KRIS Lees will have a third shot at winning regional Queensland’s richest race at Rockhampton on Sunday week.

Lees confirmed Ucalledit will be his representative in the $775,000 The Archer (1300m) at Callaghan Park, filling the last spot in the 12-horse field.

The Archer, introduced in 2022, is run along similar lines to The Everest – and also run at weight-for-age.

Ucalledit (61kg) was one of three Lees’ nominations for Saturday’s Benchmark 100 Handicap (1400m) at Royal Randwick – Kinloch (58kg) and Razeta (54kg) were the others – but will not be an acceptor.

“He will go to our Gold Coast stable later this week, and then go on to Rockhampton next week,” Lees said.

“Australian Bloodstock  was keen to have a runner in the race.

“At this stage, we haven’t confirmed a rider for Ucalledit.”

Hunter syndicators Australian Bloodstock share a slot in The Archer with Rockhampton couple Ron and Jill Milne.

Lees has had two runners in each of both runnings of The Archer.

Gem Song (fifth) and Ventura Ocean (seventh) ran in Emerald Kingdom’s inaugural 2022 race, and Animate (sixth) and Gem Song (ninth) ran last year when Gold Coast-trained Alpine Edge beat the now retired Emerald Kingdom.

Former New Zealander Ucalledit, who has won 10 of his 30 starts, has never raced on Rockhampton’s spacious track, but is no stranger to Queensland.

He won three races in a row there toward the end of 2022, culminating with the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

The six-year-old gelding last winter won two 1400m Listed races at Royal Randwick – the Civic Stakes and Winter Stakes.