Welcome Ben (IRE)
Welcome Ben (IRE) is 5 from 29. Hasn't won since May 2019. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer).
- 5–29Wins / Runs
- 17.2%Strike rate
- 13 (44.8%)Placed
- +6.50£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=29 · 1.41 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 63dAvg 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 101
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 96C | 89 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 109C | 81 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 101A | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 96C | 89 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 334 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 25 | 1 | 4% | −3.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 93 | 7 | 7.5% | +0.3 | 4 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 47 | 6 | 12.8% | +5.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Soft | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 81 | 3 | 3.7% | −3.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | −0.5 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 132 | 12 | 9.1% | +1.9 | 3 from 18 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 6 | 6.6% | −0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 22 | 0 | 0% | −7.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Boynagh Joy (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Listed (Boynagh Joy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boynagh Joy (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Bobby Bow (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Anythingcanhappen (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 4 | 31% | +16.50 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 3 | 15% | +1.50 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 13 | 3 | 23% | +0.50 |
| Kelso | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 3 | 17% | +10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Kelly | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 11 | 4 | 36% | +18.50 |
| Henry Brooke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Callum Bewley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 1 | 6% | −10.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 3 | 50% | +14.50 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +13.50 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 4 | 27% | +14.50 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 1 | 8% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Welcome Ben (IRE) won?
- Welcome Ben (IRE) won 5 of 29 archived starts between 2014 and 2019, a strike rate of 17.2%. Placed 13 times in total (44.8% of starts).
- Who trained Welcome Ben (IRE)?
- Welcome Ben (IRE) was trained by Jackie Stephen on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 10 September 2019.
- Who is Welcome Ben (IRE)'s sire?
- Welcome Ben (IRE) is by High Roller (IRE) out of Bramble Cottage (IRE), whose sire is Eurobus.
- What going does Welcome Ben (IRE) prefer?
- Welcome Ben (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Welcome Ben (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 10 September 2019. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Welcome Ben (IRE)'s sire's record?
- High Roller (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 334 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Welcome Ben (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Bramble Cottage (IRE), Welcome Ben (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Boynagh Joy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Listed (Boynagh Joy (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.