Confidence Booster for Benaud

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday July 4

There was no more impressive winner anywhere in Australia today than Benaud, as he should be as a G1 placed earner of over $580,000, who had frustratingly forgotten how to win!

Runner-up in the 2022 Group I ATC Australian Derby, the John O’Shea trained Benaud broke his maiden at Nowra in September 2021 and has been winless since despite running some terrific races in tough stakes company.

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Dropped back light years in grade to a Class 1 set weights race over 2100m at Wyong he gave Tyler Schiller a trouble free ride when bolting clear to win by six lengths.

A $280,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase from the Valachi Downs draft for John O'Shea Racing / Laurel Oak Bloodstock, Benaud is a half-brother to four time Group I winner Tofane and this season’s Group I ATC The Metropolitan winner No Compromise. If he ever gets his mojo together in the right race, he could easily bring up the hat-trick of G1 winners for his dam!

Benaud was a $280,000 Karaka Book 1 purchase.

Benaud has a seriously deep pedigree as his dam Baggy Green is a half-sister to Group I winning mares Youngstar and Funstar, who are at stud in Japan and both have their first foals in the upcoming JRHA Sale , read about it here.

Benaud could be a future stakes-winner for Reliable Man, who stands at Westbury Stud at a fee of $13,500.


 

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Race Result - Happy Retirement Isorich Plate (C1) 2100m

Wyong Track: Soft(7) Time: 2:14.24
1
Benaud
- 4g Reliable Man (GB) x Baggy Green (AUS) (Galileo (IRE))
Tnr: J A O'Shea Rdr: Tyler Schiller 59
2
6.3
Fleet Commander
- 4h Galileo (IRE) x Atlantic Jewel (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: J R Collett 59
3
7.8
Got An Inspiration
- 4g Vadamos (FR) x Gentileschi (NZ) (Shocking (AUS))
Tnr: David Payne Rdr: Tom Sherry 59
4
10.8
Doutelle
- 3g Olympic Glory (IRE) x Festival Princess (IRE) (Barathea (IRE))
Tnr: Matthew Smith Rdr: B Spriggs 57.5
5
11.3
Go Seeking
- 4g Sebring (AUS) x Seeking Attention (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: J D Cooper Rdr: G Buckley 59
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