Newgate Farm’s Brutal put his name in the mix for leading first season sire by Australian winners when promising filly Heinous opened her winning account with a dominant performance in the fillies juvenile race over 1000m at Sandown-Hillside on Saturday.

Well-seasoned with four previous starts, Heinous was coming off placings at Cranborne and Pakenham.

Ridden by Luke Currie for Jason Warren, Heinous stalked the early speed before displaying an impressive turn of foot to win by more than two lengths.

“I felt we needed to wait for the right time to put (blinkers) back on,” Warren said.

“Joe Herbert (assistant trainer) and I discussed giving her a couple of runs to furnish her before we went for the blinkers. We eyed this race off because
it is for fillies only, and with the big track, it is ideal for her to balance up and finish off.

“We have always really liked this filly. We thought we might get her to a Magic Millions early on, but she felt her shins after a good run in Sydney, so we put her away.

“I’m sure there are good races in store for her. We hold her in high regard and will let the dust settle, but I think we can aim higher than this.”

Bred by Gooree Park Stud, Heinous was a $60,000 Magic Millions purchase for her trainer from the Newgate Farm draft.

She is the second winner from as many to race for Exceed And Excel mare Nais Ko, a three-quarter sister to Gooree Stud’s Group I winning sire Your Song from the family of European Horse of the Year Fantastic Light.

Nais Ko has a yearling colt by Extreme Choice and is back in foal to him again after missing in 2022.

Heinous is the seventh winner for Brutal, who stands at a fee of $16,500.