Benbane Head (USA)
Owner: Mrs Louise Jones Trainer: M Keighley Sex: gelding Age: 11
Breeding: Giant's Causeway / Prospectress (Mining)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Good (Watered) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Cross Country Good to Soft) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | |||
| Soft (; NH: Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 4 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft places, Heavy by woodside) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 2 | |||
| Standard / Slow | 2 | |||
| Totals | 48 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2015 | Worcester | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 7f | 3 | On The Bridge | 11st 7lbs | of 9 | Sam Twiston-Davies | |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Uttoxeter | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f 13y | 1 | Shuil Royale | 10st 9lbs | 13 of 18 | Conor Shoemark | 16/1 |
| not fluent, held up, headway 3rd, struggling 13th | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 2015 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f | 2 | Lamb Or Cod | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 8 | Conor Shoemark | |
| 14 Mar 2015 | Uttoxeter | Soft (Heavy in places) | 4m 1f 110y | 1 | Goonyella | 10st 13lbs | of 22 | Non Runner | |
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 2f | 2 | The Package | 11st 1lbs | Fell of 24 | Mr T Weston | |
| 10 Jan 2015 | Warwick | Soft | 3m 5f | 1 | Hawkes Point | 11st | PulledUp of 16 | Conor Shoemark | |
| 12 Dec 2014 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Cross Country Good to Soft) | 3m 2f | 1 | Benbane Head | 10st | 1 of 10 | Conor Shoemark | 16/1 |
| prominent, led 4th, not fluent 8th or 18th, ridden and edged right last, hung right flat, stayed on well, drawing clear inside final 100 yards | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2014 | Exeter | Good to Soft | 4m | 3 | Adrenalin Flight | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 11 | R Johnson | |
| 04 Nov 2014 | Exeter | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 3 | Gas Line Boy | 11st 9lbs | 3 of 12 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 16/1 |
| led until before 1st, prominent, outpaced and lost place when not fluent 4 out, rallied last, stayed on | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2014 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | The Young Master | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 14 | Mr Sam Waley-Cohen | |
| 15 Mar 2014 | Kempton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 2 | Carole's Destrier | 11st 11lbs | 5 of 20 | Ian Popham | 33/1 |
| led, hard ridden after 3 out, headed next, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2014 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m 2f | 4 | Dawn Commander | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 12 | Ian Popham | 9/4 |
| chased leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd 2f out, ridden and no extra in 4th over 1f out | |||||||||
| 31 Jan 2014 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 2m | 3 | Sgt Reckless | 11st 4lbs | 4 of 13 | Ian Popham | 16/1 |
| with leader until led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish | |||||||||
| 18 Oct 2013 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m | 2 | Trackmate | 11st 2lbs | 2 of 20 | Ian Popham | 16/1 |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, challenged 8th, led after next, headed and stumbled 2 out, led again before last, headed flat, stayed on | |||||||||
| 17 Sep 2013 | Stratford | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 3 | Letsby Avenue | 11st 11lbs | 2 of 10 | Ian Popham | 9/2 |
| prominent, ridden and every chance 2 out, no impression on winner before last, stayed on same pace | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 2013 | Ffos Las | Good | 3m | 3 | Benbane Head | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 6 | Ian Popham | 15/2 |
| tracked leader, effort 2 out, soon ridden, led narrowly last, held on under pressure flat | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2013 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 3f | 3 | Sheriff Hutton | 10st 8lbs | 2 of 14 | Ian Popham | 25/1 |
| prominent, not fluent 7th, led when not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out where mistake, stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 03 Jul 2013 | Worcester | Good (Watered) | 2m 4f | 3 | On The Bridge | 11st 2lbs | 10 of 14 | Ian Popham | 40/1 |
| held up towards rear, pushed along after 4 out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 18 Apr 2013 | Cheltenham | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m | 2 | Big Easy | 10st 6lbs | 8 of 20 | Ian Popham | 16/1 |
| led, jumped right 4th, headed 6th, led next, headed after 2 out, no extra last | |||||||||
| 04 Apr 2013 | Taunton | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Weekend Millionair | 10st 5lbs | 3 of 16 | Ian Popham | 7/2 |
| led, hit 7th, narrowly headed 9th, pressed leader until after 2 out, chased winner just before last, no impression, lost 2nd final strides | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2013 | Wincanton | Heavy | 2m 4f | 3 | Decimus | 11st 7lbs | of 9 | Ian Popham | |
| 30 Nov 2012 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Fair Along | 10st 9lbs | 10 of 17 | A P McCoy | 14/1 |
| pressed leader, led 4th, hampered by loose horse and headed after next, led again before next, headed 2 out, weakened approaching last | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 2012 | Cheltenham | Soft (Heavy in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Goulanes | 10st | 4 of 14 | Sam Twiston-Davies | 16/1 |
