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Early betting trends for Morphettville

Breednet - Friday August 25

Punters have zeroed in on two debutants in the first race at Morphettville on Saturday.

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The Tony McEvoy-trained Over Exposure and the Richard Jolly-trained Skillful Steps have both been backed to win the 3YO Maiden Plate over 1100m.

Below are the early firmers in early betting on Saturday’s Morphettville meeting.

Race

No.

Horse

Fluctuations

1

3

Over Exposure

$3.25 - $2.40

1

5

Skilful Steps

$14 - $9

1

9

Lead Foot Lacey

$14 - $12

2

5

Mondo Magic

$7.50 - $4.80

2

11

Unscopeable

$5 - $3.80

3

2

Karlovasi

$4 - $3.20

3

3

Cashed

$5 - $4

4

3

Annaman

$5 - $3.60

4

5

Vintage Grove

$7 - $4.75

4

7

Rothmoore

$11 - $8.50

4

9

Kirona

$6 - $4.50

5

1

Scratchy Lass

$13 - $10

5

2

Beautiful Flyer

$3.50 - $3

5

3

Hazy Lane

$7.50 - $6

5

4

Nipperkin

$5 - $3.80

6

5

He Is Golden

$10 - $7

6

6

Magnus Knight

$14 - $10

6

14

Traffic Maestro

$12 - $8

7

9

So Skilled

$4 - $3.25

7

13

Beau’s My Boy

$26 - $18

8

11

Optimize

$9 - $7.50

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