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This year’s Epsom Handicap will be held this Saturday the 1st October at Randwick Racecourse. The race will begin at 4pm AEST, the race covers 1600 metres. 

There is a prizepool of $1,500,000 available and the winner will pocket $870,000. 

Conditions are predicted a soft 7, with partly cloudy skies and a temperature of 20 degrees. 

The top three favoured horses to win are: 

Icebath: Trained by Brad Widdup- Jockey, James McDonald. 

Hinged: Trained by Chris Waller- Jockey, Kerrin McEvoy

Top Ranked: Trained by Annabel Neasham- Jockey, Hugh Bowman

Profile on favourite horse- Icebath: 

Icebath is a six year old brown Mare from New Zealand, based at Hawkesbury. So far in its career, it’s achieved four race victories. Its most significant victory to date is when on October the 23rd 2021, ridden by Lerrin McEvoy, it took home the $2,000,000 at the Royal Randwick.