| What | Muswellbrook Races |
| Where | Muswellbrook Race Club – Racecourse Rd, Muswellbrook NSW 2333 |
| When | Monday, January 16, 2023 |
| First Race | 1:50pm AEDT |
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The Muswellbrook Race Club will host a competitive seven-race program, as one of the two race meetings being held this Monday. The track is currently rated a Good 4 and with the warm weather on the forecast for Sunday and Monday, we expect to see a firm track come race day. The rail will be in the True position for the entire circuit, when racing gets underway at 1:50pm AEDT.
Best Bet at Muswellbrook – The Hungarian
Our best bet of the day will be The Hungarian from the Paul Messara yard, and he will be looking to record back-to-back wins after breaking his maiden at Tamworth over 1400m last start on November 29. This four-year-old gelding has raced from the back of the field at two of his three career starts, and we expect to see him do exactly that on Monday after drawing barrier 13. This son of Snitzel will be making the jump from Maiden grade to a Class 1 Handicap as well as the jump from 1400m to 1450m, which should suit this gelding as he will get back and look to run on. Aaron Bullock has only ridden this guy once and that was last start to break his maiden, so if Bullock can be make his move at the 600m mark and find the outside at the top of the home straight, this gelding will be flying home late.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#1 The Hungarian (13)
4yo Gelding | T: Paul Messara | J: Aaron Bullock (59kg)
$2.35 with Ladbrokes
Next Best at Muswellbrook – Cyclone Rupert
The Bjorn Baker-trained Cyclone Rupert will be looking to break his maiden at his third career start after finishing sixth on debut and then third last start at Nowra over 1100m where he looked to peak in the final 100m. Now that this three-year-old gelding drops back to 1000m we should see him take up a much more prominent position from barrier six and give himself every chance. Mitchell Bell will stick with this guy on Monday after riding him last start and if he can settle him a little closer than last start, this guy could prove to have a little too much class for this field.
Next Best
Race 7 – 
#3 Cyclone Rupert (6)
3yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Mitchell Bell (57.5kg)
$9.50 with Bet365
Best Value at Muswellbrook – Miss Violet
In the second race of the day, we will see last start winner Miss Violet for the Mark Minervini yard, who broke her maiden at Taree over 1000m on January 3. This daughter of Flying Artie has returned to racing in great form after a seven-month spell. Last campaign this mare only race on rain affected tracks throughout the autumn in New South Wales and she showed that she doesn’t handle them at all. Ashley Morgan had her first ride on this mare last start, kicking off the relationship between the two of them in great style. She will stick on Monday and with the cosy barrier draw of three, we should see these two go close to recording back-to-back wins.
Best Value
Race 2 – 
#9 Miss Violet (3)
4yo Mare | T: Mark Minervini | J: Ashley Morgan (55kg)
$10 with Neds
Monday quaddie tips for Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook quadrella selections
Monday, January 16, 2023
- 1-6-8-12
- 1-2-4-7
- 1-3-9-11
- 2-3-13-14
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