Horse profile
Benevento (IRE)
14 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Gowran Park (IRE), Doncaster & Yarmouth
Ran 13 days ago · 2nd of 10
Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile
Benevento (IRE) is 3 from 14, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes at Doncaster (Sep 2024). Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 97, 12lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 14 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 3–14Wins / Runs
- 21.4%Strike rate
- 6 (42.9%)Placed
- +8.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.83Fair A/E n=14 · 1.59 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 68dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating97↓ 12lb off peak
97
97–109
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 118
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 115A | 93 | 3 · 115 / 87 |
| Soft | 2 | 118A | 111 | 2 · 118 / 111 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 108A | 104 | 3 · 107 / 104 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 118A | 102 | 3 · 118 / 115 |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 runs · as at 12 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 from 9 analysed runs
- Led 4 (44%) · 1 win
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 556 | 73 | 13.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,299 | 191 | 14.7% | +1.6 | 3 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 831 | 99 | 11.9% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,000 | 151 | 15.1% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 350 | 48 | 13.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,578 | 174 | 11% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +3 | 1 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,923 | 302 | 15.7% | +2.6 | 1 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,883 | 217 | 11.5% | −1.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,267 | 152 | 12% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 281 | 36 | 12.8% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | −9.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −13.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Polling Day (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Polling Day (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polling Day (IRE) | 23 | 3 | 1m2f–1m4½f | Class 5 |
| Euromissile (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Reconstructed (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 3 | 33% | +13.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Egan | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 26+22d | Curragh (IRE) | 1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Handicap Made all the running - two lengths clear 1 1/2f out - challenged inside final furlong then collared last 50 yards to finish second | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-13 | 97 | 118A | 111A | Donagh O'Connor | 16/1 |
| 12 Sep 26+13d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap Sat close to front pair early - second at halfway - pushed along and slipped back inside final two furlongs then held no more in reserve | 16/17 | 1 | 9-11 | 98 | 85C | 79A | David Egan | 12/1 |
| 30 Aug 26+23d | Cork (IRE) | Glenvale Stud Race Set the tempo in front - asked for effort with over 2f left and firmly challenged approaching the last furlong - lost the advantage 150 yards from home - battled on without further improvement to take second | 2/8 | 2¾ | 10-0 | 98 | 104A | 110A | W J Lee | 5/2 |
| 07 Aug 26+13d | Gowran Park (IRE) | 1XBET.IE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS Race Set the pace from the off - three lengths clear with 3f remaining - driven out from 2f out and staying on strongly to the line despite the margin narrowing in the closing strides | 1/6 | 9-12 | 98 | 115A | 102B | Donagh O'Connor | 8/1 | |
| 25 Jul 26+161d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Tote Race In front early - overtaken after 3f - asked for effort entering straight and faded | 3/7 | ½ | 9-12 | 100 | 87A | 88A | Donagh O'Connor | 11/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+217d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Wide early and sat second - driven approaching final furlong and drifted right - faded in the closing stages to finish seventh | 7/7 | 1¼ | 9-12 | 102 | 107A | 91A | David Egan | 15/8F |
| 12 Jul 25+21d | Chester | Raymond & Kathleen Corbett Memorial City Plate Stakes (Listed) Sat close to the front - pressed for effort with 2f left - stayed on at the same rate through the closing stages - finished fourth | 4/8 | 1 | 8-13 | 104 | 93B | 95A | David Egan | 6/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+49d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Held up wide near the far rail early - tracked the pace-setter before being pushed along 2f from home - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish well beaten in 14th | 14/15 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 108 | 49C | 76C | Rossa Ryan | 20/1 |
| 03 May 25+17d | Newmarket | Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) Settled off the pace early - moved into contention approaching final 2f - dropped away under pressure inside closing stages - finished 10th | 10/11 | shd | 9-2 | 109 | 72A | 87A | David Egan | 66/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+172d | Newmarket | bet365 Craven Stakes (Group 3) Handy early - shaken up to hit front approaching 2f out before being overtaken inside final furlong - kept going without extra to finish fourth | 4/9 | ½ | 9-2 | 104 | 102A | 102A | David Egan | 20/1 |
| 26 Oct 24+43d | Newbury | BetVictor Horris Hill Stakes (Group 3) Held handy early - moved into second and pressed the front-runner turning for home - dropped away in the closing stages to finish fourth | 4/8 | 1½ | 9-2 | 104 | 104A | 101A | David Egan | 11/4 |
| 13 Sep 24+18d | Doncaster | Betfred Flying Scotsman Stakes (Listed) Settled just behind the front group - improved into contention over 2f out - asked for effort and drew alongside the front-runner - driven approaching the final furlong and got up in the final strides to win | 1/7 | 9-2 | 99 | 108A | 104A | David Egan | 7/1 | |
| 26 Aug 24+114d | Ripon | British Stallion Studs EBF Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy Stakes (Listed) Handy in the early stages - pushed along with 2f left then finished strongly to take second | 2/7 | 2 | 9-5 | — | 104A | 99A | David Egan | 12/1 |
| 04 May 24 | Yarmouth | British European Breeders' Fund EBF Newcomers' Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/6 | 9-7 | — | 72A | 100B | Billy Loughnane | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Benevento (IRE) won?
- Benevento (IRE) won 3 of 14 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.4%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Benevento (IRE)?
- Benevento (IRE) is trained by Robson De Aguiar, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Benevento (IRE)'s sire?
- Benevento (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Pollyana (IRE), whose sire is Whipper.
- What going does Benevento (IRE) prefer?
- Benevento (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 9 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 Benevento (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 4 October 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Benevento (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 5,618 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16.1% from 161.
- Who are Benevento (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pollyana (IRE), Benevento (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Polling Day (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Polling Day (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.