ANDREW O’TOOLE

Courtesy of NT News

SONJA Wiseman extended her lead in the Top End jockeys’ premiership with a brace of wins courtesy of Rojo Boom and Archie James at Fannie Bay.

The in-form hoop, who had 19 wins before the meeting began, one more than three-time champion Jarrod Todd, started Friday on the right note by guiding Rojo Boom, trained by Mark Nyhan, to a come-from-behind win in the Silks Chinese New Year Banquet Handicap (1300m).

After settling towards the rear and wide, Rojo Boom still had many lengths to make up on the pacemakers rounding the home turn, but he let down in fine style to down Defence Attorney, who also came from well back, by a short neck, with Pointo’s Pick third.

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