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Busselton owner-trainer Barry Howlett has three-year-old filly Brulee racing in wonderful form and she maintained her great consistency by working hard before winning the $20,250 Bridge Bar At Gloucester Park Pace at headquarters on Friday night.
Brulee’s past 13 starts have resulted in four wins, five seconds and four thirds — after she was unplaced at her first four starts. She was purchased by Howlett as a weanling in New Zealand for $6000 and she now has earned $63,597.
The New Zealand-bred Brulee (by Vincent) was the only non-WA-bred filly in Friday night’s 1730m event, and she was driven with commendable aggression by Deni Roberts, who sent her forward, three wide, from barrier six before moving to the breeze after 550m, with the polemarker Our Lililou ($11) setting a solid pace.
Brulee moved on terms with Our Lililou with 250m to travel and she went on to beat that filly by a head, rating 1.57.6 after final quarters of 29.4sec. and 29.7sec.
Hunt The Magic, a $34 outsider, impressed in charging home, out five wide, to finish a close fourth after racing in seventh position, four back on the pegs.