Moruya racing preview & quaddie tips | Monday, January 8
| What | Moruya Showcase Cup Day |
| Where | Moruya Jockey Club – 100 Donnelly Dr, Moruya NSW 2537 |
| When | Monday, January 8, 2024 |
| First Race | 1:15pm AEDT |
The new week of racing gets underway in country NSW for Moruya Showcase Cup (1425m) Day, with Big Dance (1600m) eligibility up grabs. The $75,000 feature has drawn a strong field of 14 and provides punters with an exciting undercard of racing throughout the afternoon, with a total of eight races set for decision.
The rail stays in the true position the entire circuit for the meeting, and with conditions likely to sit somewhere in the Good range for race-day, it should be a terrific day for all participants as racing gets underway at 1:15pm AEDT.
Moruya Showcase Cup Tip: Miss Ostend
Kokoro heads into the Moruya Showcase Cup (1425m) as the highest-rated runner and we’re happy to be in his corner in Monday’s feature event. The son of Real Impact will resume after a 107-day spell and finished his last campaign at Rosehill on September 23 in a BM88, only to be defeated by 2.7 lengths by an ultra-impressive Vienna Princess. That race has produced four subsequent winners – including Vienna Princess, who would go on to secure victory in the Silver Eagle (1300m). His barrier trial suggests he’s wound up for this, so with luck from barrier 12, we expect Kokoro to be right in this.
Moruya Showcase Cup
Race 7 – 
#1 Kokoro (12)
5yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea | J: Andrew Adkins (61kg)
Best Bet at Moruya: Lerinka
One barrier trial is all it’s taken for the Scott Collings barn to send Lerinka to the races and they seem to have found a very winnable race on debut. The filly by Redente jumped out in stylish fashion at Goulburn on December 15, ridden quietly before being asked for a minimal effort down the centre of the course to finish runner-up 2.6 lengths away. The winner of the trial went on to be a debut winner, and provided Richard Bensley can tack on somewhere mid-field in the opener, Lerinka may continue to frank that form from the trials.
Best Bet
Race 1 – 
#4 Lerinka (6)
3yo Filly | T: Scott Collings | J: Richard Bensley (56.5kg)
Next Best at Moruya: Missile Leader
Missile Leader returns after 121 days off the scene and has placed beautifully on resumption after contesting Highway company at Rosehill on September 9. He drew barrier 13 on that occasion and was dragged back toward the rear of the field in a race where it was on-speed dominated throughout the 1400m journey. He still had the audacity to power through the line to be beaten 1.6 lengths, showing an impressive turn-of-foot in the process. He still has plenty of upside as he returns to country grade, and with this a nice kick-off point in the preparation, we expect a bold showing from Missile Leader.
Next Best
Race 8 – 
#5 Missile Leader (10)
4yo Gelding | T: Keith Dryden | J: Damon Budler (58kg)
Best Value at Moruya: Merc
Merc has run into Incentive for his first two starts of the preparation and performed admirably over an unsuitable trip. Both third-place efforts came over 1000m, with his latest in open company at Moruya on December 17. He hit the line well despite a checkered passage in the concluding stages, and with the seven-year-old needing more ground, it was pass mark for the son of Knight Exemplar second-up. The 1200m third-up should be ideal, and with a favourable map from barrier three, Merc warrants an each-way ticket in the second leg of the quaddie.
Best Value
Race 6 – 
#10 Merc (3)
7yo Gelding | T: Barbara Joseph, Paul & Matt Jones | J: Jake Barrett (a1.5kg) (55kg)
Moruya Showcase Cup Day quaddie tips – 8/1/2024
Moruya quadrella selections
Monday, January 8, 2024
- 2-4-5-7
- 2-4-5-10
- 1-2-7-10
- 3-5