The opening race at Sandown on Wednesday produced a well bred winner with lightly raced Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Boys Bounce opening his account at his second race start carrying the famed colours of John Singleton.
Trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, Boys Bounce was third on debut over 1200m last month and appreciated the step out to 1500m to lead all the way for a dominant two length win under Jye McNeil.
“Jye did a great job and it was a comfortable watch,” said stable representative Mitchell Whelan.
“He has a great group of owners and hopefully he can be a player in the spring.”
Jye McNeil has ridden Boys Bounce in both of his starts and believes there is more to come.
“He’s a talent and probably realistically should have won first up, but he just flat spotted around the tight lakeside track, but with the extra ground today the team had him well placed,” he said.
“Today we took luck out of the equation and he has improved a lot out of his first run. He feels a much sharper version of horse now and hopefully the future is bright for him.”
A $400,000 Inglis Easter purchase from Coolmore for McEvoy Mitchell Racing / Belmont Bloodstock, Boys Bounce runs for a syndicate of stable clients that include John Singleton in whose colours he runs.
Bred by Lindsay Maxsted and foaled and raised at Coolmore, Boys Bounce is the first winner from Montia, a metro winning half-sister by Vancouver to Group I winner Inference, Group II winner Dragon Leap, stakes-winner Illation and to the dam of dual Group I winner Jacquinot.
Given the quality of the family it’s easy to see why Boys Bounce may well have designs on better races this season.
Montia has a yearling filly by Pierro and has foaled this spring producing a colt by Home Affairs.
