.00
Matusalem Win $81.00 Place $15.00
Geriatrix Win $81.00 Place $15.00

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No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Tavi Time	Kris Lees	Jay Ford	7	59kg
2	Al Mubhir	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Braith Nock	10	58.5kg
3	Headley Grange	Joseph Pride	Adam Hyeronimus	9	58.5kg
4	Detonator Jack	Ciaron Maher	Keagan Latham	19	58kg
5	Palmetto	John Sargent	Joshua Parr	11	58kg
6	McHale	Chris Waller	Rachel King	12	57kg
7	Converge	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	18	56kg
8	Grebeni	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	Kerrin McEvoy	16	55kg
9	Swiftfalcon	Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes	Tyler Schiller	15	55kg
10	Depth Of Character	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Chad Schofield	14	54.5kg
11	Matusalem	Chris Waller	Alysha Collett	20	54.5kg
12	Vivy Air	Ciaron Maher	Andrew Adkins	4	54kg
13	Berkshire Shadow	Ciaron Maher	Ashley Morgan	8	54kg
14	Imperialist	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	3	54kg
15	Ruby Flyer	Brad Widdup	Dylan Gibbons	2	54kg
16	Magnatear	Richard & Will Freedman	Zac Lloyd	5	54kg
17e	Geriatrix	Chris Waller	—	17	54kg
18e	Pocketing	Richard & Will Freedman	—	1	54kg
19e	Fully Lit	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	6	54kg
20e	Inquiring Minds	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	—	13	54kg

Previous Cameron Handicap Field

2024 Cameron Handicap field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Here To Shock	Ben, Will & JD Hayes	Nash Rawiller	9	59kg
2	~~Nugget~~	~~Ciaron Maher~~	~~Dylan Gibbons~~	6	~~58.5kg~~
3	Berkshire Shadow	Ciaron Maher	James McDonald	16	57.5kg
4	Loch Eagle	Kris Lees	Joshua Parr	1	57kg
5	Ucalledit	Kris Lees	Adam Hyeronimus	13	57kg
6	Old Flame	Peter Snowden	Tyler Schiller	10	56.5kg
7	Stockman	Joseph Pride	Reece Jones	12	56.5kg
8	~~Charterhouse~~	~~Ciaron Maher~~	~~Tommy Berry~~	17	~~55kg~~
9	Robusto	Bjorn Baker	Tim Clark	2	55kg
10	Kinloch	Kris Lees	Tom Sherry	15	54.5kg
11	Chorlton Lane	Ciaron Maher	Jason Collett	3	54kg
12	Matcha Latte	Sara Ryan	Regan Bayliss	8	54kg
13	~~St Lawrence~~	~~Ciaron Maher~~	~~Kerrin McEvoy~~	4	~~54kg~~
14	Riyazan	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Zac Lloyd	7	54kg
15	Ducasse	Michael Freedman	Andrew Adkins	14	54kg
16	~~Floating~~	~~Matthew Smith~~	~~N/A~~	11	~~54kg~~
17	~~Bear On The Loose (1E)~~	~~Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott~~	~~Tim Clark~~	5	~~54kg~~

2023 Cameron Handicap field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	Skyman	Chris Waller	Brett Prebble	11	59kg
2	Luncies	Kris Lees	Damien Oliver	13	58kg
3	No Compromise	Chris Waller	Joshua Parr	3	58kg
4	Kukeracha	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	4	56.5kg
5	Mount Popa	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Zac Lloyd	14	56kg
6	Democracy Manifest	Chris Waller	Tyler Schiller	10	54kg
7	Palmetto	John Sargent	Kerrin McEvoy	9	54kg
8	~~Aramayo~~	~~Sam Kavanagh~~	~~Ashley Morgan~~	12	~~54kg~~
9	Looks Like Elvis	Jarrod Austin	Brock Ryan	6	54kg
10	Vreneli	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Regan Bayliss	15	54kg
11	Inver Park	Kris Lees	Dylan Gibbons	7	54kg
12	Laure Me In	David Pfieffer	Rachel King	8	54kg
13	~~Political Debate~~	~~Chris Waller~~	~~Jason Collett~~	2	~~54kg~~
14	Spangler	Kris Lees	Tom Sherry	1	54kg
15	Glint Of Silver	David Pfieffer	Jay Ford	5	54kg

