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Bowman delivers on Brave Smash to deny Coolmore’s Manikato challenge by Michael Lynch

Brave Smash. Image: Racing Photos

Hugh Bowman winning a group 1 race at Moonee Valley, beating Oisin Murphy in a driving finish.

Could the conclusion to Friday night’s Manikato Stakes, in which the Bowman-partnered Brave Smash just ran down the Murphy- ridden Spirit Of Valor, be a preview for the $5 million Cox Plate on Saturday afternoon?

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