Benvenuto Cellini Racehorse Profile
Benvenuto Cellini is a 3-year-old Colt, trained by A P O'BRIEN, based at Ascot. With 6 career starts and 4 wins, it has earned $939,169.
- Age
- 3
- Sex
- Colt
- Trainer
- A P O'BRIEN
- Trained at
- Ascot
- Sire
- Frankel
- Dam
- Newspaperofrecord
- Sire of dam
- Lope De Vega
- Career
- 6:4-1-1
- Prize money
- $939,169
- Last start
- 25 July 2026
- Recent form
- 113-11
Benvenuto Cellini Form Guide
Benvenuto Cellini — last 7 starts
| Date | Track | Dist | Class | Going | Bar | Wgt | Jockey | Result | Margin | Time | SP | Winner / 2nd |
|---|
| 28 June 2026 | Curragh | 2414m | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) | Good | 8 | 128kg | Ryan Moore | 1 of 8 | — | 2:28.33 | — | Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) |
| 6 June 2026 | Epsom Downs | 2419m | Class 1 | Soft | 12 | 128kg | Ryan Moore | 10 of 14 | 28.5L | - | — | Christmas Day (IRE) |
| 6 May 2026 | Chester | 2472m | Class 1 | Good | 5 | 132kg | Ryan Moore | 1 of 5 | — | 2:35.22 | — | Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Doncaster | 1609m | Class 1 | Heavy | 2 | 129kg | Christophe Soumillon | 3 of 5 | 3.25L | 1:44.50 | — | Hawk Mountain (IRE) |
| 13 Sept 2025 | Leopardstown | 1609m | KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) | Good To Yielding | 3 | 131kg | Christophe Soumillon | 1 of 4 | — | 1:42.35 | — | Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) |
| 14 July 2025 | Killarney | 1628m | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | Yielding To Soft | 3 | 133kg | Wayne Lordan | 1 of 8 | — | 1:45.36 | — | Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) |
| 28 June 2025 | Curragh | 1408m | Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | Good | 8 | 131kg | Wayne Lordan | 2 of 13 | 1.5L | 1:24.73 | — | Dorset (IRE) |
Record by Condition
Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
| Condition | Starts | Record | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| This distance | 2 | 1-0-0 | 50% | 50% |
| Good | 3 | 2-1-0 | 67% | 100% |
| Soft | 2 | 2-0-0 | 100% | 100% |
| First-up | 3 | 2-1-0 | 67% | 100% |
| Second-up | 3 | 1-0-1 | 33% | 67% |
Record by Track
Performance at each track raced
| Track | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Epsom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Chester | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 100% |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 100% |
Record by Jockey
Performance with each jockey ridden
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win % | Place % |
|---|
| Ryan Moore | 4 | 2 | 3 | 50% | 75% |
Career Wins
Races won
| Date | Race | Event | Dist | Jockey |
|---|
| 28 June 2026 | R7 | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) | 2414m | Ryan Moore |
| 6 May 2026 | R4 | Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) | 2514m | Ryan Moore |