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Horse profile

Benedictine (GB)

3yo filly (at last run, Sep 2020) · Last trainer James Bethell · Last owner John Dance
by Toronado (IRE) out of Melrose Abbey (IRE) (Selkirk)
6 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2020
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 22 Sep 2020 — 2,219 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2020 · 8th of 14 First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 52
KTB Profile

Benedictine (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts. Best effort: 4th of 10 at Redcar (Jul 2020).

Based on 6 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 75 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 22 Sep 2020

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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 75B · median 60.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)275B74—
Good to Firm264A56.5—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f375B64—
1m – 1m1f273C65—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 56A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 22 Sep 2020 Official rating 52 at the last run, 22 Sep 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 →

Flat 6 figures · best 65A · median 52
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)256A54—
Good to Firm265A54—
Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f365A56—
1m – 1m1f252C47.5—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,848 runs since Jan 2008 (416 horses).

Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 189. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.5% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm13430.8%+20.2—
Good to Firm3553911%+0.40 from 2
Good6256810.9%+0.30 from 1
Good to Soft5516411.6%+1—
Soft531468.7%−1.90 from 1
Heavy189136.9%−3.7—
Standard (AW)1,58217310.9%+0.30 from 2
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1422215.5%+4.9—
6f – 7f1,15912410.7%+0.1—
1m – 1m1f1,36314910.9%+0.30 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f861789.1%−1.50 from 3
1m5f – 2m2212913.1%+2.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f9355.4%−5.2—
2m5f – 3m800%−10.6—
Over 3m100%−10.6—

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

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Forever Dreaming (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Forever Dreaming (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Forever Dreaming (IRE)1316fClass 6
Melrose Duchess (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newcastle (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Beverley 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00
Pontefract 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 3 0 0% −3.00
Megan Nicholls 2 0 0% −2.00
Harrison Shaw 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

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
22 Sep 20+14d Newcastle (AW) attheraces.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran 8/14 1 9-4 5275B56A P J McDonald 16/1
08 Sep 20+27d Catterick Racing TV Handicap Class 6 · 14f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 ½ 9-4 5546C52C Harrison Shaw 25/1
12 Aug 20+16d Beverley Bentley Maiden Handicap Fillies' Stakes Class 5 · 12f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 7/8 1½ 8-7 5949A43A Megan Nicholls 11/1
27 Jul 20+30d Redcar Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Novice Stakes Class 5 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 4/10 2 9-0 —64A65A P J McDonald 66/1
27 Jun 20+12d Newcastle (AW) Win Bigger On Betfair Exchange Novice Median Auction Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nse 8-8 —73C52C Megan Nicholls 25/1
15 Jun 20 Pontefract Volkswagen Van Centre (West Yorkshire) Ltd Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 1½ 8-12 —57C43C P J McDonald 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Benedictine (GB) won?
Benedictine (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2020.
Who trained Benedictine (GB)?
Benedictine (GB) was trained by James Bethell on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 22 September 2020.
Who is Benedictine (GB)'s sire?
Benedictine (GB) is by Toronado (IRE) out of Melrose Abbey (IRE), whose sire is Selkirk.
What is Benedictine (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 22 September 2020. The highest on record is 59.
What is Benedictine (GB)'s sire's record?
Toronado (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,848 runs since Jan 2008 (416 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 6.9% from 189. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 15.5% from 142.
Who are Benedictine (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Melrose Abbey (IRE), Benedictine (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Forever Dreaming (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Forever Dreaming (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 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.