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Boom Time, an easy all-the-way winner of the 2130m Durrant Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, was described by trainer Ross Olivieri as a classy customer, capable of winning in better-class company.
“He can do even better in stronger company,” said Olivieri after Chris Voak had guided the eight-year-old and $1.60 favourite to victory by just over a length from the consistent Euphoria ($11), who fought on doggedly after racing without cover throughout.
“He is a classy customer, and in better company with a cold sit he would be dangerous. When he is fully wound up, he is a dangerous commodity.”
Boom Time, having his fourth start in his current campaign after being off the scene for six months, ended a losing sequence of ten which included placings behind Alta Rhett and Will I Rocknroll at his two previous outings.
A winner at two of his five New Zealand starts and at three of his seven starts in Victoria, Boom Time has been a splendid performer for Olivieri in WA where his 44 starts have produced ten wins and 15 placings.
“Boom Time came to WA in early 2020 after spending a lot of time in a paddock in Victoria, with a problem,” said Olivieri as he explained why the Gotta Go Cullect gelding’s first start in WA came after an absence of 23 months. Boom Time, owned by Merv Butterworth’s Butterworth Racing Syndicate, has earned $159,638 from 15 wins and 18 placings from 56 starts.