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Benson

10-year-old gelding with a 11% win rate who thrives on soft, spongy ground.
Quick Facts
Age
10 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Beat Hollow
Mother
Karla June
Owner
Ken McGarrity
Rating
108

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
28
Career races
3
Wins
10.7%
Win rate
avg ~10%
21.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
141 days
Since last race

Strengths & Risks AI Analysis

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on soft ground: 2 wins from 12 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
Returning from a 141-day absence
Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Soft (muddy)
Loves
Good to soft
Ok
Heavy (very wet)
Good (firm-ish)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
1M6F – 2M
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 1
Avoids
Class 2
Loves
Class 3
Ok
Class 4
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, tight turning
Loves
Left-handed, undulating
Left-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, wide and galloping
Avoids
Right-handed, undulating
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Nov
DNF
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 14 runners
25 Oct
7th
Kelso
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 11 runners
14 Jun
DNF
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
20 May
4th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
3 May
6th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 6 runners
11 Apr
6th
Ayr
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 10 runners
3 Feb
6th
Carlisle
1m6f – 2m · Soft · 6 runners
1 Jan
DNF
Musselburgh
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
30 Nov
7th
Newcastle
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 9 runners
12 Oct
4th
Hexham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 7 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
23.1%
Win rate
3/13
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/5
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
William Maggs
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
Theo Gillard Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Musselburgh
Sharp
4 2 wins, 2 other 1 Jan 50%
Hexham
Undulating
4 4 other 14 Jun 0%
Kelso
Undulating
3 1 win, 2 other 8 Nov 33.3%
Aintree
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 17 May 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
3 3 other 13 Mar 0%
Carlisle
Undulating
3 1 second, 2 other 3 Feb 0%
Sandown Park
Galloping
2 2 other 8 Mar 0%
Ayr
Galloping
2 2 other 11 Apr 0%
Newcastle
Galloping
1 1 other 30 Nov 0%
Ascot
Galloping
1 1 other 18 Dec 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
1 1 second 19 Nov 0%
Wetherby
Galloping
1 1 other 15 Jan 0%