Better Times
Better Times is a 6-year-old with one win from thirteen races, a modest record that reflects a horse who finds winning difficult. That single victory came at Downpatrick on 29 March 2026, and it remains the only time in six months that the horse has crossed the line first.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The one bright spot is the partnership with jockey Michael Kenneally, who rides Better Times significantly better than anyone else. Kenneally has won 1 of his 5 races aboard the horse, a 20 percent win rate that stands out sharply against the overall 8 percent (1 from 13). That gap suggests the jockey understands how to get the best out of this particular animal. Better Times is trained by S G Carey at Kilcullen in County Kildare, a yard that has been productive this season with eight winners already. The horse was last raced just a day ago, so it remains active and in work, still being given chances to break through. At this level of form—one win in half a year, struggling most of the time—Better Times is a horse running in the middle distances of racing, reliable enough to place occasionally but rarely good enough to win. It is a life most racehorses never lead, and it is an honest one.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, hilly
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
3 Oct
9th
Gowran Park
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 13 runners
11 Sep
8th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
30 May
7th
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 12 runners
15 May
4th
Kilbeggan
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
14 Apr
4th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 15 runners
29 Mar
🏆 Won
Downpatrick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 11 runners
2 Mar
7th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 21 runners
5 Feb
5th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 15 runners
1 Jan
5th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Downpatrick Undulating |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
29 Mar |
50% |
| Thurles Undulating |
2 |
2 other |
5 Feb |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
14 Apr |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
15 May |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
30 May |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
3 Oct |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
2 Mar |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jan |
0% |