Bensalem (IRE)
Bensalem (IRE) is 6 from 16, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Stewart Family Spinal Research Handicap Chase at Cheltenham (Mar 2011). Hasn't won since Mar 2011. Last raced off 145, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 6–16Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 10 (62.5%)Placed
- −0.04£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=16 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 153Highest OR
- 104dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 23 | 10.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 800 | 60 | 7.5% | 0 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 459 | 40 | 8.7% | +1.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,001 | 70 | 7% | −0.5 | 2 from 2 |
| Heavy | 786 | 54 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 954 | 81 | 8.5% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,144 | 80 | 7% | −0.5 | 3 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 954 | 72 | 7.5% | 0 | 2 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 197 | 12 | 6.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 7 winners — best of them Court In Motion (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Court In Motion (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court In Motion (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 2m5f–3m | Grade 2 |
| Virginia Ash (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 2m–3m1f | Class 4 |
| Blanchfield (IRE) | 19 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Simply Ben (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m6f | Class 5 |
| Supreme Peace (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 3m | — |
| The Hares Corner (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Miss Peacetime (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m5f | — |
| Mr Cheetham (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.56 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.56 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.08 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.56 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +0.77 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +3.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.44 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.44 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.33 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.56 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 3 | 50% | −1.23 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Thornton | 13 | 4 | 31% | −2.79 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +4.08 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.56 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 3 | 43% | −2.23 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Bensalem won?
- Bensalem (IRE) won 6 of 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2013, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 10 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Bensalem?
- Bensalem (IRE) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Exeter on 10 February 2013.
- Who is Bensalem's sire?
- Bensalem (IRE) is by Turtle Island (IRE) out of Peace Time Girl (IRE), whose sire is Buckskin.
- What going does Bensalem prefer?
- Bensalem (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Bensalem's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 10 February 2013. The highest on record is 153.
- What is Bensalem's sire's record?
- Turtle Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
- Who are Bensalem's siblings?
- Out of Peace Time Girl (IRE), Bensalem (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 7 of them winners. Most wins: Court In Motion (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Court In Motion (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.