Newmarket Handicap 2026 Betting Odds - Tentyris a Firm Favourite

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Last updated: Mon 02 Mar 2026 05:40

Bets.com.au Staff 02 Mar 2026

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Tentyris leads with $1.85 odds for the 2026 Newmarket Handicap
Angel Capital aims for improvement after Expressway Stakes disappointment
My Gladiola and Caballus remain as formidable opponents

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Tentyris winning the 2026 Black Caviar Lightning. (Getty)

The most exciting sprinter in Australia is Tentyris, a Godolphin colt who culminated his spring campaign with a brilliant victory in the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes.

Newmarket Handicap 2026 Betting Odds
Newmarket Handicap Winners

The three-year-old was eye-catching first-up in the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes on February 14, charging from the rear to score over 1000m, and he now looks ideally suited stepping up to 1200m, with a perfect two-from-two second-up record.

At $1.85 with Neds, Tentyris is a clear odds-on favourite to win the 2026 Newmarket Handicap.

Angel Capital will be looking for sharp improvement after a first-up miss in the Expressway Stakes in Sydney, where he was well supported but failed to settle.

The colt was competitive in Group 1 company throughout spring, including an unlucky Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes attempt before a solid Everest showing, and he concluded that preparation with a second in the CF Orr Stakes behind Jimmysstar.

He shares an $8 quote with My Gladiola, who has finished runner-up to Tentyris at her past two Group 1 outings, and she was a Listed winner up the Flemington straight in September.

Caballus ($12) resumed in the Expressway Stakes when second to Joliestar, having been freshened off a Group 3 victory in Brisbane in December.

While he failed in the Champions Sprint at Flemington, that effort came on a Heavy surface after arriving off a Derby Day win over this track-and-trip.

Newmarket Handicap 2026 Betting Odds

Horse	Odds
Tentyris	$1.85
Angel Capital	$8.00
My Gladiola	$8.00
Caballus	$12.00
Benedetta	$15.00
Skybird	$15.00
Wodeton	$15.00
Baraqiel	$19.00
Joliestar	$21.00
Pallaton	$21.00
Sepals	$21.00
War Machine	$21.00
Beiwacht	$26.00
Giga Kick	$26.00
Jimmysstar	$26.00
Gallant Son	$34.00
Geegees Mistruth	$34.00
Others	$51.00+

Odds courtesy of Neds & correct on 02/03/2026.

Newmarket Handicap Winners

Run under handicap conditions and contested up the Flemington straight over 1200m, the Newmarket Handicap is widely regarded as Melbourne’s most prestigious sprinting race.

While champions such as Alinghi, Miss Andretti, Weekend Hussler and Black Caviar have saluted at short prices, the race has also produced its share of long-priced winners, with Wanted ($13), Shamexpress ($15), The Quarterback ($21), Redkirk Warrior ($31), Sunlight ($13), Zoutori ($20) and Roch ’N’ Horse ($101) among the more recent victors.

With eight wins, the legendary Bart Cummings remains the most successful trainer in Newmarket Handicap history, while Damien Oliver leads the jockey honour roll with three victories.

In Secret (2023), Cylinder (2024) and Joliestar (2025) have won the last three editions of the Newmarket Handicap.