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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 159 Racing Post Rating
    Official rating 153 Current handicap mark
    Top speed 140 Best speed figure recorded

    Next Entries

    Date
    Course
    Race
    Class/Dist
    Going
    Best odds
    Date 15:00 Sun 15 Nov 2026
    Course Navan
    Race BAR 1 Betting Troytown Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
    Class/Dist Grade 3, 3m
    Going Good To Yielding

    Recent Form

    Date
    Course
    Class
    Dist
    Going
    Jockey
    SP
    Pos
    RPR
    Date 17:00 Mon 6 Apr 2026
    Course Fairyhouse
    Class Class Grade 3
    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 Class Grade 2
    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 Class Grade 2
    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 Class Grade 3
    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 Grade 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 Class Grade 2
    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 Class Grade 1
    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 Class Grade 1
    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 Class Grade 2
    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 Grade 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 Class Grade 2
    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%