{"id":27629,"date":"2026-04-02T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/?p=27629"},"modified":"2026-04-02T21:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:40:17","slug":"2026-the-championships-day-1-tips-preview-randwick-saturday-4-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tab.co.nz\/punters\/2026\/04\/2026-the-championships-day-1-tips-preview-randwick-saturday-4-april\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 The Championships Day 1 Tips & Preview (Randwick) | Saturday 4 April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday marks one of the Sydney Autumn Carnival\u2019s biggest programs, and all eyes will be locked on Royal Randwick<\/a> for The Championships Day 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Group 1 feature races headline a stunning ten-race card, and with well over eight figures of prizemoney to be won throughout the day, many of the country\u2019s biggest stables and best horses are in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our Randwick tip sheet<\/strong>, including Doncaster Mile best bets<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Randwick Race 1 <\/div>\n
9 Blue Door<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Blue Door<\/strong> is yet to make an appearance at the races, but he was outstanding at the trials late last month and looks to have a lot of ability. Rachel King rides and I am confident the horse can hit the ground running.<\/p>\n

Randwick R1 – Widden Kindergarten Stakes (G3)<\/span> <\/div>
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9. Blue Door (8)<\/span>
J: Rachel King<\/span> 54.5kg<\/span><\/div>
<\/span>T: Bjorn Baker<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
4.60<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:00 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Randwick Race 2<\/div>\n
7 Profoundly<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Profoundly<\/strong> returned to the race with an eye-catching performance to get up in BM72 company over 1400m at Warwick Farm, while she was only just denied in the Group 3 Kembla Classic last time out. I like that she has been kept up to the mark with a trial since that race, and she is a filly that looks as though she\u2019ll relish getting out to the 2000m this week. An ideal draw and Tommy Berry retaining are further ticks.<\/p>\n

Randwick R2 – Tab Adrian Knox Stakes (G3)<\/span> <\/div>
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7. Profoundly (5)<\/span>
J: Tommy Berry<\/span> 55.5kg<\/span><\/div>
24×13<\/span>T: Michael Freedman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
5.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.95<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:01 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
\n View Results: Randwick Race 2<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Randwick Race 3<\/div>\n
5 Juja Kibo<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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He dusted off the cobwebs when finishing down the order over 1600m here at Randwick early last month, and Juja Kibo<\/strong> has since filled the minors in both the Randwick City Stakes and the NE Manion Cup, the traditional path into this race. In peak order this week, he\u2019s a horse that should stay all day and I think he\u2019ll get his chance with only 55.5kgs in tow.<\/p>\n

Randwick R3 – Schweppes Chairmans Quality (G2)<\/span> <\/div>
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5. Juja Kibo (8)<\/span>
J: Craig Williams<\/span> 55.5kg<\/span><\/div>
3×933<\/span>T: Ciaron Maher<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.70<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.65<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:01 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
\n View Results: Randwick Race 3<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Randwick Race 4<\/div>\n
1 Rivellino<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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While he\u2019s yet to place in three runs back from a break, Rivellino<\/strong> is a horse that has tended to improve as his campaigns have progressed, and there\u2019s no doubt that he was improved when finishing fourth in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas<\/a> last time out. He\u2019s another one that has trialled since his latest start, there\u2019s no doubt this is a drop in class and with luck in the run, I think his class can shine through.<\/p>\n

Randwick R4 – Hkjc World Pool Carbine Club Stakes (G3)<\/span> <\/div>
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1. Rivellino (12)<\/span>
J: Jason Collett<\/span> 59kg<\/span><\/div>
2×554<\/span>T: Kris Lees<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
8.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
2.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:02 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Randwick Race 5<\/div>\n
3 Considered<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Considered<\/strong> simply does not know how to run a bad race, and she ended her last prep under the care of Cody Morgan with consecutive victories. Since joining Dunn\u2019s stable though, she really has gone to another level and is unbeaten in four appearances, winning the Qualifier for this race at Coffs Harbour two back before striking again in featured company on the Gold Coast. She\u2019s hard fit, drawn perfectly and just needs to hold her form to be right in the finish again.<\/p>\n

