Mornington Cup 2025 Preview

What is the Mornington Cup 2025?

The Mornington Cup is a standout country racing fixture in Victoria’s autumn racing calendar and has traditionally drawn a strong field. It is held each year at Mornington Racecourse and the 2025 race will take place on Saturday, 19th April. It’s a Listed handicap race run over 2400 metres with $300,000 in prize money up for grabs.

Recent Mornington Cup Winners

Over the years, the Cup has produced some memorable results. In 2024, Esti Feny caused a stir with a surprise win at odds of $31, a reminder that anything can happen in this race. Right You Are won the Cup in 2023, while Crystal Pegasus claimed the title in 2022.

Kings Will Dream

The race has often served as a launching pad for horses heading towards bigger targets, with former winners like Kings Will Dream and Tally going on to compete in and be successful at top-level Group 1 races.

Aktau

Other recent successes have included Mount Popa, trained by Michael, Wayne, and John Hawkes, was ridden to victory by William Pike in 2021.  In 2020, Aktau trained by the late-Michael Moroney, claimed the win with Jye McNeil on board. 2019 saw Self Sense, trained by David Brideoake ridden to victory by Luke Nolen.

Latest Mornington Cup Odds

Berkshire Breeze is priced at as the favourite at $2.70, while Just Fine follows on the second line of early betting at $5.50. Que Tempesta is priced at $7.50 with Night Endeavor listed at $8.50. Young Werther’s odds are $10, with Bankers Choice at $11. 

Smokin’ Romans stands at $20 along with Virtuous Circle. Strawberry Rock is $25 and Speycaster is the roughie in the field at about $51. Of course there will be price fluctuations, and the odds will vary depending on which bookmaker you select and when you place your bet.

Tips for the Mornington Cup 2025

The Pickabookie.com.au selection is Bankers Choice. The seven-year-old gelding has won over the trip and jockey Daniel Stackhouse and the horse have struck up a decent partnership with 2 wins from 5 runs as well as a placing.

The favourite looks well placed and should get a good run but at the odds Bankers Choice represents the value in the race having won at Caulfield last month over this distance.

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