2022 Cameron Handicap field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight
1	~~Special Reward~~	~~Kris Lees~~	~~Glyn Schofield~~	6	~~59kg~~
2	Dashing Willoughby	Sam Kavanagh	Chad Schofield	9	56kg
3	~~Purple Sector~~	~~John Thompson~~	~~Brenton Avdulla~~	3	~~55kg~~
4	~~Cross Talk~~	~~Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott~~	~~Tim Clark~~	10	~~54.5kg~~
5	~~Laure Me In~~	~~David Pfieffer~~	~~Rachel King~~	8	~~54.5kg~~
6	Character	James Cummings	Tommy Berry	5	54kg
7	Luncies	Kris Lees	Jason Collett	2	54kg
8	The Frontman	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	1	54kg
9	~~Old Flame~~	~~Peter & Paul Snowden~~	~~Sam Clipperton~~	12	~~54kg~~
10	Wild Chap	Brett Lazzarini	Reece Jones (a)	7	54kg
11	~~Air To Air~~	~~Sam Kavanagh~~	~~N/A~~	4	~~54kg~~
12	Super	Mark Minervini	Tyler Schiller (a)	11	54kg

2024 Cameron Handicap result

1st – Here To Shock (+200)
2nd – Matcha Latte (+260)
3rd – Berkshire Shadow (+260)

Recent Cameron Handicap results

2024: Here To Shock rewards favourite punters
After taking out the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes (1400m) aboard Terra Mater earlier in the day, Nash Rawiller added another black-type win to the resume, with Here To Shock ($2.80) claiming victory in the Group 3 Cameron Handicap (1400m) at Newcastle on Friday afternoon. The team Hayes-trained seven-year-old had proven to be a model of consistency during the winter months and returned in superb order first-up despite being headed by Another Wil in a BM100 at Caulfield on August 31. The son of Shocking was expertly ridden by Rawiller, holding a position outside the leader throughout the 1400m journey to take all luck out of the equation aboard the well-supported favourite. The Sara Ryan-trained Matcha Latte ($9.50) was the one trying to make-all under Regan Bayliss, and showed plenty of fight in the final 400m, considering he was first-up after a lengthy 538-day spell. Berkshire Shadow ($11.00) was gallant sitting on a three-wide line throughout, while Robusto ($13.00) showed a promising turn-of-speed for new trainer Bjorn Baker, but they were simply making up the numbers as the top two cleared out in the home straight. The pair sat down to battle out the finish, and while the 5kg swing in the weights appeared to be taking its toll, favourite backers could rest easy as Nash Rawiller drove Here To Shock through the line for an impressive half-length victory.
2023: Succulent Cameron Handicap result for Democracy Manifest
The Chris Waller-trained Democracy Manifest opened his Stakes account in style when thrashing his rivals in the 2023 Cameron Handicap. The five-year-old was given a gun steer from apprentice Tyler Schiller who managed to save every inch of ground along the rails to go on and score by a widening 2.5 lengths from Palmetto and Spangler. His win saw Democracy Manifest break the track record for the 2300m at Newcastle.
2022: Jones peach earns Wild Chap victory
New South Wales apprentice hoop Reece Jones has given Wild Chap ($6.50) a peach of a ride to claim victory in the Group 3 Cameron Handicap at Newcastle. Both Jones and Wild Chap earned their maiden stakes winner by defeating Luncies ($3.20) and Character ($2.40) in a driving finish in the 1500m contest on Friday. After settling behind Dashing Willoughby ($15), who led up the race, Jones decided to wait for the gap to appear on the inside, before letting Wild Chap go through his gears to drive at Luncies and beat him by a half-head on the winning post.
2021: Ashman goes all the way at massive odds
After jumping as one of the outsiders of the field, the Kim Waugh-trained Ashman ($18) has led all the way under Jeff Penza to take out the Cameron Handicap. Penza took the son of Magnus to the lead and got away with a couple of cheap sectionals mid-race before kicking clear with 300m to go. Both Sky Lab ($8.50) and Duais ($5.50) were rattling home down the outside, but Ashman held on to claim his first Group 3 victory of his career.
2020: Rock goes back-to-back in Cameron
Rock ($5) entered the 2020 Cameron Handicap seeking to become only the second horse to win back-to-back editions of the Group 3 contest. With the exact same combination from the previous year, Tommy Berry gave the five-year-old gelding a similar ride, but this year he put a space on his rivals and won by over 3.5 lengths. Just Thinkin’ ($7.50) and Chief Ironside ($11) were no match for the winner and they battled out the placings in the final 100m.
2019: Rock takes out the Cameron Handicap in fine style
The Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes-trained Rock has claimed the Group 3 Cameron Handicap after rounding the field from third last on the home turn to defeat Articus ($15) by a length. Tommy Berry settled the son of Pierro at the rear of the field with only two horses behind him, but as the field rounded the home turn Rock let down with a blistering turn of foot to glide on by his rivals and pick up his maiden Group 3 success.