Ben Swift (IRE)
Ben Swift (IRE) is 1 from 5. Hasn't won since Jun 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 2 (40%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 3.71Fair A/E n=5 · 2.72 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 188dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 17,043 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 5,295 | 549 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,466 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,700 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr S G Carey | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 11+714d | Downpatrick | Toals Bookmakers Daily Moneyback Concessions Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/14 | — | 11-0 | 90 | — | J J Slevin | 14/1 |
| 14 Jun 09+14d | Downpatrick | Race On Baileys Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 10-13 | — | 122A | Mr S G Carey | 5/1 | |
| 31 May 09+10d | Kilbeggan | Sunday Family Day At Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle | 4/16 | 2 | 10-13 | — | 111A | Mr S G Carey | 25/1 |
| 21 May 09+13d | Clonmel | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 6/17 | ¾ | 10-13 | — | 102A | Mr S G Carey | 14/1 |
| 08 May 09 | Downpatrick | Magners Cider Maiden Hurdle | 3/15 | 4 | 10-13 | — | 109A | Mr S G Carey | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ben Swift (IRE) won?
- Ben Swift (IRE) won 1 of 5 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 2 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Ben Swift (IRE)?
- Ben Swift (IRE) was trained by S Slevin on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick on 29 May 2011.
- Who is Ben Swift (IRE)'s sire?
- Ben Swift (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Game Gambler (IRE), whose sire is Long Pond.
- What is Ben Swift (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 29 May 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ben Swift (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.