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By Seshadri Giridhar | 02-Jun-2021The runners and post position for the 2400 metres Belmont Stakes to be run on this coming Saturday have been announced. There are only eight runners. The post position and opening odds are given below:
1. Bourbonic 15-1
2. Essential Quality 2-1 favourite
3. Rombauer 3-1
4. Hot Rod Charlie 7-2
5. France Go de Ina 30-1
6. Known Agenda 6-1
7. Rock Your World 9-2
8. Overtook 20-1
The 5 horses out of 8 with chances to win are given below:
(1)ESSENTIAL QUALITY: Came 4th, 1.1/4 lengths behind Medina Spirit in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Prior to Kentucky, he has won all his previous 5 races including the 1800 metres Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland where he beat the Preakness winner Rombauer by 5.1/2 lengths. In the 1900 metres Preakness, Rombauer beat the Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, placed third, comfortably by 5.1/2 lengths. Essential Quality was probably not at his best in the Kentucky Derby. Because of one bad day in office, you cannot discount the chances of Essential Quality in the Belmont.
(2)ROMBAUER: He won the 1900 metres Preakness Stakes by 3.1/2 lengths beating Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit. On that run he comes into the reckoning in the Belmont.
(3)HOT ROD CHARLIE; Won the 1900 metres Louisiana Derby beating Midnight Bourbon by 2 lengths. Midnight Bourbon was ahead of Medina Spirit in the Preakness though behind winner Rombauer by 3.1/2 lengths. On this basis Rombauer is better than Hot Rod Charlie but if the latter has improved his Louisiana Derby form, a possibility for a three year old, he will be a force to reckon with at Belmont.
(4)KNOWN AGENDA: Winner of 1800 metres Florida Derby but fared poorly in the Kentucky placing 9th. Could be the dark horse.
(5)ROCK THE WORLD: Has beaten Medina Spirit, Kentucky Derby winner, in the 1800 metres Santa Anita Derby by 4.1/4 lengths, but finished a poor 17th in the Kentucky due to bad start and traffic problems. His chances cannot be ruled out.
All things considered, I feel that favourite Essential Quality should win the Belmont Stakes.