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Benavente: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Benavente is an 8-year-old gelding by Twilight Son, trained by Gary Brown. He has won 6 of 50 starts and placed in 12 more, for £28,887 in prize money. His best trip is 1m 4f, where 2 wins from 7 is a 29% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 4:25 at Goodwood on 8 September. His best performance rating is 89, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 6
  • Placed 18
  • Strike rate 12%
  • Prize money £28,887
  • Best rating 89
  • Official rating 59

Where Benavente runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:25 Goodwood Virgin Bet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap Stakes —

Benavente form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
18 Aug 26 Chepstow Saxon Automobiles Handicap Stakes Class 6 6f Good To Firm 10 19.25 100/1 Nicola Currie 59
27 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Group Deals Available Apprentice Optional Claiming Race 7f Standard 1 — 10/1 Julian Pietropaolo 71
20 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap 1m 4f Standard 8 7 20/1 Colin Keane 72
13 Mar 26 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 1m 2.5f Standard 3 10 4/1 Reese Holohan 72
27 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 4f Standard 2 .25 8/1 Julian Pietropaolo 69
20 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 1m 4f Standard 4 4.25 10/1 Colin Keane 70
13 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays At Dundalk Claiming Race 1m Standard 6 6.5 10/1 Reese Holohan 72
16 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 2m Standard 7 9.5 12/1 Reese Holohan 73
9 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Happy New Year From All At Dundalk Apprentice Handicap 1m 4f Standard 8 6 9/1 Reese Holohan 73
17 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 1 — 7/1 Reese Holohan 68
10 Dec 25 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race 1m 4f Standard 1 — 9/2 J M Sheridan 68
28 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 7 7.25 13/2 J M Sheridan 69
19 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m Standard 4 1.75 9/2 J M Sheridan 70
12 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race 1m Standard 2 .25 11/1 J M Sheridan 67
7 Nov 25 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing Your No.1 Bookmaker Apprentice Handicap 1m 4f Standard 4 3.25 6/1 Julian Pietropaolo 67
17 Oct 25 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Optional Claiming Race 1m 2.5f Standard 2 2.25 3/1 Terry Casey 68
26 Sep 25 Dundalk (AW) Bookings Open For Christmas Parties At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 4 3 13/2 Julian Pietropaolo 69
19 Sep 25 Dundalk (AW) Enjoy Racing TV With A Free Trial Now Apprentice Handicap 1m 4f Standard 1 — 14/1 Julian Pietropaolo 63
15 Aug 25 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing 'Guaranteed Odds' Optional Claiming Race 7f Standard 9 8 12/1 Nicola Burns 71
4 Jul 25 Bellewstown Smiths Of Drogheda Ford Classic Handicap 1m Good 12 13.75 16/1 Seamie Heffernan 63
5 May 25 Curragh PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap 7f Good 21 14.5 20/1 Jack Kearney 70
21 Mar 25 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Winter Series Awards Day Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 7 4.25 11/1 Robbie Colgan 74
22 Feb 25 Southwell (AW) BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7f Standard 8 3 17/2 Shane Gray 76
10 Jan 25 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (50-85) 7f Standard 6 6.25 18/1 Robbie Colgan 79
18 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) Happy Christmas From All At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 7f Standard 7 6.75 40/1 Robbie Colgan 83
6 Dec 24 Dundalk (AW) Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap 1m Standard 6 7 20/1 Robbie Colgan 85
22 Nov 24 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Top Price Guarantee Rated Race 7f Standard 8 5.75 11/1 Colin Keane 86
24 Jul 24 Naas Bert House Stud Handicap 7f Yielding 5 9 9/2 Wayne Lordan 77
11 Jul 24 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nasrullah Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m 1f Good 13 9.25 9/1 James Ryan 78
30 Jun 24 Curragh Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap) 1m Good 8 7.75 22/1 Wayne Lordan 80
24 May 24 Curragh Mongey Communications Handicap 7f Good 8 2.25 17/2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 81
13 Apr 24 Chelmsford City (AW) Each Way Extra At bet365 Handicap Class 3 7f Standard 2 1.75 10/3 Shane Gray 85
29 Mar 24 Lingfield (AW) BetMGM All-Weather Vase Mile Handicap Class 3 1m Standard 3 1.5 5/1 Shane Gray 85
24 Feb 24 Southwell (AW) Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap Class 4 1m Standard 1 — 9/2 Shane Gray 78
4 Feb 24 Newcastle (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Class 3 7f Standard 4 1 7/1 J M Sheridan 78
22 Dec 23 Dundalk (AW) Horse Racing Returns To Dundalk Friday 12th January 2024 Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 2 4 3/1 Chris Hayes 78
17 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Bar One Racing 'Always Gamble Responsibly' Handicap 1m 2.5f Standard 2 .5 6/1 Chris Hayes 77
3 Nov 23 Dundalk (AW) Parkview Provisions Handicap (50-80) 1m Standard 1 — 17/2 J M Sheridan 73
13 Oct 23 Dundalk (AW) Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap 1m Standard 5 3.75 40/1 J M Sheridan 74
12 Sep 23 Laytown (AW) ONEILLS.COM (Q.R.) Handicap (50-80) 7f Standard 4 9 12/1 Mr Finian Maguire 72
12 Jul 23 Dundalk (AW) 11:11 Bang On Trend Camlough Claiming Race 7f Standard 2 .5 2/1F Jack Kearney 77
22 Jun 23 Leopardstown Racing With Pride Handicap (47-75) 1m Good 6 3.25 7/1 Ben Coen 75
8 Jun 23 Leopardstown Skippio Express Collection Handicap (50-80) 1m Good 7 2.25 16/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle 77
5 Jun 23 Gowran Park Sonix Entertainment Handicap 7f Good 10 11.25 20/1 Chris Hayes 77
26 May 23 Curragh Novibet Blog Handicap (50-80) 1m Good 11 4.75 16/1 Jack Kearney 79
24 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) SKY BET Handicap 7f Standard 2 2.75 4/1 Jack Kearney 79
10 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 1m Standard 2 .25 4/1 Jack Kearney 77
3 Mar 23 Dundalk (AW) DundalkStadium.com Handicap 7f Standard 3 1.5 5/1 Jack Kearney 77
4 Jan 23 Dundalk (AW) Floodlit Fridays Return To Dundalk Handicap (50-85) 7f Standard 6 2 11/1 Nathan Crosse 77
9 Dec 22 Dundalk (AW) William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap 6f Standard 7 6 10/1 Nathan Crosse 77

Last time out

Finished 10 in the Saxon Automobiles Handicap Stakes at Chepstow on 18 August 2026. Held up towards the back - slipped to last by halfway and found little - lost touch inside final furlong to finish well beaten.

Benavente by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
7f 17 1 6%
8f 14 2 14%
10.5f 8 1 13%
12f 7 2 29%
6f 2 0 0%
16f 1 0 0%
9f 1 0 0%

Benavente by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Standard 39 6 15%
Good 9 0 0%
Good To Firm 1 0 0%
Yielding 1 0 0%

Benavente by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Dundalk (AW) 33 5 15%
Curragh 4 0 0%
Leopardstown 3 0 0%
Southwell (AW) 2 1 50%
Chepstow 1 0 0%
Bellewstown 1 0 0%
Naas 1 0 0%
Chelmsford City (AW) 1 0 0%
Lingfield (AW) 1 0 0%
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0%

Benavente breeding

  • Sire Twilight Son (GB)
  • Dam Galapagar (USA)
  • Damsire Miswaki (USA)
  • Breeder Carmel Stud
  • Foaled 19 March 2018

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