Standish Handicap
Standish Handicap
Group Three Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, January 10, 2026 |
| Location: | Flemington Racecourse – Victoria, Australia |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| Distance: | 1200m |
The Standish Handicap is a Group 3 event held at Flemington Racecourse.
Traditionally held on New Year’s Day, the Standish Handicap was moved to the middle of January in 2022.
The Standish Handicap is named after former Victorian Racing Club Chairman Frederik Standish.
First run in 1884, the Standish Handicap has been run at Group 3 level since 1980.
When Iglesia won the race in 2001, he did so in a track record time of 1:07.16, a mark that still stands to this day.
2026 Standish Handicap betting odds
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Latest Standish Handicap News
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2026 Standish Handicap Final Field
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Previous Standish Handicap Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Aztec Ruler Stefan Vahala Jye McNeil 8 59kg 2 Iowna MercBjorn BakerJohn Allen259kg3 Joyful Fortune Ben, Will & JD Hayes Harry Coffey 9 59kg 4 It’sourtime Danny O’Brien Billy Egan 10 58kg 5 Pereille James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 7 56kg 6 Deepour Nick Ryan Dean Yendall 4 54kg 7 The Prodigal Son Craig Widdison Blaike McDougall 6 54kg 8 Perilous FighterClayton DouglasDaniel Moor554kg9 Wonder Boy Jerome Hunter Patrick Moloney 1 54kg 10 Cheval Chic Phillip Stokes Beau Mertens 3 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 The Astrologist Leon & Troy Corstens Damian Lane 3 59kg 2 Sghirripa Shane & Cassie Oxlade Craig Newitt 1 54.5kg 3 Treasured Star John Leek (Jnr) Celine Gaudray 5 54kg 4 Curran Lyn Tolson & Leonie Proctor Matthew Cartwright 6 54kg 5 Crosshaven Ben, Will & JD Hayes Blaike McDougall 4 54kg 6 Snapper Mike Moroney Jye McNeil 2 54kg 7 Poland Gavin Bedggood Beau Mertens 7 54kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Western Empire John Leek (Jnr) Jamie Mott 12 59.5kg 2 Halvorsen Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Blake Shinn 11 57kg 3 Indian PacificNeville ParnhamDaniel Moor754.5kg4 Vespertine Grahame Begg Jordan Childs 1 54kg 5 Dawn Passage Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Craig Newitt 9 54kg 6 RegardsmareeNick RyanN/A254kg7 ParsifalWill Clarken & Nikki O’SheaDamien Thornton654kg8 Rose Quartz Grahame Begg Harry Coffey 8 54kg 9 Umgawa Leon & Troy Corstens Ethan Brown 3 54kg 10 Ocean Beyond Andrew Bobbin Linda Meech 5 54kg 11 Snapper Mike Moroney Jye McNeil 10 54kg 12 Crestani Pat Carey Dean Holland 4 54kg
2025 Standish Handicap result
1st – It’sourtime (+105)
2nd – Aztec Ruler (+270)
3rd – Joyful Fortune (+100)
Recent Standish Handicap winners
- The seven-year-old marvel It’sourtime ($4.60) claimed the Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington, securing his seventh win at start 40, and his fifth victory chasing down the Flemington straight course. The Danny O’Brien-trained gelding was given a perfectly timed steer by Billy Egan, sitting on the heels of a returning Joyful Fortune ($5.50), who had been heavily backed with the top online bookmakers prior to the jump despite being first-up after two years off the scene. The Lindsay Park galloper ticked along at a moderate tempo throughout the journey, with the field of eight runners bunched together in the middle stages before being asked for the ultimate effort. Harry Coffey and Joyful Fortune were the first to be persuaded in the final 400m, with the pair giving a bold sight despite the lengthy absence. It’sourtime switched off heels at the clock tower and produced a scintillating turn-of-speed, navigating his way to the front in the final furlong.
- In the wake of his triumphant victory in the Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington, Sghirripa has posed an interesting question for his connections. Jockey Craig Newitt, who expertly guided the South Australian sprinter to his first Group win, suggested a straightforward solution to the impending decision regarding Group 1 autumn features such as the Oakleigh Plate or Newmarket Handicap. “We don’t they run in both?” Newitt proposed confidently, emphasising the horse’s prowess in the race. “I actually thought mid-race because I was that confident that far out, I’d give him a test over the 1200 metres. “He’s obviously a really good short-course horse, but I exposed him early and the last 300 metres, he was dead-set floating around and waiting for the competition. “I don’t think I got anywhere near the bottom of him. We’ll take it one step at a time, but he’s pretty exciting.”
