New Season Winner for Brave Smash

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Aug 8

He was the leading first season sire by winners in Australia last season and Yarraman Park’s Brave Smash (Jpn) is on the board with his first new season winner after the Lindsay Park trained filly Goketsu scored at Pakenham on Tuesday.

She be little, but she be mighty - Goketsu wins at Pakenham - image Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Sixth on debut last month at Geelong, Goketsu took good improvement from the run and charged late between horses to snatch a well timed long head win in the 1200m maiden for Patrick Moloney.

“She’s probably one of the smallest horses I’ve ever ridden, but she’s very genuine,” said Patrick Moloney.

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Goketsu was retained to race by her breeder Mr Lee and is the first winner for Bolly, a winning half-sister by Poet’s Voice (GB) to stakes-winner Shigeru Sendan.

Goketsu is the 12th  first crop winner and first of the new season for Brave Smash, who is fully booked at Yarraman Park at a fee of $33,000.

Brave Smash (Jpn), click for a Hypo mating.

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Race Result - PRC Memberships Available Now Mdn 1200m

Pakenham Synthetic Track: Synthetic(0) Time: 1:11.04
1
Goketsu
- 3f Brave Smash (JPN) x Bolly (AUS) (Poet's Voice (GB))
Tnr: Ben, Will & Jd Hayes Rdr: Patrick Moloney 55
2
0.2
Master Of Mischief
- 4g Magnus (AUS) x Romantic Spirit (AUS) (Bel Esprit (AUS))
Tnr: Ms R Mangan Rdr: Carleen Hefel 59.5
3
0.6
Voriah
- 4m Pariah (AUS) x Vortex (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: David & Coral Feek Rdr: Thomas Stockdale 57.5
4
0.7
Freedom Star
- 5g Zoustar (AUS) x Asylum Seeker (SAF) (Count Dubois (GB))
Tnr: M M Laurie Rdr: Zac Spain 59.5
5
0.8
Made The Effort
- 4m Reward For Effort (AUS) x Lovely You're Here (AUS) (Dehere (USA))
Tnr: J W Price Rdr: J Mott 57.5
6
2.3
Bao Bun
- 4m Spieth (NZ) x Skibo Castle (AUS) (Carnegie (IRE))
Tnr: R Griffiths & M De Kock Rdr: Logan McNeil 57.5
7
2.4
Lip De Lane
- 4m Puissance De Lune (IRE) x Cloud Jumper (AUS) (Street Boss (USA))
Tnr: J W Price Rdr: Ms A Herrmann 57.5
8
2.5
Pearl Crescent
- 3f Not A Single Doubt (AUS) x Blue Morpho (AUS) (Hussonet (USA))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: C Newitt 55
9
2.6
Power Crunch
- 5g Safeguard (AUS) x Unruffled (AUS) (Nicconi (AUS))
Tnr: D C Harrison Rdr: Laura Lafferty 59.5
10
2.7
Tymon
- 3g Rubick (AUS) x Reilly O' (NZ) (O'reilly (NZ))
Tnr: M Price & M Kent Jnr Rdr: Beau Mertens 57
11
4.2
Five Star King
- 3g Toronado (IRE) x Four Star Princess (AUS) (General Nediym (AUS))
Tnr: J D Sadler Rdr: Matthew Cartwright 57
12
4.6
Kurolation
- 5g Kuroshio (AUS) x Revelation (AUS) (Reset (AUS))
Tnr: G Eurell Rdr: B Melham 59.5
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