Better Times Ahead (IRE)
Better Times Ahead is 4 from 23 on turf, including a Listed win in the BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase at Fairyhouse over 3m on soft ground in Nov 2025. He has two wins from eight starts at Fairyhouse, two from five between 2m5f and 3m, and all four wins came in handicaps on soft or heavy going. The gelding last ran off his career-high mark of 136 in the Boyle Sports Irish Grand National Chase at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026. He is by Walk In The Park out of a Beneficial mare.
- 4–23Wins / Runs
- 17.4%Strike rate
- 7 (30.4%)Placed
- +2.00£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=23 · 1.27 incl. margin
- 136Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 334 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
Best recent Speed 133
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 112B | 60 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 8 | 136C | 95.5 | 2 runs · 133 / 121.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 136C | 77.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 106A | 79 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 95B | 60 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 133B | 112 | 2 runs · 133 / 122.5 |
Of 23 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 21 figures from 23 runs · 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 from 8 analysed runs since Feb 2025
- Held up 4 (50%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,054 runs since May 2011 (707 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.6 | — |
| Good | 1,901 | 260 | 13.7% | +0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,605 | 222 | 13.8% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 2,463 | 321 | 13% | −0.4 | 2 from 15 |
| Heavy | 998 | 131 | 13.1% | −0.3 | 2 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,249 | 316 | 14.1% | +0.7 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,833 | 408 | 14.4% | +1 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,558 | 175 | 11.2% | −2.2 | 2 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 294 | 37 | 12.6% | −0.8 | 1 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2011 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them A Great Buzz (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Great Buzz (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 3m½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.00 |
| Heavy | 8 | 2 | 25% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Naas | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 2 | 40% | +13.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 12 | 3 | 25% | +2.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 4 | 21% | +6.00 |
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +6.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +8.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 2 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Apr 26+29d | Fairyhouse | BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Settled midpack - couldn't quicken from the 4th last - pulled up before the following fence | PU/30 | — | 10-8 | 136 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 25/1 |
| 08 Mar 26+45d | Naas | BAR 1 Betting 'Proud Sponsor Of Irish Racing' Handicap Hurdle Sat handy early - shared front spot 3 out - hit front smoothly turning in but pushed along and lost advantage 2 out - faded quickly after finishing 7th | 7/17 | ¾ | 11-0 | 118 | 110B | 122A | Mark Walsh | 3/1F |
| 22 Jan 26+53d | Gowran Park | Goffs Thyestes Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Settled midfield early - progress from 11th and up to 2nd 4 out - bumped a touch approaching the following fence - pushed along after 2 out and hit the front at the last - stayed on strongly but caught right on the line | 2/18 | hd | 10-5 | 131 | 133B | 135B | Mark Walsh | 17/2 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 25+26d | Fairyhouse | BAR 1 Betting Porterstown Handicap Chase (Listed) Settled towards the back of the pack - minor error at the 12th and brushed three out - progressed into 5th two out - improved to 2nd approaching the final fence - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the line | 1/15 | 10-6 | 122 | 112B | 131A | Mark Walsh | 3/1F | |
| 04 Nov 25+197d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Jackpot Jingle At Fairyhouse 13th December Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back early - made ground before 3 out and moved into 5th entering the straight - up to 3rd before 2 out with a blunder there - second and battling on last - driven out on the run-in to get up and win | 1/13 | 11-10 | 108 | 89B | 138A | Mark Walsh | 6/1 | |
| 21 Apr 25+43d | Fairyhouse | Envirogreen Building Services Handicap Chase Held up at the back - improved into 6th 6 out - up to 4th and driven early in the straight - unable to close approaching last and held for pace to the line | 4/13 | 12 | 10-11 | 124 | 70B | 117A | Mark Walsh | 3/1F |
| 09 Mar 25+22d | Naas | Bar One Racing Leinster National Handicap Chase (Listed) Settled around midfield early - still 8th at halfway - improved to 7th with encouragement into the straight - up to 5th near the last but held no rally to the line finishing 6th | 6/14 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 126 | 44B | 115A | Simon Torrens | 15/2 |
| 15 Feb 25+287d | Gowran Park | O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - lost touch after blundering at the 4th and slipped to 10th following the 6th - faded before two out | 9/12 | 3¾ | 11-9 | 127 | 42C | 108C | Simon Torrens | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 May 24+33d | Punchestown | Palmerstown House Estate Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Listed) | 2/12 | hd | 10-0 | 121 | 106A | 129B | Simon Torrens | 4/1F |
| 01 Apr 24+44d | Fairyhouse | Envirogreen Building Services Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 12 | 10-13 | 119 | 20A | 123B | Mark Walsh | 11/4F |
| 17 Feb 24+334d | Gowran Park | Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase | 6/10 | 20 | 11-1 | 119 | 136C | 107C | Mark Walsh | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Mar 23+30d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Novice Handicap Chase Final (grade B) | 1/12 | 10-0 | 106 | 79B | 121A | Simon Torrens | 10/1 | |
| 18 Feb 23+21d | Gowran Park | Careys Cottage Cup Handicap Chase | 4/10 | nk | 10-10 | 107 | 102B | 108B | Brian Hayes | 20/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+40d | Fairyhouse | Jump Into January Handicap Chase | 8/10 | 4¾ | 10-11 | 108 | 62C | 92C | Simon Torrens | 4/1J |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 22+22d | Punchestown | Last Chance 20% Off Festival Tickets Beginners Chase | 8/9 | 11 | 11-12 | — | -49C | 110C | L P Dempsey | 80/1 |
| 27 Nov 22+14d | Navan | Boardsmill Stud Irish EBF Beginners Chase | 13/15 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 24C | 116C | Brian Hayes | 100/1 |
| 13 Nov 22+209d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Beginners Chase | 9/11 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 25A | 112A | L P Dempsey | 150/1 |
| 18 Apr 22+36d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle | 7/15 | nk | 10-12 | 108 | 87B | 113A | Mark Walsh | 9/4F |
| 13 Mar 22+32d | Naas | Bar One Racing Extra Places Everyday At Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/25 | 11-11 | 98 | 48B | 132A | Mark Walsh | 2/1F | |
| 09 Feb 22+24d | Fairyhouse | Support Irish Injured Jockeys Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/16 | 3 | 11-3 | 98 | 93B | 102A | Mark Walsh | 11/2 |
| 16 Jan 22+14d | Punchestown | 15% Off Festival Tickets Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 6/21 | 4 | 12-0 | — | — | 108A | Mark Walsh | 9/2 |
| 02 Jan 22+28d | Naas | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 5/18 | 16 | 12-0 | — | 95B | 107A | Mark Walsh | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 05 Dec 21 | Cork | Follow Us On Instagram Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 5/16 | 24 | 12-0 | — | 60C | 104C | Phillip Enright | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better Times Ahead won?
- Better Times Ahead (IRE) won 4 of 23 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.4%. Placed 7 times in total (30.4% of starts).
- Who trains Better Times Ahead?
- Better Times Ahead (IRE) is trained by Robert Tyner, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
- Who is Better Times Ahead's sire?
- Better Times Ahead (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Byerley Babe (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Better Times Ahead prefer?
- Better Times Ahead (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Better Times Ahead's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 136, from the run on 6 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Better Times Ahead's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 7,054 runs since May 2011 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Better Times Ahead's siblings?
- Out of Byerley Babe (IRE), Better Times Ahead (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: A Great Buzz (IRE) (1). The wins came over 3m½f. As at Nov 2026.