Better Not Bitter (IRE)
Lightly raced, with 1 archived start in Aug 2021 as a 2yo colt. Finished 3 of 17 at Curragh last time. By Starspangledbanner (AUS), whose progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,168 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,168 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,034 | 125 | 12.1% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,074 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 294 | 33 | 11.2% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,232 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,191 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,568 | 394 | 11% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,393 | 137 | 9.8% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 650 | 60 | 9.2% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 269 | 26 | 9.7% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Surrey Blaze (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m½f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Surrey Blaze (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Blaze (IRE) | 27 | 5 | 1m½f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Arctic Blaze (IRE) | 35 | 2 | 1m2½f–1m4½f | — |
| Mollisha (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| One Cool Choice (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 3/17 | ¾ | 9-4 | 72C | 86A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Not Bitter won?
- Better Not Bitter (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2021. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Better Not Bitter?
- Better Not Bitter (IRE) was trained by Emmet Mullins on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 21 August 2021.
- Who is Better Not Bitter's sire?
- Better Not Bitter (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Catadalya (IRE), whose sire is One Cool Cat.
- What is Better Not Bitter's sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,168 runs since Jan 2008 (661 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,191.
- Who are Better Not Bitter's siblings?
- Out of Catadalya (IRE), Better Not Bitter (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Surrey Blaze (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Surrey Blaze (IRE)). The wins came over 1m½f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.