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Belmont Betting Tips for May 21, 2025 - Fifth Essence in the last

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Last updated: 20 May 2025
Alex Marsh 20 May 2025
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  • Fifth Essence (Race 7) is the best bet, with potential for improvement
  • Westcoast Express (Race 4) shows promise as a value bet after a decent return
  • Mighty Hosanna (Race 5) is the market mover, now an outright favourite due to odds drop
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Belmont Tips for 21.05.2025
Seven races will be run & won at Belmont on Wednesday. (Getty)


Belmont Tips May 21

  • Belmont Tips May 21
  • Best Bet:
  • Value Bet:
  • Market Mover:
  • Stats Say:

Best Bet:


Race 7 No. 3 Fifth Essence

This Brett Pope-trained galloper is still learning the caper, but the middle-distance/staying prospect has shown plenty of raw ability.

Fifth Essence was green via his second race day appearance and he did make inroads from off the speed in that fresh assignment.

He impressed in a subsequent trial win and the three-year-old broke through six days later, where he saluted despite racing greenly.

In an average Class 1 field, Fifth Essence looks the horse with the most upside and he's open to improvement third-up at start four.

Value Bet:


Race 4 No. 11 Westcoast Express

He showed potential early, with a debut win recorded at Belmont in March 2023 and there were excuses in four subsequent runs.

Westcoast Express never fired a shot last campaign, hence the long odds for his Northam resumption, although his trial was okay.

That May 11 runs suggests that he could be back on track, as the gelding ran the fastest last 800m/600m/400m and 200m of the race.

Zorbist heads the market and the fav is coming out of the same event, while out to 1400m suits Westcoast Express in this second-up tilt.

Market Mover:


Race 5 No. 10 Mighty Hosanna

Given the ease of her first-up victory, Mighty Hosanna has been a little disappointing in her last three showings, however, she's still been mostly competitive and the three-year-old is down in grade after a runner-up finish at Class 3 level.

EliteBet punters have stepped in early, with Mighty Hosanna now a $2.60 favourite (opened $3.70).

Stats Say:


At Belmont, Daniel Morton has been a profitable trainer for punters to follow this season, with 14 winners recorded here at an ROI of 61%.

He's accepted with two runners on Wednesday's meeting and both representatives are at single figure quotes.

Verdict

Our Belmont tips for Wednesday, May 21 are:

Best Bet1: Fifth Essence To Win $2.90 at Colossalbet - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Westcoast Express Each Way $21.00 at picklebet - 1 Unit
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