Horse Details

Better (IRE)

28 Runs 2 Wins (7.1%) 2 Places (7.1%)

Owner: Shylock Silks

Shylock Trainer: George Boughey

4 years old

Sire: Due Diligence (USA)

Dam: Ever Amber (IRE)

Damsire: Ivawood

Past Runs (28 Total)

Date/Time	Course	Distance	Jockey	Trainer	Position	Time	Beaten By	OR	Weight	SP	Comment
01/09/25 15:30	Carlisle	5f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	13	1:4.03	4	49	9-3	12/1	Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 10/1) Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened from over 1f out(op 10/1)
09/08/25 16:22	Redcar	5f	Harry Russell	Paul Midgley	5	0:58.62	1.5	50	9-9	5/1	Took keen hold - midfield - on outer when unbalanced over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 7/1) Took keen hold - midfield - on outer when unbalanced over 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 7/1)
29/07/25 19:40	Ripon	5f	Harry Russell	Paul Midgley	7	-	-	50	9-7	11/2	Dwelt start - in rear - headway when not clear run from over 1f out - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1) Dwelt start - in rear - headway when not clear run from over 1f out - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 5/1 and tchd 8/1)
26/07/25 16:15	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Harry Russell	Paul Midgley	6	1:1.94	0.05	55	9-9	12/1	Slowly away - in rear - ran on well final furlong - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 14/1) Slowly away - in rear - ran on well final furlong - nearest finish (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 14/1)
18/07/25 17:05	Nottingham	5f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	2nd	1:0.48	0.2	47	9-9	7/1	Taken down early - slowly away - in rear - headway over 1f out - pressed winner towards finish - just held(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) Taken down early - slowly away - in rear - headway over 1f out - pressed winner towards finish - just held(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
18/06/25 21:00	Ripon	5f	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	5	-	-	47	9-2	10/1	Taken down early - slowly away - in rear - struggling halfway - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 12/1 tchd 14/1) Taken down early - slowly away - in rear - struggling halfway - rallied and some headway from over 1f out - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 12/1 tchd 14/1)
06/06/25 14:25	Thirsk	5f	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	4	-	-	48	8-13	14/1	Towards rear - some headway going okay 2f out - switched left over 1f out - soon outpaced - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 16/1) Towards rear - some headway going okay 2f out - switched left over 1f out - soon outpaced - no impression inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
29/05/25 16:20	Ripon	6f	Barry McHugh	Paul Midgley	12	1:15.41	0.3	48	9-3	20/1	Lost many lengths start - raced far side - always behind - 4th of 4 in group (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 22/1) Lost many lengths start - raced far side - always behind - 4th of 4 in group (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(tchd 22/1)
17/05/25 17:40	Thirsk	6f	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	5	-	-	50	8-13	40/1	Taken down early - steadied start - switched sharply right soon after start - midfield on near side of group - headway over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 33/1) Taken down early - steadied start - switched sharply right soon after start - midfield on near side of group - headway over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 33/1)
01/05/25 16:00	Redcar	5f	Oisin McSweeney	Paul Midgley	8	0:59.00	2.75	52	8-12	18/1	Taken down early - always behind(tchd 25/1) Taken down early - always behind(tchd 25/1)
14/04/25 17:35	Pontefract	5f	P J McDonald	Paul Midgley	10	-	-	57	8-10	33/1	Taken down early - never better than midfield(tchd 28/1) Taken down early - never better than midfield(tchd 28/1)
08/02/25 18:30	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	6	1:1.28	2.75	59	9-8	18/1	Towards rear on near side of group - headway halfway - ridden over 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 14/1) Towards rear on near side of group - headway halfway - ridden over 1f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 14/1)
15/01/25 12:08	Southwell (AW)	5f	Warren Fentiman	Paul Midgley	7	1:1.12	4.5	60	9-2	14/1	In touch with leaders - pushed along halfway - lost position and weakened over 1f out(tchd 16/1) In touch with leaders - pushed along halfway - lost position and weakened over 1f out(tchd 16/1)
12/12/24 16:00	Newcastle (AW)	5f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	9	1:1.09	2.75	60	9-7	15/2	Taken down early - swerved right start - towards rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders after 2f - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1) Taken down early - swerved right start - towards rear - steady headway and in touch with leaders after 2f - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1)
