Brad McLean was cleared by stewards to ride Black And Bent only an hour before the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool on Wednesday and scored an emotional win on the favourite.The 25-year-old had an agonising wait before finding out from Racing Victoria Limited chief steward Terry Bailey that a urine sample he gave on Tuesday morning was negative.Black And Bent's trainer Robert Smerdon became the first recipient of the trainers' bonus, a $90,000 Mercedes-Benz 4WD, with the feature success and the

Brad McLean was cleared by stewards to ride Black And Bent only an hour before the Galleywood Hurdle at Warrnambool on Wednesday and scored an emotional win on the favourite.

The 25-year-old had an agonising wait before finding out from Racing Victoria Limited chief steward Terry Bailey that a urine sample he gave on Tuesday morning was negative.

Black And Bent's trainer Robert Smerdon became the first recipient of the trainers' bonus, a $90,000 Mercedes-Benz 4WD, with the feature success and the victory of King Kalakaua two races later in The Midfield Group Country Showcase Hcp (1400m).

Smerdon needed to win a feature and three other races at the three-day carnival which he did with ease.

He won Tuesday's Brierly Steeplechase win with Black And Bent's older half-brother Some Are Bent and on Wednesday landed a quartet of winners.

He combined for a flat treble with jockey Mark Zahra, with Shewan in the Winning Edge Presentations Maiden Plate (1400m), King Kalakaua and Rich Unicorn in the Sinclair Wilson Hcp (1000m).

Several trainers had come close to winning the car in the previous 12 years including Smerdon himself, Darren Weir and Robbie Laing.

However Smerdon said he would have to sell the car as part of the terms of his agreement with Aquanita Racing which does all his administrative work.

Aquanita will get 50 per cent of the proceeds of the vehicle.

McLean was stood down from riding Some Are Bent who won the Brierly with replacement jockey Steven Pateman aboard.

McLean had an irregularity when tested two weeks ago at Sandown and admitted on Tuesday there was an issue with South Australian stewards over a dietary supplement he had been taking when he tested positive at Oakbank over Easter.

"It was tough and without the support of family and friends I would have battled a bit," McLean said.

"In the end they made it a lot easier and it's just good to win on good horses like this."

The Galleywood has been a great race for Smerdon who has now won it four times having also won with Big Dermott (1996), Tahbob (1997) and Some Are Bent in 2007.

Jumps racing's white knight Mike Symons, who represented the industry in discussions with RVL to get a reprieve for jumps racing after it was banned last year, is in the ownership of both Black And Bent and Some Are Bent and according to Smerdon does all their race programming.

A delighted Symons described the win as special, but on a sad note the John Wheeler-trained Sirrocean Storm was taken away from the track in the horse ambulance after appearing to break down on the flat early in the Galleywood.

It was later confirmed by Bailey that the horse had broken a back leg on the third jump and had to be put down.

"Mike has put his money on the line as well as his reputation and skills and got the job done. He did all the research on the French jumps and he wants it (jumps racing) saved for the good of the game so it's good that he's got some result out of it," Smerdon said.

Black And Bent was too strong for Grizz with last year's winner Desert Master, who bungled the last jump, fighting back gamely for third.