Fourth Winner for Beneteau

Tara Madgwick - Sunday December 21
Ill-fated Beneteau featured with another debut winner at Bendigo on Sunday bringing his growing tally of winners to four.

Prepared by Wez Hunter, two year- old filly Parcel took the 900 metre scamper by three-quarters of a length on debut.

BeneteauA modest $12,500 Magic Millions National Yearling purchase from the Newhaven Park draft for her trainer and Bluegrass Bloodstock, Parcel is the second winner for Gibraltar Range, a winning Rock of Gibraltar(IRE) daughter of French stakes-winner Hancora.

Parcel joins an impressive list of winners for Beneteau that includes stakes-winner Prompt Return and Sydney metropolitan winners Aegean Sea and Voilier, while It's Vegas Baby is stakes-placed from just two starts.

Winner of the Group III MRC Blue Diamond Prelude at two, Beneteau also finished third in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes and fifth in the Group I ATC Golden Slipper, but never raced beyond his two year old season.

A good looking individual by champion sire Redoute's Choice from Slice of Paradise, a full sister to champion filly Alinghi, Beneteau had solid credentials and retired at a fee of $11,000.

He leaves two crops totalling 135 foals and has seven entries for the 2015 Magic Millions and six for Inglis Classic.

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