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Outstanding young driver Emily Suvaljko improved her record to a perfect three out of three drives when she drove $16.20 chance Boom Time to a dashing victory in the 2130m Home And Away On Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night.
Boom Time, prepared by Oakland trainer Ross Olivieri, began from barrier five, and Suvaljko was content to restrain the New Zealand-bred eight-year-old back to the rear while $8.50 chance Mirragon was setting a fast pace after a slow lead time of 38.4sec.After an opening quarter of 30.5sec. Mirragon sped over the next 400msections in 28.5sec. and 28.2sec. — and Boom Time was still in seventh position with 250m to travel before Suvaljko switched the gelding three wide. He was sixth on the home turn and sprinted fast to get to the front inside the final 50m to win by one and a half lengths from Arma Einstein, with the $1.75 favourite Fanci A Dance a nose away in third place.
Boom Time, a winner at two of his five New Zealand starts and at three of his seven starts in Victoria, has excelled under Olivieri’s care and his 48 WA starts have produced 11 wins and 17 placings to take his career record to 60 starts for 16 wins, 20 placings and stakes of $177,212.
“He is versatile and does it every which way,” said Olivieri. “He is a good frontrunner but is better from behind. He has a really good turn of foot.”