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Better Be Ready
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Trained by Joshua Manzelmann at Mackay, Better Be Ready is a 4 year old gelding by the sire Better Than Ready, out of the dam Teardrop Rock.

He has won a total of 3 races from 14 starts for a win percentage of 21%. His career earnings are $74k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ipswich on November 16th in 2024 when he won $16,800 in the Ree's 60th Mdn Hcp (a handicap race over 800 metres).

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a loss of $-640.

The gelding tends to run better on heavy ground, with an average prize money per start of $0k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$74k
Starts
14
Wins
3
Second
3
Third
1
Win %
21
Place %
50
Profit
-6.4
Conditions
Good
7
2-3-0
$0k
Soft
5
1-0-1
$0k
Heavy
1
0-0-0
$0k
Race Standard
All
--
Group 1
--
Group 2
--
Group 3
--
Race Distance
1560m
2
1-1-0
+1.6
1609m
1
0-0-0
-1
1800m
2
1-1-0
+0.15
1470m
1
0-1-0
-1
1540m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
4
0-0-0
-4
1100m
1
0-0-1
-1
1000m
1
0-0-0
-1
800m
1
1-0-0
+0.85
Race Track
Mackay
4
2-2-0
+1.75
Townsville
1
0-0-0
-1
Bowen
1
0-1-0
-1
Gold Coast Poly
1
0-0-0
-1
Gold Coast
2
0-0-0
-2
Eagle Farm
1
0-0-0
-1
Ipswich
2
1-0-1
-0.15
Doomben
1
0-0-0
-1
Sunshine Coast
1
0-0-0
-1
Race State
QLD
14
3-3-1
-6.4

Race History

Nov-4 25
2/5
3.5
$1.8
Mackay
4
1560
Plate (C3)
$2k
$10k
C Jokic
60
95.25
35.67
Oct-25 25
4/9
3.1
$3.2
Townsville
5
1609
Cranbrook Medical (Bm58)
$1k
$21k
S Cormack
63
96.42
34.97
4
4,4,3
-1
Oct-15 25
2/4
0.2
$1.75
Mackay
4
1800
Sky Racing (Bm65)
$4k
$21k
S Cormack
59½
111.87
35.40
1
2,2,1
-1
Sep-27 25
1/7
4.3
$2.15
Mackay
4
1800
MM Electrical / HP&CP NQ Classic (Bm65)
$20k
$35k
S Cormack
59
112.31
35.01
1
2,2,2
+1
Sep-16 25
2/9
0.8
$2.4
Bowen
4
1470
Grand View Hotel Hcp (C2)
$3k
$15k
S Cormack
62½
87.78
33.90
1
1,1
-1
Sep-4 25
1/7
4.0
$3.6
Mackay
3
1560
Book Event Centre For Functions Plate (C1)
$12k
$21k
S Cormack
60
94.87
34.62
1
1,2,1
Aug-23 25
4/11
6.6
$9
Gold Coast Poly
0
1540
Officiating First Foals (Bm58)
$1k
$28k
K Matheson
60
92.07
35.69
1
2,2
-2
Aug-2 25
6/10
4.1
$8.5
Gold Coast
5
1200
The Keith Ballard Hcp (C1)
$1k
$28k
K Matheson
58½
72.40
36.17
5
5,6
Jul-23 25
5/9
1.6
$8.5
Eagle Farm
4
1200
Eagle Farm 160 Years Raceday Hcp (C1)
$1k
$38k
D Thornton
58
70.57
34.96
2
2,2
-3
Jul-9 25
3/7
4.5
$26
Ipswich
7
1100
Vince Insurance Plate (C1)
$3k
$38k
C Sutherland
56½
65.11
35.16
4
4,4
+1
Jun-18 25
9/11
5.6
$71
Doomben
4
1200
QCF Charity Raceday 19 July Hcp (C1)
$1k
$38k
C Graham
57½
70.39
34.84
11
11,10
+1
Spell of 168 Days
Jan-1 25
6/8
3.3
$21
Sunshine Coast
8
1200
Martin Collins Australia (Bm65)
$1k
$38k
A Jones
58½
72.32
35.18
4
4,4
-2
Dec-7 24
6/9
6.8
$26
Gold Coast
5
1000
Redbook Carpets (Bm65)
$1k
$28k
A Thompson
57½
57.51
35.82
5
5,4
-2
Nov-16 24
1/7
0.2
$1.85
Ipswich
7
800
Ree's 60th Mdn Hcp
$17k
$30k
J McMurray
55½
48.24
35.27
3
3
+2