Randwick R5 – Evergreen Turf Country Championships Final<\/span> <\/div>
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3. Considered (4)<\/span>
J: Nash Rawiller<\/span> 57kg<\/span><\/div>
x1111<\/span>T: Matthew Dunn<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.90<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:03 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Randwick Race 6<\/div>\n
12 Streisand<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Streisand<\/strong> has hardly put a hoof wrong this time in, and after storming home to win the Group 1 Blue Diamond<\/a> at Caulfield in February, she hit the line again to only just miss in the Golden Slipper<\/a> last time out. That was the run of a filly that I thought would appreciate the extra furlong that she gets this week in the Inglis Sires’<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Randwick R6 – Inglis Sires’ (G1)<\/span> <\/div>
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12. Streisand (5)<\/span>
J: Ben Melham<\/span> 54.5kg<\/span><\/div>
x5112<\/span>T: Clinton McDonald<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.30<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.55<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 06:39:26 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Randwick Race 7<\/div>\n
7 Tentyris & 2 Briasa<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Tentyris<\/strong> ended his 2025 campaign with an outstanding performance to win the Coolmore Stud Stakes<\/a>, and he picked up where he left off in February\u2019s Black Caviar Lightning<\/a>. While he didn\u2019t run on as expected under a heavier weight in the Newmarket<\/a> last time, he\u2019s undoubtedly in peak order for this race and has options in the run from the rails draw.<\/p>\n

Briasa<\/strong> meanwhile is the TJ Smith Stakes<\/a> defending champion, and I was keen on his chances first up in The Galaxy<\/a> a fortnight ago. He looked the winner at the 250m before ultimately fading to finish fourth, but this is the race he\u2019s been set for, and I have little doubt he\u2019ll improve noticeably into it.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget to also check out our insider 2026 TJ Smith Stakes Runner-by-Runner Preview<\/a>!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Randwick R7 – Asahi Super Dry T J Smith Stakes (G1)<\/span> <\/div>
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2. Briasa (8)<\/span>
J: Tyler Schiller<\/span> 58.5kg<\/span><\/div>
189×4<\/span>T: M, W & J Hawkes<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
9.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
2.60<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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7. Tentyris (1)<\/span>
J: Mark Zahra<\/span> 56.5kg<\/span><\/div>
11×15<\/span>T: Anthony & Sam Freedman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
4.50<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.70<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:04 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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15 Sheza Alibi & 1 Gringotts<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Sheza Alibi<\/strong> has just continued to improve with each start and as the bar has been raised, but she truly has gone to a new level this time in, culminating in an utterly bullish performance to win the Randwick Guineas last time. She carries just 49kgs as a three-year-old filly and with luck from barrier 13, I think she\u2019ll be winning the 2026 Doncaster Mile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gringotts<\/strong> has been charged with carrying a 58.5kg topweight, but he is just as tough as they come, and after tuning up in the Canterbury Stakes<\/a> first up this time, he was first home behind Autumn Glow in the George Ryder<\/a> last time out. Fitter third-up and out to the mile, I think he\u2019s a terrific each way contender at double figures.<\/p>\n

Randwick R8 – Doncaster Mile (G1)<\/span> <\/div>
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15. Sheza Alibi (13)<\/span>
J: Jamie Melham<\/span> 49kg<\/span><\/div>
11×11<\/span>T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
1.90<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.22<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr>
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1. Gringotts (2)<\/span>
J: Nash Rawiller<\/span> 58.5kg<\/span><\/div>
10×92<\/span>T: Ciaron Maher<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
13.00<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
3.50<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:05 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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1 Observer<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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Having capped his 2025 campaign with an impressive win in the Victoria Derby<\/a>, Observer<\/strong> picked up where he left off by winning the Autumn Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield before adding the Australian Guineas<\/a> to his CV. He was well beaten by Autumn Boy in the Rosehill Guineas<\/a> last time out, but he\u2019s a fit horse, James McDonald jumps into the saddle, and we know he\u2019ll relish the mile and a half in the 2026 ATC Derby<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Randwick R9 – Atc Australian Derby (G1)<\/span> <\/div>
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1. Observer (12)<\/span>
J: James McDonald<\/span> 56.5kg<\/span><\/div>
1×113<\/span>T: Ciaron Maher<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.20<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.50<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 04:45:42 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Randwick Race 10<\/div>\n
1 Inkaruna<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Inkaruna<\/strong> hasn\u2019t finished worse than second at her last four trips to the races and has only just been denied in both the Listed Fireball and the Group 3 Birthday Card this time in. Fitter third-up and back into three-year-old fillies\u2019 company, I think she\u2019s going to take a power of beating this time.<\/p>\n

