What you have to remember is that he beat Notional on a surface that Notional obviously didn't like. Remember that they installed the synthetic surface into Hollywood Park. Notional is also a much better horse than he showed in the Futurity.
I like Belgravia a lot though. He has shown a lot of promise. I will have to see the field for either the Lane's End or the BG Stakes (whichever one he starts in) to see if I like him for either of those races or not. It will be really tough for him off of a layoff though. However, at this point, I can't like him for the Derby with the setbacks that he has experienced.
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