Morphettville Betting Tips for February 22, 2025 - Guru to record Reims win

Martin Pennington

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Last updated: Thu 20 Feb 2025 18:55

Martin Pennington 20 Feb 2025

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Morphettville hosts a nine-race program on February 22
Key picks: Tipsy Vixen, Nouveau, Klabel, and Gotta Go Guru
Gotta Go Guru is highlighted for Race 8 feature bet with great returns

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Taramansour heads the Lord Reims Stakes market. (Getty)

Morphettville hosts a nine-race program on February 22 and our free betting tips are included below.

Morphettville Tips February 22
Fleurieu Milk Company Handicap Tips (Race 2)
Happy 40th Birthday Chris Bieg Handicap Tips (Race 6)
Sportsbet City of Marion Stakes (Listed) Tips (Race 7)
Happy 40th Birthday Chris Bieg Handicap Tips

Morphettville Tips February 22

Fleurieu Milk Company Handicap Tips (Race 2)

Morphettville Next Best Bet - Race 2 No. 5 Tipsy Vixen

The four-year-old has been in good form without winning this prep including when resuming with a third over 1200m here at the end of December.

The filly lost out by less than a length when contesting a Benchmark 64 handicap held on a good 4 track that day and she recorded her only unplaced effort this prep at Murray Bridge next time.

The pick put that Murray Bridge disappointment behind her when runner-up in a Benchmark 78 handicap over this track and trip subsequently.

The form of that event looks strong enough with the fourth home placing second next time and the fifth recording a metro win at this venue.

Richard & Chantelle Jolly’s galloper raced on a good 4 track that day and encountered similar going when a close second in a similar event over this course and distance two weeks ago.

The Foxwedge filly gets in off a nice racing weight here with apprentice Taylor Johnstone’s two-kilogram claim a further positive.

Happy 40th Birthday Chris Bieg Handicap Tips (Race 6)

Morphettville Value Bet - Race 6 No. 8 Nouveau

The filly has shown good form in winning two of her four starts this prep including when taking out a Yarra Glen maiden in December.

Racing second-up that day the youngster came home half-a-length clear of her rivals when racing over 1000m on a good 4 track.

While the pick was unable to score at Sale next time she returned to winning ways with a Benchmark 64 handicap victory at Wangaratta earlier this month.

The three-year-old has been ridden from off the pace in her last two starts finishing strongly when getting the better of a gelding who went on to finish runner-up at Sandown on Wednesday.

Trained by Anthony & Sam Freedman the filly boasts a good barrier here while Jaylah Kennedy’s two kilogram claim is a positive.

The selection looks ready for a return to metro racing and stepping up in grade she looks value to register the third win of her career.

Sportsbet City of Marion Stakes (Listed) Tips (Race 7)

Morphettville Best Bet - Race 7 No. 4 Klabel

The New Zealand-bred showed good form in 202 including when completing a hat-trick in winning over this distance at Murray Bridge in August.

While that victory came in a Benchmark 72 handicap the gelding has shown that he can compete at this higher level subsequently.

The five-year-old delivered arguably his best effort to date when two-lengths fourth in the Listed Sportsbet Durbridge Stakes over 1100m at this venue last month.

The son of Vadamos raced behind the early speed that day and while he had both Extremely Lucky (second) ahead of him that day he reversed form with that rival here last time.

That latest effort saw the gelding lose out by a narrow margin when runner-up in a Benchmark 90 handicap over 1100m here earlier this month.

Trained by Richard & Chantelle Jolly the extra 100m here is a positive and jumping from next to the rail he is taken to record a win with Zac Spain up for just the second time.

Happy 40th Birthday Chris Bieg Handicap Tips

Sportsbet Lord Reims Stakes (Group 3) Tips

Morphettville Feature Bet - Race 8 No. 13 Gotta Go Guru

The daughter of Fiorente placed third in the Group 3 Sportsbet Ken and Helen Smith SA Fillies Classic over 2500m at this venue in March last year.

The pick was chasing a hat-trick that day and she returned to winning ways when successful in a Benchmark 72 handicap at Murray Bridge early last month.

The filly came home over three lengths clear of her rivals when racing over 2000m that day and duly completed a double when taking out a Benchmark 76 handicap over the same track and trip next time.

Trained by Andrew Gluyas the filly completed a hat-trick when stepped up to 2250m for a Benchmark 76 handicap here at the start of this month.

All three of those efforts came on a sound surface and she is set to encounter similar underfoot conditions in this event.

Taylor Johnstone, on board for the first two of her victories this prep is set to ride and her mount looks capable of scoring off a low weight.