| What | Moruya Races |
| Where | Moruya Jockey Club – 100 Donnelly Drive, Moruya NSW 2537 |
| When | Monday, January 6, 2025 |
| First Race | 1:35pm AEDT |
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The new week of racing gets underway at Moruya Jockey Club on Monday afternoon, with a competitive eight-race program set down for decision. The $75,000 Moruya Cup headlines the action, with the winning going on to secure automatic entry into the Big Dance (1600m) later in the year. The rail is in the true position the entire circuit, and although some rainfall is forecast on race-day, punters can expect a Good deck prior to the opening event at 1:35pm local time.
Moruya Cup Tip: Clever Art
Clever Art is in career-best form heading into the 2025 Moruya Cup, securing three victories across her last eight starts. She tackled a testing BM78 in her most recent effort at Kembla Grange on November 23, and although she was well held by 3.4 lengths behind I’mintowin, the form-line reads well dropping back to country grade. Jeff Penza gets legged back aboard after combining with Clever Art to claim the Gundagai Cup (1400m) two starts back, and provided they can replicate that peak, the $8 with Neds appears too big to ignore.
Moruya Cup
Race 7 – 
#2 Clever Art (4)
6yo Mare | T: Mitchell Beer | J: Jeff Penza (59.5kg)
+700 with Neds
Best Bet at Moruya: Stallone
Stallone is a new horse since joining the Bjorn Baker barn, securing back-to-back victories by a combined 11.2 lengths. He demolished his rivals in his latest triumph at Orange on December 30, storming clear to suggest the son of Extreme Choice still has plenty of upside. Ashley Morgan will take luck out of the equation and lead from stall two, and if he holds his form third-up, it should be a matter of ‘how far’ for Stallone as he claims a hat-trick of wins.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#3 Stallone (2)
3yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Ashley Morgan (57.5kg)
-125 with BlondeBet
Next Best at Moruya: Century Song
The Robert & Luke Price-trained Century Song returns after a 95-day spell and looks well placed in this country maiden. The son of Microphone gave a good account of himself on debut at Kembla Grange on October 3, finishing runner-up despite being unsuited by the bottomless Heavy surface. His barrier trial victory suggests he’s ready for a first-up peak, and with Tommy Berry heading to Moruya to take the reins, Century Song should get every chance to break his maiden at start two.
Next Best
Race 5 – 
#2 Century Song (3)
3yo Gelding | T: Robert & Luke Price | J: Tommy Berry (58.5kg)
+180 with Picklebet
Best Value at Moruya: Easement
Easement represents terrific each-way value heading into this third-up assignment. The Preferment gelding was doing his best work late over 1300m at this course on December 22 and was unsuited by a muddling tempo throughout the journey. Favoured pair Puntin and King Taurus should provide a strong tempo in this Class 1 contest, and provided Easement can get off the inside rail at a crucial stage, watch for this guy to be putting in the big strides at a big price with Dabble.
Best Value
Race 2 – 
#8 Easement (1)
5yo Gelding | T: Greg Backhouse | J: Ellen Hennessy (55kg)
+2000 with Dabble
Monday quaddie tips for Moruya
Moruya quadrella selections
January 6, 2025
- 1-2-5
- 3-4-5-10
- 2-3-6-10-11
- 1-2-5-10
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