This set to be a cracking edition of the Ladbrokes Mornington Cup with plenty of high class gallopers in the field. There is a number of progressive type horses looking for their biggest win to date along with proven Group 1 winners.
Here are my 2019 Mornington Cup Tips.
Hang Man is a galloper with a fair amount of upside however he is up to winning a race like the Mornington Cup. He was ultra impressive in winning at Flemington last start and he should get a gun run in transit from barrier 3. He has won five of his 11 starts to date and the 2400m shouldn’t be a concern.
Trap For Fools is as tough as they come. His three runs this prep have been excellent without winning and he looks well placed in a race of this quality. He will have to lug a big weight and the distance is somewhat of a query however his class and tenacity should see him go extremely close.
Midterm is another progressive type of horse who has performed well in a Geelong Cup and The Metropolitan since arriving on Australian soil. His first up effort at Caulfield was very good and he will only improve on that effort.
High Bridge won his first two races when he started his Australian racing career before running a pearler of a race in The Metropolitan last year. He didn’t get through the soft track first-up but look for him to improve sharply in this. He has won four times second-up from five preps and the distance is not a worry.