Horse profile
Bennys King (IRE)
14yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2025) · Last trainer Dan Skelton · Last owner Mezzone Family Dan Skelton
by Beneficial (GB) out of Hellofafaithful (IRE) (Oscar)
39 runs · 21 courses · from Feb 2016
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 3 Apr 2025 — 572 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2025 · 11th of 29
9 wins · 8 courses
Last raced off OR 127
KTB Profile
Bennys King won nine of 39 starts on turf between Feb 2016 and Apr 2025. Six of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, four on heavy ground, and he also won twice at Leicester in Class 3 hunters chases on heavy in Feb 2024 and Feb 2025. The gelding, who reached a highest ever mark of 157, was beaten 11 of 29 in the Class 2 Randox Foxhunters Open Hunters Chase at Aintree in Apr 2025 when last seen off 127.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 30lb off peak
- 9–39Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 20 (51.3%)Placed
- +32.76£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 2.06Fair A/E n=39 · 1.76 incl. margin
- 157Highest OR
- 88dAvg 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 rating127↓ 30lb off peak
127
117–157
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 83
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 129A | 86 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 113B | 80.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 123A | 105 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 123A | 84 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 105B | 91.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 16 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (8) · did not complete (7) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 35 runs · as at 3 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 6 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Prominent 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Beneficial (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +1 | — |
| Good | 5,296 | 549 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,466 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 4 from 19 |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | 0 | 4 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | 0 | 3 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,701 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.7 | 6 from 26 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −1.6 | — |
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
Hellofafaithful (IRE) (Oscar)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Areyouwatchingme (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Faithful Rosanna (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 19 | 4 | 21% | +12.26 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 4 | 50% | +21.50 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +6.50 |
| Class 3 | 12 | 4 | 33% | +10.38 |
| Class 1 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +19.88 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascot | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Aintree | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Chepstow | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 2 | 100% | +13.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 6 | 23% | +26.26 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 3 | 33% | +10.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Heidi Palin | 12 | 3 | 25% | +17.88 |
| Bridget Andrews | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.38 |
| Harry Skelton | 6 | 2 | 33% | +12.50 |
| Liam Treadwell | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Mr Sean O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Mr John Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tristan Durrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alain Cawley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 5 | 18% | +4.88 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 4 | 36% | +27.88 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +17.88 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +7.38 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 31 | 8 | 26% | +35.76 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Apr 25+37d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase Settled mid-pack early - clipped fence at the 12th and pushed along before 2 out - dropped away late - finished 11th | 11/29 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 127 | 44B | 117A | Mr Sean O'Connor | 25/1 |
| 25 Feb 25+36d | Leicester | Cottesmore Open Hunters' Chase Settled second early - edged in front by the 4th - opened a four length advantage with one runner in tow before the 5th - kicked away to a bigger margin by the 8th - margin shortened 3 out - pushed back into command after 2 out - powered home after the last - ran out an easy winner with no pressure on the run-in | 1/7 | 12-1 | 125 | — | 136B | Miss Heidi Palin | 5/1 | |
| 20 Jan 25+19d | Warwick | Willoughby De Broke Open Hunters' Chase Set the pace early - pushed along after 3 out - overtaken approaching 2 out - jumped awkwardly at the last - rallied on the run-in but unable to reel in winner | 2/9 | 1¼ | 12-1 | 122 | 83B | 135A | Miss Heidi Palin | 12/1 |
| 01 Jan 25+16d | Southwell | Jordan Road Planning Handicap Chase Settled just behind the pace in second - slipped back a place after blundering the 4th and pushed along to hold position through the 10th - lost ground finishing power from four out - well beaten and eased out of contention before the second-last | PU/4 | — | 11-7 | 127 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 8/1 |
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Dec 24+25d | Southwell | Southwell Golf Club Handicap Chase Sat behind the front group early - dropped away 8th - blundered 4 out - soon in trouble and pulled up before 3 out | PU/10 | — | 11-9 | 132 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 40/1 |
| 21 Nov 24+224d | Warwick | John Sumner Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase Wide early up with the front two - dropped away before the 12th and well adrift - clipped heels and came down at the 13th | UR/6 | — | 10-6 | 135 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 12/1 |
