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Horse profile

Benedict Bay (GB)

7yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2009) · Last trainer Jonathan Geake · Last owner Dr Mrs Peter Leftley
by In The Wings (GB) out of Persia I (IRE) (Persian Bold)
26 runs · 17 courses · from Apr 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Mar 2009 — 6,441 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2009 · 7th of 13 Won at Plumpton Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile

Benedict Bay (GB) is 1 from 26, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2008. Last raced off 78, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating78↓ 9lb off peak
78 52–87

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 (jumps) 75A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 9 Mar 2009 Official rating 78 at the last jumps run, 9 Mar 2009

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Nottingham, 29 Jul 2005 Official rating 52 at the last flat run, 14 May 2007

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 19 figures · best 106C · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft12106C74—
Good to Soft376C73—
Good296A91.5—
Heavy296A86—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8106C75.5—
Over 3m496A79—
1m5f – 2m487C72—
2m1f – 2m4f383C73—
Flat 5 figures · best 64C · median 49
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft264C61.5—
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f359C49—
1m5f – 2m264C51.5—

Of 26 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 26 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
In The Wings (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,518 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 13% from 231. Weakest on heavy going: 4.4% from 114.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm18422.2%+13.5—
Good to Firm2313013%+4.30 from 1
Good390266.7%−20 from 3
Good to Soft235229.4%+0.70 from 3
Soft270186.7%−20 from 15
Heavy11454.4%−4.31 from 3
Standard (AW)2602710.4%+1.70 from 1
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f13215.4%+6.7—
1m – 1m1f5623.6%−5.1—
1m2f – 1m4f409399.5%+0.80 from 3
1m5f – 2m480459.4%+0.70 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f283227.8%−0.90 from 4
2m5f – 3m237187.6%−1.10 from 9
Over 3m40410%+1.31 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Persia I (IRE) (Persian Bold)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Spectrum Star (GB)100——
Changiz (GB)170——
Sir Kyffin's Folly (GB)90——
Persian Genie (IRE)70——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 15 0 0% −15.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 3 1 33% +8.00
Standard (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 12 0 0% −12.00
Class 5 10 1 10% +1.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 5 1 20% +6.00
Wincanton 5 0 0% −5.00
Fontwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
Leicester 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Bath 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 0 0% −9.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
Over 3m 4 1 25% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Simon Elliott 19 1 5% −8.00
Richard Thomas 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr D Hannig 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Bradburne 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Havlin 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 18 0 0% −18.00
Cheekpieces 8 1 13% +3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2009 2 0 0% −2.00
2008 9 1 11% +2.00
2007 6 0 0% −6.00
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 21 1 5% −10.00
Flat 5 0 0% −5.00

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
2009 · 2 runs
09 Mar 09+20d Plumpton skybet.com & Cheltenham 26 Races 26 Offers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 nk 10-2 7875A Simon Elliott 8/1
17 Feb 09+76d Taunton Samaritans Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 8 10-10 8075C Simon Elliott 14/1
2008 · 9 runs
03 Dec 08+24d Plumpton Cenkos Edinburgh Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Soft · 9 ran 6/9 4 10-2 8373C Simon Elliott 11/2
09 Nov 08+14d Hereford Bulmers Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 4½ 11-5 8583A Simon Elliott 7/1
26 Oct 08+177d Wincanton Sia & St. Margarets Hospice Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 10/21 3 10-6 8576C Simon Elliott 14/1
02 May 08+39d Fontwell Brendan Powell Racing Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 nk 11-0 8096A Simon Elliott 9/1
24 Mar 08+14d Plumpton Alexanders Catering Events Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 25f · Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 10-7 7596A Simon Elliott 10/1
10 Mar 08+23d Plumpton Sky Bet Press Red To Bet On ATR Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 30 9-8 7566C Simon Elliott 22/1
16 Feb 08+8d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 11/21 11 9-13 8073C Simon Elliott 40/1
08 Feb 08+34d Kempton Digibet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 18 ran PU/18 — 10-6 85— Mark Bradburne 16/1
05 Jan 08+236d Wincanton Higos Direct Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 30 10-13 8584C Simon Elliott 20/1
2007 · 6 runs
14 May 07+54d Wolverhampton (AW) Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Amateurs' Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 12 ran 6/12 6 10-11 5237C Mr D Hannig 50/1
21 Mar 07+13d Lingfield Lingfield Park Golf Course Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 12 ran 6/12 13 10-1 8671C Simon Elliott 7/1
08 Mar 07+19d Wincanton Subscribe To Racing UK On 08700 506957 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Soft · 18 ran 2/18 1½ 10-5 80106C Simon Elliott 50/1
17 Feb 07+5d Wincanton Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 21.5f · Soft · 21 ran 10/21 2½ 10-1 8273C Simon Elliott 33/1
12 Feb 07+12d Plumpton Racing Post Jumps Series Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Heavy · 14 ran 11/14 10 11-9 7176C Simon Elliott 16/1
31 Jan 07+31d Leicester Coalville Amateur Riders' Handicap Hdl Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 7/14 1½ 10-4 8568C Mr D Hannig 25/1
2006 · 5 runs
31 Dec 06+281d Warwick New Year's Eve Party Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Heavy · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-5 87— Simon Elliott 13/2
25 Mar 06+37d Newbury Freddie Duncan Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 5/15 8 9-7 7972C Simon Elliott 20/1
16 Feb 06+30d Huntingdon Cash Converters Lincoln Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 18 ran 6/18 5 10-3 8787C Simon Elliott 80/1
17 Jan 06+10d Fontwell Bet365 Call 08000 322 365 Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 17.5f · Soft · 13 ran 5/13 18 10-5 —83C Simon Elliott 66/1
07 Jan 06+162d Sandown Play Poker At Ladbrokes.com Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Soft · 15 ran 12/15 7 10-5 —67C Simon Elliott 100/1
2005 · 4 runs
29 Jul 05+28d Nottingham Letheby & Christopher Stable Staff Handicap Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 5/16 4 9-3 5464C Robert Havlin 16/1
01 Jul 05+34d Haydock Houghton Green Handicap Class 5 · 14f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 12/12 ½ 8-7 5839C Richard Thomas 16/1
28 May 05+32d Goodwood Shirley Hunt Birthday Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Good · 15 ran 8/15 1¾ 8-5 6049C Richard Thomas 16/1
26 Apr 05 Bath Claverton Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 2½ 8-5 6059C Richard Thomas 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Benedict Bay won?
Benedict Bay (GB) won 1 of 26 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 3.8%. Placed 5 times in total (19.2% of starts).
Who trained Benedict Bay?
Benedict Bay (GB) was trained by Jonathan Geake on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 9 March 2009.
Who is Benedict Bay's sire?
Benedict Bay (GB) is by In The Wings (GB) out of Persia I (IRE), whose sire is Persian Bold.
What going does Benedict Bay prefer?
Benedict Bay (GB) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Benedict Bay's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 9 March 2009. The highest on record is 87.
What is Benedict Bay's sire's record?
In The Wings (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,518 runs since Jan 2008 (110 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 13% from 231. Weakest on heavy going: 4.4% from 114.
Who are Benedict Bay's siblings?
Out of Persia I (IRE), Benedict Bay (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from April 2005. 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.