Horse Racing - Australia & New Zealand
Hygain Hcp (Bm84)
Caulfield · Saturday 29 August 2026 · Race 4 · 1400
Tony’s shortlist
Fat Tony’s AI picks
13. Itazura
Fat Tony says the light weight, sweet gate and Flemington win make him the one to whack on top.
18. Victorious Spirit
Proper class from the autumn, well weighted and Ben Melham from barrier six is tasty.
4. Stylish
Back to 1400m, drawn to get the right run and Shinn is riding like he owns the joint.
2. Home Rule
Old pro loves Caulfield 1400 and wet ground; led and fought hard here last start.
16. Recuperato
Comes off a strong soft-track win here and gets in light—include the mare in the exotics.
Finishing order
Official results
| Place | Runner | Rider / driver | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Rule | — | — |
| 2 | Porter | — | — |
| 3 | Stylish | — | — |
| 4 | Windstorm | — | — |
| 5 | Recuperato | — | — |
| 6 | Itazura | — | — |
| 7 | Asakura | — | — |
| 8 | My Brothers Keeper | — | — |
| 9 | Victorious Spirit | — | — |
| 10 | Elouyou | — | — |
| 11 | Watersports | — | — |
| 12 | Savisanta | — | — |
| 13 | Boltsaver | — | — |
| 14 | Autumn Mystery | — | — |
| 15 | Space Age | — | — |
| 16 | Dark Journey | — | — |
The field
Runners and racing form
Race context
Race preview
ITAZURA (13) scratched last week after drawing wide. He was impressive winning over this trip first up at Flemington from back in the field, if he can hold a spot from the gate here he'll take beating. ASAKURA (8) struggled first up in the Listed Regal Roller Stakes over 1200m. He'd gone through the grades nicely last campaign with close up efforts behind Sixties and NZ star Well Written. Up in trip suits although the draw isn't ideal. RECUPERATO (16) broke through for a strong win here last time and has claims, STYLISH (4) is better suited to this trip with Shinn on from a good draw. HOME RULE (2) was much better last time and will be further improved.