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Better Days (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Aug 2018) · Last trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies · Last owner Mrs Lorna Berryman
by Daylami (IRE) out of Miss Edgehill (IRE) (Idris)
25 runs · 16 courses · from Mar 2015
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Aug 2018 — 2,973 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Aug 2018 · 5th of 6 5 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Better Days (IRE) is 5 from 25. Hasn't won since Oct 2017. 4 of 12 starts on good or faster ground have ended in wins — 1 from 13 on softer. Last raced off 110, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 8lb off peak
110 95–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 83 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kempton, 22 Oct 2017

How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 132C · median 68.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good688A79.5—
Good to Soft360A55—
Good to Firm2132C101.5—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6132C84.5—
Over 3m476C68.5—
2m1f – 2m4f260A55.5—

Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kempton, 22 Oct 2017 Official rating 110 at the last run, 30 Aug 2018

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 22 figures · best 126B · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good9124A97—
Good to Soft7114A90—
Good to Firm2126B122—
Heavy298C95.5—
Soft294A88.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9124A100—
1m5f – 2m598C95—
Over 3m4126B99.5—
2m1f – 2m4f4114A93.5—

Of 25 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 25 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
Daylami (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,508 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses).

Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 109.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3200%−10.6—
Good to Firm5587112.7%+2.11 from 3
Good1,02312011.7%+1.13 from 9
Good to Soft515489.3%−1.31 from 8
Soft653619.3%−1.30 from 3
Heavy309289.1%−1.50 from 2
Standard (AW)4184510.8%+0.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1100%−10.6—
6f – 7f10976.4%−4.2—
1m – 1m1f2172511.5%+0.9—
1m2f – 1m4f7327510.2%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m1,14813311.6%+10 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f7658611.2%+0.61 from 4
2m5f – 3m451419.1%−1.53 from 12
Over 3m7568%−2.61 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Golanedge (IRE)110——
Bally Upper (IRE)100——
Deck Of Cards (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 9 3 33% +17.25
Good to Soft 8 1 13% +7.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +3.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 18 4 22% +16.25
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +10.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ludlow 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Towcester 2 0 0% −2.00
Lingfield 2 1 50% +13.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fontwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton 1 1 100% +2.75
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Wincanton 1 1 100% +5.00
Taunton 1 1 100% +8.50
Worcester 1 1 100% +12.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 3 25% +14.25
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
Over 3m 4 1 25% +2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +11.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 14 3 21% +8.75
Ryan Hatch 4 0 0% −4.00
Jamie Bargary 3 1 33% +12.00
William Twiston-Davies 2 1 50% +7.50
Mr Zac Baker 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom Humphries 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 21 3 14% +10.75
Tongue tie 4 2 50% +11.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 9 3 33% +10.25
2016 9 2 22% +19.00
2015 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 15 4 27% +19.25
Hurdle 8 1 13% +5.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
30 Aug 18+32d Fontwell Avantis Wealth - A F.R.E.S.H Approach To Investments Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 6 ran 5/6 16 11-4 11057C92C Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
29 Jul 18+69d Uttoxeter Pirelli Stadium Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 113—— Sam Twiston-Davies 16/1
21 May 18+166d Towcester Bet Totetrifecta At Totesport.com Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran PU/6 — 12-1 116—— Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
06 Dec 17+45d Ludlow Corrie Cup Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 12 10-9 11876C87C Mr Zac Baker 11/1
22 Oct 17+22d Kempton Matchbook Casino Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-11 11383A119A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4J
30 Sep 17+138d Market Rasen Happy 70th Birthday David Coleman Handicap Chase Class 4 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 4/6 15 11-10 11353A100B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4F
15 May 17+25d Towcester toteswinger Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good To Firm · 4 ran 2/4 4½ 11-12 113132C118B Sam Twiston-Davies 15/8J
20 Apr 17+15d Cheltenham Nicholson Holman Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) Class 3 · 25.5f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 2 10-3 11366A107B Sam Twiston-Davies 7/1
05 Apr 17+42d Wincanton Roa/racing Post Owners Jackpot Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 10971A126B Sam Twiston-Davies 5/1
22 Feb 17+26d Ludlow Racing Uk Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 48 11-8 10955C89C William Twiston-Davies 14/1
27 Jan 17+17d Taunton Bathwick Tyres Bridgwater Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good · 11 ran 1/11 11-11 10388A124A William Twiston-Davies 17/2
10 Jan 17+15d Lingfield Retraining Of Racehorses Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 13 11-11 10451C93C Sam Twiston-Davies 10/1
26 Dec 16+16d Huntingdon Drummond Family Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 ¾ 10-9 10460A88A Tom Humphries 11/4F
10 Dec 16+19d Lingfield 10th Celebrate A Life Sharen Blaquiere Handicap Chase Class 4 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-0 97—114A Jamie Bargary 14/1
21 Nov 16+64d Ludlow Heath Farm Meats, Bagginswood Novices' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran F/9 — 11-7 99—— Ryan Hatch 11/1
18 Sep 16+95d Uttoxeter Sentinel "May Un Mar Lady" Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23.5f · Good · 17 ran 9/17 22 11-12 10086C97C Sam Twiston-Davies 8/1
15 Jun 16+19d Uttoxeter Betfred 'bet On The Euros' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 20 11-6 102—88A Sam Twiston-Davies 5/2F
27 May 16+38d Worcester Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 15 ran 1/15 11-8 95—120A Sam Twiston-Davies 12/1
19 Apr 16+28d Ludlow Weatherbys Hamilton Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 21f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 6/7 1½ 10-13 98—90A Jamie Bargary 9/1
22 Mar 16+32d Exeter Higos Insurance Services Plymstock Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good · 11 ran 7/11 1¾ 11-5 102—94A Sam Twiston-Davies 9/2
19 Feb 16+75d Sandown David Lindon & Co Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Heavy · 9 ran 8/9 2¼ 11-2 ——98C Sam Twiston-Davies 50/1
06 Dec 15+38d Huntingdon Betfred 'fred's Festive Giveaway' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 11/15 1 10-9 ——95C Ryan Hatch 100/1
29 Oct 15+173d Stratford Ebf Stallions/weatherbys 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (qualifier) Class 3 · 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 6/11 7 10-9 ——94A Ryan Hatch 50/1
09 May 15+42d Warwick Whites - Best Buyers For Copper And Brass Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Soft · 16 ran 12/16 ¾ 10-5 ——83C Jamie Bargary 40/1
28 Mar 15 Stratford Bordeaux Undiscovered Tally Ho Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 5/13 ¾ 10-5 ——95A Ryan Hatch 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Better Days (IRE) won?
Better Days (IRE) won 5 of 25 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 6 times in total (24% of starts).
Who trained Better Days (IRE)?
Better Days (IRE) was trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 30 August 2018.
Who is Better Days (IRE)'s sire?
Better Days (IRE) is by Daylami (IRE) out of Miss Edgehill (IRE), whose sire is Idris.
What going does Better Days (IRE) prefer?
Better Days (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Better Days (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 30 August 2018. The highest on record is 118.
What is Better Days (IRE)'s sire's record?
Daylami (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 3,508 runs since Jan 2008 (253 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 109.
Who are Better Days (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Miss Edgehill (IRE), Better Days (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2015. 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.