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Benbaun (IRE) b g 2001

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Benbaun (IRE) b g 2001

Sire

Stravinsky (USA)

Dam

Escape To Victory (GB)

Dam's Sire

Salse (USA)

Owner

Ransley,Hillen,Birks,Piper

Trainer

Breeder

Dr T A Ryan

Last Win

Curragh Sun, 28th Jun, 09 5/1, P J Smullen (5626 days)

Last Run

Curragh Sun, 29th Aug, 10 11th, 12/1, P J Smullen (5199 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

16

7

6

44%

€444,500

14.43

Flat GB

23

5

4

22%

£137,412

18.25

Flat FR

16

1

7

6%

€196,289

-8.50

Under Rules Total

55

13

17

24%

24.18

Form Figures

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Form Timeline

Form Figures - 74716129-181212-20151206-22222153-101110-5720563-8231244-62890/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

16May10 Lon 5f Good 3y+ F(80K)

9-6[15/2]2nd of 10, hd behind Benbaun

27Mar10 Mey 6f Good to Firm 3y+ F(225K)

9-0[16/1]6th of 10, 4.38L behind Kinsale King

04Oct09 Lon 5f Good 2y+ F(242K)

9-10[16/1]4th of 16, 0.88L behind Total Gallery

13Sep09 Lon 5f Good 3y+ F(77K)

9-2[5/4Fav]bf4th of 6, 3.63L behind War Artist

31May09 Cha 5f 3y+ F(126K)

9-2[10/1]3rd of 9, 1.75L behind Tax Free

10May09 Lon 5f Good to Soft 3y F(77K)

9-2[14/1]2nd of 7, shd behind Mood Music

Change of Trainer M J Wallace to Kevin Ryan

01Jun08 Cha 5f Soft 3y+ F(54K)

9-9[13/2]5th of 12, 4.75L behind Marchand D'Or

09Dec07 Sha 6f Good 3y+ F(886K)

9-0[10/1]13th of 13, 16.29L behind Sacred Kingdom

30Sep07 Asc 6f Good 3y+ F(90K)

12Aug07 Cur 6f Soft to Heavy 3y+ F(75K)

non-runner (Reserve)

10Dec06 Sha 6f Good to Firm 3y+ F(513K)

9-0[38/1]3rd of 13, 0 behind Absolute Champion

01Oct06 Nak 6f Firm 3y+ F(915K)

9-05th of 16, 3.25L behind Takeover Target

24Aug06 Yor 5f Soft 3y+ F(216K)

Change of Trainer M Wallace to M J Wallace

Change of Trainer M J Wallace to M Wallace

04Jun06 Cha 5f Good 3y+ F(51K)

9-2[15/2]2nd of 12, behind Moss Vale

11Dec05 Sha 5f Good to Firm 3y+ F(382K)

9-0[8/1]6th of 12, 0 behind Natural Blitz I

02Oct05 Lon 5f Good to Soft 2y+ F(81K)

9-11[12/1]10th of 17, 0 behind Avonbridge

05Jun05 Cha 5f Good 3y+ F(48K)

9-2[8/1]2nd of 11, behind The Trader

19Aug04 Yor 5f Soft 2y+ F(200K)

12Jun04 San 5f Good 3y F(15K)

8-10[5/4Fav]1st of 6, 2L to Enchantment

15May04 Thi 5f Good 3y Hcap(14K)

8-10[14/1]1st of 14, 1.25L to Lualua

05May04 Che 6f Good 3y Hcap(18K)

9-4(Incl 6lb penalty)[5/1]8th of 14, 5.00L behind Lake Garda

01May04 Hay 6f Good 3y Hcap(8K)

9-6[10/1]1st of 10, 1.5L to Times Review

11Oct03 Asc 5f Good 2y F(35K)

8-12[66/1]9th of 11, 7.00L behind Majestic Missile

04Oct03 Eps 5f Good 2y Hcap(5K)

9-3[6/4Fav]bf2nd of 7, 0.5L behind Four Amigos

22Sep03 Che 5f Good 2y Hcap(3K)

15Sep03 Red 5f Good 2y Hcap(4K)

8-12[3/1]1st of 13, 5L to Westborough

01Sep03 Ham 6f Good 2y Hcap(7K)

8-5(Incl 6lb penalty)[9/2]6th of 11, 5.00L behind Kozando

25Aug03 Che 5f Good 2y Hcap(7K)

7-13[8/1]1st of 6, 1.5L to Dontstopthemusic

13Aug03 Bev 7f Good 2y Mdn(8K)

9-0[14/1]7th of 7, 17.50L behind Caracara

25Jul03 Thi 7f Soft 2y F(14K)

8-11[9/1]4th of 6, 29.00L behind Kinnaird

19Jul03 War 7f Good 2y Mdn(5K)

8-9[5/2]7th of 9, 4.25L behind Ticker Tape

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

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Reports in which Benbaun (IRE) was mentioned

Review curragh 28th Jun

Fame And Glory powered to an impressive victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh, enhancing Aidan O'Brien's fine record in the raceSun 28th Jun

Weld a Famous Name

The Woodies D.I.Y Celebration Stakes (Listed Race) saw an impressive winner in the Dermot Weld trained Famous Name when winning by an easy 5 lengths under Pat Smullen making it a double on the day for the jockey. Sun 28th Jun

Benbaun wins again at the Curragh

Course specialist Benbaun completed his 6th victory on the Curragh when coming home in front in The Dubai Duty Free Millenium Millionaire Group 3 Sapphire Stakes under Pat Smullen, making it a first win for the geldings new trainer Kevin Ryan. Sun 28th Jun

After race at Curragh Sun, 28th Jun, 2009 (1st)

This horse has been looked after really well all of his life and it's great to win with him. He's getting older but he appears to have the right attitude. He doesn't like soft ground but the edge seems to be taken off today. There is another race here later in the year for him and I would love to run him in the Nunthorpe Stakes and he really likes France so we might also go for the Prix de L'abbaye.

Kevin Ryan

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