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Better Not Bitter
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Trained by Owen Glue at Lismore, Better Not Bitter is a 7 year old gelding by the sire Starspangledbanner, out of the dam Catadalya.

He has won a total of 4 races from 37 starts for a win percentage of 11%. His career earnings are $107k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Tuncurry on August 11th in 2023 when he won $13,950 in the Forster Bowling Club (a handicap race over 1,600 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-1150.

The gelding tends to run better on soft ground, with an average prize money per start of $4k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$107k
Starts
37
Wins
4
Second
4
Third
2
Win %
11
Place %
27
Profit
-11.5
Conditions
Good
17
1-1-0
$2k
Soft
11
2-2-1
$4k
Heavy
8
1-1-1
$3k
Race Standard
All
0
0-0-0
Group 1
0
0-0-0
Group 2
0
0-0-0
Group 3
0
0-0-0
Race Distance
1265m
1
0-0-0
-1
1255m
1
1-0-0
+17
1550m
1
0-0-0
-1
1400m
4
0-0-1
-4
1310m
1
0-0-0
-1
1435m
1
0-0-0
-1
1300m
4
0-0-0
-4
1200m
4
0-1-0
-4
1430m
1
0-0-0
-1
1540m
1
0-0-0
-1
1610m
2
0-0-0
-2
1410m
3
0-0-0
-3
2180m
1
0-0-0
-1
1680m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
3
1-1-0
+1.8
1800m
3
1-0-0
-1.65
2000m
1
0-1-0
-1
1500m
2
1-1-0
-0.65
1100m
1
0-0-0
-1
1408m
1
0-0-1
-1
Race Track
Ballina
3
1-0-0
+15
Murwillumbah
2
0-0-0
-2
Casino
5
0-1-0
-5
Tabulam
1
0-0-0
-1
Lismore
2
0-0-0
-2
Grafton
6
0-0-0
-6
Gold Coast Poly
1
0-0-0
-1
Ipswich
3
0-0-0
-3
Eagle Farm
2
0-0-0
-2
Sunshine Coast
1
0-0-0
-1
Tuncurry
1
1-0-0
+3.8
Port Macquarie
3
2-1-0
-0.3
Taree
1
0-1-0
-1
Newcastle
3
0-1-1
-3
Hawkesbury
2
0-0-0
-2
Ire - Curragh
1
0-0-1
-1
Race State
NSW
29
4-4-1
-3.5
QLD
7
0-0-0
-7
1
0-0-1
-1

Declared to Run

Murwillumbah 5 • Today Charge Of Beersheba (Bm50)

