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Horse profile

Benefact (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2023) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner J Palmer Brown
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Sagarich (FR) (Sagamix)
5 runs · 4 courses · from May 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2023 — 1,256 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2023 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Benefact (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Newbury (Feb 2023). Last raced off a career-high mark of 109.

Based on 5 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 125 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Southwell, 18 May 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 5 figures · best 125A · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2108A97.5—
Good2125A105.5—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3125A86—
2m1f – 2m4f2108A97.5—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 11 Feb 2023 Official rating 109 at the last run, 13 May 2023

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 5 figures · best 112A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft2106C100—
Good2112A104—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3112A102—
2m1f – 2m4f2106C100—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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
Sholokhov (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm991414.1%+1.6—
Good1,26914611.5%−10 from 2
Good to Soft81411013.5%+10 from 2
Soft1,30416913%+0.50 from 1
Heavy5496912.6%+0.1—
Standard (AW)2222310.4%−2.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f39615.4%+2.9—
1m – 1m1f157148.9%−3.6—
1m2f – 1m4f326329.8%−2.7—
1m5f – 2m1,05212712.1%−0.40 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f1,45419213.2%+0.70 from 2
2m5f – 3m99112512.6%+0.1—
Over 3m2393514.6%+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
Sagarich (FR) (Sagamix)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Young Dev (IRE) (7 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Soldier Of Destiny (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Young Dev (IRE)5472m1½f–3m½f—
Wide Receiver (IRE)922m—
Soldier Of Destiny (IRE)1622m3½f–2m4fClass 3
The Grey Venture (IRE)30——
Bawnmore Lass (IRE)120——
That Won't Work (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00

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

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Nico de Boinville 4 0 0% −4.00
A P Heskin 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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
13 May 23+52d Warwick Warwickshire Golf & Country Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 8/11 1¼ 11-10 109108A94A Nico de Boinville 9/2
22 Mar 23+39d Warwick Join Racing TV Now Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 10/12 3½ 11-6 —45C102C Nico de Boinville 5/1
11 Feb 23+43d Newbury Daily Tips On betting.betfair.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 13 11-2 —86A112A A P Heskin 66/1
30 Dec 22+226d Taunton Rob Snook 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 nse 11-0 —87C106C Nico de Boinville 25/1
18 May 22 Southwell Racecourse Branding At signsolutions.org Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 hd 10-10 —125A96A Nico de Boinville 2/1F

Quick answers

How many races has Benefact (IRE) won?
Benefact (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2022 and 2023. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Benefact (IRE)?
Benefact (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 13 May 2023.
Who is Benefact (IRE)'s sire?
Benefact (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Sagarich (FR), whose sire is Sagamix.
What is Benefact (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 13 May 2023. That is also the highest on record.
What is Benefact (IRE)'s sire's record?
Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,258 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
Who are Benefact (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Sagarich (FR), Benefact (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Young Dev (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Soldier Of Destiny (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2022. 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.