Bedggood filly impresses with debut victory
While Gavin Bedggood has earned a reputation for revitalising horses with previous racing experience, Wednesday's Sandown card showcased his prowess with unraced talent too.
The Cranbourne horseman presented the two-year-old filly Burning Heartz, who achieved a thrilling debut win in the $50,000 Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap over 1300 metres.
Bedggood secured Burning Heartz for $26,000 at last year's Magic Millions yearling sale held in Adelaide. He was pleased to deliver for the connections, many of whom were encouraged to invest in her in the weeks leading up to her first start.
"I probably still owned half of her up until about a fortnight ago, so I've sold the rest of her over the last couple of weeks since she's trialled up," he revealed. "I gave a couple of people a ring and told them she went alright, so it's good to be vindicated today. "It's great to get a two-year-old winner. We've been a stable that's been marked as a tried-horse trainer but we had a two-year-old (Egyptian Dancer) run second on Saturday at Caulfield and it's good to get a winner today."
This victory marks Burning Heartz as only the third two-year-old winner for Bedggood, a former leading jumps jockey who is nearing the 250-win mark in his training career.
The daughter of Cool Aza Beel clinched the win in a tight finish, with the first four horses across the line separated by just over a head.
The $4.40 chance prevailed by a nose from Delahra ($6), who edged out Tagabella ($9) for second, with Anglais ($4.40) in fourth.
Burning Heartz was partnered by Joe Bowditch, who lauded the trainer's skill in getting the filly ready to win over 1300 metres on debut. Bedggood is enthusiastic about her future potential.
"I would say that further (in trip) is going to be no issue in time," he commented. "She's got a great constitution, I've never seen her leave feed, and she just wants to work with you. "She dropped her head nicely in the run there and the world's her oyster."
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