Better Times Ahead (IRE)
Owner: John P McManus Trainer: R Tyner Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Walk In The Park / Byerley Babe (Beneficial)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Heavy (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 6 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft (Yielding in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | |||
| Yielding | 3 | |||
| Totals | 17 | 2 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 May 2024 | Punchestown | Soft | 3m 104y | 1 | Minella Crooner | 10st | 2 of 12 | S D Torrens | 4/1 |
| rear of mid division, 7th halfway, went 3rd travelling well before 3 out, pushed along on outer to lead next, ridden and strongly pressed when mistake last, kept on, headed close home | |||||||||
| 01 Apr 2024 | Fairyhouse | Heavy | 3m 124y | 0 | Macdermott | 10st 13lbs | 2 of 9 | M P Walsh | 11/4 |
| towards rear, headway after 4 out and 4th next, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden approaching last and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 2024 | Gowran Park | Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | Teescomponentsyess | 11st 1lbs | 6 of 11 | M P Walsh | 12/1 |
| towards rear, 9th before 7th, some headway before 2 out, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 09 Apr 2023 | Cork | Yielding | 3m 80y | 0 | Elsannah | 11st 9lbs | of 18 | S D Torrens | 0/0 |
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| 20 Mar 2023 | Navan | Heavy (Soft in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 0 | Better Times Ahead | 10st | 1 of 12 | S D Torrens | 10/1 |
| rear of mid-division, headway 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, disputed lead travelling well 2 out, led before last, mistake at last and ridden, stayed on well run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2023 | Gowran Park | Soft to Heavy | 2m 4f | 0 | From The Ashes | 10st 10lbs | 4 of 10 | B Hayes | 20/1 |
| mid-division, moderate 7th after 3rd, not fluent at 4th, moderate 8th before 7th, progress after 9th, no impression in 5th before last where left 4th, no extra | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m 1f | 0 | Shakeytry | 10st 11lbs | 8 of 10 | S D Torrens | 4/1 |
| in rear, ridden 3 out, moderate 8th next, no impression | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2022 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Appreciate It | 11st 12lbs | 8 of 10 | L P Dempsey | 80/1 |
| mid-division, pushed along towards rear before 4 out, no extra, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2022 | Navan | Soft (Yielding in places) | 2m 1f | 0 | Fil Dor | 11st 12lbs | 13 of 15 | B Hayes | 100/1 |
| always behind, mistake 6th, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2022 | Navan | Yielding | 2m 1f | 0 | Hollow Games | 11st 12lbs | 9 of 12 | L P Dempsey | 150/1 |
| always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, soon no extra | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 2022 | Wexford | Heavy | 2m | 0 | Impervious | 11st 12lbs | of 17 | Reserve 1 | 0/0 |
| 18 Apr 2022 | Fairyhouse | Yielding | 2m | 0 | Ideal Pal | 10st 12lbs | 7 of 19 | M P Walsh | 9/4 |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, ridden and left 6th at last, no extra run-in | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2022 | Naas | Soft (Heavy in places) | 1m 7f 80y | 0 | Better Times Ahead | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 28 | M P Walsh | 2/1 |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, improved to dispute before 2 out, ridden before last, asserted close home | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2022 | Fairyhouse | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 2m 3f 165y | 0 | Memory Of Youth | 11st 3lbs | 9 of 19 | M P Walsh | 11/2 |
| towards rear, closer in 10th and pushed along entering straight, no impression | |||||||||
| 16 Jan 2022 | Punchestown | Soft | 2m | 0 | Supreme Jet | 12st | 6 of 21 | M P Walsh | 9/2 |
| mid-division, ridden 3 out, no impression in 7th next, kept on one pace | |||||||||
| 02 Jan 2022 | Naas | Soft | 1m 7f 180y | 0 | Bronn | 12st | 5 of 20 | M P Walsh | 33/1 |
| towards rear, progress to 12th after 4th, headway after 3 out, 5th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression on principals, weakened before last | |||||||||
| 05 Dec 2021 | Cork | Soft | 2m | 0 | Largy Debut | 12st | 5 of 21 | P T Enright | 28/1 |
| mid-division, moderate 5th after 4 out, no impression, never a factor | |||||||||