Better Days Ahead (IRE)
Owner: Bective Stud Trainer: G Elliott Sex: gelding Age: 6
Breeding: Milan / Bonnie And Bright (Topanoora)
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Yielding | 1 | |||
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft | 2 | 1 | ||
| Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Soft to Heavy | 1 | 1 | ||
| Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding | 1 | |||
| Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2024 | Cheltenham | Heavy | 2m 4f 56y | 2 | Better Days Ahead | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 21 | D J Gilligan | 5/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway from 5th, ridden after 2 out, driven into 2nd last, led flat, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 2024 | Navan | Soft to Heavy | 2m | 0 | Asian Master | 11st 13lbs | 2 of 5 | J W Kennedy | 3/1 |
| led, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no impression on winner at last, kept on same pace run-in | |||||||||
| 09 Dec 2023 | Navan | Heavy | 2m 4f | 1 | Slade Steel | 11st 3lbs | 4 of 5 | J C Gainford | 5/1 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led 2 out, soon ridden, headed before last, 3rd and slight mistake at last, soon no impression in 4th | |||||||||
| 24 Nov 2023 | Fairyhouse | Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places) | 2m 7f 110y | 0 | Better Days Ahead | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 8 | J W Kennedy | 2/9 |
| made all, pushed along and went clear from 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in, easily | |||||||||
| 10 Nov 2023 | Down Royal | Soft (Yielding to Soft in places) | 2m 6f 110y | 0 | Zefiro Dodville | 11st 12lbs | Fell of 15 | J W Kennedy | 8/15 |
| led early, headed 4th, 3rd halfway, headway travelling easily to regain lead after 4 out, 5 lengths clear with one other when fell 3 out | |||||||||
| 27 Apr 2023 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding | 2m 40y | 0 | Ballyburn | 12st | of 11 | Mr H C Swan | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 15 Mar 2023 | Cheltenham | Soft | 2m 87y | 1 | A Dream To Share | 11st 7lbs | 16 of 24 | Mr J J Codd | 10/1 |
| off the pace in rear-division, never a factor, tailed off | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2023 | Leopardstown | Yielding | 2m | 1 | A Dream To Share | 11st 11lbs | of 9 | Mr J J Codd | 0/0 |
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2022 | Fairyhouse | Soft | 2m | 0 | Better Days Ahead | 11st 7lbs | 1 of 6 | Mr J J Codd | 15/8 |
| towards rear, 5th halfway, took closer order in 4th over 4f out, travelled well and progress under 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, asserted inside final furlong, kept on well, easily | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2022 | Down Royal | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 2m 190y | 0 | Carnfunnock | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 3 | Mr J J Codd | 1/3 |
| led, joined 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | |||||||||