Promising young Darley sire Epaulette sired his second winner overnight in the UK with a debut victory at Ayr for Chookie Dunedin.
Trained by Keith Dalgleish, Chookie Dunedin led and fought on strongly to win by a head despite racing greenly under pressure at the finish.
He is expected to take good improvement from the outing and is a half-brother to stakes-winner Chookie Royale being the seventh winner from good producer Lady Windsor.
A three-quarter brother to Group I winner Helmet, Epaulette stands at Darley NSW at a fee of $22,000 and will have his first Australian runners in the new season.
(courtesy Breednet)
