Underrated gelding Gunflint continued his career-best form at Belmont on Wednesday when bringing up his second win from his past three starts.
Starting at $5.50 in the Quayclean Handicap (1000m), the dappled grey led from go-to-whoa to defeat Alcina ($5.50) by a three-quarter length and land the second leg of a winning double on the day for rider Jarrad Noske.
Bedouin Belle ($5.00) finished a further head away in third.
It was Gunflint’s fourth start of his winter campaign, with a narrowly-beaten third placing at his previous start splitting the Dick Turpin five-year-old’s two victories.
He has now raced 17 times for three wins and seven minor placings, with stake earnings totalling $53,375.
Meanwhile, co-trainers Daniel and Ben Pearce will saddle-up classy mare Essential Spice in this Saturday’s $100,000 Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) at Belmont, while stablemate Roman Flirt is the current pre-post favourite for the Belmont Park Book A Bay Handicap (2000m) earlier on the nine-race card.
[PHOTO: Western Racepix]