Horse profile
Belles Benefit (IRE)
by Leading Light (IRE) out of Snowbelle (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
43 runs · 27 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won last time out
6 wins · 5 courses
Last run 22 Sep 2026 · 1st of 5
Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile
Belles Benefit is a mare with six wins from 43 starts on turf, all in handicap hurdles. She has won twice at Cartmel and recorded victories over 2m5f to 3m on good ground as well as over 3m on good to soft and good to firm. Her latest success came when she won at Warwick in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 105. She has raced at 27 different courses.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 16 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 17 (39.5%)Placed
- −2.59£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=42 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 111Highest OR
- 53dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating105↓ 6lb off peak
105
94–111
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 133
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 22 | 154B | 111 | 3 runs · 133 / 123 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 130B | 100 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 3 | 130C | 113 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 25 | 154B | 110 | 2 runs · 133 / 128 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 173C | 112 | 3 runs · 173 / 118 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 97B | 39 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 38 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 16 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Prominent 9 (56%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (19%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (13%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,201 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 23 | 8 | 34.8% | +26.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 765 | 79 | 10.3% | +2.1 | 4 from 24 |
| Good to Soft | 523 | 38 | 7.3% | −0.9 | 1 from 12 |
| Soft | 636 | 44 | 6.9% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 241 | 11 | 4.6% | −3.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 613 | 37 | 6% | −2.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 839 | 74 | 8.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 584 | 56 | 9.6% | +1.4 | 4 from 27 |
| Over 3m | 138 | 13 | 9.4% | +1.2 | 2 from 9 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Snowbelle (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Sort It Out (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Sort It Out (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sort It Out (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 2m–2m4f | Class 1 |
| Lord Gillygooley (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Springbelle (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 24 | 4 | 17% | +2.91 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −2.50 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 13 | 4 | 31% | +21.50 |
| Class 4 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −5.09 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | 9 | 2 | 22% | +13.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 27 | 4 | 15% | −0.09 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Bannister | 25 | 6 | 24% | +15.41 |
| Phillip Enright | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Will Featherstone | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Brouder | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Evan Dwan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Charlie Case | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Joseph Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 14 | 2 | 14% | +5.50 |
| None | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 3 | 38% | +11.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.09 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.50 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.09 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 41 | 6 | 15% | −0.59 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Sep 26+22d | Warwick | Abi And Brad Divorce Handicap Hurdle Race Handy early - closed in before two out - hit the front approaching the final furlong - drew away and kept going to the finish | 1/5 | 11-9 | 105 | 173C | 127B | Harry Bannister | 3/1 | |
| 31 Aug 26+44d | Cartmel | EWGA Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went to front - challenged for command 2 out before losing that position under pressure - dropped away on run-in to finish fifth | 5/7 | 6 | 10-9 | 106 | 105B | 99A | Harry Bannister | 4/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+22d | Cartmel | Cartmel Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle Race handy in the pack early - up into fourth after the fourth - in touch with the top pair from two out - driven out to go on before the last - overtaken with a furlong left and held for third | 3/13 | nk | 10-3 | 105 | 123B | 117A | Harry Bannister | 15/2 |
