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Horse profile

State Benefit (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Nicky Henderson · Last owner Michael Buckley
by Beneficial (GB) out of Gifted (GB) (Shareef Dancer)
13 runs · 12 courses · from Dec 2010
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2013 — 4,954 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 3 wins · Sandown, Exeter & Ffos Las Last raced off OR 129
KTB Profile

State Benefit (IRE) is 3 from 13. Hasn't won since Dec 2012. Each win came on a first visit to the course.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
Official rating129↓ 1lb off peak
129 124–130

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 133A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 7 Dec 2012 Official rating 129 at the last run, 5 Apr 2013

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 8 figures · best 138B · median 122
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Soft4138B127.5—
Good to Soft3130A122—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6133A122—
2m1f – 2m4f2138B128—

Of 13 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 13 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 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6657.6%−2.8—
Good to Firm93910711.4%+1—
Good5,29654910.4%00 from 2
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.41 from 4
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.12 from 5
Heavy3,15932810.4%00 from 2
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%−0.1—
2m1f – 2m4f6,35566110.4%01 from 2
2m5f – 3m4,70152211.1%+0.72 from 9
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.60 from 2

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
Gifted (GB) (Shareef Dancer)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Druids Nephew (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m5f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (The Druids Nephew (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
The Druids Nephew (IRE)2842m5f–3m1fGrade 3
Nearly Sixty (GB)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 2 40% +7.00
Good to Soft 4 1 25% −0.75
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 1 20% +3.00
Class 4 5 2 40% +2.25
Class 1 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 2 0 0% −2.00
Aintree 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +7.00
Southwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 1 100% +3.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Ffos Las 1 1 100% +2.25

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 9 2 22% +2.25
Over 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 2 1 50% +2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Andrew Tinkler 6 2 33% +1.25
Barry Geraghty 4 0 0% −4.00
Nico de Boinville 2 1 50% +6.00
A P McCoy 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 2 0 0% −2.00
2012 7 2 29% +5.00
2011 3 0 0% −3.00
2010 1 1 100% +2.25

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 10 2 20% +2.00
Hurdle 3 1 33% +0.25

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
2013 · 2 runs
05 Apr 13+56d Aintree John Smith's Topham Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) (National Course) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 29 ran F/29 — 10-4 129— Andrew Tinkler 25/1
08 Feb 13+41d Kempton Kempton.co.uk Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 7 11-5 130118A Barry Geraghty 8/1
2012 · 7 runs
29 Dec 12+22d Newbury Betfred Mandarin Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-12 130— Barry Geraghty 9/2
07 Dec 12+206d Sandown Coldunell Amateur Jockeys Association Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 10 ran 1/10 11-4 127133A Nico de Boinville 7/1
15 May 12+62d Southwell Print Monkey Supporting Rotary Polio Eradication Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-9 128— Andrew Tinkler 4/1
14 Mar 12+24d Cheltenham Diamond Jubilee National Hunt Chase (Amateur Riders' Novices' Chase) Class 2 · 32f · Good · 19 ran UR/19 — 11-6 128— Nico de Boinville 40/1
19 Feb 12+29d Market Rasen Grab A Grand On 11th March Novices' Chase Class 3 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 ½ 11-7 128122B Andrew Tinkler 5/2
21 Jan 12+20d Haydock Betfair. Don't Settle For Less Novices' Chase (Registered As The Altcar Novices' Chase) (Grade 2) Class 1 · 19f · Heavy · 5 ran 2/5 13 11-0 130118B Andrew Tinkler 3/1
01 Jan 12+26d Exeter Royal Castle Hotel Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 6 ran 1/6 11-0 124138B Andrew Tinkler 3/1
2011 · 3 runs
06 Dec 11+276d Fontwell Debbie McCurry Memorial Beginners' Chase (Sponsored By Affinity Villas) Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 6 ran F/6 — 11-0 —— A P McCoy 9/4
05 Mar 11+29d Newbury Barratt David Wilson Greatwood Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24.5f · Soft · 8 ran 4/8 7 11-10 —122A Barry Geraghty 6/1
04 Feb 11+38d Chepstow Lindley Catering Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Soft · 10 ran 5/10 57 11-5 —108C Barry Geraghty 2/1
2010 · 1 run
28 Dec 10 Ffos Las Walters UK Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 22f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 10-12 —130A Andrew Tinkler 9/4F

Quick answers

How many races has State Benefit won?
State Benefit (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2010 and 2013, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained State Benefit?
State Benefit (IRE) was trained by Nicky Henderson on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 5 April 2013.
Who is State Benefit's sire?
State Benefit (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Gifted (GB), whose sire is Shareef Dancer.
What going does State Benefit prefer?
State Benefit (IRE) has the best record on 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 State Benefit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 129, from the run on 5 April 2013. The highest on record is 130.
What is State Benefit's sire's record?
Beneficial (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are State Benefit's siblings?
Out of Gifted (GB), State Benefit (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Druids Nephew (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (The Druids Nephew (IRE)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2010. 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.