Belmont racing preview & quaddie selections | Saturday, June 22

June 20, 2024 3:08 pm.

Belmont racing tips for June 22

What	Belmont Guineas Day
Where	Belmont Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100
When	Saturday, June 22, 2024
First Race	11:24am AWST
Visit Dabble

The Listed Belmont Guineas will headline the nine-race card at Belmont Park this Saturday afternoon. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances; however, there is a lot of rain forecast to fall on Saturday, which will more than likely bring a downgrade or two before the program begins. The rail will move back into its true position, with the meeting scheduled to kick off at 11:24am AWST.

Belmont Guineas Tip: Luvnwar

Ex-Kiwi galloper Luvnwar broke through for her first victory under the care of Michael Grantham, when the three-year-old filly carried a big weight and recorded a slender win at this track over 1400m. The daughter of War Decree ran home strongly to nab the leader in the final strides, and she was only getting stronger at the end of the race, suggesting a rise in trip to 1600m would suit. Patrick Carbery will retain the ride, and from barrier three, Luvnwar should receive an economical run and will settle a lot closer to the speed than her main market rivals on the home turn.

Belmont Guineas

Race 8 – #14 Luvnwar (3)

3yo Filly | T: Michael Grantham | J: Patrick Carbery (54.5kg)

+450 with Bet365

Best Bet at Belmont: Berbere

Berbere was heavily backed on resumption this preparation, but the Grant & Alana Williams-trained gelding flopped out of the barrier and threw the race away within the first 100m. Although the four-year-old gelding ran home strongly to finish fourth, beaten 2.9 lengths on the line, he never played a role in the race and will have taken good fitness benefit from the run. William Pike will stick with the son of Gingerbread Man second-up, and if he jumps with the field from barrier five, Berbere should prove too classy for this field.

Best Bet

Race 9 – #6 Berbere (5)

4yo Gelding | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (55.5kg)

+190 with Neds

Next Best at Belmont: Citino

Michael Grantham and Chris Parnham will combine once again with Citino as they seek to turn the tables on Strike Now after finishing two lengths off him in third place at this track and trip on June 8. The son of Demerit has been in career best form this preparation, recording two wins and three placings in his last five starts, with his best performances coming on rain-affected ground. With a 2kg weight swing in his favour for Saturday’s contest, Citino gets his chance to turn the tables here and record another victory.

Next Best

Race 4 – #3 Citino (10)

4yo Gelding | T: Michael Grantham | J: Chris Parnham (57kg)

+180 with PlayUp

Best Value at Belmont: The Agency

The Agency debuted at this track and trip on June 5, when the Trevor Andrews-trained colt finished a narrow runner-up behind Repossession after racing greenly in the final 300m to go down in a tight photo finish. This son of A Lot settled close to the speed from barrier one and got every chance to run up the inside rail, but he showed his inexperience late as he couldn’t put the race away. Luke Campbell will retain the ride on this guy, and from barrier eight, he will settle worse than midfield and look to run on strongly down the outside.