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Horse profile

Major Benefit (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2008) · Last trainer Mrs C E C Keel · Last owner Nick Shutts
by Executive Perk (GB) out of Merendas Sister (IRE) (Pauper)
10 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 23 Mar 2008 — 6,792 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2008 · 4th of 9 Won at Uttoxeter New yard Beaten favourite LTO Last raced off OR 106
KTB Profile

Major Benefit (IRE) is 1 from 10, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Dec 2005. Last raced off 106, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating106↓ 11lb off peak
106 105–117

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 115C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 16 Dec 2005 Official rating 106 at the last run, 23 Mar 2008

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. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 115C · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Heavy3115C114—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4115C101—

Of 10 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 10 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
Executive Perk (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 363 runs since Jan 2008 (54 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+18.4—
Good to Firm43511.6%+5—
Good135107.4%+0.8—
Good to Soft5647.1%+0.50 from 1
Soft7811.3%−5.30 from 4
Heavy4636.5%−0.11 from 5
Standard (AW)100%−6.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f100%−6.6—
1m5f – 2m8667%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f10954.6%−2—
2m5f – 3m12264.9%−1.71 from 7
Over 3m45715.6%+90 from 3

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Merendas Sister (IRE) (Pauper)

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tuscany Star (IRE)390——
Springfirth Boy (IRE)60——
Credos Island (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 5 1 20% +16.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +18.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Bangor-on-Dee 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 1 50% +19.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 7 1 14% +14.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Spate 5 1 20% +16.00
Mr T Weston 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Siddall 1 0 0% −1.00
Andrew Tinkler 1 0 0% −1.00
Jimmy McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
Anthony Ross 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 9 1 11% +12.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 4 0 0% −4.00
2005 4 1 25% +17.00

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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
23 Mar 08+447d Towcester Stratstone Land Rover Open Hunters' Chase Class 6 · 24.5f · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 11 11-7 10684B Mr T Weston 2/1F
2007 · 1 run
01 Jan 07+16d Exeter Thurlestone Hotel Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23.5f · Heavy · 10 ran RR/10 — 11-5 106— Tom Siddall 16/1
2006 · 4 runs
16 Dec 06+238d Haydock Tim Molony Handicap Chase Class 3 · 28.5f · Heavy · 14 ran PU/14 — 10-13 112— Andrew Tinkler 50/1
22 Apr 06+71d Bangor-on-Dee Brooke Hospital Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-10 114— Jimmy McCarthy 28/1
10 Feb 06+13d Bangor-on-Dee Cazenove Handicap Chase Class 3 · 29.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-5 116— Richard Spate 20/1
28 Jan 06+28d Chepstow Bathroomexpress.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-0 117— Richard Spate 12/1
2005 · 4 runs
31 Dec 05+15d Uttoxeter Betfredpoker Handicap Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Heavy · 6 ran 2/6 nk 11-5 117114C Richard Spate 4/1
16 Dec 05+20d Uttoxeter Trentham Garden Conservatories Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 17 ran 1/17 11-5 105115C Richard Spate 20/1
26 Nov 05+20d Towcester Gg-odds.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-12 107— Richard Spate 12/1
06 Nov 05 Market Rasen Bruce And Joe Carr Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Heavy · 7 ran 5/7 3½ 11-12 10988C Anthony Ross 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Major Benefit won?
Major Benefit (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Major Benefit?
Major Benefit (IRE) was trained by Mrs C E C Keel on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 23 March 2008.
Who is Major Benefit's sire?
Major Benefit (IRE) is by Executive Perk (GB) out of Merendas Sister (IRE), whose sire is Pauper.
What going does Major Benefit prefer?
Major Benefit (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Major Benefit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 23 March 2008. The highest on record is 117.
What is Major Benefit's sire's record?
Executive Perk (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.6% of 363 runs since Jan 2008 (54 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Major Benefit's siblings?
Out of Merendas Sister (IRE), Major Benefit (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2005. 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.