WRITER BEN

39yo Brown Gelding
D.O.B: 05-Nov-1985
by RARE PEARL (FR)  from STRAIGHT VALLO
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Status Retired
Stewards Embargoes None on record
Last Gear Change* 13-Feb-1991, Blinkers, Off
Trainer
Racing Colours Brown, Light Blue V, Hooped Sleeves And Cap
Career Summary: 71-12:12:9    Prizemoney: $164,350    Total Bonus: $8,400
Min/Max-Dist-Win: 1200/1600     1st Up: 10:2-1-1    2nd Up: 9:2-1-0    
Track: 10:1-1-2    Dist: 4:0-1-0    Track/Dist: 1:0-0-0
Firm: 16:4-4-2     Good: 31:5-4-2     Soft: 18:2-3-3     Heavy: 6:1-1-2    Synthetic: 0:0-0-0


Recent Form
All Form
Embargoes
Gear Changes
Ratings
Noms | Wgts | Accs
 
7th of 11 CAUL 02Apr88 1000m Good3 2YC&G HCP $23,600 Mr Garry Murphy 53kg Barrier 11
1st Olympus 55kg 0:58.60, 13.6L 33-1
11th of 14 M V 16Apr88 1212m Good3 2YC&G HCP $24,500 Mr Garry Murphy 52kg Barrier 3
1st Olympus 57kg, 6th Glacier Peak (NZ) 51.5kg 1:12.20, 12.5L 66-1
2nd of 11 M V 30Apr88 1200m Good3 2YC&G HCP $22,200 ($5,000) Mr Garry Murphy 51kg Barrier 10
0:00.00, 4.5L 50-1
6th of 16 CAUL 17Aug88 1000m Soft7 3Y-1MW $12,400 D Triandafillou 52kg Barrier 16
0:00.00, 8.3L 8-1
14th of 3 SAND 31Aug88 1200m Soft7 3Y-1MW $12,700 Mr Garry Murphy 52kg Barrier 4
3rd Cossack Ruler 53.5kg, 15th Inca 53kg 0:00.00, 16.1L 14-1
3rd of 2 KYNE 15Sep88 1200m Heavy10 3Y MDN-SW $5,400 ($750) Mr Garry Murphy 55kg Barrier 1
4th Secret Girl 52.5kg 0:00.00, 1.5L 7-2
1st of 14 Y VL 22Sep88 1200m Soft5 3Y MDN-SW $6,200 ($4,375) Craig Dinn 55kg Barrier 4
9th Mandeville 55.5kg 1:14.40 4-5
1st of 13 BDGO 03Oct88 1400m Good3 3YC&G IMP $8,000 ($5,350) Mr Garry Murphy 55.5kg Barrier 7
9th Ritual Star 52.5kg 1:24.50 5-1
8th of 14 MORN 11Oct88 1500m Good3 3Y PROG $13,220 Mr Garry Murphy 55.5kg Barrier 6
0:00.00, 11L 5-2
1st of 12 TRAR 29Oct88 1430m Firm2 PROG $3,500 ($2,275) M Hyland 55.5kg Barrier 12
4th Watercilla 50.5kg, 7th Llana's Man 53kg 1:25.60 4-5
10th of 4 SAND 12Nov88 1600m Firm2 SAND GNEAS Group 2 $125,000 M Hyland 55.5kg Barrier 12
5th Glacier Peak (NZ) 55.5kg, 8th Vitalic 55.5kg 0:00.00, 11.1L 50-1
3rd of 14 M V 19Nov88 1600m Good3 3Y HCP $20,500 ($2,500) Mr Geoff Bamford 54kg Barrier 1
1st Warwick Castle (NZ) 53kg, 5th Malted Grain 52.5kg 1:37.60, 2.5L 10-1
5th of 3 FLEM 30Nov88 1400m Soft7 3Y-1MW $12,400 Mr Geoff Bamford 55.5kg Barrier 4
1st Sea Brigand 52kg, 7th Prairie Fox 51.5kg 1:26.30, 5.1L 2-1
3rd of 14 CAUL 13Dec88 1400m Good3 3YC&G-1MW $10,300 ($1,300) Mr Geoff Bamford 55.5kg Barrier 10
4th Daze 56.5kg, 8th Marine Habit 53kg 0:00.00, 1.8L 5-1
5th of 2 CAUL 26Dec88 1100m Soft5 3YC&G HCP $20,000 Michael Clarke 53.5kg Barrier 7
1st Benbara King (NZ) 54kg 1:05.30, 5L 8-1
5th of 7 SAND 21Jan89 1300m Good3 3YC&G HCP $22,500 Brian Werner 52kg Barrier 5
