Winterbottom Stakes 2025 Betting Tips - Jokers Grin Chases Group 1 Glory

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Wed 26 Nov 2025 06:53

Alex Marsh 26 Nov 2025

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Jokers Grin is the top pick for the 2025 Winterbottom Stakes
Benedetta offers an each-way betting opportunity
The race at Ascot features both elite performers and emerging talent

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Overpass is aiming for a hat-trick of Winterbottom Stakes wins. (Getty)

The 2025 Winterbottom Stakes shapes as one of the strongest editions in recent years, bringing together established sprinters, rising west-coast talent and proven Group 1 performers at the Ascot 1200m.

2025 Winterbottom Stakes Tips
2025 Winterbottom Stakes - Field & Odds

The depth creates genuine betting angles, with several key runners peaking at the right time and others bringing elite interstate formlines, giving punters a clear read on the race’s major chances.

At $2.50 with Picklebet, Jokers Grin heads the 2025 Winterbottom Stakes market.

2025 Winterbottom Stakes Tips

2025 Winterbottom Stakes Best Bet - Jokers Grin

His only unplaced run came on debut in May last year, and the brilliant Quokka success in April confirmed that he can match motors with some of Australia’s best short-course performers.

That win looked the full penny-drop moment for Jokers Grin, who had thrown away the Roma Cup prior to his Quokka victory, and after doing enough to salute first-up over 1000m, the five-year-old recorded a high-rating performance last time out in the Group 2 Colonel Reeves Stakes.

He came from the rear and wide on that occasion and was strongest through the line, indicating he couldn’t be going any better with the Winterbottom Stakes firmly set as the target assignment.

Jokers Grin has the brilliance to make a big statement on Saturday.

2025 Winterbottom Stakes Value Bet - Benedetta

Of the each-way chances there’s Rope Them In, who drops in trip third-up and brings a hot form line from the Asian Beau Stakes, while last year’s Goodwood winner Benedetta is also a double-figure quote.

She needs to lift, and there’s a platform to do so third-up after a fair Champions Sprint effort, where condition gave out late on testing ground when a month between runs.

She has a favourable head-to-head record versus both Oscar's Fortune (1-0), Overpass (1-0) and Rey Magnerio (3-0), while her last three third-up runs have netted two wins and two placings.

The most recent was a Group 1 second when splitting Schwarz and Jimmysstar — form that must be respected here.

2025 Winterbottom Stakes - Field & Odds

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Overpass	Bjorn Baker	Joshua Parr	3	58.5kg	$2.60
2	Jokers Grin	Bernie Miller	Patrick Carbery	6	58.5kg	$2.50
3	Oscar’s Fortune	Dion Luciani	Chris Parnham	5	58.5kg	$17
4	Rey Magnerio	Robbie Griffiths	William Pike	8	58.5kg	$9
5	Rope Them In	Steve Wolfe	Shaun McGruddy	10	58.5kg	$13
6	Libertad	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Jamie Mott	2	58.5kg	$31
7	~~Man Crush~~	~~Luke Fernie~~	~~Holly Watson~~	7	~~58.5kg~~	~~SCR~~
8	~~Spacewalk~~	~~Grant & Alana Williams~~	~~Lucy Fiore~~	1	~~58.5kg~~	~~SCR~~
9	Repossession	Chris & Michael Gangemi	Brad Parnham	4	58.5kg	$81
10	Benedetta	Ciaron Maher	Daniel Stackhouse	9	56.5kg	$17
11	Luana Miss	Trevor Andrews	Shaun O'Donnell	11	51.5kg	$9.50