Mornington best bets & quaddie tips | January 22, 2023
| What | Mornington Races |
| Where | Mornington Racecourse – 320 Racecourse Rd, Mornington VIC 3931 |
| When | Sunday, January 22, 2023 |
| First Race | 1:05pm AEDT |
Racing heads down to Mornington Racecourse on Sunday afternoon for a competitive eight-race card kicking off at 1:05pm local time. With perfect conditions forecast over the weekend in Melbourne’s southeast, we expect to start on a Good 4 from race one. Considering the track is currently a Soft 5, it should remain a Good 4 throughout the day. The rail comes out 8m the entire circuit, so it could be an advantageous to be up on speed.
Best Bet at Mornington: Our Goddess
If it is indeed a day to be up on speed, the Clinton McDonald-trained Our Goddess will be mighty hard to beat in the second event over 1000m. The four-year-old finished second in all three starts during her initial campaign in the middle of 2022 and looks primed to bring up an overdue maiden win. The Shalaaa mare brings genuine Group 1 form lines to this maiden event, too, having finished within a neck of subsequent Coolmore Stud Stakes runner-up C’est Magique at Pakenham on August 22. She retains the services of Ben Melham, and despite this being her first look at Mornington under raceday conditions, Our Goddess should prove too hard to gun down.
Best Bet
Race 2 – 
#8 Our Goddess (6)
4yo Mare | T: Clinton McDonald | J: Ben Melham (57.5kg)
Next Best at Mornington: Kimberley Pearl
We were with the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Kimberley Pearl at Stony Creek on January 3, and although she found one better on that day, we’re willing to side with her once again. She steps up to the 1200m, which looks perfect for her based on her maiden win at Wangaratta two starts back over 1170m. She draws barrier two under Michael Dee for this assignment, and if Dee can have her lobbed on the heels on the leaders throughout, Kimberley Pearl has shown she has the turn of foot to put them away. With the extra distance and a soft run in transit, the $3.50 with online bookmakers looks a great price to load into.
Next Best
Race 6 – 
#8 Kimberley Pearl (2)
3yo Filly | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: Michael Dee (55.5kg)
Best Value at Mornington: Southern Gale
Patrick Kearney brings last-start debut winner Southern Gale to the Mornington 1500m following a dashing four-length triumph at Burrumbeet on January 1. The four-year-old mare managed to lead throughout, and when asked for an effort on the turn she kicked clear and ultimately proved too good for maiden company. She heads straight to a BM64, and in a race full of perennial non-winners, we’re hopeful the untapped potential that Southern Gale possesses can prove to be the difference on Sunday. There’s plenty to learn about this one, but at around $10 with the top betting sites, she is worth a play.
Best Value
Race 7 – 
#3 Southern Gale (4)
4yo Mare | T: Patrick Kearney | J: Craig Newitt (58.5kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Mornington
Mornington quadrella selections
Sunday, January 22, 2023
- 1-2-3-5
- 3-8
- 1-2-3
- 3-7-8-9
Investment: $96 for 100%