Better Than Groovy Racehorse Profile

Better Than Groovy is a 5-year-old Gelding, trained by Tom Bourke, based at Sunshine Coast. With 42 career starts and 5 wins, it has earned $127,000.

Age
5
Sex
Gelding
Trainer
Tom Bourke
Trained at
Sunshine Coast
Sire
Better Than Ready
Dam
Groovy Beat
Sire of dam
Drumbeats
Owner
J A Dreger, T Bourke, K C Mills, D V Dreger, C Nunan, G Nunan & G Mocker
Career
42:5-4-8
Prize money
$127,000
Last start
4 Apr 2022
Recent form
4535

Better Than Groovy Form Guide

Better Than Groovy — last 28 starts
DateTrackDistClassGoingBarWgtJockeyResultMarginTimeSPWinner / 2nd
16 Mar 2022Eagle Farm1400mBM70G4358.5kgWendy Peel5th of 101.9L1:24.65 $101-Command King
15 Jan 2022Doomben1660mCls 5G4456.5kgMs J Murphy5th of 54.8L1:39.86 $101-Fort Wayne
20 Nov 2021Sunshine Coast1400mBM75G31455kgJake Bayliss10th of 153.9L1:22.82 $1011-Darleb
6 Nov 2021Gold Coast1400mCls 5So5556kgTiffani Brooker7th of 105.5L1:22.11 $131-Stoked
17 June 2021Mackay1300mCls 6So7954.5kgAdam Sewell7th of 98.2L1:16.03 $4.801-Overseas
1 June 2021Rockhampton1200mCls 6G4355.5kgAdam Sewell3rd of 122.3L1:09.37 $4.401-Taraki
21 May 2021Mackay1300mBM70G4158kgAdam Sewell4th of 82.8L1:16.97 $3.501-Star Of O'Reilly
29 Apr 2021Rockhampton1050mCls 5So5458kgAdam Sewell3rd of 100.4L1:00.18 $6.501-Tru Blu Tango
11 Apr 2021Sunshine Coast1000mCls 4So6558kgLuke Tarrant5th of 91.9L0:59.49 $9.501-Dynamic Verse
26 Dec 2020Eagle Farm1400mCls 6G4754kgLuke Tarrant13th of 137.6L1:23.37 $811-Stampe
4 Dec 2020Sunshine Coast1300mCls 4G4256kgLuke Tarrant1st of 60.4L1:18.99 $3F2-Lady Brahmos
21 Nov 2020Sunshine Coast1200mCls 3G31157.5kgLuke Tarrant3rd of 121.1L1:10.44 $411-Veranes
3 Nov 2020Sunshine Coast1000mCls 3So5157kgAdam Spinks3rd of 60.3L0:58.59 $3.801-Super Freak
11 Sept 2020Sunshine Coast1200mBM65So7158kgLuke Tarrant2nd of 60.4L1:13.50 $2.20F1-La Jument
30 Aug 2020Sunshine Coast1200mBM62G4457.5kgLuke Tarrant1st of 123.5L1:11.66 $3.402-Perfect Quality
9 Aug 2020Sunshine Coast1400mCls 1So6858.5kgLuke Tarrant7th of 105.1L1:26.42 $51-Shinshinto
29 July 2020Doomben1350mOpenSo61055kgAlex Patis6th of 145.4L1:21.16 $131-Roman Aureus
19 July 2020Sunshine Coast1200mCls 1G41557.5kgBoris Thornton2nd of 160.5L1:12.22 $101-Run For Glory
5 July 2020Sunshine Coast1000mCls 1So6458kgBoris Thornton6th of 115.5L0:58.23 $101-Mort Doyle
20 May 2020Sunshine Coast1000mOpenH10955kgAdam Sewell9th of 108.4L0:59.83 $511-Je Suis Belle
1 May 2020Sunshine Coast1000mBM65So5958.5kgAdam Sewell9th of 98.1L0:58.11 $111-Dynamic Verse
28 Feb 2020Sunshine Coast1400mBM62H8359kgMinonette Kennedy5th of 92.6L1:26.86 $2.90F1-Golly Hutt
5 Jan 2020Sunshine Coast1000mMdnG4156kgLuke Tarrant1st of 65.8L0:56.83 $2.402-Threepoint Missile
24 Dec 2019Sunshine Coast Inner850mBtriaG32—Luke Tarrant1st of 51.5L0:50.91 2-Golly Hutt
22 Sept 2019Sunshine Coast1400mMdnG4357kgJake Bayliss5th of 131.4L1:25.64 $2.60F1-Al Jood
6 Sept 2019Sunshine Coast1200mMdnG4957kgJake Bayliss3rd of 141.3L1:11.76 $261-Xanthus
23 Aug 2019Rockhampton1300mOpenG4855kgDavid Simmons6th of 82.6L1:18.39 $2.90F1-Kick Ons
21 Apr 2019Sunshine Coast1000mMdnH8255.5kgAndrew Spinks2nd of 62.5L1:01.58 $8.501-Richetti

Record by Condition

Starts, record (wins-seconds-thirds) and strike rate by condition
ConditionStartsRecordWin %Place %
This track60-1-00%17%
This distance10-0-00%0%
Good244-2-517%46%
Soft141-1-27%29%
Heavy30-1-00%33%
Synthetic10-0-10%100%
First-up41-0-025%25%
Second-up40-1-10%50%

Winning distances

1(1400), 1(1300), 2(1200), 1(1000)

Record by Track

Performance at each track raced
TrackRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Doomben6000%0%
Eagle Farm2000%0%
Sunshine Coast Poly Track1010%100%
Sunshine Coast153820%53%
Gold Coast2000%0%
Rockhampton41325%75%
Mackay2000%0%

Record by Jockey

Performance with each jockey ridden
JockeyRunsWinsPlacesWin %Place %
Wendy Peel3000%0%
Stephanie Thornton2010%50%
Ms J Murphy1000%0%
Ron Stewart51220%40%
Tiffani Brooker1000%0%
Jake Bayliss1000%0%
Ben E Thompson111100%100%
Adam Sewell5020%40%
Luke Tarrant82425%50%
Adam Spinks1010%100%
Boris Thornton2010%50%
Alex Patis1000%0%
Luke Dittman1000%0%

Career Wins

Races won
DateRaceEventDistJockey
5 Dec 2021R9Broncos Game Development-Bm751400mRon Stewart
9 July 2021R6Great Northern Hcp (C6)1200mBen E Thompson
4 Dec 2020R6Stripe Pro Signs Hcp (C4)1300mLuke Tarrant
30 Aug 2020R8Vili's Family Bakery (Bm62)1200mLuke Tarrant