The Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival action continues under the lights at Moonee Valley tonight, Friday March 25^th, and below we take a look at the official 2022 William Reid Stakes Night scratchings and track report ahead of the first.

The Inferno has been scratched from the 2022 William Reid Stakes field. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

Moonee Valley Track Report – 25/03/2022

Moonee Valley Racing Club                     

• Rail: True Entire Circuit
• Weather: Overcast
• Dual Track Meeting: N
• Track Type: Turf
• Track Rating: Good 4
• General Comment: Finalised 25/3 – 7:45am
• Irrigation: nil last 24 hours, 23mm last 7 days
• Rainfall: nil last 24 hours, 1.6mm last 7 days
• Track Information: Inspection 6:10AM 25/3; Going stick 9.2, Shear 10.9, Penetrate 9.4. Moisture 24.4%

The weather in Melbourne is fine and with no signs of any rain on the radar looking ahead to this evening, the current Good (4) Moonee Valley track rating should remain making for perfect racing conditions.

Moonee Valley night racing gets underway for the twilight meet at 6:15pm (AEDT) and the quality eight-race card is scheduled to continue through until the three-year-old fillies face off in the Group 3 Alexandra Stakes (1600m) at 9:45pm (AEDT) where #11 Extreme Emotion (11) has come out.

Punters are treated to three Group status races in total tonight starting with Race 4 at 7:45pm (AEDT) where a quality line-up of fillies and mares run in the Group 2 $300,000 Sunline Stakes (1600m).

It is a diminutive but class Sunline Stakes 2022 field gathered with all seven original acceptors still in the mix led in betting at Ladbrokes.com.au by Flying Mascot at an odds-on quote to make it three straight wins.

Of course, the event all the punters are waiting for is the Group 1 $1 million William Reid Stakes (1200m) set to run as Race 7 at The Valley at 9:15pm (AEDT).

Two horses have been scratched from the 2022 William Reid Stakes field with Cliff Brown’s galloper #3 The Inferno (7) withdrawn due to a sore foot and the widely-drawn youngster #13 Marine One (13) out for the Maher/Eustace stable.

Ciaron Maher & David Eustace are still dually represented with the market mover Generation heavily backed in from $26 to $8.50 in William Reid Stakes betting along with the odds-on favourite Marabi ($1.75).

Marabi is undefeated coming off a seven-straight winning streak that includes a strong last start performance in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m).

See below for the full Moonee Valley race scratchings and jump times before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au for all the top Friday night racing odds and offers.

Moonee Valley Scratchings – 25/03/2022

• Total Scratchings: 9

Race 1 (6:15pm) – $130,000 Carlton Draught Emma Boling Plate (1200m)

• No current scratchings

Race 2 (6:45pm) – $75,000 Ascend Sales Trophies Handicap (1200m)

• #10 Skywolf (9)
• #11 Tycoon Beau (4)

Race 3 (7:15pm) – Listed $160,000 PFD Food Services Valley Pearl (1200m)

• #6 Cannon (11)

Race 4 (7:45pm) – Group 2 $300,000 BMD Group Sunline Stakes (1600m)

• No current scratchings

Race 5 (8:15pm) – $130,000 Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge Final (955m)

• No current scratchings

Race 6 (8:45pm) – $75,000 Chandler Macleod Handicap (2040m)

• #2 Austrata (11)
• #6 French War (5)
• #11 Rockin’ Zain (7)

Race 7 (9:15pm) – Group 1 $1,000,000 3 Point Motors William Reid Stakes (1200m)

• #3 The Inferno (7)
• #13 Marine One (13)

Race 8 (9:45pm) – Group 3 $200,000 Dynamic Print Group Alexandra Stakes (1600m)

• #11 Extreme Emotion (11)

*All times quoted are local (AEDT) and subject to change