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Marsh Benham: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Marsh Benham is a 7-year-old gelding by Galileo Gold, trained by George Baker. He has won 8 of 50 starts and placed in 12 more, for £49,783 in prize money. His best trip is 1m, where 7 wins from 29 is a 24% strike rate against 5% at every other distance. He runs next in the 5:27 at Epsom on 10 September. His best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 8
  • Placed 20
  • Strike rate 16%
  • Prize money £49,783
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 70

Where Marsh Benham runs next

Time Course Race Best price
5:27 Epsom Feeling Flush With Emplas Handicap Stakes —

Marsh Benham form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
23 Aug 26 Brighton Blackmore Proudly Sponsoring Brighton Racecourse Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good To Firm 4 2.5 3/1 Benoit de la Sayette 70
21 Aug 26 Salisbury Taste The World Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good 6 22.25 4/1 Mr Simon Walker 70
23 Jul 26 Sandown Billy Ocean Live At Sandown Park 29 July Handicap Stakes Class 5 1m Good To Firm 1 — 20/1 Benoit de la Sayette 66
30 Jun 26 Brighton Sheephaven Bay And Tipsytipsters Remembering Boony Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 2 1.5 18/1 Jack Callan 66
1 Dec 25 Kempton (AW) Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 6 9.5 25/1 Charles Bishop 67
25 Nov 25 Lingfield (AW) Oxted Handicap Class 5 1m Standard 7 6.5 40/1 Jack Callan 67
16 Oct 25 Brighton Starsports.Bet Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 7 6 16/1 Jack Callan 68
15 Sep 25 Brighton Blackmore Compliance Solutions Handicap Class 5 7f Soft 2 .25 17/2 Pat Cosgrave 66
22 Aug 25 Goodwood Gay Kindersley Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 1m 1f Good 8 14 20/1 Mr Henry Callan 68
22 Jul 25 Lingfield Bowes Knows Handicap Class 5 1m 1f Good 10 15 40/1 Pat Cosgrave 69
10 Jul 25 Epsom Downs Betfred Nifty 50 Handicap Class 5 1m 0.5f Good 7 4 40/1 Pat Cosgrave 71
9 Jun 25 Brighton Get Raceday Ready Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 6 4.25 22/1 Pat Cosgrave 72
21 May 25 Chepstow DragonBet : Supporting British Racing Handicap Class 5 7f Good 6 6.25 7/1 Jack Callan 68
16 May 25 Newbury Starlight Charity Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 5 1m Good 1 — 25/1 Jack Callan 68
29 Apr 25 Brighton Star Sports Brighton Owners Series Apprentice Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 5 3.75 18/1 Jack Callan 69
12 Apr 25 Brighton Streamline 202020 A Furlong In Front Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 6 23.5 9/1 Pat Cosgrave 71
1 Nov 24 Newmarket Cologne's 63rd Preis Von Europa Handicap Class 5 1m 1f Good 10 8.5 14/1 Charles Bishop 72
28 Oct 24 Leicester Happy Birthday Hamish Handicap Class 4 1m Heavy 6 13.5 15/2 Neil Callan 72
17 Oct 24 Brighton attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 5 1m Soft 1 — 5/2F Jason Watson 63
15 Oct 24 Leicester leicesterraces Next Meeting Monday 28th October Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 6 7 16/1 Charles Bishop 63
8 Oct 24 Brighton Tips For Every Race At Raceday-Ready.Com Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Soft 1 — 7/2 Jack Mitchell 64
1 Oct 24 Bath Goughs Solicitors Commercial Property Specialists Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 1m Soft 9 12 10/1 Jack Mitchell 64
1 Sep 24 Brighton UK Rare Epilepsies Together Founders Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 3 3.5 11/2 Pat Cosgrave 65
8 Aug 24 Brighton Star Community Housing Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Firm 3 2.75 11/2 Nicola Currie 66
27 Jul 24 Lingfield Free Digital Racecard At raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 3 1.25 9/2F Jack Mitchell 66
5 Jul 24 Sandown Style Awards On Ladies Day Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Class 5 1m Good 4 6 12/1 Mr Simon Walker 68
