Top Ville Ben Horse Racing Form | Uttoxeter 17:35 24th April 2024

Top Ville Ben' Form | 24th April 2024

24th April 2024 Carlsberg Marston's Handicap Chase

Age
12
Weight
11-9
Trainer
P A Kirby
(Last 14 Days: 1-23, 4.35%)
Owner
Harbour Rose Partnership
Sex
gelding
Breeder
Edward Prendergast & Mrs Helen Gillman
Colour
Bay
Foaling Date
2012-05-19
Is Top Ville Ben Improving?
Does Top Ville Ben Suit This Race
Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Top Ville Ben Statistics
Date Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications
Weight
Headgear
Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments
Trainer
Jockey
SP BF Odds
Plc Odds
OR
0 2024-03-30 15:15 Haydock / 2 / 2m 3f 203y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Hood
Soft 5 /9 - btn 49 Numitor 11-7 5m 39.3s

not much room 1st, chased leaders, closed briefly 8th, ridden before 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off

P A Kirby
R T Dunne
13 13.7
3.62
128
1 2024-02-17 13:37 Haydock / 3 / 2m 3f 203y / Chase Turf / 20K
Chase, Handicap
12-0 Heavy P /6 - btn Regal Blue 11-6 -

led until 2nd, led 3rd, mistake and headed 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

P A Kirby
R T Dunne
4.5 4.69
2.55
130
2 2024-02-04 15:20 Leopardstown / 1 / 2m 5f 107y / Chase Turf / 150K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
10-0
Hood
Soft 8 /25 - btn 29.2 Heart Wood 10-1 5m 36.14s

tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, 2nd halfway, 3rd 5 out, ridden and no impression in 5th entering straight, no extra

P A Kirby
R T Dunne
51 85
14.62
129
3 2023-12-26 12:30 Aintree / 2 / 2m 3f 200y / Chase Turf / 30K
Chase, Handicap
10-8
Hood
Soft 2 /4 - btn 3.25 Mac Tottie 11-7 5m 42.03s

led, jumped well, pushed along before last, ridden and headed final 110 yards on flat, no extra

P A Kirby
R T Dunne
4.33 4.57
1.99
130
4 2023-12-15 14:25 Cheltenham / 2 / 2m 4f 127y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
10-13
Hood
Soft P /9 - btn Cepage 11-1 -

raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, weakened 3 out, pulled up last

P A Kirby
H Cobden
7 8.2
2.63
135
5 2023-10-29 13:25 Aintree / 2 / 3m 0f 210y / Chase Turf / 35K
Chase, Handicap
11-6
Hood
Good To Soft F /11 - btn Celebre D'Allen 10-5 -

led, fell 10th

P A Kirby
Sean Quinlan
8.5 9.72
2.91
135
6 2023-04-14 16:05 Aintree / 1 / 2m 5f 19y / Chase Turf / 150K
Chase, Handicap, National
10-10
Hood
Soft 12 /29 - btn 44.55 Bill Baxter 10-4 5m 44.81s

always towards rear, never involved

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
51 88.43
16.5
139
7 2023-03-14 14:50 Cheltenham / 1 / 3m 1f 0y / Chase Turf / 125K
Chase, Handicap
10-13
Hood
Soft P /23 - btn Corach Rambler 11-5 -

prominent, mistake 1st, led after next, headed 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
34 56.84
8.55
140
8 2023-02-05 14:40 Leopardstown / 2m 5f 44y / Chase Turf / 150K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade A
10-13
Hood
Yielding 3 /23 - btn 3 The Goffer 11-2 5m 25.64s

prominent, soon tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, disputed 3 out, headed before next where not fluent, ridden in 2nd before last, 3rd early run-in, no impression final 150 yards, kept on same pace

