July 27, 2026 — 4:45pm
Top apprentice Braith Nock will make an appearance at Bathurst on Tuesday with the jockey having two key rides on the seven-race card.
Nock was last season’s premier apprentice in Sydney and is running second in this year’s race behind Siena Grima. Nock has no claim to use on country tracks, but that hasn’t stopped Warwick Farm trainer Jarrod Austin from booking him to partner Smichov in the Bathurst AG, Horse And Pet Class 1 Handicap (1400m).
Smichov was placed in two of his first three starts before resuming from a spell this campaign with a victory at Bathurst when scoring narrowly. He followed that up with a sixth at Newcastle.
Nock’s other ride is on the Angus Stewart-trained De Joker in the Dusty Hooves Media Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap (1300m).
