Looking for early info on this year’s Liverpool City Cup? The tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
Run over 1,300 metres in late February or early March, the Liverpool City Cup is a Group 3 race, held during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. With a $200,000 prize purse and open to horses over three years old, it attracts its fair share of interstate and international entrants.
This race has almost always been a Group 3 race, apart from it’s first eight years, in which it was a Principal Race.
Liverpool City Cup 2019 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
- Track Location: Randwick Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 1,300 metres
- Weight Conditions: Handicap
- Qualification: Three year olds and over
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Operator: Australian Turf Club
- Prize Purse: $150,000
- Inaugural Race: 1970
Liverpool City Cup Betting
There are many different ways to bet on the Liverpool City Cup, we’ve included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type Of Bet In This Year’s Liverpool City Cup |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Liverpool City Cup. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Liverpool City Cup. Pays less than a win bet, but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Liverpool City Cup, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
| Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Liverpool City Cup, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Liverpool City Cup to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Liverpool City Cup to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Liverpool City Cup to win the First 4. |
| Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Liverpool City Cup, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet On The Liverpool City Cup
- Join up at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Liverpool City Cup Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Liverpool City Cup 2019 Odds
Early market odds are displayed below. If you would like to know the current odds, you can check our live market for the 2018 edition of the Liverpool City Cup here.
(Please note that the odds below are from 7/1/2019, prior to nominations or acceptances).
| All In | Win Odds | Place Odds |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | TBC | TBC |
Liverpool City Cup 2018 Results
2018’s results are displayed in the table below:
| Place | No. | Barrier | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Weight | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Crack Me Up | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | – | 59 kgs | $17 |
| 2 | 3 | 11 | Care To Think | Matthew Dunn | Jeff Lloyd | 0.5 lengths | 58.5 kgs | $2.50 |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | Burning Passion | Mark Newnham | Joshua Parr | 0.7 lengths | 57 kgs | $14 |
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Egg Tart | Chris Waller | Kerrin McEvoy | 1 lengths | 57.5 kgs | $11 |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | Oxford Poet | Kim Waugh | Jay Ford | 3 lengths | 55 kgs | $41 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | Interlocuter | James Cummings | Tye Angland | 3.2 lengths | 57.5 kgs | $8.50 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | McCreery | Chris Waller | Glyn Schofield | 3.6 lengths | 58 kgs | $51 |
| 8 | 11 | 4 | Artlee | Kris Lees | Brenton Avdulla | 3.7 lengths | 54.5 kgs | $9.50 |
| 9 | 12 | 12 | Burradoo | Mick Miladinovic | Ms Jess Taylor | 4.2 lengths | 53 kgs | $101 |
| 10 | 4 | 9 | Mackintosh | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 4.5 lengths | 58 kgs | $13 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Arbeitsam | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4.7 lengths | 57 kgs | $6 |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | Boss Lane | Ron Quinton | Andrew Adkins | 5.6 lengths | 59 kgs | $31 |
| SCR | 13 | 0 | Mishani Honcho | Shane Edmonds | – | – | – | – |
Which Horse Will Win The Liverpool City Cup
The best way to pick who will win the Liverpool City Cup is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, consider the weight the horse will carry, among other factors.
Additional factors to take into considerations are as follows:
- Black Type History – Some of the entrants will be looking to win their first Group level race, so don’t discount the latest Principal and Listed race results.
- Unlucky Barriers – Double digit barriers add a bit of a hurdle for those trying to get a good start. Make sure your runner has enough power to overcome the disadvantage.
Liverpool City Cup Favourites
Early favourites include TBA #1, TBA #2, TBA #3 and TBA #4.
Liverpool City Cup 2019 Field
The field limit is 14. Once nominations have been released, we will display the most likely runners in the table below.
| Horse | Age | Sex | Past Winnings | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Liverpool City Cup 2019 Tips
Favourite: TBC.
Best Bet: TBC.