| raced wide, chased leaders, led 4 out, hit 2 out and headed soon after, chased leader and still every chance approaching last, no extra in 4th run-in | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2012 | Towcester | Good to Soft | 2m 5f | 4 | Benbane Head | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 10 | R Thornton | 11/2 |
| raced wide, chased leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied and hit 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, just held on, all out | |||||||||
| 26 Oct 2012 | Fakenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 3 | Romanesco | 11st | UnseatedRider of 15 | Daniel Hiskett | |
| 29 Sep 2012 | Market Rasen | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 1 | The Disengager | 10st 10lbs | 9 of 16 | Ian Popham | 7/1 |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 7th, soon pushed along, weakened from 9th | |||||||||
| 24 Aug 2012 | Ffos Las | Soft (; NH: Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | Barel Of Laughs | 11st 8lbs | 5 of 9 | Ian Popham | 8/1 |
| jumped right, chased leader, made most from 4th until driven and headed soon after 15th, weakened soon after 4 out | |||||||||
| 21 Jul 2012 | Market Rasen | Good | 2m 6f 110y | 1 | I Have Dreamed | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 16 | Ian Popham | 6/1 |
| tracked leaders, led 3rd, jumped right 4th, headed after 4 out, one pace before last | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2012 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to soft in places ) | 3m 1f 110y | 2 | Sunnyhillboy | 11st 5lbs | 9 of 24 | Matt O'connor | 25/1 |
| soon tracked leader, led 3 out to next, weakened flat | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2012 | Wincanton | Good to Soft | 2m 6f | 3 | Lovcen | 11st 8lbs | 11 of 15 | Alain Cawley | 33/1 |
| prominent, hit 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2011 | Ascot | Soft | 3m | 1 | The Minack | 10st 1lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Alain Cawley | |
| 02 Dec 2011 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 110y | 1 | Golan Way | 10st 9lbs | 2 of 5 | Alain Cawley | 4/1 |
| many errors, tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th, ridden and every chance 2 out, went right last, stayed on same pace and held flat | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 2011 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Soft in places ) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | The Minack | 11st 3lbs | 3 of 14 | Alain Cawley | 9/1 |
| in touch, outpaced 5 out, 4th when mistake 3 out, stayed on to chase leading pair between last 2, no impression | |||||||||
| 15 Oct 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 4f 110y | 2 | Billie Magern | 11st 2lbs | 4 of 11 | T Scudamore | 2/1 |
| prominent, mistake 2nd, ridden after 4 out, no impression on winner before 2 out, demoted to 4th and one pace flat | |||||||||
| 18 Sep 2011 | Uttoxeter | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Benbane Head | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 12 | Ian Popham | 9/2 |
| pressed leader, led 6th, headed 8th, led 10th, clear 2 out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2011 | Newton Abbot | Good to Soft | 2m 5f 110y | 3 | Gan On | 11st 8lbs | 2 of 5 | A P McCoy | 7/4 |
| led 2nd, ridden and pressed 2 out, headed approaching last, held flat | |||||||||
| 25 May 2011 | Newton Abbot | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m 5f 110y | 5 | Benbane Head | 11st | 1 of 5 | A P McCoy | 2/1 |
| made all, not always fluent and sometimes jumped right, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 07 May 2011 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m | 2 | Liberate | 10st 2lbs | 8 of 18 | Jimmy Derham | 12/1 |
| mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5th, effort approaching 3 out, weakened next | |||||||||
| 14 Apr 2011 | Cheltenham | Good (Good to Firm in places ) | 3m | 2 | Sir Kezbaah | 10st 9lbs | 3 of 12 | W Marston | 11/2 |
| took keen hold in mid-division, headway 7th, chased leaders next, led briefly on long run to last, outpaced by leading duo before last | |||||||||
| 05 Mar 2011 | Newbury | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 2m 5f | 3 | Tobago Bay | 11st 7lbs | 5 of 14 | W Marston | 11/2 |
| in rear, hit 6th, ridden after 4out, plugged on from 2 out | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m | 1 | Grands Crus | 11st | of 16 | W Marston | |
| 15 Jan 2011 | Wetherby | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 3m 1f | 3 | Lackamon | 11st 11lbs | Fell of 9 | W Marston | |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Chepstow | Good to Soft | 2m 4f | 1 | Any Given Day | 10st 6lbs | 7 of 14 | W Marston | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, weakened approaching 4 out | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 3 | Benbane Head | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | W Marston | 8/1 |
| held up in 5th, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, headway approaching 9th, not fluent 10th, soon went close 2nd, led after 2 out, stayed on strongly to draw clear final 100 yards (no time taken) | |||||||||
| 29 Aug 2009 | Cartmel | Soft (Good to Soft places, Heavy by woodside) | 2m 6f | 5 | Dunaskin | 11st | 3 of 10 | W Marston | 5/4 |
| mid-division, mistake 6th, headway next, outpaced when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 2m 110y | 1 | Dunguib | 11st 5lbs | 10 of 24 | W Marston | 100/1 |
| mid-division until outpaced 5f out, stayed on again final 2f | |||||||||
| 12 Feb 2009 | Chepstow | Heavy | 2m 110y | 6 | Secret Stash | 11st 11lbs | 4 of 12 | W Marston | 9/2 |
| tracked leaders, ridden and close up 3f out, one pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 24 Jan 2009 | Uttoxeter | Heavy | 2m | 6 | Benbane Head | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 10 | W Marston | 3/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway on outside 6f out, led 3f out, soon in command, ran on well | |||||||||