Five Length Winner for Hellbent

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday July 12

A winning double last week and a new five length winner on Tuesday has Yarraman Park’s exciting young sire Hellbent on an upswing as we head towards the end of the season.

Astute trainer Kris Lees is never afraid to travel with a promising young horse to break the ice and he dispatched the Australian Bloodstock owned filly Hellavadancer to Gunnedah for a 1250m open maiden in which she started a hot favourite.

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A last start second at Newcastle, Hellavadancer took good improvement from that outing and blitzed her rivals to win by five lengths at just her third start.

A $100,000 Magic Millions purchase for Australian Bloodstock from the Yarraman Park draft, Hellavadancer is a three-quarter sister to Group III placed Minsk Moment and is the second winner from Group III placed Dancing Express.

Hellavadancer as a yearling.

Yarraman Park sold the full brother to Hellavadancer at Magic Millions this year to Darby Racing for $170,000.

Hellavadancer is the seventh winner for Hellbent, who stands at a fee of $22,000 this spring.

Hellbent, click for more information.

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Race Result - Ultra Fleet Mdn Hcp 1250m

Gunnedah Track: Soft(7) Time: 1:16.83
1
Hellavadancer
- 2f Hellbent (AUS) x Dancing Express (AUS) (Oratorio (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 55
2
5.0
Early Hours
- 3f Dawn Approach (IRE) x Sweet And Vicious (AUS) (Ferocity (AUS))
Tnr: Troy O'Neile Rdr: Ms M Weir 55
3
5.2
Angela Sistina
- 4m All Too Hard (AUS) x Sistine Angel (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: Cameron Crockett Rdr: Billy Cray 56
4
7.6
Dresden
- 3g Shamus Award (AUS) x Miss Hellraiser (AUS) (Delago Brom (AUS))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: G Buckley 60
5
7.7
Seething Seb
- 3g Smart Missile (AUS) x Seething Duck (AUS) (Mr. Henrysee (USA))
Tnr: Ms K Owen Rdr: Anna Roper 52
6
7.8
Riley Park
- 3g Vancouver (AUS) x Plastic Fantastic (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Ms K Waugh Rdr: Kody Nestor 59
7
8.6
Jubilant
- 2f Real Impact (JPN) x Jiale (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: P M Perry Rdr: S Lisnyy 55
8
12.2
Heading Your Way
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Cantakitwithya (AUS) (Secret Savings (USA))
Tnr: J R Gask Rdr: Matthew Palmer 56
9
14.3
Adviser
- 3g All Too Hard (AUS) x Crown Of Coureuse (AUS) (Beautiful Crown (USA))
Tnr: Ms J Clement Rdr: J Pracey-Holmes 55
10
16.0
Galleries Supreme
- 4m Wandjina (AUS) x Galleries (AUS) (Royal Academy (USA))
Tnr: C Lundholm Rdr: Ashley Morgan 55
11
16.1
District Nineteen
- 3g Eurozone (AUS) x Grand Jazz (NZ) (Sebring (AUS))
Tnr: Cameron Crockett Rdr: Brooke Stower 59
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