Chris Waller confident Boban can shoulder hefty weight increase in Emirates The up-and-coming Boban has added his name to Chris Waller's list of Epsom Handicap runners after trouncing his rivals in Saturday's Group Three Bill Ritchie Handicap at Randwick. Jockey Glyn Schofield riding Boban wins the Moonga Stakes in a memorable performance. TRAINER Chris Waller is hoping the handicapper hasn't caught up with $1 million Emirates Stakes favourite Boban. Waller chose his words carefully when commenting on Boban's 57kg impost for the feature 1600m race at Flemington today. "Boban is not creeping up in the weights, he has been smashed up," Waller said. Basically, he went from a restricted Saturday win to running and winning a Group 1 (Epsom Handicap) on the minimum (53kg) to trying to win a Group 1 with topweight. When pressed on whether Boban can still shoulder 57kg and win the Emirates, Waller replied: "He will go close." Boban is the $3.60 favourite with TAB Fixed Odds to win the Emirates, while stablemate, reigning Doncaster Mile winner Sacred Falls is on the third line of betting at $7. If the handicap of Boban is not enough of a concern for Waller, he won't want to read racing's history books, either. Boban is trying to become the first to complete the Epsom Handicap-Emirates Stakes double since Magari in 1982. Others to win both races include champion Gunsynd (1971) and All Shot (1972). Boban enjoys a roll in the sand after a trackwork session at Flemington. In Sacred Falls's case, there's an even more damning statistic - no horse has ever won the Doncaster-Emirates double in a calendar year. But Waller makes a habit of breaking records - most notably his achievement earlier this year to train 167.5 wins and set a new all-time record for most wins by a Sydney trainer in a season - so he won't be daunted by the weight of history against both horses. Sacred Falls hasn't won since the Doncaster but indicated a return to form when he closed late for third to Toydini in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley last start. "He is back and ready to go," Waller said of Sacred Falls. Last preparation, he found (winning) form at this stage and he should run very well. Waller has dominated Cup Week with five winners so far and will also saddle up Kelinni in the Group 3 $300,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) and Disciple in the Emirates Airline Handicap (1400m).