Benvenuto Cellini (IRE)
Benvenuto Cellini won four of ten starts on turf, including the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh in Jun 2026. He also landed the Group 2 Boodles Chester Vase Stakes at Chester the previous month and two juvenile stakes over 1m – 1m1f. All four wins came at different courses. He last ran when ninth of 16 in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in Oct 2026, off his career-high mark of 123.
- 4–10Wins / Runs
- 40%Strike rate
- 6 (60%)Placed
- −3.13£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=10 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 138
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 112A | 111 | 2 runs · 112 / 111.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 84A | 77 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 138A | 111.5 | 4 runs · 138 / 111.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 109C | 84 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 8 analysed runs since Jun 2025
- Prominent 4 (50%) · 2 wins
- Held up 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Led 1 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,513 runs since Jan 2008 (877 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.3% from 268.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,915 | 362 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,020 | 175 | 17.2% | −0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,110 | 162 | 14.6% | −3.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 329 | 42 | 12.8% | −5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,844 | 348 | 18.9% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,259 | 236 | 18.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,977 | 369 | 18.7% | +0.7 | 2 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,881 | 546 | 19% | +1 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 968 | 151 | 15.6% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 268 | 33 | 12.3% | −5.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Giselle (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Giselle (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giselle (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 7f–1m3½f | Listed |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.97 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.60 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.78 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.22 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.40 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.03 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 2 | 67% | −0.10 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Moore | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.03 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.60 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.03 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −1.10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Oct 26+28d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) | 9/16 | hd | 8-12 | 123 | — | — | Ryan Moore | 11/1 |
| 06 Sep 26+43d | Longchamp (FR) | Qatar Prix Niel (group 2) | 5/7 | hd | 9-2 | 123 | — | — | Ryan Moore | 4/6F |
| 25 Jul 26+27d | Ascot | King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1) Settled towards the back before making headway with four furlongs left - asked for effort in a battle for third over two furlongs out and kept on without finding extra in the final furlong | 3/9 | ½ | 8-12 | 119 | 138A | 101A | Ryan Moore | 4/1 |
| 28 Jun 26+22d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) Held up at the back early - improved into midfield by 4f - moved into second under good pace 2f out - hit front 1 1/2f out and pushed on strongly to the line | 1/8 | 9-2 | 114 | 112A | 111A | Ryan Moore | 7/4F | |
| 06 Jun 26+31d | Epsom Downs | Betfred Derby (Group 1) Hesitant leaving the gate and unbalanced exiting stalls - settled towards the back - improved position when pushed with 3f left - lost ground approaching final furlong - later withdrawn by officials following a stalls incident | 10/14 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 112 | 70C | 79C | Ryan Moore | 3/1F |
| 06 May 26+193d | Chester | Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) Settled third early - moved into second inside final two furlongs - shaken up to hit the front and edged left once well ahead - won going away in style | 1/5 | 9-6 | 112 | 111C | 106B | Ryan Moore | 2/9F | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 25+42d | Doncaster | William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Str) Tracked the pack early - moved left to close in with three left - driven up alongside the pair in command approaching the final furlong - kept going but only holding same gait to finish third | 3/5 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 110 | 109C | 100B | Christophe Soumillon | 7/4F |
| 13 Sep 25+61d | Leopardstown | KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) Sat close up in second early - asked for effort with 2f remaining - hit front a furlong and a half out - driven on approaching final furlong - sprinted away in the closing stages to win comfortably | 1/4 | 9-5 | — | 70C | 107B | Christophe Soumillon | 1/2F | |
| 14 Jul 25+16d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Led from the start - driven forward and edged away inside the last - won with ease | 1/8 | 9-7 | — | 84A | 107A | Wayne Lordan | 2/5F | |
| 28 Jun 25 | Curragh | Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden Sat close to the front - still second at halfway - driven on approaching final two furlongs and stayed on at one gear to finish second | 2/13 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 91C | 97A | Wayne Lordan | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Benvenuto Cellini won?
- Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 6 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Benvenuto Cellini?
- Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) is trained by Aidan O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Benvenuto Cellini's sire?
- Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) is by Frankel (GB) out of Newspaperofrecord (IRE), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
- What going does Benvenuto Cellini prefer?
- Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Benvenuto Cellini's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 4 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Benvenuto Cellini's sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,513 runs since Jan 2008 (877 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.3% from 268.
- Who are Benvenuto Cellini's siblings?
- Out of Newspaperofrecord (IRE), Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Giselle (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Giselle (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3½f. As at Oct 2026.