Ciaron Maher excited by Jimmysstar’s Caulfield return
Ciaron Maher eagerly anticipates the return of Jimmysstar at Caulfield on Saturday, where the 77-rated Kiwi import aims to maintain his perfect Australian record under the guidance of the esteemed trainer.
“He’s a ratings horse at the moment, but you’d think he may be better than that,” Maher told Racing.com.
“He was really well managed from the guys over there (New Zealand). Lightly raced, well-placed, and really well managed.
“He came out here as a four-year-old, not many miles on the clock. He’s a neat horse, but they’ve given him time to develop.
“Clearly, he’s going very well.”
Jimmysstar is slated to be piloted by Blake Shinn in a Benchmark 84 over 1400 metres on the weekend.
“He’s a horse with a bright future and he’s clean-winded, he’s good actioned and I think he’s pretty adaptable,” added Maher.
“You could train him for whatever you want really.”
Ciaron Maher and connections of Jimmysstar clearly have high hopes for Jimmysstar, and top horse racing bookmakers have him listed as a +5000 chance for the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on April 6.