Overview
- The Corrida de la Beneficencia closed the Feria de San Isidro in a sold-out Las Ventas, with organisers reporting more than 23,000 spectators.
- A severe afternoon storm of rain and wind disrupted the afternoon, thinning the tendidos and constraining the matadors' ability to build sustained faenas.
- Víctor Hernández drew widespread aesthetic praise for his work on Victoriano del Río bulls such as 'Empanado' and 'Gorrión', but after three appearances in Madrid he finished the campaign without cutting any ears.
- Andrés Roca Rey produced forceful, tense passages that showed command under difficult conditions, while Alejandro Talavante's performance was blunted as the weather worsened and the crowd dispersed.
- The card highlighted the Victoriano del Río herd's depth and the event's social weight, with royalty, politicians, athletes and business figures in attendance, and it may shape how judges and promoters appraise late-season performances.