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BETTER THAN GROOVY

8yo Brown Gelding
D.O.B: 17-Aug-2016
by BETTER THAN READY  from GROOVY BEAT
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Stewards Embargoes Current - Nil
Last Gear Change* 24-Aug-2020, Blinkers, On, Comment: Declared - worked in blinkers.
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Career Summary: 43-5:4:8    Prizemoney: $122,800     Prizemoney incl. Bonus: $127,500
BOBS Bonus: $0    BOBS Double Up: $0    Other Bonus: $4,700
Min/Max-Dist-Win: 1000/1400     1st Up: 6:1-0-0    2nd Up: 6:0-1-1     Track: 22:4-3-4    Dist: 15:2-3-5    Track/Dist: 7:1-2-3
Firm: 0:0-0-0    Good: 26:4-2-5    Soft: 13:1-1-2    Heavy: 3:0-1-0    Synthetic: 1:0-0-1
Sand/Dirt Fast: 0:0-0-0     Sand/Dirt Wet Fast: 0:0-0-0
10th of 12 SCST 07Apr19 1000m Soft5 2Y MDN $21,000 ($400) Ms Stephanie Lacy (a) 58kg Barrier 7
1st Chevy Nova 58kg, 2nd Eric The Eel 58kg 0:59.80 (600m 35.26), 8.4L, 12th@800m, 11th@400m, $61/$51/$41/$31
2nd of 6 SCST 21Apr19 1000m Heavy8 MDN $21,000 ($3,800) Andrew Spinks 55.5kg Barrier 2
1st Richetti 57.5kg, 3rd Durundur Lad 58kg 1:01.58 (600m 36.42), 2.5L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $11/$12/$10/$8.50
Spell 16 weeks
7th of 10 DOOM 10Aug19 1200m Good4 3Y HCP $75,000 ($1,000) Mark Du Plessis 54kg Barrier 7
1st Alligator Blood 59kg, 2nd Scathing 55.5kg 1:10.93 (600m 34.88), 6.7L, 7th@800m, 9th@400m, $101/$81/$71/$61
6th of 8 ROCK 23Aug19 1300m Good4 3Y HCP $17,000 ($300) David Simmons 55kg Barrier 8
1st Kick Ons 59kg, 2nd Astral Knight 55.5kg 1:18.39 (600m 35.85), 2.6L, 6th@800m, 4th@400m, $2.45/$2.90/$3/$2.90
3rd of 14 SCST 06Sep19 1200m Good4 3Y MDN $21,000 ($3,100) Jake Bayliss 57kg Barrier 9
1st Xanthus 59kg, 2nd Couldn't Refuse 58kg 1:11.76 (600m 35.73), 1.3L, 11th@800m, 11th@400m, $21/$26
5th of 13 SCST 22Sep19 1400m Good4 3Y MDN-SW $21,000 ($650) Jake Bayliss 57kg Barrier 3
1st Al Jood 55kg, 2nd Holly Run (NZ) 57kg 1:25.64 (600m 36.21), 1.4L, 9th@800m, 9th@400m, $4.20/$2.80/$2.70/$2.60
8th of 8 E FM 12Oct19 1400m Good4 3Y HCP $75,000 ($1,000) Ms Stephanie Thornton (a) 54kg (cd 52kg) Barrier 8 Rtg 55
1st Gem Of Scotland 59kg, 2nd Ballistic Boy 54kg 1:24.27 (600m 34.98), 6.3L, 8th@800m, 8th@400m, $71/$61/$91/$101
Let Up 10 weeks
T 1st of 5 SCSI 24Dec19 850m Good3 3Y-TRL $000 Luke Tarrant 0kg Barrier 2
2nd Golly Hutt 0kg, 3rd Social Order (NZ) 0kg 0:50.91 (600m 34.00), 1.5L
1st of 6 SCST 05Jan20 1000m Good4 MDN-SW $21,000 ($11,650) Luke Tarrant 56kg Barrier 1