2nd Benbara King (NZ) 55kg 0:00.00, 3L 25-1
2nd of 10 GEEL 27Jun89 1175m Soft7 3Y PROG $6,600 ($1,800) J Salanitri 57kg (cd 54.5kg) Barrier 5
0:00.00, 0.4L 2-1
2nd of 15 SAND 12Jul89 1200m Soft7 3YC&G-1MW $11,600 ($2,800) D Triandafillou 57kg (cd 55.5kg) Barrier 14
1st Dendy Beach (NZ) 52.5kg, 9th Ceremonial Rite (NZ) 52kg 1:14.20, 4L 4-1
2nd of 20 FLEM 19Jul89 1200m Heavy10 3YC&G-1MW $13,760 ($2,800) D Triandafillou 56.5kg Barrier 2
1st Gold Discovery 55.5kg, 3rd Top Nip 56kg 1:14.70, 1.5L 12-1
3rd of 4 SAND 31Jul89 1450m Heavy10 3YC&G-1MW $11,720 ($1,400) D Triandafillou 56.5kg Barrier 9
1st Rare Chance 57.5kg, 6th Ritual Star 52kg 1:32.70, 8L 6-1
5th of 12 FLEM 09Aug89 1400m Heavy10 4Y-1MW $12,500 D Triandafillou 57kg (cd 55.5kg) Barrier 2
3rd Mr. Bumble 56kg 0:00.00, 9.3L 11-2
2nd of 3 BDLE 29Sep89 1200m Firm2 PROG $15,000 ($3,000) Rod Griffiths 55.5kg Barrier 13
3rd Blimey Charlie 56kg, 8th Relic Ruler 52kg 0:00.00, 0.2L 7-2
9th of 13 BRAT 12Oct89 1000m Soft7 PROG $8,000 Mr Neville Wilson 56.5kg Barrier 12
6th Rich Lord 55.5kg, 7th So Gay Paree 49.5kg 0:00.00, 7.2L 6-1
2nd of 13 MOE 19Oct89 1100m Good3 PROG $8,250 ($1,600) Mr Malcolm Pay 58kg Barrier 10
7th Think Black 51kg, 10th Special Cheque 52kg 0:00.00, 1.8L 5-2
1st of 4 GEEL 26Oct89 1500m Good3 PROG $8,000 ($5,200) Mr Malcolm Pay 57kg Barrier 9
6th Morally Chosen 53kg, 10th Relic Ruler 54kg 1:32.20 8-1
2nd of 12 KYNE 08Nov89 1450m Firm2 INT $10,000 ($2,000) Mr Malcolm Pay 56kg Barrier 6
3rd Mr. Bumble 54kg 0:00.00, 0.5L 7-2
8th of 4 SAND 20Mar90 1200m Good3 OPEN HCP $12,500 D Triandafillou 51kg Barrier 11
1st Pressman's Choice (NZ) 55kg, 2nd Rare Chance 53kg 1:10.40, 5.7L 16-1
6th of 14 CRAN 05Apr90 1300m Firm2 CL4 $8,000 Mr Peter Mertens 57.5kg Barrier 5
3rd Shaka Ruler 51.5kg 0:00.00, 4.7L 4-1
2nd of 11 MORN 18Apr90 1200m Soft7 CL4 $7,000 ($1,400) Mr Peter Mertens 57kg Barrier 8
0:00.00, 0.5L 7-2
1st of 11 SEYM 23Jul90 1200m Heavy10 CL4 $6,000 ($3,900) Mr Geoff Bamford 57.5kg Barrier 2
2nd Lesdon Pride 54kg 1:15.40, 1.5L 4-1
8th of 12 TRAR 06Aug90 1100m Heavy10 CL5 $5,000 Mr Geoff Bamford 57kg Barrier 4
1st Special Cheque 51.5kg, 2nd Mister Landau 53.5kg 1:10.40, 9.3L 7-4
3rd of 17 SAND 15Aug90 1200m Soft5 SC-HWGT $12,500 ($1,250) Mr Peter Mertens 54.5kg Barrier 6
1st Rajah Supreme 54.5kg, 5th Cossack Ruler 55kg 1:13.70, 0.9L 5-1
3rd of 10 GEEL 30Aug90 1400m Soft7 CL5 $8,000 ($800) Mr Peter Mertens 57kg Barrier 3
2nd Rich Lord 56.5kg 0:00.00, 5L 7-4
4th of 4 FLEM 12Sep90 1400m Good3 WLTR $12,500 ($625) Mr Peter Mertens 52.5kg Barrier 16
1st Godemus 55kg, 2nd Crackenback (NZ) 55.5kg 1:25.20, 4.9L 12-1
1st of 11 KYNE 20Sep90 1450m Good3 CL5 $7,500 ($4,875) Mr Peter Mertens 57.5kg Barrier 2
4th Shadow On the Moon 52kg 1:27.90 2-1
