A short-priced favourite by Yarraman Park’s young gun Hellbent, Benedetta looks well worth following after casting off maiden status with a dominant win at Cranbourne on Thursday.
Trained by Jason Warren and ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, Benedetta caught the eye with her close debut third at Moe on December 9 and ran right up to that performance in this 1200m fillies maiden.
• Benedetta •
Hellbent x Whatalovelyday
The Hellbent 3YO filly in just her 2nd start smashes her rivals.
A @millparkstud @inglis_sales Grad ($75K) looks impressive for Eales Racing & @WarrenRacing. Congrats to all!#HellbentOnTheRise pic.twitter.com/EdKGgCscyD— Yarraman Park Stud (@yarramanpark) December 29, 2022
She settled off the pace and when angled into the clear charged past her rivals to win by three lengths eased down
Benedetta has a great attitude and looks to be a very straight forward filly with a bright future.
She runs in the famous colours of Laurence Eales that were carried by Melbourne Cup winner Shocking and was a $75,000 Inglis Premier purchase for Eales Racing Syndications from the Mill Park draft.
A half-sister to Group II placed Whatfox, she was bred by Brenton and Liz Parker and is the second winner from Group II placed Domesday mare Whatalovelyday, who comes from the family of Group I winners Leica Guv, Light Fantastic and Pharoah.
Benedetta is the 20th winner of the season from 70 runners for Hellbent, who is the equal leading second-crop sire by winners.
