Better Draw (2021) Horse
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Better Draw is a 4yo brown or black gelding trained by David Vandyke. He is by the stallion Savabeel out of Red Delicious. To date, Better Draw has recorded one victory. On 14 June 2025 at the Gold Coast, he captured his biggest win, claiming the $30,000 Maiden Set Weight purse.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Ipswich 20-Mar-26 1350m GOOD 4 R6 CG&E BM60 $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:20.840, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.090 1st He'sgotthesay ( B Thornton 59.5 ) 2nd Yeah Copy ( D Boche 58 ) 0.78L 3rd Stranglehold ( M Harley 60.5 ) 1.65L 7th Better Draw ( B Thompson 59 ) 4.29L See full results | B Thompson 59kg 4.29L | 7 (11) |
| Deagon 19-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 7 R1 OPEN TRL Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.080 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.850 1st Arizona Dreaming ( M A E Taylor ) 2nd Better Draw ( B Thompson ) 0.50L 3rd Talacrest ( L Dempsey ) 2.00L | B Thompson 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 03-Feb-26 850m GOOD 4 R14 CL4- Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:52.590 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.750 1st Sailor's Rum ( L I Martyn ) 2nd Galactic Star ( C D Collis ) 3.83L 3rd Dream Smart ( C Graham ) 3.84L 7th Better Draw ( P Hamblin ) 5.37L | P Hamblin 5.37L | 7 (8) |
| Ipswich 17-Jul-25 2200m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ CL1 Set Weight $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:19.690, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.050 1st Demarcay ( R Wiggins 60 ) 2nd Kenshin Maru ( P Hamblin 60 ) 0.22L 3rd Trump Card ( T Marshall 60 ) 2.68L 7th Better Draw ( L Tilley 59.5 ) 7.72L See full results | L Tilley 59.5kg 7.72L | 7 (10) |
| Gold Coast 05-Jul-25 1800m SOFT 5 R4 3YO+ CL1 Set Weight $500 (of $28,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:51.350, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.260 1st Planned Encounter ( K H Zechner 58 ) 2nd Sacred Ted ( J Morris 60 ) 0.20L 3rd All About Artie ( C Vitler 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.00L 8th Better Draw ( R Thorburn 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 12.70L See full results | R Thorburn 59.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 12.70L | 8 (11) |
| Gold Coast 14-Jun-25 1800m GOOD 4 R1 Mdn Set Weight $16,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:50.930, SP: 2.60 In-running: Settled 3rd, 1200m 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.440 1st Better Draw ( R Wiggins 58 ) 2nd O'caldino ( J A Williams 58.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Pear Bellini ( E P Lang 56 ) 0.30L See full results | R Wiggins 58kg | 1 (8) |
| Sunshine Coast 30-May-25 1600m HEAVY 10 R4 3YO Mdn Hcp $500 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:41.870, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.620 1st Pee Bee Noir ( M R D Plessis 56 ) 2nd Double Whammy ( J Guthmann-chester 60 ) 1.00L 3rd Gas Brigade ( B Wheeler 58.5 ) 1.20L 6th Better Draw ( C Collis 58 ) 3.40L See full results | C Collis 58kg 3.40L | 6 (12) |
| Ipswich 10-May-25 1350m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Hcp $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.950, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.980 1st Intruder ( J H Huxtable 59 ) 2nd Better Draw ( L Tarrant 57 ) 3.38L 3rd Global ( B Lerena 59 ) 3.62L See full results | L Tarrant 57kg 3.38L | 2 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 29-Apr-25 1000m HEAVY 9 R9 MDN-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:03.500 Sectionals: 600m 00:37.550 1st Lucifer's Way ( N T Callow ) 2nd Better Draw ( C Collis ) 0.10L 3rd Durban Harbour ( J B Murphy ) 0.20L | C Collis 0.10L | 2 (7) |
| Doomben 16-Oct-24 2070m SOFT 6 R2 Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:11.180, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.310 1st Savannah Gangster ( C D Collis 56 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Papal Wars ( K Wilson-taylor 58.5 ) 0.83L 3rd Not A Single Drink ( N T Callow 58.5 ) 1.26L 6th Better Draw ( A Jones 56 ) 11.67L See full results | A Jones 56kg 11.67L | 6 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 02-Oct-24 1600m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Set Weight $1,200 (of $40,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.370, SP: 4.20 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 3rd, 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:36.230 1st Misting ( A Jones 56 ) 2nd Champagne Rouge ( J H Huxtable 56 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.87L 3rd Stapleton ( J Guthmann-chester 58 ) 2.58L 5th Better Draw ( R Maloney 58 ) 3.35L See full results | R Maloney 58kg 3.35L | 5 (9) |
| Eagle Farm 20-Sep-24 1400m GOOD 4 R3 3YO Mdn Set Weight $800 (of $40,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:23.790, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Rapid Cheval ( M Harley 56 ) 2nd Aima Sun ( J Hampson 56 , Cd 53 ) 0.94L 3rd Henley Room ( M Rodd 58 ) 1.56L 8th Better Draw ( J Orman 58 ) 6.46L See full results | J Orman 58kg 6.46L | 8 (13) |
| Sunshine Coast 01-Sep-24 1200m GOOD 4 R1 3YO Mdn Hcp $1,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.950, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.170 1st Heart And Spirit ( C D Collis 58 ) 2nd Kettlebell ( D Smith 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Wynette ( A Jones 59 ) 2.00L 5th Better Draw ( J Orman 60 ) 3.50L See full results | J Orman 60 3.50L | 5 (12) |
| Deagon 06-Aug-24 1200m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Rapid Cheval ( A Jones ) 2nd Sir Leonidas ( M Gray ) 1.00L 3rd Better Draw ( R Maloney ) 2.50L | R Maloney 2.50L | 3 (5) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 23-Jul-24 1000m SOFT 6 R6 MDN-TRL Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:01.270 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.200 1st Make It So ( B R P Moffat ) 2nd Port Erin ( K Matheson ) 0.80L 3rd Good Karma ( M Potgieter ) 1.10L 6th Better Draw ( C Collis 0 ) 10.20L | C Collis 0 10.20L | 6 (7) |
| Sunshine Coast@Inner Track 25-Jun-24 850m SOFT 6 R12 2Y-TRL Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:52.410 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700 1st Defiant Boom ( M Rodd ) 2nd Mr Bubbaluski ( J L Bayliss ) 0.50L 3rd Miss Mercy ( C D Collis ) 3.80L 5th Better Draw ( P Hamblin 0 ) 16.10L | P Hamblin 0 16.10L | 5 (5) |