2nd of 12 FLEM 03Oct90 1600m Firm2 WLTR $12,500 ($2,500) Mr Peter Mertens 53kg Barrier 10
3rd Shadow On the Moon 49kg 0:00.00, 3L 25-1
7th of 14 CAUL 17Oct90 1600m Good3 CTRY PLTE $30,500 Mr Peter Mertens 53.5kg Barrier 4
3rd In the System 52kg 0:00.00, 6.4L 11-1
4th of 11 Y VL 01Nov90 1500m Good3 MEDIA CUP $15,600 ($750) Mr Peter Mertens 54kg Barrier 10
2nd Turnout 54.5kg 0:00.00, 0.7L 10-1
9th of 16 FLEM 08Nov90 1600m Good3 CTRY CUP $41,000 Mr Peter Mertens 51.5kg Barrier 6
2nd Merimbula Bay 57kg, 2nd Fox Wise (NZ) 53kg 0:00.00, 8.1L 20-1
1st of 15 SALE 14Feb91 1400m Firm2 CL6 $12,300 ($8,100) Mr Peter Mertens 57kg Barrier 10
9th Imperial Tango 54.5kg 1:24.50 6-1
1st of 13 WERR 28Feb91 1400m Firm2 OPEN HCP $15,500 ($10,250) Mr Peter Mertens 55.5kg Barrier 11
3rd Inca 55.5kg, 4th Explorer (NZ) 53.5kg 1:24.80 5-2
4th of 10 SALE 14Mar91 1700m Good3 OIL CUP $21,000 ($1,000) Mr Peter Mertens 53.5kg Barrier 9
6th High Waters 56kg, 8th Make a Space 51kg 0:00.00, 4.7L 5-1
1st of 12 OAKB 30Mar91 1400m Good3 NMW $14,200 ($9,860) David Tootell (Snr) 57kg Barrier 1
10th Transplant Lad 49kg, 11th Touch O' Tolhurst 50kg 1:27.52 14-10
1st of 18 SAND 06Apr91 1600m Good3 CTRY CUP $31,000 ($20,500) Mr Peter Mertens 53.5kg Barrier 4
2nd Purple Curse 53.5kg 1:36.00, 0.2L 15-1
2nd of 14 WANG 06May91 1600m Good3 WANG CUP $28,500 ($5,500) Mr Peter Mertens 55.5kg Barrier 7
1st Initial Wave (NZ) 51kg, 3rd Bronze Knight 55.5kg 1:35.70, 1.3L 4-1
4th of 15 M V 18May91 1600m Good3 OPEN HCP $25,000 ($1,250) Mr Peter Mertens 53kg Barrier 5
1st High Waters 52.5kg, 3rd Ritual Star 52kg 1:36.20, 1L 11-2
3rd of 16 FLEM 29May91 1400m Soft5 WLTR $12,500 ($1,250) John Keating 57.5kg (cd 54.5kg) Barrier 11
1st Rich Judgement 52.5kg, 2nd Marabou's Phantom (NZ) 55.5kg 1:25.50, 1L 3-1
8th of 11 SW H 10Jun91 1650m Soft7 SW H CUP $32,000 Mr Peter Mertens 55.5kg Barrier 2
1st High Waters 58kg, 3rd Ritual Star 54kg 1:43.30, 11.7L 5-1
3rd of 18 FLEM 02Oct91 1200m Firm2 WLTR $12,500 ($1,250) Mr Peter Mertens 57.5kg Barrier 15
1st Alishan 57.5kg, 2nd Starfleet Command (NZ) 54kg 1:09.60, 6.5L 12-1
1st of 9 MORN 15Oct91 1200m Firm2 WLTR $10,000 ($6,500) Mr Peter Mertens 59kg Barrier 5
3rd Imperial Bounty 54.5kg, 6th Hi Chicago 52.5kg 1:10.60 6-4
8th of 7 GEEL 23Oct91 1400m Good3 WLTR $12,600 Mr Peter Mertens 58.5kg Barrier 7
1st All Star (NZ) 52kg, 3rd Northern Highway 53.5kg 1:23.50, 3.3L 5-1
6th of 18 FLEM 07Nov91 1600m Firm2 CTRY CUP $41,000 Mr Peter Mertens 55kg Barrier 6
2nd Tramore Bay (NZ) 51.5kg, 3rd Cossack Ruler 53.5kg 0:00.00, 3.2L 12-1
3rd of 15 BRAT 21Nov91 1600m Firm2 OPEN HCP $13,000 ($1,200) Mr Peter Mertens 57kg Barrier 11
1st Century Magic 52kg, 2nd Hiarmour 54kg 1:37.90, 3.3L 7-2
