Hollow Words Primed For Capalaba Cup Tilt

CAPALABA has always been home for the Amber Boody-trained Hollow Words.

The son of Barcia Bale made a name for himself winning the Queensland Straight Track Championships last year and coming off a slick win on Sunday, the soon to be three-year-old looms as one of the major players in this weekend's Capalaba Cup heats.

With an abbreviated winter program due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of Queensland's quickest 520 metre chasers, including Cooper Dooper, Infrared Lad, Hammer Down and Hara's Clyde, are trying their hand at the 366 metre cup.

And with straight track experience on his side, trainer Amber Boody is confident Hollow Words will make his presence felt.

"I get enthusiastic enough when I win any race, but for him (Hollow Words) to beat Hara's Clyde and get one up on Tony Brett, that doesn't happen too often," Boody laughed.

"I think we went up about equal favourite with Hara's Clyde and it was always going to be an interesting race. We had the experience up the straight but Hara's Clyde had been absolutely flying at Ipswich and Albion, it was a fair effort to beat that dog."

And with a stellar cast of chasers set to line-up in Sunday's heats, Boody said she's just focusing on making sure Hollow Words is on song for his assignment.

"There were plenty of very fast 520 and 600 metre dogs at Capalaba on Sunday you don't normally see there," Boody said.

"Hollow Words is very versatile when it comes to boxes, he always seems to find his way to the middle of the track whether he's drawn in or out, he's just got to start with them and he's a big chance.

Hollow Words has picked a tough year to try to knock off the Cup, but Boody said she knows the dog is capable.

"We've never even had a runner in the Capalaba Cup heats, to see him hitting his straps at the right time is definitely encouraging," she said.

"I wouldn't race him if I didn't think he could win the whole thing, but I try not to get overly excited, things can change pretty drastically in a week."