Hell Hound Ends Season with a Win

Tara Madgwick - Saturday July 22

Talented Hellbent filly Hell Hound was not far away in some competitive stakes races last spring and found her best form to win at Caulfield on Saturday.

Hell Hound is back in the winning groove - image Grant Courtney

Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr, Hell Hound won her only two starts as a juvenile before stepped up to Black Type company and appreciated a drop back to a Benchmark 72 over 1400m.

She finished with a well timed run for Beau Mertens to snatch a head win taking her overall record to three wins from 10 starts with prizemoney just shy of $160,000.

A homebred for Phoenix Thoroughbreds, Hell Hound is a half-sister to Group II winner Letzbeglam and stakes-placed Snazz ‘n’ Charm and is the fourth winner from four foals to race from well-bred import Miss Charming (USA), a sibling to dual Group I winner Tout Charmant and Group III winner Forest Grove.

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Hell Hound is the 54th winner this season for Hellbent, who is running second by earnings and winners on the second crop sires list behind only Russian Revolution, who stands for more than twice his service fee.

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Hellbent is fully booked at Yarraman Park at a fee of $38,500.

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Race Result - Royal Meeting Early 2yo Speed (Bm70) 1400m

Caulfield Track: Good(4) Time: 1:23.99
1
Hell Hound
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Miss Charming (USA) (Forestry (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 59
2
0.2
Beour Bay
- 4m Cable Bay (IRE) x Manzanilla (AUS) (Stratum (AUS))
Tnr: S P Nichols Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 58.5
3
0.6
Cuban Link
- 4m Testa Rossa (AUS) x Cuban Girl (AUS) (Hemingway (IRE))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: W Egan 60
4
0.8
Impending Shadow
- 3f Impending (AUS) x Our Lona (AUS) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: Ms G Johnstone Rdr: D Oliver 57
5
1.8
Movader
- 3f Invader (AUS) x Moqueen (AUS) (Uncle Mo (USA))
Tnr: C Maher & D Eustace Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 57
6
1.9
Versilia
- 5m Snitzel (AUS) x Belle De Coeur (AUS) (Show A Heart (AUS))
Tnr: D T O'Brien Rdr: Celine Gaudray 57
7
2.1
Miss Verbier
- 5m Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Awesome Planet (AUS) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins Rdr: Ben Allen 59
8
2.3
Divine Diosa
- 5m Teofilo (IRE) x La Siroque (AUS) (Zabeel (NZ))
Tnr: Simon Zahra Rdr: H Coffey 58.5
9
3.3
Miltida
- 6m Helmet (AUS) x Special Mission (NZ) (Towkay (AUS))
Tnr: Lee & Shannon Hope Rdr: Madison Lloyd 56
10
3.5
Oceana Blue
- 4m Ocean Park (NZ) x Ruud Van Slaats (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy (USA))
Tnr: P G Moody Rdr: Carleen Hefel 57.5
11
3.7
Sparkling Blue
- 4m Foxwedge (AUS) x Special Jewel (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Laura Lafferty 56
12
4.0
Justdoit
- 5m Unencumbered (AUS) x Das Machen (AUS) (Flying Spur (AUS))
Tnr: Luke Oliver Rdr: D Moor 55
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