| 11 Apr 24+44d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase (National Course) | 2/22 | 4¼ | 12-0 | 132 | 56B | 142A | Mr Sean O'Connor | 8/1 |
| 27 Feb 24+24d | Leicester | Jumping For Fun Open Hunters' Chase | 1/7 | 11-11 | 124 | — | 148B | Mr Sean O'Connor | 8/1 | |
| 03 Feb 24+26d | Wetherby | Join The Vickers Customer Racing Club Open Hunters' Chase | 2/6 | 15 | 12-1 | 125 | — | 125C | Miss Heidi Palin | 13/2 |
| 08 Jan 24+26d | Taunton | Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase | 3/11 | 1 | 12-1 | 125 | 120A | 125B | Miss Heidi Palin | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 23+21d | Exeter | Christow Handicap Chase | PU/4 | — | 11-4 | 131 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 16/1 |
| 22 Nov 23+223d | Warwick | John Sumner Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase | PU/6 | — | 10-6 | 135 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 14/1 |
| 13 Apr 23+27d | Aintree | Randox Foxhunters' Open Hunters' Chase (National Course) | 2/27 | 4¾ | 12-0 | 137 | 53B | 137A | Mr John Dawson | 16/1 |
| 17 Mar 23+27d | Fakenham | Robert Hoare Memorial Open Hunters' Chase | 1/7 | 11-9 | 137 | 79A | 130C | Miss Heidi Palin | 15/8F | |
| 18 Feb 23+19d | Haydock | Betfred Steve Hope Walrus Open Hunters' Chase | UR/8 | — | 11-8 | 137 | — | — | Miss Heidi Palin | 7/2 |
| 30 Jan 23+58d | Hereford | Jackson Property Open Hunters' Chase | 1/11 | 11-5 | 137 | — | 134B | Miss Heidi Palin | 20/1 | |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 22+24d | Chepstow | Coral Welsh Grand National Trial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/10 | — | 10-12 | 142 | — | — | Bridget Andrews | 40/1 |
| 09 Nov 22+354d | Bangor-on-Dee | Paul Ferguson Jumpers To Follow Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/12 | — | 11-9 | 147 | — | — | Tristan Durrell | 80/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 21+21d | Ascot | Chanelle Pharma 1965 Chase (Grade 2) (GBB Race) | PU/6 | — | 11-2 | 154 | — | — | Bridget Andrews | 14/1 |
| 30 Oct 21+252d | Ascot | Bateaux London Gold Cup Handicap Chase (grade 3) (gbb Race) | PU/14 | — | 11-11 | 157 | — | — | Bridget Andrews | 25/1 |
| 20 Feb 21+28d | Ascot | Betfair Ascot Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race) | 3/5 | 5½ | 11-7 | 157 | 87C | 129C | Harry Skelton | 9/2 |
| 23 Jan 21+35d | Ascot | bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/14 | 1¼ | 11-12 | 154 | 75B | 152A | Harry Skelton | 5/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 20+42d | Ascot | 'For The Love Of Racing' Handicap Chase | 1/12 | 11-9 | 147 | — | 154A | Harry Skelton | 13/2 | |
| 07 Nov 20+294d | Aintree | Follow WillHillRacing On Twitter Handicap Chase | 5/8 | 3 | 11-12 | 149 | 78A | 136A | Harry Skelton | 4/1J |
| 18 Jan 20+23d | Ascot | Bet365 Handicap Chase | 2/8 | nk | 11-4 | 145 | 123A | 147A | Bridget Andrews | 14/1 |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 19+26d | Wetherby | 888Sport Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 5/10 | 4 | 11-2 | 145 | 68B | 125A | Bridget Andrews | 5/1 |
| 30 Nov 19+30d | Newbury | Sir Peter O'sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase | 1/16 | 11-1 | 134 | 88B | 140A | Harry Skelton | 10/1 | |
| 31 Oct 19+309d | Stratford | Charlie Longsdon Racing Handicap Chase | 6/12 | 8 | 11-8 | 135 | 83C | 122A | Harry Skelton | 3/1F |
| 2018 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 18+18d | Market Rasen | Garthwest Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | 1/8 | 11-9 | 126 | 85A | 141B | Bridget Andrews | 11/8F | |
| 08 Dec 18+415d | Chepstow | Professor Caroline Tisdall Supports The IJF Handicap Chase | 1/13 | 11-12 | 120 | 105B | 142A | Bridget Andrews | 6/1 | |
| 2017 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Oct 17+199d | Uttoxeter | Marston's 61 Deep Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | PU/11 | — | 10-13 | 126 | — | — | Liam Treadwell | 7/1 |
| 03 Apr 17+79d | Kelso | Queens Head Hotel Kelso Handicap Hurdle | 4/8 | 8 | 11-9 | 127 | 108B | 120B | Liam Treadwell | 9/4J |
| 14 Jan 17+14d | Kempton | 32Red Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle () | 10/13 | nk | 10-1 | 128 | 113B | 114A | Liam Treadwell | 15/2 |
| 2016 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 16+19d | Uttoxeter | Douglas Family Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-2 | 122 | 100A | 132A | Charlie Deutsch | 4/1F | |
| 12 Dec 16+227d | Ffos Las | Booker Wholesale Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 3 | 11-1 | 121 | 129A | 137A | Liam Treadwell | 9/2 |
| 29 Apr 16+20d | Bangor-on-Dee | Nightingale House Hospice Novices' Hurdle | 2/7 | 1¾ | 10-13 | 117 | — | 128B | Liam Treadwell | 7/1 |
| 09 Apr 16+28d | Chepstow | toteScoop6 Play Today Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) | 2/8 | shd | 10-13 | — | — | 130A | Alain Cawley | 4/1 |
| 12 Mar 16+21d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network Novices' Hurdle | 2/7 | 6 | 11-1 | — | — | 120A | Liam Treadwell | 10/1 |
| 20 Feb 16 | Wincanton | Ben Wakeley 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 6/8 | 7 | 10-11 | — | — | 100C | Charlie Deutsch | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Bennys King won?
- Bennys King (IRE) won 9 of 39 archived starts between 2016 and 2025, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 20 times in total (51.3% of starts).
- Who trained Bennys King?
- Bennys King (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 3 April 2025.
- Who is Bennys King's sire?
- Bennys King (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Hellofafaithful (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Bennys King prefer?
- Bennys King (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 8 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bennys King's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 127, from the run on 3 April 2025. The highest on record is 157.
- What is Bennys King's sire's record?
- Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Bennys King's siblings?
- Out of Hellofafaithful (IRE), Bennys King (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.