| What | Chelmsford Stakes Day 2025 |
| Where | Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031 |
| When | Saturday, September 6, 2025 |
| First Race | 11:50am AEST |
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Feature racing returns to Randwick this Saturday with a bumper 10-part program lined up for Chelmsford Stakes Day. The forecast promises a genuine Good 4 surface, and with the rail out +4m for the entire circuit, it should be a fair track throughout the afternoon. HorseBetting.com.au has looked over the Randwick race card and come up with the best bets for the day, including our top picks for the features.
Chelmsford Stakes Tip: Ceolwulf
It was hard not to be impressed with the return of Ceolwulf in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on August 23. The son of Tavistock was left with plenty of work to do after settling last in the run, circling the widest of 11 runners when closing within 2.5 lengths of Via Sistina. He is already a two-time Group 1 winner at this course and distance, and with Chad Schofield set to gain the gun run from gate two, Ceowulf should have them covered in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m).
Chelmsford Stakes
Race 7 – 
#2 Ceolwulf (2)
5yo Gelding | T: Joseph Pride | J: Chad Schofield (59kg)
Furious Stakes Tip: Akaysha
A capacity field of 16 fillies do battle in the Group 2 Furious Stakes (1200m), and it looks to be a wide-open betting affair. After two strong trials, the Peter Snowden-trained Akaysha gets the nod as she returns from a 112-day spell. The Capitalist filly didn’t miss the frame in three starts last preparation, and with the shape of this contest set to suit the get-back-run-on style of Akaysha, the $26 with horse racing bookmakers is too big to ignore.
Furious Stakes
Race 6 – 
#8 Akaysha (8)
3yo Filly | T: Peter Snowden | J: Andrew Adkins (56kg)
Tramway Stakes Tip: Linebacker
The penny dropped with Linebacker at the end of last season, with the son of Super Seth claiming the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) prior to failing in a slowly run edition of the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). He returns after an eye-catching barrier trial at Hawkesbury on August 25, with the four-year-old surging through the line impressively under minimal riding by Zac Lloyd. Gate 16 is the only reason we are still getting $6 odds; if the breaks fall his way, Linebacker must be considered the one to beat in the 2025 Tramway Stakes (1400m).
Tramway Stakes
Race 9 – 
#2 Linebacker (16)
4yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Zac Lloyd (58kg)
Concorde Stakes Tip: Headwall
The Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m) will act as an Everest audition for most of these, and that is no exception for Headwall. The Dream Ahead gelding went to another level in the autumn, claiming three placings across four starts — including a luckless effort in the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m). He brings a strong first-up profile into this, and although he may lack the class of a Lady Shenandoah and Jimmysstar later in the prep, Headwall should get every chance here.
Concorde Stakes
Race 8 – 
#5 Headwall (5)
6yo Gelding | T: Matthew Smith | J: Zac Lloyd (58kg)
Best Bet at Randwick: Spirit Of Wealth
Spirt Of Wealth appears to be a clear best bet on the Randwick card despite returning from a 329-day spell. They simply don’t trial much better than what the Michael Freedman-trained mare produced at Gosford on August 18, with the four-year-old cruising through the wire to score by 1.5 lengths. This BM78 contest against the girls lacks depth, and with Spirit Of Wealth set to target stakes races moving forward, expect her to prove too classy for this lot.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#10 Spirit Of Wealth (1)
4yo Mare | T: Michael Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (54kg)
Saturday quaddie tips for Randwick
Randwick quadrella selections
Saturday, September 6, 2025
- 2-5-8
- 1-4-5-11
- 2-4-5-7-15
- 1-5-8-10-11
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