2nd Threepoint Missile 56kg, 3rd Love Ya Blue 57.5kg 0:56.83 (600m 34.00), 5.75L, 2nd@800m, 1st@400m, $3.30/$2.20/$2.30/$2.40
7th of 11 E FM 18Jan20 1200m Good4 3YC&G HCP $75,000 ($1,000) Ms Stephanie Thornton (a) 54kg (cd 52.5kg) Barrier 1 Rtg 61
1st Master Jamie 59kg, 2nd Bells Approaching 54kg 1:10.46 (600m 35.41), 3.8L, 7th@800m, 5th@400m, $5.50/$6/$4.40/$4.20
3rd of 10 GCST 29Jan20 1200m Good4 3Y HCP $30,000 ($4,000) Ms Stephanie Thornton (a) 56kg Barrier 4 Rtg 61
1st Royalist 55kg, 2nd Deep Sorrow 54kg 1:10.08 (600m 35.86), 0.2L, 1st@800m, 1st@400m, $3.40/$5/$5.50/$5
2nd of 9 DOOM 19Feb20 1200m Good4 3Y BM70 $35,000 ($8,700) Ms Stephanie Thornton (a) 54.5kg (cd 53kg) Barrier 7 Rtg 61
1st Snowzone 59kg, 3rd Golly Hutt 56.5kg 1:10.27 (600m 34.52), 1.75L, 1st@800m, 1st@400m, $4.80/$5/$4.60/$4.40
5th of 9 SCST 28Feb20 1400m Heavy8 3Y BM62 $21,000 ($650) Ms Minonette Kennedy (a) 59kg (cd 56kg) Barrier 3 Rtg 62
1st Golly Hutt 58.5kg, 2nd Spiritual Rose 55kg 1:26.86 (600m 37.22), 2.6L, 6th@800m, 6th@400m, $3.40/$3.10/$3/$2.90
Let Up 9 weeks
9th of 9 SCST 01May20 1000m Soft5 3Y BM65 $21,000 ($400) Adam Sewell 58.5kg Barrier 9 Rtg 62
1st Dynamic Verse 60kg, 2nd Clever Miss 59.5kg 0:58.11 (600m 34.64), 8.1L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $9.50/$11/$10/$11
9th of 10 SCST 20May20 1000m Heavy10 3Y HCP $21,000 ($400) Adam Sewell 55kg Barrier 9 Rtg 61
1st Je Suis Belle 55kg, 2nd Bold Style 60.5kg 0:59.83 (600m 35.37), 8.4L, 4th@800m, 6th@400m, $31/$51/$61/$51
Freshened 6 weeks
6th of 11 SCST 05Jul20 1000m Soft6 CL1 $30,000 ($500) Boris Thornton 58kg Barrier 4 Rtg 60
1st Mort Doyle 57.5kg, 2nd King Klaus 55kg 0:58.23 (600m 34.36), 5.5L, 9th@800m, 9th@400m, $21/$12/$11/$10
2nd of 16 SCST 19Jul20 1200m Good4 CL1 $30,000 ($5,300) Boris Thornton 57.5kg Barrier 15 Rtg 59
1st Run For Glory 59.5kg, 3rd King Klaus 55kg 1:12.22 (600m 36.25), 0.5L, 15th@800m, 1st@400m, $21/$12/$11/$10
6th of 14 DOOM 29Jul20 1350m Soft6 3Y HCP $35,000 ($500) Alex Patis (a) 55kg (cd 52kg) Barrier 10 Rtg 60
1st Roman Aureus 57.5kg, 2nd Rebel Salute 53.5kg 1:21.16 (600m 36.40), 5.4L, 13th@800m, 10th@400m, $16/$17/$14/$13
7th of 10 SCST 09Aug20 1400m Soft6 CL1 $21,000 ($400) Luke Tarrant 58.5kg Barrier 8 Rtg 60
1st Shinshinto 57.5kg, 2nd Real Appeal 57.5kg 1:26.42 (600m 34.55), 5.1L, 9th@800m, 8th@400m, $5/$5.50/$4.20/$5
1st of 12 SCST 30Aug20 1200m Good4 BM62 $21,000 ($11,650) Luke Tarrant 57.5kg Barrier 4 Rtg 59
2nd Perfect Quality 59kg, 3rd Our Swan Lake 57kg 1:11.66 (600m 34.67), 3.5L, 7th@800m, 6th@400m, $4.40/$3.40/$3.30/$3.40
