PRIOR to Wednesday night's Bathurst Harness Racing Club meeting, trainer John Boserio was full of confidence that his new stable member Holy Camp Dillon would notch up his second win.
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It was confidence punters shared as they backed the three-year-old into $1.28 favouritism and only one other runner in the field of 10 started in single figures.
And as it turns out, they had every right to be confident.
Holy Camp Dillon made it two wins from as many starts for Boserio as he took out the Barkers Butchery Pace (1,730 metres).
It was a closer fought contest that his debut at Bathurst - he won that by 16.2m - but driver Anthony Frisby was still satisfied with the effort as Holy Camp Dillon finished 4m clear of nearest rival Snoop Stride ($41).
"He went real good, he probably wasn't as speedy as last week but he went pretty good," Frisby said.
"He drove a bit heavy and was a little bit keen this week. But I suppose after that run last week I'd say he was a bit more fitter.
"But he went good, I really was pretty happy with him."
It was Bernie Hewitt's Ally Rogan - the $5.50 second elect - who led early as she held out her rivals from a barrier one draw.
Holy Camp Dillon was caught three wide and three back, but Frisby tapped him up and shortly after the bell sounded the favourite had worked his way up to sit outside Ally Rogan.
That pair eye-balled each other through the bend and at the top of the straight, Holy Camp Dillon had the lead. From there he went on with the job.
"It felt like we had Bern sort of covered from a fair way out - well too a degree. Once we got into the straight I reigned him up and he went. He done everything nice and easy," Frisby said.
"He done a few things wrong for the last fella [trainer], but he's been pretty good for John. So fingers crossed and we'll see if we can keep going with him."
