Bobby Bennu (2021)

Foal Date

01-May-21

Colour

gray

Sire

Phoenix Of Spain

Dam

Clenaghcastle Lady

Prize Money

96055

Trainer

R Varian

Owners

Middleham Park Racing XLIII

About

Bobby Bennu is a 4yo gelding trained by R Varian in Newmarket. He is by the stallion Phoenix Of Spain out of the mare Clenaghcastle Lady. To date, he has recorded three wins. On 13 November 2024 at Lingfield, he secured his most notable triumph, collecting $14,952 in the Class 3 Handicap.

Raced At

Chester • Haydock • Wolverhampton • Lingfield • Southwell • Epsom • Newmarket • Thirsk • Kempton

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Ascot 18-Oct-25 1610m GOOD R7 CL2 Hcp (of $196,740) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.430, SP: 23.00	R Dawson 55.8kg 8.15L	15 (20)
Ascot 06-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R3 CL2 Hcp $2,416 (of $78,696) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.990, SP: 19.00	R Dawson 60.8kg 5.05L	5 (20)
Chester 03-Aug-25 1410m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp $755 (of $24,592) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:24.730, SP: 3.00	S D Sousa 64.4kg 5.20L	5 (7)
Haydock 05-Jul-25 1440m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp $12,280 (of $49,185) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:30.920, SP: 9.00 Held up towards rear, good headway far side of group chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on until headed towards finish	R Dawson 61.2kg 0.50L	2 (11)
Chester 31-May-25 1410m GOOD R2 CL2 Hcp (of $49,185) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:28.860, SP: 5.50 Wore red hood to post, fractious at start, prominent on outer, pushed along well over 1f out, soon weakened	S D Sousa 59kg 5.25L	8 (13)
Wolverhampton 07-Jan-25 1440m GOOD R4 CL2 Hcp $3,047 (of $24,790) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.190, SP: 4.33 Raced keenly, held up in last pair, angled out turning in, headway chasing leaders soon after, ridden and went 3rd inside final furlong, closed on 2nd, no chance with winner	J Mitchell 59.4kg 1.80L	3 (8)
Lingfield 13-Nov-24 1410m GOOD R5 CL3 Hcp $7,956 (of $14,952) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.440, SP: 2.88 Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well	J Mitchell 61.7kg	1 (9)
Southwell 18-Oct-24 1420m GOOD R6 CL2 Hcp $6,388 (of $24,789) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:25.760, SP: 5.00 Pulled hard early, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on	J Mitchell 59.9kg 5.00L	2 (12)
Epsom 26-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R2 Hcp $604 (of $10,308), Winning Time: 01:21.950, SP: 4/1 Keen tracked leaders, ridden and short lived effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong	S D Sousa 61.2kg, Cd 0 4.50L	5 (6)
Newmarket 10-Aug-24 1410m GOOD R3 Hcp $755 (of $12,885), Winning Time: 01:24.580, SP: 7/2 Took keen hold, led, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong	S D Sousa 58.5kg, Cd 0 5.50L	5 (9)
Thirsk 17-Jul-24 1410m SOFT R4 Nv $3,780 (of $3,780), Winning Time: 01:27.390, SP: evens Pulled hard, made all, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, edged right and found bit extra towards finish, all out, gamely	S D Sousa 62.1kg	1 (9)
Chester 29-Jun-24 1520m GOOD R6 Nv $7,644 (of $7,644), Winning Time: 01:33.450, SP: 10/11 Made all, ridden over 1f out, soon well clear, easily	S D Sousa 60.3kg	1 (4)
Kempton 06-Jun-24 1410m GOOD R3 Nv $2,788 (of $5,940), Winning Time: 01:24.070, SP: 11/1 Mid-division on inside, hard ridden 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on strongly	S D Sousa 59kg 1.25L	2 (12)