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Horse profile

Benechenko (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner Keeping The Dream Alive
by Beneficial (GB) out of Beann Ard (IRE) (Mandalus)
16 runs · 13 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Mar 2020 — 2,408 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 Won at Uttoxeter Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Benechenko (IRE) is 1 from 16, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Nov 2016. Last raced off 105, 12lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 16 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 12lb off peak
Official rating105↓ 12lb off peak
105 105–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 167 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Exeter, 17 Apr 2018

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 13 figures · best 167A · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft9167A94—
Good to Soft2117A96—
Heavy1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6167A101—
Over 3m397C42—
1m5f – 2m3103B102—
2m1f – 2m4f1———

Of 16 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 114B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Hereford, 14 Dec 2019 Official rating 105 at the last run, 17 Mar 2020

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 15 figures · best 126A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft10126A111.5—
Good to Soft2110A104.5—
Good2120B117—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m7120B110—
Over 3m3114B102—
1m5f – 2m3126A124—
2m1f – 2m4f2116B113.5—

Of 16 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 16 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 2
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.30 from 2
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.21 from 11
Heavy3,15932810.4%−0.10 from 1
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%−0.21 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%−0.10 from 2
2m5f – 3m4,70052211.1%+0.60 from 7
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.70 from 4

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
Beann Ard (IRE) (Mandalus)

7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Sword Of Fate (IRE) (14 wins).

The wins came over 1m7f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sword Of Fate (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Sword Of Fate (IRE)94141m7f–2m5fClass 3
Buckland Gold (IRE)3832m–2m3½fClass 4
R'Cam (IRE)2022m1½f–2m4fClass 5
Freedom Statue (IRE)2112m4f—
Gaining Momentum (IRE)50——
Badb Catha (IRE)120——
Jeremy Starr (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 11 1 9% −5.50
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 0 0% −10.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +2.50
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 1 100% +4.50

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 0 0% −7.00
Over 3m 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 1 33% +2.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paddy Brennan 6 1 17% −0.50
Connor Brace 4 0 0% −4.00
Miss Brodie Hampson 4 0 0% −4.00
Jonathan Burke 1 0 0% −1.00
Bryony Frost 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −6.50
Cheekpieces 3 0 0% −3.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 3 0 0% −3.00
2019 2 0 0% −2.00
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 2 1 50% +3.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 3 1 33% +2.50

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
17 Mar 20+39d Taunton Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Soft · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-4 105—— Jonathan Burke 6/1
07 Feb 20+28d Bangor-on-Dee Proactive Personnel Handicap Chase Class 4 · 29.5f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 2¼ 10-10 107-1C96C Connor Brace 4/1J
10 Jan 20+27d Sedgefield Watch Sky Sports Racing In HD Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 4¼ 11-8 10942B102B Connor Brace 4/1
14 Dec 19+16d Hereford Marstons Beer Company Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 7 ran 2/7 16 11-4 11097C114B Connor Brace 2/1
28 Nov 19+561d Taunton Ronnie Holbech And Paladin 1940 Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 4/13 hd 10-13 11075B110A Connor Brace 8/1
16 May 18+29d Perth Salutation Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good · 11 ran 4/11 4½ 11-6 114—114A Miss Brodie Hampson 7/2
17 Apr 18+22d Exeter Follow 188Bet On Twitter Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 7 ran 3/7 5 10-8 114167A104B Miss Brodie Hampson 6/1
26 Mar 18+38d Market Rasen 188bet Up To 75 Cash Bonus Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 8/9 1¾ 11-6 114117A99A Paddy Brennan 3/1F
16 Feb 18+69d Fakenham British Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 5 ran 2/5 9 10-11 114—116B Miss Brodie Hampson 14/1
09 Dec 17+24d Chepstow 'Scaffolders Day Out' Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 27 10-12 11785A98A Bryony Frost 5/2
15 Nov 17+26d Bangor-on-Dee Gaskells Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 1¼ 11-0 11324A112A Paddy Brennan 11/8F
20 Oct 17+224d Wincanton Watch Racing Uk On The Go Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 6 11-0 —133B120B Paddy Brennan 5/1
10 Mar 17+26d Sandown Dumenil Champagne 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 6 11-1 —94B99A Paddy Brennan 7/1
12 Feb 17+43d Exeter Free Spins At 188Bet Casino Intermediate Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 17f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 5 11-4 —79B111A Miss Brodie Hampson 16/1
31 Dec 16+49d Warwick Local Parking Security Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 17 ran 5/17 2 11-7 —103B126A Paddy Brennan 5/1
12 Nov 16 Uttoxeter Wainwright Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 —102A124A Paddy Brennan 9/2

Quick answers

How many races has Benechenko (IRE) won?
Benechenko (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2016 and 2020, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 6 times in total (37.5% of starts).
Who trained Benechenko (IRE)?
Benechenko (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 17 March 2020.
Who is Benechenko (IRE)'s sire?
Benechenko (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Beann Ard (IRE), whose sire is Mandalus.
What going does Benechenko (IRE) prefer?
Benechenko (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 11 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Benechenko (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 17 March 2020. The highest on record is 117.
What is Benechenko (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 Benechenko (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Beann Ard (IRE), Benechenko (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Sword Of Fate (IRE) (14). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sword Of Fate (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. 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.