McEvoy, who has been training under his own banner for little more than 12 months after a long career with the Lindsay Park stable, said Jimando's black-type success was timely.

"That's a very important win for my business to win races like this," McEvoy said.

McEvoy, who trained Fields Of Omagh to a Cox Plate win in 2003 in his stint as head trainer at Lindsay Park, has 18 two-year-olds this season at his Angaston base.

"My only other two-year-old to run so far (Little Critter) ran second in Adelaide on Saturday," he said.

"I had no real guide on my two-year-olds, but now I'll bring over a Sequalo colt to run at Moonee Valley on Saturday week and I'll have some carnival runners in some of the 0-89 races."

Jockey Nash Rawiller said Jimando ($21 to $13), who scored by three lengths from heavily backed Princeton Miss ($3.10 fav) had a bright future.

"He was a different horse when the gates opened. He's got good natural ability and hit the line well. He's a pretty promising horse."

Jimando's win in the Listed Race was not something McEvoy had in mind when he paid $50,000 for the Commands colt at the Magic Millions yearling sales.

"I never intended to run him as a two-year-old. But he just kept impressing me," he said.

"He trialled well in Adelaide but this is the best he's gone. He's a race-day horse, so that's a good sign."

McEvoy trained 45 winners last season and has won 15 races so far this season.