Benson (GB)
Owner: J Fyffe & S Townshend Trainer: A M Thomson Sex: gelding Age: 9
Breeding: Beat Hollow / Karla June (Unfuwain)
Entries
| Date | Time | Course | Race name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2024 | 14:25 | Ayr | Coral Scottish Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Grade 2) (GBB Race) |
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 4 | |||
| Heavy | 3 | |||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Soft in Places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 7 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 2m 5f | 1 | Langer Dan | 11st 6lbs | 17 of 21 | Ryan Mania | 66/1 |
| in touch, weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Mar 2024 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 51y | 2 | Cracking Rhapsody | 12st | 15 of 18 | Ryan Mania | 7/1 |
| held up, pushed along and weakened 2 out | |||||||||
| 03 Feb 2024 | Musselburgh | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1m 7f 124y | 2 | Afadil | 12st | 4 of 13 | Lewis Dobb | 9/1 |
| mid-division, headway before 3 out, every chance 2 out, not quicken last, kept on flat | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2024 | Musselburgh | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 3f 171y | 2 | Benson | 11st 13lbs | 1 of 7 | Ryan Mania | 7/2 |
| made virtually all, ridden when not fluent 3 out, narrowly clear last, pressed run-in, on top close home | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2023 | Aintree | Heavy | 2m 4f | 2 | Sonigino | 12st | 4 of 10 | William Maggs | 15/2 |
| in touch, outpaced 4 out, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 2023 | Carlisle | Soft (Good to Soft In places) | 1m 7f 207y | 3 | Nells Son | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 7 | Ryan Mania | 17/2 |
| held up, pushed along before 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, gradually weakened from 2 out | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2023 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Fennor Cross | 11st 7lbs | of 22 | Ryan Mania | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 5f | 1 | Langer Dan | 11st 2lbs | PulledUp of 26 | Ryan Mania | 11/1 |
| never closer than mid-division, lost place and towards rear after 4 out behind and pulled up before the last | |||||||||
| 04 Mar 2023 | Kelso | Good to Soft | 2m 51y | 2 | Benson | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 16 | Ryan Mania | 11/1 |
| held up in rear, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, stayed on to chase leader approaching last, kept on well to lead close home | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2023 | Musselburgh | Soft | 2m 3f 171y | 3 | Benson | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 9 | Ryan Mania | 2/1 |
| jumped well, made all, 4 lengths ahead 3 out, ridden to maintain advantage 2 out, 5 lengths clear last, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2022 | Aintree | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 2 | Romeo Brown | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 13 | B S Hughes | 7/2 |
| always prominent, ridden and every chance when hung left before last, held flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2022 | Haydock | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 2f 191y | 2 | Stainsby Girl | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 8 | Bruce Lynn | 10/3 |
| chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place 7th, nudged along approaching 3 out, stayed on one pace from last, went second final strides | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2022 | Carlisle | Soft | 2m 1f 33y | 3 | Well Educated | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 11 | C O'Farrell | 5/1 |
| chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 6th, rallied before last, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 08 Mar 2022 | Sandown | Soft | 2m 3f 173y | 3 | West To The Bridge | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 7 | Lee Edwards | 7/1 |
| held up tracking leaders, lost place and dropped to last pair at 3rd, reminders before 4 out, outpaced and struggling next, | |||||||||
| 15 Jan 2022 | Wetherby | Soft | 2m 3f 154y | 3 | Haafapiece | 11st 6lbs | 4 of 8 | Lee Edwards | 7/2 |
| midfield, lost place and ridden 7th, stayed on from 2 out | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 2021 | Ascot | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Tritonic | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 14 | Lee Edwards | 12/1 |
| ridden in rear, always outpaced and behind, never travelling | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 216y | 1 | Samarrive | 10st 12lbs | 4 of 12 | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| towards rear, pushed along after 2nd, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, went left last, stayed on again run-in, went modest 4th last strides | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2021 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Gowel Road | 11st 12lbs | 5 of 12 | Lee Edwards | 14/1 |
| chased leading pair, pushed along between last two, weakened and lost two places run-in | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2020 | Ascot | Heavy | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Not So Sleepy | 11st 1lbs | 4 of 17 | G Sheehan | 5/1 |
| held up in rear-division, headway approaching last, stayed on run-in, went never nearer 4th towards finish | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2020 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 216y | 1 | Benson | 10st 6lbs | 1 of 10 | G Sheehan | 9/2 |
| mid-division but drifted back slightly when leaders went clear, headway into third when mistake 2 out, rallied to go 2nd at last, quickened well run-in to lead final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2020 | Hereford | Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 53y | 4 | Benson | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 11 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 5/6 |
| a little reluctant to jump off, not always fluent, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd after 2 out, jumped path 110 yards out, edged left and led final 75 yards, ridden out | |||||||||
| 13 Oct 2020 | Hereford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 53y | 4 | Benson | 11st 5lbs | 1 of 14 | Lee Edwards | 4/6 |
| tracked leaders, pulled hard, mistake 3 out, smooth headway into contention 2 out, disputing 2nd last, shaken up run-in, led final 110 yards | |||||||||
| 22 Feb 2020 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m | 1 | Highway One O Two | 11st 2lbs | 7 of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 10/1 |
| last pair, awkward 2nd, not fluent 4th, ridden and struggling after 4 out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 01 Feb 2020 | Sandown | Heavy (Soft in places) | 1m 7f 216y | 1 | Quel Destin | 11st | Refused of 5 | S Bowen | 66/1 |
| off the pace in 5th, outpaced 4th, awkward 3 out, closer on outside when refused 2 out | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2019 | Ascot | Heavy | 1m 7f 152y | 1 | Israel Champ | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 10 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 20/1 |
| close up, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 21 Nov 2019 | Market Rasen | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 125y | 5 | Benson | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 9/1 |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd and poised to challenge well over 3f out, led inside final 2f, shaken up and drew readily clear over 1f out, in no danger after, easily | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 2019 | Worcester | Good to Soft | 2m | 5 | Dragon Bones | 10st 12lbs | 8 of 14 | David Bass | 7/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, struggling 3f out, no impression after | |||||||||
| 21 Mar 2019 | Ludlow | Good to Soft (Good in Places) | 1m 7f 169y | 4 | Floressa | 10st 7lbs | 5 of 8 | Charlie Hammond | 40/1 |
| tracked leaders on outside, took keen hold, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f | |||||||||