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Horse profile

Big Chief Benny (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Alan King · Last owner Oitavos Partnership
by Beneficial (GB) out of Be Airlie (IRE) (Lord Americo)
19 runs · 13 courses · from Jan 2015
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Mar 2021 — 2,051 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 · 6th of 10 2 wins · Chepstow & Doncaster Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Big Chief Benny (IRE) is 2 from 19. Hasn't won since Apr 2016. Last raced off 110, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 23lb off peak
110 110–133

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 113 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Taunton, 19 Jan 2019

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 8 figures · best 124A · median 92.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft4113A92.5—
Soft298C95—
Good2124A103—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5124A92—
2m5f – 3m398C93—

Of 11 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 109B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bangor-on-Dee, 11 Nov 2020 Official rating 110 at the last run, 23 Mar 2021

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 19 figures · best 132A · median 111
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft9132A111—
Good to Soft6132A109—
Good2127B123.5—
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f12132A110—
1m5f – 2m4132A122—
2m5f – 3m3120A110—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 19 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
Beneficial (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,045 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.8—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+11 from 1
Good5,29654910.4%00 from 2
Good to Soft2,46726710.8%+0.41 from 6
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.10 from 9
Heavy3,15932810.4%00 from 1
Standard (AW)6169.8%−0.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−10.4—
1m – 1m1f10110%−0.4—
1m2f – 1m4f6457.8%−2.6—
1m5f – 2m4,89050210.3%−0.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%02 from 12
2m5f – 3m4,70252211.1%+0.70 from 3
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.6—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Be Airlie (IRE) (Lord Americo)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Artoff (IRE)20——
Shoshone Girl (IRE)20——
Sir Kybo (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 9 0 0% −9.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 1 100% +1.10

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 1 17% −3.90
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton 3 0 0% −3.00
Newbury 3 0 0% −3.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +1.00
Ascot 2 0 0% −2.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 1 100% +1.10
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 12 2 17% −6.90
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Hutchinson 9 1 11% −6.90
Tom Bellamy 5 0 0% −5.00
Tom Cannon 3 0 0% −3.00
Denis O'Regan 2 1 50% +1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 1 0 0% −1.00
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2016 6 2 33% −0.90
2015 5 0 0% −5.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 11 2 18% −5.90
Chase 5 0 0% −5.00
NH Flat 3 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 1 run
23 Mar 21+113d Wetherby Watch Irish Racing On Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 6/10 32 11-12 110—96C Tom Bellamy 13/2
2020 · 4 runs
30 Nov 20+19d Fakenham Racing Is Everyone's Sport Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m5f · Soft · 5 ran 3/5 17 11-11 11498C94C Tom Bellamy 9/2
11 Nov 20+255d Bangor-on-Dee Bangor On Dee Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 5 ran 4/5 8 11-8 116—109B Tom Cannon 5/2
01 Mar 20+23d Huntingdon MansionBet Faller Insurance John Bigg 'Oxo' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m4f · Heavy · 9 ran 4/9 16 11-5 118—102A Tom Bellamy 14/1
07 Feb 20+384d Kempton Racing TV Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 2m2f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 3 10-11 11991A108B Tom Bellamy 16/1
2019 · 1 run
19 Jan 19+24d Taunton Invest Southwest Seniors' Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1 10-7 124113A124A Wayne Hutchinson 11/2
2018 · 2 runs
26 Dec 18+25d Kempton 32red Download The App Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 7/14 7 11-2 12893B110A Tom Cannon 25/1
01 Dec 18+705d Newbury Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4½f · Soft · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 10-9 12892C107C Wayne Hutchinson 20/1
2016 · 6 runs
26 Dec 16+17d Kempton 32Red On The App Store Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 ½ 11-10 13382B120A Wayne Hutchinson 8/1
09 Dec 16+22d Doncaster 188bet Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 6 ran 2/6 ½ 11-6 130124A127B Tom Cannon 9/4J
17 Nov 16+209d Market Rasen Swinton Insurance Lord Tennyson Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 2m4½f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 15 11-3 13192B103A Wayne Hutchinson 11/4
22 Apr 16+62d Chepstow Evan And Megan Brace Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 131—121B Wayne Hutchinson 11/10F
20 Feb 16+22d Ascot Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Ascot Appearance Money Scheme Race) Class 2 · 2m3½f · Soft · 5 ran 5/5 hd 11-5 133—120B Denis O'Regan 12/1
29 Jan 16+44d Doncaster Sky Bet Thanks Jen Noble Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3½f · Good To Soft · 21 ran 1/21 11-5 133—132A Denis O'Regan 2/1F
2015 · 5 runs
16 Dec 15+19d Newbury British Stallion Studs Ebf 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 4 · 2m3f · Soft · 11 ran 2/11 17 10-12 ——111B Wayne Hutchinson 7/4J
27 Nov 15+20d Newbury Bet365 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 6 11-0 ——128A Wayne Hutchinson 20/1
07 Nov 15+266d Wincanton Jockey Club Catering Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Race Class 6 · 1m7½f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 2¼ 11-4 ——132A Wayne Hutchinson 7/2
14 Feb 15+35d Ascot Neptune Investment Management Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 10 ran 10/10 6 10-7 ——97A Wayne Hutchinson 11/2
10 Jan 15 Warwick Betfred TV 'Newcomers' Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 10-2 ——116A Tom Bellamy 7/2

Quick answers

How many races has Big Chief Benny won?
Big Chief Benny (IRE) won 2 of 19 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 10.5%. Placed 7 times in total (36.8% of starts).
Who trained Big Chief Benny?
Big Chief Benny (IRE) was trained by Alan King on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 23 March 2021.
Who is Big Chief Benny's sire?
Big Chief Benny (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Be Airlie (IRE), whose sire is Lord Americo.
What going does Big Chief Benny prefer?
Big Chief Benny (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Big Chief Benny's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 23 March 2021. The highest on record is 133.
What is Big Chief Benny's sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,045 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Big Chief Benny's siblings?
Out of Be Airlie (IRE), Big Chief Benny (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.