| 26 Jun 26+236d | Cartmel | Hadwins Mares' Handicap Hurdle Handy early - moved to front after second-last holding the advantage - pushed out after final flight to score with plenty in hand | 1/9 | 11-11 | 97 | 133B | 129A | Harry Bannister | 11/1 | |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 25+30d | Huntingdon | Book Your Christmas Parties At Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - moved up wide before 3 out but jumped awkwardly there and dropped back under pressure - continued at an unchanged effort into the last finishing eighth | 8/16 | nk | 11-7 | 100 | 118B | 107A | Mr Charlie Case | 25/1 |
| 03 Oct 25+10d | Fontwell | Summerley Recruitment Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the pace early - slipped back at the 3rd and dropped to rear by the 5th - stumbled slightly at the 8th - faded steadily from three out to finish sixth | 6/8 | 2 | 11-12 | 103 | 108B | 106A | Harry Bannister | 10/1 |
| 23 Sep 25+17d | Warwick | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle Settled in behind the front-runner - urged forward approaching 4 out - lost touch and dropped away swiftly after 2 out - finished 5th | 5/7 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 103 | 144A | 98B | Harry Bannister | 7/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+14d | Stratford | Sarah Doyle Diamond Birthday Mares' Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off despite pressure - scrappy jump 3rd - powered clear approaching last two - firmly in charge at the last - eased through under hand riding to the line | 1/4 | 11-12 | 96 | 106C | 122B | Harry Bannister | 2/1 | |
| 23 Aug 25+33d | Cartmel | Hadwins Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Tracked the leading group early - driven into contention before two out then lost touch with the front pair after the last - stayed on late without troubling those in front for third | 3/9 | 2 | 11-12 | 97 | 99A | 118A | Harry Bannister | 4/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+19d | Cartmel | Cartmel Handicap Hurdle Held a wide position early - stayed within range of the pack - lost ground after the second-last - pushed along before the final fence then plodded into third on the run-in | 3/9 | 6 | 11-12 | 98 | 113A | 113A | Harry Bannister | 7/1 |
| 02 Jul 25+201d | Worcester | Squarcle Consulting Limited Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front group early - lost touch four out - well held at the finish | 6/10 | 4½ | 11-11 | 100 | 108A | 107A | Harry Bannister | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 24+20d | Doncaster | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front pack - jumped awkwardly in 4th - given a squeeze for effort after 3 out and asked for more before the last - stayed on without extra to finish 4th | 4/10 | 1¾ | 11-6 | 102 | 100A | 116A | Harry Bannister | 11/1 |
| 23 Nov 24+11d | Ascot | CopyBet Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled at rear early - pushed along and made progress on the inner entering the straight - lost momentum between the last two furlongs to finish fifth | 5/8 | 3½ | 11-1 | 103 | 123A | 106B | Harry Bannister | 12/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+22d | Lingfield | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack towards the outside - moved up to the front group after the third-last - pushed along nearing the second-last - faded on the run to the line | 4/8 | 1 | 11-12 | 103 | 103B | 119A | Harry Bannister | 11/2 |
| 21 Oct 24+28d | Plumpton | SIS & Josh Gifford Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield out wide - made ground into contention before 6th - hit the front 3 out - drew away approaching last two furlongs for a comfortable win | 1/9 | 12-0 | 97 | 112B | 123B | Harry Bannister | 17/2 | |
| 23 Sep 24+15d | Sedgefield | Michael Watson MW Paving & Groundworks Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - pressed for effort nearing 3 out - finished with a powerful rally after 2 out - grabbed second inside the final 110yds but couldn't get to the winner | 2/8 | 16 | 10-7 | 98 | 153B | 105A | Harry Bannister | 10/1 |
| 08 Sep 24+48d | Fontwell | V2 Radio Conditional Jockeys' Mares' Handicap Hurdle Up with the early pace - serious blunder at the 4th and unseated rider | UR/9 | — | 11-7 | 98 | — | — | Will Featherstone | 10/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+24d | Cartmel | Henry Cavendish 10th Birthday Handicap Hurdle | 6/9 | 4 | 11-10 | 98 | 130C | 101C | Harry Bannister | 11/2 |
| 28 Jun 24+157d | Cartmel | Traffic Management Mares' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/9 | 11-13 | 94 | 123A | 125A | Harry Bannister | 9/1 | |
| 23 Jan 24+14d | Newbury | Ray Dalfsen Mares' Handicap Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 10-5 | 97 | — | — | Harry Bannister | 25/1 |
