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Horse profile

Ben Akram (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2015) · Last trainer Lucinda Russell · Last owner Mrs Michelle Gleeson
by Beneficial (GB) out of Ring Four (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
14 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2013
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Nov 2015 — 3,980 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2015 Won at Musselburgh Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Ben Akram (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2014. Last raced off 93, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating93↓ 11lb off peak
93 93–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Musselburgh, 24 Feb 2014 Official rating 93 at the last run, 27 Nov 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 118B · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft3118B101—
Good to Soft3116A91—
Heavy294C93—
Good2117A102—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8118B93—
1m5f – 2m2101B94—

Of 14 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 14 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Beneficial (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.9—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+0.9—
Good5,29554910.4%−0.10 from 5
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.30 from 3
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.21 from 4
Heavy3,15932810.4%−0.10 from 2
Standard (AW)6169.8%−0.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.5—
1m – 1m1f10110%−0.5—
1m2f – 1m4f6457.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m4,89050210.3%−0.20 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%−0.11 from 11
2m5f – 3m4,70052211.1%+0.60 from 1
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ring Four (IRE) (Supreme Leader)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Headford Flyer (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Headford Flyer (IRE)3342m½f–2m3f—
Sonne Cinq (IRE)1522m2f–3m—
Louisiannabelle (IRE)312m—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Soft 4 1 25% +4.50
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 5 4 1 25% +4.50
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Musselburgh 3 1 33% +5.50
Newcastle 3 0 0% −3.00
Kelso 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 11 1 9% −2.50
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Peter Buchanan 6 1 17% +2.50
Graham Watters 6 0 0% −6.00
Derek Fox 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 3 1 33% +5.50
2013 10 0 0% −10.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 8 1 13% +0.50
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
27 Nov 15+598d Doncaster Cadbury Flake 99 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-2 93— Derek Fox 14/1
08 Apr 14+43d Carlisle Apollobet Free Download App Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 9 ran UR/9 — 11-6 104— Peter Buchanan 7/2
24 Feb 14+51d Musselburgh Henry Reilly Memorial Handicap Chase (Betfair Scottish Chase Series Qualifier) Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-12 99118B Peter Buchanan 15/2
04 Jan 14+23d Newcastle Barbour Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 ¾ 11-12 10094C Peter Buchanan 13/2
12 Dec 13+13d Newcastle North Sea Logistics Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 9 ran 4/9 shd 11-2 100117A Peter Buchanan 8/1
29 Nov 13+20d Musselburgh Semichem Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 6 ran UR/6 — 10-13 100— Derek Fox 3/1F
09 Nov 13+2d Kelso George Harrow Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 17f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 1¾ 11-12 96116A Peter Buchanan 6/1
07 Nov 13+19d Musselburgh William Hill - Supporting Musselburgh's Free Raceday Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran F/8 — 10-8 96— Graham Watters 25/1
19 Oct 13+173d Kelso Sir Maxwell Harper Gow Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 5/7 18 11-3 9681C Peter Buchanan 11/4F
29 Apr 13+28d Kelso Isle Of Skye Blended Scotch Whisky Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 2¼ 10-6 10287A Graham Watters 12/1
01 Apr 13+15d Newcastle F1 Signs & Digital Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 4/11 15 10-7 —91C Graham Watters 20/1
17 Mar 13+24d Carlisle Compare Bookmakers At bookmakers.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Heavy · 10 ran 3/10 26 10-7 —92A Graham Watters 25/1
21 Feb 13+29d Ayr BetVictor Grand National Antepost Pioneers #NRFB Standard NH Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 1½ 10-11 —101B Graham Watters 11/2
23 Jan 13 Ayr Get The BetVictor App Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 8 10-8 —87A Graham Watters 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Ben Akram (IRE) won?
Ben Akram (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2013 and 2015, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Ben Akram (IRE)?
Ben Akram (IRE) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 27 November 2015.
Who is Ben Akram (IRE)'s sire?
Ben Akram (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Ring Four (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
What going does Ben Akram (IRE) prefer?
Ben Akram (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ben Akram (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 27 November 2015. The highest on record is 104.
What is Ben Akram (IRE)'s sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Ben Akram (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Ring Four (IRE), Ben Akram (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Headford Flyer (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2013. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.