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Champion trainer Ciaron Maher has been pleased with the progress of his Kiwi-bred Group One winner Jimmysstar (NZ) (Per Incanto) ahead of what he hopes to be a lucrative spring campaign.

Last month, a deal was brokered between managing owner Aziz “Ozzie” Kheir and the TAB to represent their slot in October’s A$20 million The Everest (1200m), and Maher couldn’t be any happier with the six-year-old gelding.

The winner of last season’s Gr.1 Oakleigh Plate (1200m) and Gr.1 All-Aged Stakes (1400m) made his first public appearance of the season when placing in his 800m trial at Gosford last week, and Maher was pleased with what he saw.

“He is a little ripper,” Maher told SENTrack. “He is built between a cross of a polo pony and a quarter horse.

“He had his first trial the other day and I am rapt with the way he has come back. He will have another one of those and he is going to have a run in The Shorts (Gr.2, 1100m) and then it will be a month, a trial in-between, into The Everest.”

Maher is also pleased with the progression of his ownership-mate and fellow New Zealand-bred Gringotts (NZ) (Per Incanto).

The winner of last season’s Gr.1 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) also made an appearance at Gosford’s trials last week, winning his 1000m heat.

An elite-level assignment is looming first-up for the son of Per Incanto, who may be seen interstate over spring.

“He has certainly furnished a bit, he has got good weight on,” Maher said.

“His two trials have been very solid and he will kick-off in the Winx (Gr.1, 1400m). The 7 Stakes (A$1 million, 1600m) and King Charles (Gr.1, 1600m) and he might end up in Melbourne for a Champions Mile (Gr.1, 1600m).”

Elite-level mile targets could also be in the offing for fellow Kiwi-bred Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino), who has recently joined Maher’s barn following a pleasing three-year-old season in New Zealand for former trainers Shaun and Emma Clotworthy, which netted four victories from six starts, including the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m).

“He is an interesting horse,” Maher said. “He is a big, traditional looking stayer but he has got quite a bit of toe. He trialled the other day at Warwick Farm and he is going to have another one.

“I think he is going to kick-off in the 1400m Group Three and he will have a run over the mile. The Epsom (Gr.1, 1600m) might be a nice race for him, and we can work out what path we take, whether he stretches out or stays at those shorter trips.

“He is a very exciting horse. Shaun (Clotworthy) and the team did a super job with him in New Zealand to keep him up for as long as they did in his first racing preparation.” 

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