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Horse profile

Benaud (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2022) · Last trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Last owner John P Mcmanus
by Australia (GB) out of Kawaha (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Dec 2022 — 1,394 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2022 · 3rd of 18 3 wins · Bellewstown, Naas & Leopardstown
KTB Profile

Benaud (IRE) is 3 from 18. Hasn't won since Jun 2022.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
Official rating102↓ 1lb off peak
102 79–103

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 130 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 26 Dec 2022

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 3 figures · best 130B · median 115
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2130B122.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 15 figures · best 141A · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7141A105—
Good4126A85.5—
Good to Firm282C79.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6126A101.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4141A104—
1m – 1m1f397C73—
6f – 7f284C80.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 138A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 26 Dec 2022

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 101B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 30 Jun 2022 Official rating 102 at the last flat run, 25 Sep 2022

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 3 figures · best 138A · median 121
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Heavy1———
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2138A129.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
Flat 15 figures · best 101B · median 86
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft7101B89—
Good490A75—
Good to Firm287A80—
Standard (AW)1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m695A87.5—
1m2f – 1m4f4101B87.5—
1m – 1m1f397A71—
6f – 7f283A71—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 18 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
Australia (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,639 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13323.1%+11.9—
Good to Firm6648112.2%+10 from 2
Good1,50416410.9%−0.30 from 4
Good to Soft6576710.2%−10 from 1
Soft95712112.6%+1.43 from 8
Heavy324299%−2.20 from 2
Standard (AW)1,51916410.8%−0.40 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3226.3%−4.9—
6f – 7f642639.8%−1.40 from 2
1m – 1m1f1,24213611%−0.21 from 3
1m2f – 1m4f2,08526612.8%+1.62 from 4
1m5f – 2m1,16812911%−0.20 from 8
2m1f – 2m4f351257.1%−4.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m10876.5%−4.7—
Over 3m1119.1%−2.1—

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
Kawaha (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Seolan (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Listed (Seolan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Seolan (IRE)227f–1mListed
Sancerre (IRE)215fClass 5
Sneaky Rocket (IRE)30——
Youve Got A Friend (IRE)30——
Eighteenhundred (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 8 3 38% +11.07
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 0 0% −4.00
Leopardstown 3 1 33% +2.50
Limerick 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +0.57
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +11.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 8 0 0% −8.00
1m2f – 1m4f 4 2 50% +9.57
1m – 1m1f 3 1 33% +2.50
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Crosse 6 2 33% +11.50
Declan McDonogh 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 2 0 0% −2.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr T Hamilton 1 1 100% +0.57
Mikey Sheehy 1 0 0% −1.00
Colin Keane 1 0 0% −1.00
Trevor Whelan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 15 3 20% +4.07
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2022 8 1 13% −6.43
2021 5 1 20% +7.00
2020 5 1 20% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 15 3 20% +4.07
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
26 Dec 22+23d Limerick Signsplus Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 18 ran 3/18 9 11-7 —130B138A Brian Hayes 8/1
03 Dec 22+14d Fairyhouse Fingal Ravens Raceday Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 4/18 4½ 11-12 —115B121A Simon Torrens 15/2
19 Nov 22+55d Punchestown O'Connor Heating & Plumbing Supporting Longford GAA Maiden Hurdle 19.5f · Yielding · 22 ran 4/22 17 11-7 —96B112A Mark Walsh 3/1
25 Sep 22+36d Curragh Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (Premier Handicap) (0-110) 16.5f · Yielding · 30 ran 9/30 nk 9-8 102110C95A Declan McDonogh 33/1
20 Aug 22+51d York Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 14f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 18/20 nk 9-4 10277C73C Jim Crowley 22/1
30 Jun 22+29d Bellewstown Seamus Mulvaney Bookmaker, Crockafotha (Q.R.) Race 12f · Yielding · 7 ran 1/7 11-0 102106A101B Mr T Hamilton 4/7F
01 Jun 22+39d Curragh Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Handicap 14f · Good · 13 ran 9/13 shd 10-0 10298C90A Shane Crosse 16/1
23 Apr 22+195d Navan Vintage Crop Stakes (Listed) 14f · Good · 9 ran 7/9 ¾ 9-5 102126A79A Shane Crosse 14/1
10 Oct 21+23d Curragh Paddy Power Irish Cesarewitch (Extended Handicap) 16f · Yielding · 30 ran 7/30 1¼ 9-4 102105C88A Mikey Sheehy 14/1
17 Sep 21+43d Dundalk (AW) Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Race 12f · Standard · 5 ran 2/5 3¼ 9-4 10290C86B Wayne Lordan 6/1
05 Aug 21+50d Leopardstown Grant Thornton Ballyroan Stakes (Group 3) 12f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 ½ 9-0 103102C70C Wayne Lordan 6/1
16 Jun 21+39d Ascot Queen's Vase (Group 2) Class 1 · 14f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 4/13 1 9-0 9782C87A Colin Keane 25/1
08 May 21+203d Naas Royal Ascot Trials Day May 16th Rated Race 10f · Yielding To Soft · 7 ran 1/7 9-6 90141A89A Shane Crosse 11/1
17 Oct 20+7d Leopardstown Leopardstown Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) 8f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 9-11 7997C97A Shane Crosse 9/2
10 Oct 20+13d Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Heavy · 16 ran 4/16 shd 9-7 —77C83A Shane Crosse 9/2
27 Sep 20+11d Curragh Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10) 7f · Yielding · 17 ran 12/17 4½ 9-7 —84C59A Declan McDonogh 80/1
16 Sep 20+55d Cork Watergrasshill Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good · 12 ran 7/12 2¾ 9-7 —73A71A Trevor Whelan 25/1
23 Jul 20 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) 8f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 6 9-2 —65A64B Shane Crosse 22/1

Quick answers

How many races has Benaud (IRE) won?
Benaud (IRE) won 3 of 18 archived starts between 2020 and 2022, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
Who trained Benaud (IRE)?
Benaud (IRE) was trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 26 December 2022.
Who is Benaud (IRE)'s sire?
Benaud (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Kawaha (IRE), whose sire is Danehill Dancer.
What going does Benaud (IRE) prefer?
Benaud (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Benaud (IRE)'s official rating?
Benaud (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 103.
What is Benaud (IRE)'s sire's record?
Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,639 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
Who are Benaud (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Kawaha (IRE), Benaud (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Seolan (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Seolan (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2020. 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.