Bowman captured the Colin Browell Memorial Handicap (2400m) at Bendigo racecourse on Tuesday with Maunahost, who was having just his second race for his new stable.

The four-year-old stamped himself as an emerging stayer with a tough performance in the feature race, named in honour of the former Bendigo jockey, who died in 2012, following a lengthy battle with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

It was the mare’s second win in three starts, his previous victory coming under the tutelage of Weir at Geelong in January.

Stable spokesperson Danita Bowman described getting a win with the horse so soon after his arrival at the stable as a ‘bonus’.

“She came to us in great order obviously from the Weir stable and she was very unlucky last start at Donald,” she said.

“We stepped her up distance and she got the job done well.

“Her mother (Maunatrice) was the same, she was an out-and-out stayer. If she can follow in her footsteps going forward we’ll be in for a good ride.”

The mare was ridden perfectly by Dean Yendall, who has been aboard the horse in both of her career wins (from 10 starts).

The five-time Group-1 winning rider said he was honoured to win the race named after a jockey he rode against and respected.

“He was a great fellow … Colin and his family are well known around this area, it’s just great I can win this race in his honour,” Yendall said.

“He was a lovely guy.”

Meanwhile, Sutton Grange trainer Brent Stanley continued his love affair with the Bendigo track by saddling up the winner in a race named after his own Cloud9 Thoroughbreds with in-form gelding Snipes.

The five-year-old made it back-to-back victories with an imposing front-running performance over 1600m with Michael Walker.

It was the same trainer-jockey combination which landed last year’s Group 3 Bendigo Cup with Red Alto.

Stanley was full of praise for Snipes, who carried two kilograms extra than he did in his previous start win at Moonee Valley.

“He had 61.5kg and free-rolled, but the further he goes the quicker he goes,” he said.

“He’s been sound and healthy this preparation and I can’t wait to get him up to his peak distance to 2000m and beyond.

“It’s good being able to sponsor a race for a great (racing) club, which is borderline my local …. I am just up the road from here.”

Snipes’ win followed on directly from Stanley’s victory at Morphettville on Saturday with Lucky Fish, to give the former Group 1-winning jockey five winners from his last 14 starts.

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