Horse Details

Better Days Ahead (IRE)

13 Runs 5 Wins (38.5%) 4 Places (30.8%)
Owner: Bective Stud Silks Bective Stud Trainer: Gordon Elliott
6 years old
Sire: Milan (GB)
Dam: Bonnie And Bright (IRE)
Damsire: Topanoora
Past Runs (13 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
21/04/25
17:00 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 3m5f Mr R James Gordon Elliott 6 8:17.25 3 154 11-5 16/1
Prominent - mistake 3rd - weakened 3 out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1)
12/03/25
14:00 		Cheltenham 3m½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 3rd 6:29.95 0.2 152 11-7 13/2
Raced in second - disputed lead 4 out - lost position before 2 out - soon switched right - no impression run-in - lost second final strides(op 8/1)
09/02/25
15:45 		Navan (IRE) 3m Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott 1st 6:47.00 Won 152 11-3 1/2F
Raced in second - pressed leader 5 out - led 4 out - pushed along after 2 out - ridden and faced challenge final 110yds - all out(op 4/9 tchd 4/11)
26/12/24
14:20 		Leopardstown (IRE) 3m½f Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott 2nd - - – 11-10 10/11F
Visibility reduced by fog - in touch with leaders - went second 3 out - 2 lengths down last - hung left run-in - switched right and kept on well towards finish - just failed(op 5/6 tchd Evens)
17/11/24
15:05 		Navan (IRE) 2m4½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 1st 5:25.20 Won – 11-12 2/1
Led - mistake 4th - jumped slightly left 3 out - jumped left 2 out - pushed along approaching last - jumped left last - soon clear - kept on well(op 7/4 tchd 9/4)
01/05/24
16:15 		Punchestown (IRE) 3m Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott 3rd 6:7.96 4.25 145 11-10 9/2
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and disputed lead before 2 out - no extra run-in(op 3/1)
15/03/24
17:30 		Cheltenham 2m4½f Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott 1st 5:21.43 Won 140 11-7 5/1
Midfield - headway 7th - prominent 3 out - ridden after 2 out - went third approaching last - led run-in - kept on well(op 6/1)
20/01/24
12:45 		Navan (IRE) 2m Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 2nd 4:21.50 10 134 11-13 3/1
Led - ridden and faced challenge after 2 out - headed before last - no extra when mistake last - no match for winner(op 5/2)
09/12/23
13:07 		Navan (IRE) 2m4f Jordan Gainford Gordon Elliott 4 5:42.07 .5 – 11-3 5/1
Raced in second - joined leader 2 out - soon led - headed approaching last - mistake and lost touch from last - kept on(op 6/1)
24/11/23
12:20 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m7½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 1st 6:34.80 Won – 11-12 2/9F
Made all - travelled strongly - jumped left on occasions - faced challenge but going easily after 3 out - went clear before 2 out - easily(op 1/5)
10/11/23
12:17 		Down Royal (IRE) 2m6½f Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott 99 - - – 11-12 8/15F
Disputed lead early - led narrowly after 1st - headed when not fluent 4th - led again after 4 out - faced challenge when fell 3 out(op 1/2 tchd 4/9)
15/03/23
17:30 		Cheltenham 2m½f Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 16 4:5.77 2 123 11-7 10/1
Always towards rear(tchd 9/1)
04/12/22
15:35 		Fairyhouse (IRE) 2m Mr J J Codd Gordon Elliott 1st 4:31.00 Won – 11-7 15/8
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway going easily 2f out - shaken up to lead over 1f out - nudged out inside final furlong - comfortably(op 9/4)