Better Hand (IRE)
Better Hand (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 93Highest OR
- 15dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 397 | 44 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,797 | 242 | 13.5% | +1.8 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,169 | 115 | 9.8% | −1.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,053 | 249 | 12.1% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,447 | 157 | 10.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,499 | 173 | 11.5% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,249 | 260 | 11.6% | −0.1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,398 | 284 | 11.8% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 742 | 92 | 12.4% | +0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Pay The Piper (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Dressedtothenines (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay The Piper (IRE) | 37 | 8 | 1m7f–2m1f | Class 3 |
| Dressedtothenines (IRE) | 18 | 6 | 2m½f–2m4f | Grade 2 |
| Spruced Up (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m | — |
| The Pine Martin (IRE) | 28 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Dunmoe (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Holly (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall P Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| D J Casey | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 13+11d | Down Royal | Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Handicap Chase (0-95) | PU/16 | — | 10-12 | 93 | — | Niall P Madden | 8/1 |
| 15 Dec 13+24d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Beginners Chase | 7/9 | 30 | 11-0 | — | 98C | Niall P Madden | 66/1 |
| 21 Nov 13+11d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Beginners Chase | 13/16 | 27 | 11-0 | — | 92C | D J Casey | 66/1 |
| 10 Nov 13 | Limerick | Glenview Stud Beginners Chase | 12/16 | 19 | 11-0 | — | 89C | D J Casey | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Hand (IRE) won?
- Better Hand (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2013.
- Who trained Better Hand (IRE)?
- Better Hand (IRE) was trained by Edward P Harty on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 26 December 2013.
- Who is Better Hand (IRE)'s sire?
- Better Hand (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Regal Holly (GB), whose sire is Gildoran.
- What is Better Hand (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 26 December 2013. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Better Hand (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Better Hand (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Regal Holly (GB), Better Hand (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Pay The Piper (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Dressedtothenines (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.