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
29 45.32
9.4
135
9 2022-12-26 13:35 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 50K
Chase, Handicap
10-13
Hood
Good To Soft 5 /11 - btn 45 Into Overdrive 10-11 6m 36.892s

chased leaders, pushed along 4 out, weakened before 2 out

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
19 20.59
5.18
144
10 2022-11-08 15:30 Lingfield / 3 / 2m 7f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 19.5K
Cup, Handicap, Hurdle
12-1
Hood
Good To Soft 3 /11 - btn 7 Lynwood Gold 11-0 6m 2.673s

chased leaders on inside, led 3rd, ridden before last, headed and not pace of winner run-in, weakened into 3rd towards finish

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
15 18.65
3.95
136
11 2022-04-09 17:15 Aintree / 1 / 4m 2f 74y / Chase Turf / 1000K
Chase, Grade, Grand, Handicap, National, Grade 3
10-11
Hood
Good To Soft P /40 - btn Noble Yeats 10-10 -

mid-division, weakened 23rd, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
81 193.66
26.7
148
12 2022-02-19 14:05 Haydock / 1 / 3m 0f 58y / Hurdle Turf / 60K
Grade, Hurdle, Grade 2
11-4
Hood
Heavy 2 /6 - btn 13 Wholestone 11-4 6m 42.95s

led, went clear before 3 out, reduced lead when hit next, headed and no extra run-in, kept on for clear 2nd

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
5.5 5.6
2.78
140
13 2022-01-21 14:25 Lingfield / 2 / 2m 7f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 50K
Hurdle
11-0
Hood
Heavy 1 /4 - win 2.75 Emitom 11-0 6m 17.3s

made all, hit 7th, came clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged

P A Kirby
A P Cawley
7 8.4
2.35
140
14 2021-12-26 14:10 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 40K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
11-12
Hood
Soft 3 /9 - btn 10.25 Good Boy Bobby 11-8 7m 0.49000000000001s

held up in midfield, headway before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, close up 2 out, weakened last

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
11 11.85
3.61
150
15 2021-12-04 14:40 Aintree / 1 / 3m 1f 188y / Chase Turf / 150K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, National, Grade 3
11-0
Hood
Soft F /21 - btn Snow Leopardess 10-4 -

led, headed 7th (Water), remained close up, fell 12th

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
34 48
9.8
150
16 2021-10-30 15:05 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 100K
Chase, Grade, Grade 2
11-0
Hood
Good To Soft 5 /7 - btn 45.25 Fusil Raffles 11-0 6m 25.147s

led, headed and tracked leader 3rd, gradually faded from 10th, struggling from 5 out, tailed

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
34 36
10.33
156
17 2020-01-25 14:25 Cheltenham / 1 / 3m 1f 56y / Chase Turf / 57.27K
Chase, Grade, Grade 2
11-4
Hood
Soft 3 /6 - btn 32.5 Santini 11-4 7m 5.65s

held up last, disputed 3rd from 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened between last 2, just held on for 3rd

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
9 11.08
4.01
164
18 2019-12-26 14:10 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 25.63K
Chase, Grade, Handicap, Grade 3
11-11
Hood
Soft 1 /10 - win 8 Didero Vallis 9-10 7m 0.10000000000002s

held up, closed on inside 6th, 2nd before next, led 10th, clear last, stayed on well

P A Kirby
Thomas Dowson
4 4.1
1.76
154
19 2019-11-30 15:20 Newcastle / 1 / 2m 7f 91y / Chase Turf / 40.05K
Chase, Handicap, Listed
11-7
Hood
Heavy 3 /9 - btn 0.95 Takingrisks 10-13 6m 20.39s

led, pushed along and went clear before 3 out, ridden and much reduced lead final 110yds, no extra and headed towards finish

P Kirby
Mr T Dowson
6.5 6.4
2.19
151
20 2019-11-02 15:40 Wetherby / 1 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 57.22K
Chase, Grade, Grade 2
11-0
Hood
Soft 5 /7 - btn 33.75 Ballyoptic 11-0 6m 38.3s

led, ridden along and headed before 4 out, gradually weakened

P Kirby
Shane Quinlan
9.5 10.53
4.12
151
21 2019-04-05 14:50 Aintree / 1 / 3m 0f 210y / Chase Turf / 56.39K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-4
Hood
Soft 3 /6 - btn 6.5 Lostintranslation 11-4 6m 32.8s

jumped well but slightly right, led, soon around 5 lengths clear, reduced lead 4 out, driven and headed between last 2, not fluent last and quickly outpaced by winner, caught for 2nd last strides

