Benjamin Hornigold
Benjamin Hornigold is a two-year-old with the kind of record that makes racing folk sit up and pay attention: a perfect 1 from 1 — a debut winner, pure and simple. The horse broke its maiden at York just this week, on 21 August, in what looks to have been a convincing performance. At this early stage, with only one race under its belt, there is not much to analyse, but that one result is entirely positive.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, a yard that has already sent out 160 winners this season — a sign of a stable with serious ambition and a knack for finding winners. That kind of output suggests O'Brien knows what he is doing with young horses, and Benjamin Hornigold arrives at his yard with an unbeaten record. The horse is still active and racing, which means the yard are clearly keen to build on that debut success while momentum is on their side. What happens next will tell us whether this was simply a good day at York or the beginning of something more interesting.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Aug
🏆 Won
York
7f – 1m · Good_To_Soft · 15 runners
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
21 Aug |
100% |