- The 2023 edition of the Standish Handicap saw Snapper Power make every post a winner, with an outstanding front-running ride from hoop Jye McNeil. On his first Saturday back after a stint in Hong Kong racing, McNeil was able to return in style. There were plenty of admirers for the well-backed Snapper ($5), who was able to jump cleanly from barrier eight, before leading towards the near-side running rail of the Flemington straight. Snapper managed to hold off the fast-finishing Rose Quartz ($4), who just ran out of time chasing down the leader, who had got some cheap sectionals earlier in the race.
- Following a decent spell and a different training routines, Halvorsen ($7.50) returned to winning ways in the 2022 Standish Handicap. Having won the race in 2020, Jamie Kah piloted the Robbie Girffiths & Matthew de Kock-trained veteran to feature success. Despite giving race favourite It’sourtime ($3.40) a 2kg advantage, Halvorsen managed to build through his gears perfectly to blouse the favourite in the shadows of the winning post, with The Astrologist ($5) back in third. The win handed Jamie Kah her second straight win in the Standish Handicap, having steered Sirius Suspect to victory 12 months prior.
- Having placed in three of his last four starts at Stakes level, the Saab Hasan-trained Sirius Suspect broke his duck when leading throughout in the 2021 Standish Handicap. Ridden perfectly by Jamie Kah, the Flemington specialist managed to hold out his rivals when it mattered most, and in doing so handed trainer Saab Hasan his first stakes winner since Shoreham won the Group 3 Easter Cup in 2018.
- Queensland-based Andrew Mallyon returned to Flemington to ride Halvorsen in the 2020 Standish Handicap, and the flight was well worth it, as the Robbie Griffiths-trained sprinter continues his strong affiliation with the Flemington straight. Having won his previous two starts at the track, Halvorsen made no mistake in the Standish, when getting the better of $3 race favourite Bold Star.
Standish Handicap past winners list
| Standish Handicap Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2025 | It’sourtime | Billy Egan | Danny O’Brien |
| 2024 | Sghirripa | Craig Newitt | Shane & Cassie Oxlade |
| 2023 | Snapper | Jye McNeil | Mike Moroney |
| 2022 | Halvorsen | Jamie Kah | Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock |
| 2021 | Sirius Suspect | Jamie Kah | Saab Hasan |
| 2020 | Halvorsen | Andrew Mallyon | Robbie Griffiths |
| 2019 | Whispering Brook | Dean Yendall | Darren Weir |
| 2018 | Lord Of The Sky | Damien Oliver | Robbie Laing |
| 2017 | Odyssey Moon | Noel Callow | Robert Smerdon |
| 2016 | Durendal | Damian Lane | Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 2015 | Decircles | Stephen Baster | Danny O’Brien |
| 2014 | Flamberge | Vlad Duric | Peter Moody |
| 2013 | Adamantium | Craig Newitt | Danny O’Brien |
| 2012 | Catapulted | Michael Rodd | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2011 | Ahdashim | Craig Williams | Gerald Ryan |
| 2010 | Royal Ida | Damien Oliver | Luke Oliver |
| 2009 | King Hoaks | Darren Gauci | Allison Bennett |
| 2008 | Publishing | Sebastian Murphy | John Sadler |
| 2007 | Watchyerback | Vlad Duric | Brent Gray |
| 2006 | Honalee | Dawyne Dunn | Mark Kavanagh |