2nd of 6 SCST 11Sep20 1200m Soft7 BM65 $30,000 ($5,300) Luke Tarrant 58kg Barrier 1 Rtg 63
1st La Jument 58.5kg, 3rd One More Cast 55.5kg 1:13.50 (600m 35.18), 0.4L, 3rd@800m, 4th@400m, $2.10/$2.30/$2.15/$2.20
4th of 5 GCST 30Sep20 1200m Good4 CG&E CL3 $35,000 ($1,900) Luke Dittman 56.5kg Barrier 5 Rtg 64
1st Great Keppell 59kg, 2nd Bold Hunter 56.5kg 1:09.96 (600m 33.86), 1.05L, 5th@800m, 5th@400m, $3.90/$3.80/$5/$4.80
Freshened 5 weeks
3rd of 6 SCST 03Nov20 1000m Soft5 CL3 $21,000 ($1,900) Adam Spinks 57kg Barrier 1 Rtg 64
1st Super Freak 52kg, 2nd Clever Miss 57.5kg 0:58.59 (600m 33.77), 0.3L, 4th@800m, 3rd@400m, $3.80/$3.60/$4.40/$3.80
3rd of 12 SCST 21Nov20 1200m Good3 CL3-SW $50,000 ($4,500) Luke Tarrant 57.5kg Barrier 11 Rtg 64
1st Veranes 57kg, 2nd Gee Tee Tee 59kg 1:10.44 (600m 34.43), 1.1L, 5th@800m, 5th@400m, $41/$51/$51/$41
1st of 6 SCST 04Dec20 1300m Good4 CL4 $21,000 ($11,650) Luke Tarrant 56kg Barrier 2 Rtg 65
2nd Lady Brahmos 53.5kg, 3rd Love Express 58kg 1:18.99 (600m 34.12), 0.4L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $2.90/$2.80/$2.90/$3
13th of 13 E FM 26Dec20 1400m Good4 E&G CL6 $75,000 Luke Tarrant 54kg Barrier 7 Rtg 69
1st Stampe 58kg, 2nd Roman Aureus 56kg 1:23.37 (600m 35.32), 7.65L, 13th@800m, 11th@400m, $51/$61/$71/$81
Spell 15 weeks
5th of 9 SCST 11Apr21 1000m Soft6 CL4 $22,000 ($750) Luke Tarrant 58kg Barrier 5 Rtg 69
1st Dynamic Verse 57.5kg, 2nd Derulo 56.5kg 0:59.49 (600m 35.26), 1.9L, 8th@800m, 7th@400m, $7.50/$9.50/$10/$9.50
3rd of 10 ROCK 29Apr21 1050m Soft5 CL5 $18,500 ($1,675) Adam Sewell 58kg Barrier 4 Rtg 68
1st Tru Blu Tango 55.5kg, 2nd Auxin 56kg 1:00.18 (600m 33.28), 0.4L, 6th@800m, 6th@400m, $8/$7.50/$7/$6.50
4th of 8 MKAY 21May21 1300m Good4 BM70 $18,500 ($850) Adam Sewell 58kg Barrier 1 Rtg 68
1st Star of O'reilly (NZ) 61.5kg, 2nd Miss Silky 56.5kg 1:16.97 (600m 34.90), 2.8L, 1st@800m, 1st@400m, $3.90/$4/$3.30/$3.50
3rd of 12 ROCK 01Jun21 1200m Good4 CL6 $18,500 ($1,675) Adam Sewell 55.5kg Barrier 3 Rtg 67
1st Taraki 54kg, 2nd Hezhome 56.5kg 1:09.37 (600m 33.53), 2.25L, 9th@800m, 6th@400m, $5.50/$4.80/$4.60/$4.40
7th of 9 MKAY 17Jun21 1300m Soft7 CL6-SW $18,500 ($350) Adam Sewell 54.5kg Barrier 9 Rtg 67
1st Overseas (NZ) 58.5kg, 2nd Cinnamon Missile 56kg 1:16.03 (600m 34.98), 8.2L, 7th@800m, 7th@400m, $5/$4.20/$4.60/$4.80
1st of 10 ROCK 09Jul21 1200m Good4 CL6 $25,000 ($14,000) Ben Thompson 55kg Barrier 9 Rtg 66
2nd Revenire 59.5kg, 3rd Velaro 54kg 1:10.27 (600m 34.67), 0.1L, 8th@800m, 8th@400m, $2.90/$2.35/$2.30/$2.25
