Skip to content
Horse profile

Benie Des Dieux (FR)

9yo mare (at last run, Mar 2020) · Last trainer W P Mullins · Last owner Mrs S Ricci
by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Cana (FR) (Robin Des Champs)
17 runs · 9 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 10 Mar 2020 — 2,429 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2020 · 2nd of 9 10 wins · 7 courses Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 162
KTB Profile

Benie Des Dieux (FR) is 10 from 17 in our archive, including 4 wins at Grade 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil at Auteuil (FR) (May 2019). Hasn't won since Jan 2020. 3 of 5 starts at Auteuil (FR) have ended in wins. Last raced off a career-high mark of 162.

Based on 17 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Benie Des Dieux (FR) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The President (IRE)20——
Official rating162At career-high mark
162 140–162

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 180 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Gowran Park, 23 Jan 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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 180B · median 127.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy4180B116.5—
Soft3149B133—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6149B122—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 160B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Gowran Park, 23 Jan 2020 Official rating 162 at the last run, 10 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 160B · median 146.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Heavy4160B142—
Soft3150A147—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6150A142.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 9 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 · 8 figures from 9 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
Great Pretender (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses).

Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11100%+86.9—
Good to Firm19210.5%−2.6—
Good71710214.2%+1.1—
Good to Soft5717813.7%+0.61 from 2
Soft1,40418112.9%−0.24 from 9
Heavy7569612.7%−0.45 from 6
Standard (AW)8144.9%−8.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1417.1%−6—
1m – 1m1f2800%−13.1—
1m2f – 1m4f151106.6%−6.50 from 1
1m5f – 2m72812016.5%+3.41 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,65521212.8%−0.37 from 13
2m5f – 3m7729412.2%−0.91 from 1
Over 3m2022713.4%+0.31 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2010 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cana (FR) (Robin Des Champs)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grace Des Dieux (FR)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 4 44% +16.32
Heavy 6 5 83% +8.67
Good to Soft 2 1 50% −0.60

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 2 50% +3.12

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Auteuil (FR) 5 3 60% +18.20
Cheltenham 3 1 33% +2.50
Punchestown 2 2 100% +3.40
Enghien (FR) 2 0 0% −2.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +1.00
Carlisle 1 1 100% +0.62
Limerick 1 1 100% +0.67
La Teste De Buch 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 13 7 54% +14.59
2m5f – 3m 1 1 100% +1.00
Over 3m 1 1 100% +8.80
1m5f – 2m 1 1 100% +1.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Townend 6 5 83% +12.87
Jacques Ricou 3 2 67% +10.40
R Walsh 2 1 50% +3.50
David Mullins 2 2 100% +1.62
David Cottin 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludovic Philipperon 1 0 0% −1.00
Julien Auge 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 16 10 63% +25.39
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 2 1 50% +0.00
2019 3 2 67% +8.20
2018 3 3 100% +8.50
2017 1 1 100% +0.62
2016 1 1 100% +0.67
2015 4 1 25% +5.90
2014 3 1 33% +0.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 7 54% +23.10
Chase 3 3 100% +2.29
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
2020 · 2 runs
10 Mar 20+47d Cheltenham Close Brothers Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 ½ 11-5 162133A150A Paul Townend 4/6F
23 Jan 20+250d Gowran Park John Mulhern Galmoy Hurdle (Grade 2) 3m · Soft To Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-3 157180B160B Paul Townend EvensF
2019 · 3 runs
18 May 19+14d Auteuil (FR) Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil (Hurdle) (5yo+) (Turf) 3m1½f · Very Soft · 12 ran 1/12 10-6 ——— Paul Townend 44/5
04 May 19+53d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Annie Power Mares Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m4f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran 1/5 11-7 152133C149B Paul Townend 2/5F
12 Mar 19+318d Cheltenham OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) (Registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 14 ran F/14 — 11-5 151—— R Walsh 10/11F
2018 · 3 runs
28 Apr 18+46d Punchestown Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Annie Power Mares Champion Hurdle (Grade 1) 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-7 149149B147A Paul Townend 3/1
13 Mar 18+31d Cheltenham OLBG Mares' Hurdle (Grade 1) (registered As The David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle) Class 1 · 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 1/9 11-5 147111A138A R Walsh 9/2
10 Feb 18+69d Naas BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase (Listed) 2m · Heavy · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 142122B146B David Mullins EvensF
2017 · 1 run
03 Dec 17+339d Carlisle Houghton Mares' Chase (Listed) Class 1 · 2m4f · Soft · 5 ran 1/5 11-0 140107C130B David Mullins 8/13F
2016 · 1 run
29 Dec 16+396d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Vets Mares Beginners Chase 2m3½f · Soft To Heavy · 11 ran 1/11 11-7 —26A131A Paul Townend 4/6F
2015 · 4 runs
29 Nov 15+31d Auteuil (FR) Prix Andre Michel (Hurdle) (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 2½ 10-6 ——— Ludovic Philipperon 9/1
29 Oct 15+30d Enghien (FR) Prix Bucheur (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4yo) (Turf) 2m3f · Very Soft · 11 ran 3/11 1 10-10 ——— David Cottin 67/10
29 Sep 15+160d Enghien (FR) Prix Dominique Sartini (Hurdle) () (4yo) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 10-8 ——— David Cottin 51/10
22 Apr 15+164d Auteuil (FR) Prix des Charentes (Hurdle) (Conditions) (4-5yo Fillies & Mares) (Turf) 2m2f · Very Soft · 13 ran 1/13 10-8 ——— Jacques Ricou 89/10
2014 · 3 runs
09 Nov 14+22d Auteuil (FR) Prix Pre Catelan (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies) (Turf) 2m1½f · Very Soft · 5 ran 4/5 4½ 10-10 ——— Jacques Ricou 1/2F
18 Oct 14+94d Auteuil (FR) Prix Beaurepaire (Hurdle) (Conditions) (3yo Fillies unraced over hurdles & fences) (Turf) 2m2f · Heavy · 10 ran 1/10 10-3 ——— Jacques Ricou 5/2F
16 Jul 14 La Teste De Buch Prix DAres (Turf) 1m4f · Good To Soft · 5 ran 6/5 dht 8-13 ——— Julien Auge 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Benie Des Dieux won?
Benie Des Dieux (FR) won 10 of 17 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 58.8%. Placed 13 times in total (76.5% of starts).
Who trained Benie Des Dieux?
Benie Des Dieux (FR) was trained by W P Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 10 March 2020.
Who is Benie Des Dieux's sire?
Benie Des Dieux (FR) is by Great Pretender (IRE) out of Cana (FR), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
What going does Benie Des Dieux prefer?
Benie Des Dieux (FR) has the best record on heavy going: 5 wins from 6 starts (83.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Benie Des Dieux's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 162, from the run on 10 March 2020. That is also the highest on record.
What is Benie Des Dieux's sire's record?
Great Pretender (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.1% of 3,550 runs since Mar 2010 (410 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 16.5% from 728. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 6.6% from 151.
Who are Benie Des Dieux's siblings?
Out of Cana (FR), Benie Des Dieux (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.
Has Benie Des Dieux produced winners?
As a dam, Benie Des Dieux (FR) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.