MUCH-hyped New Zealand star Jimmy Choux lived up to his reputation with a galloping lesson for his rivals in the Rosehill Guineas yesterday, reports the Sunday Age.It says: In a dazzling display, Jimmy Choux ($4.60 favourite) sprinted wide from midfield at the the top of the straight and sustained his tempo as he went past Retrieve ($6) to win by a half-length. The Kiwi was immediately elevated to outright favouritism for the AJC Australian Derby, a target trainer John Bary confirmed after his w
MUCH-hyped New Zealand star Jimmy Choux lived up to his reputation with a galloping lesson for his rivals in the Rosehill Guineas yesterday, reports the Sunday Age.
It says: In a dazzling display, Jimmy Choux ($4.60 favourite) sprinted wide from midfield at the the top of the straight and sustained his tempo as he went past Retrieve ($6) to win by a half-length. The Kiwi was immediately elevated to outright favouritism for the AJC Australian Derby, a target trainer John Bary confirmed after his win over 2000 metres.
''I knew how good he was back home but he had to do it here,'' Bary said. ''We had the whole country behind us and it's awesome to win...He'll go to the Derby now. I still believe he's a better sprinter-miler but he would be up against it in the Doncaster and the Derby against his own age is the better way to go.
Jimmy Choux firmed from $5 to $2.80 favourite for the Australian Derby (2400 metres) in two weeks with Absolutelyawesome drifting from $5 to $12 after finishing eighth in the Guineas.