Hong Kong Double for Brutal

Tara Madgwick - Sunday June 15

With Hong Kong races on Saturday this week and so much going on in Brisbane it was easy to miss the action at Sha Tin with a winning double for young sire Brutal worth noting as it featured a two year-old that has now had two starts for two wins and broke 56 seconds for 1000m!

Trained by Jamie Richards and ridden by Zac Purton, two year-old Brutal gelding The All Out was a winner on debut over 1000m back in April and kept up the good work in his second appearance to win again by half a length.

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The All Out clocked a sizzling 55.84s with a strong trailing breeze after starting from barrier two.

“He was good because it’s very hard to win from that side of the track,” Purton said. “He did a really good job to be working the whole way to some extent and then hold them off.”

The All Out was bred and sold by Cambridge Stud fetching $150,000 at K1.

A $150,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase for Jamie Richards / Andrew Williams Bloodstock from the Cambridge Stud draft, The All Out is the second winner from Sistabeel, a winning Savabeel mare from the family of stakes-winners Dance to the Stars, Follow the Star and Wells Street.

Brutal made it a double on the card when the David Eustace trained three year-old Truly Fluke improved on his last start second to score by a  long neck over 1400m at his third start.

“He’s a beautiful horse and we took a punt today to go forward from a wide gate (barrier 13). I just felt if we went back, he’d probably run well without being a chance of winning. He got a beautiful ride and he’s a nice horse for next season,” Eustace said.

“I’d like to think he’ll work his way through the grades a little bit. Obviously, it’s hard to know how far they get, but he’ll stay a mile no problem and probably doesn’t need to go further than that at this stage. That might just do him for the season, but we’ll see how he comes through it.”

Bought for just $25,000 at the Inglis Gold Yearling Sale by Winterfold Racing Stables, Truly Fluke is the third winner from Kascata, a placed Snitzel daughter of Group I winner Clean Sweep/.

Brutal has had just four runners in Hong Kong and three are winners so he looks likely to follow in the footsteps of other Newgate sires that have proven very successful in the region in Deep Field and Capitalist.

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Race Result - HKU Faculties of Arts and Education Griffin Plate 1000m

Sha Tin Track: Good Time: 0:55.84
1
The All Out
- 2g Brutal (NZ) x Sistabeel (AUS) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: J W Richards Rdr: Z Purton 58
NZB Karaka Book 1 $150,000
Seller: Cambridge Stud
Buyer: Jamie Richards / Andrew Williams Bloodstock
2
0.5
Motor
- 3g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Orangey Red (IRE) (Lawman (FR))
Tnr: W K Mo Rdr: K C Leung 57
3
2.5
Winning Champion
- 2g Alabama Express (AUS) x Superbellaa (AUS) (Super One (AUS))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: M F Poon 55
NZB Ready To Run Sale $0
Seller: Pertab Racing
Buyer: Psd, Res $180,000
Inglis Premier Yearling Sale $120,000
Seller: Yulong, Nagambie
Buyer: Pertab Racing
4
3
Field Marshal
- 2f Deep Field (AUS) x Lady Macan (AUS) (Where's That Tiger (USA))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: M L Yeung 55
5
3.3
Quick Money
- 3g Land Force (IRE) x Phantom Spirit (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: Jerry Chau 59.5
6
5
Sparkle And Gold
- 3g Oasis Dream (GB) x Eastern Destiny (GB) (Dubai Destination (USA))
Tnr: C H Yip Rdr: A Atzeni 57
7
6
Alabama Song
- 2g Alabama Express (AUS) x Catwalk Kitty (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: B Avdulla 55
8
6.3
Dashing Maurison
- 2g Maurice (JPN) x Stella Street (AUS) (Street Sense (USA))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: B Thompson 55
9
6.8
Money Tycoon
- 2g Written Tycoon (AUS) x Vaayala (NZ) (Volksraad (GB))
Tnr: F C Lor Rdr: K Teetan 55
10
7.3
Yeux De Lifeline
- 3g Toronado (IRE) x In Vero We Trust (FR) (Anodin (IRE))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: James Orman 57
11
7.8
Win Method
- 2f Written Tycoon (AUS) x Sopraffina (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: H Bentley 55
12
10
King Dance
- 3g Nyquist (USA) x Do The Dance (USA) (Discreet Cat (USA))
Tnr: K W Lui Rdr: Lyle Hewitson 57
13
11.8
Emerging Star
- 2g Nicconi (AUS) x Brooklyn Rain (AUS) (Manhattan Rain (AUS))
Tnr: C W Chang Rdr: M Chadwick 55
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