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By Tony Megahey

Rising apprentice Braith Nock has experienced plenty in his tender 21 years and taking on the power and ferocity of Brahman Bulls ensured race riding held no fears.

Braith, the son of prominent regional trainer Jane Clement, and newly indentured to family friend Brett Cavanough, has a near full book at Tuesday’s Tamworth TAB meeting including two favourites.

Braith’s early passions were rodeo riding.

Talented apprentice Braith Nock

And from a youngster calf riding, he progressed from winning national championships to the rodeo big time of bull riding on the professional circuit in the USA. Immensely popular and widely televised.

Of Braith’s seven rides on Tamworth’s eight-race program the Paul Messara-trained Sumptuary should justify an odds-on quote in the TAB.com.au Country Boosted Class 2 (1200m) with 59.5kg, less the luxury of Braith’s 3kg claim.

Sumptuary ($2 favourite on TAB) was a convincing winner recently at Muswellbrook, understandably at $1.30 after the Snitzel filly finished a creditable third to boom southern flyer Mogo Magic in a TAB Highway at Royal Randwick in February.

“She looks a really nice progressive filly, the breeding the form she’s in and early Foreign Brother (race one-$9) is up there as good chance,” Braith offered.

“I did rodeo in Canada when some mates went over, it was an experience, yep Brahmans can give you a hot ride, making the eight seconds time limit. They cause some injuries.”

They sure do at a ‘ton’ plus and their penchant to attack helpless fallen riders.

So back to more civilised riding with seven mounts on the eight races is welcomed by his most devoted supporter.

“Braith grew up riding horses and cattle, he’s had his falls but is scared of nothing, a natural,” explained mum Jane.

“He’s been to the US and outback Queensland riding and for life experiences.

“When he wanted to be a professional jockey we sent him to Brett [Cavanough] because we train differently on a farm and our own track.

“Braith needed to develop his career educated by a professional trainer with numbers and the better quality horses. And only the bigger stables can give you those opportunities.

“But Braith rides well, balanced and confident, always has been.”

Aside from the prime rides on Sumptuary and Foreign Brother, Braith rides Cavanough maidens on a day where Tamworth is a Soft 7 in fine weather.

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