Another Winner for Brave Smash

Tara Madgwick - Thursday July 13

Brave Smash (Jpn) gelding Mansiere was first past the post at Werribee last month before losing the race on protest, but he made no mistakes at Bendigo on Thursday to salute as a well backed favourite.

Mansiere wins easily at Bendigo - image Brett Holburt / Racing Photos

Trained by Nick Ryan, Mansiere finished fourth in a metro race last December on debut and has been second at his two runs back this preparation so was fit and ready to go for this 1100m maiden.

He dashed away turning for home and was strong to the line winning by three lengths in a dominant display.

“He did it very easy and had a couple of lengths up his sleeve, he’s a horse going places,” said winning rider Rhys Mcleod.

A $50,000 Inglis Classic purchase from the Lustre Lodge draft for Express Racing / Nick Ryan Racing, Mansiere was bred by Australian Bloodstock, whose colours were carried in his two Australian Group I wins by his sire Brave Smash.

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Mansiere is the third winner from three foals to race from Double Dee, a metro winning half-sister by Dubleo (USA) to Cox Plate winning G1 sire Shamus Award.

Mansiere is the 11th first crop winner for Brave Smash, the leading Australian first crop sire by winners.

Brave Smash (Jpn), click for more info and a Hypothetical mating.

He is set to cover a full book at Yarraman Park this spring at a fee of $33,000.

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Race Result - Bendigo Magazine Mdn Plate 1100m

Bendigo Track: Heavy(8) Time: 1:05.32
1
Mansiere
- 2g Brave Smash (JPN) x Double Dee (AUS) (Dubleo (USA))
Tnr: Nick Ryan Rdr: R Mc Leod 58
2
2.3
Abstruse
- 2f Sidestep (AUS) x Arcane (AUS) (Lonhro (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Celine Gaudray 56
3
4.6
Ferrimo
- 2g Star Witness (AUS) x Cloud Seeder (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: W F Pinn 58
4
6.0
Dios
- 2f Lonhro (AUS) x Deity (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: James Cummings Rdr: Liam Riordan 56
5
6.1
Theodor
- 2c Trapeze Artist (AUS) x Fuddle Dee Duddle (AUS) (Red Ransom (USA))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: H Coffey 58
6
10.6
Life Sentence
- 2c Star Witness (AUS) x She Must Be Obeyed (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: Madison Lloyd 58
7
10.7
Dubai Dancer
- 2f Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Ballerina (AUS) (Hinchinbrook (AUS))
Tnr: Tom Dabernig Rdr: Harry Grace 56
8
11.7
Arctic Desert
- 2g Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Arctic Angel (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: M J Ellerton Rdr: Laura Lafferty 58
9
16.4
Dual Pressure
- 2g Denman (AUS) x Duet (AUS) (Danehill Dancer (IRE))
Tnr: M J Ellerton Rdr: Carleen Hefel 58
10
18.2
Pensatore
- 2c So You Think (NZ) x Liamena (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: Matthew Cumani Rdr: M Aitken 58
11
22.4
El Beatle
- 2c Magnus (AUS) x Rathlin Island (AUS) (Giant's Causeway (USA))
Tnr: Matthew Smerdon Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 58
12
26.4
Destiny Dalai
- 2g Reward For Effort (AUS) x Dalayel (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: C J Davis Rdr: R Downey 58
13
29.7
Shaggy's Grunt
- 2f Grunt (NZ) x Lucinda's Moon (USA) (Malibu Moon (USA))
Tnr: Chris Calthorpe Rdr: Tahlia Hope 56
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