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Horse profile

Half Benny

Beneficial (GB) × Thodarjoh (IRE) (Dancing Lights (USA))

Sex: gelding
Foaled: 2003

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 1 run (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Last run (GB & IRE): 21 Jul 2008, Ballinrobe (IRE) (7/14)
Last win (GB & IRE): Never won

Recent form

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Future form
21 Jul 08	Ballinrobe (IRE)	7/14	33/1	20¼	Mr C Fahy	P A Fahy	A.I.B. Westport INH Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m	Good	11-7	Otay Kawn (IRE)	€6,219	0/9

7/1421 Jul 08 · Ballinrobe (IRE)33/1
A.I.B. Westport INH Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2mGood
All fields
Date
21 Jul 08
Course
Ballinrobe (IRE)
Pos
7/14
SP
33/1
Btn
20¼
Jockey
Mr C Fahy
Trainer
P A Fahy
Race
A.I.B. Westport INH Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m
Going
Good
Wgt
11-7
Winner / 2nd
Otay Kawn (IRE)
Winner prize
€6,219
Future form
0/9

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
P A Fahy	21 Jul 08	21 Jul 08	7/14	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

P A Fahy

Trainer: P A Fahy
First run: 21 Jul 08
Last run: 21 Jul 08
First run for yard: 7/14
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	1	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	21 Jul 08	21 Jul 08

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 21 Jul 08
Last run: 21 Jul 08

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchBeneficial (GB)

Parent · 1

SireBeneficial (GB)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireTop Ville (IRE)
Sire's damYouthful (FR)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchThodarjoh (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamThodarjoh (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireDancing Lights (USA)
Dam's damSharp Winds (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Beneficial (GB)

Thodarjoh (IRE)

Top Ville (IRE)

Youthful (FR)

Dancing Lights (USA)

Sharp Winds (GB)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseHalf Benny (IRE)

Sexgelding

Foaled2003

SireBeneficial (GB)

DamThodarjoh (IRE)

DamsireDancing Lights (USA)

Sire's sireTop Ville (IRE)

Sire's damYouthful (FR)

2nd damSharp Winds (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 1 runners

Female line

Thodarjoh (IRE) · by Dancing Lights (USA) · 0 winners from 1 runners
Sharp Winds (GB) · 1 winners from 4 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance
Beneficial (GB)	Thodarjoh (IRE)	Dancing Lights (USA)	gelding	Flat 13.7f · NH 2m3½f

Beneficial (GB)

Sire: Beneficial (GB)
Dam: Thodarjoh (IRE)
Damsire: Dancing Lights (USA)
Sex: gelding
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 13.7f · NH 2m3½f

Progeny of Beneficial (GB) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	18,705	1,952	5,069	10.4%	27.1%	1
At 2m to 2m1f	6,420	674	1,778	10.5%	27.7%	1
On Good going	6,285	632	1,680	10.1%	26.7%	1
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	2,009	209	545	10.4%	27.1%	1

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 18,705
Wins: 1,952
Placed: 5,069
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 27.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 6,420
Wins: 674
Placed: 1,778
Win %: 10.5%
Place %: 27.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 6,285
Wins: 632
Placed: 1,680
Win %: 10.1%
Place %: 26.7%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 2,009
Wins: 209
Placed: 545
Win %: 10.4%
Place %: 27.1%
This horse runs: 1
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Beneficial (GB) × Dancing Lights mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	1	0	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.0%	£0	€0

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 1
Winners: 0
Winners %: 0.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Half Benny (IRE)	1	0	0	£0	€0

Half Benny (IRE)

Horse: Half Benny (IRE)
Runs: 1
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Thodarjoh (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 1 runners

Full siblings

Half Benny is the only foal out of Thodarjoh (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

Half Benny is the only foal out of Thodarjoh (IRE) to have raced in Britain or Ireland.

Female line

1Thodarjoh (IRE) · by Dancing Lights (USA)
2Sharp Winds (GB)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

View full Sharp Winds family

In brief

When was Half Benny foaled?

Half Benny (IRE) was foaled in 2003.

Who are the sire and dam of Half Benny?

Half Benny (IRE) is by Beneficial (GB) out of Thodarjoh (IRE), a daughter of Dancing Lights (USA).

Who trained Half Benny?

Half Benny (IRE) was trained by P A Fahy and owned by John J P Murphy at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Half Benny's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Half Benny (IRE) ran 1 time without winning.

Is Half Benny still racing?

Half Benny (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 21 July 2008 at Ballinrobe (IRE) in the A.I.B. Westport INH Flat Race, finishing 7th of 14, and has not run there since.