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Horse profile

Bensini (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2025) · Last trainer Fergal O'Brien · Last owner B Jones Son
by Dr Massini (IRE) out of Grouch Onthe Couch (IRE) (Old Vic)
23 runs · 12 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 13 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 17 Jul 2025 — 453 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2025 · 5th of 7 Won at Worcester New yard Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 75
KTB Profile

Bensini won once from 23 starts on turf, the success coming in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Worcester in Jul 2023 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground. He has not won since. The gelding, by Dr Massini out of a daughter of Old Vic, finished 5 of 7 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Worcester in Jul 2025. His last run, at Worcester in Jul 2025, was his first for Fergal O'Brien and headgear returned.

Based on 23 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 13 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR ↓ 13lb off peak
Official rating75↓ 13lb off peak
75 75–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 91 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newton Abbot, 7 May 2025

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.

Jumps 20 figures · best 128B · median 82
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good14128B82—
Good to Soft3126A99—
Soft389A78—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9102B89—
1m5f – 2m5126A57—
2m5f – 3m491B82—
Over 3m2128B85.5—

Of 23 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 23 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 17 Jul 2025 Official rating 75 at the last run, 17 Jul 2025

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.

Jumps 20 figures · best 111A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
Good14104A95.5—
Good to Soft3111A101—
Soft3105A95—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 13 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f9104A95—
1m5f – 2m5111A97—
2m5f – 3m4105A89—
Over 3m298A89—

Of 23 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 20 figures from 23 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
  • Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Dr Massini (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,941 runs since Jan 2008 (406 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14% from 421.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−2.9—
Good to Firm4215914%+3.4—
Good1,66518711.2%+0.61 from 15
Good to Soft77610113%+2.40 from 3
Soft1,2541108.8%−1.80 from 5
Heavy753638.4%−2.2—
Standard (AW)4636.5%−4.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−10.6—
1m – 1m1f2328.7%−1.9—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%−0.1—
1m5f – 2m1,164958.2%−2.40 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f1,74620211.6%+11 from 10
2m5f – 3m1,53717411.3%+0.70 from 6
Over 3m4284811.2%+0.60 from 2

