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Horse profile

Top Ben (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2006) · Last trainer Mervyn Torrens · Last owner Ms Anne Torrens
by Beneficial (GB) out of God's Kiss (GB) (Godswalk)
3 runs · 3 courses · from Aug 2005
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 May 2006 — 7,473 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2006
KTB Profile

Top Ben (IRE) is yet to win from 3 starts. Best effort: 4th of 11 at Cork (Aug 2005).

Based on 3 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026

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 86C the best of the last 2 rated runs · Cork, 21 Aug 2005 Official rating 102 at the last run, 29 Apr 2006

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 2 figures · best 86C · median 85.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Firm1———
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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%−2.80 from 1
Good to Firm93910711.4%+10 from 1
Good5,29654910.4%00 from 1
Good to Soft2,46626710.8%+0.4—
Soft5,05751910.3%−0.1—
Heavy3,15932810.4%0—
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%00 from 1
2m5f – 3m4,70152211.1%+0.70 from 2
Over 3m1,022908.8%−1.6—

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
God's Kiss (GB) (Godswalk)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Dranamol (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Downpatrick (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Niall P Madden 1 0 0% −1.00
A J Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Paul Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 2 0 0% −2.00
2005 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 2 runs
13 May 06+14d Downpatrick (IRE) Polly Group Beginners Chase 23f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-12 —— Niall P Madden 10/1
29 Apr 06+251d Punchestown Martinstown Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hdle (74-123) 20f · Good To Firm · 22 ran 20/22 20 10-6 10285C A J Donoghue 25/1
2005 · 1 run
21 Aug 05 Cork Newmarket Motors Beginners Chase 21f · Firm · 11 ran 4/11 5 11-12 —86C Paul Carberry 7/4F

Quick answers

How many races has Top Ben won?
Top Ben (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
Who trained Top Ben?
Top Ben (IRE) was trained by Mervyn Torrens on the most recent run on record, at Downpatrick (IRE) on 13 May 2006.
Who is Top Ben's sire?
Top Ben (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of God's Kiss (GB), whose sire is Godswalk.
What is Top Ben's official rating?
Top Ben (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 102.
What is Top Ben'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 Top Ben's siblings?
Out of God's Kiss (GB), Top Ben (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 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.