Benilk
(AUS)About
Benilk is a 16yo bay gelding from Australia trained by John Keys. He is sired by the stallion West Quest out of the dam Silk 'n' Roses. Benilk has secured 3 wins throughout his career. On August 6, 2013, at Devonport Tapeta Synthetic, Benilk achieved his most notable victory, taking the $12500 J Boag And Son Benchmark 62 Hcp. Benilk has retired from racing, with his final race on October 22, 2014, at Launceston.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Launceston 22-Oct-14 1200m SOFT 5 R7 Bm72 (of $14,000) Barrier 9 | Y Nishitani 56kg, Cd 0 | UPD (10) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 06-Aug-13 1350m SYNTHETIC R6 Bm62 $8,125 (of $12,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:21.590, SP: $6 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.900 got upper hand over final 100m and was too strong | T Buck 59.5kg | 1 (10) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 07-Jul-13 1350m SYNTHETIC R7 CL2 $625 (of $12,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:21.770, SP: $4.30 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.180 held ground to the line | P Keane 58.5kg | 4 (10) |
| Launceston 23-Jun-13 1220m SOFT 5 R7 CL2 $625 (of $12,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.680, SP: $9.60 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 6th drove back to inside and held ground | P Keane 57.5kg | 4 (13) |
| Hobart Inside Track 09-Jun-13 1100m GOOD 4 R9 CL4 $2,500 (of $12,500) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.420, SP: $17.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.760 stuck to rails and finished off well for second | P Keane 55.5kg | 2 (8) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 17-Feb-13 1650m SYNTHETIC R5 MDN/CL1-SW $8,125 (of $12,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:44.610, SP: $2.80F In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.840 hit front on the turn and just held on | J Maskiell 59kg | 1 (9) |
| Hobart 03-Feb-13 1600m SOFT 5 R3 MDN/CL1-SW $625 (of $12,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:40.840, SP: $8.90 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.280 fought gamely in the straight to just miss place | J Maskiell 59kg | 4 (14) |
| Hobart 20-Jan-13 1600m GOOD 4 R1 MDN/CL1-SW $1,250 (of $12,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:41.490, SP: $5.30 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st led to turn, gave a kick and battled on strongly | J Maskiell 59kg | 3 (9) |
| Launceston 02-Jan-13 1400m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 $1,250 (of $12,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.560, SP: $15.40 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd first two displayed a superior turn of foot | J Maskiell 58.5kg | 3 (14) |
| Launceston 19-Dec-12 1200m SOFT 7 R4 CL1 (of $12,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:13.980, SP: $10 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 6th couldn't quicken enough and just boxed on evenly | K Sanderson 59kg | 7 (14) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 09-Dec-12 1000m SYNTHETIC R5 CL1 (of $12,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:00.780, SP: $3.10F In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.140 didn't accelerate enough to threaten leaders | K Sanderson 59kg | 5 (13) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 19-Nov-12 800m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN/CL1-TRL, Winning Time: 00:49.000 | K Sanderson | 1 (5) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 26-Aug-12 1150m GOOD R3 3UP MDN-SW $8,125 (of $12,500) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.000, SP: $1.50F In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.980 | K Sanderson 58.5kg | 1 (13) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 12-Aug-12 1150m GOOD R2 MDN-SW $2,500 (of $12,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.300, SP: $1.80F In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 fought on gamely, but no match for winner | K Sanderson 58.5kg | 2 (13) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 29-Jul-12 1000m GOOD R2 MDN-SW (of $12,500) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:00.300, SP: $5.70 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 worked home well considering the tough run early | K Sanderson 58.5kg | 5 (12) |
| Devonport Tapeta Synthetic 17-Jul-12 800m SYNTHETIC R2 3YO -TRL, Winning Time: 00:47.450 | K Sanderson | 1 (7) |