Bean A Pleasure (2018) Horse
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About
Bean A Pleasure is an 8yo bay gelding trained by Gary Vile in Otaki. He is by the stallion Spill the Beans out of the dam Japonica. He has won 6 races in his career so far. On 8th Feb 2026 in Otaki, he recorded his most significant win, capturing the $18500.00 Benchmark 65 Handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings 26-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 BM 65 Hcp $1,311 (of $52,457) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.470, SP: 81.40 1st Chicago Jack ( G Rooke 60 ) 2nd Live On Air ( E M Leighton 57 ) 0.70L 3rd Los Santos ( C Grylls 60 ) 1.20L 5th Bean A Pleasure ( T Davies 58.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 1.70L See full results | T Davies 58.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 1.70L | 5 (13) |
| Hawera 17-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 Restricted 60 Hcp $7,790 (of $13,910) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.040, SP: 9.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th 1st Bean A Pleasure ( T Davies 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Mister Meaner ( K A Myers 59.5 ) 0.50L 3rd Gold Card ( C Dell 58 ) 1.50L See full results | T Davies 59kg, Cd 57kg | 1 (12) |
| Waverley 09-May-26 1400m SOFT 5 R6 BM 65 Hcp $412 (of $16,477) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:23.790, SP: 11.90 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th 1st Did The Trick ( K Chowdhoory 56.5 ) 2nd Chester Boy ( K A Myers 58.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Dancing Shadow ( C Dell 58.5 ) 2.00L 5th Bean A Pleasure ( M Singh 57.5 ) 2.60L See full results | M Singh 57.5kg 2.60L | 5 (7) |
| Otaki 11-Apr-26 1600m SOFT 6 R6 BM 65 Hcp (of $28,933) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:38.110, SP: 27.60 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 10th 1st Lerado ( G Rooke 58 ) 2nd Hakkinen ( S Mcnab 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Capaci ( C J Grylls 56.5 ) 0.90L 11th Bean A Pleasure ( E Nicholas 57 , Cd 56 ) 7.50L See full results | E Nicholas 57kg, Cd 56kg 7.50L | 11 (14) |
| Trentham 28-Mar-26 1400m SOFT 5 R3 BM 65 Hcp $2,716 (of $54,324) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.300, SP: 29.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th 1st Paddy The Farmer ( M Cameron 57.5 ) 2nd Only The Lonely ( K Chowdhoory 58 ) 3.80L 3rd Classy Brahma ( B Queiroz 58 ) 4.00L 4th Bean A Pleasure ( T Mitchell 57 , Cd 56 ) 4.40L See full results | T Mitchell 57kg, Cd 56kg 4.40L | 4 (14) |