Better Luck (IRE)
Better Luck (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 78.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 15dBetween runs (median)longest 303 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
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 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +11 | — |
| Good to Firm | 122 | 10 | 8.2% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 384 | 40 | 10.4% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 157 | 21 | 13.4% | +4.4 | — |
| Soft | 267 | 19 | 7.1% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 139 | 9 | 6.5% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 68 | 3 | 4.4% | −4.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 71 | 5 | 7% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 396 | 45 | 11.4% | +2.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 398 | 35 | 8.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 192 | 12 | 6.3% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 29 | 3 | 10.3% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean McDermott | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gorey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 25 Jun 07+303d | Kilbeggan | Carroll Cuisine Real Food Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 7/16 | ½ | 10-9 | 78 | 74C | Ken Whelan | 25/1 |
| 2006 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Aug 06+42d | Curragh | Spar Shop Ballymany (Fillies) Maiden | 11/21 | hd | 9-3 | 54 | 42C | W J Lee | 50/1 |
| 15 Jul 06+15d | Curragh | Gyproc Maiden | 12/19 | 1½ | 9-11 | — | 56C | Davy Condon | 50/1 |
| 30 Jun 06+111d | Curragh | N.Conlan & Sons Maiden | 17/26 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 50C | Shane Gorey | 66/1 |
| 11 Mar 06+6d | Navan | Manor Farms Chickens Maiden Hdl (Div 1) | 14/19 | nk | 10-13 | 78 | 78C | Sean McDermott | 33/1 |
| 05 Mar 06+15d | Leopardstown | Gardiner & Theobald Hurdle | 10/13 | 13 | 10-3 | — | 82C | Mark Walsh | 66/1 |
| 18 Feb 06 | Gowran Park | Shantou At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle | 13/20 | 11 | 10-13 | — | 64C | Sean McDermott | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Luck won?
- Better Luck (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
- Who trained Better Luck?
- Better Luck (IRE) was trained by P Meany on the most recent run on record, at Kilbeggan on 25 June 2007.
- Who is Better Luck's sire?
- Better Luck (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Velvet Morning (IRE), whose sire is Machiavellian.
- What is Better Luck's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 25 June 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Better Luck's sire's record?
- Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.