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Horse profile

Benny The Bear (GB)

4yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2011) · Last trainer Linda Perratt · Last owner R R Whitton
by Rambling Bear (GB) out of Mitchelland (GB) (Namaqualand)
14 runs · 5 courses · from Aug 2009
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 11 Oct 2011 — 5,495 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2011 · 6th of 13 2 wins · Ayr Last raced off OR 60
KTB Profile

Benny The Bear (GB) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Sep 2011. Last raced off a career-high mark of 60.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating60At career-high mark
60 53–60

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 89A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 27 Sep 2011 Official rating 60 at the last run, 11 Oct 2011

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 14 figures · best 89A · median 67
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good480A58—
Soft389A70—
Good to Soft377A67—
Good to Firm369A67—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f1389A67—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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
Rambling Bear (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 362 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm300%−6.6—
Good to Firm7422.7%−3.90 from 3
Good7656.6%01 from 4
Good to Soft5159.8%+3.20 from 3
Soft4536.7%+0.11 from 3
Heavy27414.8%+8.20 from 1
Standard (AW)8655.8%−0.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f11587%+0.4—
6f – 7f10498.7%+2.12 from 13
1m – 1m1f1500%−6.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1400%−6.6—
1m5f – 2m7756.5%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f3226.3%−0.3—
2m5f – 3m500%−6.6—

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
Mitchelland (GB) (Namaqualand)

4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Grandads Best Girl (GB)230——
Good Boy Jasper (GB)70——
Oh Boy Oh Boy (GB)70——
Caties Do Dah (GB)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 1 25% +2.50
Soft 3 1 33% +3.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 7 1 14% −0.50
Class 6 6 1 17% +0.00
Class 4 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 7 2 29% +5.50
Hamilton 3 0 0% −3.00
Newcastle 2 0 0% −2.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 13 2 15% −0.50
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Phillip Makin 3 1 33% +3.00
Shane B Kelly 2 1 50% +4.50
P J McDonald 2 0 0% −2.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr S Feeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Patrick Donaghy 1 0 0% −1.00
Silvestre De Sousa 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Mulrennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian Brennan 1 0 0% −1.00
Royston Ffrench 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 12 1 8% −5.50
Cheekpieces 2 1 50% +4.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2011 8 2 25% +4.50
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2011 · 8 runs
11 Oct 11+14d Newcastle Spiffing Crabbie's Alcoholic Ginger Beer Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 6/13 1¼ 9-2 6070A Phillip Makin 8/1
27 Sep 11+24d Ayr Best Odds Guaranteed At victorchandler.com Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 9-4 5789A Phillip Makin 5/1
03 Sep 11+12d Musselburgh Betfair Bonus Scottish Racing Mile Series Consolation Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 14 ran 11/14 2 9-2 5944A Frederik Tylicki 14/1
22 Aug 11+13d Hamilton Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Amateur Riders' Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 1¾ 10-3 5947A Mr S Feeney 7/1
09 Aug 11+3d Ayr Whyte & Mackay Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 ½ 9-2 5367A Shane B Kelly 3/1
06 Aug 11+12d Ayr Unison's Ayrshire & Arran Health Branch Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 8-4 5380A Shane B Kelly 11/2
25 Jul 11+7d Ayr Weddings At Western House Hotel Handicap (Qualifier For The Betfair Bonus Scottish Racing Mile Final) Class 6 · 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 1¾ 9-7 5567A Phillip Makin 16/1
18 Jul 11+261d Ayr Polyflor Handicap (Qualifier For Betfair Bonus Scottish Racing Mile Final) Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 8/12 1¼ 8-6 5550A Patrick Donaghy 33/1
2010 · 4 runs
30 Oct 10+8d Ayr Advance Construction Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Heavy · 9 ran 5/9 1¾ 8-7 5765A Silvestre De Sousa 11/2
22 Oct 10+50d Ayr Poppyscotland Supporting Our Heroes Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 4/14 2¼ 8-13 5877A Paul Mulrennan 25/1
02 Sep 10+15d Redcar Subscribe To Racing Uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 7/9 nk 9-3 5852A P J McDonald 8/1
18 Aug 10+364d Hamilton Hamilton-park.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 ¾ 8-12 —69B Ian Brennan 6/1
2009 · 2 runs
19 Aug 09+14d Hamilton E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Soft · 6 ran 4/6 4 9-3 —61B P J McDonald 13/2
05 Aug 09 Newcastle Lockton Insurance Brokers Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 3/8 hd 9-3 —69A Royston Ffrench 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Benny The Bear won?
Benny The Bear (GB) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2009 and 2011, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
Who trained Benny The Bear?
Benny The Bear (GB) was trained by Linda Perratt on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle on 11 October 2011.
Who is Benny The Bear's sire?
Benny The Bear (GB) is by Rambling Bear (GB) out of Mitchelland (GB), whose sire is Namaqualand.
What going does Benny The Bear prefer?
Benny The Bear (GB) has the best record on soft 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 Benny The Bear's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 11 October 2011. That is also the highest on record.
What is Benny The Bear's sire's record?
Rambling Bear (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 362 runs since Jan 2008 (21 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Benny The Bear's siblings?
Out of Mitchelland (GB), Benny The Bear (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2009. 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.