2 Jul 24 Lingfield Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 2 6 8/1 Jack Mitchell 68
25 Jun 24 Newbury Pride Embracing Every Shade Handicap Class 5 7f Good To Firm 13 28 33/1 Callum Shepherd 68
3 Jun 24 Windsor Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Class 5 1m Good To Firm 13 25.25 20/1 Pat Cosgrave 69
17 May 24 Newbury Ultimate Travel Company Apprentice Handicap (Str) Class 5 1m Good 6 11.25 8/1 Ethan Jones 70
30 Apr 24 Brighton Donatello Brighton Italian Restaurant donatello.co.uk Apprentice Handicap Class 5 7f Good 7 5 10/1 Callum Hutchinson 71
3 Nov 23 Newmarket Betfred 'Pickyourpunt' Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 3 6.75 9/2 Jack Mitchell 68
23 Oct 23 Windsor Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Class 5 1m Heavy 1 — 16/1 Jack Mitchell 68
19 Oct 23 Brighton Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 5 1m Soft 6 5.25 9/1 Charles Bishop 69
10 Oct 23 Leicester Next Meeting At LeicesterRaces Tuesday 17th October Handicap (Div 1) Class 5 7f Good To Soft 5 1.75 14/1 Aidan Keeley 69
21 Aug 23 Brighton Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 5 7f Good 4 2 8/1 Charles Bishop 70
13 Jul 23 Epsom Downs Miles Commercial Handicap Class 5 7f Good 8 66.5 11/4J Pat Cosgrave 70
7 Jul 23 Sandown Vintage Acquisitions Whisky Chaser Handicap (Female Amateur Jockeys) Class 5 1m Good 4 5.25 13/2 Miss Serena Brotherton 70
9 Jun 23 Brighton Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 7f Good To Firm 1 — 10/11F Pat Cosgrave 65
16 May 23 Chepstow Download Fitzdares For Free Race Streaming Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Soft 1 — 7/2 Charles Bishop 62
21 Apr 23 Bath Due Diligence Standing At Whitsbury Manor Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Soft 6 5.75 9/1 Rob Hornby 63
13 Oct 22 Brighton Cazoo Handicap Class 6 7f Soft 3 4.25 16/1 Pat Cosgrave 65
3 Oct 22 Windsor Download The At The Races App Handicap Class 6 6f Good 9 5.5 18/1 Pat Cosgrave 65
12 Sep 22 Brighton Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Class 6 1m Good 5 3 28/1 Taylor Fisher 67
8 Aug 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Class 5 1m Standard To Slow 9 36.25 28/1 Pat Cosgrave 68
15 Jul 22 Newbury Crossland Employment Solicitors Handicap (Str) Class 5 1m Good To Firm 3 8.25 7/1 Pat Cosgrave 68
28 Jun 22 Brighton bet365 Handicap Class 6 1m Good To Firm 1 — 15/2 Pat Cosgrave 64
3 Feb 22 Southwell (AW) Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Handicap Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 2 .25 10/3 Kieran Shoemark 62
24 Jan 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 2 — 12/1 Kieran Shoemark 62
12 Jan 22 Kempton (AW) Unibet Horserace Betting Operator Of The Year Handicap Class 6 6f Standard To Slow 2 1.5 4/1 David Probert 62

Last time out

Finished 4 in the Blackmore Proudly Sponsoring Brighton Racecourse Handicap Stakes at Brighton on 23 August 2026. Sluggish start - settled towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then edged closer late inside final furlong to finish 4th.

Marsh Benham by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
8f 29 7 24%
7f 13 1 8%
6f 4 0 0%
9f 3 0 0%
8.5f 1 0 0%

Marsh Benham by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Good To Firm 16 3 19%
Good 15 1 7%
Standard To Slow 5 0 0%
Soft 5 1 20%
Heavy 4 1 25%
Good To Soft 4 2 50%
Standard 1 0 0%

Marsh Benham by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate
Brighton 18 4 22%
Kempton (AW) 4 0 0%
Newbury 4 1 25%
Sandown 3 1 33%
Lingfield 3 0 0%
Leicester 3 0 0%
Windsor 3 1 33%
Epsom Downs 2 0 0%
Chepstow 2 1 50%
Newmarket 2 0 0%

Marsh Benham breeding

  • Sire Galileo Gold (GB)
  • Dam Zelie Martin (IRE)
  • Damsire Invincible Spirit (IRE)
  • Breeder Padraig Williams
  • Foaled 25 April 2019

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