Best Roughie: TBC.
Liverpool City Cup Race Day
Race day takes place on Saturday, the 2nd of March, 2019.
Liverpool City Cup Barrier Draw
The 2018 Liverpool City Cup barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race.
Liverpool City Cup Nominations
Nominations close at 11 AM on Monday, the 25th of February, 2019.
Liverpool City Cup Weights
A handicap applies to this race. The minimum weight is set at 54 kilograms. Final weights are announced at 4 PM on Tuesday, the 26th of February, 2019.
Liverpool City Cup Acceptances
Acceptances must be declared before 9 AM on Wednesday, the 27th of February, 2019.
Liverpool City Cup Jockeys
The final riders announcement is at 12 PM on Wednesday, the 19th of February, 2019.
Liverpool City Cup Scratchings
Scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, the 2nd of March, 2019.
Liverpool City Cup Prize Money
The Liverpool City Cup prize purse is worth $160,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $83,000 |
| 2nd | $29,400 |
| 3rd | $14,200 |
| 4th | $7,200 |
| 5th | $5,000 |
| 6th | $4,000 |
| 7th | $3,500 |
| 8th | $3,500 |
| 9th | $3,500 |
| 10th | $3,500 |
Liverpool City Cup Race Number
The Liverpool City Cup is race number 6 on the 2nd of March, 2019. There are nine races in total that day at Randwick Racecourse.
Liverpool City Cup Form Guide
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check our full form guide closer to race day to see if the form guide for 2019’s Liverpool City Cup has been released.
Liverpool City Cup Live
You can watch or listen to the 2019 Liverpool City Cup live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Liverpool City Cup Winners
Winners of the Liverpool City Cup for the past nineteen years are displayed in the table below. You can view all the results going back to 1970 on our winners page.
| Year | Winner | Trainer | Jockey | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Crack Me Up | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 59 kgs | 1:16.52 |
| 2017 | McCreery | Chris Waller | Hugh Bowman | 56 kgs | 1:19.28 |
| 2016 | Charlie Boy | Paul Snowden | Blake Shinn | 57 kgs | 1:15.08 |
| 2015 | It’s Somewhat | John O’Shea | James McDonald | 57 kgs | 1:15.88 |
| 2014 | Terravista | Joseph Pride | Jason Collett | 55 kgs | 1:16.58 |
| 2013 | Skyerush | Guy Walter | Blake Shinn | 56 kgs | 1:16.41 |
| 2012 | Ofcourseican | Ron Quinton | Kathy O’Hara | 54 kgs | 1:17.97 |
| 2011 | Triple Elegance | Chris Waller | Jim Cassidy | 53 kgs | 1:15.92 |
| 2010 | Dreamscape | Gai Waterhouse | Stathi Katsidis | 53 kgs | 1:17.27 |
| 2009 | Judged | Joseph Pride | Jim Cassidy | 53 kgs | 1:15.54 |
| 2008 | Danleigh | Chris Waller | Darren Beadman | 55 kgs | 1:16.59 |
| 2007 | The Free Stater | Paul Cave | James Innes | 54 kgs | 1:10.25 |
| 2006 | Utzon | Les Bridge | James Innes | 53.5 kgs | 1:09.51 |
| 2005 | Sam Sung A Song | Gerald Ryan | Scott Seamer | 53.5 kgs | 1:09.85 |
| 2004 | Carael Boy | Bob Milligan | Brad Pengelly | 53.5 kgs | 1:12.19 |
| 2003 | Planchet | John Hawkes | Rod Quinn | 53.5 kgs | 1:09.82 |
| 2002 | Bomber Bill | Russell Cameron | Michael Cahill | 57.5 kgs | 1:09.75 |
| 2001 | Continuum | John Hawkes | Larry Cassidy | 52 kgs | 1:10.50 |
| 2000 | Catatonic | John Hawkes | Larry Cassidy | 52 kgs | 1:10.87 |