3rd of 8 SCST 25Jul21 1200m Good4 CL5 $22,000 ($2,100) Ron Stewart 57kg Barrier 8 Rtg 70
1st Bustedup 55.5kg, 2nd Depths Below 55.5kg 1:12.22 (600m 35.42), 1.7L, 8th@800m, 7th@400m, $17/$15/$18/$19
6th of 8 SCST 08Aug21 1300m Good4 CL5 $25,000 ($500) Ron Stewart 57kg Barrier 5 Rtg 70
1st Superbowl Sunday 57kg, 2nd Rising Star 54.5kg 1:17.69 (600m 34.45), 3.3L, 6th@800m, 7th@400m, $6/$6
Let Up 9 weeks
5th of 9 SCST 10Oct21 1200m Good4 BM68 $22,000 ($750) Ron Stewart 59.5kg Barrier 9 Rtg 69
1st Highland Son 57kg, 2nd Phantom Court 55.5kg 1:10.52 (600m 33.83), 2.2L, 8th@800m, 8th@400m, $16/$18/$16/$17
8th of 8 DOOM 23Oct21 1200m Good4 CL6 $75,000 ($1,000) Ron Stewart 54kg Barrier 3 Rtg 69
1st Contemptuous 53kg, 2nd Gogol 55.5kg 1:09.93 (600m 33.91), 5.8L, 6th@800m, 6th@400m, $61/$51/$61
7th of 10 GCST 06Nov21 1400m Soft5 CL5 $22,000 ($400) Ms Tiffani Brooker 56kg Barrier 5 Rtg 68
1st Stoked 56kg, 2nd Love Yers All 56.5kg 1:22.11 (600m 35.20), 5.4L, 8th@800m, 10th@400m, $18/$19/$14/$13
10th of 15 SCST 20Nov21 1400m Good3 BM75 $55,000 ($1,000) Jake Bayliss 55kg Barrier 14 Rtg 67
1st Darleb 58.5kg, 2nd Bonaparte 57.5kg 1:22.82 (600m 34.88), 3.9L, 13th@800m, 12th@400m, $101/$91/$101
1st of 12 SCST 05Dec21 1400m Soft5 BM75 $22,000 ($12,200) Ron Stewart 54.5kg Barrier 12 Rtg 66
2nd Astro Boy Toy 57.5kg, 3rd Bonaparte 58kg 1:23.88 (600m 36.36), 0.2L, 9th@800m, 8th@400m, $81/$51/$41/$31
4th of 12 DOOM 26Dec21 1600m Soft6 BM78 $75,000 ($3,500) Ms Stephanie Thornton 55kg Barrier 2 Rtg 70
1st Dzsenifer 56kg, 2nd See Marie 56.5kg 1:37.76 (600m 35.91), 0.7L, 7th@800m, 8th@400m, $61/$51/$61
5th of 5 DOOM 15Jan22 1660m Good4 CL5 $35,000 ($1,200) Jackson Murphy 56.5kg Barrier 4 Rtg 70
1st Fort Wayne 56kg, 2nd Linthorpe Lad 54.5kg 1:39.86 (600m 34.24), 4.85L, 4th@800m, 4th@400m, $5.50/$9/$9.50/$10
Freshened 6 weeks
3rd of 4 SCPT 23Feb22 1100m Synthetic CL5 $35,000 ($3,200) Ms Stephanie Thornton 55.5kg Barrier 3 Rtg 69
1st Raging Pole 57kg, 2nd Dash For Dreams 57kg 1:04.94 (600m 34.10), 2.5L, 3rd@800m, 3rd@400m, $6/$7/$4.40/$4.20
5th of 10 E FM 16Mar22 1400m Good4 BM70 $35,000 ($1,200) Ms Wendy Peel (a) 58.5kg (cd 55.5kg) Barrier 3 Rtg 69
1st Command King 56.5kg, 2nd Liability 53.5kg 1:24.65 (600m 35.60), 1.95L, 8th@800m, 9th@400m, $7/$9/$9.50/$10
10th of 10 DOOM 04Apr22 1650m Good4 BM70 $35,000 ($500) Ms Wendy Peel (a) 58kg (cd 55kg) Barrier 8 Rtg 68
1st Rhyme Time 55.5kg, 2nd Valley Of Dreams 56kg 1:40.77 (600m 35.13), 10L, 8th@800m, 9th@400m, $14/$13/$20/$21