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Grouch Onthe Couch (IRE) (Old Vic)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 15 1 7% −7.50
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 20 1 5% −12.50
Class 4 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 5 1 20% +2.50
Newton Abbot 4 0 0% −4.00
Southwell 3 0 0% −3.00
Ffos Las 3 0 0% −3.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Cartmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 10 1 10% −2.50
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Price 6 0 0% −6.00
Liam Harrison 4 1 25% +3.50
Toby Wynne 4 0 0% −4.00
Connor Brace 3 0 0% −3.00
Mr Michael Try 1 0 0% −1.00
Harry Reed 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Ring 1 0 0% −1.00
Bradley Harris 1 0 0% −1.00
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00
Robert Dunne 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% −1.50
Cheekpieces 4 0 0% −4.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00
Hood 3 0 0% −3.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 8 0 0% −8.00
2023 7 1 14% +0.50
2022 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 13 1 8% −5.50
Chase 9 0 0% −9.00
NH 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
17 Jul 25+47d Worcester JIC Transport Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Settled towards the back early - moved into contention before 3 out then pressed for effort 2 out - couldn't find more at the finish 5/7 7 10-3 7589A80A Liam Harrison 9/4J
31 May 25+24d Stratford Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 15 ran Sat close to the front group early - pressed for effort after second last - lost momentum before the final fence - finished well held in 7th 7/15 4½ 9-13 7881B78A Charlie Price 25/1
07 May 25+197d Newton Abbot Come Racing On 14th May Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - unable to get involved - well beaten in 7th 7/8 10 10-2 8191B70A Charlie Price 15/2
22 Oct 24+19d Exeter Explore Shared Ownership At inthepaddock.co.uk Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 15 ran Held up in the pack throughout - never involved in the finish - well held in 11th 11/15 2¾ 10-3 8278C82C Mr Michael Try 12/1
03 Oct 24+24d Southwell Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 13 ran Settled in the back half - moved up to 11th then grabbed 4th - urged forward on the home bend - angled right approaching 3 out - driven before 2 out - kept on at one speed to finish 4th 4/13 1 10-11 8288B104A Harry Reed 8/1
09 Sep 24+9d Newton Abbot attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 7 ran Handy with pace group early - clipped heels and lost jockey at the 8th UR/7 — 10-13 82—— Charlie Price 9/4
31 Aug 24+10d Newton Abbot Visit attheraces.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran Set the pace early - scrappy jump at the 5th before losing top spot approaching 4 out under pressure - faded from 2 out to finish third 3/6 7½ 10-11 8357B94B Charlie Price 18/5
21 Aug 24+30d Worcester Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Chase Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran Drifted right at fences - up with the front group - pressed for command before 4 out - took over 3 out - collided with the last and stumbled which cost the advantage - had nothing left in the closing stages 5/13 nse 10-9 8368B101A Toby Wynne 5/1
22 Jul 24+31d Cartmel Bowness Bay Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21f · Soft · 9 ran 3/9 3¼ 10-8 8378A105A Charlie Price 11/1
21 Jun 24+20d Market Rasen ABP & Humber Freeport Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 9 ran 9/9 12 10-8 8363C73C Charlie Price 7/1
01 Jun 24+226d Worcester Manby Not Mandy Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-1 83—— Liam Harrison 9/1
19 Oct 23+16d Wincanton Somerset Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 24 11-2 8343A80B Conor Ring 10/3
03 Oct 23+23d Southwell Weatherbys Nhstallions.Co.Uk Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 nk 10-6 8375A89C Toby Wynne 4/1
10 Sep 23+19d Fontwell Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase Class 5 · 21.5f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 6 10-9 8383B100B Toby Wynne 9/4F
22 Aug 23+28d Newton Abbot William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 26.5f · Good · 15 ran 6/15 1 10-6 83128B98A Bradley Harris 6/1
25 Jul 23+20d Southwell Golf At Southwell Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good · 11 ran 5/11 1¾ 11-1 83102B103A Sean Bowen 5/1
05 Jul 23+155d Worcester Wacky Weekender Festival Pitchcroft 21st-23rd July Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-0 8090B102A Liam Harrison 13/2
31 Jan 23+40d Ffos Las Cazoo Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-3 83—— Toby Wynne 18/1
22 Dec 22+27d Ffos Las Nadolig Llawen From dragonbet.co.uk Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 14 ran 11/14 18 11-4 8839C86C Connor Brace 9/1
25 Nov 22+19d Newbury Coral Bet Bundles 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 35 11-4 —-2C97C Connor Brace 250/1
06 Nov 22+12d Ffos Las Go Racing With Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 8 ran 6/8 6 11-4 —89A95A Robert Dunne 50/1
25 Oct 22+43d Chepstow Download The Vickers.Bet App Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 9/16 4¾ 11-1 —99C101C Liam Harrison 150/1
12 Sep 22 Worcester Worthington's Pre-Training Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 4/8 2 11-0 —126A111A Connor Brace 5/1

Quick answers

How many races has Bensini (GB) won?
Bensini (GB) won 1 of 23 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 4.3%. Placed 4 times in total (17.4% of starts).
Who trained Bensini (GB)?
Bensini (GB) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 17 July 2025.
Who is Bensini (GB)'s sire?
Bensini (GB) is by Dr Massini (IRE) out of Grouch Onthe Couch (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
What going does Bensini (GB) prefer?
Bensini (GB) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 15 starts (6.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Bensini (GB)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 17 July 2025. The highest on record is 88.
What is Bensini (GB)'s sire's record?
Dr Massini (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 4,941 runs since Jan 2008 (406 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14% from 421.

Record shown from September 2022. 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.