| What | The Archer Day 2025 |
| Where | Callaghan Park Racecourse – Reaney St, North Rockhampton QLD 4701 |
| When | Sunday, May 4, 2025 |
| First Race | 11:53am AEST |
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The $1 million Archer will headline the massive nine-race meeting at Rockhampton on Sunday afternoon, where the first event is scheduled to jump at 11:53am AEST. The track was rated as a Soft 5 at the time of acceptances, and with some rain forecast over the weekend, expect a Soft track throughout the day. The rail will be in the +0.5m position for the entire circuit.
The Archer tip: Sandpaper
Following his tough victory in a BM100 at Randwick last start, Sandpaper appears perfectly placed to claim the feature event at Rockhampton on Sunday afternoon. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding settled on speed over 1400m before taking over on the home turn and fought hard to the line to claim a half-length win. From barrier three, Nash Rawiller can settle in a similar spot behind the speed, and if he gets away from the field with 400m to go, Sandpaper will prove hard to run down again.
The Archer
Race 8 – 
#4 Sandpaper (3)
5yo Gelding | T: Bjorn Baker | J: Nash Rawiller (57.5kg)
Best Bet at Rockhampton: Spellhound
Stuart Kendrick and Kyle Wilson-Taylor will combine with Spellhound in the first leg of the quaddie, where the three-year-old gelding will seek back-to-back wins at Rockhampton. The son of Hellbent was sent around as an odds-on favourite with horse racing bookmakers and duly saluted for his followers by two lengths over 1200m. Wilson-Taylor will push forward from a wide barrier (11), and if he settles like he did previously, Spellhound should have too much ability for this lot.
Best Bet
Race 6 – 
#8 Spellhound (11)
3yo Gelding | T: Stuart Kendrick | J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor (56.5kg)
Next Best at Rockhampton: Fine Shot
Fine Shot will return to his home track seeking his second win of the preparation after finishing midfield in his last start at Eagle Farm over 1400m. The Nick Walsh-trained gelding was caught three-wide without cover throughout the trip but still battled on gamely to only finish four lengths off the winner. With a fast tempo expected in this contest, Fine Shot will settle back in the field and be saved up for the last crack at the leaders in the final 300m.
Next Best
Race 4 – 
#3 Fine Shot (3)
4yo Gelding | T: Nick Walsh | J: Ashley Butler (58kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for The Archer Day
Rockhampton quadrella selections
Sunday, May 4, 2025
- 3-8-10
- 2-4-12-13
- 1-4-5-11
- 1-4-6
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