One to Watch – Kembla - Full Brother Inglis Classic

Tara Madgwick - Thursday December 12

With six winners in the past week highlighted by exciting three year-old filly Bauhinia, Hellbent is going great guns heading towards the sales season and posted an impressive maiden  winner at Kembla on Thursday.

Trained by Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald, three year-old gelding Tomba has been given time to mature and was having just his second start in the 1400m maiden following a debut sixth at Hawkesbury last month.

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Ridden quietly by Tyler Shiller, he powered home from back in the field doing his best work on the line to win by nearly two lengths to become the 60th winner for his sire this season.

Tomba was bred and sold by Yarraman Park fetching $290,000 at Magic Millions.

A $290,000 Magic Millions purchase for Yes Bloodstock/Group 1 Bloodstock from the Yarraman Park draft, Tomba is a half-brother to stakes-placed Stellar Magic and is the fifth winner from stakes-placed Magic Albert mare Al’s Magic Miss.

Yarraman Park will offer a full brother to Tomba at Inglis Classic as Lot 10.

Al’s Magic Miss has foaled this spring producing a colt by Brave Smash (Jpn).

Yarraman Park's Hellbent has 19 entries for Magic Millions and 30 for Inglis Classic.

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Race Result - Dean Group Super Mdn Plate 1400m

Kembla Grange Track: Good(4) Time: 1:21.98
1
Tomba
- 3c Hellbent (AUS) x Al's Magic Miss (AUS) (Magic Albert (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: Tyler Schiller 57
2
1.8
Pick Up The Tab
- 3g Savabeel (AUS) x Cover Charge (USA) (Take Charge Indy (USA))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J Parr 57
3
3.8
Overland
- 3g Ardrossan (AUS) x Night Captain (NZ) (Shocking (AUS))
Tnr: Bryce Heys Rdr: Braith Nock 54
4
4
Carnegie Hill
- 3g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Aquamosa (NZ) (Alamosa (NZ))
Tnr: Michael Freedman Rdr: Regan Bayliss 57
5
5
Secure
- 3c Snitzel (AUS) x Response (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: K Mc Evoy 57
6
5.5
Irish Jig
- 3g Star Turn (AUS) x Rock Me Baby (AUS) (Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE))
Tnr: Robert Quinn Rdr: K S Latham 57
7
5.6
Walk The Pier
- 3c Alabama Express (AUS) x Amazing Pier (AUS) (Pierro (AUS))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: A Adkins 57
8
8.6
Louisburgh
- 3g Zoustar (AUS) x Sunset Rock (AUS) (Domesday (AUS))
Tnr: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald Rdr: Mollie Fitzgerald 54
9
9
Mama Joy
- 3f Dundeel (NZ) x Daisy's Joy (AUS) (Street Cry (IRE))
Tnr: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton Rdr: Billy Loughnane 55.5
10
9.5
Dundee Tales
- 3g Dundeel (NZ) x Wine Tales (AUS) (Tale Of The Cat (USA))
Tnr: C J Waller Rdr: Zac Lloyd 57
11
11.3
Lone Artist
- 3g Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Lone (AUS) (Sepoy (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Olivia Chambers 54
12
22.6
Extra Power
- 3g Epaulette (AUS) x Vinnie Power (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: John Thompson Rdr: L P Beuzelin 57
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