Better Draw (2021) Horse
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Better Draw, a 4yo brown or black gelding entered in the Sunshine Coast R7 Height 4 Hire Colts, Geldings and Entires Class 1 Handicap, is trained by David Vandyke of Sunshine Coast. He is by Savabeel out of Red Delicious. To date he has recorded one victory, his most notable being the $30,000 Maiden Set Weight at Gold Coast on 14 Jun 2025.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Deagon 19-Feb-26 1200m SOFT 6 R1 OPN-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-TRL 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) |