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Better Days Ahead: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Better Days Ahead is an 8-year-old gelding by Milan, trained by Gordon Elliott. He has won 5 of 17 starts and placed in 7 more, for £60,463 in prize money. His best trip is 2m 4.5f, where 2 wins from 3 is a 67% strike rate against 21% at every other distance. He runs next in the 3:00 at Navan on 15 November, where the best price is 8/1 with William Hill. His best performance rating is 160, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 17
  • Wins 5
  • Placed 12
  • Strike rate 29%
  • Prize money £60,463
  • Best rating 160
  • Official rating 154

Where Better Days Ahead runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:00 Navan BAR 1 Betting Troytown Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3) 8/1 William Hill William Hill

Better Days Ahead form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
6 Apr 26 Fairyhouse BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 3m 5f Yielding To Soft 6 40.25 11/1 Mr R James 154
28 Feb 26 Navan BOYLE Sports Webster Cup Chase (Grade 2) 2m 4.5f Heavy 2 2.25 5/1 Sam Ewing 152
8 Feb 26 Navan William Hill Boyne Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 6f Heavy 2 2.5 10/3 Danny Gilligan 145
21 Apr 25 Fairyhouse BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) 3m 5f Soft To Heavy 6 27.25 16/1 Mr R James 154
12 Mar 25 Cheltenham Brown Advisory Novices' Chase (Grade 1) (Registered As The Broadway Novices' Chase) (GBB Race) Class 1 3m 0.5f Good To Soft 3 4.25 13/2 Jack Kennedy 152
9 Feb 25 Navan William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Novice Chase (Grade 2) 3m Soft To Heavy 1 — 1/2F Sam Ewing 152
26 Dec 24 Leopardstown Racing Post Long Distance Novice Chase (Grade 1) 3m 0.5f Good To Yielding 2 .25 10/11F Danny Gilligan –
17 Nov 24 Navan Race And Stay Irish EBF Beginners Chase 2m 4.5f Yielding 1 — 2/1 Jack Kennedy –
1 May 24 Punchestown Channor Real Estate Group Novice Hurdle (grade 1) 3m Good To Yielding 3 4.75 9/2 Danny Gilligan 145
15 Mar 24 Cheltenham Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 2m 4.5f Heavy 1 — 5/1 Danny Gilligan 140
20 Jan 24 Navan Race Displays Rated Novice Hurdle 2m Soft To Heavy 2 10 3/1 Jack Kennedy 134
9 Dec 23 Navan Tote Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) 2m 4f Heavy 4 5.5 5/1 Jordan Gainford –
24 Nov 23 Fairyhouse Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Maiden Hurdle 2m 7.5f Soft To Heavy 1 — 2/9F Jack Kennedy –
10 Nov 23 Down Royal Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle 2m 6.5f Soft F - 8/15F Jack Kennedy –
15 Mar 23 Cheltenham Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open NH Flat Race) (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Class 1 2m 0.5f Soft 16 23.75 10/1 Mr J J Codd 123
4 Dec 22 Fairyhouse Bar One Racing Giving Cash Back Daily (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m Soft 1 — 15/8 Mr J J Codd –
4 Nov 22 Down Royal Workpal Flat Race 2m 1f Yielding To Soft 2 1.25 1/3F Mr J J Codd –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) at Fairyhouse on 6 April 2026. Held up towards back of the pack - still down in 13th and under pressure nearing 3 out where bumped - stayed on same gear to finish sixth.

Better Days Ahead by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
20.5f 3 2 67% —
29f 2 0 0% —
24.5f 2 0 0% —
24f 2 1 50% —
16f 2 1 50% —
22f 1 0 0% —
20f 1 0 0% —
23.5f 1 1 100% —
22.5f 1 0 0% —
16.5f 1 0 0% —
17f 1 0 0% —

Better Days Ahead by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Heavy 4 1 25% —
Soft To Heavy 4 2 50% —
Soft 3 1 33% —
Yielding To Soft 2 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —
Yielding 1 1 100% —

Better Days Ahead by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Navan 6 2 33% —
Fairyhouse 4 2 50% —
Cheltenham 3 1 33% —
Down Royal 2 0 0% —
Leopardstown 1 0 0% —
Punchestown 1 0 0% —

Better Days Ahead breeding

  • Sire Milan (GB)
  • Dam Bonnie And Bright (IRE)
  • Damsire Topanoora (IRE)
  • Breeder T J Nagle
  • Foaled 25 May 2018

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