JJ Atkins 2025 Betting Tips - Is Grafterburners set to peak?

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Fri 13 Jun 2025 16:13

Alex Marsh 13 Jun 2025

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The 2025 JJ Atkins to take place on June 14 at Eagle Farm
'Grafterburners' is a top pick with favourable draw and Craig Williams
Strong contenders include 'Hidden Achievement' and 'Torque To Be Sure'

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Can Hidden Achievement bounce back? (Getty)

The JJ Atkins is the final two-year-old Group 1 of the season and the 2025 edition will be run on Saturday, June 14 at Eagle Farm.

2025 JJ Atkins Tips
2025 JJ Atkins- Barriers & Final Field

This 1600m feature was first run in 1893 and it has been taken out by some champions, which include Mahogany, Luskin Star and more recently, The Autumn Sun.

At $4 with QuestBet, Cool Archie heads the market for the 2025 JJ Atkins.

2025 JJ Atkins Tips

2025 JJ Atkins Best Bet - Grafterburners

While he's proven on rain affected ground, the turn-of-foot from Grafterburners can be better displayed on a firmer track.

Spelled after a stylish win in QTIS Jewel on March 15, the Kelly Schweida-trained colt was unlucky not to land good bets via his May 17 return.

He covered ground and was brave via a third-place finish in the Spirit Of Boom Classic and while there were excuses second-up, Grafterburners was a little flat irrespective.

After drawing out in both appearances this campaign, Grafterburners now has gate two and Craig Williams takes the engagement for the JJ Atkins.

2025 JJ Atkins Next Best Bet - Hidden Achievement

Champion trainer Chris Waller is aiming for his fourth victory in the JJ Atkins and Hidden Achievement is his leading contender for the 2025 edition.

Blinkers have been applied to the juvenile for Saturday's Group 1 assignment and this youngster looks suited up in distance following a last start third.

While Hidden Achievement lost as favourite in that Rosehill attempt, he only balanced up late after tracking a slow tempo (fastest last 400m and 200m of the race).

He broke through prior to that despite not relishing a tighter turning Gosford circuit and along with a key gear change, he also gets the services of J-Mac.

2025 JJ Atkins Value Bet - Torque To Be Sure

Torque To Be Sure was well-held in fifth via the BRC Sires' Produce Stakes on May 31, but he was the pick of the closers behind Cool Archie in that lead-up.

The son of Shamus Award started fav vs the market elect on return, where he was only narrowly defeated, while he placed in two summer attempts.

His best two efforts have both come on good tracks and after campaigning on heavy ground second and third-up, he'll get underfoot conditions to suit.

Mark Zahra takes the reins on Torque To Be Sure and while he's had a frustrating Brisbane Carnival, the gun hoop has to respected on a big day.

2025 JJ Atkins- Barriers & Final Field

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Cool Archie	Chris & Corey Munce	Martin Harley	9	57kg	$4
2	Grafterburners	Kelly Schweida	Craig Williams	2	57kg	$7.75
3	Farnicle	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	4	57kg	$11.50
4	Call Da Vinci	Bevan Laming	Jaden Lloyd	14	57kg	$36
5	Torque To Be Sure	Matthew Dunn	Mark Zahra	10	57kg	$22
6	Aerodrome	Michael Freedman	Regan Bayliss	15	57kg	$13.50
7	Thee Creek	Peter & Will Hulbert	Mark Du Plessis	5	57kg	$76
8	Hidden Achievement	Chris Waller	James McDonald	6	57kg	$6.25
9	Zebra Finch	James Cummings	Kerrin McEvoy	1	57kg	$14.50
10	Navy Pilot	Ciaron Maher	Ryan Maloney	11	57kg	$9.50
11	Zoutanium	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Nash Rawiller	7	57kg	$29
12	Regulated Affair	Chris Waller	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	17	57kg	$26
13	The Bear	Sharryn Livingstone	Justin Stanley	16	57kg	$121
14	Meet George	Desleigh Forster	Ron Stewart	8	57kg	$161
15	Mortal Halo	Annabel & Rob Archibald	Zac Lloyd	3	57kg	$121
16	Providence	Chris Waller	Tommy Berry	12	57kg	$11
17	Sweet Pretender	William Kropp	Cejay Graham	13	55kg	$141