Three-year-old Black And Bent has continued to confound his connections with what is shaping as an unprecedented start to a modern day racing career.The Black Hawk gelding has a lot to live up to being a half brother of champion jumper Some Are Bent but showed he had similar tough attributes with a dominant win in an action-packed Pooley Ridge Hurdle (3200m) at Sandown on Wednesday.Black And Bent avoided two fallen horses and another two who lost their riders to score a nine length win over six-

Three-year-old Black And Bent has continued to confound his connections with what is shaping as an unprecedented start to a modern day racing career.

The Black Hawk gelding has a lot to live up to being a half brother of champion jumper Some Are Bent but showed he had similar tough attributes with a dominant win in an action-packed Pooley Ridge Hurdle (3200m) at Sandown on Wednesday.

Black And Bent avoided two fallen horses and another two who lost their riders to score a nine length win over six-year-old Our Santa and seven-year-old Satu San.

All the horses and riders escaped without serious injury.

It was the youngster's fourth win in 16 starts in his first campaign which started in October last year and his second win in four hurdle starts. His preparation has also included five jumps trials.

Henry Dwyer, deputising for trainer Robert Smerdon who is overseas, said Black And Bent had an "amazing constitution" and thrived on hard work.

"He's a lot like his older brother," Dwyer said.

"I don't want to draw parallels between the two horses at this stage but he does have the same constitution as him (Some Are Bent).

"He feels no pain, has no fear, eats everything and works the house down.

"He's is the type of horse you need for a jumper."

Owned in similar interests to Black And Bent, Some Are Bent is about to resume training after suffering "wear and tear" issues.

He has won 10 jumps races including the 2007 Grand National Hurdle and last year's Hiskens Steeplechase and there are hopes that he could contest next year's Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan.

Dwyer said the owners bought Black Are Bent sight unseen after he failed to reach his $30,000 reserve at both the 2007 Magic Millions National Yearling Sale in Queensland and also the 2007 Adelaide Magic Millions Sale.

"He has certainly come a long way in a short space of time," Dwyer said.

Dwyer said there were plans to give Black and Bent a break after he won a hurdle race at Warrnambool in May but he was still showing no signs of having enough.

"I think they will keep going with him but we don't have any lofty aspirations at the moment," Dwyer said.

"We will keep him ticking along and look for a Saturday race for him."

Fears were held for both Kimberley Dane and Bugatti Royale who both appeared to fall awkwardly but both escaped unharmed.

Jockey Bill Williams said Kimberly Dane brought himself undone when he took a extra big leap at a jump and he took a while to get his feet when he got tangled in his gear.

Brett Scott said his mount, Bugatti Royale, jumped the last hurdle well but appeared to trip himself on landing.

Quilter, who tossed Gavon Bedggood at the first jump, was found be lame in a foreleg.