Benefit Of Youth (IRE)
Owner: The Eternal Optimists Trainer: Tim Vaughan Sex: gelding Age: 8
Breeding: Beneficial / Persian Avenue (Persian Mews)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (G/Firm in places,G/Soft patches back straight) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 2015 | Aintree | Good (Watered) | 3m 149y | 3 | Sykes | 11st 2lbs | 6 of 9 | George Blackwell | 40/0 |
| tracked leader, led before 4 out, headed next, weakened 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2013 | Hexham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 4 | Billfromthebar | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 4 | D C Costello | 9/2 |
| disputed lead throughout until chased leader 7th, every chance 3 out, weakened after next | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2013 | Stratford | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 4 | Fighter Jet | 11st 5lbs | 3 of 5 | R Johnson | 5/6 |
| led 1st, mistake 5th, driven and joined when blundered last, unable to recover, lost 2nd close home | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 2013 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 4 | Lost Legend | 11st 5lbs | 2 of 10 | R Johnson | 7/4 |
| led, not fluent 1st or 6th, ridden before 2 out, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Jul 2013 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 4 | Benefit Of Youth | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | R Johnson | 5/6 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd when not fluent 3rd, led after 6th, headed 3 out, not fluent 2 out or last, led again flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 17 Jul 2013 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Benefit Of Youth | 11st | 1 of 10 | Michael Byrne | 6/5 |
| not always fluent, prominent, led before 3 out, clear from next, mistake last, easily | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2012 | Towcester | Heavy | 2m 5f | 4 | Seymour Eric | 11st 12lbs | of 10 | 2nd Preference | |
| 26 Dec 2012 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 3m | 4 | Firebird Flyer | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 7 | Donal Fahy | 11/2 |
| led, strongly challenged from 3 out, headed before last, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 08 Dec 2012 | Chepstow | Heavy | 3m | 4 | High Ho Sheriff | 10st 12lbs | of 6 | Michael Byrne | |
| 17 Nov 2012 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | Joseph Mercer | 11st | 3 of 11 | R J Killoran | 12/1 |
| tracked leader, led 2nd, headed before 6th, mistake 2 out, ridden and no extra last | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2012 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 3 | According To Trev | 10st 12lbs | Fell of 8 | Aidan Coleman | |
| 07 Oct 2012 | Uttoxeter | Good to Soft | 2m 4f 110y | 5 | The Jugopolist | 11st | 2 of 10 | Michael Byrne | 12/1 |
| led, not fluent 2nd, hit 5th, not fluent next, headed 3 out, no impression in 3rd when mistake last, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 26 Sep 2012 | Perth | Good (G/Firm in places,G/Soft patches back straight) | 2m 4f 110y | 4 | Mulligan's Man | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 5 | R Johnson | 10/3 |
| not always fluent and inclinded to go left, led, ridden 2 out, headed when mistake last, no impression flat | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 2012 | Bangor | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 5 | Clarion Call | 11st | of 6 | R Johnson | |
| 20 Aug 2012 | Stratford | Good | 2m 110y | 6 | Bittersweetheart | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 9 | R Johnson | 10/1 |
| with leaders on outer, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied to regain narrow lead well inside final furlong, headed post | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 2012 | Newton Abbot | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 1f | 4 | Va'vite | 11st 2lbs | 9 of 11 | R Johnson | 11/1 |
| tracked leaders, ridden 8f out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2011 | Ffos Las | Heavy | 2m | 6 | Tornado In Milan | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 4 | Michael Byrne | 11/1 |
| tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, pressed winner until no extra and held final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 11 Apr 2011 | Ffos Las | Good | 2m | 6 | Wheres The Hare | 10st 12lbs | 5 of 6 | Mr Tom David | 10/1 |
| traccked leaders early, held up, ridden over 7f out, lost touch 5f out, tailed off | |||||||||