Benny The Bear (GB)
Owner: Mr R R Whitton Trainer: Miss L A Perratt Sex: colt Age: 4
Breeding: Rambling Bear / Mitchelland (Namaqualand)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places on the loop) | 1 | |||
| Good (Straight Course: Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm (Firm in places, watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2 | |||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 15 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2011 | Newcastle | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f | 6 | Moonlight Mystery | 9st 2lbs | 6 of 16 | P Makin | 8/1 |
| led centre, headed by centre group well over 2f out, one pace | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2011 | Ayr | Soft (Heavy in places) | 7f 50y | 6 | Benny The Bear | 9st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | P Makin | 5/1 |
| keen pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again towards finish, gamely | |||||||||
| 03 Sep 2011 | Musselburgh | Good (Straight Course: Good to Soft in places) | 1m | 4 | Just The Tonic | 9st 2lbs | 11 of 14 | F Tylicki | 14/1 |
| pressed leader, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2011 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Soft in places on the loop) | 6f 5y | 6 | Ryedane | 10st 10lbs | 10 of 13 | S Feeney | 7/1 |
| awkwardly away, soon led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Aug 2011 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 50y | 6 | Blues Jazz | 9st 7lbs | 4 of 12 | S B Kelly | 3/1 |
| awkward leaving stalls, took keen hold tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | |||||||||
| 06 Aug 2011 | Ayr | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 7f 50y | 5 | Benny The Bear | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 9 | S B Kelly | 11/2 |
| made all, soon clear, ridden over 2f out, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 25 Jul 2011 | Ayr | Good to Firm | 7f 50y | 6 | Dhhamaan | 9st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | P Makin | 16/1 |
| slowly into stride, mid-division on inside and took keen hold, headway over 2f out, switched right 1f out, not able to trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2011 | Ayr | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 7f 50y | 5 | Sabratha | 8st 9lbs | 8 of 14 | P Donaghy | 33/1 |
| steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression | |||||||||
| 30 Oct 2010 | Ayr | Heavy | 6f | 5 | Ingleby Arch | 8st 7lbs | 5 of 13 | S De Sousa | 11/2 |
| slowly into stride, towards rear and pushed along, kept on same pace over 1f out | |||||||||
| 22 Oct 2010 | Ayr | Good to Soft | 6f | 6 | Charles Parnell | 8st 13lbs | 4 of 17 | P Mulrennan | 25/1 |
| hampered soon after start, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Sep 2010 | Redcar | Good to Firm (Firm in places, watered) | 6f | 5 | Kate Skate | 9st 3lbs | 7 of 9 | P J McDonald | 8/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2010 | Hamilton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 6f 5y | 5 | Stellarina | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 6 | I J Brennan | 6/1 |
| fly jumped start, slow into stride, keen in touch over 4f out, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on near finish | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 2009 | Hamilton | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 6f 5y | 5 | Gillburg | 9st 3lbs | 4 of 6 | P J McDonald | 13/2 |
| in rear, ridden over 2f out, never trouble leaders | |||||||||
| 05 Aug 2009 | Newcastle | Good to Firm | 6f | 5 | Hoof It | 9st 3lbs | 3 of 8 | R Ffrench | 20/1 |
| held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 25 May 2009 | Carlisle | Good to Firm | 5f | 5 | Ceedwell | 9st 3lbs | of 11 | Darren Moffatt | |


