Benriach (AUS) Horse
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Benriach is a six-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, by Rubick out of Finishing Touch. He is in the care of trainer Samantha McGuren and races for owners Ms S McGuren, M J Stevenson, C T Pearce and others. Out of 23 starts he has secured a single victory, placed second once and earned three third‑place finishes, accumulating $50,165 in prize money. His most recent outing was at Grafton on 13 October 2026, where he came home 6th out of 11 runners. His latest win was recorded at Yarra Valley on 24 March 2026.
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Coffs Harbour • Grafton • Murwillumbah • Yarra Valley • Sale • Moe • Cranbourne • MorningtonRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour 31-Oct-26 1300m SOFT 7 R3 BONVILLE PLUMBING CLASS 2 HANDICAP Barrier 4, SP: 7.00 | B.Looker 55kg 3.66L | 3 (6) |
| Grafton 13-Oct-26 1175m SOFT 7 R6 BM58 $600 (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.430, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.060 1st Il Fratello ( D Peisley 60.5 ) 2nd Monaco Flyer ( L Rolls 57.5 ) 3.43L 3rd Ever So Ready ( M Palmer 60 ) 3.59L 6th Benriach ( A Mallyon 56.5 ) 6.20L See full results | A Mallyon 56.5kg 6.20L | 6 (11) |
| Coffs Harbour 13-Sep-26 1218m GOOD 4 R4 CL1 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:12.010, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.660 1st Outoftheoffice ( J Duggan 55 ) 2nd Wild Monarch ( D J Smith 55.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Hard Jakka ( O S Chambers 58 ) 0.27L 12th Benriach ( G Palmer 56 , Cd 53 ) 5.73L See full results | G Palmer 56kg, Cd 53kg 5.73L | 12 (12) |
| Coffs Harbour 03-Sep-26 1212m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.440, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.130 1st Jade Trees ( G Spokes 58 , Cd 56.5 ) 2nd Felis Chaus ( L H Smyth 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.34L 3rd Prince De Vega ( A R D Morgan 58 ) 1.64L 5th Benriach ( G Palmer 56.5 , Cd 53.5 ) 3.10L See full results | G Palmer 56.5kg, Cd 53.5kg 3.10L | 5 (12) |
| Murwillumbah 21-Aug-26 1200m SOFT 5 R8 CL1 $1,475 (of $30,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.630, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Spicy Wings ( A J Mallyon 56.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Bellarata ( J L Bayliss 55 ) 1.23L 3rd Till Dusk ( R Maloney 59 ) 1.48L 4th Benriach ( G Palmer 55.5 , Cd 52.5 ) 2.54L See full results | G Palmer 55.5kg, Cd 52.5kg 2.54L | 4 (12) |
| Grafton 19-Jul-26 1100m SOFT 5 R3 CG&E BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:03.720, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.370 1st Beer Baron ( N Heywood 61 ) 2nd Custo ( G Spokes 62 , Cd 60 ) 0.02L 3rd Cosmic Coco ( R Spokes 57.5 ) 1.65L 11th Benriach ( G Palmer 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 5.86L See full results | G Palmer 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 5.86L | 11 (12) |
| Yarra Valley 24-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 4, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | C Gaudray 59.5kg 0.1L | 1 (9) |
| Yarra Valley 15-Mar-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 5, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | B Mertens 59.5kg 0.22L | 4 (9) |
| Sale 11-Feb-26 1206m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 5, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | B Mertens 59.5kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Moe 25-Jan-26 1100m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW (of $42,500) Barrier 10, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 10th | J Noonan 59.5kg 7.13L | 11 (11) |
| Cranbourne 03-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 3 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 2, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th | R Lamont 55.5kg 2.45L | 6 (8) |
| Mornington 05-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 10, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th | C Newitt 59.5kg 4.37L | 9 (11) |
| Southside Cranbourne 17-Nov-25 800m SOFT 6 R11 Jump Out-S6 | J Childs | 4 (5) |
| Southside Cranbourne 03-Nov-25 800m SOFT 6 R5 Jump Out-S6 | N Dartnell | 7 (10) |
| Cranbourne 23-May-25 1400m GOOD 3 R2 MDN-SW (of $40,000) Barrier 2, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 6th | B Egan 59.5kg 5.3L | 6 (9) |
| Sale 04-May-25 1728m SOFT 5 R4 MDN-SW (of $50,000) Barrier 6, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | C Gaudray 59.5kg 4.5L | 5 (14) |