07/11/24 11:40	Southwell (AW)	5f	Mr Simon Walker	Paul Midgley	3rd	0:59.58	0.05	59	11-1	4/1	Taken down early - dwelt start - towards rear early - midfield towards near side over 2f out - headway 1f out - ran on inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 7/2) Taken down early - dwelt start - towards rear early - midfield towards near side over 2f out - headway 1f out - ran on inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 7/2)
22/10/24 18:25	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	1st	1:0.74	Won	55	9-9	11/1	Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - steady headway when short of room over 1f out - led final 110yds - ridden out(op 9/1) Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear - steady headway when short of room over 1f out - led final 110yds - ridden out(op 9/1)
04/10/24 20:00	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Dougie Costello	Paul Midgley	4	-	-	55	9-6	33/1	Towards rear - kept on well inside final 110yds - nearest finish - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 25/1) Towards rear - kept on well inside final 110yds - nearest finish - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 25/1)
22/07/24 15:40	Ayr	5f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	6	0:59.38	.5	58	9-2	12/1	Dwelt start - in rear and outpaced - soon detached - joined main group over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - kept on(op 11/1) Dwelt start - in rear and outpaced - soon detached - joined main group over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - kept on(op 11/1)
06/07/24 14:50	Beverley	5f	Mark Winn	Paul Midgley	10	1:6.17	1.25	60	9-1	33/1	Taken down early - midfield - no impression from 2f out - weakening when hampered inside final furlong - soon eased (jockey said gelding suffered interference inside final 110yds)(tchd 28/1) Taken down early - midfield - no impression from 2f out - weakening when hampered inside final furlong - soon eased (jockey said gelding suffered interference inside final 110yds)(tchd 28/1)
16/06/24 17:10	Doncaster	6f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	10	1:17.58	3	63	9-7	10/1	Took keen hold - always behind(op 9/1 tchd 8/1) Took keen hold - always behind(op 9/1 tchd 8/1)
30/05/24 16:50	Ripon	6f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	4	1:18.36	4.75	65	9-4	14/1	Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - soon bit short of room and switched right - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 12/1) Held up in rear - headway over 2f out - soon bit short of room and switched right - weakened inside final furlong(tchd 12/1)
14/05/24 14:45	Beverley	5f	David Nolan	Paul Midgley	5	1:2.79	.75	67	9-9	11/2	Towards rear - some headway 2f out - kept on but no impression final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) Towards rear - some headway 2f out - kept on but no impression final furlong(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
26/03/24 19:15	Southwell (AW)	6f	Billy Loughnane	George Boughey	7	1:16.51	1	68	9-9	9/2	Towards rear - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 5/1) Towards rear - some headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(tchd 5/1)
13/02/24 19:00	Newcastle (AW)	5f	Billy Loughnane	George Boughey	4	0:59.93	.5	69	9-8	3/1J	In touch with leaders - headway and briefly led inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 2/1) In touch with leaders - headway and briefly led inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 2/1)
05/12/23 17:30	Wolverhampton (AW)	6f	Daniel Muscutt	George Boughey	1st	1:13.87	Won	58	9-7	5/1	In rear - going easily when not clear run 2f out - drifted left but quickened to lead inside final furlong - won going away - easily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a drop back in trip to 6f and had settled better on this occasion in a strongly run race)(op 9/2) In rear - going easily when not clear run 2f out - drifted left but quickened to lead inside final furlong - won going away - easily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from a drop back in trip to 6f and had settled better on this occasion in a strongly run race)(op 9/2)
14/10/23 18:30	Chelmsford (AW)	1m	Callum Shepherd	George Boughey	5	1:40.67	4	–	9-5	80/1	Took keen hold - held up in rear - went fourth over 1f out - lost fourth and weakened final 110yds(tchd 66/1) Took keen hold - held up in rear - went fourth over 1f out - lost fourth and weakened final 110yds(tchd 66/1)
28/09/23 13:50	Newmarket	1m	Kevin Stott	George Boughey	17	1:42.55	.75	–	9-2	300/1	Dwelt start - raced centre early - in rear - switched to near side after 2f - never on terms(op 200/1) Dwelt start - raced centre early - in rear - switched to near side after 2f - never on terms(op 200/1)
21/09/23 18:00	Chelmsford (AW)	1m	Jason Watson	George Boughey	7	1:42.65	16	–	9-5	25/1	Pulled hard - prominent - lost position over 2f out - soon weakened(op 20/1) Pulled hard - prominent - lost position over 2f out - soon weakened(op 20/1)