| What | Mornington Races |
| Where | Mornington Racecourse – 320 Racecourse Rd, Mornington VIC 3931 |
| When | Wednesday, January 22, 2025 |
| First Race | 3:40pm AEDT |
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Melbourne Racing Club will host a twilight meeting at Mornington that will feature eight races on the program. With dry weather forecast in the lead-up, the track is expected to remain in the Good range after being posted as a Good 4 at the time of acceptances. The rail will be in its true position for the entire circuit, with the opening race scheduled to jump at 3:40pm AEDT.
Best Bet at Mornington: Written Bligh
Written Bligh will be seeking to put a run of second-place finishes behind her when she returns to Mornington on Wednesday, following her tough run in defeat behind Harry’s Yacht over 1200m on January 8. The Grahame Begg-trained mare was hampered in the first 100m and last 100m of the race, but she still battled on gamely to only finish one length off the winner. Now third-up for the campaign, Thomas Prebble can settle behind the speed from barrier one, and if Written Bligh gets the breaks before the home turn, she can go one better.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#4 Written Bligh (1)
4yo Mare | T: Grahame Begg | J: Tom Prebble (a3) (56.5kg)
Bet with Neds
Next Best at Mornington: Skipjack
Skipjack returned with a dominant victory when well backed with horse racing bookmakers at Cranbourne, as the Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman-trained gelding recorded a two-length win. The son of Rubick jumped slowly but quickly recovered to find a nice position behind the speed before railing smartly underneath the leader. With the aid of Emily Pozman’s 3kg claim, expect Skipjack to settle in a forward position, and if he can produce a similar performance, Skipjack will prove hard to hold out.
Next Best
Race 7 – 
#7 Skipjack (10)
3yo Filly | T: Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman | J: Emily Pozman (a3) (60kg)
Bet with BlondeBet
Best Value at Mornington: Ziryab
Ciaron Maher sent Ziryab to the Caulfield Heath track for his Australian debut on December 26 over 1500m. The ex-European didn’t let his connections down, running away from a small field to record a dominant first-up victory. Although he settled behind a hot speed, this son of Kingman continued to find and claim a 1.8-length win, indicating a rise in trip to 1600m should be no worry. If Mark Zahra can settle Ziryab in a similar position from barrier three, there is no reason why he can’t win again.
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#2 Ziryab (3)
5yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Mark Zahra (60.5kg)
Bet with Picklebet
Wednesday quaddie tips for Mornington
Mornington quadrella selections
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- 1-2-3-6
- 1-3-6-8
- 3-7-10
- 2-4-6-10
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