Bransom romps home in Malaysia second-up
KUALA LUMPUR - Bransom benefited from one run under his belt in Malaysia to score an easy win in the RM53,000 (S$15,900) Class 3 sprint (1,020m) at Sungai Besi on March 23.
The former Singapore galloper won five races from Restricted Maiden to Class 4 level in Singapore. After his last win in June, the Brazen Beau five-year-old ran unplaced in four runs in Class 3 before moving across the Causeway to join trainer Simon Dunderdale.
His first win in Kuala Lumpur came three weeks after his last race on March 1, when he was up on the pace but faded to finish eighth in the Class 3 race (1,200m).
Ridden by Carlos Henrique for the first time, Bransom came in with strong support ($23) despite his unplaced finish. Big Bad Mama (Winston Cheah Wei Wen) took up the front-running role as usual, with Bransom trailing in second.
At the 600m, Darc Bounty (Khaw Choon Kit), RS Dream (Azizi Azhari) and Honesty (Harmeet Singh Gill) circled outside of Bransom to give chase behind the leader, but Henrique kept his cool and stayed on the rails in fifth place.
As the other runners swung wide into the straight, Bransom - who was on the inside - easily moved up to second again.
He ranged alongside Big Bad Mama at the 200m and began to draw clear soon after, before going on to win by 2¼ lengths. January (Andre da Silva) beat Snow Dragon (Nuqman Rozi) by a head for the minor placings.
Henrique, who brought up a double after he rode the Tan Eng Peow-trained Nineoneone ($19) to win the Class 5 race (1,800m) earlier, was optimistic of a win after Bransom did well in his trackwork.
"I rode him in trackwork every day this week. He galloped nicely and I was confident of a win," said the Brazilian hoop.
"He was ready for this race and the inside draw (barrier 1) helped me to get into a good position in the race. He kicked very well and won easily."
Another ex-Singapore galloper, Stop The Water, also cruised home to a 2¼-length win in another RM53,000 Class 3 sprint (1,020m) at Sungai Besi on March 23.
Now trained by Richard Lines and ridden by Laercio de Souza, the son of Headwater sprinted past leader Heart Of Fire (da Silva) for a $6 payout at his second win in Malaysia.
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