| 09 Jan 24+24d | Market Rasen | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | ¾ | 10-7 | 99 | 97B | 103B | Harry Bannister | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 23+40d | Hereford | Get Emma's Xmas Crackers At PlanetSportBet Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | 6 | 11-2 | 101 | 94C | 92B | Harry Bannister | 11/2 |
| 06 Nov 23+19d | Hereford | planetsportbet.com 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) | 5/12 | 1 | 11-8 | 102 | 97B | 114A | Will Featherstone | 15/2 |
| 18 Oct 23+51d | Wetherby | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | nse | 10-12 | 102 | 154B | 111B | Harry Bannister | 9/2 |
| 28 Aug 23+393d | Cartmel | Louis Roederer Mares' Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 6 | 11-3 | 104 | 97A | 104B | Harry Bannister | 15/2 |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Jul 22+15d | Market Rasen | Nobilia By Bold Kitchens Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 22 | 11-6 | 108 | 111A | 109B | Mr Joseph Stevenson | 9/2 |
| 16 Jul 22+25d | Cartmel | William Hill Cumbria Crystal Cup Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 9½ | 10-8 | 108 | 123A | 119A | Harry Bannister | 11/1 |
| 21 Jun 22+13d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Mares' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/6 | ¾ | 11-6 | 111 | 111A | 111B | Harry Bannister | 6/4 |
| 08 Jun 22+32d | Fontwell | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 10-11 | 109 | 139A | 113B | Harry Bannister | 10/11F | |
| 07 May 22+219d | Cork | Mallow Maiden Hurdle | 3/15 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 98 | 96B | 121A | Phillip Enright | 11/1 |
| 2021 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Sep 21+13d | Clonmel | Clonmel Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 9/15 | 1 | 11-5 | 100 | 92B | 104A | Cian Quirke | 20/1 |
| 17 Sep 21+13d | Downpatrick | Bar One Racing Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/8 | 2¾ | 10-5 | 100 | 85A | 98B | Cian Quirke | 11/1 |
| 04 Sep 21+12d | Wexford | Wexford Mares Maiden Hurdle | 2/11 | 1½ | 11-1 | 97 | 103A | 112A | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| 23 Aug 21+17d | Ballinrobe | BoyleSports Mares Maiden Hurdle | 5/13 | 1¾ | 10-10 | 97 | 98B | 104A | Richard Deegan | 13/2 |
| 06 Aug 21+28d | Wexford | Holiday In Wexford Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | F/12 | — | 11-11 | 99 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 16/1 |
| 09 Jul 21+21d | Kilbeggan | Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Mares Maiden Hurdle | 2/14 | 5 | 11-1 | 95 | 130B | 115A | Phillip Enright | 8/1 |
| 18 Jun 21+14d | Down Royal | Armatas Fire & Security Ltd Maiden Hurdle | 9/15 | ½ | 10-8 | 96 | 39B | 90A | Richard Deegan | 22/1 |
| 04 Jun 21+10d | Tramore | Kilmeaden Mares Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 4½ | 11-4 | — | 110B | 100A | Richard Deegan | 10/1 |
| 25 May 21+15d | Ballinrobe | McHale Fusion Range Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | 7½ | 10-13 | — | 132B | 103A | Kevin Brouder | 6/1 |
| 10 May 21+22d | Killarney | Ring Of Kerry Mares Maiden Hurdle | 10/18 | ½ | 11-1 | — | 100C | 94C | Kevin Brouder | 40/1 |
| 18 Apr 21+196d | Tramore | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle | 14/14 | 6 | 10-10 | — | 39C | 76C | Richard Deegan | 12/1 |
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 20+26d | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Pro/Am) Fillies Flat Race | 7/14 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | — | 55C | Evan Dwan | 7/1 |
| 08 Sep 20 | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Flat Race | 3/14 | 1½ | 11-0 | — | — | 66A | Evan Dwan | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Belles Benefit won?
- Belles Benefit (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 17 times in total (39.5% of starts).
- Who trains Belles Benefit?
- Belles Benefit (IRE) is trained by Ben Case, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 September 2026.
- Who is Belles Benefit's sire?
- Belles Benefit (IRE) is by Leading Light (IRE) out of Snowbelle (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Belles Benefit prefer?
- Belles Benefit (IRE) has the best record on good going: 4 wins from 24 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Belles Benefit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 22 September 2026. The highest on record is 111.
- What is Belles Benefit's sire's record?
- Leading Light (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 2,201 runs since Jan 2008 (225 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.6% from 241.
- Who are Belles Benefit's siblings?
- Out of Snowbelle (IRE), Belles Benefit (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sort It Out (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Sort It Out (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.