Belmont Park tips and results

Our price $8.00 · SP $7.50 · Shaun McGruddy

A proven soft-track winner over this trip who jumps and leads, and he has been close-up in decent juvenile races. He carries weight in the middle of the scale and his speed fits a track that rewards forward runners. The concern is gate 10 — with a rival inside him also wanting the front, he could be forced to work hard early, and he comes back from a break.

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.50 · Holly Nottle

She gets in light and has the inside gate but is yet to win in two runs. Both efforts came with excuses — held up on one occasion and crowded on the other — so her bare form reads better than it looks. The worry is her get-back style over a sharp 1000m where leaders are hard to catch.

Our price $6.00 · SP $7.00 · Chanel Cooper

She is a model of consistency, rarely far from the winner, and handles soft ground with two wins. From a good gate she can control a moderate tempo on a track that favours on-pace runners, and her stable-jockey pairing is a strong one here. The concern is a plain record over 1000m, where she has placed often but never won.

Our price $4.20 · SP $5.00 · Chris Parnham

He should improve second-up after a solid first-up run. The knock is that he rises in grade off some plain recent efforts without winning, so he's a strong chance rather than a good thing.

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.80 · Austin Galati

Won well at this track on a soft surface last start and has the wet-track credentials to go on with it. He's a get-back horse who will need luck from the inside gate on a track favouring on-pace runners, and he steps up from 1000m, but his 1200m record is sound and he's open to further improvement second-up.

Our price $4.00 · SP $4.40 · Shaun O'Donnell

A six-time Belmont winner with a strong soft-track record, he closes hard and is proven at the trip. The 60kg top weight is the obvious query, but his form and track craft make him the one to beat.

Our price $4.50 · SP $3.10 · Chris Parnham

He chased Too Dardy home in the Farnley Stakes last start and meets him 3kg better at the weights. Consistent and well-ridden, but no wins from seven at the mile and a modest soft-track strike rate are enough to prefer him for the placings rather than the top line.

Our price $4.50 · SP $2.50 · Jefferson Tsang

Pin Deep brings the strongest last-start form into this race, beaten only a nose in a higher grade over the same course and distance, and he now drops in class. From the inside gate he has the speed to sit handy on a track that is rewarding forward runners, and he handles soft ground. His Belmont record is more placings than wins, but this is the weakest company he has met in some time.

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.80 · Chanel Cooper

She is a genuine 1000m specialist with a good record at Belmont and gets in light with the claim.

Our price $4.00 · SP $2.05 · Chris Parnham

He rises sharply in class and steps up to 1400m for the first time, and he does his racing from well back.

Our price $12.00 · SP $18.00 · Holly Nottle

A genuine wet-tracker who has won four times on soft ground and twice from three at this distance. He drops in class from a stronger grade and has been freshened with a trial win.

Our price $5.00 · SP $12.00 · Chris Parnham

So Si God brings the strongest form to this race. She was a close second over this course and distance on soft ground in similar company last start, running to a winning standard, and she has placed in five of seven starts. Chris Parnham, who rides this track better than most, stays in the saddle. The wide draw is the obvious worry, but she has the early toe to work across. The one to beat.

Our price $4.00 · SP $2.90 · Holly Watson

He led throughout to win his only start at Bunbury, and the on-pace pattern here plays right to his strengths under an in-form trainer who knows this track. The concerns are the sharp rise out of maiden grade, the step to 1200m and an unproven soft track. I prefer So Si God on proven form, but he is a clear top-three chance.

Our price $8.00 · SP $10.00 · Jefferson Tsang

Improving four-year-old who led throughout to win over this trip on a soft track last start, producing the strongest winning performance in the field. The query is a trainer still without a Belmont winner and a modest overall strike rate.