| 2005 | Super Impressive | Steven Arnold | Lee Freedman |
| 2004 | Blessum | Stephen Baster | Danny O’Brien |
| 2003 | Super Impressive | Patrick Payne | Lee Freedman |
| 2002 | Let’s Planet | Stephen Baster | Mike Moroney |
| 2001 | Iglesia | Steven Arnold | Russell Cameron |
| 2000 | Upright | Darren Gauci | John Hawkes |
Standish Handicap Past Winners Pre 2000
| Standish Handicap Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Whistle Up | ||
| 1998 | Hon Kwok Star | ||
| 1997 | Khaptingly | ||
| 1996 | Ben’s Rocket | ||
| 1995 | Blue Boss | ||
| 1994 | Laser Beam | ||
| 1993 | Western Voyage | ||
| 1992 | Jolly Old Mac | ||
| 1991 | Grandiose | ||
| 1990 | Strawberry Ranch | ||
| 1989 | Grandiose | ||
| 1988 | Redelva | ||
| 1987 | Burano | ||
| 1986 | True Version | ||
| 1985 | Maniwreck | ||
| 1984 | Warrior King | ||
| 1983 | Braw Laddie | ||
| 1982 | He’s A Haze | ||
| 1981 | Grey Sapphire | ||
| 1980 | Rooney | ||
| 1979 | Kaoru Coup | ||
| 1978 | Rooney | ||
| 1977 | Skylea | ||
| 1976 | Aurealis | ||
| 1975 | Vain Prince | ||
| 1974 | Brooklyn | ||
| 1973 | Mao’s Peak | ||
| 1972 | Scarborough Fair | ||
| 1971 | Timele | ||
| 1970 | Jimeal | ||
| 1969 | Ridicule | ||
| 1968 | Lord Orpin | ||
| 1967 | Top Court | ||
| 1966 | Elect | ||
| 1965 | Tone | ||
| 1964 | Chokra | ||
| 1963 | Regolano | ||
| 1962 | Monte Bianco | ||
| 1961 | Victorious | ||
| 1960 | Planetoid | ||
| 1959 | Scenic Star | ||
| 1958 | Sports Quiz | ||
| 1957 | On Parade | ||
| 1956 | Fair Chief | ||
| 1955 | Cowboy Bill | ||
| 1954 | Hyroanie | ||
| 1953 | Flying Halo | ||
| 1952 | Gay Saint | ||
| 1951 | Ungar | ||
| 1950 | Ungar | ||
| 1949 | Chal | ||
| 1948 | High Play | ||
| 1947 | Air Marshal | ||
| 1946 | David’s Last | ||
| 1945 | David’s Last | ||
| 1944 | Phildoll | ||
| 1943 | Reception | ||
| 1942 | Orteli | ||
| 1941 | Manrico | ||
| 1940 | Chatsbury | ||
| 1939 | Manrico | ||
| 1938 | Amiable | ||
| 1937 | Cereza | ||
| 1936 | Ogwell | ||
| 1935 | Press Gang | ||
| 1934 | Calulu King | ||
| 1933 | Waltzing Lily | ||
| 1932 | Bold Bid | ||
| 1931 | Umbertana | ||
| 1930 | Birdcage | ||
| 1929 | Aga Khan | ||
| 1928 | Sans Culotte | ||
| 1927 | Quintus | ||
| 1926 | Trice | ||
| 1925 | Valdes | ||
| 1924 | Una Carlos | ||
| 1923 | Sunburst | ||
| 1922 | Whiz Bang | ||
| 1921 | Blue Cross | ||
| 1920 | Blue Cross | ||
| 1919 | Head Wind | ||
| 1918 | Perdo | ||
| 1917 | Aleconner | ||
| 1916 | Eurobin | ||
| 1915 | Iownit | ||
| 1914 | Captain White | ||
| 1913 | Berry Consols | ||
| 1912 | Berry Consols | ||
| 1911 | Carette | ||
| 1910 | Malmsey | ||
| 1909 | Dunolly | ||
| 1908 | Miss Bobby | ||
| 1907 | Miss Bobby | ||
| 1906 | Rosebloom | ||
| 1905 | Sinnang | ||
| 1904 | Silenus | ||
| 1903 | Fishery | ||
| 1902 | The Victory | ||
| 1901 | Duke Of Portland | ||
| 1900 | Silvermoor | ||
| 1899 | Veloce | ||
| 1898 | Embrasure | ||
| 1897 | Culzean | ||
| 1896 | Lord Charles Scott | ||
| 1895 | Fortunatus | ||
| 1894 | Parramatta | ||
| 1893 | Ascot Vale | ||
| 1892 | Barefoot | ||
| 1891 | Gladstone | ||
| 1890 | Fishwife | ||
| 1889 | Boz | ||
| 1888 | Mozart | ||
| 1887 | William Tell | ||
| 1886 | Duration | ||
| 1885 | Middlemarch | ||
| 1884 | Chuckster | ||
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