Bean A Pleasure (2018) Horse
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About
The eight-year-old bay gelding Bean A Pleasure, by Spill the Beans out of Japonica, is trained by Gary Vile and owned by S & N Vile, K & S Whitaker, S & K Beard and others. Across 64 starts he has recorded six wins and been placed ten times, earning $100,374 in prize money. His most recent start came at Hastings on 26 September 2026, finishing 5th of 13 runners. His latest victory was at Hawera on 17 May 2026.
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 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Chicago Jack ( G Rooke 60 ) 2nd Live On Air ( E M Leighton 57 ) 0.80L 3rd Los Santos ( C J Grylls 60 ) 1.30L 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) |