Now in the care of champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir, exciting I Am Invincible sprinter Hellbent made a successful return to racing at Sandown on Wednesday. Stakes-placed last spring and an easy winner of the $250,000 Inglis Dash in January when trained by Kurt Goldman, Hellbent looked to be on track for a good campaign when surging home to win by half a length over 1000 metres. “They rolled along pretty good and he was happy. He was only just on the bit travelling up nice in behind them,” said winning rider Ben Allen. “Actually, at about the 300m when I gave him a squeeze, he really picked up and I thought he was going to run over the top of them quite well. “I think he just got a little bit tired going to the line.” Originally a $95,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the draft of Dartbrook Thoroughbreds, Hellbent now runs in the ownership of a partnership headed by Yarraman Park, who stand his illustrious sire. Hellbent has won four of eight starts earning close to $300,000 in prizemoney and will be seeking Black Type this spring.