P Kirby
Shane Quinlan
15 17.59
6.4
147
22 2019-03-19 14:40 Wetherby / 3 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 8.15K
Chase, Novice
11-8
Hood
Soft 1 /5 - win 37 Sam's Gunner 10-12 6m 14.1s

made all, drew clear approaching 11th, unchallenged after

P Kirby
Shane Quinlan
2 1.99
1.28
147
23 2019-03-13 14:10 Cheltenham / 1 / 3m 0f 80y / Chase Turf / 98.47K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 1
11-4
Hood
Soft F /12 - btn Topofthegame 11-4 -

prominent when fell 6th

P Kirby
Shane Quinlan
34 39.97
7.43
147
24 2019-02-16 13:35 Ascot / 1 / 2m 7f 180y / Chase Turf / 22.78K
Chase, Grade, Novice, Grade 2
11-0
Hood
Good To Soft 5 /5 - btn 16.75 Mister Malarky 11-0 6m 4.745s

often jumped left, led to 8th, led again 10th, 4 lengths up 14th, headed 3 out and soon driven, weakened after 2 out, lost modest 4th last strides

P Kirby
Shane Quinlan
3.2 3.4
1.97
150
25 2018-12-27 13:10 Wetherby / 4 / 3m 0f 45y / Chase Turf / 5.06K
Chase, Novice
11-6
Hood
Good To Soft 1 /5 - win 46 Red Rising 11-0 6m 26s

made all, about 5 lengths clear and in command when left further clear 3 out, unchallenged after

P Kirby
Shane Quinlan
3.75 4
1.96
142
26 2018-11-21 13:20 Hexham / 4 / 3m 0f 41y / Chase Turf / 6.11K
Chase, Novice
10-11
Hood
Soft 1 /6 - win 13 Donna's Diamond 11-0 6m 48.6s

jumped well, made all, clear to after 4 out, drew clear again from next, stayed on strongly, unchallenged

P Kirby
Mr T Dowson
6 6.4
2.36
27 2018-04-21 16:40 Ayr / 2 / 2m 5f 91y / Hurdle Turf / 13K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-11
Hood
Good F /12 - btn Moon Racer 10-11 -

led, fell 6th

P Kirby
A Nicol
34 38
9.4
139
28 2018-03-25 16:55 Ascot / 3 / 2m 7f 118y / Hurdle Turf / 6.43K
Condition, Handicap, Hurdle
11-11
Hood
Soft 8 /9 - btn 48.3 Sir Will 10-7 6m 7.56s

led to 3 out, soon under pressure, weakened rapidly before 2 out

P Kirby
Mr T Dowson
11 13
4.1
142
29 2018-02-17 15:50 Haydock / 2 / 2m 6f 177y / Hurdle Turf / 13K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-8
Hood
Heavy F /11 - btn Tommy Rapper 10-12 -

led, soon clear, fell 5th

P Kirby
A Nicol
9 10.5
3.4
142
30 2018-01-13 14:40 Kempton / 1 / 2m 5f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 25.63K
Handicap, Hurdle, Listed
11-9
Hood
Soft P /16 - btn William Henry 11-7 -

led until soon after 3 out, lost place before next, behind when pulled up 2 out

P Kirby
A Nicol
17 19.5
5.46
142
31 2017-12-30 13:35 Haydock / 3 / 2m 6f 177y / Hurdle Turf / 6.5K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-12
Hood
Heavy 1 /8 - win 29 Fingerontheswitch 11-4 6m 20.3s

made all, soon clear, jumped right 4th and 5th, reduced advantage after 6th, drew clear again after 4 out, not fluent last, kept up to work until eased towards finish, good ride

