Second Australian Winner for Jimmy Choux

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday March 9
New Zealand Horse of the Year Jimmy Choux featured with his second Australian winner on Wednesday when the Mick Price trained colt Heptagon scored at Ballarat.

Heptagon as a yearlingHe charged home from back in the field to win by a length on debut.

Winning rider Craig Newitt said Heptagon was a touch coltish in the mounting yard before the race, but he did everything right once he got out onto the track.

"He's got a couple of little attitude problems, he was walking around here with five legs before the race," Newitt said.

"Once you get on his back, he's pretty comfortable and I'm sure he'll stretch out further in trip too."

A $150,000 NZB Premier purchase from the draft of Bradbury Park for his trainer, Heptagon is the second winner for Group III winning O'Reilly mare Seven Schillings.

Heptagon is the fourth winner in total for Jimmy Choux, the Rich Hill Stud based son of champion sire Thorn Park.


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