Race History

Nov-25 25
7/11
3.7
$26
Ballina
4
1265
TAB Country Boosted (Bm58)
$1k
$30k
L Boyd
54
77.36
34.71
5
5,3
-4
Nov-14 25
1/9
0.3
$18
Ballina
8
1255
Koala Farms (Bm58)
$14k
$27k
L Boyd
52½
77.86
37.72
4
4,7
+6
Nov-4 25
4/5
2.2
$2.8
Murwillumbah
7
1550
Bundaberg Rum (Bm45)
$1k
$12k
N Masuda
61½
97.33
35.81
0,0,0
Oct-25 25
6/9
3.0
$61
Casino
3
1400
Charcoal Inn Casino Gold Cup
$1k
$35k
R Spokes
55
82.65
35.44
6
7,8
+2
Oct-4 25
6/7
3.5
$8.5
Tabulam
3
1400
Tabulam Cup
$0k
$13k
L Boyd
53
87.30
-
Sep-26 25
8/13
4.0
$101
Lismore
4
1310
Rob Powell Plumbing Country Boosted Showcase (Bm58)
$2k
$50k
L Boyd
53
76.33
35.50
5
5,5
-3
Aug-30 25
7/11
4.7
$61
Grafton
4
1435
Tomsy's Timbers Coutts Crossing Cup (Bm50)
$0k
$16k
C Taylor
60½
86.29
34.36
7
7,7
Aug-18 25
7/10
8.5
$21
Casino
8
1300
Koala Farms (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Taylor
57½
79.54
37.53
9
9,9
+2
Jun-22 25
6/11
5.6
$31
Murwillumbah
8
1200
Murwillumbah Services Club (Bm58)
$1k
$27k
C Taylor
58
71.29
36.08
11
11,11
+5
Jun-9 25
10/12
2.8
$21
Grafton
6
1430
Country Boosted (Bm58)
$1k
$30k
C Taylor
58½
88.23
35.44
11
11,9
-1
May-30 25
2/13
0.2
$41
Casino
8
1200
Back To The Royal Country Boosted Showcase (Bm58)
$6k
$35k
C Taylor
58
73.44
37.81
12
12,12
+10
May-17 25
11/11
9.5
$61
Gold Coast Poly
0
1540
Club Tamborine (Bm58)
$0k
$28k
D Peisley
58½
92.70
36.27
7
8,10
-1
May-3 25
6/11
6.7
$21
Casino
9
1200
Casino RSM Club Beef Week Cup Fri 30 May (Bm50)
$1k
$27k
L Boyd
60½
73.10
37.31
10
10,11
+5
Apr-8 25
5/7
7.5
$12
Ballina
10
1300
(Bm58)
$1k
$27k
D Peisley
59½
82.61
38.00
2
2,1
-4
Spell of 231 Days
Aug-20 24
13/14
10.9
$41
Grafton
4
1610
Buy A Kosciuszko Ticket Now (Bm58)
$0k
$30k
M Bennett
60½
97.61
35.47
6
7,7,8
-5
Aug-10 24
5/13
5.0
$51
Casino
4
1400
Richmond Valley Meats Hcp (C3)
$1k
$16k
M Bennett
58
83.62
37.50
12
12,12
+7
Jul-26 24
7/14
2.8
$61
Lismore
4
1410
Somerville Laundry Lomax (Bm58)
$1k
$30k
M Bennett
61½
83.65
35.88
13
13,12
+5
Jul-14 24
13/13
19.0
$101
Grafton
5
1410
Hcp (C3)
$0k
$30k
N Masuda
56
83.37
35.81
5
5,11
-2
May-22 24
14/14
26.1
$151
Ipswich
4
2180
TAB Winter Provincial Stayers Heat (Bm72)
$0k
$35k
M Castle
53½
135.27
37.86
3
4,4,13
-1
May-15 24
10/13
10.2
$151
Ipswich
4
1680
Grason Park Hcp (C3)
$1k
$38k
N Masuda
59½
101.62
37.37
8
8,8,9
-1
Apr-30 24
10/13
7.9
$61
Grafton
5
1610
Hip Pocket Grafton Pty Ltd (Bm82)
$1k
$27k
C Vitler
53
96.72
35.10
6
6,6,6
-4
Apr-14 24
11/12
12.1
$41
Grafton
5
1410
Thompson Tree Services / Thompson Contract Fencing (Bm66)
$0k
$30k
C Vitler
60
83.77
36.54
10
11,12
+1
Mar-21 24
10/10
8.8
$41
Ipswich
4
1200
Vince Insurance Hcp (C3)
$1k
$50k
D Peisley
60
71.62
34.77
6
6,5
-5
Spell of 159 Days
Oct-14 23
10/11
8.2
$51
Eagle Farm
4
1600
Canadian Club (Bm68)
$1k
$50k
S Cormack
59½
96.05
34.48
1
1,2,1
-9
Sep-24 23
4/9
2.1
$3.6
Sunshine Coast
4
1800
Baringa Tavern (Bm68)
$1k
$28k
A Mallyon
59½
111.87
35.65
3
3,3,3
-1
Sep-2 23
4/11
1.7
$7.5
Eagle Farm
4
1800
Tattersall's Arcade (Rs0mw)
$4k
$75k
A Mallyon
57½
110.50
36.32
2
3,4,3
-1
Aug-11 23
1/9
0.3
$4.8
Tuncurry
5
1600
Forster Bowling Club (Bm66)
$14k
$27k
D Mc Lellan
61
97.94
35.44
6
6,6,5
+4
Spell of 74 Days
May-29 23
2/9
0.5
$2.4
Port Macquarie
4
2000
Panthers Port Macquarie (Bm66)
$5k
$27k
A Bullock
60
126.96
35.50
2
2,3,3
+1
May-16 23
1/9
0.5
$1.35
Port Macquarie
4
1800
Gemlife Rainbow Beach (C1)
$14k
$27k
A Bullock
59
113.15
35.97
4
4,4,4
+3
May-8 23
2/9
1.8
$2.5
Taree
6
1600
Adrian Owen Equine Vet (C1)
$5k
$27k
A Bullock
59
98.79
36.45
4
4,5,5
+3
Apr-23 23
1/8
3.8
$1.35
Port Macquarie
5
1500
Willing And Able Mdn Plate
$14k
$27k
A Bullock
59
90.61
36.58
6
6,6
+5
Apr-8 23
2/9
1.5
$3.4
Newcastle
7
1500
New Zealand Bloodstock Mdn
$7k
$40k
A Bullock
58
92.24
36.96
3
3,3
+1
Mar-23 23
5/11
3.0
$7
Hawkesbury
5
1300
Pioneer Services Mdn Hcp
$2k
$45k
C Schofield
57½
77.56
34.93
6
6,7
+2
Mar-4 23
6/11
2.4
$7
Hawkesbury
4
1100
Sky Racing Maiden Plate
$1k
$45k
A Bullock
59
63.75
34.50
6
6,7
+1
Spell of 144 Days
Oct-11 22
6/13
6.5
$3
Newcastle
8
1300
Lees Racing Maiden Plate
$1k
$40k
J Collett
59
79.28
36.13
5
5,6
Sep-24 22
3/9
3.1
$4.4
Newcastle
8
1400
Denton Engineering Group Maiden
$4k
$40k
K Latham
59
87.12
35.08
7
6,5
+2
Spell of 399 Days
Aug-21 21
3/17
1.3
$8
Ire - Curragh
6
1408
2yo Mdn
$2k
$25k
D Browne McMonagle
59
90.70
-
0,0,0