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    Better Days Ahead

    Age
    8 (Bay Gelding)
    Sire
    Milan
    Dam
    Bonnie And Bright
    Trainer
    Gordon Elliott
    Owner
    Bective Stud
    Run to form 58% Over the last 12 runs
    RPR 156 Racing Post Rating
    Official rating 154 Current handicap mark
    Top speed 137 Best speed figure recorded

    Recent Form

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Jockey
    SP
    Pos
    RPR
    Date 17:00 Mon 6 Apr 2026
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 3m5f20y
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Jockey Mr R James
    SP 11/1
    Pos 6th/30
    RPR 156
    Date 16:08 Sat 28 Feb 2026
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f90y
    Going Heavy
    Jockey Sam Ewing
    SP 5/1
    Pos 2nd/4
    RPR 160
    Date 14:50 Sun 8 Feb 2026
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m5f180y
    Going Heavy
    Jockey Danny Gilligan
    SP 100/30
    Pos 2nd/6
    RPR 158
    Date 17:00 Mon 21 Apr 2025
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 3m5f37y
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Jockey Mr R James
    SP 16/1
    Pos 6th/30
    RPR 156
    Date 14:00 Wed 12 Mar 2025
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 3m110y
    Going Good To Soft
    Jockey Jack Kennedy
    SP 13/2
    Pos 3rd/7
    RPR 159
    Date 15:45 Sun 9 Feb 2025
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m7f175y
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Jockey Sam Ewing
    SP 1/2
    Pos 1st/5
    RPR 163
    Date 14:20 Thu 26 Dec 2024
    Course Leopardstown
    Class —
    Dist 3m100y
    Going Good To Yielding
    Jockey Danny Gilligan
    SP 10/11
    Pos 2nd/4
    RPR 145
    Date 15:05 Sun 17 Nov 2024
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f150y
    Going Yielding
    Jockey Jack Kennedy
    SP 2/1
    Pos 1st/4
    RPR —
    Date 16:15 Wed 1 May 2024
    Course Punchestown
    Class —
    Dist 2m7f192y
    Going Good To Yielding
    Jockey Danny Gilligan
    SP 9/2
    Pos 3rd/7
    RPR 151
    Date 17:30 Fri 15 Mar 2024
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 2
    Dist 2m4f56y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Danny Gilligan
    SP 5/1
    Pos 1st/21
    RPR 145
    Date 12:45 Sat 20 Jan 2024
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Jockey Jack Kennedy
    SP 3/1
    Pos 2nd/5
    RPR 131
    Date 13:07 Sat 9 Dec 2023
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f
    Going Heavy
    Jockey Jordan Gainford
    SP 5/1
    Pos 4th/5
    RPR 141
    Date 12:20 Fri 24 Nov 2023
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 2m7f110y
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Jockey Jack Kennedy
    SP 2/9
    Pos 1st/7
    RPR 132
    Date 12:17 Fri 10 Nov 2023
    Course Down Royal
    Class —
    Dist 2m6f110y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Jack Kennedy
    SP 8/15
    Pos F
    RPR —
    Date 17:30 Wed 15 Mar 2023
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 1
    Dist 2m87y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Mr J J Codd
    SP 10/1
    Pos 16th/21
    RPR 126
    Date 15:35 Sun 4 Dec 2022
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Jockey Mr J J Codd
    SP 15/8
    Pos 1st/5
    RPR 114
    Date 15:50 Fri 4 Nov 2022
    Course Down Royal
    Class —
    Dist 2m190y
    Going Soft
    Jockey Mr J J Codd
    SP 1/3
    Pos 2nd/3
    RPR —

    Career Wins

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Prize
    Date 15:45 Sun 9 Feb 2025
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m7f175y
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Prize €21,028
    Date 15:05 Sun 17 Nov 2024
    Course Navan
    Class —
    Dist 2m4f150y
    Going Yielding
    Prize €9,145
    Date 17:30 Fri 15 Mar 2024
    Course Cheltenham
    Class Class 2
    Dist 2m4f56y
    Going Soft
    Prize £39,023
    Date 12:20 Fri 24 Nov 2023
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 2m7f110y
    Going Soft To Heavy
    Prize €6,305
    Date 15:35 Sun 4 Dec 2022
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class —
    Dist 2m
    Going Yielding To Soft
    Prize €5,702

    Course Record

    Course
    Runs
    Wins
    Win %
    Places (1-2-3-4)
    Place %
    Course Navan
    Runs 6
    Wins 2
    Win % 33%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 2-3-0-1
    Place % 100%
    Course Fairyhouse
    Runs 4
    Wins 2
    Win % 50%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 2-0-0-0
    Place % 50%
    Course Cheltenham
    Runs 3
    Wins 1
    Win % 33%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 1-0-1-0
    Place % 67%
    Course Down Royal
    Runs 2
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-1-0-0
    Place % 50%
    Course Leopardstown
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-1-0-0
    Place % 100%
    Course Punchestown
    Runs 1
    Wins 0
    Win % 0%
    Places (1-2-3-4) 0-0-1-0
    Place % 100%