Better Than Jewels (IRE)
Owner: Patrick Joseph Power Trainer: G J Power Sex: Filly Age: 22
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | |||
| Good | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2 | |||
| Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Firm | 3 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 3 | |||
| Yielding to Soft | 2 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Totals | 21 | 1 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2009 | Downpatrick | Good to Firm | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Appeal Denied | 11st 4lbs | 11 of 15 | M P Butler | 11/1 |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2009 | Tramore | Good to Firm | 2m 4f | 0 | Backtothekingsnest | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 16 | J L Cullen | 25/1 |
| led, headed 2 out, soon no extra under pressure | |||||||||
| 14 Aug 2009 | Tramore | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Bernabeu | 10st 13lbs | of 16 | Reserve 1 | |
| 03 Aug 2009 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 3f | 0 | Windix | 10st 8lbs | 16 of 20 | N P Madden | 25/1 |
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 24 Jul 2009 | Wexford | Good to Yielding | 2m 4f | 0 | Gougane | 11st 1lbs | of 15 | Reserve 1 | |
| 14 Jul 2009 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 2m 2f 50y | 0 | Inis Ceithleann | 11st 9lbs | 9 of 15 | K H Clarke | 12/1 |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | |||||||||
| 01 Jan 2009 | Tramore | Yielding to Soft | 2m 4f | 0 | Molton Rock | 11st 11lbs | Fell of 10 | M M O'connor | |
| 19 Dec 2008 | Downpatrick | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Arondo | 11st 3lbs | 6 of 15 | Paul Townend | 7/2 |
| rear of mid-division, reminders halfway, headway to 6th and mistake 2 out, ridden into moderate 5th last, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2008 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy | 2m 2f | 0 | Pied Piper Man | 10st 10lbs | Fell of 15 | S G McDermott | |
| 24 Sep 2008 | Downpatrick | Good (Good to Yielding in places) | 2m 1f 172y | 0 | Better Than Jewels | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 18 | D N Russell | 13/2 |
| mid-division. progress into 4th before 2 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Sep 2008 | Clonmel | Yielding to Soft | 2m | 0 | South Wing | 10st 13lbs | 5 of 18 | Mr R J Kiely | 9/1 |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd approaching 3 out, ridden no extra before 2 out | |||||||||
| 08 Aug 2008 | Wexford | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 2f | 0 | Hu Ha Jo | 11st 7lbs | 4 of 15 | Mr R J Kiely | 7/1 |
| 25 Jul 2008 | Wexford | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2m | 0 | Arondo | 11st 7lbs | Fell of 16 | Mr R J Kiely | 6/1 |
| mid-division, headway to 5th 4 out, improved to 2nd 3 out where fell | |||||||||
| 11 Jul 2008 | Cork | Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 4f | 0 | Hill Fairy | 10st 10lbs | 5 of 21 | Mr R J Kiely | 25/1 |
| 03 Sep 2005 | DOWN ROYAL | Firm | 1540 | 0 | Hanora | 8st 3lbs | 8 of 13 | Rory Cleary | |
| never a factor | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 2005 | BELLEWSTOWN | Good | 1100 | 0 | Seven Gold Rings | 8st | 9 of 9 | Olive Gaule | |
| 0 | |||||||||
| 29 Jul 2005 | GALWAY | Good to Firm | 1540 | 0 | Shutruk Nahhunte | 8st | 13 of 14 | D J Moran | |
| led, strongly pressed from 3f out, headed and weakened 2f out | |||||||||
| 14 May 2005 | NAAS | Good | 1320 | 0 | Rumplestiltskin | 9st | 13 of 13 | Olive Gaule | |
| chased leaders, ridden and weakened from halfway | |||||||||
| 05 May 2005 | TIPPERARY | Heavy | 1100 | 0 | Platinum Blonde | 8st 11lbs | 9 of 9 | Olive Gaule | |
| slowly into stride and always behind | |||||||||


