The Kosciuszko 2026 Tips, Predictions & Best Bets

The 4YO mare has won four of her five career starts, and her latest performance was particularly encouraging. On September 19, she contested a 1000m Class 3 Highway Handicap at Randwick on a Good 4 track and scored by half a length over Oh Arthur, which is a good form guide.

She also won a Class 2 race over 1300m at Canberra by one length, before finishing fourth in a 1400m Highway Handicap at Randwick, and we have been impressed with her turn-of-foot throughout her career.

We thought she would be slightly shorter in betting markets. Her form is excellent, and 53.5kg on her back is enough to take her close.

Her recent Randwick victory suggests that she is ready for this race. She’s drawn barrier 2, so she’ll get every chance in the run, and the double-figure odds are worth including in The Kosciuszko predictions.

The 5YO mare returned to winning form at Canberra, taking out a 1200m Open Handicap on a Good track. She defeated eight rivals on that occasion, and it’s a good guide for this contest.

That victory followed a mixed campaign, including a fifth-place finish in a 1200m Benchmark 78 at Randwick, where she was beaten 2.4 lengths by Ernaux. However, that’s solid form for this race, where many runners have come through provincial racing.

Barrier 7 gives Jamie Melham plenty of options, and her 53.5kg weight is ideal. She is good enough to win the $2 million feature, and the $17 odds are better than expected. This could be a race where punters find a runner paying big odds to win.

Graceful Allen has been competitive over longer sprint and middle-distance trips, and her previous campaign included a second-place finish in a 1400m Open Handicap at Randwick.

Racing on a Soft 7 track, she finished just one length behind Chidiac after settling midfield and making ground late. That effort showed she could compete in a strong metropolitan field under testing conditions.

She resumed with a third-place finish, and if she can improve with that run under her belt, the $51 odds will look good halfway down the straight. She has upset claims in a very even race.

Punters get value odds with our The Kosciuszko SRM, which includes our three selected runners.

We have Cruizingthestars Top 3, Rose Aye Top 5, and Graceful Ellen Top 5, which pays $81.00 for our three-runner SRM.

We’re taking the mammoth odds for our same-race multi, and they could provide punters with a big payout. It’s an open race where anything can happen, so punters might as well take a big risk.