Legendary trainer Les Bridge can make something special out of a horse and will likely tackle stakes grade with his up-and-coming Hellbent filly Scintilla after she made it three wins in a row on Wednesday at Warwick Farm.
Scintilla broke her maiden three starts ago, winning over 1250m at Canterbury comfortably before backing it up with another easy win last start over the same course and distance.
Sticking to the same class for this race but up to 1400m, Braith Nock found the lead comfortably and she was never in danger defeating Flying Thinker by nearly two lengths.
“She’s such a professional,” said Nock.
“I was going to take a sit but she was there easy enough.”
“She just had so many gears.”
The three-year-old filly has a nomination for next Saturday’s G1 ATC Surround Stakes but stable spokesman Ash Wright reported a Melbourne trip was also under consideration.
Scintilla has three wins and two placings from six starts earning $139,000 and was a mere $15,000 buy for long-time Bridge client Kim Harding from Middlebrook Valley Lodge at the Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale.
She is the best of five winners from well-bred Lonhro mare Crystal Whip, a placed half-sister to G3 winner Crystal Dreamer and stakes placed Fast Talker, the dam of G1 winner Zougotcha as well as stakes winners Persuader and The Actuary.
