Undefeated Hellbent Filly wins G3 PJ Bell- Half-Brother Inglis Easter

Tara Madgwick - Saturday April 1

Grahame Begg has been very patient with exciting Hellbent filly Magic Time, who kept her unbeaten record intact at Randwick when taking out the $200,000 Group III ATC PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) bringing an update for her Inglis Easter bound half-brother by Dundeel.

Magic Time goes three for three - image Steve Hart

First up from a spell after being last seen winning a Listed race at Flemington during the Cup Carnival, Magic Time sprouted wings for Jordan Childs to zoom home from back in the field.

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She charged to the line to win by more than a length running away and has now won three from three with earnings in excess of $240,000.

Jordan Childs has ridden Magic Time in each of her wins and believes there is much more in store for the Milburn Creek Stud homebred filly.

"She's a very nice horse, I've always thought that of her. It was a bit messy at stages during that race, I just had to be a bit patient. But once we got to the outside she knew what she was here for and attacked the line strong,” he said.

"I think she'll get over further. She's a very relaxed horse and you can sort of put her wherever you want and she'll come back and do anything to please you. So I reckon she'll get over 14(00m), maybe even a mile. But she's just very brilliant in everything that she does."

Magic Time is a star on the rise - image Steve Hart

Magic Time carries the colours of her breeder, John Muir's Milburn Creek Thoroughbred Stud, after failing to make her $150,000 reserve at the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

She was sent to be trained by Grahame Begg, who has had past success for John and Trish Muir with multiple Group I winning mare Secret Admirer.

“I don't know what her ceiling is. I told John Muir, her owner, her breeder, I said 'I don't really know how good she is.' We had a bit of a set back early in the preparation, we had to pull back a bit, but it was a bloody good effort, I tell you what.

"She's better when she gets to 1400m too, don't worry. I really like her. She's very special."

Magic Time is the first foal of Group III winning Nicconi mare Time Awaits and her third foal is a Dundeel yearling colt that will be offered by Milburn Creek as Lot 416 at Inglis Easter.

Dundeel colt from Time Awaits.

Magic Time is an exciting prospect for her young sire Hellbent, who has two colts to be offered at Inglis Easter, one by Milburn Creek and one by Yarraman Park, see them here.

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Race Result - China Horse Club P J Bell Stks Gr3 1200m

Randwick Track: Heavy(9) Time: 1:13.00
1
Magic Time
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Time Awaits (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: G M Begg Rdr: Jordan Childs 55
Hellbent
2
1.3
Parisal
- 3f Astern (AUS) x Circular (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: J B Mc Donald 56
3
1.5
Lady Laguna
- 3f Overshare (AUS) x Catalina De Lago (NZ) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: M J Dee 54
4
2.4
Opal Ridge
- 3f Rubick (AUS) x Chadana (AUS) (Myboycharlie (IRE))
Tnr: Luke Pepper Rdr: Tyler Schiller 55
5
3.8
Dashing Legend
- 3f Snitzel (AUS) x Kneeling (AUS) (Encosta De Lago (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: B Avdulla 55
6
4.4
Mumbai Jewel
- 3f I Am Invincible (AUS) x Mumbai Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham Rdr: C Schofield 54
7
4.9
Sumatra
- 3f Lonhro (AUS) x Earthquake (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Zac Lloyd 54
8
5.2
Ojai
- 3f Exceed And Excel (AUS) x Matilija (AUS) (Medaglia D'Oro (USA))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: B Melham 54.5
9
5.5
Ithadtobezou
- 3f Zoustar (AUS) x Define (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: K Mc Evoy 54
10
5.6
Tsarina Sophia
- 3f Russian Revolution (AUS) x Precious Sophia (NZ) (Cecconi (AUS))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Ben Thompson 54
11
5.8
Bindi's Choice
- 3f Denman (AUS) x In Lighten (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: David Pfieffer Rdr: J Ford 54
12
6.0
Portray
- 3f Ribchester (IRE) x Alucinari (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Damian Lane 54.5
13
8.2
Avebury
- 3f Savabeel (AUS) x O'Dianne (NZ) (O'Reilly (NZ))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: T Marquand 55.5
14
14.6
Smooth Sailing
- 3f Your Song (AUS) x Asylum Seeker (SAF) (Count Dubois (GB))
Tnr: Mark Newnham Rdr: Tom Sherry 54
15
31.9
Seven Sisters
- 3f Street Boss (USA) x Pleiades (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: S Clipperton 54.5
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