Superior Ben (IRE)

b g 2003

Track Horse HorseTracker

Superior Ben (IRE)

b g 2003

Sire

Beneficial (GB)

Dam

Mother Superior (IRE)

Dam's Sire

Camden Town

Owner

T A Curran

Trainer

D T Hughes

Breeder

John and Mrs Lunny

Last Win

Clonmel Sun, 1st Mar, 09 5/4Fav, R Loughran (6351 days)

Last Run

Kilbeggan Sun, 31st May, 09 s.u., 5/1, R Loughran (6260 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Hurdle IRE

12%

€10,890

-5.75

NHF IRE

€2,240

-5.00

Under Rules Total

-10.75

Form Figures

5S04-30223d-01S/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 5S04-30223d-01S/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

19Apr07 Tip 16f Good 4y MdnHdl(8K)

non-runner (Reserve)

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 Superior Ben (IRE) was mentioned

Otay Too Strong for Daddy

Otay Kawn trained by Willie Mullins and Decoy Daddy handled by his brother Tony, were the first two in the market for the Bloomfield House Hotel Hurdle and they dominated the finish with the former, the 15/8 favourite, beating Decoy Daddy by two and a half lengths. Sun 31st May

Review leopardstown 1st Mar

Ebaziyan starred in a favourites' treble for trainer Willie Mullins and jockey Ruby Walsh at LeopardstownSun 01st Mar

Hughes in double form

Shirley Casper broke her maiden status over hurdles when winning The Irish Stallions EBF Maiden Hurdle under Barry Geraghty making it an across the card double for trainer Dessie Hughes who also won the first race at Clonmel with Superior Ben. Sun 01st Mar

Ben too Superior in Clonmel opener

The Dessie Hughes trained Superior Ben ran out a comfortable 13 lengths winner of the opening Lisronagh Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel today. Sun 01st Mar

Preview GOWRAN PARK 21st Nov

The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase is the feature race on Gowran's seven-race card and it is expected to prove a competitive contestFri 21st Nov

Mr Warbucks upsets favourites

Mr Warbucks, a winning point-to-pointer, landed the opening Easyfix sponsored maiden hurdle at Galway on monday at odds of 20/1. Mon 27th Oct

Sun, 1st Mar, 2009

She wants good ground, she finished well on both of her last two runs in the straight when she got the better ground. I'd like to see her go over to Cheltenham for the Mares Hurdle. She wants 2 ¿ miles.

D T Hughes

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