Better Late (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
02-Aug-22
Sex
colt
Colour
bay
Dam
Late Change
Prize Money
44350
Owners
P L Jelfs, L Foy, P R Gemell, K J O'Shea, Mrs K J O'Shea, P J Phillips, Mrs C M Phillips, R J Cheetham & J L Abel
About

Better Late is a 3yo bay colt from Australia, trained by Nathan Doyle. He is by the stallion Maurice out of Late Change. He has recorded two wins so far. On 6th Jan 2026 at Port Macquarie he secured his top victory, earning the $27000.00 Bm 58 Hcp. The horse has been a profitable choice for punters, and backing him throughout his career would have produced a 30% return on investment.

Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Rosehill Gardens 17-Jan-26 1100m HEAVY 8 R4 3Y BM72 $5,200 (of $160,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:07.270, SP: 4.40 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.300 1st Esmahli ( J Callan 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Lull ( C Schofield 55 ) 0.63L 3rd Zumbo ( B Nock 54 , Cd 52.5 ) 0.76L 5th Better Late ( A Morgan 54.5 ) 1.24L See full resultsA Morgan 54.5kg 1.24L5 (6)
Port Macquarie 06-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R5 BM58 $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.160, SP: 2.10 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.650 1st Better Late ( A Morgan 59 ) 2nd Bethsheba ( A Gibbons 57 ) 0.76L 3rd Catchy Tunes ( H Hull 59 , Cd 56 ) 2.84L See full resultsA Morgan 59kg1 (7)
Wyong 23-Dec-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.970 Sectionals: 600m 00:35.060 1st Sneaky Sofia ( A Roper ) 2nd Better Late ( L Magorrian ) 1.44L 3rd Oakfield Pluto ( B Osmond ) 2.08LL Magorrian 1.44L2 (7)
Gosford 09-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R10 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:47.310 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.220 1st Oakfield Badger ( A Bullock ) 2nd Sneaky Sofia ( A Roper ) 0.43L 3rd Josephine ( M Weir ) 0.95L 5th Better Late ( A Morgan ) 1.85LA Morgan 1.85L5 (8)
Scone 19-Aug-25 900m SOFT 5 R3 Mdn Set Weight $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:51.800, SP: 1.80 In-running: Settled 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.610 1st Better Late ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 2nd Speed Of Gold ( M Bell 59 ) 2.18L 3rd Anotherbaddecision ( M Fitzgerald 55 ) 2.54L See full resultsA Morgan 56.5kg1 (7)
Gosford 07-Aug-25 800m HEAVY 8 R12 3YCGMDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:49.370 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.210 1st Bidewell ( B Osmond ) 2nd Better Late ( W Stanley ) 0.20L 3rd Be More Pacific ( A Gibbons ) 5.44LW Stanley 0.20L2 (6)
Gosford 23-Jul-25 1000m SOFT 6 R6 2Y-BT, Winning Time: 01:00.940 Sectionals: 600m 00:36.420 1st Balmain Darling ( A Morgan ) 2nd Erin Jo ( D Gibbons ) 0.25L 3rd Oakfield Virginia ( B Osmond ) 2.28L 6th Better Late ( M Fitzgerald ) 4.84LM Fitzgerald 4.84L6 (8)