Frustrating 3YO Hellish continues to live up to his name
Hellish finished just behind Little Brose on debut
Hellish by name, hellish for his connections and backers.
The third at Ararat on Friday, a 1306m maiden, saw the Danny O'Brien-trained Hellish rolled by less than a length for the fourth time in his short but frustrating career.
The now nine-start maiden looked home and hosed when he skipped clear in the straight, passing the 100m mark with a two-length margin on Amahlosi.
However, not for the first time, the son of Hellbent shortened stride at the business end to be nailed on the post as a $2.15 favourite.
Hellish has now been beaten at single-figure odds in eight of his nine starts and at $3 or shorter on five occasions.Amahlosi claims Hellish in the shadows of the post to win the third at Ararat œ…@EoinWalsh3pic.twitter.com/WKXcr8gr78
- Racing.com (@Racing) April 26, 2024
His rap sheet includes defeats at $1.80, $1.30 and $1.70 in maidens at Bendigo, Kyneton and Geelong.
Liam Riordan (59kg)
Danny O'Brien
3yoG (b) Hellbent x Andromache
Career
10 1-2-2
Earnings
$85,415
Wins
10%
Places
50%
Last 10
10 1-2-2
Win Range
1300m
1st up
4 0-1-1
2nd up
3 0-0-1
Dist
3 1-1-1
Track
1 0-1-0
Trk/Dist
1 0-1-0
Jockey
5 1-1-1
Firm
0 0-0-0
Good
7 0-2-1
Soft
2 0-0-1
Heavy
0 0-0-0
It has been a case of vastly differing fortunes for the first four horses home in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate (1000m) of 2022, with the winner Krakarib last seen finishing fourth as a $1.90 favourite in a BM58 Handicap at Gatton.
Third-placegetter Awestruck hasn't raced since, while fourth-placed Hellish obviously remains a maiden.
However, the runner-up Little Brose went on to win the Group 1 Blue Diamond (1200m) three starts later, before being transferred to David Hayes' Hong Kong stable.
Little Brose is set to make his HK debut this Sunday in the Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Price (1200m) at Sha Tin.
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