RICHARD BENSLEY
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Australia
Richard Bensley does most of his riding around the South East New South Wales and Canberra area.
The highly regarded hoop is regularly near the top of the Canberra jockeys premiership and in 2011 took out the feature Black Opal Stakes aboard You’re Canny.
Bensley had his best day in the saddle during the 2015 Scone Carnival when winning the Scone Guineas aboard Loved Up and the Luskin Star Stakes aboard Artlee.
First Runner
28 Apr 2000
September Mist (Aus)
Goulburn (Nsw)
| Open Handicap
First Win
16 Dec 2000
Smokey Seattle (Aus)
Cootamundra (Nsw)
| B & J Car Sales Open Handicap
Best Horse :
YOU'RE CANNY
(Timeform Rating 108)
First Group Win (LR):
YOU'RE CANNY (13 Mar 2011)
RICHARD BENSLEY's Career
Starts
Latest Rides
| FP | Date | Course | Runner | Div | Type | Distance | PM AUD $ | Trainer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 of 10 | 21 Dec 2025 | MRYA | MAGIC BERTIE | $200 | OPEN | 1010m | $29,000 | GEOFFREY CROTHERS | 0:57.96 |
| 9 of 11 | 21 Dec 2025 | MRYA | ROBRAN | $80 | BM58 | 1425m | $27,000 | LUKE MUSSON | 1:25.41 |
| 2 of 12 | 21 Dec 2025 | MRYA | SACRED INGOT | $9 | MDN | 1650m | $30,000 | MITCHELL MALONEY-STONE | 1:40.48 |
| 9 of 9 | 18 Dec 2025 | QBYN | HIS HONOUR | $30 | BM58 | 1200m | $27,000 | GEOFFREY CROTHERS | 1:08.56 |
| 11 of 11 | 18 Dec 2025 | QBYN | SEEKING TO WIN | $25 | BM50 | 1000m | $30,000 | SCOTT COLLINGS | 0:56.41 |
| 7 of 9 | 18 Dec 2025 | QBYN | HARLEM TICKLE | $40 | MDN | 1460m | $27,000 | SCOTT COLLINGS | 1:26.83 |
| 9 of 10 | 12 Dec 2025 | CANB | HEY BLUEY | $80 | MDN | 1400m | $22,000 | NEIL OSBORNE | 1:24.23 |
| 7 of 12 | 09 Dec 2025 | WAGG | SHARE OUR SECRET | $70 | CL1 | 1600m | $30,000 | TOM WILSON | 1:38.14 |
| 3 of 6 | 06 Dec 2025 | COOM | PICKSIX | $4 | BM50 | 1200m | $12,000 | ANDREW DALE | 1:08.88 |
| 3 of 8 | 06 Dec 2025 | COOM | HARLEM TICKLE | $11 | MDN | 1400m | $20,300 | SCOTT COLLINGS | 1:24.07 |
Trainer Statistics
Last 100 Runners
Career
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY ROBB | 1 | 8.3% | 2 | 25.0% | 12 | $17,050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.33 |
| PAT MURPHY | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | 12.5% | 8 | $20,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.69 |
| MATTHEW DALE | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 50.0% | 2 | $15,425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.60 |
| DARRYL ROLFE | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 18.2% | 11 | $11,180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| GEOFFREY CROTHERS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 14.3% | 7 | $6,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| MITCHELL MALONEY-STONE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 20.0% | 5 | $8,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| SCOTT COLLINGS | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 25.0% | 4 | $2,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| GRATZ VELLA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | $2,915 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PETER J MORGAN | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $4,300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ROB POTTER | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ANTHONY MOUNTNEY | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | $2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| JOE CLEARY | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $4,975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| AARON CLARKE | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 33.3% | 3 | $5,525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| LUKE PEPPER | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 66.7% | 3 | $7,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| ANDREW DALE | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | 2 | $3,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trainer Name | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICK OLIVE | 140 | 16.5% | 197 | 39.7% | 848 | $1,824,746 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.80 |
| GRATZ VELLA | 69 | 11.8% | 140 | 35.6% | 587 | $1,210,242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0.88 |
| K J CALLAUGHAN | 40 | 10.4% | 77 | 30.5% | 384 | $287,409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.50 |
| AARON CLARKE | 39 | 9.9% | 85 | 31.5% | 394 | $758,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.76 |
| BRETT CAVANOUGH | 31 | 19.3% | 29 | 37.3% | 161 | $807,666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.08 |
| BARBARA JOSEPH | 23 | 12.0% | 41 | 33.3% | 192 | $242,140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.90 |
| GARRY KIRKUP | 20 | 12.9% | 30 | 32.3% | 155 | $195,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.98 |
| CHRIS HEYWOOD | 18 | 9.1% | 44 | 31.5% | 197 | $353,795 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.60 |
| TREVOR MCILRICK | 18 | 12.5% | 28 | 31.9% | 144 | $324,570 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.73 |
| JOHN NISBET | 17 | 12.7% | 28 | 33.6% | 134 | $151,290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.92 |
| RODNEY ROBB | 17 | 18.5% | 19 | 39.1% | 92 | $106,115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.89 |
| MARK SCHMETZER | 15 | 10.7% | 32 | 33.6% | 140 | $157,270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| JACK VAN DUREN | 15 | 11.7% | 16 | 24.2% | 128 | $115,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.03 |
| ROB POTTER | 14 | 14.1% | 28 | 42.4% | 99 | $241,305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.79 |
| WAYNE CARROLL | 10 | 12.3% | 16 | 32.1% | 81 | $136,200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.74 |
Seasons Summary Statistics
| Season | Wins | Win (%) | Places | Place (%) | Rides | PM AUD $ | G1(w) | G2(w) | G3(w) | LR(w) | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 3 | 3.4% | 17 | 22.7% | 88 | $128,685 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.28 |
| 2024/25 | 15 | 6.1% | 51 | 27.0% | 244 | $448,845 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.40 |
| 2023/24 | 30 | 12.1% | 52 | 33.2% | 247 | $607,230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.75 |
| 2022/23 | 13 | 5.3% | 45 | 23.7% | 245 | $469,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.39 |
| 2021/22 | 24 | 6.0% | 65 | 22.1% | 403 | $664,720 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| 2020/21 | 26 | 8.7% | 47 | 24.4% | 299 | $495,960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.68 |
| 2019/20 | 31 | 8.2% | 64 | 25.2% | 377 | $710,565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.71 |
| 2018/19 | 34 | 9.8% | 64 | 28.2% | 348 | $725,582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $1.13 |
| 2017/18 | 56 | 11.0% | 114 | 33.4% | 509 | $1,107,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.70 |
| 2016/17 | 44 | 10.3% | 110 | 36.1% | 427 | $931,918 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0.57 |
| Overall | 907 | 9.5% | 1843 | 19.3% | 9566 | $13,582,517 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0.70 |
