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Better Nature: horse profile, stats, records and next races

Better Nature is a 2-year-old gelding by Lightning Spear, trained by Jonathan Portman. He has won 0 of 5 starts and placed in 2 more, for £4,271 in prize money. He runs next in the 4:35 at Wolverhampton (AW) on 18 September, where the best price is 33/2 with Smarkets. His best performance rating is 63, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 5
  • Wins 0
  • Placed 2
  • Strike rate 0%
  • Prize money £4,271
  • Best rating 63
  • Official rating 63

Where Better Nature runs next

Time Course Race Best price
4:35 Wolverhampton (AW) Guardians Guild & Bcmh Collaboration Nursery Handicap Stakes 33/2 Smarkets SBK

Better Nature form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
29 Aug 26 Chepstow Attheraces.com/marketmovers Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 6 7f Good To Soft 5 8.25 11/1 Jack Doughty 63
9 Aug 26 Leicester Catalogue Engineering Nursery Handicap Stakes Class 5 7f Good To Firm 6 16 18/1 Rob Hornby 66
7 Jul 26 Brighton Download The Fairplay App Now EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 7.5 10/1 Rob Hornby –
8 Jun 26 Leicester Go West Live At LeicesterRaces Saturday 4th July Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 7f Good 3 5.5 11/4 Rob Hornby –
18 May 26 Windsor Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Class 2 6f Good 10 5.25 20/1 Joe Leavy –

Last time out

Finished 5 in the Attheraces.com/marketmovers Nursery Handicap Stakes at Chepstow on 29 August 2026. Settled in the pack early - nudged for effort with 3f left - unable to reach the front two - finished 5th beaten well.

Better Nature by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
7f 4 0 0% —
6f 1 0 0% —

Better Nature by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good To Firm 2 0 0% —
Good 2 0 0% —
Good To Soft 1 0 0% —

Better Nature by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Leicester 2 0 0% —
Chepstow 1 0 0% —
Brighton 1 0 0% —
Windsor 1 0 0% —

Better Nature breeding

  • Sire Lightning Spear (GB)
  • Dam Awesomebynature (GB)
  • Damsire Kodiac (GB)
  • Breeder David John Meaden
  • Foaled 27 March 2024

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