2nd of 8 BDGO 17Dec91 1300m Good3 WLTR $7,000 ($1,400) Mr Brett Young 60.5kg (cd 58kg) Barrier 12
3rd Beat the Habit 53.5kg 0:00.00, 0.1L 4-1
4th of 13 CRAN 02Jan92 1400m Good3 WLTR $10,250 ($500) Mr Peter Mertens 61.5kg Barrier 6
1st Make a Space 53kg, 3rd Proud of It 55kg 1:24.30, 1L 4-1
5th of 14 RHIL 18Jan92 1500m Good3 4YO&UP-2MW $27,068 ($540) Sean Campton 58.5kg (cd 57kg) Barrier 12
2nd Pompeii Heir (NZ) 51.5kg, 3rd Open Mind 50kg 0:00.00, 3.5L 11-1
2nd of 14 PAK 05Feb92 1750m Firm2 PAK CUP $52,500 ($10,000) Mr Peter Mertens 54.5kg Barrier 2
1st Silver Dupion 57kg, 3rd Prince Sergovain 51kg 1:45.70, 0.3L 14-1
15th of 15 MORN 19Feb92 2000m Firm2 MORN CUP Listed $71,500 Mr Steven King 54kg Barrier 2
3rd Jusrullah 50.5kg 0:00.00, 10.6L 16-1
8th of 6 SAND 03Jun92 1200m Soft7 SC-HWGT $12,500 Mr Peter Mertens 59.5kg Barrier 1
1st Supervite (NZ) 54kg, 2nd Cheval Classique 57.5kg 1:13.10, 8.7L, 10-1/12-1/10-1
5th of 11 CRAN 27Aug92 1400m Soft7 WLTR $10,250 Glen Robinson 59kg Barrier 11
1st Big Barron (NZ) 58.5kg, 3rd Randall 54.5kg 1:27.90, 3.8L, 8-1/15-1/14-1
5th of 13 CRAN 07Oct92 1400m Soft7 WLTR $15,000 Glen Robinson 58.5kg Barrier 11
1st Benbara Knight (NZ) 56kg, 2nd Turnout 59kg 1:27.60, 4.6L, 8-1/14-1
16th of 18 CAUL 14Oct92 1600m Good3 CTRY CUP $30,600 Glen Robinson 56kg Barrier 8
1st Rasputin's Revenge (NZ) 51kg, 2nd Rajah Supreme 57kg 1:38.40, 6.2L, 10-1/15-1
10th of 14 SEYM 27Oct92 1600m Good3 OPEN HCP $7,000 Mr Geoff Bamford 55.5kg Barrier 1
1st Winning Strike (NZ) 51kg, 3rd Twice As Sharp 51.5kg 1:34.90, 11.9L, 6-1/8-1
1st of 12 FLEM 05Nov92 1600m Soft5 CTRY CUP $41,000 ($27,000) Brian York 53.5kg Barrier 2
2nd Rasputin's Revenge (NZ) 54.5kg 1:37.10, 0.8L, 20-1/25-1
12th of 14 SAND 14Nov92 1400m Firm2 SAND STKS Group 3 $60,600 Phil Alderman 49kg (cd 50kg) Barrier 4
1st Minyama 49.5kg, 3rd Beppiz Boy 49kg 1:21.80R, 7.5L, 16-1/25-1
8th of 14 ARAT 27Nov92 1980m Firm2 ARARAT CUP $17,000 Mr Neville Wilson 57kg Barrier 11
1st Akbaraly 53kg, 2nd Water Snow 54.5kg 2:00.70, 4L, 4-1/8-1
6th of 9 SALE 11Dec92 1600m Good3 OPEN HCP $8,200 Peter Hutchinson 57kg Barrier 9
1st Marango 53.5kg 1:36.80, 4.6L, 5-1/7-1
5th of 7 WANG 11Oct93 1200m Good3 FLYING $10,200 Mr Geoff Bamford 56.5kg Barrier 4
1st Chief Headhunter 52.5kg, 2nd Maest 56.5kg 1:11.50, 3.8L, 4-1/12-1
10th of 13 GEEL 21Oct93 1200m Good3 DUALCHOICE $16,000 Phil Alderman 52kg (cd 52.5kg) Barrier 13
1st Hawks Peak 55kg, 3rd Bronze Legend 52.5kg 1:11.20, 8.1L, 20-1/40-1
6th of 8 WANG 02Nov93 1300m Soft5 WLTR $4,400 Mr Geoff Bamford 59kg Barrier 5
1st Modesto 55.5kg, 2nd Our New Planet 53kg 1:19.70, 3.5L 7-1
9th of 9 SEYM 13Nov93 1600m Good3 OPEN HCP $4,700 Mr Brendan Clements 57kg Barrier 9
2nd He's a Frenchman 52.5kg, 3rd Sister Yokoy 54.5kg 0:00.00, 7.4L, 6-1/14-1