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Top Ville Ben

12-year-old gelding with 1 win from 20 runs who runs best on very wet, muddy ground.
Quick facts
Age
12 years old
Sex
Gelding
Father
Beneficial
Mother
Great Decision
Owner
Harbour Rose Partnership
Official rating
115

📊 Key numbers

Career totals for this horse
20
Career races
1
Wins
5%
Win rate
avg ~10%
35%
Top-3 rate
avg ~30%
675 days
Since last race

⚡ Strengths and risks

What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on heavy ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 11 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Returning from a 453-day absence
⚠ Yet to win at Aintree in 5 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 15 starts

🎯 Where this horse runs best

Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Heavy (very wet)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏅 Race level
Class 1 (elite)
Avoids
Class 2 (high-level)
Loves
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
31 Dec
3rd
Warwick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 5 runners
9 Dec
5th
Lingfield Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 6 runners
4 May
5th
Uttoxeter
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
30 Mar
5th
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 runners
17 Feb
DNF
Haydock Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 6 runners
4 Feb
8th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 25 runners
26 Dec
2nd
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 4 runners
15 Dec
DNF
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 9 runners
29 Oct
DNF
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
14 Apr
12th
Aintree
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 30 runners

🏇 Jockeys

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
Thomas Dowson
0%
Win rate
0/10
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/5
Wins / rides
Luke Scott Current jockey
0%
Win rate
0/2
Wins / rides
Alain Cawley
100%
Win rate
1/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides
0%
Win rate
0/1
Wins / rides

🏟 Course record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast runWin rate
Aintree
Galloping
5 1 second, 4 other 26 Dec 0%
Lingfield Park
Sharp
3 1 win, 1 third, 1 other 9 Dec 33.3%
Wetherby
Galloping
3 1 third, 2 other 26 Dec 0%
Haydock Park
Galloping
3 1 second, 2 other 30 Mar 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 1 third, 1 other 4 Feb 0%
Cheltenham
Galloping
2 2 other 15 Dec 0%
Warwick
Sharp
1 1 third 31 Dec 0%
Uttoxeter
Sharp
1 1 other 4 May 0%