October Ben (GB)
Owner: Mr Wayne Kearns Trainer: M D I Usher Sex: Filly Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Polytrack | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Standard | 7 | 1 | ||
| Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2009 | Fairyhouse | Good | 7f | 0 | Camira | 9st 2lbs | 12 of 18 | B R Dalton | 12/1 |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 2009 | Limerick | Good | 1m 3f 70y | 0 | Final Flashback | 9st 2lbs | 3 of 14 | B R Dalton | 14/1 |
| chased leaders, headway into 2nd 3f out, no impression on winner from over 1f out, dropped to 3rd closing stages | |||||||||
| 10 Jun 2009 | Fairyhouse | Good | 1m 2f | 0 | La Petite Bleue | 9st 5lbs | 10 of 18 | B R Dalton | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 08 May 2009 | Wexford | Yielding (Good in places) | 1m 4f | 0 | End Of The Affair | 8st 6lbs | 8 of 14 | P B Beggy | 16/1 |
| held up in rear, some late headway from 3f out | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2009 | Naas | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1m | 0 | Lord Rathvinden | 9st 11lbs | 9 of 17 | B R Dalton | 20/1 |
| keen hold in mid-division early, kept on same pace straight | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2007 | Gowran Park | Yielding (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m | 0 | Ninetieth Minute | 11st 2lbs | 17 of 20 | A P Crowe | 33/1 |
| led, slight mistake 5th, headed 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2007 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m | 0 | Majestic Concorde | 11st 2lbs | of 22 | A P Crowe | 33/1 |
| always behind | |||||||||
| 08 Sep 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 141y | 6 | Bethanys Boy | 9st 8lbs | 2 of 13 | Frances Pickard | 10/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up, headway final furlong, ran on strongly, just failed | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 2007 | Yarmouth | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 1m 3y | 6 | Hits Only Cash | 9st 7lbs | of 15 | H Poulton | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 2007 | Windsor | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 67y | 5 | Ellen's Girl | 9st 1lbs | of 9 | Frances Pickard | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 2007 | Newbury | Good | 1m 1f | 5 | Corrib | 8st 12lbs | 3 of 14 | Frances Pickard | 14/1 |
| towards rear, headway over 3f out, edged left from over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 13 Aug 2007 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 103y | 6 | Pelham Crescent | 9st 3lbs | of 11 | Frances Pickard | |
| Nonrunner | |||||||||
| 01 Aug 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 5 | Le Chiffre | 9st 4lbs | of 14 | Frances Pickard | 16/1 |
| slowly into stride, in rear, stayed on steadily from 2f out, not reached leaders | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 5 | Nan Jan | 9st 10lbs | of 14 | Frances Pickard | 11/1 |
| started slowly, in rear, kept on final 2f, never nearer | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 7f | 5 | Motafarred | 9st 3lbs | of 14 | Frances Pickard | 25/1 |
| badly bumped start, in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 27 Jun 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 6 | Fantasy Crusader | 9st 10lbs | of 13 | Frances Pickard | 14/1 |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched left to wide outside straight, soon driven, hung right and beaten | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2007 | Kempton | Standard | 1m | 5 | Out For A Stroll | 9st 6lbs | of 6 | T O'Brien | 5/1 |
| dwelt, soon led, ridden when headed 2f out and weakened | |||||||||
| 10 Sep 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 4 | Mataram | 7st 11lbs | 3 of 13 | Frances Pickard | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on | |||||||||
| 01 Sep 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 4 | Landucci | 8st 3lbs | 2 of 7 | Frances Pickard | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2006 | WINDSOR | Good | 1827 | 4 | Rakata | 7st 11lbs | 9 of 10 | Frances Pickard | |
| slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never in contention | |||||||||
| 02 Aug 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 5 | Captain Darling | 9st | 3 of 11 | Frances Pickard | |
| steadied start, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, no impression final furlong | |||||||||
| 19 Jul 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 4 | Dancing Guest | 7st 9lbs | 2 of 6 | Frances Pickard | |
| slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, not reach winner | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 2200 | 5 | Odessa Star | 8st 12lbs | 8 of 11 | F Sweeney | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, never near leaders | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 6 | October Ben | 8st 9lbs | 1 of 13 | Frances Pickard | |
| switched right from wide draw and held up, closing on outside but still plenty to do 1f out, sustained run to lead near finish | |||||||||
| 15 Jun 2006 | YARMOUTH | Good to Firm | 1763 | 6 | Whistleupthewind | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 13 | J Fortune | |
| held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | |||||||||
| 01 Jun 2006 | NOTTINGHAM | Good | 1814 | 6 | Punjabi | 9st 2lbs | 2 of 15 | F Sweeney | |
| towards rear, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held | |||||||||
| 20 May 2006 | NEWBURY | Soft | 1540 | 5 | Master Pegasus | 8st 5lbs | 9 of 12 | Frances Pickard | |
| chased leaders over 4f | |||||||||
| 03 May 2006 | KEMPTON | Polytrack | 1760 | 5 | Scot Love | 8st 9lbs | 7 of 12 | C Catlin | |
| took keen hold in mid-division, weakened 3f out | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Firm | 1336 | 6 | John Keats | 8st 9lbs | 7 of 12 | R Smith | |
| slowly into stride, always behind | |||||||||


