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Brave Smash Sha Tin Winner on International Day

Media Release - Monday December 9

Champion jockey James McDonald had a massive day at Sha Tin on Sunday riding Romantic Warrior (IRE) and Voyage Bubble to victory in Group I races, but he started the day with an earlier success aboard talented Brave Smash (Jpn) gelding Divano.

Trained by Francis Lui, Divano continued his rise through the grades to win the Class 3 sprint over 1200m by nearly two lengths and has now won three of eight starts with four placings.

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Divano was a successful pinhook, bought by Jim Carey for $57,500 from the Erinvale Thoroughbreds draft at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale and then re-offered at Inglis Classic where he made $90,000 to the bid of Ryan & Alexiou Racing / D Raphael.

Bred by Aquis in partnership, Divano is the first winner for Been Scene, a three time winning Bianconi (USA) mare, whose grand-dam is Group III winner Princess Plume.

Divano is the second winner in Hong Kong from just three starters for Brave Smash, whose third crop of foals are two year-olds and already include the Brisbane metro winner Strawberry Smash.

The first crop of Yarraman Park bred foals for Brave Smash are on the ground this spring and promise deliver a bright future for the young stallion, who got his first Group I winner this season in Kimochi.

Brave Smash (Jpn)

Brave Smash has five entries for Magic Millions and four for Inglis Classic.

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Race Result - Lord Kanaloa Hcp (C3) 1200m

Sha Tin Track: Good Time: 1:08.78
1
Divano
- 4g Brave Smash (JPN) x Been Scene (AUS) (Bianconi (USA))
Tnr: K W Lui Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58
2
1.8
King Profit
- 4g Stratosphere (AUS) x Digger's Girl (AUS) (Needs Further (AUS))
Tnr: C S Shum Rdr: A Pouchin 53
3
2
Young Superstar
- 4g Press Statement (AUS) x Rich Pickings (AUS) (I Am Invincible (AUS))
Tnr: A S Cruz Rdr: Y L Chung 59
4
3.5
Champion Instinct
- 5g Holler (AUS) x Acantha (NZ) (Iffraaj (GB))
Tnr: D J Hall Rdr: M F Poon 53
5
4
Patch Of Cosmo
- 3g Super Seth (AUS) x Thee (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: K L Man Rdr: Luke Ferraris 55
6
4
Swagger Bro
- 4g Capitalist (AUS) x Janast (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: D A Hayes Rdr: M L Yeung 55
7
4.3
Lifeline Express
- 4g Shooting To Win (AUS) x La Comedienne (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: J J Size Rdr: A Badel 54
8
4.5
Victory Sky
- 4g U S Navy Flag (USA) x No Tricks (NZ) (Savabeel (AUS))
Tnr: P F Yiu Rdr: K C Leung 55
9
6
Not Usual Star
- 7g Zoustar (AUS) x Acouplamas (AUS) (Al Maher (AUS))
Tnr: W Y So Rdr: Keagan De Melo 55
10
6
Eighty Light Years
- 6g Dream Ahead (USA) x Blue Ocean (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: T P Yung Rdr: P N Wong 53.5
11
6
Savvy Brilliant
- 4g Toronado (IRE) x Liberty Made (AUS) (Statue Of Liberty (USA))
Tnr: F C Lor Rdr: Z Purton 61
12
7
Halo Of Success
- 4g Zoustar (AUS) x Written Era (AUS) (Written Tycoon (AUS))
Tnr: D Eustace Rdr: A Atzeni 55.5
13
7.3
C Yeah
- 4g Swiss Ace (AUS) x Remedy (NZ) (Jimmy Choux (NZ))
Tnr: K H Ting Rdr: H Bentley 54.5
14
11
Wonderstar
- 5g Starspangledbanner (AUS) x Wangaala (AUS) (Toorak Toff (AUS))
Tnr: P C Ng Rdr: K Teetan 61
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