| What | Belmont Classic Day |
| Where | Belmont Racecourse – Saintly Entrance, Burswood WA 6100 |
| When | Saturday, July 20, 2024 |
| First Race | 11:39am AWST |
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The Listed Belmont Classic will headline the nine-race card at Belmont this Saturday afternoon, with the meeting scheduled to kick off at 11:39am AWST. Considering the track was already rated a Heavy 9 at the time of acceptances, and with more rain forecast to fall on Friday and Saturday, it is expected that the surface will be very heavy on raceday. The rail will be in the +1m position for the entire circuit.
Belmont Classic Tip: Weeraechoux
Weeraechoux finished off with the best closing sectionals of the Listed Aquanita Stakes last start, and he appears to be ready to win as he steps up to 2200m for the first time. The Brian Kersley-trained gelding settled at the rear of the field and he let down with a blistering turn of foot in the final 300m to finish second behind Cool Memory. From barrier four, Chris Parnham can settle closer to the speed here and if Weeraechoux shows a similar finish, he can win the feature.
Belmont Classic
Race 8 – 
#1 Weeraechoux (4)
3yo Gelding | T: Brian Kersley | J: Chris Parnham (56.5kg)
+340 with Dabble
Best Bet at Belmont: Sensessional
Following impressive back-to-back wins at Pinjarra and this track in his last two starts, Sensessional gets a very good chance to record a hat-trick of wins. The Grant & Alana Williams-trained galloper received a saloon passage up the inside rail and ran away from his rivals over 1600m on July 6. Jumping from barrier 14 on Saturday, William Pike will have to settle near the rear of the field and track a path down the outside of the field. If Sensessional handles the heavy going, he will bring up the hat-trick.
Best Bet
Race 6 – 
#4 Sensessional (14)
3yo Gelding | T: Grant & Alana Williams | J: William Pike (57.5kg)
+160 with Neds
Next Best at Belmont: Ginnivan
Ginnivan has finished in the top two in each of his last three starts, including a dominant 3.3-length victory at this track and trip two starts back. This son of Universal Ruler nearly held on to record a second straight win, but he was outbobbed in a photo finish by Final Siren. Brayden Gaerth will claim 2kg, which will allow him to get into the race with just 55.5kg on his back. If Ginnivan can replicate his last start performance, he will prove very hard to beat.
Next Best
Race 8 – 
#6 Ginnivan (8)
3yo Gelding | T: Jim Taylor | J: Brayden Gaerth (a2) (57.5kg)
+180 with PlayUp
Best Value at Belmont: Bird’s The Word
Bird’s The Word has been a model of consistency in recent starts, recording three placings and a win over his last four starts for Daniel & Ben Pearce. The son of Galah settled midfield on the fence and ran home strongly along the rail to finish second behind Boots Like Bruce over 1200m at this track. Now that he rises to 1300m (9:2-1-2) and finds a Heavy track (3:2-0-0), it is expected that Bird’s The Word will relish the conditions and play a prominent role in the finish.
Best Value
Race 5 – 
#1 Bird’s The Word (10)
4yo Gelding | T: Daniel & Ben Pearce | J: Chris Parnham (61kg)
+800 with Bet365
Saturday quaddie tips for Belmont races
Belmont quadrella selections
Saturday, July 20, 2024
- 1-4
- 1-2-6
- 1-6-12
- 4-7-9-14
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