Randwick R10 – 4 Pines P J Bell Stakes (G3)<\/span> <\/div>
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1. Inkaruna (9)<\/span>
J: Craig Williams<\/span> 57.5kg<\/span><\/div>
21×22<\/span>T: Anthony & Sam Freedman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.60<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.65<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 23\/07\/2026 10:27:06 PM (Pacific\/Auckland) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
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Best<\/strong> \u2013 Race 10 No. 1 Inkaruna<\/p>\n

Next Best<\/strong> \u2013 Race 8 No. 15 Sheza Alibi<\/p>\n

Value<\/strong> \u2013 Race 7 No. 1 Gringotts<\/p>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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He\u2019s another one that has trialled since his latest start, there\u2019s no doubt this is a drop in class and with luck in the run, I think his class can shine through."}]},{"author_id":"10","race_id":"53ed180d-d031-4961-a3d1-2d482fd8129e","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"85172d44-d715-4204-bdd0-485342b57dd8"}],"summary":"Considered simply does not know how to run a bad race, and she ended her last prep under the care of Cody Morgan with consecutive victories. Since joining Dunn\u2019s stable though, she really has gone to another level and is unbeaten in four appearances, winning the Qualifier for this race at Coffs Harbour two back before striking again in featured company on the Gold Coast. 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While he didn\u2019t run on as expected under a heavier weight in the Newmarket last time, he\u2019s undoubtedly in peak order for this race and has options in the run from the rails draw. Briasa meanwhile is the TJ Smith Stakes defending champion, and I was keen on his chances first up in The Galaxy a fortnight ago. He looked the winner at the 250m before ultimately fading to finish fourth, but this is the race he\u2019s been set for, and I have little doubt he\u2019ll improve noticeably into it. Don't forget to also check out our insider 2026 TJ Smith Stakes Runner-by-Runner Preview!\u00a0"}]},{"author_id":"10","race_id":"aa0395bb-3982-45b0-a573-0810225f3bf9","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"a01e1a90-4f2b-4a07-8459-1ee7e7ee458f"},{"entrant_id":"82b43a4c-3168-4645-b05b-6c2c63b984ee"}],"summary":"Sheza Alibi has just continued to improve with each start and as the bar has been raised, but she truly has gone to a new level this time in, culminating in an utterly bullish performance to win the Randwick Guineas last time. She carries just 49kgs as a three-year-old filly and with luck from barrier 13, I think she\u2019ll be winning the 2026 Doncaster Mile. Gringotts has been charged with carrying a 58.5kg topweight, but he is just as tough as they come, and after tuning up in the Canterbury Stakes first up this time, he was first home behind Autumn Glow in the George Ryder last time out. Fitter third-up and out to the mile, I think he\u2019s a terrific each way contender at double figures."}]},{"author_id":"10","race_id":"5e2e3670-2d00-488d-952e-a401faa39468","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"e1821c99-fb4d-43ac-8df4-f4018aa6b672"}],"summary":"Having capped his 2025 campaign with an impressive win in the Victoria Derby, Observer picked up where he left off by winning the Autumn Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield before adding the Australian Guineas to his CV. He was well beaten by Autumn Boy in the Rosehill Guineas last time out, but he\u2019s a fit horse, James McDonald jumps into the saddle, and we know he\u2019ll relish the mile and a half in the 2026 ATC Derby."}]},{"author_id":"10","race_id":"12ab9f5e-e239-4e18-a8a6-b8388804836c","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"2840fc54-1d01-4724-982c-0d5330e1a047"}],"summary":"Inkaruna hasn\u2019t finished worse than second at her last four trips to the races and has only just been denied in both the Listed Fireball and the Group 3 Birthday Card this time in. 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