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Boltsaver out for second Sandown assault

Boltsaver will chase back-to-back city victories when he returns to Sandown.

BOLTSAVER winning the Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap at Sandown in Australia.
BOLTSAVER winning the Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap at Sandown in Australia. Picture: Racing photos

Rhys Archard is returning to Sandown in search of a wet track with Boltsaver in a bid to secure another city win before season's end. 

The 2023-24 season finishes at the conclusion Wednesday's meeting and Boltsaver provided Archard with a career highlight when successful at Sandown on July 17. 

Boltsaver's victory was Archard's first in the metropolitan area and he is looking to the Tile Importer Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday being his second. 

The gelding is also entered for a benchmark 74 race over 1200m at Flemington on Saturday, but Archard said he would run Boltsaver where the track was wettest. 

The Sandown circuit on Wednesday is currently a Heavy 8. 

Archard said it was a huge thrill to win a city race, but he was more excited with the way Boltsaver went about his work when running on from the tail of the field. 

"I wasn't expecting to see him win like that, so it was terrific," Archard said. 

"Celebrations were dampened a bit with the four-hour drive home, but it's better driving home with a winner in the back than not have one." 

Boltsaver is owned by Archard's sister Bo, and the pair did receive some offers to sell post the Sandown victory but have decided to race on at present. 

Archard does not see the 1400m being a disadvantage, saying the gelding is bred to run the trip. 

"Whether he'll be as brilliant at 1400 metres as he has been at his past couple remains to be seen," Archard said. 

"He doesn't overdo things in the run, and we didn't think he was stopping at the line the other day. 

"There is a query on it, but I'd like to think he would run out a strong 1400 metres and he's been good since his win. 

"He's a pretty casual sort of horse, so he's hard to get a gauge on. The usual signs are good, he's eaten everything, his work has been OK. 

"It's the last race for his three-year-old year, so that's sort of the reason why we're going. 

"He can have one more start as a three-year-old and then he's got to step up into the seniors." 

With travel from Echuca to Sandown for Wednesday's race, Archard said he cannot be confident, but one thing in his favour is the wet track. 

Archard faces horses prepared by Lindsay Park, James Cummings, Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock, Ciaron Maher and Danny O'Brien

"I'm never confident going to Melbourne, especially when you look at who have horses running," Archard said. 

"But the horse is well and hopefully he gets the right run and the right opportunity and if so, I'm sure he can run well." 


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Sandown-Hillside Wednesday, 31st July 2024

6f211y TURF HEAVY
AUD $50,000

Tile Importer Handicap

AUD $50,000
Age: 3yo Type: BM70
6f211y TURF HEAVY
FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 7. SHINY NEW DEEL (NZ) 3yo G
DUNDEEL (NZ) - SPARKLE AND SHINE (AUS)
JYE MCNEIL
GAVIN BEDGGOOD
$10
56.5kg
Mrs K Flaherty, A N Sherlock, A N Woff, A J Graeber, T Hunter, N Hungerford, J Molinaro, D J Black, C Miller, T Wilson, B Kavanagh, J Colquhoun, S Blayden, G W Blayden, J P A Sist, D Gardiner, Lumpon Racing (Mgr: G R Sargent) & Mailbag Bloodstock (Mgr: J M Rayner)

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2nd 4. BOLTSAVER (AUS) 3yo G
BOLT D'ORO (USA) - SAVING GRACE (AUS)
JARROD FRY
RHYS ARCHARD
$4.4
58kg
Miss B A Archard
3rd 1. CARBONADOS (NZ) 3yo G
BELARDO (IRE) - HUMORESQUE (NZ)
MARK ZAHRA
BEN, WILL & JD HAYES
$5.5
59.5kg
Lindsay Park Bloodstock (Mrs S Steel), Glentree Racing (B Wilson), K & Mrs C Paisley, R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd, K Good, A Henwood, J Jacobson, Madden Bloodstock (C Madden), S Roth, Werrett Bloodstock Pty Ltd (N Werrett), T Dickson, P F Guerra, D Hollyman & The Valley Legends (J Blight)

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4th 3. LIBERAMI (NZ) 3yo G
TURN ME LOOSE (NZ) - LOOSE GOOSE (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
R GRIFFITHS & M DE KOCK
$7.5
59kg

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5th 2. HANAU (AUS) 3yo G
SNITZEL (AUS) - SNOW WHITE (AUS)
BLAKE SHINN
JAMES CUMMINGS
$4.4
59.5kg
6th 11. BOYS NIGHT OUT (AUS) 3yo G
NO NAY NEVER (USA) - LIGHT ROMANCE (AUS)
JAMIE KAH
MATHEW ELLERTON
$13
54kg

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7th 6. FABRICE (NZ) 3yo G
OCEAN PARK (NZ) - HOKEY POKEY (NZ)
ETHAN BROWN
CIARON MAHER
$9.5
57kg

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8th 10. GRACEFUL (AUS) 3yo F
DUNDEEL (NZ) - KEBEDE (AUS)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
MATT CUMANI
$11
54.5kg

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9th 9. MAJORITY INTEREST (AUS) 3yo G
DUNDEEL (NZ) - TEN CARAT ROCK (AUS)
MS CARLEEN HEFEL
MARK STEPHENSON
$81
55kg

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10th 5. REPRISAL (AUS) 3yo G
TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) - BISUTTI (AUS)
JAMIE MOTT
DANNY O'BRIEN
$19
58kg

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