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Horse profile

Better Days (IRE)

10yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2006) · Last trainer Sue Smith · Last owner Trevor Hemmings
by Supreme Leader (GB) out of Kilkilrun (GB) (Deep Run)
14 runs · 7 courses · from Jan 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 21 Apr 2006 — 7,494 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2006 Last raced off OR 120
KTB Profile

Better Days (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed 6 times. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Wetherby (Feb 2006). Last raced off 120, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating120↓ 8lb off peak
120 113–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 113C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Uttoxeter, 18 Feb 2006 Official rating 120 at the last run, 21 Apr 2006

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 123C · median 98.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft5121C98—
Good to Soft3123C99—
Good297C89.5—
Heavy2121C117—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f8123C103—
2m5f – 3m4113C98—

Of 14 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 14 runs · as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.

Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Supreme Leader (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm2627.7%−1.5—
Good to Firm184189.8%+0.6—
Good665578.6%−0.60 from 3
Good to Soft470449.4%+0.20 from 4
Soft885859.6%+0.40 from 5
Heavy744668.9%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)10220%+10.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f900%−9.2—
1m5f – 2m575559.6%+0.4—
2m1f – 2m4f1,0661059.8%+0.60 from 8
2m5f – 3m1,019918.9%−0.30 from 6
Over 3m315237.3%−1.9—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Kilkilrun (GB) (Deep Run)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Old Val (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 2 6 0 0% −6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Aintree 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Wetherby 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Ayr 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
2m5f – 3m 6 0 0% −6.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dominic Elsworth 9 0 0% −9.00
Richie McGrath 3 0 0% −3.00
Michael O'Connell 1 0 0% −1.00
Sam Stronge 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 9 0 0% −9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 0 0% −7.00
Chase 7 0 0% −7.00

Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2006 · 5 runs
21 Apr 06+14d Ayr Walker Laird Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 120— Michael O'Connell 10/1
07 Apr 06+48d Aintree John Smith's & Spar Topham Handicap Chase (Nat Course) Class 2 · 21f · Good · 29 ran 13/29 10 10-8 12797C Dominic Elsworth 10/1
18 Feb 06+14d Uttoxeter Singer & Friedlander Handicap Chase Class 2 · 22.5f · Heavy · 13 ran 3/13 6 10-13 127113C Richie McGrath 8/1
04 Feb 06+21d Wetherby Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 19.5f · Soft · 9 ran 2/9 1½ 11-0 126108C Richie McGrath 8/1
14 Jan 06+28d Carlisle Totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Chase Class 2 · 20f · Heavy · 11 ran 2/11 nk 10-10 123121C Richie McGrath 20/1
2005 · 9 runs
17 Dec 05+14d Haydock Totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 4 10-1 12066C Dominic Elsworth 10/1
03 Dec 05+13d Haydock Rectangle Group Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 13 ran 2/13 ½ 11-1 113121C Dominic Elsworth 9/2
20 Nov 05+22d Aintree Totepool Grand Sefton Handicap Chase Class 3 · 21f · Good To Soft · 23 ran 7/23 4 11-8 12699C Dominic Elsworth 10/1
29 Oct 05+204d Wetherby Leeds Rugby Day Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Soft · 11 ran 3/11 12 11-2 11398C Dominic Elsworth 9/1
08 Apr 05+13d Aintree Topham Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Good To Soft · 30 ran 9/30 nk 10-9 12890C Dominic Elsworth 20/1
26 Mar 05+30d Carlisle Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 13 ran 5/13 1 11-4 113123C Sam Stronge 10/1
24 Feb 05+26d Haydock Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19f · Soft · 11 ran 4/11 4 11-0 11488C Dominic Elsworth 6/1C
29 Jan 05+12d Doncaster Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 19.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 5 10-5 11482C Dominic Elsworth 5/1
17 Jan 05 Doncaster Handicap Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 3/8 13 11-11 128— Dominic Elsworth 7/2J

Quick answers

How many races has Better Days won?
Better Days (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2006. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Better Days?
Better Days (IRE) was trained by Sue Smith on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 21 April 2006.
Who is Better Days's sire?
Better Days (IRE) is by Supreme Leader (GB) out of Kilkilrun (GB), whose sire is Deep Run.
What is Better Days's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 21 April 2006. The highest on record is 128.
What is Better Days's sire's record?
Supreme Leader (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,984 runs since Jan 2008 (349 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Better Days's siblings?
Out of Kilkilrun (GB), Better Days (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from January 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.