Group 2-placed colt Rue De Royale delivered an impressive performance to finally break his maiden on his ninth attempt, claiming a 1300-metre race at Bendigo on Sunday.
Trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, the three-year-old had a disappointing finish in the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) in March and came into Sunday’s race following a fifth-place finish at Moonee Valley in August.
However, Rue De Royale showed his potential, pulling away under jockey John Allen to defeat Athanatos by 2.3 lengths, with Plymouth finishing a further 1.7 lengths behind in third.
“It was a beautiful watch, and there’s a big group of owners here today, which is fantastic,” Calvin McEvoy told Racing.com.
“He began so cleanly out the gates … he’s been a little slow in some starts and getting back by default really.
“I love that Johnny just took the bull by the horns and made a good thing of him early.
“I know it’s only a maiden, but he won it like a nice horse, and there’s a few in this race with big opinions on them.”
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