What A Benefit (IRE)
What A Benefit (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 24 at Fairyhouse (Apr 2006). Last raced off a career-high mark of 95.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (12.5%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 71dAvg 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
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
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 10.4% of 17,044 runs since Jan 2008 (1,155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −2.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 939 | 107 | 11.4% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,296 | 549 | 10.4% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,466 | 267 | 10.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 5,057 | 519 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 3,159 | 328 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 61 | 6 | 9.8% | −0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | −2.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,890 | 502 | 10.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6,355 | 661 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,701 | 522 | 11.1% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 1,022 | 90 | 8.8% | −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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Darcy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr P Tobin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J R Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Jun 06+47d | Listowel | John J.Galvin Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | 7/13 | 4½ | 9-12 | 95 | 73C | Davy Condon | 5/1 |
| 19 Apr 06+14d | Fairyhouse | Dunshaughlin Handicap Hurdle (74-109) | 3/24 | 2½ | 10-9 | 92 | 111C | Davy Russell | 16/1 |
| 05 Apr 06+53d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 6/20 | ¾ | 11-10 | 93 | 108C | Niall P Madden | 20/1 |
| 11 Feb 06+91d | Naas | Barrettstown Maiden Hurdle | 15/25 | nk | 11-9 | 93 | 86C | Michael Darcy | 25/1 |
| 2005 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 05+10d | Naas | INH Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 10/25 | ½ | 11-9 | — | 96C | Michael Darcy | 33/1 |
| 02 Nov 05+249d | Punchestown | Punchestown Event Centre Maiden Hurdle | 13/22 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 97C | J R Barry | 25/1 |
| 26 Feb 05+35d | Thurles | Cashel (Pro-Am) INH Flat | 6/15 | 4½ | 11-9 | — | — | Mr P Tobin | 11/2 |
| 22 Jan 05 | Naas | Newbridge (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 6/14 | 1½ | 11-9 | — | 74C | Mr P Tobin | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has What A Benefit won?
- What A Benefit (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
- Who trained What A Benefit?
- What A Benefit (IRE) was trained by M Keane on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 5 June 2006.
- Who is What A Benefit's sire?
- What A Benefit (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Killineen Lady (IRE), whose sire is Remainder Man.
- What is What A Benefit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 5 June 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is What A 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.