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Grafterburners Primed To Take on Cool Archie

13/06/2025|SB Staff|Horse Racing News
<p>Group 1 JJ Atkins favourite Cool Archie was too good for fellow Queenslander Grafterburners the last time they met, but Kelly Schweida has made a case for the result being reversed on Saturday.</p> <p>Cool Archie has had the measure of fellow two-year-old colt Grafterburners the last two times, including in their last meeting in the $1m BRC Sires' Produce Stakes where Cool Archie won from last and Grafterburners finished sixth.</p> <p>But Grafterburners, who scored the $500,000 QTIS Jewel in March, has endured luckless wide runs the last two times he has raced.</p> <p>And it didn't help his cause when jockey Jason Collett dropped the whip approaching the 200m in the Sires'.</p> <p>"The winner (Cool Archie) was too good on the day and won easy and he deserves to be favourite in the JJ Atkins," Schweida said.</p> <p>"But my horse has just had no luck the last two runs.</p> <p>"And the jockey dropped the stick (whip) last time, which probably doesn't help on the heavy track we saw that day.</p> <p>"I guess though I can make all the excuses I like, but my horse still didn't win.</p> <p>"But we definitely should have finished closer the other day."</p> <p>Legendary jockey Craig Williams gets the call-up to partner Grafterburners in the JJ Atkins (1600m).</p> <p>Grafterburners has never stretched out beyond 1400m but two-time Group 1-winning trainer Schweida suspects the mile won't be a problem.</p> <p>Although he concedes he won't know for sure until he tests him in the JJ Atkins.</p> <p>He has high respect for Cool Archie but Schweida would love a soft barrier draw and a bit of luck for Grafterburners.</p> <p>"All you can do is win and that is what the Chris Munce horse has been doing," Schweida said.</p> <p>"That horse definitely loves the wet but I think it goes good on the dry too.</p> <p>"He's won four on the bounce, he's a good horse, and I don't know anyone who would be bagging a horse that keeps winning.</p> <p>"As for my horse, I think he will run a mile but it's hard to say until he has a go.</p> <p>"He just needs a cosy run rather than getting stuck out on a limb in his races like he has been."</p> <p>In all-in JJ Atkins betting on TAB fixed odds, ahead of Tuesday's final field and barrier draw, Chris Waller's Yulong-owned colt Hidden Achievement is on the with Grafterburners.</p> <p>The others other double figures in betting are Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt Farnicle, runner-up behind Cool Archie in the Sires', and Michael Freedman's gelding Aerodrome.</p>

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