P Kirby
A Nicol
7.5 7.58
2.44
130
32 2017-12-02 14:20 Doncaster / 3 / 2m 3f 88y / Hurdle Turf / 8.76K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-6
Hood
Good To Soft 2 /10 - btn 1.75 Fixed Rate 10-13 4m 42.218s

led, pushed along in 2 lengths lead 2 out, driven and headed before last, ridden and no extra run-in, veered left, hit rail and unseated rider after finishing line

P Kirby
A Nicol
6 6.41
2.16
127
33 2017-11-05 15:05 Carlisle / 2 / 2m 4f 8y / Hurdle Turf / 15.64K
Handicap, Hurdle
10-7
Hood
Soft 3 /9 - btn 3.25 Desert Cry 11-11 5m 6.55s

led, ridden and hard pressed from 3 out, headed before last, no extra run-in

P Kirby
Danny Cook
8.5 9.2
2.98
127
34 2017-10-18 17:25 Wetherby / 3 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 5.52K
Handicap, Hurdle
11-4
Hood
Good 6 /12 - btn 7.25 Master Of Irony 11-3 3m 51.908s

led, jumped right, ridden when headed between last 2, soon weakened

P Kirby
Sam Twiston-Davies
15 22.49
6
130
35 2017-09-15 18:35 Salisbury / 2 / 1m 6f 44y / Flat Turf / 12.45K
Condition, Stakes
9-5 Soft 4 /6 - btn 5.95 On To Victory 8-10 3m 18.997s

raced keenly, led, soon clear, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 3rd close home

P Kirby
D J Murphy
41 58.38
8.75
36 2017-04-27 14:00 Perth / 4 / 2m 0f 47y / Hurdle Turf / 3.8K
Hurdle, Novice
11-12
Hood
Good 4 /11 - btn 19.75 Ramonex 10-12 3m 56.392s

took keen hold, close up, led 3rd, ridden and headed 3 out, rallied, ridden and weakened from next

N J Henderson
J McGrath
1.8 1.81
1.14
132
37 2017-04-08 13:40 Chepstow / 4 / 2m 0f 11y / Hurdle Turf / 3.9K
Hurdle, Novice
11-11
Hood
Good F /12 - btn Resolution Bay 11-5 -

took keen hold, with leader until led and hung right bend after 1st, jumped right 2nd, not fluent 4th, 1 length ahead when fell 3 out

N J Henderson
J McGrath
1.62 1.76
1.12
132
38 2017-03-12 14:00 Market Rasen / 4 / 2m 0f 148y / Hurdle Turf / 3.57K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-5 Soft 2 /5 - btn 3 Just Minded 11-1 4m 19.1s

led, raced keenly and hung left at times, headed last, stayed on same pace flat

N J Henderson
Alan Doyle
1.4 1.52
1.11
132
39 2017-02-02 13:35 Towcester / 4 / 1m 7f 151y / Hurdle Turf / 3.9K
Hunt, Hurdle, National, National Hunt, Novice
11-9 Heavy 1 /8 - win 2.5 Count Meribel 11-3 4m 3.7s

led, pushed along 2 out, headed before last where left clear, fortunate winner

N J Henderson
J McGrath
1.3 1.4
1.05
40 2017-01-12 15:40 Leicester / 4 / 1m 7f 113y / Hurdle Turf / 5.2K
Hurdle, Novice
11-5 Good To Soft 1 /13 - win 7 Whatmore 11-5 3m 53.4s

made all, jumped big at times, went clear after 3 out, stayed on well

N J Henderson
J McGrath
1.8 1.69
1.17
41 2016-12-21 15:40 Ludlow / 4 / 1m 6f 7y / NH Flat / 3.9K
Hunt, National, National Hunt
11-2 Good To Soft 1 /14 - win 3.5 Solomon Grey 11-2 3m 22.8s

raced keenly, made all, shaken up over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on well

N J Henderson
J McGrath
2.38 2.51
1.39