Morphettville racing preview & quaddie | Adelaide Cup Day 2024

March 9, 2024 11:14 am.

Morphettville tips

What	Adelaide Cup Day 2024
Where	Morphettville Racecourse – 79 Morphett Rd, Morphettville, SA 5043
When	Saturday, February 24, 2023
First Race	12:30pm ACDT
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The Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) headlines a stacked nine-race meeting at Morphettville Racecourse on Monday afternoon. Sweltering conditions are forecast for the ‘City of Churches’ with an early start likely, despite the scheduled commencement of 12:30pm ACDT. Perfect track conditions will greet punters, with the track a Good 4 and the rail in its true position the entire circuit.

Adelaide Cup Tip: Yellowbrick Road

Having won the traditional lead-up, the Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes (2600m), Patrick Kearney’s Yellowbrick Road goes on top in the Group 2 Adelaide Cup. Having stalked the lead throughout on that day, the five-year-old gelding booted up under the leaders on the home turn and kept kicking when putting just under a length on Adelaide Cup favourite The Map. He meets The Map at equal weights this time around after giving him a 0.5kg advantage when they last met. Jye McNeil will look to hold a prominent spot throughout, and if he can land a nice spot without using up too many carrots from barrier 11, Yellowbrick Road looks a stayer we can back with confidence in the $350,000 feature.

Adelaide Cup

Race 7 – #7 Yellowbrick Road (11)

7yo Gelding | T: Patrick Kearney | J: Jye McNeil (53kg)

+700 with Playup

Best Bet at Morphettville: Boognish

Returning from a five-month spell, Boognish looks to have found the right race to break a long run of outs. The four-year-old mare hasn’t won since her debut almost 12 months ago but her runs during the spring suggest she is the one to beat here. The Sooboog mare warmed up with a smart Gawler trial victory in the lead-up to her return and from the middle barrier draws to take a sit just off the speed. With a swift turn of foot, there is no reason why Boognish should not be winning.

Best Bet

Race 3 – #4 Boognish (6)

4yo Mare | T: Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | J: Jamie Kah (55.5kg)

+135 with Picklebet

Next Best at Morphettville: Mintulee

Mintulee is on the quick backup after winning comfortably on the Parks track at Morphettville on March 2 when sprinting home the best in similar company. The three-year-old filly, known as a natural leader, to a sit just off the speed and overpowered her rivals late to show a touch of versatility. Alana Livesey sticks on board, claiming 2kg, and with just 56kg on her back, Mintuelee will most likely take up the running with little to no early speed drawn underneath her from barrier five. With favourable conditions, Mintulee can run her rivals ragged in the second.

Next Best

Race 2 – #6 Mintulee (5)

3yo Filly | T: Ryan Balfour | J: Alana Livesey (a2) (58kg)

+300 with Dabble

Best Value at Morphettville: Wonderful Rayray

Wonderful Rayray was having his first start for Matthew Sayers after a year-long absence from the track on March 2, and despite weakening to finish third after leading the field up, he can bounce back to the winners stall on Monday. Having won his two starts in Queensland in smart fashion, it is easy to expect the Barbados progeny will take great benefit from that first-up effort. Damian Lane will roll forward and look to take up the running, and as long as the pair can find the rail with relative ease, Wonderful Rayray will take some catching in the finale.